Celtic Treasure II: The Living Legacy Of Turlough O'Carolan

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 22, 1998)
• Original Release Date: September 22, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Narada
• ASIN: B00000AGDM
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #177,855 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Clergy's Lamentation/Separation of Soul and Body - Kim Robertson

2. Miss Murphy - Martin Murray

3. Sí Beag, Sí Mór - Pat Kilbride

4. Katherine O'More - Emer Maycock

5. The Faerie Queene - Shelly Philips And Friends

6. The Princess Royal - Dordan

7. Lady Dillon - Kathleen Loughnane

8. Kean O'Hara - Garry O'Briain

9. Madame Maxwell - John Whelan

10. Carolan's Quarrel with the Landlady - Kirk Elliott

11. Sir Arthur Shaen - Dordan

12. Captain Higgins - John Whelan

13. Elizabeth MacDermott Roe/Mis Noble - Sue Richards

14. Lady Gethin - Declan Masterson

15. Eleanor Plunkett - Micheal O' Suilleabhain

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous, September 7, 2000

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Jay - See all my reviews

This review is from: Celtic Treasure II: The Living Legacy Of Turlough O'Carolan (Audio CD)

This CD is absolutely incredible. A great sequel. Celtic Treasure I was, and still is, my favorite CD. This disc is a contination of the magic that has been captured 300 years after it was written. O'Carolan is about the best composer that ever lived, it is about time that someone compiled some of his best works. I listen to this CD nearly every day. I find it very relaxing. My mind is constantly bombarded with images of rolling greens and Irish rain when listening to this CD. A truly beautiful compilation of music that flow and work very well with each other.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More O'Carolan tunes from Narada, sparkling and elegant, September 30, 2006

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Brianna Neal (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Celtic Treasure II: The Living Legacy Of Turlough O'Carolan (Audio CD)

"Celtic Treasure II" picks up where "Celtic Treasure" left off two years earlier, offering more renditions of Turlough O'Carolan's classic compositions by a variety of artists, including Kim Robertson, Pat Kilbride, Shelley Phillips, Dordan, John Whelan and Sue Richards. The overall tone of this album seems a little brighter and livelier than its mellow predecessor, but there are no driving drum beats and the polished elegance of Narada releases still prevails throughout. Except for Kim Robertson's whispery, wordless vocals, the selections are once again all instrumentals, featuring harp, whistle, flute, acoustic guitar, fiddle, piano and accordion. "Celtic Treasure II" continues Narada's engaging tribute to the work of Turlough O'Carolan, the blind, itinerant harper from 17th/18th century Ireland who was a contemporary of Johann Sebastian Bach. Embraced by wealthy patrons but never a true virtuoso on the harp, O'Carolan was encouraged to begin composing instead of merely performing, and thus he discovered his true calling. He's considered to be Ireland's first national composer, blending folk music and Baroque-era art songs\ into a style all his own, and leaving a legacy of over 200 surviving tunes that remain as popular today as in his own time. Earl Hitchner, Celtic music expert, sums up the impact of O'Carolan's legacy in his liner notes: "[O'Carolan was] someone who never set foot outside his homeland, yet produced music of transporting grace and radiance destined to touch every corner of the earth." Couldn't say it any better! For more Celtic music, try Narada's other Celtic releases, such as the gutsy "Brave Hearts" and the more laid back "Celtic Odyssey," and anything from the Green Linnett label. I'm sure all the artists on this compilation have fine offerings of their own as well. Ones I'm familiar with include the wonderfully innovative Celtic/New Age fusion of harper Kim Robertson, and the classical/Celtic fusion of harper Sue Richards with Ensemble Galilei.

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars These tunes are truly the sounds of Ireland, October 11, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Celtic Treasure II: The Living Legacy Of Turlough O'Carolan (Audio CD)

I have listened to these fine tunes of Ireland and must say that I have become a fan of this band. I enjoy the sounds of Celtic Music and appreciate these fine artists. Continue to amaze me wherever you are.