Nicolas Economou: Improvisation V (from “Dance Impressions“ with Maya Plisetskaya)

This fascinating interaction between dance and music was recorded 1990 in studio with prima ballerina assoluta Maya Plisetskaya and pianist Nicolas Economou. Taking his cue from Plisetskaya’s movements and the moods she creates with her fanciful characterisation, Economou improvises at the piano. Together they create a spontaneously expressive presentation in sound and vision. “The basis of an improvisation is the idea behind it. The more individualistic the idea, the more surprisingly the improvisation ca