Prepared piano refers to a technique employed to alter the sound of the piano. Pieces of paper, marbles, drumsticks, and other objects are placed randomly on the strings or onto its hammers. Hauschka’s prepared piano music includes; The Prepared Piano, Ferndorf, Salondes Amateurs, and Silfra. Besides, Silfra was the first collaboration between him and his wife, Hilary.
The lovely duo met through Tom Brosseau at Greenhouse Studios in Reykjavik, Iceland. Furthermore, the musical prodigy couple has given the world dynamic and unprecedented performances through their collaboration.
The performance is certainly bound to be art when two geniuses come together!
In 2014, Hauschka released Abandoned City. Later he followed it up with A NDO C Y; a collection of solo improvisations. Then in 2016, Hauschka collaborated with Dustin O’Halloran on the score for the Oscar-nominated film, Lion. The score of the film was also nominated for major awards like the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Critics’ Choice Awards.
In 2017, Hauschka released What if, a blend of hip-hop-influenced rhythms with rapid-fire player pianos. His latest release in 2019, A Different Forest, is contrarily a low-key composition compared to his usual albums.
Here is a list of some of Volker Bertelmann’s albums :
- Substantial (2004)
- The prepared piano (2005)
- Room to Expand (2007)
- Small Pieces (2009
- Foreign Landscapes (2010)
