Composer: Vestard Shimkus
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Artalinna
Release: 2022
Size: 785 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Ringtone
02. Echo
03. Nocturne
04. Sunrise
05. Dune
06. River
07. Procrastination
08. Breathing Into Marble
09. Force Majeure
10. Sunflowers
11. Lightspeed
12. Blow, Wind
For his sixth collaboration with the [French] label Artalinna, Vestard Shimkus invites us to discover an eclectic selection of his works for solo piano. A constant improviser, the Latvian pianist defines composition as a dream and thought in motion. These twelve pieces – which over time have become genuine written scores – were created during concerts, during which the pianist improvised, taking the listener on a journey to the core of his thoughts and meditations. Vestard Shimkus loves long ballads, immersions in nature, and especially the sunlight radiating from the majestic plains of Northern Europe. The twelve compositions, with their rather meditative character and their broad structural lines, bear direct witness to the pianist’s bubbling creativity during his daily contemplations.