Ocean Calling
Navona, 2023
8/10
The composer Meira Warshauer presents 3 stirring pieces that place Phillip Bush and Elizabeth Loparits on piano for a very unpredictable setting and strong attention to sound manipulation.
“Waves And Currents” begins the listen with the pianos making for both frisky and bright instrumentation that welcomes waves of white noise that adds much tension, and “From The Depths” follows with a colorful and creative use of lower registers for an often bare, mesmerizing display of cinematic beauty.
The final track, “The Giant Blue”, rumbles with the tonality of a blue whale, where bouts of dense keys are met with more graceful expressions from the very capable hands.
A listen that surrounds the ideas of large-scale contaminations, overfishing, acidification, and rising temperatures, Ocean Calling speaks volumes on the behalf of the world’s greatest resource with eloquent piano playing via Warshauer’s distinct vision.
Travels well with: Courtney Carey- I Wanna Be Ready; Sirius Quartet- Playing On The Edge 3