Pianist Carsten Dahl has previously released solo sessions, but this latest release is a bit of a change in a couple of ways. All of the contemplative pieces are numbered, and reflect a child’s fascination and innocence with life. Here, he also employs the cameo services of Anne Sofie Abildskov Dahl/v on “Dreamchild #5” and Celina Sorine Dahl/p on “Dreamchild #8”. Besides that, the material ranges from minute and a half novellas to 24 minute epics. The marathon “Dreamlike #1” is a long and languidly repetition of a theme that undulates in the background of your mind, while “#2” is almost Shubertian in its Romantic feel. A percussive “#4” is a bit more assertive, but for the most part, the artist accomplishes what he set out to do, convey an audible portrait of a youth’s simple fascination with life.
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