Andreas Vollenweider - Midnight Clear
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Free Music Review: Latest Andreas Vollenweider CD
Hit: 5 Stars
Very good if you enjoy New Age music. I have been listening to Vollenweider for many years. this CD also has Carly Simon on several numbers.
Free Music Review: + 1/2 stars...Vollenweider Finally Releases a Holiday Album
Hit: 4 Stars
As a fan of Christmas music in general and harpist Andreas Vollenweider in particular, this new release is a real treat. Over the course of 13 mostly traditional--with some original--songs, Vollenweider's music invokes the feeling of the holidays.
In addition to tracks that date back to the 11th and 12 Centuries ("The Holly and the Ivy" and "The Wexford Carol" respectively), there are four original songs: "Midnight Clear," "Suspended Note," "Forgive" and "Hymn to the Secret Heart," (all composed by Vollenweider, Carly Simon, keyboardist Teese Gohl and sound engineer Jimmy Parr--except for "Forgive," a Vollenweider/Simon collaboration). Simon sings vocals on these four tracks.
Standout tracks are "The Coventry Carol," "What Child Is This?" "Carol of the Drum" and "Child in the Manger." The lyrical quality of Vollenweider's harp playing on these tracks is spellbinding.
Of this project, Vollenweider wrote: "...we are by our nature profoundly spiritual beings, whether we like it or not. We always will be magnetically attracted by the miraculous." The music contained on this album speaks to that sentiment. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Free Music Review: Any time of year
Hit: 4 Stars
I purchased this CD because it has a couple of tracks with vocals by the one and only Carly Simon.
Carly Simon and Andreas have collaberated over many years, and this is the latest one.
Don't be fooled in to thinking though that this is just a Christmas album, because it's certainly not. In fact you can put this on any time of year and it can be played gently in the background to envelope your dinner party guests! The Christmas themes are there, but they are quite subtle (unlike me!).
Andreas plays the harp and if you like to be soothed this will certainly do the trick.
And if you love the timbre of Carly's gorgeous voice, you won't be dissapointed either!
Free Music Review: I played it twice
Hit: 2 Stars
I have been a Vollenweider fan for as long as I can remember. When I saw a new CD by him I bought two copies so I could turn someone else on to his music. I am sad to say that this collaboration with Carly didn't work for me. There is not enough Andreas playing his contemporary style and arrangements for harp. What was there was rarely exciting or inspired. This CD will get one more play before it get relegated to the back of the pile. Too bad.
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