Keyboard Artist Marcia Hadjimarkos' “Murmurations” on Outer Marker is Anything but Ordinary
June 2023... Pianist Marcia Hadjimarkos marks her debut on Outer Marker Records with “Murmurations,” a diverse collection of compositions that will immediately endear her to music lovers across the spectrum. The eclectic assortment of 26 works from composers including Satie, Skempton, Pärt, Monk, Tailleferre, Mompou, Glass, and Cage ranges from fluid and whimsical to commanding and mesmerizing, but always engaging.

While Hadjimarkos enjoys global recognition through performances on instruments such as the clavichord and the 18th-century fortepiano, Murmurations marks a return to her first love. “I’ve been focusing on early keyboard instruments for some time now, so this album is a bit of a homecoming to the modern piano,” remarks Marcia. Her interpretive powers and nuanced touch have won her plaudits from classical and historically informed performance circles.
Her style and these compositions are a perfect fit with Outer Marker Records, the new label founded by engineer/producer Doug Fearn and musicians/producers/engineers George and Geoff Hazelrigg. The label, founded on the ethos of spotlighting new artists and works that may not align with the typical conventions of most record labels, is home to a growing roster of works that live in the spaces between the rigidly-defined classifications that many labels perpetuate.

Adhering to Outer Marker’s dedication to exceptional sonics, “Murmurations” was recorded live with Hadjimarkos performing on a vintage 1887 New York Steinway Model B grand piano. Audio was captured direct to DSD via an AEA R88 stereo ribbon microphone through two channels of D.W. Fearn all-tube preamplification. Minimal additional ambience was provided by a Lexicon 224X digital reverberator.

“Murmurations” is available exclusively at https://www.nativedsd.com/product/om02100h-murmurations/. For more information please visit outermarkerrecords.com
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