Wim Mertens - Polytics (Official video)

Wim Mertens presents POLYTICS, the first official video of his new album RANGES OF ROBUSTNESS.
In these ‘special times’- feeling anno 2024 - Wim Mertens investigates different kinds, series and ranges of the notion of ‘robustness’ in his new opus Ranges of Robustness.
In only 9 compositions all (or at least many) ranges are presented ‘in a way our epoch demands’, in the words of the composer.
His 21-musician ensemble calls on all the musical colors: woodwinds, a special attention to the saxophone section (soprano-, alto-, tenor- and baritone sax), brass, strings and a full rhythm section with acoustic and electric guitars, multiple harps, percussion and the composer himself on the piano.
This extended, contemporary quasi-symphonic approach is needed according to Mertens as an answer to the challenges of the ranges of robustness as we experience them today.
With the song Marina’s Music, Mertens, a long-time admirer of her work, offers an ‘homage’ to the Russian poet Marina Tsetajeva (1892-1941).
She functions like a central character - that is lost in a way - among these overwhelming Ranges of Robustness.
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Direction and editing Pierfrancesco Bigazzi and Giulio Dell’Aquila
Camera operator Giorgia Pagano
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[@lorenapasquetti8627]

Srmpre grande Mertens
Stile inconfondibile. Musica raffinats❤

[@HiAdrian]

So good, thank you Wim!

[@JoseDiazJ]

I still remember one of the first concerts of my life, 25 years ago, when I had the good fortune to see you play at the Palacio de la Musica in Valencia, Spain.

[@christinethomasdarmigny5158]

Comme toujours un énorme plaisir... MERCI MERCI MERCI

[@alessiagenesis5735]

Bellissimo!!!! Grande musicista e compositore 🎼👏

[@nazareth1491]

Amo tu música!!
Saludos desde España

[@brandonSpivey-vx4eu]

That is beautifully produced and what a gorgeous track.

[@jesuscolomino7835]

Enorme, como siempre.
¿Cuanto disfrute me habrá proporcionado este hombre a lo largo de mi vida? Gracias, mil veces gracias. Tu música hace mejor este mundo.

[@dagie4a]

What an amazing music poem. Wim Mertens are one of my best performance. I wish this year to see you live somewhere there

[@rumblerabbit5064]

I love his original style to tell a story just with music! So beautifull!!

[@avelinoperezvazquez9605]

Imposible decir con palabras lo que siento al escuchar la música de WIN. Gracias por hacerla

[@EvaMaria-mi7up]

Fiel a si mismo y maravilloso.

[@aptkan]

Gracias por existir.

[@HelgaKury]

Großartig - Danke 🙏🙋‍♀️💐🐟

[@danielabordet1735]

Grande Wim, come sempre!

[@ZipZenBodyMindAlignement]

Great!!!

[@ΓΙΩΡΓΟΣΠΑΠΑΔΑΚΗΣ-ζ1τ]

Καταπληκτικό!! Μπράβο σας.

[@marciareginaferreira6489]

🧭💚🇧🇷🍀🎻🎶🦋...
Fantástico!!!
👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿 🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿

[@cmmm23121969]

No se cansa de crear buenas canciones!

[@emanzaneda]

Magnífico!

[@pilarerika3196]

Maravilloso, como siempre 💙

[@jovmf1]

Preciosa!!!

[@marttivirtanen2262]

Fantastic! Love from Finland Wim!

[@dleonmag01]

Siempre me sorprenden sus composiciones.

[@luisvicentea.6649]

Masterpiece. Great Mr. Mertens!

[@albertobegue6924]

Maravillosa música, como siempre. Live is beter met je muziek! Dankuwel Wim!

[@winstonsmith2921]

Gracias , ahí está mí 👍🏻.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@vivavida7]

Maravilhosa música. Venha ao Brasil por favor😊

[@RevolunionDEIDEAScreactivas]

❤🎉

[@kseniatinoco3033]

Pure genius!

[@carmencaamano9434]

😊😊😊

[@carlosmuurmusic]

He vibrado mucho con algunos de los temas de Mertens de los 80, especialmente de sus primeros discos Struggle for Pleasure, With Usura, Maximizing the Audience, Personal Changes y alguno más. Éste en concreto no se va a quedar precisamente en mi memoria corporal 😞
Pero la pregunta debería resultar obvia: ¿un vídeo oficial de un tema ESCONDIENDO a todos los otros músicos que suenan CON Mertens? En serio?
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I have really vibed with some of Mertens' songs from the 80s, especially his first albums Struggle for Pleasure, With Usura, Maximizing the Audience, otr themes like Personal Changes, Humility and some more. This one from this video in particular will not exactly go to stay in my body memory.
But the question should be obvious: an official video for a song HIDING all the other musicians who sound WITH Mertens? Really...?

[@Kwistenbiebel100-ns5ko]

I can hear Keith Jarrett's Kōln Concert in there

[@carmencaamano9434]

Sigo pensando que se parece mucho a la canción de tin tins "we walk"

[@carmencaamano9434]

Sorry, ting things!

[@rodorodarakis7463]

1111111111111111

[@mikelion9749]

Wim, líbranos de toda esta miseria