Quiet Places

Product Description Andreas Vollenweider stands for sold out tours worldwide in auditoriums like Carnegie Hall or Radio City Music Hall in New York, Universal Amphitheatre Los Angeles, Palladium in London, NHK Hall in Tokyo or Town Hall in Sydney. He has released 18 albums from 1980 to the present day and has sold more than 15 million physical records. Grammy Award, Latin Grammy and World Music Award as well as other Grammy nominations, most recently in 2007, stand for his unique success. In 2012 he received the Swiss Music Award in the category Outstanding Achievement for his ‘continuing life’s work’.In 2015, Vollenweider develops a special music for a research project of the Neonatology Department of the University Hospital of Geneva. The focus is on the massive developmental problems of premature births and the question of what sound and music could do to support them. In it’s January 2019 issue, the National Geographic Magazine described the surprisingly great success of the project as ‘one of the 12 innovations that will revolutionize the future of medicine’.2020: After almost forty years of successful musical creation, Andreas Vollenweider dares to embark on a new, great adventure – his first novel! 450 pages, which will be released in a print edition and digitally as an e-book. It will also be released as an audio book with lots of music, read by Christoph Gaugler. And in addition the album, inspired by the theme of the novel, on CD, vinyl and of course digitally, the first work of a musical trilogy: ‘Quiet Places’. Quiet, contemplative music, subtle, touching and yet powerful and dynamic, with Isabel Gehweiler, cello, and Walter Keiser, drums.Media Review Subtly captivating musical power Subtly captivating musical power Andreas Vollenweider QUIET PLACES: Andreas plays harp and piano on this new release, and is joined by Isabel Gehweiler on cello, with Walter Keiser doing drums & percussion, and if you re looking for music that will help calm your spirit, there is no more subtly captivating musical power than this beautiful album provides before I listened to the music, I watched the following video from his LIVE@HOME series you ll want to watch it, too, I believe you ll find many other enchanting performances when you SUBSCRIBE to the Andreas Vollenweider topic channel on YouTube I did it right away. Andreas and his musical partners are masters at creating music that touches your spirit with the wonders of beauty, and that was especially evident on the swirling ”The Pyramidians” if I were on the nominating committees, this song would immediately be considered for (and WIN) an award! You will FEEL (and see) the roving soul as you listen to ”Wandering” I just loved the piano on this performance; it conveys a real sense of movement the recording is pure perfection, but be sure you listen to this piece (as well as the others) with your headphones on, so you can hear every little nuance. Andreas’s music has been noted as very therapeutic by many therapists if you listen to my personal choice for favorite of the ten tunes offered up, you will hear why the title track, ”Come To The Quiet Place”, uses the ”space between the notes” to wrap you in serenity and help you escape the terrors that abound in the world today! I give Andreas and his high-talent artists a MOST HIGHLY RECOMMENDED rating, with an ”EQ” (energy quotient) score of 4.99 for this highly engaging musical adventure. Get more information on Andreas s website. By Dick Metcalf, editor –Contemporary Fusion Reviews – August 7, 2020 The Swiss harp ace reached enough of you successfully that he was able to take a 10 year powder and regroove himself. Making his original impact on the pop side of a classical label, you can feel him stretching his classical muscles here in the company of his co-horts. Whether serious and heavy or not, he’s still a nimble, sprightly player who strums his harp with a smile you can feel. A delightful set that will bring back memories of how satisfying it was to listen to a well done album all the way through, particularly when it takes you to places out of the ordinary. Chris Spector –Midwest Record review 7/31/2020 …an intimate, melodically eloquent, rhythmically eclectic and classically tinged set of vibrant exotic dances and introspective meditations. Creating dreamy, lushly textured soundscapes with his ensemble of pianist Isabel Gehweiler and drummer Walter Keizer… Jonathan Widran, Music Connection The performances on the album are nothing short of flawless. The Jazz Owl …As a music reviewer, I rarely say it, but ‘Quiet Places’ is a must. It is easily one of the finest New Age music releases in 2020. It also an excellent addition to Vollenweider’s discography… BT Fasmer –New Age Music Guide