Intimate Piano Solos by pianist Lisa Pressman performed on her 7’ Bösendorfer Concert Grand Piano.
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"...Pressman strikes an excellent balance between heart and mind. Revealing their creator's keen, analytical sensibility, the compositions are sophisticated in their construction, yet a vivid emotional dimension is expressed too. Her attempt to give authentic voice to nostalgia, joy, melancholy, serenity, and appreciation is successfully realized in the performances. That she's a vocalist as well as pianist is intimated by the vocal-like character of the songs' melodies, which one could imagine being sung as easily as played..." Read the complete review at textura
"...Pressman strikes an excellent balance between heart and mind. Revealing their creator's keen, analytical sensibility, the compositions are sophisticated in their construction, yet a vivid emotional dimension is expressed too. Her attempt to give authentic voice to nostalgia, joy, melancholy, serenity, and appreciation is successfully realized in the performances. That she's a vocalist as well as pianist is intimated by the vocal-like character of the songs' melodies, which one could imagine being sung as easily as played..."
Read the complete review at textura
"It is a real pleasure to review this new album from Lisa Pressman entitled Quiet Goodbye, this has to be one of the most ambient and calming solo piano albums I have listened to in years. Pressman has a way with the piano; it is an extension not only of her own body, but of her heart and soul and on this brand new offering there are ten blissful compositions to confirm that statement ..." Read the complete review at Steve Sheppard Music Reviews
"It is a real pleasure to review this new album from Lisa Pressman entitled Quiet Goodbye, this has to be one of the most ambient and calming solo piano albums I have listened to in years. Pressman has a way with the piano; it is an extension not only of her own body, but of her heart and soul and on this brand new offering there are ten blissful compositions to confirm that statement ..."
Read the complete review at Steve Sheppard Music Reviews
"The talents of this eminent musician are far reaching and equally balanced. The fact that Lisa is a singer as well as a pianist directly and beautifully impacts the sound quality and timbre of melodic construction. A deep sense of peace prevails and beckons elegant listeners in. Serenity and healing is always within her music and that will last us forever..." Read the complete review at New Age Music Planet
"The talents of this eminent musician are far reaching and equally balanced. The fact that Lisa is a singer as well as a pianist directly and beautifully impacts the sound quality and timbre of melodic construction. A deep sense of peace prevails and beckons elegant listeners in. Serenity and healing is always within her music and that will last us forever..."
Read the complete review at New Age Music Planet
"Quiet Goodbye, is a ten-track, calming, solo piano “dreamscape,” with an effortless, flowing quality to every piece. Performed on Lisa’s Bösendorfer Concert Grand piano, each composition here is adapted from original recordings on her other albums that included expansive orchestrations and layered vocals, distilled here into wonderfully intimate solo piano pieces..." Read the complete review at New Age CD
"Quiet Goodbye, is a ten-track, calming, solo piano “dreamscape,” with an effortless, flowing quality to every piece. Performed on Lisa’s Bösendorfer Concert Grand piano, each composition here is adapted from original recordings on her other albums that included expansive orchestrations and layered vocals, distilled here into wonderfully intimate solo piano pieces..."
Read the complete review at New Age CD
Imagine an artist’s brush painting you into an intimate dreamscape, very calm and hushed. This is Quiet Goodbye by Lisa Pressman – ten new exquisite piano solos performed by Lisa on her beloved Bösendorfer Concert Grand piano. This is music from deep within Lisa’s heart and soul, flowing effortlessly from her fingertips to you.
sparkling and gently floating serenity
cascading melodies quietly build to a sonorous waterfall
sensually soothing and expressive
hushed emotions serenely expressed
introspective and spacious
ascending naturally skyward
the rhythm of a gracefully swaying willow tree
expressing the tranquil joy of winter
a dreamy reverie of faraway moments
tender melodies awaken us from one dream to another
Lisa’s intimate piano solo captures the stillness and the peace of Christmas
Lisa’s inspired piano solo brings a quiet reverence to this Christmas classic