Limpe Fuchs - Pianoon

Deeply moving presentation of two rare long form piano pieces from avant garde godhead Limpe Fuchs. As part of Anima and via her multiple solo works and collaborations, Fuchs has marked herself out as a fearlessly inventive improviser, very rarely taking the path of least resistance, and turning up some unexpected and unpredictable sounds along the way. In that context, Pianoon is Fuchs more or less playing it straight, leaning into her classical roots for a pair of improvised opuses that prove unconventionally propulsive, a facet of her playing that her label suggests is reflective of her finesse as a percussionist. Fuchs is practically dancing across the keys towards the end, the occasional vocal contribution unexpectedly celebratory, as if finding joy in the very act of playing itself and the simplicity of such a purely expressive instrument. There's plenty of overtly complex and challenging music in Fuchs decades long oeuvre. Inspiring as that work will forever remain, to hear her play so directly and unadorned proves a revelation. For an artist known for taking repeated left turns, we shouldn't be surprised.