Solo Piano
Tania Giannouli solo piano album SOLO (released on 8 June 2023 by Rattle records) is a beautifully conceived set of piano improvisations - fearless, personal and profoundly musical, it perfectly highlights her exceptional talents as an accomplished, highly intuitive pianist and composer.
“She brought thunder and elegance. It was a sonic wonder”
“True, raw and mightier for it. Bravo.”
"...an essential artist to watch, Solo is a privileged window into a restlessly creative mind..."
“A phenomenon is born...Everything that makes her so special comes together on her first solo album
"Giannouli plays beautiful music that touches deeply the heart and the mind"
"A work that distils the musical essence she has developed over previous releases into a concentrated and fully realised solo statement - Radio Beograd 3
"Giannouli's right hand seems intuitively connected to melodies in the way Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett were..."
"If you don't know Tania Giannouli, you better get to hear her. Full, rich, sumptuous piano sounds, live improvisations carefully recorded in Athens, melodies, meditations, vibrations, passionately sung on the piano. A magnificent set…"
Francesco Martinelli (jazz historian)
" Giannouli is a melodist of the highest calibre...She invites us into a sound world that is highly personal, that is exciting and that makes us want to come back to it again and again and..."
Tor Hammero, Nettavisen
Playing solo is, for me, the most liberating thing ever. Being alone with the instrument gives me an incredible sense of freedom. And yet, there is nothing more demanding than a solo recital. Alone on a stage, one is compelled to be truthful, not to hold back or fake anything, and to allow yourself to be vulnerable. In doing so, if one is honest, one finds strength. SOLO is a very personal journey; a story narrated without filters, one I hope listeners will recognise, relate to, and appreciate with their head and their heart". — Tania Giannouli, April 2023
