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The Mask and Mirror

Loreena McKennitt Format: Audio CD

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Track Listings

1	The 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

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Loreena McKennitt drew her inspiration for this album from 15th century Spain, where the cultures of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam coexisted uneasily, tied together by a common tradition of religious mysticism. McKennitt reflects the multi-culturalism in arrangements that mix the half-tone intervals and familiar instruments of the Aryan north with the quarter-tone intervals and dumbeg, oud, and tamboura of the Semitic south. The results are often intoxicating, even if the composer consistently prefers slow-moving tempos. There's a tension and density to this music that safely removes it from the new- age category. McKennitt's attempts to evoke medieval mysticism in her lyrics are less successful. She fares best when she draws her texts from other sources: Prospero's closing speech from Shakespeare's "The Tempest," Yeats's "The Two Trees," "The Dark Night of the Soul" by the medieval Spanish mystic St. John of the Cross, and the traditional narrative ballad, "The Bonny Swans." One these numbers, the shadowy, mesmerizing atmospheres conjured up by McKennitt's music are enhanced by the words rather than spoiled by them. --Geoffrey Himes

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Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 4.94 x 0.45 inches; 3.2 Ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Quinlan Road
Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 1994
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ July 27, 2006
Label ‏ : ‎ Quinlan Road
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000002MMS
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

Best Sellers Rank: #13,873 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #15 in Celtic New Age (CDs & Vinyl)
- #48 in North American Music
- #56 in Jazz Fusion (CDs & Vinyl)

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Aaron K Smith

Fantastic album

Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2023

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The craft of Ms. McKennit stands out in this album. Story teller through and through

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Callie

Even a teenager can love Loreena and Enya(reformed review)

Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2000

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It's been a year and I've decided to not just reform my review, but use better words to describe my view. I am a teen in high school, where I have taken choir and studied music. My interest in Celtic, world, classical, New Age, and Christian music has led to me researching a great deal of music, especially on Encarta Encyclopedia. Most teens like my sister are more into the pop genre, but you will find very little of that when you click on my name. I got this album more than a year ago for my birthday, having been a merging fan of Loreena, but a longer fan of Enya. I have found this Enya vs. Loreena battle to be very immature, like the pointless teen battle of N'Sync vs. Backstreet Boys. And that has given me the thrust to do this review.
Having taken choir, I've come to better understand the singing voice. At first I just thought Loreena was a soprano and Enya was an alto, then I thought they were both mezzo-sopranos, but now I believe that Loreena is for sure a mezz0-soprano, being very strong in the low and high keys, and Enya emphaisizes moer on low notes, making her most likely an alto, but she also sings occasionally an octave higher. Anyone who has studied the treble voice knows that it is very unfair to compare a soprano with an alto. It has nothing to do with whose voice is "stronger" or "better". It's about range and if you are best at the low key, you stick to the low key and if you are best at the high key, you stick to the high key.
I have often enjoyed sharing this music with others. My mother has taken interest in how Loreena does very well at blending Middle East/North African music with Celtic music, and she often sings in Celtic styles. I have showed my father how Loreena does very well at adapting poems with music and using the music to express the meaning of the poetic lyrics. I have also displayed how well Enya can make music in terrific ways. My grandmother, who is a music teacher, has said that Loreena McKennitt is very talented to be able to play the harp, piano, and accordian, as well as sing exceedingly well. She has also complimented on how well Enya can do with her composing, keyboard playing, and singing. We have commonly listened to the music of both Enya and Loreena on long trips and it is a great delight for the whole family.
There are many compliments I can give on this album specificully. I love all of Loreena's songs and like all of her albums, she does very well at using a lot of variety. The instrumentation is very well done and her voice never fails in the high or low keys. I was very enchanted by her adaption of "The Dark Night of the Soul", which has a very Latin/Renassance style and she so enchants the words. I well forever thank Loreena for her introducing me to W.B. Yeats in "The Two Trees", for I was very touched the poetic message, Loreena's music, and the intro on the uillean pipes. The beats of "The Mystic's Dream", "Marakesh Night Market", and "Santiago" make you want to dance. I once shared this CD with some friends who loved dancing to this music. A while ago a read Shakespeare's "The Tempest" and on this album I was very impressed by how Loreena made a very charming adaption of the conclusion. Both track 5 and track 8 have a very ethereal sound, that so called "Enya-like". But like any artist, Enya and Loreena do music their own way.
In conlusion: I always love listening to the music of Enya, Loreena McKennitt, and many others. You can click on my name if you please to see my reviews for other great music. For more strong sopranos, I recommend Charlotte Church, Anuna, Sarah Brightman, and Noirin Ni Riain. For powerful altos I suggest Niamh Parsons and Maire Brennan. I always enjoy music like this in all place, my room, doing my homework, in the shower, going to sleep and waking up, ect. Age does not matter.

