Magda Mayas - Heartland (Another Timbre, 2010) ****

Talking about listening experiences, this is an avant-garde experimental album that those of you with very open ears and strong hearts should listen to. It is one of the widest and deepest adventures into the sonic heart of the piano, including its entire cardiovascular system attached to it. It is a discovery of sound possibilities, that are utterly frightening while being soothing at the same time. Usually this stuff bores me to death after a while, but this one doesn't. It is so powerful that it's captivating.

Magda Mayas is a German pianist. She is clearly a musical visionary.

Listen to an excerpt.

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