Mask & Mirror [Original recording remastered]

Loreena McKennitt | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 14, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Verve
• ASIN: B000J233TE
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,444 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #11 in Music > World Music > Celtic > Fusion
  • #12 in Music > World Music > Celtic > New Age
  • #13 in Music > World Music > North America > Canada

Track Listings

1. Mystic's Dream

2. The Bonny Swans

3. The Dark Night of the Soul

4. Marrakesh Night Market

5. Full Circle

6. Santiago

7. Ce He Mise le Ulaingt? (The Two Trees)

8. Prospero's Speech

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Contemplative Ecstasy, October 18, 2007

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Montague Whitsel (Western Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mask & Mirror (Audio CD)

I first bought this CD a week or so after it came out. I was driving home with a friend when he slipped it into the CD player in the car--and we nearly drove off the road, it was so beautiful. Whereas "The Visit" is en-spiriting in a lively and enlivening way, "The Mask and Mirror" is much more 'contemplative' in a kind of earthy, humanizing sense. The music is woven together into (so I call it) an aesthetic mandalla; to listen to it is to be drawn toward the center of one's self, irresistably! It was on this CD that she first began exploring the Spanich and Arabic worlds. For me, "Dark Night of the Soul" -- the lyric of which is taken from a poem by the Spanish mystic John of the Cross -- is the vortex of the CD. A beautiful poem given a wonderful setting. The music of this CD is textured and layered. It will restore and reinvigorate your sense of beauty. Experience it for yourself!

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the Best, November 17, 2007

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Tim Fan (Walnut, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mask & Mirror (Audio CD)

The first time I bought this CD was from some kind of therapy store. I was walking by the storefront while they were playing the disk. I couldn't pass on this so I just stood and listened. At the end I asked if I could buy it, and ended up paying close to $30 US for this ! Folks, back then gasoline was only $1 per gallon.
I agree with the previous reviewer describing the "Dark night of the Soul" as the vortex of the CD. And couldn't agree more with the other reviewer's "borrowing technique" : I've bought this CD 3 times already because it kept went on missing ! To whoever took it, I don't blame you. Spread it out, share it with your love ones.
Don't listen to me, go download the song and listen for youself. And I'll bet you'll want a hard copy afterwards.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!, May 14, 2007

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Laurie C. Ramsay "RamsClan02" (Farmington, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mask & Mirror (Audio CD)

Every time I have the pleasure of listening to Loreena, I feel transported to a different place & time. Rarely does music move the soul as her's does. Enjoy every moment, every note, every melody. Doesn't get any better than this.