The classical record ‘El Chan’ will see a release on April 5 through Deutsche Grammophon, and is a collaboration with sister pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque.
Comprised of three tracks, Concerto For Two Pianos, El Chan and Haven, the album is dedicated to Dessner’s friend and colleague Alejandro Gonzales Iñárritu. The pair worked together on the soundtrack to The Revenant in 2015.
In a statement, Dessner said
“The work is inspired by the mythical guardian spirit, El Chan, of a pool of water nestled in the canyons close to Iñarritu and [his wife Eladia] Hagerman’s hometown of San Miguel de Allende, in the stunning Mexican landscape, and which has been the source of popular legends for many centuries. Iñárritu in turn created the cover artwork for this new album.”
‘El Chan’ will be premiered live in concert during the Minimalist Dream House tour in April 2019, which hits London's Barbican on April 9 with special guest Thom Yorke.
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