Search - John [Composer] Field, Alison Hood :: Romantic Themes & Celtic Dreams

Irresistible

02/24/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a real find. I'm already congratulating myself at having made the discovery and having the sense to buy it. It really is a wonderful album.I started out as a fan of New Age music, drifting gradually into Romantical Classical. This album for me has the best of both worlds. I must confess I never heard of the composer John Field or the pianist Alison Hood, but boy what a combination.I came to learn that John Field was an Irish composer, much admired by Chopin, who invented the Nocturne -- melodic, not overly long, moody and nocturnal. Alison Hood is a stunning young Irish pianist who looks like a Goddess and plays like an angel. Those two are meant for each other!Hood's exquisitely sensuous and sensitive readings of Field's glorious melodies sing out against a hypnotic backdrop of New Age Keyboard colors. Occasional, and always tasteful, use of Irish pipes and whistles add a haunting Celtic dimension which I found enchanting.This whole package is a treat from start to finish. Your eyes are first seduced by the classy cover shot of the delectable Miss Hood, then your ears are seduced by some of the most Romantic music I've ever heard. I highly recommend it!"