Montauk Variations

2012 release from the pianist/composer. Delius was inspired to make music by late swallows at Grez-sur-Loing; Vaughan Williams by a lark on it's ecstatic flight. Just about everyone else has tried to work out what exact interval a cuckoo sounds. By contrast, pianist and composer Matthew Bourne has his feet firmly on the ground, to the extent that he is able to take inspiration from situations that most recording musicians would regard as maddening distractions, like the drone of a lawnmower. A restless, endlessly exploratory musician, he is also a phenomenal performer, bringing a unique, breathtaking physicality to his instrument of choice.