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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0731452823021 Label: Philips Manufacturer: Philips MPN: 528230 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Philips Release Date: April 16, 1996 Studio: Philips Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Picture a square with Clannad, pianist David Lanz, Mannheim Steamroller, and the musicians of Riverdance at its corners. Somewhere within those stylistic borders you will encounter the European duo Secret Garden. The popular twosome--Irish violinist Fionnuala (fi-NOO-la) Sherry and Norwegian pianist/keyboardist Rolf Lovland--have attracted a sizable following with their heart-touching specialty: a wistful, violin-rooted, pop-folk-classical melange that often strikes the ear as a film score in search of some delicate romantic tale. Songs from a Secret Garden is the duo's debut recording from 1995, and it principally offers a series of pensive dialogues between Sherry's stately violin and Lovland's subdued piano, yielding equal measures of sweetness and melancholy. Whistles, pipes, percussion, strings, and ethereal voices serve as embellishments. At times you may sense you're being serenaded by strolling musicians with a heavy sentimental streak; at other times you may feel genuinely moved--perhaps by something as lovely as the reverential "Sigma" and its sublime, Gregorian-like choral passages. Only one uptempo tune, "The Rap," surfaces here; a few others would have been welcomed. And yes, this is the disc where you will find "Heartstrings," the composition that once smote Barbra Streisand's heart. She eventually acquired the rights to the piece, inserted lyrics, renamed it "I've Dreamed of You" (found on A Love Like Ours), and sang it to James Brolin during the couple's 1998 wedding. --Terry Wood Average Rating:
 Rating:  - VERY hauntingSong from a Secret Garden is SO haunting! A few months ago I had it going through my head, but could not remember who performed it until I remembered TONIGHT! Then I had to turn the house upside down to find the CD! FOUND it! This group is so mesmerizing. Rating: - A Peaceful TimeI bought this cd because my yoga teacher uses the piece entitled "Pastorate" for when we do the 1/2 Sun salute; it is such a peaceful piece of music, uplifting and kind. In fact, I play the cd each morning and evening: morning, to wake up gently; evening, to go to back to sleep peacefully. Rating: - Amazing feelingsI am a country music/classical rock lover. So who would have known how listening to this CD would make me feel? I cannot use enough peaceful, calm words to describe it. I love this CD. Hope you do, too. Rating: - Fond MemoriesI first heard this CD many years ago, having stumbled upon it because of my love of New Age music. It led to two memorable happenings in my life, and I am remembering them now, probably 10 years later: I wanted to play their songs myself on our piano, and I couldn't find the sheet music anywhere. From the internet, I found that it was available outside of the US. A good friend has a sister who lives in Norway, and she was able to buy the sheet music there and mail it to me -- that was my first ... Read More Rating:  - goodWhile this cd is obviously tailored towards a stress filled society and is to be recommended for that I personally enjoy the relaxing music of www.borntosingmusic.com The two cds I possess have a variety of stunning sounds tailored towards the relaxation market which I can recommend anyone looking into this particular genre. These cds are highly recommended. |
