Winter Into Spring (Piano Solos)

Description

Product description George Winston ~ Winter Into Spring More like
poems for piano than traditional, structured songs, the music of George
Winston plays like a lyrical soundtrack to the natural world’s rhythms, and
nowhere is this more brilliantly enacted than on his third album, Winter into
Spring. There are wondrous, beautiful melodies here, but what’s amazing is
Winston’s intense inspiration that spills from his spirit and flows straight
to the keys. He uses simple techniques that would hardly impress the most
intellectual of music critics but can bring any listener with an artist’s
heart to tears. Tense and full of motion, his Steinway urgently rolls through
songs like aspen leaves fluttering in the wind. From the first sparse,
tinkling notes of “January Stars,” Winston pulls you into his solitary
dreamscape and doesn’t let you go until the CD’s end. During “January Stars”
it’s hard not to imagine standing in crunchy snow while staring up at stars
glittering in a black, expansive sky. Another standout, the 10-minute “Rain,”
may be the most archetypal of Winston pieces. Beginning with serene,
deliberate melodies, the piece jumps into a chiming complexity that grows
until the listener is drenched in streams of urgent, rushing-watery notes.
It’s fitting Winston named this album after a transition because the music
couldn’t take you to lovelier places. A masterpiece. –Karen Karleski

Features:

Product Details:

• Target Species: Cat
• Occasion: New year, Holiday, Birthday, Thanksgiving
• League: X Games
• Number of Items: 1
• Neck Style: Round Neck
• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.59 x 4.92 x 0.39 inches; 2.88 Ounces
• Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Windham Hill Records
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ 19341101925
• Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 21, 2006
• Label ‏ : ‎ Windham Hill Records
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
• Best Sellers Rank: #13,359 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl) #26 in New Age Instrumental Music #82 in New Age Meditation Music #238 in Adult Alternative (CDs & Vinyl)