Since Tomás
San Miguel started playing the piano at the age of ten he realized
many projects as keyboardist, accordionist and composer. Among others
Life in Cathedrals the
acoustic duos with saxophonist Jorge Pardo and Tomás
San Miguel + Txalaparta with the Samaniego choir and invited
artist Kepa Junkera.
Now the artist presents his first solo piano CD. A double CD with
original compositions for piano as well as piano interpretations
totally improvised. An overflowing romantic work with an extraordinary
intimate spirit.
Tomás San Miguel, that has assimilated inside his piano style
the classical and modern jazz styles as well as other influences,
expresses with his piano compositions and improvisations with a
depth and musical sensitivity difficult to classify under any known
style. His music allows us to travel to other terrains like poetry,
film music or painting, there where not only you can hear the music
but also see it with closed eyes.
.............in the Flight of Life
He was just a child when his parents bought him an old black piano.
At that time, he was as yet to dream that he was able to fly. He
would daydream of the answers to many questions: "what is music?
where does it come from? where is it going?". And the old black
piano, kind and friendly, listened to them but gave no answer: "why
do I play you and feel happy? why are you black? why do I play you
and feel sad?". The piano listened to the questions but appeared
not to answer.
The child grew faster than the answers.
One day, now grown up, he believed that he had fallen asleep on
top of the piano. And off he flew. And he had no questions. However,
the piano answered: "if you are able to listen to an old black
piano, you will be able to listen to a white one. There are no hidden
melodies; some live in silence, others are transparent, some are
hazy. They are always inside. Look inside".
He was no longer a child when he realized that by pressing his chin
against his chest, he could feel his heart beating in time with
the white heart of the old black piano. And he looked inside.
Or maybe he was a child dreaming that when he was older he would
play, and a piano would answer him: "when you have the answers,
all of the questions are unnecessary, and so are the colours. You
can never dream, fly, see or listen enough"
And he played, dreamed and played
and he played, flew and played
and he played, played and played.............
(Text from the CD writen by the author)
CD 1
COMPOSITIONS
1.En el vuelo de la vida 07.36
2.La magia de tu media luna 05.51
3.Ver llover 05.30
4.Angelimar 05.30
5.Aún no 10.19
6.Plegaria 06.28
7.Strawberry kiss 07.08
8.Déjate llevar 05.36
9.El secreto de la flor de oro 10.11
10.Vivir sin tí 04.20
11.Ha pasado un angel 04.20
CD 2
IMPROVISATIONS
1.Amor robado 03.38
2.El tiempo y la nada 06.01
3.Los besos muertos 04.06
4.Anima mía 05.36
5.Humor de amor 07.12
6.Alas rotas 10.47
7.Una estrella, una esperanza 07.53
8.Dos medias lunas 08.55
9.El sol de la inocencia 05.10
10.Abrir los ojos 06.24
11.Desde uno a la eternidad 05.55
12.Hacer nada 03.36
