Epicurus (341 BCE-270 BCE) was a Greek philosopher who espoused the ideal of soul rest. This state of imperturbability is also called 'ataraxia' and forms the main part of this third album by the Dutch pianist Matteo Myderwyk. Myderwerk made his debut in 2017 with the completely improvised and released the quiet in 2018from. Like his first two albums, Ataraxia was recorded in just two days. Myderwyk
… closes a piano triptych with this. He started with improvisation, then sought harmonic development and dived into the melodic compositions. Because Myderwyk wants to let the music speak for itself, and does not want to give the titles a guiding function, they have only been given one number. Myderwyk's melodic playing drags you so effortlessly and certainly brings the listener into a serene state. (JvQ)more
