Introspection Album
$24.99
Introspection is Alan Griffiths’ well-received debut solo album consisting of 9 piano pieces. Griffiths composed this music in Melbourne where he resides.
To hear excerpts of each track click here
Description
Composer: Alan Griffiths, Pianist: Evgeny Ukhanov, Recording and editing: Allan Neuendorf at Burwood Sound Studios, Piano Technician and tuner: David Farrell. Mixing: Craig Field at Underwood Studios, Mastering: Joseph Carra’ at Crystal Mastering, Post Mastering: Adrian Akkerman at Incubator Studio, Photography: Jackie Clements www.jackieclementsphotography.com
‘The music ebbs and flows, rising to pitches of excitement, then lapsing back into melancholy. That is scarcely an unusual expressive combination, but it is achieved with great skill…’
(News Weekly)
Track 1 – Reverie II
Composed in 1990 when Alan was 23 years old, he later dedicated this piece to his late younger brother Michael who passed away in 2016.
‘… Reverie I, II and III, … outstanding examples of the great compositional balance of virtuosity, simplicity, fragility and drama that Griffiths achieves in Introspection.’
(Cut|Common Magazine)
Track 2 – Rhapsody & Fantasia
‘Rhapsody & Fantasia effectively contrasts angst with sweet reminiscence’
(Fanfare Magazine, New York)
Track 3 – 3 Meditations
Track 4 – 2/3rd Fugue
‘the piece is tripartite, the outer sections of which are fugal, encasing a gentler central span that is non-imitative.’
(Fanfare Magazine)
Track 5 – Reverie I
‘… Reverie I, II and III, … outstanding examples of the great compositional balance of virtuosity, simplicity, fragility and drama that Griffiths achieves in Introspection.’
(Cut|Common Magazine)
Track 6 – A Touch Of Tango
‘The wit of A Touch of Tango is wonderful’
(Fanfare Magazine)
Track 7 – Reverie III
‘… Reverie I, II and III, … outstanding examples of the great compositional balance of virtuosity, simplicity, fragility and drama that Griffiths achieves in Introspection.’
(Cut|Common Magazine)
Track 8 – Motif & Variations
Track 9 – Till We Meet Again
‘Originally intended as a farewell to listeners, the 1991 piece Till we meet again took on a different tint when the composer’s brother died. Its mood links to that of the first piece on the disc, Reverie II, as if a journey has come to a satisfying end.’
(Fanfare Magazine)
Digital Booklet
Additional information
| Weight | 0.1 kg |
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| Dimensions | 14.3 × 12.4 × 10.4 cm |
| Introspection Album | CD, Digital Download |
Horst Meister –
Hello Alan,
Congratulations on bringing this worthy project and beautiful work to
completion. This is a blessing and uplifting album in line with my own
energy, spirit and heart.
Thank You and Congratulations.
Anne Wilson –
Hey Al,
I’m in my living room listening to your CD, and I’m overwhelmed by the
beauty of what you’ve created.
It’s fresh but not jarringly different, familiar yet a new discovery.
The music is confident and subtle and complex (and that Evgeny dude
isn’t half bad either) and I feel like I’m being taken on a journey
through a rich life, with my heart held wide open to the tenderness
and strength and pride and sorrow and anger and love and everything in
between.
You’re a bloody genius Al, thank you for giving this to the world.
Cheers,
Anne
Tony Asquith –
Hello Alan…I’m alone and listetening to your magnificent CD..Iam no classical music expert…but this music is quite special…..as I listen….I think of Michael….such a gentle a beautiful soul..!!.. All those times …those shifts….so many times I would be there….perhaps a little unwell…low of mood …bad shoulder..,.whatever…Michael would be the one to notice….and say…and show concern…..we often would listen to Mozart… Together….today I’m back to work..as tears form in my eyes….you are a superb composer.!!. And the pianest is also magnificent…. The quality of sound thru my 20 year old pioneer amp and ancient Paradigm speakers is wonderful…sounds like I’m in a room with the grand piano in front of me….sounds so real.!!. And intimate..!!.. Congratulations!!… You must be very proud….Thank you so much for this gift!!.. I will treasure it !!… Next playing tonight after midnight….Kindest regards ..Tony..
Ynte de Groot –
Dear Alan,
In the mean time we received your CD in good order.
We really enjoy your music – especially the Fugue is great.
(from the first time the motif is played I even made a ringtone for my iPhone – some sacrilege i’m afraid 🙂
We like that your music is no ‘easy listening’, but has depth.
Off course: whenever you are in Europe: contact us for a visit!!
Great Jackie from us
Kind regards!
Douwe-Anne Walsma & Ynte de Groot