A Different Forest – Hauschka

On his debut album for Sony Classical, Oscar-nominated composer and pianist Hauschka (Volker Bertelmann) describes the experience of the forest as a metaphor for the search for the meaning of life. 'A Different Forest' is the first solo album for which he has dispensed entirely with the preparation of his piano. With this album Hauschka addresses the experience of nature as the basis for his understanding of life and his way of composing. For Hauschka, the experience of nature is symbolized by the image of the forest: "In 'A Different Forest' I deal with the forest as a natural space and contrast to everyday urban life; to my living space. Where do I want to live and work, what kind of environment do I need to fulfill myself?In dealing with these questions I always come back to nature.When hiking, you often just go for it, into the unknown. You find yourself in an environment that offers you no security, and you have to rely entirely on your own perception to find orientation, Hauschka explains, finding in this not only a fundamental idea of ​​orientation in the world, but also the origin of his way of composing: My way of composing has a lot in common with free wanderings in nature. Thus, for me, musical ideas are waypoints in playing and playing itself is the hike that connects them. I arrange sounding ideas in a musical journey. My way of composing has a lot in common with free wanderings in nature. Thus, for me, musical ideas are waypoints in playing and playing itself is the hike that connects them. I arrange sounding ideas in a musical journey. My way of composing has a lot in common with free wanderings in nature. Thus, for me, musical ideas are waypoints in playing and playing itself is the hike that connects them. I arrange sounding ideas in a musical journey.