Prayer: A Windham Hill Collection

Michael Manring (Performer), Philip Baker (Performer), Martha Reikow (Performer), Paul McCandless (Performer), Anonymous (Composer), Condit Atkinson (Composer), Suzanne / Lubbock, Jeremy Ciani (Composer), Gabriel Faure (Composer), Charles Gounod (Composer), Deborah Henson-Conant (Composer), Albert Hay Malotte (Composer), Paul McCandless (Composer), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Tracy Silverman (Composer), Thea Suits-Silverman (Composer), Irish Traditional (Composer), Unspecified (Composer), Kimberly Bryden (Performer), Brian Dunning (Performer), Thea Suits (Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: Michael Manring, Philip Baker, Martha Reikow, Paul McCandless, Kimberly Bryden, et al.
• Composer: Anonymous, Condit Atkinson, Suzanne / Lubbock, Jeremy Ciani, Gabriel Faure, Charles Gounod, et al.
• Audio CD (September 9, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B0000AM6L0
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,327 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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108 of 110 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Reverent, beautiful, September 21, 2003

By	William Merrill "eclecticist" (San Antonio, TX United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

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After criticizing Windham Hill in the past for often recycling the same songs over and over in various collections, I have to hand it to them with the new "Prayer" CD. It's a fine set of all-new acoustic versions of hymns or spiritual songs, plus a good number of original compositions. Producer Dawn Atkinson has done an excellent job of lining up a bunch of top-drawer people for "Prayer," and in working with the artists on the song selection.

Things get started with Tim Story's lovely piano rendition of the "Sanctus" from Faure's Requiem. The quiet and reflective tone of that piece carries throughout the CD. Other highlights include Paul McCandless's moving "Lord's Prayer" version and Steve Erquiaga's "Ave Maria." "Prayer" is a perfect disc for background listening if you're engaged in some activity that needs harmonious yet unobtrusive accompaniment.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Be Thou My Vision, October 18, 2005

By	Peter Schreiner "CrowDogs" (New Albany, Indiana) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Track 3, Be Thou My Vision, was a surprise as the song was the final song played at my father's funeral. It set the closing mood most fittingly. While Be Thou My Vision is my favorite the entire collection is wonderfully mellow. I recommend it for for the mellow moods.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Music for Meditation, January 3, 2007

By	Vera M. Hummel (Wayne, NE) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a delightful collection of music appropriate to meditative prayer. It is often my prayer companion, and I like the style and performance found on this CD. I highly recommend it to people who enjoy deeper reflection with a wordless musical background.