Audio CD review:
Steve Erquiaga, Oystein Sevag, Paul McCandless, Michael Manring, Nightnoise, Will Ackerman, Barbra Higbie, Mike Marshall, Modern Mandolin Quartet, Various Windham Hill Artists - A Winter's Solstice, Vol. 4

Steve Erquiaga, Oystein Sevag, Paul McCandless, Michael Manring, Nightnoise, Will Ackerman, Barbra Higbie, Mike Marshall, Modern Mandolin Quartet, Various Windham Hill Artists - A Winter's Solstice, Vol. 4

Band: Steve Erquiaga, Oystein Sevag, Paul McCandless, Michael Manring, Nightnoise, Will Ackerman, Barbra Higbie, Mike Marshall, Modern Mandolin Quartet, Various Windham Hill Artists Title: A Winter's Solstice, Vol. 4 Rating: Release Date: 24 August, 1993 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Carol Of The Bells - Windham Hill Artists 2: Silent Night - Steve Erquiaga 3: Crystal Palace - Oystein Sevag 4: Winter Bourne - Paul McCandless 5: Dona Nobis Pacem - Michael Manring 6: Wexford Carol - Nightnoise 7: Just Before Dawn - Will Ackerman 8: We Three Kings - Barbra Higbie 9: Angels We Have Heard On High - Mike Marshall 10: Sheep May Safely Graze - Modern Mandolin Quartet 11: Trumpet Tune - Alex De Grassi 12: Three Candles - Scott 13: The Rain From The Four Seasons - Turtle Island String Quartet 14: Christmas Hymn - Billly Childs 15: Asleep The Snow Came Flying - Tim Story

Editoral Review Only a few of the tracks on A Winter's Solstice IV lend credence to the label's unfair stereotype as the home for new age background music. In 1993, Windham Hill Records released its fourth album of seasonal music recorded by the label's artists and unavailable in any other collection. Many of the musicians come from such respected jazz bands as Oregon and the Freddie Hubbard Quartet, and from such respected folk bands as the David Grisman Quartet. Several tackle such classical pieces as Bach's "Sheep May Safely Graze" (the Modern Mandolin Quartet), Purcell's "Trumpet Tune" (solo guitarist Alex de Grassi) and Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" (the Turtle Island String Quartet). From Liz Story's "Carol of the Bells" to Nightnoise's "Wexford Carol," this is rigorous instrumental music for the most part, no matter how quiet and pretty it may seem at first listen. --Geoffrey Himes .. You can see a complete list of all Steve Erquiaga, Oystein Sevag, Paul McCandless, Michael Manring, Nightnoise, Will Ackerman, Barbra Higbie, Mike Marshall, Modern Mandolin Quartet, Various Windham Hill Artists discography, or go back to the Steve Erquiaga, Oystein Sevag, Paul McCandless, Michael Manring, Nightnoise, Will Ackerman, Barbra Higbie, Mike Marshall, Modern Mandolin Quartet, Various Windham Hill Artists tabs