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Carlos Cipa: Ourselves, as we are

The Munich composer plays the piano as quiet as humanly possible

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Stephan Kunze
Mar 04, 2023
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Carlos Cipa

When pianist and composer Carlos Cipa approached me with the request to write a press biography for his next album, I didn’t have to think for long. He sent me the master, and pressing play on the first song “Took”, he cast a spell on me.

It was a solo piano record, sure, but in his hands, the piano sounded almost like a plucked instrument. Th…

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