{"id":28334,"date":"2025-09-07T19:25:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T19:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=28334"},"modified":"2025-09-07T19:25:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T19:25:17","slug":"legendary-keysman-rick-wakeman-returns-with-his-new-piano-opus-melancholia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2025\/09\/07\/legendary-keysman-rick-wakeman-returns-with-his-new-piano-opus-melancholia\/","title":{"rendered":"LEGENDARY KEYSMAN RICK WAKEMAN RETURNS WITH HIS NEW PIANO OPUS “MELANCHOLIA”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Madfish are proud to announce thenew album from legendary Yes keyboardist and composer Rick Wakeman. The new album Melancholia <\/em>is set for release on 17th<\/sup> October and takes its place as the crowning jewel in a remarkable piano trilogy that began with 2017\u2019s Piano Portraits <\/em>and continued in 2018 with Piano Odyssey<\/em> \u2013 both landmark albums that found Rick reaching new heights of popularity and critical esteem as a solo artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But while those records looked outward, reinterpreting beloved melodies and exploring sweeping themes, Melancholia<\/em> turns inward, inviting us into the most personal, introspective, and perhaps profound music of Wakeman\u2019s storied career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WATCH THE TRAILER FOR MELANCHOLIA<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. Sitting at the Window [03:24]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Reflection [03:41]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Pathos [04:13]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Dance of the Ghosts [03:57]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Alone [04:46]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. The Morning Light [03:28]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Garo [03:50]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. All in the Mind [05:01]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Sea of Tranquility [02:59]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Missing [03:39]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. Watching Life [03:50]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. Melancholia [03:39]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PRE-ORDER MELANCHOLIA<\/em> (17th<\/sup> October)<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Melancholia<\/em><\/strong> will be released on the following formats:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 CD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Special Edition 2- disc CD+DVD set – inc. hi-res stereo + \u2018Inside Melancholia\u2019 short film<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Silver vinyl LP    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Black vinyl LP<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Digital<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The album began, as so much of Wakeman\u2019s finest work has, with a quiet moment at the piano. One afternoon, his wife Rachel overheard him playing a contemplative piece – what would later become \u201cGaro\u201d – and was struck by its quiet emotional power. And because she knew well that he often turned to the piano in times of sadness or inner turbulence, using music as a kind of emotional compass, she encouraged him to share it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What followed was not a conceptual record in the traditional sense, but a deeply cohesive suite, written intuitively at first and later shaped in collaboration with long-time producer and engineer Erik Jordan at The Granary Studio in Norfolk and recorded on a beautiful Steinway Model D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Long live the King of the Keyboards”<\/em> – Sunday Express<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wakeman, of course, needs little introduction. A virtuoso keyboardist, composer, and arranger, he rose to fame with Yes, helping to define the sound of progressive rock and earning his place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. His solo output spans over a hundred albums, from grand concept works to soundtracks and acoustic meditations. In 2021, he was awarded a CBE for services to music and broadcasting. Rick continues to be prolific on the live scene with a UK tour scheduled in Autumn 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Melancholia will be released on 17th<\/sup> October 2025 on Madfish. <\/em>Pre-order here.<\/em><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more high-res images please see: https:\/\/www.madfishmusic.com\/media\/rickwakeman\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.rickwakemansmusicemporium.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

www.rwcc.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

www.instagram.com\/rickwakemanmusic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RickWakemanMusic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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