Songs from a Secret Garden [Soundtrack]

Track Listings
 
1. Nocturne
2. Pastorale
3. Song from a Secret Garden
4. Sigma
5. Papillon
6. Serenade to Spring
7. Atlantia
8. Heartstrings
9. Adagio
10. Rap
11. Chaconne
12. Cantoluna
13. Ode to Simplicity

Editorial Reviews
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

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Songs from a Secret Garden [Soundtrack]

Songs from a Secret Garden [Soundtrack]
Songs from a Secret Garden
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Sounds A Bit Like M E H D I
  • Violins and more violins
  • Songs From A Secret Garden
  • Soothing Music, Food for the soul
  • Beautiful & romantic Waltz music
 Songs from a Secret Garden
Secret Garden
Manufacturer: Philips
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001GBJ
Release Date: 1996-04-16

Tracks:

  1. Nocturne
  2. Pastorale
  3. Song from a Secret Garden
  4. Sigma
  5. Papillon
  6. Serenade to Spring
  7. Atlantia
  8. Heartstrings
  9. Adagio
  10. The Rap
  11. Chaconne
  12. Cantoluna
  13. Ode to Simplicity

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

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Sounds A Bit Like M E H D I.......2007-07-06

Oh, Wow! This is a cd that will be liked by all who enjoy M E H D I, E N Y A or even Loreena Mckinnett. It is the very essence of good new age. So tranquil, yet so spirited, this cd is a refreshing break from my well-worn collection, I just keep wanting to listen to it over and over again. I am amazed! It reminds me somewhat of Celtic Women, but still very unique. This is music to the soul. Absolutely relaxing, as well.

ALSO RECOMMENDED: M E H D I ~ Instrumental Paradise Volume 8..A True Gem.

3 out of 5 stars Violins and more violins.......2007-05-29

Not quite what I had expected. A CD of violin with violins and some piano and yet another violin. Which, for some maybe just what you want. It doesn't exactly transport me elsewhere like Inner Peace by Steve Halpern. It makes great background music for our office but otherwise, I haven't put it in my car to listen to while I travel.

5 out of 5 stars Songs From A Secret Garden.......2007-05-02

I first heard this CD in a Meditation class. The haunting Celtic melodies of this CD are very relaxing and set a very quiet, calming mood. I can't wait to buy more from this group.

4 out of 5 stars Soothing Music, Food for the soul.......2007-02-09

Like most who stumbled on this beautiful CD, I bought the CD because the CD shop selling it happened to be playing it - and I was immediately captivated and deeply touched by it. It is like a breathe of freshness in the sands of commerce, a clear pond of tranquil water that reflects your soul and yet it is so deep in emotions...pulling your heart strings. Its fragile, naked and angelic...yet it is so sincere.
I enjoy MEHDl, Enya, Loreena Mckinnett, David Foster etc. But this a beautiful and rare production that I enjoy a tad more.

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful & romantic Waltz music.......2007-01-23

The songs on this collection are all very beautiful. My favorite is the "Ode to Spring," an enchanting melody one cannot forget. I can listen to this CD over and over again. I bought two additional copies for my friends and have made another copy so that I can play it in my car.
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    ASIN: B0000Y37NI
    Release Date: 2004-02-24

    Tracks:

    1. Overture
    2. Lento, Ma Non Troppo
    3. Gaily, But Not Quick
    4. Cantilena
    5. Vivace
    6. Miss Melanie
    7. Raf March Past
    8. Very Slow
    9. Maestoso; Alla Marcia Funebre
    10. Fairly Slowly, But Evenly Flowing In Strict Time
    11. Allegretto Rubato
    12. Overture, Op.52
    13. Fantasia On 'Greensleeves'
    14. Country Dance: Allegretto E Leggiero
    15. Burlesco: Allegro
    16. Adagio
    17. Sarabande: Maestoso
    18. Bourree: Vivace
    19. Rondo In A Flat
    20. Allegro
    21. Lento Moderato
    22. Con Brio

    Tracks:

    1. March
    2. Plymouth Hoe (A Nautical Overture)
    3. Nelson's Column, Trafalgar Square
    4. Tower Hill
    5. The Horse Guards, Whitehall
    6. Rotten Row
    7. Covent Garden
    8. Westminster
    9. Knightsbridge March
    10. No.1 Wheatly Processional
    11. No.2 Constant Billy
    12. No.4 Jockie To The Fair
    13. No.5 Ladies Of Pleasure
    14. No.6 Princess Royal
    15. Malltraeth (Pastorale)
    16. Cemaes (Scherzo)
    17. March Of The Bowmen
    18. City Of Lincoln March
    19. Overture, Op.3
    20. Londonderry Air

    Tracks:

