The life of a musician on tour is really crazy: traveling from hotel to hotel, rehearsing for hours, performing, eating and sleeping. On the cover of the album - and the theater program of the same name - Hotel Victoria, the duo Kraayenhof-Dobal gives a visual glimpse into this life. You will not hear the Dutch bandoneonist Carel Kraayenhof and Argentinian pianist Juan Pablo Dobal complain, however,
… because they love this existence. The musical pleasure is splashing, the bandoneon and piano sound beautifully together. The duo plays some Argentine classics such as Hotel Victoria and Adiós Nino, but also their own material. All pieces with beautiful true stories behind them. Such as Ñata blanca (Witneus) about the stray cat that runs up to Carel and continues to bounce excitedly despite an amputated front leg. The moving Frieda's Milonga about an encounter with the Auschwitz survivor Frieda Menco. The funny Loco Lindo (beautiful crazy) inspired by visual artist Maurizio Cattelan. In Sudamérica, Dobal paints a nostalgic picture of his native country. An inspiring and sparkling album! (SvdP)more