“Secret Forest” is a concept album that evolves as an ideal ascent: from roots to sky. Each of us has his secret forest; an ideal place where we can lose and find ourselves, where magical encounters happen, and reaching the more intimate source of our listening becomes possible. The sound of the piano becomes the means by which we approach this path to the roots of our listening; we just have to follow its voice and listen. Cesare Picco’s hour-long suite is one of total improvisation. It is music born in the precise moment in which the microphones recorded it – improvised and organized in real time. Mr. Picco’s method of playing and improvising - tradition and experimentation - has the same leading role in his music. His personal concept of music rejects any limitations on style or inspiration.