The Spirit of the Tao Te Ching

1. Sunrise

2. Water

3. Lake Joy

4. Heaven

5. Mountains in the Mist

6. Earth

7. Thunder

8. Wind

9. Tao

The Spirit of the Tao Te Ching,Richard Warner,Narada,Contemporary Instrumental,Meditation,New Age / Meditation,Pop,World Music

Average customer rating:

Mellow, light and playful
Tai Chi Music
Not What You Expect...
not what you're looking for
The Tao of Richard Warner

The Spirit of the Tao Te Ching
Richard Warner
Manufacturer: Narada
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | International | Styles | Music

General | New Age | Styles | Music

Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000005OZO
Release Date: 1996-06-04

Tracks:

Sunrise
Water
Lake Joy
Heaven
Mountains In The Mist
Earth
Thunder
Wind
Tao

Customer Reviews:

Mellow, light and playful.......2003-12-31

Flutist and composer Richard Warner combines accoustic winds, electronic keyboards, nature sounds and light percussion to evoke moods inspired by the eight trigrams of Taoist I-Ching symbolism: heaven, earth, fire, water, thunder, wind, lake, and mountain. Less oriental-sounding than might be expected, this gentle combination of accoustic and electronic sounds in both traditional and modern musical styles took me a little while to get used to. Now, however, I find it to be refreshing and delightful listening. The CD insert, proclaiming this album to be Warner's debut on the Narada label, touts his "diverse musical influences", and indeed each of his nine compositions on "Spirit of the Tao Te Ching" is noticeably different from the others. Some of the selections ("Thunder" and "Heaven") reflect oriental musical styles, while one ("Earth") is definitely colored by African traditions and others ("Sunrise", Water", "Mountains in the Mist" and "Wind") utilize various but standard New Age techniques. I still find myself wishing for a real guzheng (traditional Chinese zither) now and then to accompany Warner's sublime flutes ... But the synthesizers, voiced to imitate a guzheng, chimes, western reeds and strings, echoes, and even plunking drops of water have a charm all their own, particularly for listeners who have come to expect their use in New Age music. My favorite track is the last one, "Tao", which showcases Warner's meandering, hypnotic, wooden-flute improvisations with only chimes in the background. It is similar in effect to his two-CD set, "Quiet Heart / Spirit Wind", which contains the same, spare instrumentation and is highly recommended. Other relaxing, positive CDs featuring a variety of light styles with both western and Asian instruments are "Calming Massage" and "Natural Massage" by Tim and Paul Frantzich.

Tai Chi Music.......2002-12-08

We use this CD for Tai Chi music. It is truly top notch. Disregard the negative reviews, they are based on expectations based on his prior flute CD. If you are looking for a flute CD, look elsewhwere. This is not a flute CD, but the music is pure genius.

Not What You Expect..........2001-08-08

Nothing like his previous "Quiet Heart / Spirit Wind" CD Set, which I loved. A letdown, and only 47 minutes - I'm glad. I'll go back to enjoying his previous effort - I'm listening to "Spirit Wind" as I write this! Calming.

not what you're looking for.......2001-04-03

for those searching for enlightenment or a good piece of original composition on traditional instruments, look elsewhere! Sadly I must state this was a good idea gone wrong. The music quickly changed from what sounded like a good thing into noise and piano-ish sounds. Not what I was after! I find this happens so often with "native" sounds, whether it be North Americal, australian aboriginal, celtic, etc. You're probably looking for something more along the line of Nawang Khechog's work - a real ex-buddist monk. Skip this and move on.

The Tao of Richard Warner.......2001-04-02

Ahh! Another gem from a true master of creative enlightened musical harmony! This album flows along the path (Tao - The Way) without judgement or argument in the union and serenity of philosophical Taoism. The bamboo flute is a difficult instrument to master, invented as a form of medatation over two thousand years ago by the Soto School. Richard Warner's mastery conveys the peace of the ages in another musical treasure! If you missed Spirit Wind before - don't now - the path has brought you home!

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