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Riverdance: Music from the Show | 
 enlarge | Creators: Eoghan O'neill, Bill Whelan, Proinnsias O Duinn, Desi Reynolds, Des Moore, Riverdance Orchestra, Noel Eccles, Tommy Hayes, Kenneth Edge, Brian Dunphy, Lynn Hilary, Michael Samuels
Label: Decca Broadway
Category: Music
Buy New: $18.98
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 148648
Format: Soundtrack, Special Edition
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 000417302
UPC: 602498801048
EAN: 0602498801048
ASIN: B0007KIGJK
Release Date: March 8, 2005
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| Tracks:
| • | Reel Around The Sun | | • | The Heart's Cry | | • | The Countess Cathleen/Women Of The Sidhe | | • | Caoineadh Cu Chulainn (Lament) | | • | Shivna | | • | Firedance | | • | Slip Into Spring/The Harvest | | • | Riverdance | | • | American Wake (The Nova Scotia Set) | | • | Lift The Wings | | • | Heal Their Hearts/Freedom | | • | Macedonian Morning | | • | Marta's Dance/The Russian Dervish | | • | Andalucia | | • | Riverdance Reprise |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
It's hard to believe that Riverdance, which began as a 7-minute intermission act during the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, is already 10 years old. Nobody back then could have imagined that a new-fangled amalgam of Irish folk styles, light classical music a la Albert W. Ketelbey and Tin Pan Alley would top the charts, win a Grammy for Best Musical and go on to take the world by storm. But why re-record Riverdance, which is as deeply associated with its original time and context as Saturday Night Fever is with the 1970s? Yes, the Irish players, all of whom are master instrumentalists, still sound fresh, but the percussive dancing feet, minus visuals, gets old fast. The Macedonian, Spanish and Russian interpolations are great fun if a maybe bit patronizing around the edges. But haven't the misty chorales, New-Age-ridden cloaked-and-hooded sopranos and other portentous Celtic Twilight-isms long since descended into self-parody? --Christina Roden
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| Customer Reviews:
Dancing Feet January 9, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Being of Irish descent this is the best collection of Irish music ever. I listen to this CD when I am working out -- it will get your feet moving no matter how you feel.
What??? November 7, 2006
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
Ok, that was the worst editorial review I have ever seen.... she just totally knocked celtic culture, and one of the best celtic recordings in one condecending swoop. When she can dance like that, then let her critique.
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