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Release Date: 26-10-1998
Label: Celestial Harmonies
Catalog Number: 11083-2
Barcode: 13711108323
Musical Style: Classical
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joyous [00:52] | 9 | Angels We Have Heard on High [04:32] |
| 2 | Joy to the World [02:28] | 10 | Silent Night [03:41] |
| 3 | Good King Wenceslas [02:46] | 11 | Lord's Prayer [03:16] |
| 4 | Air [03:27] | 12 | We Three Kings [03:08] |
| 5 | God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen [04:15] | 13 | Magnificat (For Four Voices) [03:18] |
| 6 | Christmas Morning Prayer [04:48] | 14 | Little Prelude [01:10] |
| 7 | Ave Maria [03:45] | 15 | What Child is This [02:52] |
| 8 | Carol of the Bells [03:21] | ||
Description:
Paul Horn's album is an extraordinary example of Christmas as a point of departure that is unique from every standpoint...conception, repertoire, execution...the arrangements are sublime, serene, soaring, caressing and, indeed, peaceful. - Leonard Feather, the Los Angeles Times. On The Peace Album, flutist Paul Horn plays regular flute, alto flute and bass flute. He multi-tracks with himself, creating a kind of flute choir on a variety of Christmas carols, classical compositions and traditional songs, which are sensitively arranged by Paul Horn and Anthony Genge. While The Peace Album is the ideal Christmas record, Horn hopes that it will transcend the musical and commercial limitations of that seasonal genre. The Christmas spirit of peace and goodwill should vitalize us all year long, not just at Christmas,' said Horn. 'By listening to peaceful music, we can experience inner peace within ourselves and then radiate that spirit to others. As we project goodwill, we help the world itself become a more peaceful place. That spirit of peace and goodwill is the essence of this recording.' Familiar Christmas carols on The Peace Album include Silent Night, Joy to the World and We Three Kings. Pieces such as What Child is This, Bach's Aire (from Suite no. 3 in D Major), Schubert's Ave Maria, Palestrina's Magnificat and two Gregorian chants add a classical dimension to the recording. Together, the pieces sustain the mood and character, not only of Christmas, but of universal love, peace and joy.'
Biography:
A classically trained flautist, Paul Horn played jazz with Chico Hamilton, served as a top studio musician in Los Angeles and recorded with his own quintet in the early 1960s. During that time, he won two Grammy® Awards for his Jazz Suite On The Mass Texts. Increasing dissatisfaction with the Hollywood lifestyle led Horn to India on his search for alternatives, where he studied meditation and began to explore other ways of playing his instrument. The success of his intuitive and contemplative improvisations on Inside the Taj Mahal proved that audiences were ready for a new approach and opened the door to a series of recordings inside acoustic and architectural wonders around the world, including Inside the Great Pyramid and Inside the Cathedral. Both Horn's cross–cultural collaborations and his highly refined works for more conventional Western ensembles have garnered much critical acclaim.
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