“One of Europe’s finest improvisors”: Sophie Agnel reviewed

“One of Europe’s finest improvisors”: Sophie Agnel reviewed

The creative scope of French pianist Sophie Agnel is demonstrated across two remarkable albums, writes Stewart Smith in The Wire 501 Learning Otoroku DL/LP Song Relative Pitch CD/DL In the hands of Sophie Agnel, the piano is a percussion orchestra, a string instrument, a tone generator. Of all the improvising pianists to have incorporated post-Cageian extensions and preparations into their language, few have taken it as far as Agnel. She’s a m…