To My Love
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 4.5
To My Love
This is the most beautiful and relaxing piano music I have ever heard in all of my 73 years. David's music takes me back to before I was even born ... in the 1800s. I can just picture my grandfather and great-grandfather enjoying David's music. David's music also makes me want to cry at times, but it also makes me want to get up and dance. This young man has a very special talent and I do hope he makes another recording. I would like to order one of his CD's for every member of my family, if I had the money.
Backroads Music
London displays a cohesiveness and fluidity that will draw favorable comparisons to classics in the genre such as "The Velocity of Love" (Suzanne Ciani) and "Keys to the Imagination" (Yanni). At the same time, judging from this sparkling, perfectly-balanced debut, 22 year old London is clearly his own muse and appears to be well on his way to a striking career that will attract hordes of radio listeners and fans of heart-opening music alike. Lloyd Barde, Backroads Music
New Age Voice
Perfect for Valentine's Day this month is the beautiful, romantic and heartfelt piano music of David London on his debut with Real Music. Backed by his keyboard, string orchestration and synclavier, and guests on occasional soprano sax, plucked strings, acoustic guitar, bass and light percussion, London explores the phases of falling in love for the first time. Reminiscent of some of the graceful melodies crafted by keyboard superstars such as Jim Brickman, Suzanne Ciani, John Tesh and Yanni, London glides through sweet and gentle pianistic phrases with unobtrusive yet supportive ensemble accompaniment. With handfuls of arpeggios and broken chords, harmonies flow like spring breezes gently wafting through fragrant and brightly colored blossoms. From beginning to end London pours out the emotion we all feel when falling in love, and he does it with beauty and grace. Each track is romantic and dramatic, passionate and emotional, depicting the joy and anguish of a first love. This is an album one can play with a love, for a love, or to find a love, especially this month, the month of February. Ted Cox, New Age Voice
Solo Piano Productions
Fans of Yanni’s piano-based music should jump for joy at the release of David London’s debut CD, "To My Love". London is definitely not a copy-cat, but I would guess that he has listened to Yanni’s recordings many times and has been strongly influenced by his style and instrumentation. I love a lot of Yanni’s music - especially his older work - so I really enjoy this CD. Smooth and soothing from start to finish, this is a romantic recording through and through. London is only 22, and got his start by recording music for his father to play in his clothing store in Denver. He is a natural for the Real Music label, which specializes in warm, optimistic music without many hard edges. All of the songs on "To My Love" have a mellow flow to them, and all are seamless and polished. This is a keyboard album rather than piano, and many other sounds accompany the "piano" (which sounds like a high-quality synth). Titles include "Capture the Moment", "Now and Forever", "Our First Kiss", and "A Love Story". My favorite is "Against the Wind", which has a little more bite than the other tracks -and also probably sounds the most like Yanni. Warm and inviting, this is the perfect CD for a candlelight dinner or for sipping wine by the fire. It will be fun to see how David London evolves as a musician, as he is off to a most impressive start! Kathy Parsons, Solo Piano Publications