AROUND GERSHWIN

Richard Galliano weaves a timeless melody with "Around Gershwin"

Richard Galliano, a true free spirit in the musical world, offers us with "Around Gershwin" a sonic odyssey where borders fade and eras blend. Like a melody weaver, he weaves a vibrant musical tapestry where the soul of George Gershwin converses with his own.

Far from the constraints and labels, this album celebrates artistic freedom and creative audacity. The song becomes the privileged intercessor, a true link between the two artists, and imposes itself as the guiding thread of an intimate and poignant dialogue. Their voices unite, carried by an invisible force that resonates as an ode to life and eternity.
Galliano imagines Gershwin's train journeys, the world of Broadway musicals, the London fogs and the murmurs of a lost love.

Each note of the album exudes a myriad of sound colors. Subtly influenced by masters such as Rachmaninov, Satie, Debussy, Ravel and Fauré, he pays a vibrant tribute to the audacity and modernity of mechanical music, and salutes the innovative explorations of Ligeti which inspire Galliano to spontaneous and captivating improvisations.
Pieces like "Temporale", "Brouillards" and the coda of "I Loves You Porgy" illustrate his creativity and his ability to transcend genres.

The artist, like a pathfinder, probes the boundaries between existence and nothingness. His life becomes a perpetual quest, an exploration of the unknown in a constantly changing world.

"Around Gershwin" is more than just an album, it is an invitation to a waking dream, an ode to creative freedom and the timelessness of art. Richard Galliano offers us an inspiring vision of the world, full of poetry, where artistic expression becomes a mirror of the soul and constitutes a bridge between generations.

This album to be savored like a sweet melody, transporting us to faraway lands, where imagination and creativity know no bounds.