Grand Piano is a 1997 compilation release by Narada

Narada Productions

Narada is a record label formed 1983 as an independent New Age music label and distributed by MCA Records. Now a fully owned subsidiary of EMI, Narada evolved through an expansion of formats to include music from other styles including world music, jazz, Celtic music, new flamenco, acoustic guitar...

. It peaked at #10 on Billboard's Top New Age album charts in the same year.

From album liner:

"In Narada's 15-year history, no single instrument has more clearly expressd our musical vision than the piano. Its vast scope and orchestral capabilities have allowed it to encompass a sweeping vista of music endowed with the beauty and spirit that characterizes our wide ranging repertoire. Over the years — from David Lanz

David Lanz

David Lanz is a Grammy-nominated New Age pianist. His most popular album, Cristofori's Dream, topped the New Age charts in 1988, which was No. 1 on Billboard's first adult alternative/New Age chart for 27 weeks and eventually sold platinum. Natural States peaked at No...

 and Michael Jones

Michael Jones (new age pianist)

Michael Jones is a New Age pianist, author, and lecturer.- Biography :Jones is a native of Ontario, Canada. His first album, Pianoscapes, was the first album released on the Narada record label.- Original discography :...

 to Bradley Joseph

Bradley Joseph

Bradley Joseph is an American composer, arranger, and producer of contemporary instrumental music. His compositions include works for orchestra, quartet, and solo piano, while his musical style ranges from "quietly pensive mood music to a rich orchestration of classical depth and breadth".Active...

 — Narada's music has found its most eloquent expression in the hands of highly gifted pianists.

Quotes

• "The piano exists apart from the performer. You must coax it to be a partner, and some pianos can be resistant. But there are many ways to touch a piano - and if the player invests the time, effort, and the will to love, the response of the instrument is absolutely enormous." — Kostia
• "I sense that the instrument is alive - that when I listen closely for nuance and tone, the inanimate world of strings, wood, pins, and steel comes to life. When I honor the piano's vitality and complexity, I can't tell whether I am playing the piano or it is playing me." — Michael Jones
  Michael Jones (new age pianist)
  Michael Jones is a New Age pianist, author, and lecturer.- Biography :Jones is a native of Ontario, Canada. His first album, Pianoscapes, was the first album released on the Narada record label.- Original discography :...
  
  
• "The piano is a divinely inspired instrument, a mirror held up to its player's soul that captures the light and shadow of the performer and reflects them back to the listener." — David Lanz
  David Lanz
  David Lanz is a Grammy-nominated New Age pianist. His most popular album, Cristofori's Dream, topped the New Age charts in 1988, which was No. 1 on Billboard's first adult alternative/New Age chart for 27 weeks and eventually sold platinum. Natural States peaked at No...
  
  
• "The piano has been my diary
  Diary
  A diary is a record with discrete entries arranged by date reporting on what has happened over the course of a day or other period. A personal diary may include a person's experiences, and/or thoughts or feelings, including comment on current events outside the writer's direct experience. Someone...
  
  . I have gone to it to document my life experiences - whether deeply personal events or to simply record a memory in the snow, or the light on the land. It is the heartbeat of every piece I have every written." — Michael Gettel
• "I have been playing piano since my childhood - and to this day I am still fascinated by the creative journeys it takes me on. Somehow I am sure the piano will remain a constant in my life." — Wayne Gratz
• "The piano is always true to me. In times of despair, happiness, and joy, its mood is always my own." — Bradley Joseph
  Bradley Joseph
  Bradley Joseph is an American composer, arranger, and producer of contemporary instrumental music. His compositions include works for orchestra, quartet, and solo piano, while his musical style ranges from "quietly pensive mood music to a rich orchestration of classical depth and breadth".Active...
  
  

Track listing

• 1.1 "Prelude: First Snow" – Michael Gettel – 3:01
• 1.2 "Summer's Child" – David Lanz
  David Lanz
  David Lanz is a Grammy-nominated New Age pianist. His most popular album, Cristofori's Dream, topped the New Age charts in 1988, which was No. 1 on Billboard's first adult alternative/New Age chart for 27 weeks and eventually sold platinum. Natural States peaked at No...
  
   – 6:10
• 1.3 "Portraits" – Spencer Brewer – 4:29
• 1.4 "Song For Eia (Edited)" – Michael Jones
  Michael Jones (new age pianist)
  Michael Jones is a New Age pianist, author, and lecturer.- Biography :Jones is a native of Ontario, Canada. His first album, Pianoscapes, was the first album released on the Narada record label.- Original discography :...
  
