Label: Another Timbre

(予約受付中 - 8月中旬入荷予定)

英国のみならず世界中の現代音楽、即興、実験音楽の歴史において優れたピアニストとして知られる、John Tilburyの集大成的ボックスが登場!!2026年の超重要タイトル!!1966年結成の英国最強の即興アンサンブルAMMの現行メンバー、またそれだけに留まらず多くの名作を演奏する名プレイヤーとしても知られる百戦錬磨のピアニストJohn Tilbury。82歳を迎えた2018年頃からコンサートで生演奏する事に消極的になり始め演奏活動に終止符を打つことを決意、そこから始まったという英Another Timbreとのソロ音源集の共同制作。2026年の春まで氏のテラスハウスの裏手にある増築スペースにて録音されたピアノやクラヴィコード演奏の数々。エリザベス朝時代の歌曲集からスクラッチ・オーケストラ時代の旧友が送ってきた新作までと、実に多彩な演奏が詰め込まれており、更には1970年代に録られた過去のアーカイブ音源までを収録した、まさに氏の録音キャリアの集大成と言える最重要物件。















From the foreword to the booklet:
In 2018 John Tilbury became reluctant to take on more concerts. He lives in Deal on the Kent coast, 80 miles from London, and doesn’t have a car, so, although he was still in demand as a performer, at the age of 82, he decided to end his performing career. When I heard this, I asked whether - if I came to him - he would still be happy to be recorded at home. He said yes, and from then until spring 2026 I travelled to Deal every 6 or 9 months to record John playing piano and clavichord in the lean-to extension at the back of the terrace house where he and his wife Janice live.
We recorded whatever John wanted to play at the time, and so assembled an unusual and varied collection of recordings ranging from pieces from Elizabethan songbooks to new compositions sent by old friends from Scratch Orchestra days. Sometimes, if John was tired or in pain, we didn’t record very much, and the visits became as much a social thing as a recording session - and it was always very enjoyable to talk with John and Janice about music and politics, and hear stories about John’s past and his many musical friends.
In early 2026 – around the time of his 90th birthday - John decided that if we carried on much longer, he’d no longer be able to do justice to the music he was playing, and that we should stop. The original idea – insofar as we had one - was to release a selection of what we’d recorded as an album, but once we started listening back to everything, John suggested that we also include some archive recordings, dating from as far back as the 1970’s. So began a process of discussion, whittling down the many things we could have included, until we agreed on the contents of the four CDs in this box set, which effectively marks the end of John’s recording career.
John Tilbury is a giant in the history of contemporary, improvised and experimental music, not just in the UK, but worldwide. It has been a privilege and a joy to work with him on this unique project.
Simon Reynell, May 2026