Sad Piano
Matthew Hindson, Andrea Lam
ABCL0105D
IDIOM Records (UK)
Sad Piano is out now in Australia on ABC Classic and all streaming platforms.
From internationally acclaimed piano virtuosa Andrea Lam and award-winning Australian composer Matthew Hindson comes an album of intimate, tender music that comes from the heart and goes straight to the heart. Sweetness and sadness, memories and hopes, love and longing embrace one another in the gentle, uplifting resonances of the piano.
Pianist Andrea Lam sensed an immediate connection with the pieces: ‘This is very introspective, very intimate music that is, I think, very particular to the piano; almost a confessional diary. Those deepest thoughts you have, when you’re by yourself and you can’t even articulate what you’re thinking. Matthew’s music has a really direct appeal, it’s a very visceral kind of music that has an immediate effect, an immediate impact, which I love.’ The transcendent simplicity of the Matthew Hindson’s writing allows Lam to caress each note, letting the piano’s delicate voice speak to our inmost emotions.
2MBS Fine Music Sydney subscribers have the chance to win a copy of Sad Piano by Andrea Lam and Matthew Hindson, courtesy of our sponsor, ABC Classic. To go into the draw, register your details using our online CD of the Week entry form, located on the 2mbsfinemusicsydney.com homepage. Winners will be notified by email.