Taking the time to actually feel the music, to feel something real, absorb it, and begin playing only when the mood intends. Alasdair James Dodds is refreshingly genuine when it comes to piano composition, and Disillusionment is an initially simple but ultimately striking ode to that truth.
An acclaimed composer and pianist, Alasdair James Dodds has been playing since just 11 years of age, and his mastery is clear yet modest within this original work. The title encapsulates a kind of reflective ode to the disappointment felt when things or people turn out to be false or less than virtuous. It’s the loss of illusion represented in sound, that feeling of utter disenchantment, relatable and heavy.
Disillusionment is solo piano powerhouse of an expression, but its cleverly subtle, softly heart-breaking, and a strangely comforting pleasure to escape into.
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