自从15年前我第一次评价他的第一张专辑《Dream Manifestation》以来，Ron Clearfield (雷恩·克里菲)一直是我最喜欢的大提琴演奏家之一。Clearfield经常被治疗师和治疗专家告知，他们发现他的音乐对他们的治疗特别有效，这一点也不足为奇。人们对大提琴进行了声学研究，结果表明大提琴的声波模式与人类的声音最为接近，Clearfield观察到这种特性具有深远的治疗能力。在专辑的内页说明中，Clearfield描述了两个特别深刻而有力的例子：他的音乐如何让一个患有严重多动症的并且感觉自己的头就像着火了一样的小男孩平静下来；他如何为一位昏迷的朋友演奏，这位朋友曾遭遇可怕的车祸，几周都没有反应，而Clearfield的音乐只用了几分钟就让他有了反应，并开始了漫长的康复之旅。这些令人惊叹的故事再次证明了音乐不可思议的力量。

《The Healing Muse》 (疗愈缪斯女神)中收录的13首曲目都非常出色。例如04. Nana 3:22与13. The Marriage Of Heaven And Earth 5:44等曲目，Clearfield用大提琴和键盘演奏，竹笛、古筝、银笛、竖琴、键盘、吉他、打击乐、英国管、小提琴和中提琴等乐器均有客座演奏。这些作品在音色和结构上都非常古典，旋律优美，情感深沉，美得无法用语言表达。引用我之前的一篇评论："大提琴是一种充满灵性的乐器，在Clearfield的手中，它歌唱、哭泣、舞蹈，给人以慰藉和希望"。如果您想体验美妙音乐的治愈力量，或者只是想欣赏一个小时令人难以置信的纯音乐魔法，请一定来体验一下《The Healing Muse》。它绝对会成为我2014年最喜爱的专辑之一！我向您致以最诚挚的推荐。

"The Healing Muse" is a compilation of the most soothing, uplifting and healing pieces from cellist, composer and keyboardist Ron Clearfield’s three previous albums, "Music In the Silence" (2006 - six tracks), "Time On Earth" (2000 - three tracks), and "Dream Manifestation" (1998 - four tracks). After the piano, the cello is my favorite musical instrument and Clearfield has been one of my top favorite cellists since I first reviewed "Dream Manifestation" more than fif years ago. It comes as no surprise that Clearfield has often been told by therapists and healing professionals that they find his music especially effective in their practices. The cello has been studied sonically and shown to have the closest wave pattern to the human voice and Clearfield has observed this quality to have profound healing abilities. In the liner notes of the album, Clearfield describes two particularly poignant and powerful examples of how his music calmed a young boy with severe ADHD who felt like his head was on fire and how playing for a comatose friend who had been in a horrendous car wreck and was unresponsive for weeks responded to Clearfield’s music after only a few minutes and began the long journey to recovery. These are amazing stories that again prove the incredible power of music.

Ron Clearfield is also a conductor and graduated Summa Cum Laude with Bachelors and Masters degrees from the New England Conservatory of Music. His father was a professional clarinetist who performed with major orchestras throughout the United States and Ron’s grandfather, originally from Russia, was a fine pianist and teacher. Clearfield performs on a beautifully restored cello made in 1696.

The thir tracks on "The Healing Muse" are all extraordinary. Clearfield performs on cello and keyboards; guest artists appear on bamboo flute, zither, silver flute, harp, keyboards, guitar, percussion, English horn, violins, and viola. Very classical in sound and structure, the pieces are melodic, deeply emotional and more beautiful than I can put into words. To quote one of my earlier reviews, “The cello is such a soulful instrument, and in Clearfield's hands, it sings, cries, dances, and offers solace and hope.” To experience the healing power of beautiful music - or simply for an incredibly moving hour of pure musical magic - be sure to experience "The Healing Muse." It will definitely be one of my Favorite Albums for 2014! I give it my highest recommendation.