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回复: 美国新世纪音乐家David Wahler大卫·瓦勒尔2021年专辑-Currents 流潮...

再在二楼补充下David Wahler官网https://www.davidwahler.com/currents-review对这张专辑的具体英语评价介绍原文，新冠肺炎疫情那会的“封锁”期间，这位音乐家在美国北加利福尼亚州的山区工作室坚持创作出这样一部音乐作品，还是很令人敬佩的，整张专辑收录的每首曲子虽然短，但都充满了大自然的流水清澈气息，尤其推荐专辑开篇第一首Tale这首曲子，运用的钢琴八音盒乐器十分灵动，同样很推荐~Currents by David Wahler Reviewby Kathy Parsons, MainlyPiano.com
Currents is a collection of seven original “miniatures for piano” by award-winning composer/pianist/keyboardist, David Wahler. Created in his Northern California mountain studio during a “lockdown” period of the COVID-19 pandemic, Wahler explores the emotions of isolation with this series of pieces, most of which are between two and four minutes long. Quoting the artist: “Seclusion, whether forced or willful, is a powerful backdrop for my creative process. I love to go deep inside and pull out the emotions I feel; adapting those emotions to notes on a score is a natural outcome for me.”

Known primarily for his electronic music, some of Wahler’s new pieces are for solo piano and some have additional instrumentation.

Currents is David Wahler’s ninth album to date and I have reviewed all but one of his albums since his 2009 debut, Antiquus. I’ve also become a big fan of his music, which is always deeply expressive and beautifully poetic, as is Currents.
The album begins with “Tale,” a piece performed on what sounds like a harpsichord. Wistful and dreamy in parts and more determined in others, it’s an intriguing start. “Looking In,” a piano piece with atmospheric keyboard washes, is both poignant and honest. A duet for piano and cello, “Gift” expresses strong melancholy feelings and perhaps a touch of loneliness.

“Giverny” layers soothing keyboard voices to evoke peaceful, magical images. It makes me think of fog rolling gently down the beach or soft rain on new flower buds - a favorite!
“Red Sky” returns to a harpsichord-like sound and pairs a couple of repeated notes with a haunting, mysterious melody that becomes more ambient in the middle and returns for the rest of the piece - I really like this one, too! The title track, “Currents,” is livelier and more light-hearted with a bit more orchestration and wordless voices. “Dusk” uses a slightly muted piano sound that allows some of the sounds from the piano action to become part of the music - soft, peaceful and magical. “Waiting” is another favorite. The left hand plays a rhythmic pattern that suggests the passage of time while the right hand is more expressive and emotional. “Margot” is very dark and despairing, but is also gorgeous and very deeply felt. “Falling Into” returns to a more ambient style that is relaxed and effortless, almost floating. Graceful and delicate, “Veil” soulfully expresses sadness as well as feelings of resignation.

I love the  honesty of “Vision.” Played on the slightly muted piano, the melancholy mood seems to flow from the artist’s fingers to the listener’s heart.
“Glance” brings the album to a pensive close with a piece that sometimes feels optimistic and sometimes feels tragic - not unlike this time in our lives.

Currents is available from Amazon, Bandcamp and Apple Music/iTunes as well as streaming sites like Spotify. It’s a beautiful musical journey!
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