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Review by Kathy Parsons, MainlyPiano.com
By Kathy Parsons, MainlyPiano.com, April 27, 2012
Key of Dreams is the exciting follow-up to Galya’s debut, If Only, one of my favorite albums of 2010. Ukrainian by birth, conservatory-trained and the winner of international piano competitions, Galya has made her home in France for the past several years. Her stunning mastery of the piano gives her the freedom to express anything she wants with effortless grace and an elegant touch. The twelve piano solos on the album convey a wide range of emotions and experiences that are easy to relate to despite the complexity of the music. This music is definitely not intended for creating an atmospheric background - it needs and deserves to be listened to, savored, and gotten lost in. I have no doubt that this will be one of my favorite albums of 2012.
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Review by Michael Diamond
By Michael Diamond, michaeldiamondmusic.com, April 11, 2012
A child prodigy is defined as “someone who, at an early age, masters one or more skills far beyond his or her level of maturity.” There can be little doubt that virtuoso pianist Galya grew up fitting this description. Although she is a young adult now with a number of CD’s and professional accomplishment’s to her credit, her extraordinary talents were recognized at an early age where she lived in her Ukrainian homeland close to Russia. Her love affair with the piano began at the tender age of 6, and the next year she attended a music school for children, where she studied music and piano. Remarkably, when she was only 12, she received an offer from the largest Ukrainian sheet music publisher to publish her works. Galya eventually graduated from music college and continued on to be awarded two higher diplomas as a pianist and composer from the University of the Arts. And as if that wasn’t enough, she was recognized as the best student in the conservatory and was first place winner in international competitions.
Review by Alejandro Clavijo
By Alejandro Clavijo, reviewsnewage.com, April 25, 2012
Dos años después de su álbum debut, la pianista francesa Galya sigue con sus interesantes incursiones por la música clásica y el New Age. En este nuevo trabajo, Key of Dreams, Galya presenta una música fuertemente minimalista, donde un piano neo-clásico, aparentemente improvisado, nos seduce con una música triste, íntima y en raras ocasiones alegre, algo perfecto para momentos de reflexión o descanso.
MainlyPiano-Interview
Earlier this year, I received an email from an artist in France asking if I would write a review of her new album, If Only. I took a look at her website, which didn’t give too much information other than she was born in Russia, had been winning piano competitions since she was a child, and is now living in France. I downloaded the album and set it aside for a couple of weeks to catch up on my other work. When I started listening to Galya’s CD, to say I was blown away would be a huge understatement!
new age Piano
Par Robert J. Wierzbicki, newagepiano.net, le 15 mars 2010
"if only …" by Galya is one of the most interesting new age piano CDs that I have listened to in the past few years! Strongly recommended to all fans of classical new age piano.
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MainlyPiano
Par Kathy Parsons, MainlyPiano.com, le 20 février 2010
"I believe Galya is poised to become an international piano phenomenon, and I’m anxious to learn more about her. If Only is nothing short of breathtaking, and I give it my highest recommendation. It is available from www.galyanewagemusic.com, CD Baby, and iTunes. Hear it for yourself!..."
Keys&Chords
Par Patrick Van de Wiele, Keys&Chords, le 6 février 2010
"Dit is het debuut van pianiste Galya, een jonge componiste (die er goed uitziet) uit de Oekraïne, die nu in Frankrijk leeft..."
Piano Musings 2010
Par Edward Weiss, Piano Musings, le 2 février 2010
"Breathing space. A quality important in New Age piano music (and many other kinds of music as well.) She 'gets it.' No rushing here. No need too...
Piano Musings 2009
Par Edward Weiss, Piano Musings, le 15 septembre 2009
"I really like this one. I like the way she plays - her "sound" if you will. But what I'd like to share with you and teach you here is composition...
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