| Book of Roses | ||||
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Studio | Avaf Studios, Zurich, Switzerland. Orchestra recordings at Casino Basel, Switzerland. | |||
| Genre | New age, World Music | |||
| Length | 48:53 | |||
| Label | Epic, Kin-Kou Records | |||
| Producer | Andreas Vollenweider | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Book of Roses is the eighth studio album by Swiss harpist and new-age artist Andreas Vollenweider, released in 1991. It is almost entirely instrumental.
Track listing
- "La Strega (Her Journey to the Grand Ball)" – 1:03
- "The Grand Ball Of The Duljas" – 1:46
- "Morning At Boma Park" – 3:15
- "The Five Curtains" – 1:43
- "Book Of Roses" – 3:30
- "In Doga Gamee" – 4:40
- "Passage To Promise" – 2:27
- "In The Woods Of Kroandal" – 3:12
- "Jugglers In Osidian" – 3:28
- "Chanson De L'Heure Bleue" – 1:34
- "Czippa And The Ursanian Girl" – 3:11
- "The Birds Of Tilmun" – 2:09
- "Hirzel" – 5:13
- "Jours D'Amour" – 3:56
- "Manto's Arrow And The Sphynx" – 2:34
- "Letters To A Young Rose" – 5:06
Personnel
- Andreas Vollenweider – harp, vocals, keyboards, flute, chinese bamboo, dulcimer, erhu, orchestral percussion, acoustic, classical, 12-strings and electric guitar, piano, crumhorn, bassoon, kora
- Sainkho Namtchylak – vocals on "La Strega (Her Journey To The Grand Ball)", "The Birds Of Tilmun", "Manto's Arrow And The Sphinx" and "Letters To A Young Rose"
- Corin Curschellas – vocals on "Czippa And The Ursanian Girl" and "Jours D'Amour"
- Matthias Ziegler – flute on "Chanson De L'Heure Bleue" and "The Birds Of Tilmun"
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo – choir on "Passage To Promise"
- Marilyn Mazur – percussion on "Hirzel"
- Gerardo Nuñez – Spanish guitar on "Jugglers In Obsidian"
- Basel Sinfonietta – orchestra on "La Strega (Her Journey To The Grand Ball)" and "In The Woods Of Kroandal". conductor: Andres Joho
- Dodo Hug, Regina Günthard, Sue Mathys – vocals on "The Grand Ball Of The Duljas", "Morning At The Boma Park", and "In Doga Gamee".
- Christian M. Siegmann – Bassoon on "The Grand Ball Of The Duljas" and "Book of Roses"
- Daniel Pezzotti – Cello on "The Grand Ball Of The Duljas" and "Chanson De L'Heure Bleue"
- Max Lässer – acoustic guitar
- Thomas Fessler – charango, electric guitar, sitar, pipa
- Walter Keiser – drums
- Pedro Haldemann – drums, percussion, vocals
- Santino Famulari – piano on "Morning At The Boma Park"; Piano and Accordion on "Letters To A Young Rose".
- Peter Kaiser – arco bass
- Roman Schmid – English horn
- Hans-Peter Hass – trombone
- Hugo Helfenstein – bass trombone
- Roland Van Straate – harmonica
- Sandro Friedrich – Fujara (Czechoslovakian Shepherd's Flute) on "In The Woods Of Kroandal"
- Carmen Cortes and Guadiana (Antonio Suárez Salazar) – Handclaps on "Jugglers In Obsidian"
- Cristoph Stiefel – keyboards
- Hans Hassler – accordion
- Vali Mayer – acoustic bass
- Heiri Känzig – acoustic bass
- Silver Symphony Orchestra & Choir – choir
- The Silver Brass Ensemble
- Bulgarian Men's Choir – vocals on "Jours D'Amour". Choir: Andrzej Poraszka, Angel Petkov, Assen Toschef, Gerassim Gerassimov, György Antalffy, Jvaylo Jvanov, Sacho Jelev, Tadeusz Tomaszczuk
References
- ↑ Loftus, Johnny. "Book of Roses - Andreas Vollenweider | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
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