Review by Patrick Joseph & Staff
Art Tawanghar’s bold take on the classic works of Vivaldi result in an intensely powerful listening experience. Simultaneously relaxing and invigorating, you will feel yourself integrate this music into your consciousness in real time. The resulting shift in mood and perspective is noticeable. This music draws you in and drowns out perseverative background noise with its seductive timbres which celebrate melodies and rhythms. Performances here are deliberate and courageous, creating a very precise artistic statement. The sound of the Persian santoor in binaural 3D is mesmerizing, and layers together with the strings in a fascinating combination. The santoor delivers percussive yet sustained tones, allowing its voice to be both felt and heard by listeners. The prodigious playing of both strings and santoor are complementary and never feel destructive to either melody or accompaniment. The depth of sound that this combination creates is fresh and joyful, especially during dynamic peaks. The alternative tempos of these movements, 1st and 3rd movement. (fast, slow, fast) take listeners on a wonderful journey.
Reading the “Summer Sonnet” in tandem with listening to this piece creates a still deeper experience. The narrative of an approaching storm which results in destruction and the call for mercy is especially appropriate today. Written by Antonio Vivaldi in 1723, the release of Tawanghar's version today is highly relevant. The Instruments, tuned to 432Hz, give the music yet another distinctive characteristic. This is the astonishing worldwide debut of the piece with instruments tuned in 432Hz performance. This sound frequency decision showcases Mr. Tawanghar's connection to sound healing. Each note is an opportunity for spiritual awakening. You will undoubtedly feel the benefits of frequency, human expression, and artistic brilliance when you listen to this deeply moving music by Art Tawanghar.
About Art Tawanghar
Art Tawanghar is an award-winning and Billboard charting composer, musician and multi-genre producer, who combines electronic production, live instrumentation, and a variety of Western and Eastern cultural influences to craft his uniquely relaxing and soul-searching sounds.
Tawanghar released his spiritually searching album “Soul of the Earth” in 2016. A year later he dropped “Buddha Lounge”, the instrumental album charted on Billboard #1 for 13+ weeks in the New Age Chart. This was followed by “Buddha Lounge 2” which won many accolades, and was also considered for the 61st Grammy Awards.
June 2019 saw Art Tawanghar raise the bar even higher, with the releases of “Buddha Lounge 3 Chill – New Age California” – containing 7 deeply meditative and life-affirming songs. Everything within its leaps and bounds is quite remarkable on this album, either through pure musicality, or the immense emotional basis that Tawanghar’s arrangements thrive on.
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