New Release From Hindson And Lam On ABC Classic
Piano virtuoso Andrea Lam and award-winning Australian composer Matthew Hindson have collaborated on a new release Sad Piano on ABC Classic.
This album of intimate music comes from the heart and goes straight to the soul conveying sweetness and sadness, memories and hopes, love and longing in a collection of introspective solo piano music.
Matthew Hindson started composing this collection during the Covid-19 lockdown. He says “Music making was smashed and the connection between composer, performer and audience wasn’t possible any more. Suddenly, the large symphonic works I was writing seemed irrelevant. I wanted to write intimate music, music directly connecting to our emotions and to other people.”
Pianist Andrea Lam quickly connected 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 writing is simple, allowing Lam to linger on each note, letting the piano’s delicate voice speak to our inmost emotions.
Premiered for Sydney Opera House’ International Piano Day Celebrations in 2022, with the film clip for that track (Love) winning the 2023 Australian Cinematographers Society ‘Gold Tripod’ award, each live performance of Hindson’s Sad Piano pieces has been met with warmth.
MATTHEW HINDSON/ Sad Piano/ ANDREA LAM/ Piano
Album available in Australia & New Zealand on CD and digital download/streaming on 22 November 2024
Available in other territories in January 2025 from IDIOM Records (UK)
Sheet music for Sad Piano is available from Faber Music.
