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Pianists command western musics most versatile tool, but they are still frustrated by its physics.
A finger presses a key, triggering a hammer that knocks against a string thats it.
Once the note has started, its gone, like a bullet from a gun.
For that, you need electronics.
Moving back to the analog keyboard, Tao demonstrated what the Lumatone aspires to.
Keep pounding, trilling, or skipping along waves of notes, and your hands take flight.
Debussy turned those athletic demands into explosions of obsessive invention, and thats where Tao is perfectly at home.
