Unveiled throughout a shock ADE efficiency, the album is “probably the most sincere music van Buuren has ever made,” in keeping with his label Armada.
Armin van Buuren has introduced his first acoustic album, Piano, arriving October thirty first through Armada Music.
The album’s first monitor, “Sonic Samba,” is out now on Apple Music and Apple Music Classical, the place Piano will stream completely for one week earlier than its broad launch throughout main streaming platforms on November seventh.
Composed and carried out solely on piano, the 15-track album pulls again the curtain on a facet of van Buuren that has quietly guided his sound for greater than 20 years. Raised by a piano-playing father and steeped in classical music from a younger age, the trance icon says he developed a fluency in melody and construction that formed the way in which he constructed tracks lengthy earlier than he turned a mainstay of EDM.
The producer’s path to Piano started unintentionally, sparked by a have to assist his psychological well being. That self-discipline quickly become writing. Bored of enjoying present items, he started composing his personal, working intently with classically educated composer Geronimo Snijtsheuvel to develop them into full compositions. Every monitor displays a reminiscence, relationship or emotional snapshot, with a number of devoted to his father, brother and spouse Erika.
“Creating melodies behind the piano has all the time been the muse of my music,” van Buuren stated in an announcement. “Along with my instructor Geronimo, sketches grew into 15 pure items, free from beats. This undertaking reveals one other facet of me: intimate, sincere, direct. My roots lie in a house stuffed with classical, rock, and digital music, formed by my father, brother, and artists like Vangelis and The Orb. After many years of trance and festivals, I longed for music with out strain—simply fingers on keys.”
The album was recorded in early 2025 over seven days at Utrecht’s ConcertLab, which payments itself as “the world’s first purpose-built filming studio devoted to Fantastic Arts Music”. Each bit was carried out in a single take, with preparations starting from solo ballads to collaborations with a chamber orchestra, cellist and violinist.
The primary composition he wrote for the undertaking, “Fathers & Sons,” turned a blueprint for the album’s emotional tone. Along with his authentic works, van Buuren additionally reimagines Robert Miles’ seminal trance anthem “Kids” as a stripped-down piano piece.
Piano can be obtainable to stream completely on Apple Music and Apple Music Classical beginning October thirty first. Followers can pre-save the album right here.
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