Search - Chris Opperman :: Klavierstücke

Chris Opperman
Klavierstücke
Genres: Jazz, New Age, Classical

Track Listings (18) - Disc #1
1. The Jeans of R. Mattoon
2. T. Williams
3. Ballad for a Rainy Sunday Afternoon
4. Tunguska
5. Sophia's Dream
6. Injun Joe!
7. Dance of the B. Pastries
8. Dodecahedron
9. An Anton Webern Moment
10. The Metamorphic Waltz
11. The 11th Evening
12. Indifference
13. Hypocrisy
14. Leave
15. Crusade
16. Melodious Monk
17. H?ggenkiss
18. ...as if it were made of glass.

CD Details

All Artists: Chris Opperman
Title: Klavierstücke
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Purple Cow Records
Original Release Date: 9/25/2001
Release Date: 9/25/2001
Genres: Jazz, New Age, Classical
Style: Instrumental
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 663340000323

Synopsis

Album Description

Chris Opperman's sophomore effort, Klavierstücke (known to his fans as "the pretty piano record"), focuses on Opperman's idiosyncratic style of piano playing as he performs several of his piano compositions (and improvises a couple more). This CD features some of Opperman's prettiest music, including T. Williams, Melodious Monk, and ...as if it were made of glass..

CD Reviews

"Pretty piano album" indeed!

Ray Holmes | Ramona, CA United States | 12/20/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Unfortunately, I don't think "pretty" does this album justice. Gorgeous is, perhaps, more like it. Chris Opperman is somehow able to blend wierd, beautiful, harsh, confusing, happy, fun, interesting, and about a billion other adjectives into one heck of a solo piano album. From the wierd, disjunct sounds of "the jeans of r. mattoon" all the way to the unearthly beauty of "...as if it were made of glass." Klavierstucke is varied and intricate enough to entertain the harshest critics...including myself. So, if you enjoy piano albums, or even if you don't, you should by this gem...right now. Enjoy!These are some of my favorite tracks:
the jeans of r. mattoon, t. williams, ballad for a rainy sunday afternoon, sophia's dream, dodecahedron, an anton webern moment, hypocrisy, melodious monk, huggenkiss, and ...as if it were made of glass."

File under Awesome

Maryann Martin | Boise, ID | 03/01/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I friend of mine bought this album for me and I absolutely love it. It's the perfect thing to put on during dinnertime or when looking to relax. It has a nice mix of uptempo and downbeat songs. Most classical bores me to death, but I just had to come say something nice about this CD!..."