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Andy & Ari

One of My Favorite Soothing Albums

Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2017

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I am going to tell you right now, I don't have any profound thoughts on this album. I just love it, and have since the 1990's. I have always found it super soothing to listen to, and I have no idea where my CD is, and it's been a long, long day emotional kind of day and I just want to bury myself into something soothing. First we thought the family feline despot was not going to make it, turns out he is and I've never been so happy to be wrong in a good long while and I seriously love his vet right now for being the bearer of that news. There are times when I love being wrong, and for my daughter's sake, this is one of them...I can be very happy being wrong, but it's been an emotionally whiplashing kind of day and this album, I don't even have a good explanation for it. I just feel peaceful and mellow when I listen to it, and while I seriously love how steeped in poetry and literature much of her music is, this one just helps me feel peace, and it has for years. Hands down, one of my favorite albums ever.

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Kathleen Adams

Longtime admirer of this music.

Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2022

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I've been an admirer of Ms. McKennitt's music for roughly 20 years. Her compositions have imagination and heart, and I'm glad to finally get one of her albums on vinyl. I hope the first of her albums on vinyl. Very satisfied with my purchase, and will buy more of them, as I am able!

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J. Petersen

The Two Trees

Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2009

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For nothing else, buy this CD for track #7, The Two Trees. The poem with Words by William Butler Yeats and Music by the incredible Loreena McKennitt.

It tells the tale of the progression from innocent childhood, to cynical old age. How we can become bitter, brittle and old before our day if we stare into the glass of cynicism rather then remember that in our hearts we don't change, that we can remain children, if we but turn our hearts to tenderness and not dwell on our disappointments and the disappearance of youth.

"Remembering all that shaken hair
And how the winged sandals dart
Thine eyes grow full of tender care;
Beloved, gaze in thine own heart."

But the bitter glass of cynicism, as Yeats describes it, is a subtle influence, set to rob us of our joy and prevent us from living within our hearts.

"In the dim glass the demons hold,
The glass of outer weariness,
Made when God slept in times of old.
There, through the broken branches, go
The ravens of unresting thought;
Flying, crying, to and fro,
Cruel claw and hungry throat"

These poets words set to Lorrenna's haunting arrangement, call to something deep in us, something we have given away, but we can and we will recall its promise, that we are born from and for greatness, joy, and that our struggles do have a purpose, to reunite us to a creation we cannot see, nor touch, but that we may feel, if we but lift up our eyes from the bitter glass and listen to our hearts.

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Gary ONG

Vynl to treasure

Reviewed in Singapore on March 4, 2023

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One that will be treasured.

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曲が素敵

Reviewed in Japan on June 7, 2019

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CD本体自体は問題ありませんでした。
素敵な曲ばかりで良かったです。

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candism

ケルトヒーリングで癒されます

Reviewed in Japan on November 18, 2007

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ロリーナは本当に癒されます。
このCDは楽曲もよく、BGMとして聴くには神秘的で瞑想できます。

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Voice of an angel

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 11, 2022

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The quality of Loreena Mckennit voice is without question. The content of the album is truly inspirational and beautiful to listen to. The vinyl printing is excellent and adds a depth to the recording that digital can not match. Very enjoyable addition to my collection.

Andrei Aciobanitei

Perfection...as simple as that.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 9, 2010

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This could be easily named Loreena`s masterpiece. But she has more like this. Book of secrets and An ancient muse are just as good. This one is my favourite though. It has such a special air and perfume to it that you will feel like you have been to the places that Loreena went to gather inspiration. For this album she looked for her muse in Spain, mostly. The music and the voice will take you away, far away from this agitated crazy world. You can almost feel the smell of incense and candles in th room. The song Full circle brings me to tears most of the times. A must have for any music lover.

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