The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat — Michael Nyman

An intellectual and rhythmic journey through the fragility of human perception.

Tracklist · 21 Tracks

Prologue: Neurology’s Favourite Term

2:46

Traffic. Street Sounds

2:29

[That's Why] I’m Here

4:39

Can I Help?

1:41

And Yet … and Yet

1:18

You Can See Very Clearly

2:03

What Do You See Now?

2:45

Where Was His Hat?

1:39

… [Mistake His] Wife for a Hat?

2:21

Bösendorfer!

1:37

Ich grolle nicht

2:20

But What of the Parietal Regions?

2:27

What’s the Time?

3:07

What Is This? … It’s a Square

3:08

What Is This? … Six Inches in Length

1:57

Now, What Is This?

2:02

Pawn to King 4

2:52

From Our End, High Up Here

2:17

Your Husband’s a Painter, I See

5:14

Ach! Tea from China, Lovely Fragrance

2:09

I Cannot Tell You What Is Wrong

6:12

Moments Worth Listening For

The sudden, jarring shift in rhythm when the protagonist attempts to identify a simple glove as a geometric shape

The haunting integration of Schumann's 'Ich grolle nicht' into Nyman's relentless, driving minimalist framework

The final track's slow dissolution into a devastatingly quiet piano melody that feels like a fading memory

Where This Album Departs

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