AUKSO Chamber Orchestra Of The City Of Tych - Works For Rhodes Piano & Strings

�I first heard a Rhodes piano in the song Riders onthe Storm by The Doors,� Aleksander Nowak recalls. The characteristic keyboard part was performed in that piece by Ray Manzarek. �Directly before composing my work, I listened to The Bill Evans Album and to Ray Charles,� Nowak adds. Marcin Stanczyk says: Its sound [Fender Rhodes piano]has fascinated me!� he admits. �I�d only previouslyknown the Rhodes from recordings by jazz (Hancock,Peterson, Brecker), rock (Led Zeppelin), and even pop(Jackson) musicians.� The pianist who brought these composers together,Piotr Orzechowski, �came across� the Rhodes whenlistening to Miles Davis.It sounded like an alternative for the rather hermetic world of the piano.�Orzechowski invited the composers over to his homecity of Cracow, where they had a chance to get acquainted with the instrument (a late 1970s model).The Fender Rhodes piano has a wooden keyboardsimilar to that of a grand piano, and a hammer action system. This electro-acoustic instrument is not equipped with electronic sound generators, and its sound colour is monolithic making this a unique recording.