【More Than Words】The Best of Kevin Kern（2002）

【專輯簡介】 天生就嚴重弱視的Kevin Kern來自底特律。一歲半的時候，家人突然發現他竟然踮著腳尖，用雙手在鋼琴上彈奏著聖誕歌曲《平安夜》。他從4歲開始跟隨家庭教師學習鋼琴，8歲開始作曲，14歲創辦Well Tempered Clavichord樂團。在學校畢業後，Kevin Kern爭取到飯店Lobby長駐演出的機會。Kevin Kern並不以人們耳熟能詳的古典小品或是大眾流行曲為演奏曲目，而是透過當時現場的感受或是觀眾的要求即興創作。 在1990年，Kevin Kern搬到舊金山，並且開始了表演。此後，他還開創了他自己的鋼琴流派，以鋼琴為主體演繹音樂的心情和旋律，並且越發技藝成熟和濃厚。Kevin Kern是新英格蘭音樂學院鋼琴碩士，演奏的鋼琴能散發出活力，還具有引人深省的聆賞魅力，即使是在極弱到幾乎無聲的樂段，依然洋溢出無法言喻的深刻情感。Kevin Kern雖然幾近失明，但是，他的音樂卻非常的晶瑩，剔透，溫暖， …… 下麵是資深鋼琴獨奏音樂評論人Kathy Parsons為此專輯寫的評介（節選）: "More Than Words" is an enchanting "best of" collection from Kevin Kern's five previous albums and includes two new pieces. Most of these pieces HAD to be on a "best of" collection - "After the Rain", "Sundial Dreams", and "Through the Arbor" from "In the Enchanted Garden" are pretty-much Kern's signature pieces, as is "Twilight's Embrace" from "Summer Daydreams.". "Above the Clouds" and "Blossom on the Wind" from last year's "Embracing the Wind" open and close the collection with warmth and serenity. "From This Day Forward" from the same album was written for Kern's wedding and is so warm and loving that my CD player almost smiles whenever I play it! "Out of the Darkness Into the Light" was composed for the "Freedom to Love" compilation, and appeared there as a piano solo. Kern orchestrated the piece, and included it on this CD - a beautiful tribute to those lost in the attacks of 9/11. The other new piece is "Children At Play," is a wistful piano and guitar duet that is full of Kern's trademark gentleness and warmth. Even if you have all of Kern's albums, the grouping of the pieces on this CD is wonderful, making the pieces fresh and new again. If you are new to Kevin Kern's work, this is an outstanding introduction! My only words of warning are to not use this CD in a wake-up CD player. I slept through 45 minutes of it one morning, and although I had some lovely little dreams in the process, woke up late and in a panic when I realized what time it was! Yep, the music is that peaceful! Very highly recommended for all other purposes! =以上文字摘自網絡= 【專輯曲目】 01 Sundial Dreams 02 Where Paths Meet 03 Out Of The Darkness Into The Light 04 Above The Clouds 05 In My Life （John Lennon, Paul McCartney） 06 Through the Arbor 07 From This Day Forward 08 Threads Of Light 09 Pastel Reflections 10 We All Fall In Love Sometimes （Elton John, Bernie Taupin） 11 After The Rain 12 Children At Play 13 Twilight s Embrace 14 Blossom On The Wind