Music Connections Magazine-Los Angeles
"A collaboration between composer/pianist Emile Lambrev and producer/arranger Emilio Palame (Chuck Mangione), this CD will sound like sonic bliss to those who'd like to hear the lush, passionate...themes of Yanni and John Tesh taken in more daring directions. With name-brand input (saxman Eric Marienthal, others), this full-length, ready-to-market disc offers a variety of spirited themes infused at times with Lambrev's Eastern European heritage. Film scoring could also be an avenue."
MusesMuse.com
"Together, these guys [Emile and Emilio] have fashioned 51 minutes of easy listening/new age/ instrumental/smooth jazz piano music, with a touch of world music thrown in... Like a Gershwin piece, the music within this 10 track disc hovers between orchestral and piano. This is indeed a spirited and very welcome collaboration between these two, with Emile leading the way like a star in the Hollywood Bowl night."
Crossover Media-New York
"Nostalgic Dream"-..."extraordinary debut instrumental album from Bulgarian born
(with a Greek background) composer/pianist Emile Lambrev is peaceful and romantic,
classically shaped and unusual." "...Emile and Emilio- coming from two very different
cultures have united their talents to produce powerful healing music which builds a
bridge from the Classic Piano Romantic Style of 19th Century Western Europe, through
folk music styles of Southeastern Europe to the Smooth Jazz/Pop New Age genre of North
America."
-Max Horowitz, president
MSM-New York
"Emile Lambrev's music could be a great contribution to the enhancement of American
culture, and the broadening of cultural ties between America and Eastern Europe."
-Richard Sussman
Hollywood Reporter
"Nostalgic Dream is melodic and thematic, romantically sensual, energetically upbeat and unusual- a decidedly new discovery! .... Yanni and Hollywood Bowl Orchestra fans, as well as moviegoers will love this!"
