Hauschka - Small Pieces EP

Hauschka - Small Pieces [3'']
[Secret Furry Hole Recordings, 2009]

Volker Berterlmann (a.k.a. Hauschka), a pianist and composer from Dusseldorf, is the most talented composers of today. His every work, be that LP or EP, makes my universe a bit more balanced and good. This 5-track, 3” will refine your life for fifteen minutes of its length. Released on a small Italian label Secret Furry Hole Recordings, the mini-masterpiece Small Pieces is a practically non-prepared piano sketches. The number of copies is limited to 300. Very much like photos or postcards sent from a journey - without any general sightseeing wonders, but instead with a deep insight into small episodes of local life.

This music is perfect for “catching a moment” and seeing beauty in everyday experiences. Piano music often comes as sentimental (like Yann Tiersen, for example). Hauschka leaves melodramatic aside - his piano works are subtle, magical, romantic, but without sentiment. Crystal clear and open, like photographs, without impressionist fleur. The main theme of this EP is sadness, as the name of the first track, “Sehnsucht”, “longing.”

Read & Listen:
Hauschka website
Secret Furry Hole Recordings

Hauschka - Sehnsucht mp3