This album was recorded live in concert at Die Glocke Bremen during the jazzahead! gala concert on April 28, 2017.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Iiro Rantala, the pianist and composer on this album, develops new music by improvising on the piano and only composing ideas he can remember the next day.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Iiro Rantala believes that powerful musical ideas are rare but represent a fantastic moment of discovery when they do occur.
Album & Artwork
The album's cover art, titled 'untitled' (mozart), was created by Robert Wilson in 2006 and is part of the ACT art collection.
Recording & Production
The string arrangements for this album were primarily done by Teppo Ali-Mattila, with the exception of 'Karma' which was arranged by Iiro Rantala.
Composer Biography
Iiro Rantala contrasts his compositional process with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, suggesting Mozart had an endless supply of brilliant ideas and could skip improvisation.
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