A Winter's Solstice: Windham Hill Artists

Various Artists - New Age, A Winter's Solstice (Series)

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: 1985
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Windham Hill Records
• ASIN: B000000NGH
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #9,573 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - David Qualey

2. Engravings II - Ira Stein, Russel Walder

3. New England Morning - Will Ackerman

4. High Plains - Philip Aaberg

5. Nollaig - Mícheál Ó Domhnaill, Billy Oskay

6. Greensleeves - Liz Story

7. Bach Bourée [From the French Suite] - Liz Story

8. Northumbrian Lullaby - Malcolm Dalglish

9. Petite Aubade - Shadowfax

10. Tale of Two Cities - Mark Isham

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best "Solstice", August 5, 2000

By	Brian D. Rubendall (Oakton, VA) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Windham Hill records has released about five "Winter's Solstice" albums that attempt to creat a somber mood of midwinter and sober reflection of the Holiday season. Of the five, the first one is the best because it contains a minimum of obvious holiday standards and because it creates the most somber mood. The music here, from various Windham Hill artists, is achingly beautiful. It is the type of music to curl up in front of a warm fire with a cup of hot cocoa and reflect on what it all means. This is a must have for fans of new age music.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Winter's Solstice by Windham Hill, December 8, 2000

By A Customer

I first heard this music in '88, and immediately bought the tape. It is hauntingly beautiful and has a depth and perspective seldom matched by any recordings I know. My dad died that same year the week before Christmas, and we played this at his memorial. It was unforgetable and will never leave those of us who shared in that moment. Usually, I'm a hard core rock and roller, but this represents an important digression and expansion of my personal tastes. I don't think many would be disappointed with what they hear.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite of the Solstice series, November 27, 2000

By	Brian Throckmorton (Lexington KY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Winter's Solstice, Vol. 2 (Audio Cassette)

I listen to this one a lot during the holidays, and I always make sure to play it toward the end of a party, when the candles are low and the fire is purring instead of roaring. Unlike some of the other Solstice compilations, this one doesn't have any jarring clunkers or any tracks that go too far into a modern, mechanical techno flavor. It's just warmth throughout. Over the year, I've varied on which was my favorite track. First it was "Bring Me Back a Song" (a piece with fascinating structure and an appealing barrel-organ timbre to the main instrument). Then it was Phil Aaberg's splendid solo piano composition "The Gift," which comes out of nowhere and creates a majestic forest of sound. Right now it's "Abide the Winter" because the melody and texture are so expressive and comforting. This CD will enhance your appreciation of the candlelit solace of being sheltered from the bitter cold out there.