[11/10/2008]田园派钢琴王子Greg Maroney葛瑞格.马洛尼《Songs of the Wat
【新世纪钢琴】美国新世纪田园派钢琴王子Greg Maroney葛瑞格·马洛尼1997年专辑《Songs of the Water Rose 水玫瑰之歌》 (MP3 320K)
中文名称:《水玫瑰之歌》 英文名称:《Songs of the Water Rose》 艺 术 家:Greg Maroney (葛瑞格.马洛尼) 唱片公司:Hen House Records 唱片编号:B000H5VB0G 发行时间:July 7, 1997 音乐风格:New Age/piano amazon评级:★★★★★ 资源类型:320kmp3/cbr 专辑时长:47:43 min
"Songs of the Water Rose" is Greg Maroney's first album, and was composed and recorded when he lived in California. It is interesting to go through a composer's work in reverse order as I have done with Maroney's, as often there is a very big change in styles as the artist grows and matures. "The Sentinel," was the first of Maroney's CDs that I reviewed, and remains a favorite, but his debut is also quite good. As with his other releases, there is a combination of quiet pieces and some that are bigger and more turbulent. Of the quieter pieces, I really like "Simple Pleasures" with its warm sense of contentment and gentle flow. "Alexander's Calling" is also very beautiful in a joyful, peaceful kind of way. My favorite piece, though, is the bigger and more powerful "Midnight Awakenings." It feels very much like those times when you wake up during the night and your brain just will not shut down and let you go back to sleep. Several moods and trains of thought run through the piece from musings to worries and turmoil. Maroney lets the themes build and then trail off quietly, and then they start in again - much as those thought processes do during a restless night. This is a really effective piece! Greg Maroney is certainly among the best of our contemporary pianist/composers,and I hope he'll get the exposure he needs to become more widely known. "Songs of the Water Rose" is highly recommended!
01 Whistling Sun (04:16) 02 Song for Jana (04:14) 03 Midnight Awakenings (06:09) 04 Silence Between the Raindrops (03:47) 05 Sweet Saturday (04:39) 06 Simple Pleasures (04:10) 07 Sunrise through the Redwoods (03:47) 08 Waltz to our Future (04:54) 09 Wing River (02:48) 10 Alexander's Calling (03:40) 11 Faith Returned (05:19)