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Secret Garden - Dawn of a New Centruy
Audio CD: April 20, 1999
Original Release Date: April 20, 1999
Label: Philips
Bitrate: 320 kbps

Secret Garden's formula is plain to hear. They have the lush string orchestrations of Yanni, the layered vocals of Clannad and Enya, and the stage-show Celtica of Riverdance. In the past these elements have weighed down the music of Irish violinist Fionuala Sherry and Norwegian keyboardist Rolf Lovland with a sweetness that would make tiramisu taste like poi. On Dawn of a New Century, they finally dance closer to the line that divides schlock from serenity, beauty from the banal. Capercaillie singer Karen Matheson gives a haunting vocal performance on "Prayer," surrounded by Clannad-like harmonies. "Children of the River" is a cinematic expanse with Asian overtones, while "Lore of the Loom" swoops through orchestral landscapes that could be Ireland or Norway. But there's also the hokey faux-Baroque of "Divertimento" and the title piece, which could stand in for "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing." ~ John Diliberto

From the rhapsodic opening to the victorious closing hymn, DAWN OF A NEW CENTURY casts a warm and dreamy spell. Norwegian composer Rolf Lovland and Irish violinist Fionnula Sherry created this album to celebrate the new millennium and their hopes for an eternity of love. The songs -- prayers, lullabies, and requiems sung in Norwegian, Irish, and English -- are lush and richly resonant: Violin, harp, traditional Celtic instruments, and orchestra seem to inhabit a magical, visionary realm. The Irish choir Anúna offers moments of pastoral grandeur on "In Our Tears/Dona Nobis Pacem," while Norwegian folk singer Anne Karin Kaasa calls like a siren in "Evensong." Irish dances and a cocky baroque gavotte liven the pace, but DAWN OF A NEW CENTURY is essentially an expansive embrace. The disc closes with the title track, a joyous march into the future that will give you goosebumps. ~ Carol Wright

Secret Garden - Dawn of a New Centruy Track Listings:
01 Moongate (Sherry, Lovland) 4:31
02 Prayer (Sherry, Lovland) 4:35
03 Elan (Lovland) 3:12
04 Dreamcatcher (Lovland, Matheson) 4:37
05 Sona (Lovland, O'Brien) 4:22
06 In Our Tears (Lovland, Skeie) 4:42
07 Children of the River (Lovland) 3:51
08 Evensong (Lovland) 4:27
09 Lore of the Loom (Lovland) 3:22
10 Aria (Lovland, O'Brien) 4:21
11 Divertimento (Lovland) 2:53
12 Aquarell (Lovland) 4:38
13 Dawn of a New Century (Sherry, Lovland) 6:14

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