Symphony of Light

Frederic Delarue | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 7, 2006)
• Original Release Date: February 7, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Frederic Delarue Productions
• ASIN: B000E5OACK
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #171,772 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars from MainlyPiano.com, February 22, 2006

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Kathy Parsons (Florence, OR United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Symphony of Light (Audio CD)

"Symphony of Light" is pianist/keyboardist Frederic Delarue's fourth solo instrumental album and just might be his best work to date. In the liner notes, Delarue says that the album can be described as "when the great composers come play with Delarue." Blending original music with phrases from classical pieces, Delarue has created a collection of music that is warm, often joyful, and very serene. He mentioned to me that the classical music came to him as he was working on the album in a natural flow, and he had to figure out what the pieces were after the music was created. An interesting process!

A near-death experience at the age of twelve transported Delarue to the presence of angels who continue to guide his life and his music. "Symphony of Light" was inspired by and dedicated to "The Angel On the San Jacinto Mountain," an image etched into the rock by natural phenomena near Delarue's Palm Springs, CA home. The music was recorded on Korg and Kurzweil keyboards, and includes full orchestrations, ethereal voices, and various sound effects, all to wonderful service of the music.

"Heart Illumination" begins the musical journey with an ambient, floating piece that caresses the mind and strokes the imagination. Gentle voices draw you into a dreamlike state, and you feel as though you are flying very slowly through deep space. "Beauty of Forgiveness" hints at the Pachelbel "Canon" and contains snippets of "Fur Elise." This one makes me smile with its gentle warmth and touch of humor. "Flying Over the Canyons" begins with a simple melody on guitar with voices in the background. Layers are added as the piece builds. Piano, strings, and rhythms fill out the shimmering melody to perfection. "The Sounds of Intensity" hints at Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" with piano, strings, and other keyboard sounds - a very powerful and emotional piece. I love "The Scents of Joy," which is based on Mozart's Symphony #40. Strings and piano fill this piece with sunshine, joy, and a touch of whimsy. "Symphony of Light" is a little darker and more intense. A very full, rich sound gives it a cinematic sweep. Piano, strings, voices, and keyboard effects again create the sense of floating slowly and very peacefully through vast open space - gorgeous! "A Concert From Heaven" is another delight, combining musical phrases from a host of classical composers that include Grieg's "Morning", a Strauss waltz or two, and perhaps a little Tchaikovsky along with others. "A Morning At the Spring" is a lovely variation on Schubert's "Ave Maria" with birds and bubbling water in the background - tranquility set to music. "The Angel On the Mountain" is a beautiful piano-based piece that is a lovely tribute to the inspiration for this album. The CD closes with "The Emotion of Love," a gently flowing piece that you can just sort of wrap around yourself to feel all cozy and contented.

"Symphony of Light" is a wonderful musical experience from start to finish. Frederic Delarue is a master of this kind of soothing, healing music - a feel-good experience with some substance. Recommended!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very Unique CD very Spiritual and Powerful, March 30, 2007

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J. C. Vizaga - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Symphony of Light (Audio CD)

The music is so unique and wonderful. I feel touch with the classical musical songs bring back with Frederic's style. The Track number 7 my favorite and so spiritual and powerful and I am not the only one talking about that. Some people are not spiritual that all so its easy to be a critic and don't work hard to produce music that will touch your soul or even being able to respect the work of an Artist since I am one as well in a different field. Frederic Music is so magnificent and Shymphony of Light very different and UNIQUE thanks for the wonderful music.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classical Type Music for the Soul, August 9, 2009

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Kathy W (Baltimore, MD, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Symphony of Light (Audio CD)

My experience with Frederic Delarue began with his "Eyes of Your Heart" CD, the most beautiful music I have ever heard. It is not only beautiful ethereal piano composition, but more importantly, it is so vibrationally superb. Symphony of Light is my fifth Delarue CD and Frederic's fourth album and, of course, it is very beautiful. It is from 2006. It is all instrumental, with 14 tracks, totaling 56:00 minutes or a wee bit less than one hour.

On the back cover he writes, ". . .to musically honor the Angel on the San Jacinto Mountain in Palm Springs, California, and the Sacred beauty of its area, and express my gratitude towards all Angels, Archangels and the Great Classic Composers such as Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Grieg, Tchaikovsky . . . for their endless inspiration." So, in this album, we have Delarue intertwined with the classicals. Again, we have the beautiful flowing melodic sounds of peaceful fulfillment that are so moving that it is difficult to adequately describe them. Peaceful passion comes to mind, which sounds contradictory. As always, the vibration that you feel is mesmerizing. The Angel on the Mountain is a beautiful angel carved into the side of the mountain, carved by nature.

This album has some peppier music but still it is tremendously peaceful and soothing and very beautiful. It carries the same vibration that you feel, rather than hear. I find the vibration to be quite awesome. Many people would likely just hear a beautiful symphonic-type collection of music. As usual, each track flows gently into the next with only a slight pause in between each. This is a beautiful CD I could just sink into a big old fluffy chair, put my feet up, and just totally chill out to.

The gracefully flowing tracks are:
1) Heart Illumination - 3:55
2) Beauty of Forgiveness - 4:43
3) Flying Over the Canyons - 4:29
4) The Sounds of Intensity - 3:48
5) The Scents of Joy - 2:48
6) A Rainbow of Flowers - 2:55
7) In the Palm of God's Hand - 4:06
8) Riviere de Lumiere - 2:13
9) Symphony of Light - 5:07
10) A Concert from Heaven - 4:06
11) The Colors of Harmony - 4:08.
12) A Morning at the Spring - 4:45
13) The Angel on the Mountain - 2:38
14) The Emotion of Love - 5:08

Most of these tracks I really find it hard to describe individually. As usual, the music has that beautiful flow to it. I must mention "A Concert from Heaven, though. This one had an especially joyful sound to me. It made me think of a German Beer Garden, where people were singing and dancing and clinking their steins. I also loved the name of In the Palm of God's Hand. That title is an awesome image for me. I picture a gigantic hand with me in the center, in Honey I Shrunk the Kids size. But the hand is as gentle to me as King Kong was to Alice Faye.

Frederic is a gentleman originally from France who now resides in the Palms Springs, California desert. As a 12-year old boy, he was in a horrible auto accident that ejected him from the car and busted him up badly. Following the accident, he had a near death experience (NDE) that forever changed his life. His music is so beautiful and so vibrational, he surely must have brought it back from Heaven as a result of the NDE. This is the kind of vibration that you feel, not hear, that I am talking about. This is VERY special music. You will want to play his albums over and over again. By the way, Frederic chooses to make lemonade when he is handed lemons, as you will see if you read his new book. He has a positive outlook and refuses to get caught up in the negativity, thank God! His music is obviously reflective of his positive outlook.