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Japanese Version featuring a Limited LP Sleeve Style Cover. 24 Bit Digitally Remastered from the Original Analog Master Tapes
Noirin Ni Riain --- in America, she'd be Noreen O'Ryan --- is not much known outside Ireland. There's a reason. As a child, she learned 1,000 traditional Irish songs in a style that's hundreds of years old. She made her first recordings with the choir of Benedictine monks at the Glenstal Abbey in Limerick, Ireland in 1979. The monks were, in essence, her record company. A very non-commercial company --- the monks filled orders but did not engage in the worldly practice of promotion.
Noirin Ni Riain was an Irish national treasure for a decade. (Sinéad O'Connor called her "my biggest influence and heroine in music.") Then she began performing outside of Ireland, often in support of peace groups. She's learned to sing the sacred music of India in Hindi and to play Indian instruments. In 2003, she earned a PhD. in theology from the University of Limerick. Her thesis subject: "Theosony," a theology she devised that marries listening to Spirit.
An Irish critic, Brendan Kennelly, nails her appeal: "Noirin Ni Riain's special magic springs from her ability to meditate coherently on the nature and consequences of her own passion for music, song and chant. She is a very conscious artist who has a direct, articulate link with her unconscious powers. The beautiful clarity of her singing and thinking is born of her intrepid ability to confront and express the complexity of her dreams, instincts, aspirations and longings. I believe that is why her genius, at once contained and soaring, creates in the listener's heart an atmosphere of serenity and calm, a peace that is all the more profound and convincing for being voiced in a world of horror, greed and compulsive destruction..."
I don't understand the words she sings. But I don't need to use the liner notes to know what they say. Her music comes across time, from a place out of time. Her voice is of this earth, and not. (The title of the CD means "voice from a cloud.") There is no arguing with it --- this music is truth, beyond judgment. And this is the most wonderful thing about it: There's no negativity. Noirin Ni Riain may knock you to the floor, but she will never fail to lift your heart to the heavens.
But I don't want to get all heavy about Noirin Ni Riain's gifts. Of course this CD will have special appeal to those who are hurt and lost and alone and feeling all of that every minute of the day. But this music can also be played for enjoyment --- in "Saint Brigid's Prayer," she sings: "I'd like to give a lake of beer to God/ I'd love the Heavenly Host/ to be tippling there/ For all eternity." So much for stuffy "church" music! (Consumer warning: There are some prayers spoken at one point. But they're not long, and they don't fatally break the mood.)
I wish I could give this CD to everyone in the world.
nothing less than equisite - and haunting. A superb example of the ability of the arts, including music of course, to mediate religious experience. (And for those who find the word "religious" to be impolitesse - "spiritual" experience.)
It is, of course, the music of worship - of monasteries ancient, of poetic longings and deepest enchantment with God.
To the reviewer who complained of the distraction of the inclusion of some spoken word - the complaint is astonishing - "like reading from the Bible!"
Well . . . as another reviewer wrote, what would one expect from Christian music of a worship nature? Prayer and scripture. Poetic prayer. Ancient prayers of great beauty. For the Irish, the spoken word, prayer and poetry are themselves musical reckonings.
I hope no one is dissuaded by a comment like that that simply arises from either misconceptions or simply ignorance of the form.
She is often overwhelmed. When you can hear her, however, the singing is sublime. And the monks are as clear as monks should be. (Almost said "clear as a bell.")
The monks of Glenstal Abbey are Benedictines, not Trappists.
Japanese Version featuring a Limited LP Sleeve Style Cover. 24 Bit Digitally Remastered from the Original Analog Master Tapes
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Vox de Nube
Manufacturer: Sounds True Direct ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000037AG Release Date: 1997-06-24 |
Tracks:
- Magnificat Cum Alleluia (Song Of Praise)
- Pater Noster (Our Father)
- Lob/Ehre, Christe (Praise/Glory To Christ)
- A Dhia Ghleigil (Oh Glorious God)
- O Viridissima Virga (Most Holy Virgin)
- A Song For Mary Magdalen/Pater Superni Luminis (Our Father Of Light)
- Kyrie Eleison: Hildegard Of Bingen (Lord, Have Mercy)
- We Venerate Thy Cross
- Cum Processit: Hildegard Of Bingen (When You Came Forth)
- An Taiseirl (The Resurrection)
- Go Mbeannaitear Duit (Hail, Mary)
- Homilia Sancti Bernardi Abbatis (Homily Of Saint Bernard)
- The Beatitudes
- Regnavit Dominus (The Lord Now Reigns)
- Saint Brigid's Prayer
- O Frondens Virga (Oh, Flowering Stem)
- Seacht Suailci Na Maighdine Muire (The Seven Rejoices Of Mary)
- Ar Nathair (Our Father)
- In Paupertatis Praedio (In The Farmland Of Poverty)
- Vater Unser: Joa Bolendas (Our Father)
Customer Reviews:
heavenly (literally).......2006-10-20
Noirin Ni Riain --- in America, she'd be Noreen O'Ryan --- is not much known outside Ireland. There's a reason. As a child, she learned 1,000 traditional Irish songs in a style that's hundreds of years old. She made her first recordings with the choir of Benedictine monks at the Glenstal Abbey in Limerick, Ireland in 1979. The monks were, in essence, her record company. A very non-commercial company --- the monks filled orders but did not engage in the worldly practice of promotion.
