John Tilbury: At Home album review – an eclectic and extraordinary treasure trove

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John Tilbury: At Home album review – an eclectic and extraordinary treasure trove

The Guardian · 3 hours ago

John Tilbury’s final release, *At Home*, is reviewed as an exceptional four-CD collection that captures the experimental pianist’s intimate home recordings over eight years. The set matters as a farewell from a major figure in contemporary, improvised and experimental music, and as a record of his distinctive sensitivity as an interpreter and performer.

The collection includes Tilbury’s acclaimed approach to Morton Feldman, particularly *Madame Press Died Last Week at Ninety*, alongside works by associates of Cornelius Cardew’s Scratch Orchestra. Other highlights range from an archival improvisation with Sebastian Lexer to arrangements of Machaut, a recording involving Swiss dust particles, and pieces for Tilbury’s weather-altered clavichord; the reviewer calls it an eclectic treasure chest.

  • Tilbury’s final four-CD set gathers eight years of home recordings.
  • Feldman interpretations sit beside unusual experimental works and improvisations.
  • The review regards it as an extraordinary, wide-ranging farewell.

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