Certainly one of the most unique albums in composer Clifford White’s Heaven Sent album series (and indeed, in his entire musical repertoire), Mystic Heart sounds like it could have been written by a classical composer who lived hundreds of years ago. That in itself might be unusual, but what is doubly rare are the moods of the pieces themselves, which seems to explore a bittersweet, melancholy reverie that exists somewhere between joy and sorrow; between light and dark, between happiness and sadness. Often a largely unexplored territory, the opening piece Solemn Sonata is a perfect example of this, traversing this aural landscape with expertise and beauty. With gentle piano, cello and voices, the haunting melody evolves into a full orchestral…
Certainly one of the most unique albums in composer Clifford White’s Heaven Sent album series (and indeed, in his entire musical repertoire), Mystic Heart sounds like it could have been written by a classical composer who lived hundreds of years ago. That in itself might be unusual, but what is doubly rare are the moods of the pieces themselves, which seems to explore a bittersweet, melancholy reverie that exists somewhere between joy and sorrow; between light and dark, between happiness and sadness. Often a largely unexplored territory, the opening piece Solemn Sonata is a perfect example of this, traversing this aural landscape with expertise and beauty. With gentle piano, cello and voices, the haunting melody evolves into a full orchestral piece; first strings take the lead, later joined by oboe, bassoon and other instruments, as each section deftly explores these motifs, flitting from beauty and joy to loss and sorrow as if they were simply pebble steps in a pond. Exquisite and timeless music.
Delving even deeper, Daydream takes us into a classical somnolence, an exquisitely soporific atmosphere, with a diaphanous flute melody weaving a mysterious melody accompanied by harp and strings. This music seems to almost enhance the experience of silence, as if you were to catch the faint music of a distant dream, just before you awaken.
Clifford White is an award-winning music composer, recording artist and producer whose uplifting, inspiring and healing music has enabled millions worldwide to experience the benefits of deep relaxation and inner peace. Clifford pioneered the UK new age music movement in the mid 1980's with his bestselling angelic music album Ascension, a gentle and serene album revered for its calming and healing qualities. In the following years, Clifford further perfected his craft and ran a professional recording studio in London where…
Clifford White is an award-winning music composer, recording artist and producer whose uplifting, inspiring and healing music has enabled millions worldwide to experience the benefits of deep relaxation and inner peace. Clifford pioneered the UK new age music movement in the mid 1980's with his bestselling angelic music album Ascension, a gentle and serene album revered for its calming and healing qualities. In the following years, Clifford further perfected his craft and ran a professional recording studio in London where he produced both established and emerging new age acts. Clifford eventually clocked up writer and producer credits on more than 26 albums for numerous record labels in the UK and worldwide.
Clifford is best known for producing a style of instrumental music which fuses electronic, progressive, ambient, jazz, world and orchestral music into his own unique signature sound. To date he has produced 21 solo albums, each with their own style and mood: from the epic themes and sweeping soundtracks of The Gods Of Olympus and Atlantis, the Latin-jazz influenced Twilight Paradise, the powerful and percussive Myths of the Rock or the gentle and richly relaxing Revelation and Aqua. Clifford enjoys surprising his audience and as a result he is widely respected in the genre for producing quality albums that are inspiring, absorbing and unique.