Trilogies; Danaë Vlasse
Danaë Xanthe Vlasse courageously reaches for, grasps, and embraces the challenge of creating new compositions for lovers of the Classical piano style. The CD album's liner notes speak best to her accomplishment.
"Award-winning composer and pianist Danaë Xanthe Vlasse offers a collection of new works for piano in the style of the great 19th Century Romantic tradition. Each type of piece seeks a different sort of experience, from feeling simple moments of quiet pleasure, to great prolonged adventures full of contrasting moods. The three "Fantaisies" are grandest in scope and tell epic stories of emotional battles such as succumbing to madness, facing the unknown, defying death, and overcoming great internal obstacles. The "Nocturnes" seek to explore different nighttime landscapes; some are quite serene, while others are more imposing. The "Petite Valses" were all conceived as little lullabies. Finally, the three "Preludes" celebrate scenes of daily life, each one inspired by a different mood".
Update: The piece "Swansong" (Trilogies, track #2) is now a music video; "...full of all the deeply Romantic imagery that guided my pencil as I first composed this music", says Danaë.