Terra: piano meets the earth
On May 1st, 2026, Elenora released her debut solo album. TERRA is a meditation on the piano and the earth element. Inspired by a retreat on Mount Etna in Sicily, Elenora wanted to explore how the Earth would sound through pieces of the classical piano repertoire: music that is grounding, nurturing, and cyclical. The visuals for the album were taken in Ghost Ranch, New Mexico— an oasis for many female artists and creatives, most notably the American painter Georgia O’Keefe. The album features works by 12 composers ranging from Fazil Say, Stravinsky, Mary Howe and Beethoven. Recordings of Mount Etna’s boati or eruption serve as earthy interludes.
TERRA in the Press
“...Pertz succeeds in creating a splendid sound for these better-known works. With clarity and sensitivity, she interprets the pieces, whose sequence one must allow oneself to be drawn into in order to grasp the idea behind the program. But with Pertz, this works remarkably well.... Pertz is an incredibly sensitive pianist who has created an exciting album here.”
-- Piano News “A journey worth listening to on this ‘ever-present’ Earth”
-- Aachener Zeitung“…For her album TERRA, [Elenora] has put together a program that draws on many stylistic directions and is atmospherically balanced, bringing together works by Bach and other composers of the past with contemporary pieces and seismographically recorded sounds from Mount Etna... This is no show debut, but rather a concept album imbued with musical humility, whose strong spiritual tone—the impression of a mysterious listening into the primordial depths—is by no means the result of flighty daydreaming at the piano, but rather of a concise, audibly focused performance that reveals the sonic character of each individual piece with the utmost care.”
-- PIANIST Magazine“…In Janáček’s “The Virgin of Friedek”, the pianist evokes a bittersweet expression with finely balanced dynamics... In the “Dance of the Young Girls” from Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring”… she channels the raw energy of the piece into clear, defined paths... In Mel Bonis’ “Desdémona”, as well as the world premiere recordings of Sheila Silver’s “In Mary’s Garden” and Mary Howe’s “Nocturne”, the pianist unfolds a warm, gentle, contemplative tone. In Brahms, Elenora Pertz lets the music breathe, weaves expansive lines, and darkens the tone in the middle section to a painful depth…. With sensitive use of the pedal, she always lets the melody sing. Thus, the comforting, heartfelt character of Bach’s aria is preserved.”
-- Klassik-Heute![Elenora Pertz - TERRA [EPK]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-N0TZmHFDM4/hqdefault.jpg)
Eschuchar todos sus numbres
Together with the Tenor Manuel Ruiz Gomez, Elenora recorded songs by female composers for whom Beethoven was their Muse. Songs by Clara Schumann, Fanny Hensel, Emilie Mayer, and Ludwig van Beethoven. The CD includes the world premiere of Mayer’s op. 10 songs.
Released 2024 for Vanbonn records.
Ombres chimériques
As part of the Académie Orsay-Royaumont, Elenora juxtaposes together with mezzo soprano Florence Losseau Alban Berg’s “Sieben frühe Lieder” with Claude Debussy’s “Cinq poèmes de Baudelaire”.
Released 2022 for B Records.
More than a myth
In celebration of Humperdinck’s centennial year, Elenora recorded with Baritone Nicolay Borchev rarely-performed chamber music and Lieder by the composer.
Released 2021 for Hännsler Classic.