Windham Hill Artists - A Winter’s Solstice II (1988) Original US Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz
Windham Hill Artists - A Winter’s Solstice II
Vinyl | LP Cover (1:1) | FLAC + cue | 24bit/96kHz & 16bit/44kHz | 800mb & 200mb
Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering
Label: Windham Hill Records/WH-1077 | Released: 1988 | Genre: Acoustic-Fusion
A1 –Philip Aaberg – The Gift 3:58
A2 –Paul McCandless, James Matheson and Robin May – 17th Century Canon (Traditional) 1:43
A3 –Michael Hedges – Prelude To Cello Suite #1 In G Major (J.S. Bach) 2:28
A4 –Metamora – This Rush Of Wings 4:33
A5 –Michael Manring – Sung To Sleep 4:16
A6 –Modern Mandolin Quartet – E’en So, Lord Jesus Quickly Come (Paul Manz) / Dadme Albricias Hijos D’Eva (Sons Of Eve Reward My Tidings) (Anonymous) 2:46
A7 –Nightnoise – “Bring Me Back A Song” 4:53
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B1 –Therese Schroeder-Sheker – Salve Regina (Hermanus Contractus) 4:14
B2 –Turtle Island String Quartet – Chorale 1:12
B3 –Fred Simon – Simple Psalm 3:46
B4 –Barbara Higbie and Emily Klion – Flute Sonata In Em, 3rd Movement (J.S. Bach) 3:07
B5 –Malcolm Dalglish – Come Life Shaker Life 2:17
B6 –Ira Stein & Russel Walder – Medieval Memory II 3:42
B7 –Will Ackerman – Abide The Winter 2:26
B8 –William Allaudin Mathieu – By The Fireside 3:48
Art Direction, Artwork By [Concept] – Anne Robinson (2)
Coordinator [Production Coordination] – Suzi Peterson
Design [Graphic Design By] – Candace Upman
Engineer, Mixed By – Stephen Hart
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Photography By – Hans Wendler
Producer – Cookie Marenco, Dawn Atkinson, Will Ackerman*
Technician [Assisted By, Different Fur Recording, San Francisco, Ca] – Mark Slagle
Technician [Assisted By, Spectrum Sound, Portland, Or] – Billy Oskay
Technician [Assisted By, Studiomedia, Chicago, Il] – Benj Kanters
Technician [Assisted By, The Sight And Hearing Clinic, Mendocino, Ca] – Michael Hedges
Technician [Assisted By, Trc Studios, Indianapolis, Il] – Kirk Butler (2)
Technician [Digital Assembly] – Bernie Grundman, Stephen Hart
Notes
Titles for 3, 6, and 11 are abbreviated, and artist names are not given, on the outside packaging.
Instrumental roles and members of ensembles are not directly credited; all such credits entered here are mentioned in the liner notes only.
©℗ 1988 Windham Hill Records
Distributed by A&M Records , Inc.
Includes 11″ x 11″ printed sheet with brief bios of the artists.
Vinyl | LP Cover (1:1) | FLAC + cue | 24bit/96kHz & 16bit/44kHz | 800mb & 200mb
Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering
Label: Windham Hill Records/WH-1077 | Released: 1988 | Genre: Acoustic-Fusion
A1 –Philip Aaberg – The Gift 3:58
A2 –Paul McCandless, James Matheson and Robin May – 17th Century Canon (Traditional) 1:43
A3 –Michael Hedges – Prelude To Cello Suite #1 In G Major (J.S. Bach) 2:28
A4 –Metamora – This Rush Of Wings 4:33
A5 –Michael Manring – Sung To Sleep 4:16
A6 –Modern Mandolin Quartet – E’en So, Lord Jesus Quickly Come (Paul Manz) / Dadme Albricias Hijos D’Eva (Sons Of Eve Reward My Tidings) (Anonymous) 2:46
A7 –Nightnoise – “Bring Me Back A Song” 4:53
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B1 –Therese Schroeder-Sheker – Salve Regina (Hermanus Contractus) 4:14
B2 –Turtle Island String Quartet – Chorale 1:12
B3 –Fred Simon – Simple Psalm 3:46
B4 –Barbara Higbie and Emily Klion – Flute Sonata In Em, 3rd Movement (J.S. Bach) 3:07
B5 –Malcolm Dalglish – Come Life Shaker Life 2:17
B6 –Ira Stein & Russel Walder – Medieval Memory II 3:42
B7 –Will Ackerman – Abide The Winter 2:26
B8 –William Allaudin Mathieu – By The Fireside 3:48
Art Direction, Artwork By [Concept] – Anne Robinson (2)
Coordinator [Production Coordination] – Suzi Peterson
Design [Graphic Design By] – Candace Upman
Engineer, Mixed By – Stephen Hart
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Photography By – Hans Wendler
Producer – Cookie Marenco, Dawn Atkinson, Will Ackerman*
Technician [Assisted By, Different Fur Recording, San Francisco, Ca] – Mark Slagle
Technician [Assisted By, Spectrum Sound, Portland, Or] – Billy Oskay
Technician [Assisted By, Studiomedia, Chicago, Il] – Benj Kanters
Technician [Assisted By, The Sight And Hearing Clinic, Mendocino, Ca] – Michael Hedges
Technician [Assisted By, Trc Studios, Indianapolis, Il] – Kirk Butler (2)
Technician [Digital Assembly] – Bernie Grundman, Stephen Hart
Notes
Titles for 3, 6, and 11 are abbreviated, and artist names are not given, on the outside packaging.
Instrumental roles and members of ensembles are not directly credited; all such credits entered here are mentioned in the liner notes only.
©℗ 1988 Windham Hill Records
Distributed by A&M Records , Inc.
Includes 11″ x 11″ printed sheet with brief bios of the artists.
Windham Hill Artists - A Winter’s Solstice II (1988) Original US Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz
Windham Hill Artists - A Winter’s Solstice II (1988) Original US Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz
Windham Hill Artists - A Winter’s Solstice II (1988) Original US Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz
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Depending on the mood you’re in, this compilation album will make you dream, smile, or cry a nostalgic tear. It is a typical Windham Hill sampler: wistful, joyful, lush, and lovely. Most songs stick with piano or string instrumentation, and none of them could ever be classified as up-tempo. A few of the tracks, including “The Gift” and “Sung to Sleep,” sound like Windham Hill’s famous pianist George Winston, but they are actually performed by lesser-known artists.
The selections are an interesting combination of classical pieces (“Chorale #220,” J.S. Bach), traditional melodies (“Come Life Shaker Life”), and original compositions (“By the Fireside,” written and performed by William Allaudin Mathieu). There are almost no vocals in the compilation, although a boy’s choir adds an ethereal quality to the end of “Salve Regina.” Windham Hill co-founder William Ackerman proves that he’s an artist as well as a label exec with his moving, poignant performance of the original composition “Abide the Winter.” All in all, this is another success for the label and its talented bunch of artists. It isn’t edgy or dramatic or hooky, but it’s not intended to be. However, each song in the collection is beautiful, atmospheric, and timeless.Review by L. Katz, allmusic.com
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