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Touching Silk

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Frank Steiner Jr. Format: Audio CD
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 46 ratings
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Track Listings

1 Ajala
2 Indira's Chant
3 Rainbow
4 Beyond the Horizon
5 Bells of Himalaya
6 Lung ta
7 Roaming with the Whales
8 Touching Silk
9 Luna
10 Akash

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As in Frank Steiner, Jr.'s enormously successful I Ching Symphony, Touching Silk is a lavish production. Balanced with dynamic rhythms and exquisitely poetic passages, this is music on a grand scale, filled with exotic sounds spanning the horizon from east to west.

Touching Silk is a joyful cleanser, a break from our sometimes harsh world into one that is rich in fantasy and beauty.

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Frank Steiner, Jr. is a German composer, but he's shown a penchant for Asian tonalities in recent years. His I Ching Symphony was a surprisingly austere and affecting work, and he dips from that well once again with Touching Silk. Steiner is a gifted sound designer and player, who tends to drown his uncomplicated melodies and often striking instrumentation in honey-laden arrangements and Ray Conniff-esque voices. Playing most of the instruments himself, and most of them being keyboards or samples, Steiner mixes electronics, acoustic orchestral sounds, and traditional Chinese instruments. An electronic wind instrument effectively mimics a Chinese flute on "Indira Chant," and Chinese zithers ripple throughout his arrangements. But Steiner's simple pentatonic melodies have a trite, faux-ethnic ring. Touching Silk is an updating of Les Baxter-styled exoticism, but the results are less charming for their pretensions. --John Diliberto

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.51 x 0.39 x 4.92 inches; 3.43 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Real Music
  • SPARS Code ‏ : ‎ DDD
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ January 30, 2007
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Real Music
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0002IQFWW
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 46 ratings

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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V. Theel
5.0 out of 5 stars Frank Steiner Jr. is an innovative musical genius
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2008
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Multi-level, multi-purpose, multi-enjoyment music.

This is background music with a purpose. The musicality and timbre of each selection on this disk is unique and engaging. If you are one that works, concentrates, meditates, or engages in something with foccussed attention, this music provides an uplifting yet subltle atmosphere of support. Its alpha-wave composition reaches all emotional and aural ranges with unobtrusive white-music. The melodies can either be enjoyed as compositions or as background non-descript musical flow as they can be enjoyed as both a familiar melody or a distant symphonic composition.

This music on this album seems to inspire and support any task I decide to undertake with music in the background. It suppliments reading, studying, cooking, meditating, you name it, by engaging the emotions that music can enhance, much like a sound track in a movie.

Frank Steiner Jr. is an innovative musical genius.
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Stuart P
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Music But Be Careful of Downloading It
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2011
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I was very impressed with the quality of the compositions on this album. I had never heard of Frank Steiner Jr. before until I heard him on a radio station on iTunes. You will not be disappointed with his music as each song cross fades in to each other creating an interesting beautiful flow. However my only complaint is that I should of ordered the cd instead of downloading the mp3. Because each track flows into another the mp3 download cut them up. I do not fault Amazon for this technical oversight. For example, as a song ends it abruptly ends then the next song starts with some of the last track starting it off. It is quite an annoyance and disrupts the flow. This music is so good that I have ordered the cd.
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Mraven
4.0 out of 5 stars love the music hate the downloading
Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2013
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it is so hard to get this product on my phone. I bought it off Pandora and can't get it to sync with my phone. It may because I'm technically challenged but it should just save to my device.
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Kathryn Weber
5.0 out of 5 stars Relaxing Productivity
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2009
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I listen to a lot of new age music, but this is one of my favorites because of all the elements of water and metal incorporated into this thoughtful CD. Tinkling windchimes perk your attention without lulling you into a stupor but they also don't become overdone or obnoxious. A beautiful rendition of an Eastern sound with a western appeal. One of my favorites to listen to when I need to get a lot done but need to be thoughtful and focused as I do it. Hope you enjoy it too.
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Kathy Chesney
5.0 out of 5 stars Touching Silk
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2014
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This is one of the BEST albums I've ever bought. I don't care how bad my day has been or what stress I'm feeling, this music calms me and makes everything better. I can put it on and can instantly feel the stress just start melting away. It is such beautiful music to listen to. I ordered a second one because I know I'm going to wear the first one out.
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5.0 out of 5 stars is one of my favorite modern composers
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2018
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Frank Steiner Jr. is one of my favorite modern composers. I knew Touching Silk would be of upmost quality, and it is! The music is gorgious!
Purchasing and downloading music from Amazon was a smooth and easy experience!
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R.See
5.0 out of 5 stars Music!
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2019
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Quite a difference, since Art Bell's background music! Even those conductors have changed their style!
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Roman Swiercz
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent product, we own this CD and purchased another ...
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2015
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Excellent product, we own this CD and purchased another for a gift. The CD was as advertised and arrived in a timely manner. Excellent product and service.
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Usager
5.0 out of 5 stars Produit tout à fait satisfaisant
Reviewed in Canada on August 11, 2023
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CD: tout à fait conforme au produit commandé et en excellent état! Merci!
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masterwoodcutter
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 21, 2015
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Excellent
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uwe meister
5.0 out of 5 stars KLASSE!!
Reviewed in Germany on March 6, 2015
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Hallo zusammen,

das ist für mich eine der schönsten CD;s. Sie ist sehr ruhig, entspannend ideal zum fallen lassen. Tut gut.
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michi3
5.0 out of 5 stars 美しすぎる音たち
Reviewed in Japan on June 5, 2010
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基本、instrument。
ヒーリングミュージックではないが、聴いていると深い深い自分の何かをきちんと見つめられる気がする。

完全に和楽器だけはないのだが、和の楽器の音色が大切にされている印象。
ドラムも使ってあるし、笛や尺八、ハープのような音、HarpsiChord、ストリングス、しゃらしゃら鳴るベルのような繊細で美しい音、鳥の声、自然な音を基本に構成されており、穏やかで、壮大で、美しすぎる空間が広がる。広がる空間の広さが半端ではない。

時々楽器の一つとして女性の歌声が入るが、透明で伸びが良く、空気に溶けてしまいそうな美しさだ。私がここまで褒めるのはあまりないと思う(笑)
Aria,エニグマ、Jonathan Goldman,Paul Schwartz,サラブライトマンなどが好きな人なら、合うと思う。

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パソコンで再生していると、映し出される波形も常に調和しており、J-POPなどとは明らかに違う。
静かに調整された場に、優しく精妙で調和した音が周りと馴染みながら常に展開していくのだ。
目で見た印象と、聴いた印象がこれほどまでに一致するこの波形と、この美しさをなんと表現したらいいのか、分からない。観じるのは優しさ。そして全ての調和、深み、愛、穏やかさ、壮大さ。
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Fred T.
5.0 out of 5 stars Touching Silk - excellent
Reviewed in Canada on April 18, 2013
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I first heard some of Frank Steiner's work on a sampler set called iRelax Anywhere and was intrigued by his Oriental sound. This CD is more of the same and sounds excellent. I will definately look for more of Frank's CD's. Highly recomended.
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