{"product_id":"willem-nyland-piano-studies-337","title":"Willem Nyland - Piano Studies 337","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Columbia-educated chemist by profession and a self-taught pianist by affinity, Willem Nyland (1890-1975) is known as a spiritual teacher in the tradition of Greek-Armenian mystic George Gurdjieff.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the mid\/late 1960s, a split with Gurdjieff led Nyland to start his own group in upstate New York.\u003cbr\u003eThere, after a Friday night lecture on “The Work” and a shot of brandy, Nyland would launch into remarkable piano improvisations on a specially tuned baby grand, sometimes playing for over an hour.\u003cbr\u003eEach improvisation was meticulously recorded and cataloged, a major part of Nyland’s teachings.\u003cbr\u003e16 of these recordings were released as standalone LPs on Nyland’s own Gauge Hill Press, with artwork by Hungarian American decorative artist Ilonka Karasz, Nyland’s wife of over 50 years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese records, with their cascading, deeply emotional playing and beautiful cover art, have become highly coveted by collectors and “paramusicologists.” Each contains depths of spiritual information and lyrical, almost visual instrumental storytelling.\u003cbr\u003eNyland deftly and subtly shifts moods and tones throughout these truly inspired extended improvisations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePiano Studies 337 is a particularly tempestuous performance that Nyland himself recommended to Ansel Adams as a good starting place for his music.\u003cbr\u003eSo we’ve teamed up with Psychic Sounds and Nyland’s family to bring #337 to the world.\u003cbr\u003eRemastered from the original tapes and pressed to high-quality vinyl at Smashed Plastic in Chicago, the record includes extensive liner notes and faithful reproduction of the original artwork.\u003cbr\u003eHopefully the first of more to come!!!!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MISSISSIPPI RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":53206741614919,"sku":"TRI-62848","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/9779\/5655\/files\/d318a812c0b9f4c354e88286f72c6769.jpg?v=1769374801","url":"https:\/\/towerrecords.ie\/products\/willem-nyland-piano-studies-337","provider":"Tower Records Dublin Ireland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}