World premiere studio recordings of newly commissioned works for solo piano (years 2023/2024) by some of the most renown contemporary Baltic composers.
The Silent Voice showcases the vibrant musical diversity of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania through seven newly commissioned works for solo piano. The innovative composers on this album paint a wide sonic horizon. In their hands, the piano brings broken glass to life, cuts with the sharpness of crystal, hums through a rattling ribcage, spins out of control, observes ravaged humanity, shrieks in horror, and ultimately finds solace in a silent inner voice.
"As a student at the Juilliard School, I worked with Baltic expatriate composers. As a student at the Latvian Music Academy, I was an expatriate. Today, living and performing in Finland. I continue to collaborate actively with my neighbours in the Baltics. Each of these experiences has helped me understand the rich creativity of Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian composers, who are so often unrecognised or misunderstood by audiences in North America and the rest of Europe.
This album features new works from aesthetically diverse, multigenerational composers whose music bridges local cultural histories with global influences and contemporary perspectives. It thus proposes one possible map of current musical trends in the Baltics. With The Silent Voice, I invite pianists and listeners alike to explore these remarkable pieces." - Robert Fleitz
The recording sessions took place in collaboration and in the presence of the composers themselves in GORS Concert Hall in Rezekne, Latvia by audio producer Normunds Sne. Robert Fleitz is an upcoming pianist presently living and working in Helsinki, Finland, and specialises in contemporary music and synthesis of music and other art forms. More on his current projects and collaborations: www.robertfleitz.com
