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Wallumr\u00f8d\u00b4s solo debut Christian Wallumr\u00f8d (b. 1971) has for many years been regarded as one of the most prominent and original creators of music in Norway. He is instantly identifiable both as a composer and as a pianist, while at the same time any attempt to categorise his music is doomed to fail. It is not surprising that on his first solo album, \u201cPianokammer\u201d, Wallumr\u00f8d has come up with his own special twists and turns. Here he presents an inspired solo album that is as challenging as it is enjoyable. The album, produced by Wallumr\u00f8d himself, was recorded in a number of venues and on a variety of grand pianos. He experiments with different recording techniques, overdubs, natural resonance and editing. In terms of the music, the album alternates successfully between inquisitive, challenging excursions and catchy, carefree, melodic pieces. The music fluctuates between very intimate and far out. \u201cPianokammer\u201d was constructed in the studio to a greater degree than his earlier albums, but without losing the kind of chamber music dynamism we are accustomed to hearing from him. Wallumr\u00f8d won a Spellemannspris (Norwegian Grammy) for his previous album, \u201cOutstairs\u201d (ECM, 2013), and was nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize for the album \u201cFabula Suite Lugano\u201d (ECM, 2010).<\/p>\n
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Christian Wallumr\u00f8d (b. 1971) has for many years been regarded as one of the most prominent and original creators of music in Norway. He is instantly identifiable both as a composer and as a pianist, while at the same time any attempt to categorise his music is doomed to fail. It is not surprising that on his first solo album, \u201cPianokammer\u201d, Wallumr\u00f8d has come up with his own special twists and turns. Here he presents an inspired solo album that is as challenging as it is enjoyable.<\/p>\n
In terms of the music, the album alternates successfully between inquisitive, challenging excursions and catchy, carefree, melodic pieces. The music fluctuates between very intimate and "far out". \u201cPianokammer\u201d was constructed in the studio to a greater degree than his earlier albums, but without losing the kind of chamber music dynamism we are accustomed to hearing from him. Christian Wallumr\u00f8d comes from a jazz and church music background, and in his four records with his ever changing ensemble on ECM he has erased the borders between jazz, hymns, gospel, folk music, baroque music and contemporary music, while carving out his own niche in the hearts and minds of listeners and critics. At the same time he has been involved in equally remarkable collaborative projects in the group Dans les Arbres as well as with artists such as Susanne Sundf\u00f8r, Nils Petter Molv\u00e6r, Ricardo Villalobos & Max Loderbauer, Karl Seglem, Jan Bang, Garth Knox, DJ Strangefruit, Oslo Sinfonietta and Kim Myhr. Wallumr\u00f8d won a Spellemannspris (Norwegian Grammy) for his previous album, \u201cOutstairs\u201d (ECM, 2013), and was nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize for the album \u201cFabula Suite Lugano\u201d (ECM, 2010).<\/p>\n
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