Desert Bloom

1. Desert Bloom

2. Ocean Wave

3. Blue Odyssey

4. Jig

5. Waiting for Rain

6. Harmonica Sunrise

7. Clear Running Stream

8. Alpenglow

9. Open Road

10. Dreamscapes

11. Tea at Midnight

12. Fire Dance

Editorial Reviews

Carol Wright: NAPRA
Desert Bloom by Anton Mizerak, Karl Joseph, and Chuck Wilson. If there is such a catagory as "country western New Age," this is it. It's Anton Mizerak's sixth release, and frankly, my favorite so far. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Product Description
Desert Bloom is a sonic celebration of the magic that blooms inside the totally open heart. We have created this music with the intention of inspiring love, compassion and creativity to blossom forth in your heart and in your life. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Desert Bloom

Desert Bloom,Anton Mizerak,Shastasong,Mystical Minimalism,New Age / Meditation,Pop,Progressive Electronic,Techno-Tribal

Average customer rating:

Seven Mirrors

Manufacturer: New World Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music
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Release Date: 2005-01-31

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Grand Alap
Grand Spiral ("Desert Flowers Bloom")

Album Description

The work of Cambodian-American composer Chinary Ung (b. 1942) represents one of the more successful attempts to accomplish a musical integration of East and West, resulting in a style that is uniquely his own. In general, Ung's music is resplendent with lush romantic harmonies, rhythmic complexities, and lyrical melodic passages, an amalgamation that, together with his own idiosyncratic compositional technique, has evolved over the course of time.

Both Asian and Western elements are readily discernible in Spiral VI (1992), probably one of Ung's best examples of achieving a true integration of these ideas. Spiral VI is constantly changing, expanding, or contracting, and has been described as having a "floating" feeling despite its precise rhythmic notation. Seven Mirrors (1997) is a challenging solo piano work that is comprised of seven short virtuosic movements, each of a different character, but all linked either musically or thematically. Familiar piano gestures reflect postmodern characteristics that prevailed in the last quarter of the twentieth century, and each movement is assigned a fanciful title that "describes" the nature of the music.

Grand Alap (1996) has a fascinating array of sonic effects, both in the instrumental and vocal parts. More than thirteen different percussion instruments are in constant motion under the amplified cello passages, providing continuity and unity to the work.

In the words of the composer, the source of inspiration for Grand Spiral ("Desert Flowers Bloom") (1992) was "the image of a translucent piece of sculpture that is constantly moving and rotating in the desert while reflecting sunlight as perhaps a prism would." The post-impressionist aspect of Grand Spiral should come as no surprise since Debussy was one of Ung's early heroes of composition. This work shows Ung to be a consummate orchestrator, with an uncanny sense of how to combine instrumental colors in order to produce his desired result. Of related interest: 80412

Desert Bloom
Average customer rating:

mellow

Very mellow

Great CD

Desert Bloom
Anton Mizerak
Manufacturer: Shastasong
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | New Age | Styles | Music
Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music
Electronic | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music
General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music
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When Angels Dream

When Angels Dream, Vol. 2

ASIN: B000001JYY
Release Date: 1997-05-01

Tracks:

Desert Bloom
Ocean wave
Blue Odyssey
The Jig
Waiting for Rain
Hrmonica Sunrise
Clear Running stream
Alpenglow
Open Road
Dreamscapes
Tea at Midnight
Fire Dance

Album Description

Desert Bloom is a sonic celebration of the magic that blooms inside the totally open heart. We have created this music with the intention of inspiring love, compassion and creativity to blossom forth in your heart and in your life.

Customer Reviews:

mellow .......2007-05-25

Nice mellow tape but it was too western like for me. Perhaps a good tape for someone who travels a lot to the West (California, New Mexico, Arizona etc) or someone who travels to Mexico as well
AMber

Very mellow.......2003-09-30

I got the cd from a family member of Mr. Mizerak, and I enjoy listening to it on repeat at night when I sleep... very mellow music, it is soothing.

Great CD.......1999-08-10

Absolutely wonderful CD. Each track is a beautiful blend of instruments, with the kind of melody and shape that leaves me smiling and humming.

Average customer rating:

Very Good Music

Chinary Ung: Grand Spiral

Manufacturer: Composers Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

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General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000005TXP
Release Date: 1996-05-21

Tracks:

Grand Spiral For Symphonic Band
Spiral II
Khse Buon For Violin Solo
Mohori
khse Buon For Cello Solo
Tall Wind

Customer Reviews:

Very Good Music.......2004-05-14

I have heard Grand Spiral played live. It was very very engaging. Chinary Ung writes some very nice music. It's very raw sometimes - which also is very likeable. If you like this CD, buy it. Support a very good and deserving composer.