Nils Frahm is legitimately a genius. There is no other way to describe the impression you are left with after this incredible, intimate and rousing performance.
The concert is performed, fittingly, with Frahm centered in the audience on a small stage surrounded by a wall of musical instruments. And he then proceeds to build a haunting and evocative mood, spending the next hour and a half taking us on a journey through a range of emotions from melancholy, to exhilaration over pensiveness and solemnity. It is rare to experience a single cohesive performance that so brilliantly evokes every emotion along the journey, without feeling forced or incoherent.
Every piece is amazingly performed, with a Nils Frahm that is clearly completely and wholly immersed in his performance and the music. It is truly a pleasure to watch not just his mastery of the keyboard and synthesizers, but also his plain love and enjoyment of the music.
I've listened to this concert half a dozen times and I don't think I'll ever stop enjoying the performance.
Lastly, while the music is available on streaming services, I found the recording from Funkhaus Berlin WAY more engaging and moving. I would STRONGLY recommend watching the live performance. It is a league apart from the recording I heard in Spotify.
