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BW RECKNAGEL
4+ albums
easy listeningminimalismfunkminimalpop
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London based, German classical composer BW Recknagel has launched his new website http://www.bwrecknagel.com and Album Release "Nihilum", available as download only, in June 2009. BW Recknagel's debut Album "Nihilum" comes like a breath of fresh air in the midst of classical releases. Fresh, as his piano compositions are of extreme deep and dark nature. With many contemporary composers being obsessed with abstract art and, as a result, struggling to meet a wider audience, BW Recknagel has no intention to re-invent the wheel but simply focuses on making beautiful music, truly authentic and inspired. All 10 pieces, ranging from Minimalism to dark Romanticism, have hypnotic tones of such intimacy and emotional depth that the listener is immediately drawn into a world of deep yet edgy relaxation - from the first note to the last with a commercial edge and the potential of inviting a wider audience. Performed by Russian Pianist Xenia Russo, her sensitive and expertly colored playing brings the final magical touch to this unique work, emphasizing the "openness" of BW Recknagel's music, painting a picture of melancholy and sadness, taking you into a journey of your own inner stories of emotion. Tracks like "Singularity", "Fading Love" and "Before The Dark" bear references to the early 20th Century French impressionists such as Eric Satie or Debussy whereby the Album develops into more complex, classical material in the line of dark romanticism. The mainly chord based, also lon
