Classical Relaxation

2. Empty Chair by the Window

Thirteen miniature journeys, each a complete world in ninety seconds.

In this new album, Samuel Hamish Gray continues his exploration of spontaneous composition — music created entirely in the moment, unpremeditated yet intricately formed. Each piece was conceived, performed, and completed in a single take, bound only by one strict parameter: a duration of exactly one minute and thirty seconds.

Within that constraint lies astonishing freedom. The result is thirteen concise piano works — cinematic, lyrical, sometimes fragile, sometimes dramatic — each a distilled emotional narrative. Gray’s playing moves from shimmering introspection to bold, cinematic resonance, his improvisations sculpted by instinct and refined by long experience in both classical and jazz idioms.

Listeners familiar with his Sirius Suite (2025), a meditation on loss and love, will recognize the same immediacy and tenderness, but here the focus is on compression: each piece a single breath, a fleeting vision, a self-contained journey.

Gray is known for his fully spontaneous solo piano performances in Norway, New Zealand, and beyond, and for his forthcoming long-form work Norgesvenn (2026), recorded as one continuous arc. These new miniatures reveal another side of his artistry — concise, pure, and perfectly balanced between composition and improvisation.

Perfect for reflective playlists, film and documentary use, or simply quiet listening, each piece can stand alone, loop seamlessly, or fade into thought — small universes of sound, carved from silence.

Miniatures

Impromptu à l’aveugle I

Die einfache Version des bekannten "River Flows In You" von Yurima.

River Flows In You - Wirkt Bei Regen 5 - Mal Besser

Satie: Gymnopédies, Gnossiennes & Other Piano Works

3 Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureux

Clair de lune (Debussy)

Suite bergamasque, CD 82, L. 75: III. Clair de lune

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 11, 12, 13 & 14, "Moonlight"

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto

Good Night!

Song for Octave

Correlations B-Sides (on Yamaha Upright, 1981)

Playful (variation)

DJ and producer delivering a vibrant fusion of Brazilian beats, infused with the soul of Bahia, African grooves, and the essence of Latin culture, creating a rhythmic journey that transcends borders.

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DJ e produtor 
que mistura um som
brasileiríssimo,
 com uma pitada de
Bahia, África 
e muita latinidade.

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto

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