Album Review: Solo Piano Album 'Here With Me'- at his best, Sylvius is outstanding

Author: Tamanna Lakhanpal

We find ourselves in September, which seems like a perfect time to listen to pianist Sylvius’s new album 'Here With Me'. His unique approach suggests dedication indeed to this singular, sensuous body of music- romantic and beautifully cinematic. With refined, crystalline playing and charismatic persona, the artist takes over your soul with his music and leaves you yearning for true love. 

The album’s first sonata  'Our Adventure Begins', its a romantic’s work, propelled by soothing notes of love and clearly indebted to true passion towards someone. The musical piece makes you feel the moment of meeting your lover, finally to be one forever, like a fresh climax scene of happily ever after. 

The pianist’s imagination draws the best of his playing, the sonata 'Moments of Beauty' takes you back to the first time you fell in. The delicate nausea of being immersed in the thoughts of a beautiful face and floating around in the air in slow motion. The feeling of ecstasy at the hands of this solo piano piece that makes you close your eyes and forget yourself in emotions. Personally, I enjoyed each second reviving the memories of innocent love. 

The title sonata 'Here With Me' which plays soulfully out of the speakers, the piano getting evermore intimate as Sylvius sends joyous little flourishes up the keyboard. If you are sitting alone, this piece will make you miss your sweetheart more as you realise the distance from each other. The last-minute of the sonata is the best, slightly woodier and lighter-sounding than a modern grand, it is ideally balanced with affection.

'Onwards and Upwards' is a few minutes longer than the others, but it offers the spirit and expressive freedom of a new journey. Filled with uplifting soulful music on the disc; it does until a huge and incongruous mood-swing into cheeriness in the middle. This sure is the hippity-hop tone you need when you set out on an adventure. 

Sylvius plays with such evident devotion that he is sure to win you over with his music. For more details and collaborations with Sylvius, please feel free to contact on below:

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