ARTIST LEGERE

"Phoebe Legere is a transdisciplinary artist. Her multi-format artworks issue from a powerful and intimate internal voice."
~The Brooklyn Rail
Showing posts with label 2 Pianos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2 Pianos. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Up Here Magazine Feature Hails Phoebe Legere's Climate Change Anthem: 2 PIANOS



Phoebe Legere’s “2 Pianos“ is the planet, talking to you. With its mixed French and English lyrics, the music unfolds as a lament, one where Legere’s voice and piano serve as a conduit for Mother Earth’s grief, longing, and timeless heartbeat. It’s a rare pop moment that feels intimate and cosmically resonant, a chance for you to lean in and feel the weight of our world’s silent cries.


“2 Pianos“ sets a stark but tender scene. Legere’s piano playing is at once precise and touchingly human, imbued with the kind of emotional weight that can make listeners stop and think. The arrangement is relatively spare voice and piano, but this is where Legere’s craftsmanship comes in. The sparseness allows every subtle inFection in her vocals to resonate, giving each chord the space to linger, a heartbeat of the planet itself.



And Legere never let the metronomic sway of her notes seem old. In addition to piano, she performs on accordion, guitar, cello, and an instrument of her own creation, creating textures that suggest both melancholy and hope. Her performance is as much spiritual as technical, deeply human, conveying emotion in ways that seem both personal and universal. The cover art, which maps her face onto the planet, aIirms this intimacy she integrates with the earth.


From Carnegie Hall to CBGB’s, from The Blue Note to Birdland, from The Public Theatre to your faculty lounge, Legere is a consummate accompanist and soloist, and her pale Nre will inspire and enlighten whoever is lucky enough to experience “2 Pianos”. But this song sounds unvarnished in the best sense, as if the songs themselves were live creatures, breathing and reacting in real time. It is tailor-made for playlists searching for dark, melancholic, or climate-oriented, piano-led emotional pieces, and holds its own in today’s pop landscape.



“2 Pianos“ is short, sweet, and weighty and a petite little gem. It’s a song that serves as a haunting reminder of the beauty and fragility of everything in our world, above all, a track that begs you not simply to hear, but to really listen.


Listen to “2 Pianos” now and allow a planet to sing through Phoebe Legere’s standout vision.


Connect with Phoebe Legere on Instagram – @phoebelegere

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THE ARTICLE : https://upheremagazine.com/phoebe-legere-laments-for-earth-with-new-single-2-pianos/

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Rave Reviews for Phoebe Legere's New Song "2 PIANOS" * PLUS: NPR Radio Interview Set for Aug. 26 Tuesday!


Phoebe Legere's Latest Song "2 PIANOS" is lighting up a wide variety of SPOTIFY Playlists!

The beautiful song, composted/performed/produced by Phoebe Legere is getting great reviews:

 "2 Pianos...spirited, dynamic energy.  We love the way it is both charming and deep..." - UpHere Magazine, Aug. 19, 2025


 "a touching song ...classic pop... poetry vibrant with emotion... imbued with a light touch of madness and a magnificent sensitivity." - Boulimique de Musique

And, Let Everyone Know:

Phoebe Legere will be on RADIO CATSKILL WJFF 90.5 FM at 10:45 on Tuesday, August 26th talking with Tim Bruno. (NPR) 

Please call in! Light up the phones!  Sullivan County! 

Online: https://wjffradio.org/  There's a link to listen live at the upper left banner on the site.
Call: 845-482-4141



Friday, August 15, 2025

WORLD PREMIERE OF PHOEBE LEGERE'S "2 PIANOS"



Watch the World Premiere this morning of "2 PIANOS" by PHOEBE LEGERE

A  Bilingual Climate Anthem:

Watch on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNfdJtB6wiQ



Says Phoebe Legere, "In shipwrecks, pianos always float.


"When the Titanic went down, two magnificent Bösendorfer grands from the ship’s ballroom were found drifting among the wreckage—a powerful metaphor for how art survives disaster. In “2 Pianos,” this image becomes a rallying cry for beauty, resilience, and environmental awareness.



"2 Pianos merges poetic imagery, cinematic scope, and urgent ecological themes. My video features my hand drawn and digital animation.


"“2 Pianos” is featured in my film The Gender Symphony,(Best Soundtrack at the New York Independent Film Festival) . 


"Gender Symphony will play at the Phoenicia Playhouse in Phoenicia, NY on August 31 at 3 pm. Q & A to follow the screening. "


🎧 Listen: https://phoebelegere.hearnow.com/2-pianos