Cristofori's Dream is David Lanz's seventh studio album, released in 1988. The album was the only Lanz album to top Billboard's "Top New Age Albums" chart as well as the only album to chart on the Billboard 200, peaking at #180.
Concept The album was dedicated to (and named after) Bartolomeo Cristofori, who is widely regarded to be the inventor of the piano.
Reception William Ruhlmann of AllMusic gave the album five stars, opining "its selections have a calm elegance, as Lanz spends most of his time in the upper register of the piano delivering precise, articulated melodies".
Track listing All songs written by David Lanz, except where noted.
Personnel The music features the following.
David Lanz – Bells, Composer, Piano, Producer, Synthesizer Steven Ray Allen – Arranger, Acoustic bass, Acoustic guitar, Electric bass, Conductor, Fretless bass, Electric guitar Gary Brooker, Keith Reid, Matthew Fisher – Composers Freeman Patterson – Cover photo John Morey, Barbara Richardson – Designers Al Swanson – Digital Assembly, Digital Editing Reed Ruddy, Paul Speer – Engineers Bill Cannon – Illustrator Randy Kling – Mastering Richard Aaron, Alex Segal, Mary Tapiro, Deborah Yamak – Cellists Neal Speer – Drums Nancy Rumbel – English horn, Oboe Richard Warner – Flute, Soprano sax Matthew Fisher – Organ Luis Peralta, James Reynolds – Percussion Jonn Serrie – Synthesizer Betty Agent, Karie Prescott, Ruth Sereque, Eileen Swanson – Violists Linda Anderson, Bryan Boughten, Deede Cook, Stephen Daniels, Ingric Fredricikson, Ingrid Fredrickson, Christine Olason, John Pilskog Marjorie Talvi – Violinists
Charts Chart (1988) PositionBillboard New Age Albums1Billboard 200180
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