Album insights
Alice Sara Ott's latest album, "Nightfall," released on August 24, 2018, by Deutsche Grammophon, delves into the interplay of light and darkness in music from a personal perspective. In this album, Ott explores compositions by Claude Debussy, Erik Satie, and Maurice Ravel. She captures the fleeting contrast when day transitions into night, a theme symbolizing the elusive shifts of emotions that she skillfully expresses through her music. Ott intentionally combines these works, facing various challenges during recording, resulting in a deeply personal artistic achievement. Celebrating her 30th birthday and a decade of collaboration with Deutsche Grammophon, the German-Japanese pianist sheds light on her artistic connection with these three influential French composers who left an indelible mark on both her and the Parisian art scene during the turn of the 20th century.