[4] On the concert tour, Yanni also advised the fans not to let their worries rob them of the joy of life, and encourages them to "dare to dream" - which is, of course, the theme of the album.

[5] In a review by Johnny Loftus, "Dare to Dream is Yanni's first new material in three years and finds the new age composer fitting his unflinchingly romantic arrangements into tighter song structures.

The surging synth backgrounds, insistent piano lines and general grandiosity that mark Yanni's sound are still intact.

But tracks like "A Love for Life" or "Nice to Meet You" harness that famously epic energy in smaller stables.

Elsewhere, Yanni plucks the heartstrings with "In the Mirror" and "So Long My Friend" – two weepy ballads that cascade like sheets of rain on a lonely city street.