Secret Garden - White Stones (1997)

"White Stones" is Lovland and Sherry's second collaboration, and, despite a few side trips into weighty sentimentality (e.g., the heart-clutching earnestness of "First Day of Spring"), it nicely conveys the pair's simple yet endearing children - of - the - cosmos spirit. Highlights here include the disc's energized, Celtic-influenced tunes ("Steps," "Moving," "Escape") and an infectious, regal charmer ("Celebration") Lovland composed in honor of the Queen of Norway's 60th birthday. Accompanied on nearly every piece by a small orchestra or Celtic instrumentalists, Sherry's violin sometimes evokes moods of melancholy that seem better suited for a two-hanky, movie - of - the - week film score. Yet a piece such as "Hymn to Hope" shows she can also elegantly trigger deeper feelings of longing and anticipation that can linger for hours ~ Terry Wood

Tracklisting:

1. Steps
2. Poeme
3. Hymn To Hope
4. Moving
5. First Day Of Spring
6. Passacaglia
7. Reflection
8. Windancer
9. Appassionata
10. Escape
11. Sanctuary
12. Celebration
13. Home
14. Illumination


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