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Editorial Review:
This is a useful recording for someone who can't really decide whether they like classical music or not. Here, Jenkins is removed from his Adiemus habitat and surrounded by his own string ensemble, augmented by three female vocalists and a recorder player. The music he has written for this interesting gathering effectively takes the recognisable gestures of classical music and loops them into pop-song-length snippets which are listenable enough but which are also quietly (and probably entirely unintentionally) didactic in nature. So, if you wanted to begin a symphony with a good wallop, you might do it like this, or if you thought some Elizabethan court music would fit a particular bill, it might sound like this, and so on. If this sounds like middlebrow library music of the sort used by corporate video producers then perhaps Jenkins's mid-career credentials are showing through a little, but the fact remains that if this music appeals at all then it's a fairly short hop to its classical sources. The mythical lunar oceans "concept" which purports to underlie this work is, of course, complete bollocks. --Roger Thomas
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Progressive and delightful! Rich tapestry in music!! For me, this CD was complete serendipity! I just gave it a try, despite never having heard of Karl Jenkins and his highly gifted and dedicated ensemble. Immediately, the musical blends and chord progressions washed over me like the most soothing balm. Wonderful to mark examination papers to! The words mean nothing but their sounds transmit so much. Tasteful and sensitive interplay between recorder and strings combined with the lilting choral strands are like a gentle yet persuasive massage of the soul. I... more info
