Iron Wedding

Two grand pianos, quasi two orchestras,
driven by two of the most distinguished personalities
of contemporary jazz: Aki Takase and Alexander von Schlippenbach –
they are having a conversation within the medium of sound.
But they complement one another in a way
that makes any stylistic differentiation irrelevant.
With all the transparency in the course of their playing
the dialogical principle opens out into an holistic piano language.
What counts is freedom and the responsibility
to create something new, driven by the awareness of continuous change.
Bert Noglik, Liner Notes

AKI TAKASE PIANO

ALEXANDER VON SCHLIPPENBACH PIANO


All compositions by Aki Takase and Alexander von Schlippenbach
Recorded March 19, 20, 2008 by Kulturradio Berlin Brandenburg
Engineers: Wolfgang Hoff, Peter Schladebach and Monika Steffens
Liner notes: Bert Noglik.
Photos: Manfred Rinderspacher

Intakt CD 160