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David Lanz - Collection

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I have been taking piano lessons for over a year and I find these songs to be very fun to play. Don't be scared off by the "new age" label on David Lanz's music; if you love the piano you'll love what he conveys with his songs. I especially love playing "Dark Horse," "The Firedance Suite," and "Dancing on the Berlin Wall." These songs are mostly triplet based, so they are easy to learn and sound great. Even though I struggle with easy Mozart peices I find Lanz's songs captivating and a pleasure to learn. There are a good range of peices to learn in this book, from the tender "Return to the Heart," to the bombastic rhythm of "Dark Horse." A great book of music to have in your collection, whether you are at a level to see them as a challenge, or to play them easily. They are guaranteed to please.

"The David Lanz Collection" has been my favorite piano book to teach from since it was first released in 1992. I had heard the recorded versions of most of these songs on Lanz's "Skyline Firedance" CD and expected the printed music to be very difficult. I was both amazed and thrilled that I could play even the fast pieces almost up to speed the very first time I played them. I bought the book at one of Lanz's concerts, and remember sitting up until the wee hours that night playing through it. My enthusiasm for the music in this book was contagious, and I would guess that I have probably sold at least fifty copies to students over the years. Repeated left hand patterns make the pieces much easier to play than they sound, which is very encouraging and satisfying for pianists at any level. It is interesting that some of the slower pieces are actually more difficult than the faster ones, but none of them are beyond a pianist of upper-intermediate skills. The fifteen pieces include five selections from Lanz's "Return to the Heart" album, eight from "Skyline Firedance," and two from "Cristofori's Dream." This collection is one of the most fun-to-play books I've ever encountered and I give it my highest recommendation.

I ordered "The David Lanz Collection" Book for a friend. I already own it, and think it's the best of all his piano music books. I ordered this one for a friend who wanted this book. It arrived in just a few days, in perfect condition. My friend was thrilled to get it. I will order at Amazon in the future! Thanks!

Lovely songs! David Lanz has been one of my favorites new age artists. To have his music to play it on the piano is just amazing. "Return to the Heart" is easy to play but there are other songs that should be played by someone with more piano skills like "Vesuvius" or "Dancing on the Berlin Wall". Very enjoyable!

I bought this for a young pianist in my family because she had listened to "Christofori's Dream" and was trying to recreate it on the piano. She immediately learned that piece from memory, and started in on the whole rest of the book. What a delight to hear these wonderful songs from my own piano! The pieces Lanz recorded have been faithfully reproduced on the page, and are a pleasure to learn and play.