Rick Wakeman - Melancholia Rick Wakeman
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THE STUNNING NEW PIANO OPUS FROM RICK WAKEMAN - 12-TRACKS OF INSTRUMENTAL PIANO MASTERY FROM THE LEGENDARY YES KEYSMAN, PRESENTED ON DIGIPACK CD/ SPECIAL EDITION 2-DISC CD+DVD INCLUDING HIGH RESOLUTION AUDIO & 'INSIDE MELANCHOLIA' SHORT FILM / LP / INDIE EXC SILVER VINYL LP.
"one of the most meaningful suites of piano music I have ever done" - Rick Wakeman
With 'Melancholia', Rick Wakeman completes a remarkable trilogy of solo piano works that began with 'Piano Portraits' (2017) & continued with 'Piano Odyssey' (2018) - both landmark albums that found him reaching new heights of popularity & critical esteem as a solo artist.
But while those records looked outward, reinterpreting beloved melodies & exploring sweeping themes, 'Melancholia' turns inward, inviting us into the most personal, introspective & perhaps profound music of Wakeman's storied career.
The album began, as so much of Wakeman's finest work has, with a quiet moment at the piano.
One afternoon, his wife Rachel overheard him playing a contemplative piece - what would later become "Garo" - & was struck by its quiet emotional power.
And because she knew well that he often turned to the piano in times of sadness or inner turbulence, using music as a kind of emotional compass, she encouraged him to share it.
What followed was not a conceptual record in the traditional sense, but a deeply cohesive suite, written intuitively at first & later shaped in collaboration with long-time producer & engineer Erik Jordan at The Granary Studio in Norfolk.
Recorded on a beautiful Steinway Model D, the sound of 'Melancholia' is rich, resonant & stripped bare in the most delicate way.
"Long live the King of the Keyboards" - Sunday Express
Wakeman, of course, needs little introduction.
A virtuoso keyboardist, composer & arranger, he rose to fame with Yes, helping to define the sound of progressive rock & earning his place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
His solo output spans over a hundred albums, from grand concept works to soundtracks & acoustic meditations.
In 2021, he was awarded a CBE for services to music & broadcasting.
Rick continues to be prolific on the live scene with a UK tour scheduled in Autumn 2025.
This edition of 'Melancholia' is presented as a 4-panel digipack CD.
Track List
Disc 1
Side 1
1. Sitting At The Window ( 03:24 )
2. Reflection ( 03:41 )
3. Pathos ( 04:13 )
4. Dance Of The Ghosts ( 03:57 )
5. Alone ( 04:46 )
6. The Morning Light ( 03:28 )
7. Garo ( 03:50 )
8. All In The Mind ( 05:01 )
9. Sea Of Tranquility ( 02:59 )
10. Missing ( 03:39 )
11. Watching Life ( 03:50 )
12. Melancholia ( 03:39 )
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