Right from the opening track, “Love’s Return,” it’s quite obvious that the latest release from this new age music icon is something special and extraordinary! David recently moved from Washington state to upstate New York, and what surely had to be a drastic change for him after so many years in the Pacific Northwest may just have inspired this album, perhaps even as the opening piece suggests, the return of love.
The root of David Lanz’s music has always been solo piano – beautiful melodies that come straight from the heart and are poured out through his instrument so stunningly and emotionally as if it were a part of him. So when a solo piano album like this one is released you can be sure that it will be something very special. Quite simply stated the album is thirteen amazing pieces of music, and you can’t really pick a favourite from among them. Of particular note however are “Love’s Return,” “On Rainbow Way,” “Rainlight,” and the title track.
To David’s credit he has always been an artist that other new age pianists admire and aspire to be like, and with the release of Movements of the Heart he again proves himself worthy of this esteem.
I have admired David Lanz’s artistry since his days on the Narada label in the mid 1980s, and this album ranks among the finest that he has done! The album is classic David Lanz, and is breathtaking from start to finish. David is a master of the piano, knowing how to utilize all the sonorities, colours and vocal range of the instrument to full advantage, producing a sound that is full-bodied and radiant. This album is certainly destined to be yet another classic for this tireless composer and performer, and a must have for all David Lanz fans! (Shanachie Records, davidlanz.com) John Iverson