Book of Roses

Experimental · 1991 · 16 tracks

Book of Roses

Andreas Vollenweider

A cinematic, fairytale-like journey of shimmering electroacoustic harp, lush orchestral arrangements, and global percussion that plays like an instrumental storybook.

1991 · Columbia

A whimsical, theatrical journey through a mythical forest of shimmering harp cascades and orchestral wonder.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks

01

La strega (Her Journey to the Grand Ball)

1:01

02

The Grand Ball of the Duljas

1:46

03

Morning at Boma Park

3:17

04

The Five Curtains

1:48

05

Book of Roses

3:21

06

In Doga Gamee

4:45

07

Passage to Promise

2:28

08

In the Woods of Kroandal

3:13

09

Jugglers in Obsidian

3:24

10

Chanson de l’heure bleue

1:34

11

Czippa and the Ursanian Girl

3:11

12

The Birds of Tilmun

2:14

13

Hirzel

5:11

14

Jours d’amour

3:57

15

Manto’s Arrow and the Sphinx

2:26

16

Letters to a Young Rose

5:17

Moments Worth Listening For

The transition from the brief, mysterious opening of La strega into the lively, theatrical dance rhythms of The Grand Ball of the Duljas.

The bright, rhythmic acoustic guitar and hand percussion interplay on Passage to Promise that injects a sudden burst of joyous energy.

The delicate, cinematic harp solo on Chanson de l’heure bleue that feels like a quiet, blue-hued sigh in the middle of the album.

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