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Release Date: 31-08-2004
Label: Real Music
Catalog Number: RM3155-2
Barcode: 46286315520
Musical Style: New Age
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhythm of the Tides [06:17]  | 6 | In the Presence of Angels (reprise) [01:41] |
| 2 | Bridge of Confidence [05:29] | 7 | Hearts in Celestial Unison [04:56] |
| 3 | In the Presence of Angels [04:54] | 8 | Flowers Along the Way [02:53] |
| 4 | Iris [09:05] | 9 | Colors of a New Dawn [06:32] |
| 5 | From Distant Shores [07:17] | 10 | Brighter than a Star [07:12] |
Description:
Of this wondrous music, nothing more need be said than Gandalf does in his liner notes describing each song. Each moment of every day we can discover the richness of life and if we look through such eyes, we cannot help discovering the 'colors of a new dawn'.
A harmonious and meditative compilation of the artist's most beautiful tracks recorded between 1994 and 2001, collected from various albums that had been formerly released in Europe, a peaceful and enchanting journey through Gandalf's colourful musical landscapes, now available worldwide through Real Music.
Biography:
As you listen to Gandalf’s music, you know exactly why this “painter of musical landscapes” chose his name, years before J.R.R. Tolkien’s cult-epic Lord of the Rings captivated filmgoers around the world. Austrian by birth, Gandalf has traveled widely through Europe, North and South American and Asia. The more cultures he has come in touch with, the more he has been touched by the realization that far more things unite than separate the various peoples on our planet. His goal in composing and recording is to create music that dissolves boundaries.
Gandalf’s music is inspired by the beauty of nature and by the wisdom and myths of various cultures. He tells sound stories and describes moods and magical moments that point to other realities behind the scenes in this fast-paced modern world. He wants us to discover our incomparable and individual selves as we relax and “lose” ourselves in the listening. The music is intimate, tender, rich with grandeur and always heart opening.
Gandalf plays many and varied instruments (acoustic and electric guitars, sitar, saz, charango, bouzouki, balaphon, piano, synthesizers and sample-keyboards, and various percussion), blends acoustic with electronic and spherical sounds and weaves folk-elements into symphonic structures to create his unmistakable and unique style. He has worked with international artists, including former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett, Tunesian vocalist and oud player Dhafer Yossef and English cellist and vocalist Emily Burridge a.k.a. White Horse, whom he met while on a concert tour in Brazil. Gandalf has also written music for theatre and film. Although Gandalf has international recognition, his recordings have been primarily released in Europe. Real Music is pleased to bring Gandalf’s Between Earth and Sky to our listeners in the U.S. and throughout the world.
