James Rushford - Federico Mompou: Música Callada; James Rushford: See the Welter Format:Digital a choreographed dance

a choreographed dance

“Elyne Road” abbreviates one of Malian kora master Toumani Diabaté’s most tender compositions

Chez Hum-Boom release

The afterlife of sounds

loosely inspired by the creations of Coltrane

James Rushford - Federico Mompou: Música Callada; James Rushford: See the Welter Format:Digital a choreographed danceThe imagery of musical forms emptied of earthly meaning, of solitude, and of a connection to the divine were irresistible to Federico Mompou. A desire to be alone had shaped Mompous early musical direction: as natural shyness ended his ambitions to be piano virtuoso, after studies at the Paris Conservatoire he turned to composition instead. His approach remained introspective far removed from the overt and public expressions of the avant garde, both