Solo Piano No. 5

Composer: Soheil Shirangi • Pianist: Sahel Abaei
Year of Creation: Winter 2016 • Last Edit & Recording: Fall 2019
Recorded at: Saba Studio, Tehran, Iran
Published: Maelstrom Album — Released January 15, 2021 by ArpaViva Music

Solo Piano No. 5 is a meditation on the idea of motive—what drives thought, feeling, and creation. The piece begins as a question: What moves us, and why? Through subtle shifts in texture and rhythm, it searches for meaning in both individuality and shared experience. The recurring motives evolve and dissolve, suggesting that our collective sense of purpose is fragile yet essential. In its quiet reflections, the work imagines a world where understanding grows from the simplest human impulses to connect and to dream.