Mattias Nilsson

DREAMS OF BELONGING (2016)

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01. Folk Melody From Västmanland (trad)
02. Serenade (Ivar Widéen)
03. Dreams Of Belonging (Mattias Nilsson)
04. Södermalm (Thore Swanerud)
05. Hymn To Love (Mattias Nilsson)
06. Gentle On My Mind (John Hartford)
07. At Frösö Church (Wilhelm Peterson-Berger)
08. Spirea (Mattias Nilsson)
09. Day By Day (Oscar Ahnfelt)

about the album

After 11 years as a professional pianist, 35-year old Mattias Nilsson releases his debut album, the solo album Dreams of Belonging. The recording is a solo work that features eight Swedish folk songs, hymns, more modern pieces and three original Nilsson compositions, plus a ‘classic’ John Hartford cover. The album represents the culmination of a long journey for Nilsson, and the discovery of an individual voice, combined with a deep-seated love for the music of his homeland. It is also the most difficult of configurations for a piano player: solo, alone in front of his instrument.

CREDITS

Produced by Mattias Nilsson

Mattias Nilsson – Steinway grand piano and all arrangements
Recorded by Allan Skrobe at Rosenbergsalen, Malmö Academy of Music (Sweden), January 8-9, 2016
Mixed by Allan Skrobe at White Room Studio (Sweden)
Mastered by Joakim Barfalk at Chromophone Records and Studios (Sweden)

Photos and design by Anja Emzén

PEACEFUL IN DREAMS (2016)

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01. When You Wish Upon A Star (Leigh Harline)
02. Entre Le Bœuf Et L'âne Gris (French Christmas Carol)
03. Es Ist Ein Ros Entsprungen (German Christmas Carol)
04. Still, Still, Still (Austrian Christmas Carol)
05. Blue December (Ray Aichinger, Mattias Nilsson)
06. Sussex Carol (English Christmas Carol)
07. Herkules Jonssons Låt (Gunnar Svensson)

about the album

The international duo of Austrian saxophonist Ray Aichinger and Swedish pianist Mattias Nilsson released their first album together in 2015. Silent Nights, a six-track Christmas-inspired EP with melodies from mostly Europe. The recording was made after a series of performances around Europe in the same year, spanning Sweden, Denmark, Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic and Croatia. December 2016 saw the release of a follow-up from the duo, which also features a brand new composition by Aichinger-Nilsson.

CREDITS

Produced by Ray Aichinger and Mattias Nilsson

Ray Aichinger - sax (soprano, tenor, baritone)
Mattias Nilsson - piano

All arrangements by Mattias Nilsson
Recorded by Christoph Petschina at CP Productions, Vienna (Austria), July and August, 2016
Mixed by Ray Aichinger and Jonas Reingold Mastered at Gold Chamber Mastering, Vienna (Austria)

Photos by Mattias Nilsson
Artwork by Anders Johansson

SILENT NIGHTS (2015)

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01. I´ll Be Home For Christmas (Walter Kent)
02. Karl-Bertil Jonssons Julafton (Gunnar Svensson)
03. Macht Hoch Die Tür (German Christmas Carol)
04. Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht (Franz Gruber)
05. Under Rönn Och Syrén (Herman Palm)
06. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning (David Mann)