[ Edit this paragraph] Members of the Mystery Garden
The Mystery Garden is composed of two outstanding musicians: Rolf Lovland and Fionnuala Sherry (Aunola Sally)
Rolf Lovland was born in Kristiansand, a small town in southern Norway, and his composing talent was established as early as nine years old. Since then, music has been an important part of his life with his young time. Later, he studied at the music school in Kristiansand and obtained his master's degree in music from the Norwegian Conservatory of Music. Lovland has won many awards, such as the Norwegian Grammy Music Award, and is also known as the most successful pop song writer in Norway. The establishment of the mysterious garden group has given Lovland more inspiration to explore the music with deep feelings, which has enabled him to pursue a broader music field in his composing career. In the combination, he plays an important role in music creation, arrangement and keyboard performance, and is undoubtedly the soul of the mysterious garden.
Fionnuala Sherry grew up in an Irish musical family and was born in Naas, a small town in Kildare, Ireland. She was influenced by all kinds of influences since she was a child, which led to her great interest in music, and later graduated from the Music School of the University of Ireland. In addition to classical symphonies and concertos, Sherry also dabbles in a variety of music topics that interest her. Before the establishment of the Mystery Garden, Sherry had accompanied the albums of famous Irish singers Xie Ni O 'Connor and Van Monissen. In Secret Garden's performance, Sherry's exquisite and unique violin performance vividly showed Lovland's artistic conception of composition, and the cooperation can be described as bringing out the best in each other.
In p>1994, they met for the first time in the European Singing Contest. At that time, Laufran was already a well-known songwriter, and they came together because of their unimaginable understanding of music. After they met, because their musical ideas and attitudes towards life, including philosophy, were very close, their passion and pursuit for music hit it off and formed the Secret Garden. Rolf Lovland was convinced that everyone had a territory of his own in his mind, and whenever he was disappointed or depressed, he needed to relieve his emotions and find inner peace and comfort. This land hidden in everyone's heart was the "mysterious garden".
the cooperation between p>Rolf Lovland and Fionnuala Sherry is the cooperation of two completely different geniuses, each with its own characteristics. Fionnuala Sherry has an excellent stage image, on which she is like a gift to the audience. Rolf Lovland is a very professional and prudent producer, and he can combine the latest production technology to make the most beautiful melody in his works gush. They have a common feature, that is, they can simply devote themselves to music creation for a long time, and this professionalism has become the bond of their successful cooperation.
[ Edit this paragraph] History of the Mystery Garden
In p>1995, the Secret Garden Mystery Garden won the gold medal in the European TV Song Contest with the largest audience in Europe with a single "Nocturne Nocturne" with only 24 words, which set a miracle that no instrumental work won the gold medal in this prestigious contest for 4 years. Since then, the Secret Garden's debut album "Songs From A Secret Garden song from a secret garden" (1995) has been published and achieved unprecedented success, and its influence has spread all over the world. In the United States, they jumped onto the famous bulletin board "Biilbod new music chart", and surprisingly, they were still on the list one year later. In 1997, Secret Garden's second album "White Stone White Stone" (1997) was released. This album, which combines Norwegian and Irish music cultures, also sold well all over the world. When listening to this record, every work is like a white stone leading you to the mysterious garden. The following albums, Dawn Of A New Century (1999), Once In A Red Moon (22) and Earthsongs (24), all showed unique, elegant and changeable "mysterious garden" colors in different musical forms.
Critics say that "The Mystery Garden is absolutely extraordinary, and it must be listened to by any collector", and their music is "a necessity for those who are eager for spiritual flight" and "a picture of peace and tranquility" ...
[Edit this paragraph] Mystery Garden album
1. Songs From A Secret Garden (song from a secret garden)
. By the end of 1997, more than 65, albums had been released and had been on the American Biilbod music charts for one year. This album has a unified style, soothing and soft music, full of nostalgia and melancholy, and inadvertently reveals a little sadness, which makes people have to indulge in it. Among them, "Nocturne" is a famous work of the band, and won the European Singing Contest in 1995. Song From A Secret Garden was published and popular in Norway before the band was formed.
The sadness in the first album of p>SECRET GARDEN can kill people, making people feel lost in the mysterious jungle, unable to see the sky and find the exit in the dark, indulging in such darkness, like a person sitting alone in the shadow of a roadside tree, quietly watching people coming and going on the road, and you don't want to be seen because others can't see you, because you are afraid, because you are lonely, and you know that this is not a good thing, but only in this way, you are hurt. This loneliness has been tempting you ...
