Pianoworks is the tenth album by American ambient artist Matthew Cooper under the moniker Eluvium. The album was released on 31 May 2019 through Temporary Residence[1] and consists solely of piano compositions.[2]

Pianoworks
Studio album by
Released31 May 2019
GenreAmbient
LabelTemporary Residence
Eluvium chronology
Shuffle Drones
(2017)
Pianoworks
(2019)
Virga I
(2020)

Critical reception

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Pianoworks
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork7.6/10[2]
PopMatters7/10[1]
AllMusic     [4]
Exclaim!6/10[5]

Pianoworks garnered a 73/100 Metacritic score from four ratings, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]

Track listing

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Pianoworks track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Recital"3:51
2."Quiet Children"4:24
3."Carrier 32"2:49
4."Inherent Mosaic"2:46
5."Transfiguration One"4:45
6."Masquerade"2:42
7."Underwater Dream"4:02
8."Vacuous Plenum"3:49
9."Transfiguration Two"3:37
10."Paper Autumnalia"4:17
11."Myriad Days"1:59
12."Soliloquy & Aside"5:46
13."Empathy for a Silhouette"6:07
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."An Accidental Memory in the Case of Death"3:05
2."Genius and the Thieves"1:49
3."Perfect Neglect in a Field of Stautes"5:39
4."Nepenthe"3:14
5."In a Sense"1:41
6."The Well-Meaning Professor"7:09
7."Prelude for Time Feelers"5:20
8."Radio Ballet"3:30
9."Hymn #1"1:23
10."Caroling"3:44
11."Impromptu (For the Procession)"3:44
12."Entendre"4:20

References

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  1. ^ a b "Eluvium's 'Pianoworks' is a Welcoming and Reflective Collection of Compositions, PopMatters". 3 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Eluvium: Pianoworks". Pitchfork.
  3. ^ a b "Piano Works by Eluvium". Metacritic.
  4. ^ "Piano Works - Eluvium | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  5. ^ "Eluvium │ Exclaim!".