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