The album features works where the rhythmic aspect is particularly important, often utilizing uneven time signatures and polyrhythms, inspired by traditional music.
Interpretation
Işıl Bengi chose pieces inspired by traditional music for this album, aiming to create a 'family reunion in sound' by selecting music and composers from her family's various countries of residence.
Performer Biography
Işıl Bengi, the pianist, was born in Istanbul into a family with diverse origins and residences including Turkey, Yugoslavia, Greece, Switzerland, Japan, and Armenia.
Instruments
The Viñoly Straight Strung Grand Piano merges tradition and innovation by combining a modern instrument with the 19th-century straight-strung concept, originally developed for pianist Daniel Barenboim.
Recording & Production
This album marks the world premiere recording of Stéphane Galland's 'Jeux,' which are short pieces focused on specific technical aspects of piano playing.
Instruments
Rafael Viñoly, a renowned New York-based architect and passionate pianist, collaborated with Chris Maene to design this unique straight-strung grand piano, being involved in all development and production aspects.
Instruments
The recording was made on an innovative grand piano model, the Viñoly Straight Strung Grand Piano, created by Belgian manufacturer Chris Maene in collaboration with architect Rafael Viñoly.
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