my new - and first ever - single release, "lament" came to me on a morning walk in the hills above ojai, ca and i quickly whistled it into my voice recorder. which i included in the final version.  played on the una corda virtual instrument created by nils frahm and david klavins.  official release date april 10, 2021, my birthday.

lament

sunday afternoon

lacrimas

one sunday afternoon on the farm I was playing the ol’ out of tune piano with my daughter playing joyfully next to me and she inspired the melody. It’s super simple and positive, a state of being I aspire to.

departure

It’s a piece that starts out humble and minor and gradually transitions into hopeful and major - of course always with a hint of melancholy. Not doing that on purpose it just comes out that way.

lullaby

mother

this melody came to me 2 weeks ago, i whistled it into my phone, started up the una corda virtual piano (thank you nils frahm and klavins piano), and i chose to include that whistle in the recording.  

image: type 55 polaroid taken in milan, italy by me, of a model called marta.

enjoy!

Lament

my most recent composition, lament, for piano day 2021.  a long and a short version.  please enjoy.

michael andreas freund