Sam Miller – Mariposa (Spotify)
“Taken out from the album "Lilies", this flower brings the beauty of Neoclassical sound in our grey place. Whatever your mood, a solo piano miniature is always welcome to restore balance in your tired mind. Respect for Sam Miller.”
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"Mariposa" is the first single off my upcoming piano album, Lilies. This album is dedicated to my wife, Lily. We eloped towards the end of 2019 before the world shut down. These pieces were written between now and then, through the pandemic and challenging personal tribulations that we've had to face together.
Lilies is expressive of our love - the hope that these rotten years we've been trudging through will fertilize the soil of tomorrow from which a new beauty will emerge. I'm releasing 'Lilies' in the dead of Winter, when this reminder is perhaps most needed.
I recorded the album on Lily's late grandmother's Knight upright piano. There’s a note from the manufacturer inside the piano that says “This instrument has been specially constructed to withstand severe extremes of heat, dryness, humidity and central heating in any part of the world”. This rugged piano has helped us withstand the past few years, as well.
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Reviewed by Nagamag on February 6, 2022