Dirk Maassen - Echoes (2021) MP3

The album "Echoes" by pianist and composer Dirk Maassen is inspired by encounters with his fans. It is about the power of music to express feelings and to connect people across spatial and temporal boundaries. Dirk Maassen has been keeping a musical diary for a long time. In it he writes down the particularly memorable experiences in melodies. Many encounters with his fans have particularly touched him and stimulated him to think about music as a means of communication. Feelings, sensations and experiences echo in music, and people can experience a deep connection even when they are separated from one another. This force overcoming space and time inspired Dirk Maassen to create reduced and at the same time touching piano pieces, some of which he supplements with orchestral arrangements.

Tracklist
Disc 1 (52:01)
1. Introspective (04:30)
2. Air (03:24)
3. Windsong (04:19)
4. Sunrise (feat. Esther Abrami) (04:00)
5. Roots (04:45)
6. Diaries (04:51)
7. Friedland (feat. Esther Abrami) (03:56)
8. In Another Life (04:41)
9. Sparkles (04:24)
10. Earthsong (feat. Hugar) (05:16)
11. Fastaland (04:07)
12. High (03:48)

Disc 2 (22:02)
1. Introspective (from Home) (02:48)
2. Air (from Home) (02:06)
3. Diaries (from Home) (02:49)
4. In Another Life (from Home) (02:05)
5. Roots (from Home) (04:07)
6. Air (Variation I, from Home) (03:25)
7. In Another Life (Variation, from Home) (02:15)
8. Air (Variation II, from Home) (02:27)