Noirin Ni Riain was an Irish national treasure for a decade. (Sinéad O'Connor called her "my biggest influence and heroine in music.") Then she began performing outside of Ireland, often in support of peace groups. She's learned to sing the sacred music of India in Hindi and to play Indian instruments. In 2003, she earned a PhD. in theology from the University of Limerick. Her thesis subject: "Theosony," a theology she devised that marries listening to Spirit.
An Irish critic, Brendan Kennelly, nails her appeal: "Noirin Ni Riain's special magic springs from her ability to meditate coherently on the nature and consequences of her own passion for music, song and chant. She is a very conscious artist who has a direct, articulate link with her unconscious powers. The beautiful clarity of her singing and thinking is born of her intrepid ability to confront and express the complexity of her dreams, instincts, aspirations and longings. I believe that is why her genius, at once contained and soaring, creates in the listener's heart an atmosphere of serenity and calm, a peace that is all the more profound and convincing for being voiced in a world of horror, greed and compulsive destruction..."
I don't understand the words she sings. But I don't need to use the liner notes to know what they say. Her music comes across time, from a place out of time. Her voice is of this earth, and not. (The title of the CD means "voice from a cloud.") There is no arguing with it --- this music is truth, beyond judgment. And this is the most wonderful thing about it: There's no negativity. Noirin Ni Riain may knock you to the floor, but she will never fail to lift your heart to the heavens.
But I don't want to get all heavy about Noirin Ni Riain's gifts. Of course this CD will have special appeal to those who are hurt and lost and alone and feeling all of that every minute of the day. But this music can also be played for enjoyment --- in "Saint Brigid's Prayer," she sings: "I'd like to give a lake of beer to God/ I'd love the Heavenly Host/ to be tippling there/ For all eternity." So much for stuffy "church" music! (Consumer warning: There are some prayers spoken at one point. But they're not long, and they don't fatally break the mood.)
I wish I could give this CD to everyone in the world.
Exquisite and haunting.......2004-09-11
nothing less than equisite - and haunting. A superb example of the ability of the arts, including music of course, to mediate religious experience. (And for those who find the word "religious" to be impolitesse - "spiritual" experience.)
It is, of course, the music of worship - of monasteries ancient, of poetic longings and deepest enchantment with God.
To the reviewer who complained of the distraction of the inclusion of some spoken word - the complaint is astonishing - "like reading from the Bible!"
Well . . . as another reviewer wrote, what would one expect from Christian music of a worship nature? Prayer and scripture. Poetic prayer. Ancient prayers of great beauty. For the Irish, the spoken word, prayer and poetry are themselves musical reckonings.
I hope no one is dissuaded by a comment like that that simply arises from either misconceptions or simply ignorance of the form.
Sublimity somewhat impaired.......2001-03-09
She is often overwhelmed. When you can hear her, however, the singing is sublime. And the monks are as clear as monks should be. (Almost said "clear as a bell.")
The monks of Glenstal Abbey are Benedictines, not Trappists.
Soaring,haunting music.......2001-02-15
Gorgeous but..........2000-10-18
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Rain: Grand Piano & Nature
Manufacturer: Direct Source Label ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005ORBQ Release Date: 2000-07-05 |
Tracks:
- Fantasy in D Major, K. 397
- Study in C Sharp Minor, Op. 2, # 11
- Clair de Lune, Op. 46, # 2
- Nocturne, Op. 54, No. 4
- Italian Concerto, Second MVT.
