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Painting the Sun描繪太陽
藝 術 家:David Lanz大衛·蘭茲
音樂類型:New Age/Neoclassical/Piano Instrumental
音樂風格:器樂獨奏
發行公司:Shanchie Entertainment
發行時間:2008年8月19日
唱片編號:SH 5163
專輯介紹:
來自西北太平洋岸的西雅圖市的鋼琴家David Lanz(大衛.藍茲)也具有原住民血統。早在十幾歲的時候就在幾個搖滾樂隊裏擔任了演奏，之後在西雅圖一家小型夜總會裏，David Lanz鋼琴獨奏的風格開始顯現。夜總會的要求是既演奏固定曲目，也演奏流行歌曲，David Lanz則在其中加入了自己的一些原創，由於顧客們的反應不錯，不久，他就基本上只演奏自己的作品了。他早期的鋼琴獨奏專輯時至今日還是Narada品牌最暢銷的作品。與吉他手Paul Speer的兩度合作也進入了Billboard專輯排行榜。88年發表的《Cristofori's Dream》堪稱是他最成功的作品，乃為紀念十七世紀末意大利的鋼琴發明家Bartolomeo Cristofori所作，曾經登上告示牌New Age排行榜冠軍寶座達廿七周，並在榜內停留近兩年之久。
Album Review
The master new age piano pioneer took a cool and rhythmic detour in the early 2000s, working with some top smooth jazz stars to create a spirited, radio-friendly hybrid he playfully referred to as "smooth age." After returning to his roots (and his original label, Narada) with the atmospheric Spirit Romance, his 2005 dual project with flutist Gary Stroutsos, Lanz, on his beautiful and impressionistic Shanachie debut Painting the Sun, comes full-circle back to the elegant and contemplative (but still engagingly melodic) solo piano vibe that launched his career 25 years earlier. His original idea for the album title was "A Time for Peace," but taking a walk around his Seattle area home on a sunny spring day found him looking up and thinking about the artistic spirit of one's soul and energy--which is what has always emerged in his deepest musings throughout his career. Beyond the eloquently stated originals (highlighted by the hypnotic title track, the highly improvisational "Spanish Blue," a thoughtful "Hymn," and the dark toned, moody "Evening Song"), Lanz mines the familiar ground of his musical influences as he covers the Pete Seeger-composed Byrds classic "Turn Turn Turn." This lush reading continues in the whimsical spirit of his 1998 British Invasion tribute Songs from an English Garden. Lanz did well crossing over with smooth audiences, but this long-awaited project makes it clear that he expresses his truest heart when he's sitting at the piano channeling heavenly inspiration. ~ Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide.
Painting the Sun這張新專輯的發行商從David Lanz一直追隨的Narada轉到了Shanachie,曲風也轉變回了曾經的鋼琴獨奏路線。為了制作這張新專輯，David Lanz甚至把家從西雅圖搬到了華盛頓的寧靜郊區，以獲取創作靈感。看來在經歷了一段時期世界音樂的嘗試後，這位資深的老鋼琴藝人準備回歸本性，融入自然了。
專輯曲目:
01.Painting the Sun
02.Spanish Blue
03.Enchantment
04.Her Solitude
05.First Snow
06.Turn Turn Turn(To Everything There Is a Season)
07.Hymn:Sanctuary Rose Rondo in G Minor
08.Evening Song
09.Midnight Reverie
10.Daybreak Flower
11.Sleeping Dove(Salish Lullaby)
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