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A Winter's Solstice IV
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Track Listing
- Carol of the Bells
- Silent Night - Steve Erquiaga
- Crystal Palace - Øystein Sevåg
- Winter Bourne - Paul McCandless
- Dona Nobis Pacem - Michael Manring
- Wexford Carol - Nightnoise
- Just Before Dawn - Will Ackerman
- We Three Kings - Barbara Higbie
- Angels We Have Heard on High - Darol Anger, Mike Marshall
- Sheep May Safely Graze - The Modern Mandolin Quartet
- Trumpet Tune - Alex de Grassi
- Three Candles - Richard Schönerz, Scott
- Rain [From Four Seasons] - Turtle Island String Quartet
- Christmas Hymn - Billy Childs
- Asleep the Snow Came Flying - Tim Story
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #6212 in Music
- Released on: 1993-08-24
- Number of discs: 1
- Dimensions: .22 pounds
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
In 1993, Windham Hill Records released its fourth album of seasonal music recorded by the label's artists and unavailable in any other collection. Only a few of the tracks on A Winter's Solstice IV lend credence to the label's unfair stereotype as the home for new age background music. Many of the musicians come from such respected jazz bands as Oregon and the Freddie Hubbard Quartet, and from such respected folk bands as the David Grisman Quartet. Several tackle such classical pieces as Bach's "Sheep May Safely Graze" (the Modern Mandolin Quartet), Purcell's "Trumpet Tune" (solo guitarist Alex de Grassi) and Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" (the Turtle Island String Quartet). From Liz Story's "Carol of the Bells" to Nightnoise's "Wexford Carol," this is rigorous instrumental music for the most part, no matter how quiet and pretty it may seem at first listen. --Geoffrey Himes
Customer Reviews
AWESOME!
Excellent throughout. The "Carol of the Bells" version is exceeded (IMHO) only by the David Benoit version on the first GRP Christmas (sorry George). But the highlight without a doubt is the "Angels We've Heard on High" which is exquisite. The Best of the WS series.
Breath-taking music that conveys the spirit of the holidays
This CD contains some of the most exquisite "winter" music I have ever heard. I used "Dona Nobis Pacem" and "The Wexford Carol" in my Christmas-time wedding in 1996. For holiday-music afficionados, this captures the spirit of the season: peace, joy, and a sense of wonder.
A MAGICAL HOLIDAY DREAM ALBUM
Perhaps it is possible for one's immediate circumstance to influence, or bias one's hearing, but, I have never encountered a mix of vaguely familiar "sounds" that were so completely soothing to the ear, and comforting to the heart as album IV of the Winter Solstice series.
I have many of Windham Hill's albums, and while each is distinct in musical "flavor" and delivery, this is by far my favorite.
If you don't own this one I highly recommend it to you!
