I’ll admit it: I’m a bit of a sucker for good piano music. And Craig Urquhart’s album Within Memory definitely hits the spot as far as piano music goes.
First off, Within Memory is an album of completely pure piano. There’s no distraction from the presence of other instruments accompanying Urquhart, which allows his piano playing to really shine.
The songs are mellow and easy to listen to across the board, but Urquhart manages to play with styles within each track. Heavy chords are meshed with delicate high notes to create a musical contrast that’s almost haunting in how beautiful it is.
Not all of the songs have the heavy undertones to them, though. Several of the tracks have a very light feel and elegance to them...MORE
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