Discovery: Benjamin Pétrieux

Introverted musician Benjamin Pétrieux has created something really unique in new tune, The Newborn.

By Jane Howkins

The Newborn starts out sounding somewhat like a neoclassical piece, featuring a gorgeous piano arpeggio. It sounds fairly simple at first, but it’s rather beautiful. A guitar solo kicks in out of nowhere, marking this composer as someone very different from his peers. The piano builds up with the rest of the music, developing into several different movements, keeping you constantly guessing what’s going to come next. It’s classical music, but as you’ve never heard it before!