Dustin O'Halloran - Vorleben

Dustin O'Halloran - Vorleben by sonic pieces
Considering the number of people in the world who know how to play the piano, it is amazing that a solo piano work can still come across as so striking and original. This is because it is not only the notes that matter, but also the performance. O'Halloran's live set on the night in which he suffered a personal loss is amazing, not just in the very fact of its execution, but in the tenderness with which it is delivered as well. The spaces between the notes are just as important as the notes themselves. O'Halloran has a strong sense of spacing, knowing exactly when to hold back when other pianists might have plowed forward, afraid that the tones might drift too long in the empty air. As a document of place and time, Vorleben is a remarkable achievement, one that will long echo in the hearts of its listeners like the notes drenching the stained glass of the church in which it was recorded. (Nayt Keane)