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'Simply beautiful'

06/12/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Like most who've fallen in love with Preisner's work, I first became familiar with the very powerful, awe-inspiring music from Kieslowski films. 10 Easy Pieces is very different, but only inasmuch as it lacks the instrument combinations and complexity of his earlier work. As the title suggests, this was completely intentional by the composer, who perhaps just wanted to take a break or just do something different for a change after 'A Requiem for a Friend.' While the 'Preisner's Music' compilation may be better for someone generally interested in a range of Preisner's work, 10 Easy Pieces nonetheless captures his genius in its simplicity, and is a must for any fan."

Simple and beautiful

Andreas Ludwig | Vienna, Austria | 01/11/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The ten pieces on this CD are simple - and most of their beauty results from this simplicity. They have the lyrical, dreamlike tone we know and love in the music of Zbigniew Preisner. And it's always a nice dream expressed by these melodies - some are outright happy tunes ('To See More' and 'The Art Of Flying') or even funny ('A Tune A Day').
Lesdzek Mozdzer gives them a jazz-like touch in his improvisations, which prevents the music from turning into too sweat candy, but also lets the themes appear the more clear and fresh in their simple beauty (warning! some are earcatchers).
This is music you need no guide for, no knowledge of technique, history of music and biography of the artist, as it speaks for itself.
People who expect hard intellectual tasks, headaches when listening first, and proud membership in an exclusive circle of distinct experts when they got used to ('understood') a certain, 'difficult style' will not like this CD.
After all it's not pure jazz or demanding contemporary music, but something as difficult as simple, yet intelligent, music you can just listen to and enjoy."

I keep coming back to this one - what a great surprise!

Jennifer Allison | Los Angeles, CA United States | 10/19/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I am a fan of all kinds of music - from hard/alternative rock (my last two CDs purchased were Staind and Nickelback) to house/trance and other kinds of club music, to country, to classical. I have to say that when I come home at the end of the day and settle under my down comforter with a book and a cup of tea, this has been the background music of choice almost every day since I picked up this CD a few months ago. This is some wonderful piano music, composed and performed with tenderness. It is sweet and melancholy and a refreshing 45 minutes of simplicity in this complicated world. I must also state that saw "Blue" and "Red" a few years ago but don't remember the music he wrote for those movies especially moving me. I'll have to give them another look/listen now."