Emerson Enigma by THIERRY ELIEZ

Le pianiste de jazz Thierry Eliez restaure l'essence des oeuvres originelles de Keith Emerson, compositeur du trio mythique ELP, en les déshabillant des textures électriques propres aux années 70 dont Emerson était l'une des grandes figures.
Revêtues de cordes et voix, les compositions, d'une grande richesse, prennent, sous les doigts fr Thierry Eliez, une dimension concertante aussi vertigineuse que sensible, affirmant Keith Emerson parmi les compositeurs anglais les plus emblématiques du 20ème siècle.

The brillant French pianist Thierry Eliez restores the essence of the original works of Keith Emerson, composer of the mythical ELP trio, by stripping them of the electric textures typical of the seventies, of which Emerson was one of the greatest figures.
Enriched with strings and voices, the compositions, of considerable richness, take on, under Thierry Eliez's fingers, a concertante dimension that is a dizzying as it sensitive, affirming Keith Emerson as one of the most emblematic english composers of the 20th century.

Click on the link below to see trailer of the project:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip0fDrgtdjg
Also click on the following link to play and enjoy Knife Edge's clip:
https://youtu.be/-TR5KU4YBc8
Don't forget to check this, from Keith Emerson's tribute concert at Birmingham Symphony Hall 28-07-2017:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEXs-_r2eqc

Born on June 24, 1964 in Arcachon, Thierry Eliez began playing the piano and the organ at the age of four. He pursued classical studies for ten years and discovered jazz. A lover of English music until then, he quickly became one of the major pianists of improvisation and European Jazz.