The Visions of Vespertina

Visions of Vespertina | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 3, 1998)
• Original Release Date: September 1, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Celsius
• ASIN: B00000AGGT
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #514,622 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Garden

2. Swords to Ground

3. Neverness

4. Knightengale

5. Into the Eypreah

6. De Profundis (Out of Depths)

7. Oracles Vox

8. Birth of Pathos

9. Nature Morte

10. Carpe Diem

11. Passage

12. Pilgrims' Chorus

13. Primordial Ascent

14. You Are the Fire

Editorial Reviews

The Visions of Vespertina is a musical odyssey where you follow a young 13th century mystic as she journeys to the underworld of her soul. Created by Greg Spalenka and Michelle Barnes, the music has been described as New Age Gothic. Take a trip with Vespertina and experience an ethereal fusion of art and song.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A wedding of music and imagery, May 17, 1999

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Craig L. Gidney "ethereallad" (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Visions of Vespertina (Audio CD)

Illustrators Michelle Barnes and Greg Spalenka collaborated together to create an art booklet accompanied by a CD of their original compositions. The booklet is sumptuous, with beautiful drawings of mythic creatures and nymphs, floating typography, and collages. The music itself is what you might get if Kate Bush wrote the score for Peter Greenaway film. The delicacy of the compositions (synthetic pseudo-classical) is nicely set off by the insistent rhythm patterns. Barnes' voice is light, airy, and wispy. It's nicely bolstered by multi-tracking and the harmonies provided by back-up singers. Some people might find the lyrics-medieval and "gothic"-a bit on the precious, twee side. But the soufflé-like production values, and the beauty of the accompanying art booklet makes any such pretensions forgivable.

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, discordant, haunting, ethereal, amateurish, but...., September 20, 2011

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George Sand (NYC) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Visions of Vespertina (Audio CD)

.....the amateur quality seems, in this case, to add to the overall beauty of this strange and wonderful CD. Gothy, mainly geared toward girls, this little gem gets me out of a funk even on the most gloomy eastern days. I really don't understand why; it is not exactly upbeat. But I really like it and use it for background music during social gatherings. People of all ages possessed of all manner of musical tastes and backgrounds ask me what it is. The artwork is lovely as well. Kudos to the couple who make this magical music!

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful................, December 30, 2007

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A. Salgado (San Diego) - See all my reviews
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This Album is a masterpiece in every way....It Takes you back to the medival ages....Beautiful poetic songs,sensous voices and Beautiful Instruments.I highly Recommend this album..grab before it goes away..........