William Joseph is a classical pianist, but does not write the average classical music what you would immediately think of. His music is targeted at a commercial market with tracks an average of 3-4 minutes long, not like your Bach, Mozart or Chopin symphonies of over several minutes. They're mini-symphonies, if you will.

Relaxing and losing yourself in the beautiful melodies at the end of a bad day or to get you through one.

The way each piece takes on a life of its own and takes you on a story-like journey even though there are no lyrics. I like the way you can close your eyes and imagine yourself dancing, running away, falling in love in the 1920s...

The track Leningrad has always stood out for me. It has a strong film soundtrack feel and I can't help but imagine stories in my head of what film that could be.

The only thing remotely bad about this album is the featuring of Kashmir, which was on his first and debut album before Beyond.

Listen to it again.

Is simply amazing. His talent is so raw and untapped. For some reason, though being produced by David Foster who looks after the likes of Josh Groban, Michael Buble and Lara Fabian and can be attributed to the success and founding of many artists, William Joseph still hasn't become wildly popular. Yet his music remains breathtaking and I'm just happy I discovered him when he began recording.

It's just good, plain and simple! Even if you don't like classical music, give it a go because it's much more than just classical. You don't even remember you're listening to something grouped into classical. It's simply beautiful music.

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Created Dec 03, 2008 at 6:49am • Submit your own review...