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Oddly enough, newcomers to the Adiemus experience could do far worse than start here and work backwards. Unlike its predecessors, this volume of new music for orchestra-plus-quasi-early-music-stroke-ethnic-vocals purports to be based on a kind of potted history of dance music (that's s in Grove rather than groove), with the resulting rhythmic diversity enlivening the music no end. However, what seems to have escaped even the composer (at least if his po-faced booklet notes are anything to go by) is the unassailable fact that dance has always had an enormous influence on the style and form of popular music, which has in turn informed this music in some cheer-inducing ways. Jenkins himself points us towards his gavottes, waltzes, rumbas and square dances, but the musical results are a splendidly unstuffy mixture--Adiemus does the torch song, Adiemus does the Victorian parlour ditty, Adiemus does Disney--which is immediately enjoyable. The effect is like that of a good stage musical, producing a frisson of recognition with every number. This is recommended on grounds of sheer affability. --Roger Thomas
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I really did enjoy the first CD "ADIEMUS - Songs of Sanctuary" and so I went through the reviews of other ADIEMUS CDs on the Amazon sites and decided to chance it. What can I say? If you enjoyed the first ADIEMUS, you will most definitely like this one! Music that makes you happy. Two thumbs up! A CD that gets a permanent space in my CD changer ;)
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
It's so amazing to me re-discovering Karl Jenkins,that I knew only on Soft Machine keyboards,as composer arranger and producer in a so powerful and emotional project like this!! Soon as I bought this record,many people told me that"Adiemus"was the title of a famous tune,well-known also in Italy...and I bought also "Songs of sanctuary"...wonderful! I'm so happy hearing these enchanting harmonies .. at least a new,intellingent,fresh and innovative musical project! Thank you,Karl,also from Italy!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Really good album keeping up with the rest of his works. An unusual collection of Dances in the Baroque vein. If anything it is a little disjointed in places and does not quite reach the heights of the other albums such as Adiemus 1 & 2 and Imagined Oceans but it was an attempt at combining elements of the Baroque with more modern writings. Enjoyable but as part of his overall collection.
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