White Stones
| White Stones | ||||
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| Studio album by Secret Garden | ||||
| Released | April 15, 1997 | |||
| Genre | New Age | |||
| Length | 56:17 | |||
| Label |
Mercury Records Philips Polygram | |||
| Producer | Rolf Lovland | |||
| Secret Garden chronology | ||||
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White Stones (released April 15, 1997 by Mercury Records – 534 605-2 (PolyGram / Philips Records) is the second album by Secret Garden.[1]
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Review
Here the duo Rolf Løvland and Fionnuala Sherry play with the conventions of Celtic and neo-classical music, weaving in unexpected elements like Spanish guitars and Eastern European folk melodies as their muse dictates. It reveals an overall mood is weighty, heart-centered, and Secret Garden is providing a supportive background for personal reflection. The touching melancholia lifts some on tracks like the polyrhythmic intoxication of «Windancer» and «Escape», which tastes a bit of Gypsy caravans and circus performers run amok.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic reviewer Rovi awarded the album 4.5 stars.[1]
Track listing
| # | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steps | 4:03 |
| 2 | Poème | 5:00 |
| 3 | Hymn to Hope | 4:20 |
| 4 | Moving | 3:23 |
| 5 | First Day of Spring | 4:46 |
| 6 | Passacaglia | 3:47 |
| 7 | Reflection | 3:02 |
| 8 | Windancer | 3:43 |
| 9 | Appassionata | 4:27 |
| 10 | Escape | 3:36 |
| 11 | Sanctuary | 4:21 |
| 12 | Celebration | 3:58 |
| 13 | Home | 3:25 |
| 14 | Illumination | 4:16 |
Personnel
- Violin – Fionnuala Sherry
- Keyboards, Piano & Conductor of the Irish National Chamber Choir – Rolf Løvland
- Guitar – Des Moore
- Keyboards – Bjørn Ole Rasch
- Bass – Eoghan O'Neill
- Drums – Robbie Casserly
- Orchestral percussion – Joakim Nordin
- Choir – Irish National Chamber Choir
- Orchestra – RTE Concert Orchestra
- Conductor (RTE Concert Orchestra) – Fiachra Trench
- Orchestra Leader – Michael D'Arcy
Credits
- Additional assistant recording engineers – Alessandro Benedetti, Jan Erik Kongshaug, Nick Friend & Ronny Talsaete
- Assistant recording engineers & mixing – Conan Doyle & Jonathan Ford
- Pre-production Co-engineer & sound samples – Alf Emil Eik
- Mastering – Greg Calbi
- Composer, arranger & producer – Rolf Løvland
- Photography – Dorothy Low
- Recorded By, Mixed By, Co-producer – Andrew Boland
- Orchestral score – Fiachra Trench (tracks: 4-5 & 10), John Tate (tracks: 1-2, 6, 8-9, 11-12 & 14), Rolf Løvland (tracks: 3 & 7)
Notes
- Recorded and mixed in Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin Ireland.
- Additional recording made in Capri Digital Studio, Italy and Rainbow Studio, Oslo Norway.
- Pre-production and additional recording made in Cross Studio, Kristiansand Norway.
- Masterted at Masterdisk, New York City, U.S.A.
- White Stones is dedicated to the memory of our fathers Ben Sherry and Sigurd Lovland.
- Mercury Records is a PolyGram company
℗ & © 1995 PolyGram A/S Norway[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Rovi. "Secret Garden - White Stones Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
- ↑ "Secret Garden – Songs From A Secret Garden". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-12-12.