Cynara

Cynara Artist: Anuna
Label: Danu
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 687802100123
EAN: 0687802100123
ASIN: B00005A7OF


Release Date: 2001-12-04

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Listmania:

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Tracks:

  1. Igitur Servus
  2. An Oiche
  3. Riu Riu
  4. Incantations
  5. When The War Is Over
  6. I Dreamt That I Dwelt In Marble Halls
  7. Armarque Cum Scuto
  8. Miserere
  9. Cynara
  10. Buachaill On Eirne
  11. Fuigfidh Mise'n Baile Seo
  12. Victimae
  13. Christus 2000
  14. Pie Jesu
  15. Ocean

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  1. Behind the Closed Eye
  2. Essential Anuna
  3. Deep Dead Blue
  4. Christmas Songs
  5. Omnis

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Cynara is Awesome.......2006-06-27

I agree with Daniel. This is my favorite Anuna CD and I think I have them all!. I particularly love the opener - Igitur Servus. Just imagine being in the Cathedral with your eyes closed! the clip doesn't do it justice.

5 out of 5 stars the best of the best.......2005-02-11

For all of you Anuna fans out there, this is one CD that you DON'T want to leave out of your collection. I'm up to six Anuna CDs now, and I can honestly say that this is their best work. Omnis, Invocation, and Anuna 2002 come close, but this one takes the cake. Congrats to Michael and crew for another wonderful masterpiece!!

5 out of 5 stars Lyrics, please.......2003-02-15

Anuna is truly producing wonderful music. However, can anyone tell me where to get the lyrics for their albums? As a writer, I feel words are important. I'd appreciate any help in this matter and would gladly pay to have a lyrics sheet. But for those who just like sounds, it's astounding stuff.

4 out of 5 stars Cynara/Anuna.......2003-02-12

If there is music in heaven, this is what it must sound like. The only reason why the Cynara album gets 4 stars is because their earlier release "Invocation" is Anuna's Pet Sounds/Sargent Pepper disc, so naturally that one gets 5 stars.I own all of the discs by this group with the exception of Winter Songs (which is on order)and they are all gorgeous. This incredible Irish vocal group sounds like no other that I know of. Their choice of material and ethereal vocal colors set them apart from all of the other vocal groups, Cambridge Singers, Canticleer etc. Christus 2000 is haunting and Ocean will take you to another place in time. Cynara is a welcome addition to Anuna's stunning catalog of works.

5 out of 5 stars Anuna Raises the Bar for Modern Choral Music...........2002-10-11

"Cynara" is the latest US-available offering from the Dublin-based group, Anuna, and unlike its predecessors (where an Irish flavour permeats most every track), inches closer to the "contemporary choral" side of the musical spectrum. Not that there aren't any Irish tracks to be found here-10 of the 15 tracks derive from ancient Irish texts from as far back as the 6th century, and,as on other Anuna CD's, feature the innovative compositions and arrangements of compose/director Michael McGlynn. The remaining 5 are most interesting, and are my personal favourites:
*Riu, Riu-A 16th century Castillian anthem
*I Dreamt that I Dwelt in Marble Halls-a marvelous ballad
*Pie Jesu-An original "McGlynn" that rivals Mozart's
"Ave Verum Corpus" in its tenderness and sheer
musicality.
*Ocean-a meditative piece evocative of its title
***Cynara-the title track--from a poem by Ernest Dowson-- a tragic story of the folly of a fickle heart and
the regrets that ensue.....(It's a great arangement!)

As mentioned previously, this is the latest offering by Anuna that's available in the US. Two new CD's are currently available in Ireland only--since the group's label, Danu, is distributed by Universal, I can only hope that these titles will be picked up by Amazon.com someday soon :-) There is a website address located inside the CD jacket that will lead you to more Anuna music!

Enjoy!

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