Adoration: Solo Piano Hymns

David Nevue (Artist, Composer, Conductor, Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: David Nevue
• Conductor: David Nevue
• Composer: David Nevue
• Audio CD (November 15, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Midnight Rain Productions
• ASIN: B0010NQT56
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,363 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #2 in Music > New Age > Instrumental

Editorial Reviews

1 Prelude: There Is a Fountain2 Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing3 My Jesus, I Love Thee4 Great Is Thy Faithfulness5 I Surrender All6 Fairest Lord Jesus7 Jesus, Lover of My Soul8 Amazing Grace9 My Hope Is Built On Nothing Less10 Be Still My Soul11 How Great Thou Art12 'tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus13 Just As I Am14 Lord, I'm Coming Home15 Doxology: Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful piano solos for fans of spiritual and new age music, July 25, 2008

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Monica J. Kern (Lexington, KY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adoration: Solo Piano Hymns (Audio CD)

This is one of David Nevue's strongest albums to date. I am primarily a fan of contemporary solo piano music (aka new age), and I had much less familiarity with hymns, so I was not sure what to expect from this album. I was thus delighted to discover that the arrangements on this album are absolutely lovely and should please fans of both spiritual music as well as new age fans.

All the tracks are strong, so it is hard for me to pick favorites, but if forced I'd nominate "Fairest Lord Jesus," "Doxology," "Just as I am," "Be Still My Soul," and "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing." Nevue's arrangements add his signature style to traditional songs to create a unique blend of refreshing rhythms and counterpoints. He also does not make the mistake of confusing "complicated and showy" with "better." Take, for example, his arrangement of "Amazing Grace," which is about as spare and simple as a piano solo can possibly be, consisting almost exclusively of single notes in the melody and bass lines. But Nevue has arranged it in a way that is hauntingly beautiful and leaves you with chills down your spine.

As with Nevue's other albums, one of the appealing features of his music is that he has made exact transcriptions of many of the pieces on this album available for purchase from his website, so if you are a pianist you can play them as arranged on the album.

Trying to pick a favorite David Nevue album is sort of like trying to answer the question of which of your children is your favorite... you love them all, in different ways. I would probably say this is my second favorite album, after "Overcome," and I strongly recommend it.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely adaptations of old favorites, April 16, 2008

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The Crystalline Entity (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adoration: Solo Piano Hymns (Audio CD)

I downloaded this album through iTunes for some relaxing Sunday morning music or to study by, since I can't read when I'm listening to music with lyrics. It wasn't long, however, before I started paying more attention to the lovely arrangements of these old hymns.

The song selection on this album is fantastic, including some of my favorites: "My Hope Is Built On Nothing Less," "Be Still My Soul," "Come Thou Fount," and "There Is A Fountain." The arrangements are fresh and inventive without distracting from the original melodies. Kudos to Mr. Nevue for respecting and reinventing the beautiful hymns of the faith.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply beautiful!, February 3, 2009

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N. J. Rush - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adoration: Solo Piano Hymns (Audio CD)

This cd has been a huge blessing to us. We keep it going in the car almost all the time. David has a simple way of expressing himself through his piano as he shares the beautiful and timeless melodies of the hymns. We highly recommend this title!!