Summer (Special Edition)

提起美国最好的New Age艺人，人们都会不约而同的想到乔治·温斯顿(George Winston)。他是新世代音乐中极具代表性的卓越人物，精通各种乐器的演奏。尤以钢琴造诣最高。1949年生于美国密西根州的作曲家兼钢琴家乔治温斯顿，自1972年录制个人首张专辑演奏专辑至今，其柔美优雅极富文人气息的清新曲风，舒俊流畅、旋律优美的音乐，极具可听性，使乔治温斯顿成为先时代音乐界中极具代表性的卓越人物。有评论说，乔治.温斯顿的作品中都有一种空灵之美，仿佛身处于万籁俱静的寒带森林中，呼吸着那冷冽宁静中的清新的空气一般。 在1980年后，乔治.温斯顿出版了以四季流转为主题的作品：Autumn《秋季》（1980年）、Winter into Spring《辞冬》（1982年）、December《十二月》（1982年）、Summer 《夏季》（1991年）。 夏季花园的缤纷乡宴。乔治温斯顿(George Winston)轻快而明亮的曲风，跳跃着夏日的音符，仿若蝉声高张的夏季花园。虫鸣鸟语，花开缤纷，四射的阳光也将原野、河流照耀出粼粼波光，藏不住的丰夏气息，都随着乐声流转，浪漫肆意的盛放开来。 by Johnny Loftus Summer is George Winston's fourth collection of seasonably themed solo piano pieces. His deft touch on the keyboard is intact -- in fact, it's probably Winston's light hand that allows him to blend folk music, new age introspection, and jazz improvisation so ably. Opener "Living in the Country" finds an Irish traditional inside a Pete Seeger number, while "Loreta and Desireé's Bouquet, Pts. 1 & 2" evoke the countryside of Winston's native Montana. "Early Morning Range" is even clearer in its influence, crisp notes ringing out over tranquil chords like the first sight of the mountainside as you depart a field of tall sunflowers. Winston revisits Carmine Coppola's theme for the film Black Stallion, gives Randy Newman's "Living Without You" just the right touch of loneliness and warm memory, and the twinkling coda of the traditional "Corrina, Corrina" is the perfect foil to its roly-poly Americana main section. Other Summer highlights include an interpretation of Phillip Aaberg's "Spring Creek," and the Winston original "Hummingbird."