What can be expressed with a piano? Friedrich Nietzsche spent the last
years of his life composing piano music and he expressed wide-ranging
emotions, beauty and force. Nietzsche had had enough with WORDS
(which so many of his readers misconstrued), so the piano was his final
saving grace.
Some recommended recordings:
Friedrich Nietzsche: Piano Works (Talent Records, 31).
Elena Letnanova (Piano), Kuniko Nagata (Violin).
Mingus Plays Piano (Impulse! 217).
Charles Mingus (Piano).
Live at the Iridium (Telarc Jazz, 83610).
Monty Alexander (Piano) + Trio (Bass, Drums, Percussion).
Jazz in Silhouette (Evidence, 22012-2).
Sun Ra (Piano) + arkestra.
The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse (ORIG. JAZZ CLASSICS, 645).
Duke Ellington (Piano) + band.
The Far East Suite (RCA Bluebird, 7640-2-RB).
Duke Ellington (Piano) + band.
Latin American Suite (ORIG. JAZZ CLASSICS, 469).
Duke Ellington (Piano) + band.
Thelonious Monk in Italy (ORIG. JAZZ CLASSICS, 488).
Thelonious Monk (Piano) + band.
Journey in Satchidananda (Impulse! 228).
Alice Coltrane (Piano, Harp) + band.
Almaz.
Almaz Yebio (Vocals) + band.
