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MAM022
MINDS AND MUSIC MINDS AND MUSIC Piano PoemsAlbum Theme: Feelings. Listen to Summer Raindrops, Thankfulness, Perfect Worlds and Swimming Dreams. I was introduced to Michael Proksch through another MINDS AND MUSIC composer and I was immediately taken by the simple beauty and strong emotions in Michael's compositions. Born in the ex-DDR, Michael on the one hand had been fortunate in receiving an excellent education at the Carl Maria von Weber musical conservatory in Dresden but at the same time, had been critical of the communist regime he was living in. In 1983 Proksch's attempted escape from the former East Germany to the West ended badly with a prison sentence spanning 18 months. But perhaps this was just one of Michael's life experiences that sculpted him into becoming the true artist, thinker and composer that he is today. The album theme for MAM022 PIANO POEMS is simply: Feelings. That should say it all. So sit back and feel the emotional depth in Michael Proksch's musical poetry. |
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1. KNOCKING AT YOUR HEART 00:01:17 WHEN WILL YOU FINALLY HEAR ME AND LET ME IN? HOPEFUL & SINCERE.
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2. KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOUR 00:01:37 I AM SO BRAVE AND STRONG, AND SO DEEPLY HONORED TO BE YOUR MAN. I WOULD DIE FOR YOU. DEVOTED & DRIVEN.
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3. STAND STRONG 00:01:04 DID YOU GET A CHANCE TO SAY GOODBYE? DON'T WORRY, IT WILL BE ALL RIGHT. MELANCHOLIC & REMINISCENT.
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4. FORTUNE HUNTER 00:01:37 STILL SEEKING AND RUNNING AFTER WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE. JUST OPEN UP YOUR EYES. ROLLING & REVOLVING.
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5. MIXED FEELINGS 00:01:05 HOW CAN I TELL YOU HOW I FEEL IF I DON'T EVEN KNOW MYSELF? SENTIMENTAL & SOFT.
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6. IN A TRANCE 00:00:55 YOUR BEAUTY OVERWHELMS ME. HIGH ON LIFE. BRIGHT & COLORFUL.
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7. A MINOR PROCEDURE 00:01:11 LYING TO YOURSELF AND OTHERS. AGAIN AND AGAIN. REFLECTIVE & SAD.
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8. SUMMER RAINDROPS 00:01:05 FALLING ON MY HEAD AND CLEANSING MY TROUBLED MIND. ALIVE & OPTIMISTIC.
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9. THANKFULNESS 00:01:12 A NEW OUTLOOK ON LIFE AND ANOTHER CHANCE. THIS TIME I'LL MAKE IT WORK. BOLD & DETERMINED.
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10. IMPATIENT 00:00:31 SO HARD ON YOURSELF AND OTHERS. SLOW DOWN AND THINK. ANXIOUS & HURRIED.
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11. PERFECT WORLD 00:01:04 A WALK IN THE FOREST. A DAY IN THE PARK. WONDERFUL LIFE. DELICATE & PRETTY.
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12. IN THE CANDLELIGHT 00:01:24 I SEE YOUR FACE IN THE SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT. ROMANTIC DINNER FOR TWO. SOFT & TENDER.
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13. HEARTENED 00:01:52 YOU GIVE ME CONFIDENCE AND MAKE ME FEEL SECURE. UPLIFTING & POSITIVE.
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14. SIMPLY WONDERFUL 00:00:34 A RIPPLE IN THE WATER. THE SUN AFTER RAIN. A BEAUTIFUL DAY. HAPPY & CAREFREE.
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15. I WILL WAIT 00:01:22 LOOKING AT THE CLOCK AND WONDERING WHERE YOU ARE. PATIENT & UNDERSTANDING.
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16. ROSAMUNDE 00:01:04 YOU ARE THE APPLE OF MY EYE. YOUNG & INNOCENT.
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17. LOOKING FOR YOU 00:01:10 LET ME MEND YOUR LOST AND BROKEN HEART. GENTLE & SEARCHING.
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18. SWIMMING DREAMS 00:01:41 THE MIDNIGHT MOON REFLECTING ON THE LAKE. UNFORGETTABLE. HYPNOTIC & DISTANT.
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19. TIME FOR ME 00:00:46 WHO AM I AND WHAT MAKES ME UNIQUE? THOUGHTFUL & REFLECTIVE.
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20. SO MANY REGRETS 00:01:41 THINKING ABOUT WHAT COULD HAVE - SHOULD HAVE? BEEN. DEEP & LONELY.
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21. FALLING 00:00:50 PICK YOURSELF UP AND START ALL OVER AGAIN. POSITIVE & REASSURING.
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22. EAST-WEST NATIVE 00:00:59 LEAVING IT ALL BEHIND...AND YET, THE EAST WILL ALWAYS BE IN ME. SECRETIVE & ANXIOUS.
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23. GLIMMER OF HOPE 00:01:09 TIME AND TIME AGAIN THIS HAPPENS TO YOU. FRAGILE & WITHDRAWN.
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24. FLOATING AWAY 00:02:12 A NEW DAY AND ANOTHER CHANCE TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT. SPARKLING & FRESH.