- Liebestraume, # 3
- June (Barcarolle), Op. 37, # 6
- Prde in C Major (WTC BK 1)
- Waltz in C Sharp Minor, Op. 64, # 2
- Song of Spring, Op. 62, # 6
- Valse - La Plus Que Lente
- Minuet in G Minor
- Rrie, Op. 15, # 7
- Menuet in the Name of Hadyn
- Arietta, Op. 12
- Song Without Words, Op. 19, # 1
- Gavotte (Holberg)
- Mazurka in C Sharp Minor, Op. 63, # 3
- Intermezzo in E Flat Major, Op. 117, # 1
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Keur Moussa: Sacred Chant & African Rhythms from Senegal
Monks of Keur Moussa Abbey Manufacturer: Sounds True Direct ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000037AN Release Date: 1997-05-06 |
Tracks:
- I Was Glad
- My Soul Exalts The Lord
- Kora Intsrumental
- We Praise You, Invisible Father
- Ethiopia
- Asperges Me
- Chant To The Blessed Virgin
- I Am Black and Comely
- Dedication
- Vidi Aquam
- Psalms 148-149
- Jesus Is Risen
- Radiant Light
- Canticle Of The Virgin Mary
- The Nicene Creed
- Clap Your Hands
- Canticle Of Creation
Customer Reviews:
This is wonderful!.......2007-06-24
Wonderfully peaceful, meditative franco-senegalese fusion.......2002-10-22
Beautiful, Serene and Unique.......2001-12-29
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Bird: Grand Piano and Nature
Manufacturer: Direct Source Label ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005AQG9 Release Date: 2000-07-05 |
Tracks:
- Pathque Sonata, Op. 13, Second MVT.
- Sweet Dream, Op. 36, #21
- Why?, Op. 12, #3
- In a Monastery Garden
- Arabesque, #1 in E Major
- Air (Holberg)
- Minuet
- Study in C Sharp Minor, Op. 25, #7 (Celio)
- Impromptu in G Flat Major, Op. 90, #3
- Liebestraume #1
- To the Spring, Op. 43, #6
- Prde and Fugue (WTC BK 1, #7)
- Songs Without Words, Op. 85, #1
- Child Falling Asleep, Op. 15, # 2
- Prde in E Minor, Op. 28, #4
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Romantica
Manufacturer: Direct Source Label ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005QGDD Release Date: 2000-07-06 |
Tracks:
- Peer Gynt: Morning Mood
- Rustle of Spring, Op. 32/3
- Song of Spring, Op. 67/6
- Girl With the Flaxen Hair
- Happy Farmer, Op.68, No.10
- Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade
- Country Gardens
- Reverie, Op. 15/7
- Soaring, Op. 12/2
- Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op. 65/6
- Wedding March
- Pomp and Circumstance No. 1
Tracks:
- About Foreign Lands & People, Op. 15/1
- Irish Tune County Derry
- Album Pour Enfants, For Piano, Op 39: No.16, Old French Song
- Spinner's Song, Op. 67/4
- Impromptu in E Flat Major, Op. 90, D 899
- Arabesques (2) For Piano, L 66
- Waltz in C Flat, Op. 64/2
- French Suite No. 5: Gavotte
- Nocturne in E Sharp, Op. 9/2
- Piano Sonata in C Sharp Minor, Op. 27/2: 3d Movement
- Claire de Lune
- Goldberg Variations: Aria
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Bedtime Songs For Baby: Soothing Bubble Bath
Manufacturer: Direct Source Label ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005ORAY Release Date: 2000-07-11 |
Tracks:
- Burst My Bubble
- "Cannonball! "
- Three Babies in a Tub
- Across the Deep Blue Sea
- Sychronized Swimming
- Float My Boat
- Waterworks
- Fun in the Tub
- Different Strokes
- Bath Time Boogie
- Moonlight Swim
- Squeaky Clean
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The Very Best of Classical Music for Your Life (Box Set)
Manufacturer: Direct Source Label ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0007PLLZ6 Release Date: 2005-02-22 |
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Wave: Grand Piano and Nature
Manufacturer: Direct Source Label ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005ORBR Release Date: 2000-07-05 |
Tracks:
- Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
- Gymnope No. 1
- Arabian Dance (Nutcracker)
- Moonlight Sonata, Op. 27, #2, Second MVT.
- Clair de Lune
- Rrie
- Waltz in D Flat, Op. 64, # 1 (Minuet)
- Intermezzo in A, Op. 118, #2
- Sonata in C Major: Allegro, K. 545
- Oriental
- Moonlight Sonata, Op. 27, #2, First MVT.
- Solvejg's Song, Op. 52, #4
- Romanze in F Sharp, Op. 28, #2
- Morning Mood (Peer Gynt)
- Engulfed Cathedral
- Nocturne in E Flat, Op. 9, #2
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Piano Fantasy: Classical Masterpieces
Manufacturer: Direct Source Label ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005AQGA Release Date: 2000-07-05 |
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Solitude Classics
Manufacturer: Direct Source Label ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005Y7NO Release Date: 2000-07-11 |
Jazz Music:
- Doc Severinsen and Friends
- Doin' It Again
- Early Art [Import]
- Entre Nous
- Epiphany
- Extra Sensual Perception
- Four on the Outside
- George Shearing & The Montgomery Bros.
- Gil's Guests
- Goin' to Kansas City