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Music : Avalon: A Celtic Legend
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Avalon: A Celtic Legend by: Enaid List Price: $16.98 Price: $15.32 You Save: $1.66 (10%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0650113301022 Label: Neo Pacific Manufacturer: Neo Pacific Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Neo Pacific Release Date: February 19, 2002 Studio: Neo Pacific Sales Rank: 31396 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com: It's nothing new for David and Diane Arkenstone, the core members of New Age quartet Enaid, to be inspired by mythology; the appropriately timed Music Inspired by Middle Earth is proof enough of that. Avalon is another collection in a similar vein, a compendium of instrumental pieces that take their titles from landmark events and concepts within the classic story. This CD is somewhat less driven by narrative, and occasionally, the music appears to refer to nothing in particular. The opening "Road to Camelot," a dance-appropriate piece with a medieval flavor, leads into "Enchantment," which features wordless vocals and a slower, more ethereal mood. While "The Spirit of Excalibur" and "The Round Table" put the listener on firmer ground, this collection has a less universal flair, tending rather toward personal interpretation. In that sense, it's vintage David Arkenstone; not, perhaps, a groundbreaking work, but diverting enough in its own right. --Genevieve Williams Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Enaid: Avalon albumFantastic celtic album. Was one of my first purchases when the Amazon mp3 download store opened; Now it says 'price not availabe' and it is start of October 2007, album purchase was September soon after mp3 download store launch. Rating: - Mystical TranquilityI adore this CD!! The perfect music to decompress on the ride home after a stressful day at work!! I'm giving it to friends as Christmas gifts! Rating:  - Easy listening for King Arthur junkies"Avalon: A Celtic Legend" is a pleasant, upbeat collection of songs with a distinctly medieval flavor. Composed by David Arkenstone ("Music Inspired by Middle Earth," "The Celtic Book of Days"), each song on this CD depicts a scene from the life of the fabled King Arthur. The simplicity of the songs makes them good as "background music," but not as suitable for serious listening. They tend to get a little repetitive after a while, so make sure you have something else to occupy your mind while you're listening. (I often play this CD while I'm lifting weights or working on an art project, for instance.) Overall,this CD is a good investment. Although not as spellbinding as "A Celtic Romance" or "Celtic Mysteries II," "Avalon" is a ... Read More: Rating: - Great CD!Excellent CD, the more I play it, the more I enjoy it! I wish I had bought it a long time ago. Rating: - Very appealing and inspiring!Melodies and instrumentations influenced by the traditional music of the British Isles are rendered with a modern sensibility that is part New Age, part epic soundtrack. These lush, engaging compositions by Diane and David Arkenstone combine acoustic and electronic instruments, as well as occasional vocalise and whispered texts by Diane (whose name spelled backwards creates the pseudonym "Enaid"). This recording could easily be a companion work to the Arkenstones' "Music Inspired by Middle Earth"; it is equally appealing, telling a different story, but with similar textures and techniques. I find both recordings to be quite evocative and inspirational, and if they were old vinyl LPs, I'd have worn the grooves out by now. If you aren't familiar ... Read More: |
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