Search - Douglas Trowbridge :: Songs Unspoken

The very best piano solos!!

Brian Lehman | 09/20/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This disc, which I purchased as a college student right after its release, is the most relaxing, yet important music ever recorded. There is not a particular track that stands out, for ALL of them do.I have listened to, enjoyed, and clung to releases by David Lanz and Suzanne Ciani, especially her Pianissimo series, but nothing has touched my heart like Mr. Trowbridge. You start with "Daybreak Communion" and it just gets better and more involved from there. A very great CD, and it is just too bad that it is not required listening for the general population. A wonderful piece of work that will stand the test of time. If you have the opportunity, but it today, as you will not be disappointed."

Favorite instrumental album

Ron | Great Falls, MT | 02/11/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I first heard Songs Unspoken as a DJ for a Christian radio station in the mid 1980's. It was originally released on the Meadowlark label - a group of meditative instrumental musicians.
The melody lines are the purest I've heard, very similar to George Winston (several times callers to the radio station thought it was Winston) but the melodies are simpler and more moving than Winston's. [I have to keep buying the CD because I give them away - I even made a tape that I gave to George Winston at an autograph signing.]Where Dreams are Born is my favorite piece of music, and I have an extensive library of all types of music. The title is very appropriate ... the dreamlike feeling of the song captures the essence of soaring hope with just a tinge of melancholy. I can only equate it to A Lark Ascending, Vaughn Williams masterpiece of emotion. The rest of the CD is equally as provocative and soothing.
I have played most of the CD at various times on our local PBS radio station. It never fails that someone will call and ask about it. This is truly a moving collection."

A Soothing Tapestry of Sound

William Yates | Richview, IL United States | 03/22/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Douglas Trowbridge offers a refreshing cascade of piano music flowing throughout his album Songs Unspoken. Songs Unspoken, originally released under the Meadowlark label, takes the listener through soothing meadows of harmony and pianoscape. Particulary enchanting was Trowbridge's rendition of Finlandia. Crisp piano notes coarse through rivulets of sound as pure and refreshing as a mountain stream. It is a shame this album is no longer produced."