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The Book of Secrets
Loreena McKennitt
Label: Verve
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Audio CD
Release date:14th November 2006
Track Listing
- 1. Prologue
- 2. Mummers' Dance
- 3. Skellig
- 4. Marco Polo
- 5. Highwayman Lyrics
- 6. Serenissima
- 7. Night Ride Across the Caucasus
- 8. Dante's Prayer
Album Details
BONUS DVD (PAL)
Amazon.com essential recording
McKennitt's recordings always have the quality of a spiritual sojourn; her songs are those of a seeker, whether she's setting Yeats, Scripture, or her own words to her compositions. It's this that attracts people to her music, and The Book of Secrets is no exception, whether it's the lazy rhythms of "Marco Polo," the sober joy of "The Mummers' Dance," the poignancy of "Skellig" or "Dante's Prayer," or the drama of Alfred Noyes's "The Highwayman." "The Highwayman" is a particularly strong effort, especially in comparison to her earlier setting of "The Lady of Shalott"; McKennitt has become much more skilled at musical narrative. This is music that can be enjoyed on many levels, from McKennitt's growing skill as a composer to the deeper questions posed by her lyrics. --Genevieve Williams
Loreena McKennitt
Label: Verve
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Audio CD
Release date:30th September 1997
Track Listing
- 1. Prologue
- 2. Mummers' Dance
- 3. Skellig
- 4. Marco Polo
- 5. Highwayman Lyrics
- 6. Serenissima
- 7. Night Ride Across the Caucasus
- 8. Dante's Prayer
Album Details
BONUS DVD (PAL)
Amazon.com essential recording
McKennitt's recordings always have the quality of a spiritual sojourn; her songs are those of a seeker, whether she's setting Yeats, Scripture, or her own words to her compositions. It's this that attracts people to her music, and The Book of Secrets is no exception, whether it's the lazy rhythms of "Marco Polo," the sober joy of "The Mummers' Dance," the poignancy of "Skellig" or "Dante's Prayer," or the drama of Alfred Noyes's "The Highwayman." "The Highwayman" is a particularly strong effort, especially in comparison to her earlier setting of "The Lady of Shalott"; McKennitt has become much more skilled at musical narrative. This is music that can be enjoyed on many levels, from McKennitt's growing skill as a composer to the deeper questions posed by her lyrics. --Genevieve Williams
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