    1. The Devil's Galop
    2. Sailing By
    3. High Adventure
    4. The Watermill
    5. Loch Laggan
    6. Psalm 23 - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
    7. Southern Rhapsody
    8. Ecce Homo - CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL CHOIR
    9. Girls In Grey
    10. Halcyon Days
    11. March Glorious
    12. An English Overture
    13. Spitfire Prelude And Fugue
    14. Carry On Suite
    15. Carry On Up The Khyber
    16. Andante Expressivo
    17. The Dam Busters March
    18. Tarka The Otter
    19. The African Queen

    Tracks:

    1. Caramba
    2. Two Interlinked French Melodies
    3. Kanikani
    4. Preambule
    5. Barcarolle
    6. Provencale
    7. By The Sleepy Lagoon
    8. A L'ombre D'un Buissonet
    9. Triste Est Le ciel
    10. Allons Gay
    11. A Mountain Tune
    12. Tambourin
    13. Passepied
    14. Sarabande
    15. Farandole
    16. Petite Promenade
    17. Andante/Medium Beguine
    18. Song Dance
    19. Fado
    20. Kolo
    21. In The French Countryside
    22. Carpet Dance
    23. Slow Waltz
    24. End Titles

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    1. Miniature Overture (Help!)
    2. March (When I'm 64)
    3. Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy (Can't Buy Me Love)
    4. Arabian Dance (It's For You)
    5. Chinese Dance (Ticket To Ride)
    6. Dance Of The Reed Flutes (She Loves You)
    7. Waltz Of The Flowers (From Me To You)
    8. Pas De Deux (All My Loving)
    9. Sarabande
    10. The Reception
    11. The Orgy (Rondo)
    12. Danza Gaya
    13. Scene 1
    14. Malaguena (Vivace)
    15. Habanera (Moderato)
    16. Tango (Vivace)
    17. The Hiring Fair
    18. Carousing
    19. Round Dance
    20. Pas De Deux
    21. Hornpipe
    22. March
    23. Doll's Dance
    24. Round Dance
    25. Bobby Shaftoe
    26. The Keel Row
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    Sergej Larin - Rachmaninov Songs
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Exquisite tenor singing and songs of incredible beauty
    		 Sergej Larin - Rachmaninov Songs
    Sergey Rachmaninov , Sergej Larin , Eleonora Bekova , Ben Connellan , Dave Partridge , Jonathan Rose , and Oleg Michegev
    Manufacturer: Chandos
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000000B1P
    Release Date: 1997-10-21

    Tracks:

    1. In The Silence Of The Secret Night
    2. How Pained I Am
    3. Sing Not, O Lovely One
    4. Arion
    5. How Peaceful
    6. Do Not Believe Me, Friend
    7. Let Us Leave, My Sweet
    8. Spring Torrents
    9. A Dream
    10. All Was Taken From Me
    11. Daisies
    12. I Am Again Alone!
    13. Night Is Sorrowful
    14. O, No, I Beg You, Do Not Leave!
    15. Small Island
    16. I Am Not A Prophet
    17. Yesterday We Met
    18. They Replied
    19. Liliacs
    20. I Was With her
    21. Christ Is Risen!
    22. It Cannot Be!
    23. At My Window
    24. What Happiness
    25. At Night In My Garden
    26. Fragment From A. Musset
    27. All Passes

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Exquisite tenor singing and songs of incredible beauty.......2001-10-02

    My acquaintance with Sergei Larin was made through his performances of Verdi, Puccini and verismo works. And I have always been impressed by his beauty of tone and phrasing. It was a nicest surprise to discover that he could offer performances of such level of artistry in the chamber repertoire. This disc alone raised my admiration of Larin, one of the best tenors on operatic stages these days.
    First of all, these songs require broader performance most of the time. They are passionate quasi-operatic works with a most evocative and sometimes melancholic atmosphere. Larin pours his heart and soul in these pieces. His tone is honeyed throughout, powerful when it opens up, but he also produce the most extatic soft tones when required. The wide palette of tone colouring is quite helpful to differentiate each song from the others and his care with the text is so amazing that, even if you don't know the text or are not Russian-speaking (as I am not), you won't really miss it, so powerful is Larin's ability to create the right mood. If you have any doubt, you should try "In the Silence of the Secret Night" - a most delightful song.
    Last but not least, Eleonora Bekova is the amazing pianist who not only shines in the sometimes virtuosistic piano playing preditably required by Rachmaninov, but also responds sensitively to Larin's singing throughout. A nice example of interplay between admirable musicians.
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      Janácek: Moravian Folk Poetry in Songs
      Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
      • Moravian songs, via Janacek, Godar, Bittova and Skampa
      • Skampa Quartet is great - the singer... yikes
      		 Janácek: Moravian Folk Poetry in Songs
      Leos Janacek , Iva Bittová , ¿kampa Quartet , Vladimír Godár , and Skampa Quartet
      Manufacturer: Supraphon
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B00061X9YC
      Release Date: 2005-03-01

