Bay Of Silence

This piece was recorded on my 1928 Steinway B piano (which was the piano at MGM studios that the Wizard of Oz was recorded on in 1939). I treated my piano with heavy felt between the hammers and strings for this recording to give the music a unique harmonic content. Dark, introspective, moody, this music flowed out of me as I was thinking about quiet places and long winter nights. I named the piece after Baia del Silenzio, which is a peaceful hidden bay near my family’s home in Liguria, Italy.