1. Nocturne Nocturne
2. Pastorale Pastoral
3. Song From A Secret Garden song from a secret garden
4. Sigma Mystery Song
5. Papillon Butterfly Dance
6. Serena to Spring. Serenade of spring
7. Atlantia sleeping continent
8. Heartstrings heartstrings
9. Adagio Adagio
1. The Rap drum
11. Chaconne Qikong Dance
12. Cantoluna Moon Poetry
13. Ode to Simple. P>2. White Stones
In p>1997, the second record of the Mystery Garden, White Stone, was produced by Polaroid Norway Company and released under the Michael label. Compared with the first album, "White Stone" is richer and more comprehensive, with lively style and many characteristic musical instruments and big bands. Since its launch, the sales have been very good, and the rising momentum is very fierce. By the end of 1997, the album has exceeded 5, copies ...
The title of this album comes from a fairy tale: a pair of little brothers and sisters were abandoned in the forest by their poor parents, and they found their home by the reflection of Baishi in the moonlight. The author's moral is obvious. He hopes that people who have lost themselves in the busy modern life can find themselves through the wonderful notes in this album. I think we can at least temporarily escape the troubles and pressures in real life in their music and relax and enjoy the spirit. This album adds some jumping Latin rhythms to the original style, which is much brighter than the first one.
1. Steps pace
2. Poeme poem
3. Hymn To Hope wishes to praise
4. Moving circulation
5. first day of early spring
6. Passacaglia homesick song
7. Reflection
8. Dancer dance style
9. Appassionata enthusiasm
1. Escape seclusion
11. Sanctuary sanctuary
12. Celebration
13. Home
14. Illumination warm light
3. Dawn Of A New Century. (Dawn of the New Century)
In p>1999, at the historical moment at the turn of the century, the third record of the Mystery Garden, Dawn of the New Century, was released all over the world. Compared with the previous two albums, the new album does have a lot of new content, and they have begun to get involved in new music fields, including Shirley's participation in singing. They also sang with Norwegian singer Anne Karin Knag and American singer Nikki Matheson; "Nnuna" from the Irish Chorus and Norwegian guitar legend Terijerypdal also joined in the production of the album. Although this record has different changes in style, the way of real meditation and inner pursuit once again runs through the music works of Dawn of the New Century.
This album basically keeps the usual mysterious garden style, and the vocal part is increased compared with the previous two, especially Prayer, which can be called a song and is a very moving song. The last song "Dawn Of A New Century" is one of the band's rare works with a little atmosphere.
1. Moongate Moon Arch
2. Prayer prays
3. Elan flies
4. Dreamcatcher Dreamcatcher
5. Sona suona
6. In Our Tears
7. Children of the mother river. Nsong evening prayer
9. Lore Of The Loom loom
1. Aria aria
11. Divertimento leisure song
12. Aquarelle watercolor painting
13. Dawn Of A New Century
4. Once In A Red Moon. The album continues the dominant position of violin and piano in music and the expressive force of ancient narrative songs, and once again demonstrates Secret Garden's fusion skills of classical and Celtic folk music, as well as the expressive control of small orchestras and harmony groups. The album has invited many well-known Irish New Age musicians, and You Raise Me Up is composed by Celtic &; Brian Kennedy, the lead voice of Riverdance in the Heartbeat series, and Anuna, a retro folk group, sang in Elegie. The last song, Elegie, was composed by the band based on piano chords sent by netizens from the Internet.
1. Awakening wakes up
2. You Raise Me Up All because of you
3. Silent Wings spread their wings against the wind
4. Greenwaves rippled
5. Invitation feast
6. Duo duet
7. Belonging cherished
. 8. Gates Of Dawn
9. The Promise Vow
1. Fairy Tales
11. Once In A Red Moon Remembering the Red Moon
12. Elegie Elegy
5. Earthsongs.
Following the release of the album "Remembering the Red Moon" in March 22, Secret Garden finally released their latest fifth new creation-Song of the Earth in December 24. The album was first released in a limited edition in Norway, the birthplace of Secret Garden, with 15 tracks. At the beginning of 25, Song of the Earth was released all over the world by Universal Picture, but only 12 tracks were released in Chinese mainland. It was a pity that Silence Speaks, Canzona and Sarabande were missing, but as compensation, the record company added video clips to the international version, including 2 minutes of album production tidbits and the Chinese version of Always There.
In terms of music style, Secret Garden has not changed deliberately in the new album, which continues their quiet, simple and elegant style, full of classical aesthetic feeling and unique cheerfulness and optimism of Celtic music; As for orchestration, violin, piano and human voice are the three pillars, with natural and elegant woodwinds or colorful electronic synthesizers. In Song of the Earth, the two main players of Secret Garden, Rolf, the composer, producer and keyboard player, and Shirley, the violinist, continued their excellent performances. At the same time, Russell Watson, a popular British tenor, was invited to sing the album's main track Always There. The beautiful and affectionate melody and Watson's warm and supple voice made this song full of atmosphere and moving temperament. In addition, the album "Searching For The Past" is designed for Wong Kar-wai's film works.