Contemplations ~ Opus I

by DeLange

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	1.	Prelude 02:58
	2.	Pleiades 02:59
	3.	Polaris 03:12
	4.	Impromptu 02:28
	5.	Trocadéro 04:22
	6.	Berlin 04:49
	7.	Cascade 03:51
	8.	Contemplation No.5 03:01
	9.	Anin 03:21
	10.	Ballade 03:02
	11.	Contemplation No.2 01:36

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For this album, DeLange chose his long lost upright piano as a perfect companion to compose his new pieces on.

DeLange about ‘Contemplations ~ Opus I’: “We all need time to ponder on our lives, but rarely take the time to contemplate. I decided to secure my own pondering time and keep a diary in the form of musical phrases that reflect the emotions of that day. Recorded at night in my living room at my upright piano. Each night a small time-space oasis to escape the immediate surroundings reflect and to on past events.” Using vintage microphones he got from his dad – also a musician, he captured the warm and characteristic sound of the piano. As a listener, you feel like you’re in the room with the composer. Up close and personal.

For all covers of the different compositions, DeLange made a series of abstract photo art to capture the colors, forms and shapes he envisioned while composing that particular piece.

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released March 18, 2022

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DeLange Amsterdam, Netherlands

DeLange is a Dutch neo-romantic composer and pianist.
"I strongly feel composers and performers conduct time and space. They stretch or compress one's experience of a moment and choose to put the listener in a tight room or in outer space. Furthermore, composers are able to capture the raw emotions of life and convert them into audible images for reminiscing." ... more

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Scheveningen, Netherlands

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