Track Listing

1. Reel Around the Sun: Corona (Slow Air/The Chronos Reel/Reel Around the
2. Heart's Cry
3. Countess Cathleen/Women of the Sidhe
4. Caoineadh C� Chulainn (Lament)
5. Shivna
6. Firedance
7. Slip into Spring/The Harvest
8. Riverdance
9. American Wake (The Nova Scotia Set)
10. Lift the Wings
11. Heal Their Hearts/Freedom
12. Macedonian Morning
13. Marta's Dance/The Russian Dervish
14. Andalucia
15. Riverdance Reprise

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #88127 in Music
• Released on: 2005-03-08
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Soundtrack, Special Edition
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Amazon.com
It's hard to believe that Riverdance, which began as a 7-minute intermission act during the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, is already 10 years old. Nobody back then could have imagined that a new-fangled amalgam of Irish folk styles, light classical music a la Albert W. Ketelbey and Tin Pan Alley would top the charts, win a Grammy for Best Musical and go on to take the world by storm. But why re-record Riverdance, which is as deeply associated with its original time and context as Saturday Night Fever is with the 1970s? Yes, the Irish players, all of whom are master instrumentalists, still sound fresh, but the percussive dancing feet, minus visuals, gets old fast. The Macedonian, Spanish and Russian interpolations are great fun if a maybe bit patronizing around the edges. But haven't the misty chorales, New-Age-ridden cloaked-and-hooded sopranos and other portentous Celtic Twilight-isms long since descended into self-parody? --Christina Roden

Customer Reviews

Dancing Feet
Being of Irish descent this is the best collection of Irish music ever. I listen to this CD when I am working out -- it will get your feet moving no matter how you feel.

What???
Ok, that was the worst editorial review I have ever seen.... she just totally knocked celtic culture, and one of the best celtic recordings in one condecending swoop. When she can dance like that, then let her critique.

River Dance---Music from the Show
The CD is great, anyone that have seen River Dance live or watch the DVD will enjoy the CD

G. Gillen