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Mists Of Avalon»rank: 13704de: Varese Sarabande
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Director Ulrich Edel's miniseries adaptation of Marion Zimmer Bradley's bestseller turns the Camelot fable inside out, examining the drama and moral lessons from the perspective of its female characters. Composer Lee Holdridge was thus presented with the challenge of not only reinventing the genre's hoary clichés yet again, but imbuing them with the perspective of the powerful women behind the throne as well. By turns airy and ominous, Loreena McKennitt's ambitiously pagan mini-epic 'The Mystic's Dream' essentially shows the way, neatly segueing into Holdridge's initially quiet strains in a ... |
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1998 Live In Paris And Toront»rank: 11084par: Loreena Mckennitt
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:Loreena McKennitt's two-CD set, plucked from performances in Paris and Toronto, documents the modern-day troubadour's live dimension, luxuriously unravelling her talents on harp, accordion, and piano like a finely woven tapestry. Lovers of The Book of Secrets, The Mask and Mirror, and her other enchanting albums will be pleased by this virtuoso performance and crisp recording of many favourite songs including 'The Mummers' Dance' and 'Bonny Portmore'. McKennitt's voice is in finely polished form here--no hints of hoarse tour fatigue whatsoever. 'Marco Polo', a delicious, trance-like jam on The ... |
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The Journey Begins: Elemental/To Drive the Cold Winter Away/Parallel Dreams»rank: 11084par: Loreena McKennitt
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:Loreena McKennitt's two-CD set, plucked from performances in Paris and Toronto, documents the modern-day troubadour's live dimension, luxuriously unravelling her talents on harp, accordion, and piano like a finely woven tapestry. Lovers of The Book of Secrets, The Mask and Mirror, and her other enchanting albums will be pleased by this virtuoso performance and crisp recording of many favourite songs including 'The Mummers' Dance' and 'Bonny Portmore'. McKennitt's voice is in finely polished form here--no hints of hoarse tour fatigue whatsoever. 'Marco Polo', a delicious, trance-like jam on The ... |
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A Winter Garden: Five Songs For The Season»rank: 11084par: Loreena McKennitt
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Loreena McKennitt's 'songs for the season' are haunting for their beauty and her fascinating voice. Blending traditional lrish music with worldbeat and New Age-like instrumentation, McKennitt's arrangements are at once elegant and eloquent, enchanting and familiar, whether she's singing 'Coventry Carol,' 'God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen,' or 'Good King Wenceslas.' 'Snow,' adapted from a 19th-century poem, and the traditional 'Seeds of Love' are so lofty and deep they reach almost mystical places. --Martin Keller |
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Live in Paris and Toronto [LIVE]»rank: 11084par: Loreena McKennitt
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Loreena McKennitt's two-CD set, plucked from performances in Paris and Toronto, documents the modern-day troubadour's live dimension, luxuriously unraveling her talents on harp, accordian, and piano like a finely woven tapestry. Lovers of The Book of Secrets, The Mask and Mirror, and her other enchanting albums will be pleased by this virtuoso performance and crisp recording of many favorite songs including 'The Mummers' Dance' and 'Bonny Portmore.' McKennitt's voice is in finely polished form here--no hints of hoarse tour fatigue whatsoever. 'Marco Polo,' a delicious, trancelike jam on The ... |
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Parallel Dreams»rank: 11084par: Loreena McKennitt
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:Parallel Dreams captures harpist/vocalist Loreena McKennitt at her absolute finest. Fully immersed in the Celtic style, this London, 0ntario, performer's voice is lush and layered in warm harmonies, soaring above equally beautiful instrumentation. Flowing between traditional ('Annachie Gordon') and original ('Dickens' Dublin') fare, McKennitt slows down time and relaxes furrowed brows on this disc by staying true to her red-headed roots. Subsequent discs tend to experiment more with tangos and up-tempo melodies; Parallel Dreams, however, is one long, luscious lullaby. --Denise Sheppard |
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A Winter Garden: Five Songs Fo»rank: 17713par: Loreena Mckennitt
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Loreena McKennitt's 'songs for the season' are haunting for their beauty and her fascinating voice. Blending traditional lrish music with worldbeat and New Age-like instrumentation, McKennitt's arrangements are at once elegant and eloquent, enchanting and familiar, whether she's singing 'Coventry Carol,' 'God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen,' or 'Good King Wenceslas.' 'Snow,' adapted from a 19th-century poem, and the traditional 'Seeds of Love' are so lofty and deep they reach almost mystical places. --Martin Keller |
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Live in Paris and Toronto»rank: 17713par: Loreena McKennitt
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Loreena McKennitt's 'songs for the season' are haunting for their beauty and her fascinating voice. Blending traditional lrish music with worldbeat and New Age-like instrumentation, McKennitt's arrangements are at once elegant and eloquent, enchanting and familiar, whether she's singing 'Coventry Carol,' 'God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen,' or 'Good King Wenceslas.' 'Snow,' adapted from a 19th-century poem, and the traditional 'Seeds of Love' are so lofty and deep they reach almost mystical places. --Martin Keller |
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Mask And Mirror»rank: 14010par: Loreena Mckennitt
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Loreena McKennitt drew her inspiration for this album from 15th century Spain, where the cultures of Christianity, Judaism, and lslam coexisted uneasily, tied together by a common tradition of religious mysticism. McKennitt reflects the multi-culturalism in arrangements that mix the half-tone intervals and familiar instruments of the Aryan north with the quarter-tone intervals and dumbeg, oud, and tamboura of the Semitic south. The results are often intoxicating, even if the composer consistently prefers slow-moving tempos. There's a tension and density to this music that safely removes it from the ... |
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To Drive the Cold Winter Away»rank: 14010par: Loreena Mckennitt
Chroniques et points de vue:From :This is not your father's Christmas album. Loreena McKennitt's primary instrument is the harp, but her primary technique is to take a traditional folk song and supersize it with strings, modern rhythms, and lush orchestration. lt's a style that works ideally with this material. Her takes on 'The Wexford Carol' and 'The Stockford Carol' will make you rethink holiday songs. 0ther highlights include 'The Seasons' and 'ln Praise of Christmas,' all songs that are weepy enough to please Grandma but never so sappy they sound fake. Add two cups ... |