   – 8:49
• 1.5 "A Gift Of The Sea" – Wayne Gratz – 6:52
• 1.6 "Gentle Earth And Sky" – Michael Gettel – 5:19
• 1.7 "Heartsounds" – David Lanz
  David Lanz
  David Lanz is a Grammy-nominated New Age pianist. His most popular album, Cristofori's Dream, topped the New Age charts in 1988, which was No. 1 on Billboard's first adult alternative/New Age chart for 27 weeks and eventually sold platinum. Natural States peaked at No...
  
   – 2:35
• 1.8 "For You" – Kostia – 5:10
• 1.9 "Cinderella" – Spencer Brewer – 3:01
• 1.10 "The Teacher" – Brian Mann – 4:01
• 1.11 "Farewell" – Kostia – 6:18
• 2.1 "Mexican Memories" – Michael Jones
  Michael Jones (new age pianist)
  Michael Jones is a New Age pianist, author, and lecturer.- Biography :Jones is a native of Ontario, Canada. His first album, Pianoscapes, was the first album released on the Narada record label.- Original discography :...
  
   – 8:03
• 2.2 "Long Way From Home" – David Arkenstone
  David Arkenstone
  David Arkenstone is an American New Age musician. His music is primarily instrumental, with occasional vocalizations. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 1, 1952. He has three children—Quillon, Dashiell and Valinor—with his first wife, Julie...
  
   – 3:49
• 2.3 "Courage Of The Wind" – David Lanz
  David Lanz
  David Lanz is a Grammy-nominated New Age pianist. His most popular album, Cristofori's Dream, topped the New Age charts in 1988, which was No. 1 on Billboard's first adult alternative/New Age chart for 27 weeks and eventually sold platinum. Natural States peaked at No...
  
   – 7:33
• 2.4 "Blue Ridge Part 2" – Wayne Gratz – 4:24
• 2.5 "Soliloquy" – Michael Whalen – 4:14
• 2.6 "The Last Roundup" – Richard Souther
  Richard Souther
  Richard Douglas Trowbridge Souther is a composer, producer, arranger, sound designer and multi-keyboardist who has built a strong reputation as a top contemporary solo instrumentalist for over twenty years...
  
   – 2:46
• 2.7 "Aspen Summer" – Michael Jones
  Michael Jones (new age pianist)
  Michael Jones is a New Age pianist, author, and lecturer.- Biography :Jones is a native of Ontario, Canada. His first album, Pianoscapes, was the first album released on the Narada record label.- Original discography :...
  
   – 8:28
• 2.8 "Sacred Dance" – Ira Stein – 4:47
• 2.9 "Stray" – Bradley Joseph
  Bradley Joseph
  Bradley Joseph is an American composer, arranger, and producer of contemporary instrumental music. His compositions include works for orchestra, quartet, and solo piano, while his musical style ranges from "quietly pensive mood music to a rich orchestration of classical depth and breadth".Active...
  
   – 6:00
• 2.10 "Spirit" – Brian Mann – 5:27
• 2.11 "The Shape Of Her Face" – Michael Whalen – 4:27

Personnel

• Executive Producer - Rich Denhart
• Other (Designed By) - Connie Cage
• Other (Mastered By) - Trevor Sadler
• Photography - Dick Baker

See also

• Narada Smooth Jazz
  Narada Smooth Jazz
  Narada Smooth Jazz is a 1997 compilation release by Narada. It peaked at #25 on Billboard's Top Contemporary Jazz Albums in the same year.-Track listing:*1.01 "Redwood/Nocturne" – Spencer Brewer – 4:20...
  
  
• The Next Generation - Narada Sampler
  The Next Generation - Narada Sampler
  The Next Generation - Explore Our World is a 1997 Narada sampler introducing their "Next Generation" of artists.-Track listing:#Jesse Cook Introduction – 0:52#"Mario Takes A Walk" – Jesse Cook – 3:47...
  
  
• Stories (Narada Artist Collection)
  Stories (Narada Artist Collection)
  Stories is a 1998 compilation release by Narada."Extraordinary performers reveal their artistic inspirations in deeply personal instrumental memoirs".-Track listing:#"Bahama" – Artie Traum – 4:26...
  
  
• 20 Years of Narada Piano
  20 Years of Narada Piano
  20 Years of Narada Piano is a 2001 compilation release by Narada. It peaked at #12 on Billboard's Top New Age album charts in the same year.-Track listing:*1.1 "Endings" – Michael Jones – 5:33*1.2 "Sunrise" – Kostia – 5:02...
  
  
• Narada Film and Television Music Sampler
  Narada Film and Television Music Sampler
  Narada Films and Television Music Sampler is a 2003 U.S. EMI Film & TV Music publishing 2CD sampler that represents an overview of the Narada catalog, demonstrating the breadth and diversity of the Narada roster.-Disc One:...
  
  

External links

• Listing at Narada.com
• Grand Piano at Discogs
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