Dawn of a New Century

Secret Garden - Dawn of a New Century

Dawn of a New Century
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Artist: Secret Garden
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1999-04-20
Music Label: Philips
Product features:
  • SECRET GARDEN DAWN OF A NEW CENTURY
Soundtracks:
  1. Moongate
  2. Prayer
  3. Elan
  4. Dreamcatcher
  5. Sona - Secret Garden
  6. In Our Tears
  7. Children Of The River
  8. Evensong - Secret Garden
  9. Lore Of The Loom
  10. Aria
  11. Divertimento
  12. Aquabell
  13. Dawn Of A New Century - Secret Garden

Music reviews of Dawn of a New Century

Music Review: More passionate music from Secret Garden
Rating: 5 Stars

Keyboardist/composer Rolf Lovgren and violinist Fionnuala Sherry continue their musical evolution in this, the third of Secret Garden's albums, accompanied by a plethora of soloists, backups, choirs and orchestras too numerous to mention. Not as lively as their second release nor as poignant as the fourth, "Dawn of a New Century" contains many sweet, slow and sometimes sad pieces reminiscent of their first CD, "Songs from a Secret Garden". I particularly like the hypnotic "Prayer", featuring the voice of Capercaillie's Karen Matheson, and the mysterious, heartfelt "Dreamcatcher". Other selections are more animated--"Elan" is vibrant and percussive, "Divertimento" is a bouncy Baroque-style concerto, "Lore of the Loom" a jaunty celebration of Celtic motifs, and "Children of the River" is also engagingly lively. What I love about all of Rolf Lovland's varied compositions is that while they have wide appeal verging on mainstream, they are just too authentic and well-crafted to sound like "same-old" popular schlock. There's something different about Secret Garden's songs--something special that deserves everyone's notice, from New Age and classical music lovers to those who just accept whatever comes on the radio and know little else. That being said, the one exception to that claim might be the title track of this album, #13. Written to pay homage to humanity's preoccupation with marking the passage of time, this song sounds--to me--more like theme music from a dramatic western. It's not a bad tune, but it doesn't fit well with the rest of the album, and seems a little trite and simplistic for the job of heralding in a "new era". I am admittedly burnt out from the "Y2K" furor of a few years back. But rather than presuming that a major change in one culture's year-numbering system has significance and portends change or opportunity (while ignoring the fact that it's all totally irrelevant to the calendars of other cultures!), people might be better served by views like that of Armenian musician Arto Tuncyboyacian. He entitled one of his albums "Every Day is a New Life". Forget about counting years and contriving significances, and just stand ready to recognize and make the most of whatever opportunities for good come your way. But nonetheless, let the music of Secret Garden help you along in your journey. It's loving, beautiful, inspiring and full of the best sentiments humanity has to offer!
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Description of Dawn of a New Century

Japanese SHM-CD pressing. Universal. 2012.
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

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