Description
Nathan Ben-Yehuda pursues a fulltime solo concert career as a classical pianist but also plays with Astral Mixtape, an innovative crossover quartet writing new works and reimagining classics from Monteverdi to Rimsky-Korsakov, and playing with ideas and thematic material from Sigur Ros to Radiohead and Four Tet. Right from the start of this album titled The Power of the Keyboard, Nathan's solo piano repertoire makes a powerful statement. Not only can Nathan handle the delicate Haydn beautifully, but also kindly agreed to play Peter Sculthorpe's Nocturnal for us. The album ends with two tracks by Astral Mixtape. The second side offers Goddess Gardens, including intoxicating "mixtape" snippets from Scheherazade and Vaughan Williams' Lark Ascending, as well as more recent fare. Seven Hellos closes the album on side two, an original composition by the four members of the quartet.
TAS Rated 4.5/5 Music, 5/5 Sonics in the April 2024 Issue of The Absolute Sound!
45rpm 180g Vinyl LP!
Vinyl Mastering by Bernie Grundman!
Executive Producer: Jim Mulally
