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Pianist and composer Christian Wallumr\u00f8d\u00a0<\/span>releases a<\/span>\u00a0sequel to the album\u00a0<\/span>Pianokammer<\/span>\u00a0from 2015.\u00a0<\/span>The album is a<\/span>\u00a0deep dive into\u00a0<\/span>Wallumr\u00f8d’s<\/span>\u00a0interpretation of solo piano, sometimes with a sophisticated and distinct electronic environment.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Text by Ivar Grydeland:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>For as long as I can remember, Christian\u00a0Wallumr\u00f8d’s\u00a0piano touch<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>has done something to me. We met early. The peculiar and surprising, but still somewhat self-evident, melodic twists. Not to mention the far above average well-weighted ornaments. He manages to create completely unique universes, either with his own ensemble or alone. In recent years, he has also returned to\u00a0electronics\u00a0and he treats them with a gentle rawness.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There has always been\u00a0something\u00a0historical\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the music of Christian Wallumr\u00f8d. And\u00a0something\u00a0futuristic. I listen to\u00a0Speaksome\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0feel carried both to the past and the future. I have no idea where I am or when I am. I am flung forwards and backwards.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaksome\u00a0is subtle and playful, and the\u00a0measures\u00a0are full of power. Maybe because they are few, but rich in nuances? The music is so unmistakable. Nevertheless, Christian Wallumr\u00f8d manages to invent new mutations and new music just before we think we have heard it\u00a0all\u00a0before.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The album has an intimate soundscape that suits the music. We\u00a0stay\u00a0close, although both “Treeline” and “Zitternpappel” take us beyond. He’s right over here. And what he shows us is episodic and liberatingly\u00a0unresolved. Part of me travels to Berlin, Laurel Canyon, Mississippi,\u00a0Hallingdal, Leipzig and Vienna. But first and\u00a0foremost\u00a0I am here, by his piano stool at\u00a0Hovseter\u00a0in Oslo. Or\u00a0else\u00a0he’s here. In my living room. Anyway, I can hear the strings breathing, the electronics\u00a0breezing.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Ivar Grydeland<\/span>
\n<\/span>Nesodden, September 2021<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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