Elements Series: Fire

Editorial Reviews
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The title Fire might suggest roiling textures or a conflagration of sound, but this volume of Peter Kater's four-disc Elements series is golden sunsets and hearthside caresses. Purely acoustic, Fire has a nostalgic aura. Paul McCandless's pennywhistles and Ludvig Girdland's violin lend it a Celtic flavor on tracks like "Eternal Sunshine," while on "The Way Home" that same fiddle takes on a tinge of Americana, framing McCandless's forlorn oboe and Kater's pensive piano. In fact, Kater sounds like he's writing words on a page, contemplating each note before he lets it drop. The entire disc has the intuitive feel of guided improvisations, like you might expect from highly-attuned jazz players, but with a greater concern for the ensemble sound than the individual solo. It's difficult to play music this introspective, and sometimes it feels painfully slow, but guided by a sense of melancholy and contemplation, Peter Kater and company pull it off. --John Diliberto

Product Description
Like fire blazing across a dry mountain meadow, our creative and passionate instincts can carry us to places we've never been. Cultivating our inner flame can lead to great intuition, purity and power. Being human, and heat seeking by nature, it is our destiny to rise from the ashes of what we've known and be reborn again into our deeper potential and destiny. This all-acoustic recording features Grammy-nominated pianist-composer, Peter Kater; Grammy-nominated reed master, Paul McCandless, playing penny whistles, oboe, English horn and soprano saxophone; and virtuoso violinist, Ludvig Girdland. Let this music be your guide to that place where everything is possible, that place of Eternal Sunshine.

Elements Series: Fire

Elements Series: Fire,Peter Kater,Real Music,Contemporary Instrumental,New Age,New Age / Meditation,Pop

Elements Series: Fire

Average customer rating:

Great listening music

absolutely beautiful

Phenomenal Element Series

from Solo Piano Publications

Elements Series: Fire
Peter Kater
Manufacturer: Real Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | New Age | Styles | Music
Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000B6TR2U
Release Date: 2005-10-11

Tracks:

Eternal Sunshine 10:03
The Way Home 9:06
Twilight 11:12
Hearth Fire 5:50
Northern Lights 8:57
Solaris 7:27
Afterglow 7:45

Amazon.com

The title Fire might suggest roiling textures or a conflagration of sound, but this volume of Peter Kater's four-disc Elements series is golden sunsets and hearthside caresses. Purely acoustic, Fire has a nostalgic aura. Paul McCandless's pennywhistles and Ludvig Girdland's violin lend it a Celtic flavor on tracks like "Eternal Sunshine," while on "The Way Home" that same fiddle takes on a tinge of Americana, framing McCandless's forlorn oboe and Kater's pensive piano. In fact, Kater sounds like he's writing words on a page, contemplating each note before he lets it drop. The entire disc has the intuitive feel of guided improvisations, like you might expect from highly-attuned jazz players, but with a greater concern for the ensemble sound than the individual solo. It's difficult to play music this introspective, and sometimes it feels painfully slow, but guided by a sense of melancholy and contemplation, Peter Kater and company pull it off. --John Diliberto

Album Description

Like fire blazing across a dry mountain meadow, our creative and passionate instincts can carry us to places we've never been. Cultivating our inner flame can lead to great intuition, purity and power. Being human, and heat seeking by nature, it is our destiny to rise from the ashes of what we've known and be reborn again into our deeper potential and destiny. This all-acoustic recording features Grammy-nominated pianist-composer, Peter Kater; Grammy-nominated reed master, Paul McCandless, playing penny whistles, oboe, English horn and soprano saxophone; and virtuoso violinist, Ludvig Girdland. Let this music be your guide to that place where everything is possible, that place of Eternal Sunshine.

Customer Reviews:

Great listening music.......2007-01-03

Each song on this CD is beautiful. It's a quiet, contemplative compilation that provides superb ambiance for a romantic setting or simply a time to soothe yourself. I like to listen to Peter Kater's music when I engage in writing, which is often. The blend of piano and oboe is pleasing to the ear, and Kater's music enhances my own creative endeavors.

absolutely beautiful.......2006-04-22

This CD is wonderful. I recently got all 4 in the series and they just take you away - amazing! I am ordering these again for my mom and dad...they love to listen to beautiful relaxing music. Nobody could be disappointed with these new CDs. Peter Kater....I love ya!

Phenomenal Element Series.......2006-02-20

Peter Kater continues in his extraordinary yet simple style of providing music in the Element Series. I purchased the "Fire" CD of the series initially, and was so taken with it, that I immediately purchased the remaining 3 "element" CD's. Ranging from haunting to self-conscious, there is a presence to the the "Fire" CD that resonates with the soul. For any music lover who searches for music that provides the soundtrack to life in all of its facets, the "Fire" CD, as well as the entire Element series, is a must!

from Solo Piano Publications.......2005-11-11

"Fire" is one of the four-part Elements Series by Peter Kater. Like "Water," "Fire" is completely acoustic. It features Kater on piano, Paul McCandless on various wind instruments, and Ludvig Girland on violin. Kater was wise to not embellish the music, as these are three consummate artists who work together seamlessly, creating a warm, inviting, and soothing hour of musical beauty. Like water, in "real life," fire can be dangerous, frightening, and destructive, but Kater and company have focused on the soothing and healing qualities of the elements. On this album, it is more about candlelight and cozy fires in the fireplace than a raging inferno. Some of the seven tracks are quiet and ambient while others are a bit more passionate, but there are no hard edges or turbulence. This music is about being gently transported to a place of peaceful serenity, and succeeds extraordinarily well. All four CDs in this series are gorgeous, and my favorites are "Water" and "Fire." Pour yourself a nice glass of wine and find a comfy spot to relax and enjoy "Fire."

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