Album Review/ Piano : Ashot Danielyan’s ‘Spontaneous Piano Journeys’

Ashot Danielyan understands the beauty that play can bring to creativity. That’s what he does with his latest release ‘Spontaneous Piano Journeys’. The composer and pianist compiles 10 spontaneous piano solos that he improvised from December 2025 to February 2026. The result is a light yet meaningful exploration of art, music, the self and the human experience. He has a way of whirling into reality feelings that only the soul feels.

The first track is ‘Warm Winter’. With a pensive flow, he captures the gradients of the theme. He casts a thoughtful spectrum that deals in warm notes, amidst cooler, more nuanced shadow notes. So much so that you feel the warm pool within, leading back perhaps to one’s own experiences and memories. Contrastingly, in ‘Cold Winter’, later in the collection, we see deeper tones that take you to solitudes spent yearning, understanding, and growing. 

‘9AM’ is a light composition that sets the mood for that time of day. The artist captures the feel, essence of 9AM. The moment when the morning starts to feel a little settled in, and we slow down into our journeys for the day. Pausing and calming, it sets the tone beautifully. ‘Morning in C Maj’ is a little bit more personal and intimate. It is cast with mellow hues and softer moments. Made perfect  for daybreak. Those moments when you wake up and you just want to exist within the silence of the morning. This track helps you go deeper without disturbing the quietness. 

The artist is so well-versed with the nuances of life. He listens for them, looks into them and builds them up till they are these expanses contained within universal moments. It’s all about deepening even the most mundane experiences. ‘Before the New Moon’ is a composition that celebrates stillness. The notes form without a flow. There is darkness but it is dispersed by the constellation of gentle melodies.

‘Classical Man’ is solemn and silent. Kind of thoughtful with a cascading depth that might surprise you. Lastly, ‘Old Habits Die Hard’ is kind of despondent weaved in with melodrama and thoughtful frames. It takes you back to tragic classics, to old worlds forged by Brontes and Shakespeare. There is a soft despair that doesn’t grow linearly but has more of a complex fold that illuminates the theme in a new light. Listen Now! 

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You can listen to ‘Spontaneous Piano Journeys’ by Ashot Danielyan here -