Hauschka - A Different Forest (2019) [Official Digital Download]

For his new album A Different Forest, the Oscar-nominated composer and pianist Hauschka presents his experience of nature as a metaphor for the pursuit of the meaning of life.

Hauschka on his new album, A Different Forest: "In A Different Forest I'm focusing on the forest as a natural environment and contrast to the urban everyday life; to my surroundings. Where do I want to live and work? What surroundings do I need in order to feel fulfilled? By examining these questions I always come back to nature. How often have I gone for a walk and finished on the crest of a hill or mountain top, and found a new perspective on things. Its quite a moving experience. The experience of the sublime. Realising that everything has been there for such a long time and will continue to exist, yet in contrast, our human existence is reduced to but a fraction of the earths history."

Jazz and pop music: It goes without saying that The Concertgebouw and jazz & pop music make a perfect combination. The stages of both the Main Hall and the Recital Hall have borne witness to nearly the whole of jazz history. Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald have both performed here, as have Miles Davis and Louis Armstrong. Famous pop stars and bands that have graced the stage of the Main Hall include Frank Zappa, the Doors and the Eagles, to name but a few. Legendary concerts, in the present as well as the past.

Tracklist:
01. Hike
02. Dew and Spiderwebs
03. Talking to my Father
04. Urban Forest
05. Hands in the Anthill
06. Curious
07. Ghosts
08. Bark and Moss
09. Skating Through the Woods
10. Daybreak over Covent Garden
11. Everyone Sleeps
12. Woodworkers
13. Another Hike

Personnel:
Hauschka, piano