      Tracks:

      1. Tuzba (Desire)
      2. Stst'/Steadiness
      3. Lavecka (Bench)
      4. Stesk (Woe) - Skampa Quartet
      5. Obrk Mileho (Lover's Likeness)
      6. Svatba Kom (Gnats Wedding)
      7. Kouzlo (Charm)
      8. Slib (Promise)
      9. Orisek Lovy (Hazel Nut) - Skampa Quartet
      10. La (Love)
      11. Jablunka (Apple Tree)
      12. Jabucko (Sweet Apple)
      13. Co Je to Za Nebe (What Sky)
      14. Safva C (Alderman's Daughter)
      15. Cervenab(Little Red Apples)
      16. Dobr(Good Hunt)
      17. He Warden)
      18. Kony Mil [My Lover's Horses]
      19. Kv MilodejnLove Herbs)
      20. Pcko (Posy)
      21. LoucenMilou
      22. Jindy a NynThen and Now)
      23. T (Uneasy)
      24. VzknMessage)
      25. Belegrade (Belgrade) - Skampa Quartet
      26. Milenec Vrah (Lover Killer)
      27. Pomluva (Calumny)
      28. LoucenParting)
      29. Sirota (Lonely Soul)
      30. Osamel Alone)
      31. Komu Kytka (For Whom the Posy)
      32. Z Od Mil (Love Shining)
      33. Polajka (Thyme)
      34. Kol(KolTown)
      35. Psano (Love Letter)
      36. Karafi(Carnation)
      37. Rozmarsemary)
      38. Pamy (Mementos)
      39. Zpevulenka (Tender Little Tune)
      40. Nejistota (Uncertainty)
      41. Kukacka (Cuckoo)
      42. Zahrcka (Fence)
      43. Muzikanti (Musicians)
      44. Vernost' (Faithfulness)
      45. Bolavlava (Headache)
      46. Osud (Fate)
      47. Daleko ProvdanWedded Far Away)
      48. Budk (Wakening)
      49. Dobrada (Sound Advice)
      50. Slzy echou (Tears of Comfort)
      51. Koukol (Corncockle)
      52. Kalina (Guelder Rose)
      53. Pohreb Zbojnv

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Moravian songs, via Janacek, Godar, Bittova and Skampa.......2006-05-09

      This is a unique recording of Janacek's transcriptions of Moravian folk songs. Originally for piano and voice, they have been transcribed by Slovak composer Vladimir Godar for string quartet and (occasionally) three-voice male chorus. Here they are performed by renowned Czech singer and violinist Iva Bittova, accompanied by the Skampa Quartet and chorus. The effect is not so much of classical liede, but of authentic eastern European "popular" songs - the sonority of the string quartet adds to this in no small part. Janacek would be proud.

      2 out of 5 stars Skampa Quartet is great - the singer... yikes.......2005-07-28

      I honestly did not know what I was getting myself into when I bought this CD. I love Janacek, I love folk songs... how could I go wrong? Iva Bittova! I was concerned that she would have a 50yr old woobly voice, but instead what exists is a thin VERY nasal tone... perhaps she should be singing traditional Bulgarian music! The voice is expressive, just ugly.
      The recording quality is not very good, either. On many of the tracks, Iva seems to be muffled and in the background of the recording.
      Really - dont waste your time and money, unless you really would just like to have a recording of over 50 Janacek songs.
      Rachmaninov Songs
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        		Rachmaninov Songs

        Manufacturer: Conifer
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
        Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
        Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B0000024EL
        Release Date: 1998-01-13

        Tracks:

        1. Oh, Do Not Grieve
        2. How My Heart Aches
        3. A Prayer
        4. Night Is Mournful
        5. Christ Is Risen
        6. In My Garden At Night
        7. Do Not Believe Me, Friend
        8. We Shall Rest
        9. Vengeful God Has Taken Everything
        10. The Soldier's Wife
        11. Fragment From De Musset
        12. Child, You Are Like A Flower
        13. I Am Waiting For You
        14. Oh Do Not Sing To Me, Beautiful Maiden
        15. The Water Lily
        16. In The Mysterious Silence Of The Night
        17. Oh No, I Beg You, Do Not Leave Me
        18. Lilacs
        19. The Answer
        20. How Beautiful It Is Here
        21. How Long, My Friend
        22. A Dream
        23. All Things Pass Away
        24. Spring Waters

        Pop Music:

        1. Soul Suite
        2. Spa Relaxation
        3. Space Streakings Sighted Over Mount Shasta
        4. Spooky Chick
        5. Tarot
        6. The Fourth Dimension
        7. The Heart of Reiki
        8. Themes [Soundtrack]
        9. Thunder Chord
        10. Timeless

        Pop Music

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