Composer, alone is a collection of twelve solo piano pieces by Swiss composer Jürg Frey, performed by Dutch pianist/composer Reinier van Houdt. It is the sequel to the 2022 triple album lieues d’ombres and the third collaboration between Frey and van Houdt on elsewhere music. The two have cultivated a close rapport, first documented on l’air, l’instant – deux pianos in 2020.
This three-disc set features a wide range of Frey’s solo piano compositions from 1990 to 2024, including his latest piano pieces ‘Composer, alone (1)’ and ‘Composer, alone (2)’. This three-disc album traces Frey’s journey over the past 30 years as he explores his voice as a composer through piano works. It reveals how his compositional style has evolved, while also…