{"product_id":"melancholia-lp","title":"Melancholia [LP]","description":"\u003ch2\u003eRick Wakeman - Melancholia [LP]\u003c\/h2\u003e\nTHE STUNNING NEW PIANO OPUS FROM RICK WAKEMAN\n\n12-TRACKS OF INSTRUMENTAL PIANO MASTERY FROM THE\nLEGENDARY YES KEYSMAN, PRESENTED ON DIGIPACK CD\n\n\"one of the most meaningful suites of piano music I have ever done\" - Rick Wakeman\n\nWith 'Melancholia', Rick Wakeman completes a remarkable trilogy of solo piano works that began with 'Piano Portraits' (2017) \u0026amp; continued with 'Piano Odyssey' (2018) - both landmark albums that found him reaching new heights of popularity \u0026amp; critical esteem as a solo artist. But while those records looked outward, reinterpreting beloved melodies \u0026amp; exploring sweeping themes, 'Melancholia' turns inward, inviting us into the most personal, introspective \u0026amp; perhaps profound music of Wakeman's storied career.\n\nThe album began, as so much of Wakeman's finest work has, with a quiet moment at the piano. One afternoon, his wife Rachel overheard him playing a contemplative piece - what would later become \"Garo\" - and was struck by its quiet emotional power. And because she knew well that he often turned to the piano in times of sadness or inner turbulence, using music as a kind of emotional compass, she encouraged him to share it.\n\nWhat followed was not a conceptual record in the traditional sense, but a deeply cohesive suite, written intuitively at first \u0026amp; later shaped in collaboration with long-time producer \u0026amp; engineer Erik Jordan at The Granary Studio in Norfolk. Recorded on a beautiful Steinway Model D, the sound of Melancholia is rich, resonant \u0026amp; stripped bare in the most delicate way.\n\n\"Long live the King of the Keyboards\" - Sunday Express\n\nWakeman, of course, needs little introduction. A virtuoso keyboardist, composer \u0026amp; arranger, he rose to fame with Yes, helping to define the sound of progressive rock \u0026amp; earning his place in the Rock \u0026amp; Roll Hall of Fame. His solo output spans over a hundred albums, from grand concept works to soundtracks \u0026amp; acoustic meditations. In 2021, he was awarded a CBE for services to music \u0026amp; broadcasting. Rick continues to be prolific on the live scene with a UK tour scheduled in Autumn 2025.\n\nThis edition of 'Melancholia' is presented as a 4-panel digipack CD.\n\nRead Less\nTracklist\nSitting At The Window\nReflection\nPathos\nDance Of The Ghosts\nAlone\nThe Morning Light\nGaro\nAll In The Mind\nSea Of Tranquility\nMissing\nWatching Life\nMelancholia","brand":"Rick Wakeman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62526624792906,"sku":"636551833011","price":4.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/goldenspiraluk.com\/products\/melancholia-lp","provider":"Golden Spiral Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}