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Artist: Secret GardenEdition: Music CD
Format: Extra tracks
CD Release Date: 2001-05-22
Music Label: Philips
Soundtracks:
- Nocturne
- Prayer
- Moving
- Dreamcatcher
- Sigma
- Song From A Secret Garden
- Sona
- Passacaglia
- Elan
- In Our Tears
- Celebration
- Heartstrings
- Steps
- Adagio
- The Rap
- Hymn To Hope
- Lore Of The Loom
- Dawn Of A New Century
- Last Present (Sun-Mool)
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Music Review: A beautiful experience
Rating: 5 Stars
I first heard Secret Garden over ten years ago when they won the Eurovision Song Contest with the hauntingly beautiful 'Nocturne'. This is the loveliest composition that has ever been entered for this competition and it is also the first in this collection.
Secret Garden is the name of the duo which comprises the beautiful Fionnuala Sherry (who is an accomplished violinist) and the Norwegian Rolf Lovland who plays keyboards and composes. Fionnuala, as her name indicates, is Irish and this accounts for the Celtic sound and quality of the music. The songs are accompanied by some of the most talented musicians. While the sound is sometimes reminiscent of Enya or even the music that accompanies the Riverdance dancing troup, their sound is distinct. The music is a unique blend of melodic classical music with elements of Irish. At times there is a sound that almost appraoches the highest quality gospel music (and I mean this in a positive way). Thus there is a great variety of instrumentation; one can hear both the Irish National Symphony Orchestra (or on some tracks the RTE Concert Orchestra)yet also traditional Irish instruments like the bodhran (a kind of Irish tambourine/drum) and the Uilleann pipes (the charactersitic beautiful and mournful instrument heard on the title song of the film 'Titanic'). Though there is indeed a strong Irish/Celtic flavour, the melodies are something special and the sound is not raw or traditional.Fionnuala's style is her own combination of classical violin with Irish fiddle-playing. The way she plays is so moving and her timing is perfect.
I enjoyed all the pieces tremendously, yet like everyone else, I have my personal favourites. I love Nocturne (with the beautiful voice of Gunnhild Tvinnereim), this time sung in English -whereas the original performance in the Eurovision Song Contest was in Norwegian. The soft lullaby melody is similar to some of the songs sung by Sissel (who like Rolf also comes from Norway). Fionnuala perhaps has a different quality of voice but she also sings so sweetly on several tracks. I particularly liked 'Song From a Secret Garden', which will be immediately recongisable to most listeners. However, my favourite song is 'Sona' (Irish for 'happiness'). This beautifully constructed melody is sung in a gentle hush by Fionnuala with a soft chorus of male voices in the mystic Irish tongue. Although I bought this album mainly for 'Nocturne', it was this song, (i.e. 'Sona') that has stayed in my mind.
Alluding to the origin of the group's name, Rolf says wisely that he would not want to confine the music by placing it in any particular category. The dream one experiences is unique to the listener :"The idea of a 'secret garden' is that everyone has their own".
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