Reflections on the River

Track Listings

1. Bay Song

2. Friends

3. Sharen's Joy

4. Stillness of the Heart

5. My Favorite Place

6. Vistas

7. Emma

8. Dream Sequence

9. Tobago Two Step

10. Shenandoah Sunrise

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Peter Fields, a resident of Fredericksburg, Virginia, has captivated audiences in the U.S. and Europe with his mastery of diverse musical styles and unique approach to guitar techniques. His performances as finalist in the American Fingerstyle Guitar Festival and the National Guitar Championships, and the winning of the first prize in the Mid-Atlantic Song Writer's Contest established his position as a fresh, new voice in the world of virtuoso guitar music. He has composed scores for films and recieved commisions from choreographers to create original music for the ballet and modern dance. He has performed on the Washington Chamber Symphony recitalist series, released and album entitled Solo Guitar Music, which was selected as the best acoustic album of the year by Northern Virginia Rhythm, and has been nominated as Best Jazz Instrumentalist by the Washington Area Music Association. The title "Reflections on the River", on OhmnaMuZe Recordings, is his first solo release on an established label.

Band Members: Peter Fields - Solo Classical guitar
John Drymon - Keyboards
Keith Hoodock - Clarinet
Robert Jospe - Percussion
John Allen - Cymbols

Product Description
Peter Fields is a master of the classical guitar. He is an accomplished performer and composer, and is fluent in numerous styles of guitar. His repertoire ranges fromthe masterpeices of the classical guitar to extraordinary arrangements of R&B classics, as well as interpretations of ethnic music from various parts of the world. He can be heard on numerous recording projects on Polygram and various independent labels, and on many televisions programs.

Peter has lived his entire life in the Chesapeake Bay Area, and this title, "Reflections on the River", is a very personal musical reflection of the many influences that growing up and living in this area have had on his life and music. This project reflects Peter's own masterful synthesis of many musical styles from around the world into a music that is uniquely his own. He successfully combines warmth, honesty, technical precision, structural complexity and emotional depth and abandon into a coherent and satisfying whole. The virtuoso performance of his own original compositions which Peter gives on this CD constitutes a masterwork for one of the most supremely difficult-to-master instruments ever devised - the classical guitar.

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Reflections on the River,Pete Fields,Gopher Productions,Meditation,New Age,New Age / Meditation,Pop

Reflections on the River

Tracks:

Small River Flowing
By The Brook In The Woods
On The Boat
Ocean In Springtime
The Brook
Liquid Shadows
The Sunken Cathedral
Pictures Of The Floating World
Reflections In The Water

Customer Reviews:

Terrific for harp and asian/water sound lovers.......2005-08-30

This is the first harp-intensive CD I have bought, purchased after hearing selections from it on my classical music station, WGMS. Its even better than I expected. I love this CD! It is a great combination of familiar music by Debussy and other selections reminiscent of the flow and play of water, some with an wonderful asian flavor. This product would be great for soft mood music, background sound for an intimate dinner, etc. If you want or need only one harp CD, make this the one!!!

my new Kondonassis favorite.......2005-07-16

I needed a new CD player for my new relax space...Because this CD is my new "must have /required/ part of relax time".....the title "fits"...

SUBMERGE YOURSELF!!!.......2003-07-15

Tapping into the "mythological mystique" of the harp, and having "been mesmerized by water" since she "was a little girl," Yolanda Kondonassis compels our attention and praise with her atmospheric and flowing recital of "liquid thoughts," the aim of which is to musically combine and conceptualize conscious and subconscious images of brooks, rivers, oceans and imaginary universes of water. Drawing on a diverse collection of composers--- from Debussy [1862-1918] and Marcel Tournier [1879-1951] through the lesser known Michio Miyagi [1894-1956] and Alphonse Hasselmans [1845-1912] to George Rochberg [b.1918], whose own surprisingly luminous work, "Ukiyo-E," from the Japanese "Pictures of the Floating World," and, evocatively enough, the apt title of the CD is, at nearly thirteen minutes, the longest composition--- Kondonassis graces us. Her playing is subtle, caressing, fabulously impressionistic, and never less than convincing in establishing an inspired, other-worldly ambience. As well, with her own mysterious and memorable piece, "Liquid Shadows," she delves even further into moody fantasy. Due to the extraordinary ability of the harp to easily transport us to the most pleasurable of aural places, the enveloped listener is simply a captive audience, especially when the works are as remarkably meditative, reflective and soothing as they are here.

[Running time: 54:29]

Wow!.......2002-05-22

This is really a fantastically beautiful sounding CD. It is so dignified and spacey at the same time. The selections are extremely eclectic....a little Debussy...a little koto music....an orginal piece..but it all fits together and sounds very natural. If you are interested in something to listen to with the lights turned low, I don't think you can go wrong here.

hauntingly beautiful harp music.......1998-12-11

This is the most hauntingly, surreal, beautiful harp recording I have ever heard. I use it in my massage therapy practice all the time. Just perfect for relaxing to!!

Cynthia Phelps, Principal Viola of the New York Philharmonic

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Cynthia Phelps, Principal Viola of the New York Philharmonic

Manufacturer: Cala
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Duets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00000FDJE
Release Date: 2006-11-20

Tracks:

Con Piece
Lachrymae, Op.48
Son, Op.25, No.1: Broad
Son, Op.25, No.1: Very Lively And Strict
Son, Op.25, No.1: Very Slow
Son, Op.25, No.1: Quarter=600-640, Tearing Tempo, Wild, Tonal Beauty Is Incidental
Son, Op.25, No.1: Slow, With Great Expression
Duo in c, Op.5, No.3: Allegro Molto Con Expressione
Duo in c, Op.5, No.3: Rondo
Five For The Flowers Near The River: The Riverside Flowers Are Driving Me Crazy
Five For The Flowers Near The River: A Few Here Where The River Is Deep And The Bamboos Quiet
Five For The Flowers Near The River: Flowers Engulfing The Path, Thousands Weighing The Branches
Five For The Flowers Near The River: Butterflies Move Pause Move Pause; It's A Dance
Five For The Flowers Near The River: You Flowers Have Pity On A White-Haired Man
Marchenbilder, Op.113: Not Fast
Marchenbilder, Op.113: Lively
Marchenbilder, Op.113: Fast
Marchenbilder, Op.113: Slowly, With Melancholic Expression

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Reflections on the River
Pete Fields
Manufacturer: Gopher Productions
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | New Age | Styles | Music

Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music

General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music

International | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00000ICKB
Release Date: 1998-03-15

Tracks:

Bay Song
Friends
Sharen's Joy
Stillness of the Heart
My Favorite Place
Vistas
Emma
Dream Sequence
Tobago Two Step
Shenandoah Sunrise

Album Description

Peter Fields is a master of the classical guitar. He is an accomplished performer and composer, and is fluent in numerous styles of guitar. His repertoire ranges fromthe masterpeices of the classical guitar to extraordinary arrangements of R&B classics, as well as interpretations of ethnic music from various parts of the world. He can be heard on numerous recording projects on Polygram and various independent labels, and on many televisions programs.