Classical Healing

by Tom Barabas

Overview

CLASSICAL HEALING, a collection of classical piano pieces framed by light, synthesized orchestration, is appropriately named. Tom Barabas was trained as a classical pianist before becoming an enthusiast of New Age music, yet has brought his love of the classical canon and the sophisticated skills at the ivories to bear on all of his recordings. CLASSICAL HEALING draws on a strictly classical repertoire, with selections from Albinoni, Bach, Mozart, Chopin, and Beethoven. Each piece though, from Pachabel's "Canon in D" to Satie's "Gymnopedie" to Debussy's "Reverie" is tailor-made for relaxing the body and mind. Barabas's technique is elegant and gentle, and his synth accompaniments (which do often sound like the string section of a symphony) are never overpowering. This music rewards conventional healing practices and concentrated listening alike.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/11/2000
Label:	Soundings Of The Planet / Sounds Of The Planet
UPC:	0096507718227
Rank:	98597

Tracks

1. Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor, T. Mi 26 (composed by Remo Giazotto; not by Albinoni)~Albinoni, T.
2. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068~Air
3. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056~Arioso
4. Canon in D major, instrumental arrangement
5. Gymnopedie for piano No. 1
6. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2~Excerpt
7. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467
8. Nocturne for piano No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109
9. R¿¿verie, for piano, L. 68
10. Timeless Spirit, for piano

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tom Barabas   Primary Artist,Piano,Synthesizer
Fred Benedetti   Guitar (Acoustic)
Robin Adler   Vocals
Janos Weisz   Viola,Violin

Technical Credits

Frederic Chopin   Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach   Composer
Dudley Evenson   Copy,Copyist,Photography,Art Direction,Executive Producer
Dean Evenson   Executive Producer
Ludwig van Beethoven   Composer
Johann Pachelbel   Composer
Erik Satie   Composer
Dave Blackburn   Mixing,Producer
Claude Debussy   Composer
Tom Barabas   Concept,Arranger,Composer,Producer,Orchestration,Arrangement Director
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart   Composer
Tomaso Albinoni   Composer
Beezy Gerber   Mixing
Bob Paltrow   Graphic Design
John Reinhold Weguelin   Cover Painting
Elizabeth Harris   Copyist,Art Direction