Tania Giannouli & Nik Bärtsch: METAKOSMOS

Tania Giannouli & Nik Bärtsch: METAKOSMOS
Piano Duo Pieces
Fuga Libera 2026

Willow Wind 04:31
Then When 06:54
Intonal 08:56
Electric Sea 05:21
Spiral Spirit 07:27
Glass Labyrinth 08:39
Door 13 / Pink Athens 13:01
Bela‘s Move 05:29

Tania Giannouli and Nik Bärtsch have played together as a piano duo since 2023. Whilst they are both open to influences and traditions, their skill and passion are also nourished by chamber music from the classical tradition, by the true spirit of folk music, by a dedication to the ritual structures of sacred music and by the innovative creativity and need for freedom that jazz demands. Their rhythmic energy is shaped by the legacy of Balkan music and by the rhythmic traditions developed on percussive instruments such as the cimbalom. The intellectual and musical backgrounds of these two artists have now merged naturally after long individual journeys and have created a shared sonic philosophy rooted in the present. The eight pieces on this album present an organic and effortless distillation of all of these aspects.

Initiated and supported by Rainer Kern & Enjoy Jazz Festival
Recorded on April 5 & 6 2025 by Patrick Destandeau at BASF Feierabendhaus, Ludwigshafen
Mixed by Giorgos Kariotis at Sierra Studios, Athens
Mastered by Lars Dölle at Redhill Sound, Winterthur
℗ Ronin Rhythm Productions
Executive producer Enjoy Jazz Festival
Tracks composed, arranged and performed by Tania Giannouli and Nik Bärtsch
Tracks published by Ronin Rhythm Productions

Special thanks to Rainer Kern, Volker Doberstein, Anna Katharina Rapp, Peter Trauth, Andrea Pfisterer, Aina, Ilva, Mika, Savvas Lazaridis, Annemone Taake, Daniel Wetzel

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