Seán Morgan-Rooney - A Few Reflect the Heart (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Overture
02. Miroirs: I. Noctuelles
03. Miroirs: II. Oiseaux tristes
04. Pneumaplume
05. Wasserklavier
06. Miroirs: III. Une barque sur l’océan
07. Wasserklavier (reprise)
08. Wavephile
09. Miroirs: IV. Alborada del gracioso
10. Ignis beat
11. The Firebird: I. Infernal Dance of King Kashchei (1919 version Arr. for Piano by Guido Agosti)
12. The Firebird: II. Lullaby (1919 version Arr. for Piano by Guido Agosti)
13. The Firebird: III. Finale (1919 version Arr. for Piano by Guido Agosti)
14. Erdenklavier: Himmelklavier
15. Miroirs: V. La vallée des cloches

Centred on Ravel’s luminous Miroirs, this striking solo album from Irish pianist-composer Seán Morgan-Rooney unfolds as a sequence of reflections on nature, memory and self-perception. Ravel’s five finely etched character pieces are interwoven with music by Berio, Stravinsky and Eötvös, alongside Morgan-Rooney’s own electroacoustic miniatures, tracing a journey through air, fire, earth and water – the elemental framework subtly encoded in the album’s title.

The result is at once intimate and expansive: piano sonorities dissolve into electronics, familiar masterpieces open onto new perspectives, and moments of virtuosity give way to stillness and resonance. Ahead of his forthcoming duo recording with mezzo-soprano Lotte Betts-Dean, this deeply personal solo project reveals Morgan-Rooney as both interpreter andcreator, inviting the listener into a space where reflection becomes transformation.