Product description

"There's something special about sitting there – just me, the keys, and the silence. No beats, no drops. Just pure emotions."

Amidst the euphoric frenzy of electronic dance music, Armin van Buuren found a place of tranquility to write his most honest music to date. As someone who knows better than anyone what moves a lot of people, he set out to find what moves him personally. And often that instrument is: the piano.

Featuring 15 intimate piano pieces, this album reveals a different side of the world-renowned DJ and producer: more personal, more emotional. Initially recorded on his Steinway, then arranged into full scores with his piano teacher Geronimo, this work is imbued with the vulnerability that arises when one steps outside their comfort zone: exchanging the grandiose stage presence for rich piano sounds that resonate in the silence. It is pure, contemplative, and just like the beat-driven music he has released throughout his legendary career – 100% Armin van Buuren.

"Piano" is available as a 180g double vinyl in a deluxe heavyweight gatefold sleeve with a 16-page booklet featuring photos and liner notes by Armin. The release is also available as a CD in a digisleeve with a 10-page booklet.

Tracklisting

Here For you

Longing

Sonic Samba

Fathers and Sons

Be My Lighthouse

Waltz

Temporality

Setting Sail

Autumn Leaves

Equanimity

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