Serene

Aeoliah | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 6, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 1960
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Oreade Music
• ASIN: B000055YCQ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #303,274 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Deceptive Rerelease of Sanctuary of Rejunvenation, May 28, 2005

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Don Keefer (RI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Serene (Audio CD)

I've purchased many of Aeoliah's CD. I am incensed to find that Serene is identical in every way to "Sanctuary of Rejuvenation" except the cover art! Buyers be warned if you already own "Sanctuary of Rejuvenation." That said, if you like a restful slow bath of warm sound, this will provide it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Serene: Correct Track Listing, May 30, 2007

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Livingston Bellchapel (Ethersphere) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Serene (Audio CD)

Beautiful Relaxing Music....

2005 review is not acurate for this title.

Amazon track titles for this CD also not correct....

Here is the REAL TRACK LISTING for the Aeoliah CD SERENE

Angel Love
Radiance
Eternal Spring
The Embrace
Sanctuary
Sea of Bliss
WindSong------->simular to the Love in the Wind CD version
Oasis----------->3:06 edit from Love in the Wind CD
The Treasure--->7:08 edit from Angels of Healing II CD

See Sanctuary of Rejuvenation CD for other corrected detail.

4.0 out of 5 stars Neo Symphonic Hymns, June 18, 2011

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simon1c (canada) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Serene (Audio CD)

The "Serene" CD I recently purchased through Amazon.com (released in 2000) also has different track titles than those named here, though the music is the same as the samples here. To be clear, the album "Serene" has identical tracks to another album's of Aeoliah titled "Bliss" as depicted in Amazon (one edition at least), but it is quite different from the album "Sanctuary of rejuvenation". In short, the music samples and timings here of the album "Serene" are all accurate, and are applicable to the album "Bliss" also as Amazon described, but the track names here are all different than those listed on my "Serene" album and other websites.

All the seven tracks are ' excerpts ' from Aeoliah's previous recordings but under different names I think, e.g., the first track 'Serene splendor' is adopted from a half-hour piece called 'Emanation of grace' as found in an album titled "Healing music for Reiki 3" (there is a 1996 edition also). Hence, "Serene" is like many other Aeoliah's collection albums, except that it is probably the most ' tender and quiet ' edition of all without any heavy and edgy instrumentation.

Tracks 1 (Serene splendor), 5 (Gift), & 7 (Ecstasy) are like the Adagio movement in a symphony accompanied by a piano with a hymnal, ethereal character, played by a synthesized orchestra with angelic strings. The opening track especially resembles a pensive and haunting Ave Maria.

Track 2 (Angel feather) has an exotic, mystical air as featured in a cinematic scene, played with an ambient mix of piano, harp, and flutes.

Track 3 (Healing heart) sounds like a typical New Age ambient music.

Track 4 (Angel's touch) has the form of a piano, flute, and harp concerto, gorgeously sung.

Track 6 (Phoenix rising) is a piano fantasia.

What makes the album "Serene" distinctive is its classical-symphonic style, fine-tuned electronic orchestration, wistful romantic melodies, and ethereal angelic feel - a fruit of long years of working experience in that genre, which may be described as New Age neoclassical hymn.

The album notes that, " This music is highly recommended for massage and any other form of relaxation, meditation or to enhance your spa environment. " However, the solemn music tones and titles bring up thoughts and feelings of some deeply sobering matters that are beyond easy listening.