Songs from a Secret Garden

 
Songs from a Secret Garden is the first international album by Secret Garden. It includes the winner song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1995, "Nocturne".

The album achieved platinum awards in Norway and South Korea. It stayed on the Billboard New Age chart for 101 weeks.[1]

The track "Song from a Secret Garden" became famous in Korea by being featured in the drama 젊은이의 양지 in 1995. Another track from the album, "Adagio," was featured in the 2004 Wong Kar-wai film 2046.

Track listing
 
# Title Length
1 Nocturne 3:11
2 Pastorale 3:47
3 Song from a Secret Garden 3:32
4 Sigma 3:05
5 Papillon 3:22
6 Serenade to Spring 3:12
7 Atlantia 2:56
8 Heartstrings 3:22
9 Adagio 2:51
10 Rap 2:31
11 Chaconne 3:25
12 Cantoluna 3:29
13 Ode to Simplicity 3:53

神秘园之歌
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《神秘园之歌》（Songs from a Secret Garden）是神秘园乐队的首张专辑。

这张专辑获得了挪威和南韩的音乐白金奖。这张唱片蝉联新世纪音乐排行榜长达101周。[1]

这张专辑在南韩的出名是因为南韩的电视剧《年轻的太阳》（ko:젊은이의 양지）。

曲目表

# 标题 长度
1 Nocturne 3:11
2 Pastorale 3:47
3 Song from a Secret Garden 3:32
4 Sigma 3:05
5 Papillon 3:22
6 Serenade to Spring 3:12
7 Atlantia 2:56
8 Heartstrings 3:22
9 Adagio 2:51
10 Rap 2:31
11 Chaconne 3:25
12 Cantoluna 3:29
13 Ode to Simplicity 3:53



Secret Garden

Secret Garden is an award winning Irish-Norwegian duo playing New Instrumental Music, also understood by some as Neo-classical music.

Secret Garden features the Irish violinist Fionnuala Sherry and the Norwegian composer/pianist Rolf Løvland. The duo has sold over 3 million albums and won the Eurovision Song Contest for Norway's second time in 1995 with the composition "Nocturne". It was the first and only time to date that a predominantly instrumental piece has won the Eurovision Song Contest, although a few Norwegian lyrics, written by screenwriter Petter Skavlan, were included to ensure that the entry adhered to the contest's rules. Norwegian singer Gunnhild Tvinnereim sang the song in the Eurovision Song Contest, but is actually not a member of the group. Ten years earlier Rolf Løvland also co-wrote the song "La det swinge" (Let it swing) that secured Norway its first Eurovision Song Contest victory in 1985.

Their success at Eurovision spearheaded the success of their first album Songs from a Secret Garden. It sold a million copies around the world going platinum in Norway and Korea, gold in Ireland, Hong Kong and New Zealand and spending two years in the Billboard New Age charts in 1996 and 1997. Barbra Streisand adapted "Heartstrings" from this album as the song "I've Dreamed of You" on her A Love Like Ours album. She also used "Heartstrings" in her wedding to James Brolin.

The album White Stones followed in 1997 also making the top ten on Billboard New Age charts. Dawn of a New Century, again with lyrics by Petter Skavlan, in 1999, Dreamcatcher in 2001 and Once in a Red Moon also enjoyed success around the world including reaching top ten on the Billboard.

Their most famous song "You Raise Me Up", performed by Brian Kennedy, has been recorded by more than a hundred other artists including Josh Groban, Russell Watson, Westlife, Sissel, Becky Taylor, Celtic Woman, Lena Park and Il Divo. This song is very similar in rhythm and harmony to the Irish Folk song "Danny Boy" except for the second half of the phrase.

Secret Garden has released a Dreamcatcher: Best Of album for its tour through Australia and New Zealand in 2004. It reached the top of the Australian New Age charts and the ARIA top 50 album charts.

Secret Garden's albums (in chronological order):

Songs from a Secret Garden (1996)
White Stones (1997)
Dawn of a New Century (1999)
Dreamcatcher: Best of Secret Garden (2001)
Once in a Red Moon (2002) This includes a guest track with Julian Lloyd Webber
The Ultimate Secret Garden (2004, Asia)
Dreamcatcher: Best of Secret Garden (2004, Australia)
Earthsongs (2005)
Inside I'm Singing (2008)


神秘园
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神秘园（秘密花园，英语：Secret Garden）成立于1994年，是一个新世纪音乐二人组合，同时是新古典音乐的代表。

这个组合由来自爱尔兰的小提琴家芙露娜·雪莉（Fionnuala Sherry）以及来自挪威的钢琴家、作曲家罗尔夫·勒夫兰（Rolf Løvland）共同组成。该乐队至今已卖出300万张专辑。

在1995年乐团因《夜曲》（Nocturne）一曲赢得了欧洲歌唱大赛。在他们比赛成功之后，就推出了他们的第一张专辑《神秘园之歌》（Song From A Secret Garden），这张专辑在全世界售出了100万张，并在爱尔兰、香港、新西兰得到了黄金唱片的称号,更在1996年、1997年两年在美国Billboard新世纪音乐排行榜上榜。随后在1997年的专辑《白石》（White Stone）,同样在美国Billboard新世纪音乐排行榜进入前十名。该乐队之后出的专辑，都曾获得这样的殊荣。

他们最著名的一首由Brian Kennedy演唱的《You Raise Me Up》，曾被超过100多位欧美艺术家演绎过。

 
专辑
 
《神秘园之歌》Songs from a Secret Garden (1995)
《白石》White Stones (1997)
《童话》Fairytales - Highlights from Secret Garden(1998)[1]
《新世纪的晨曦》Dawn of a New Century (1999)
《追梦人》Dreamcatcher (2001) (精选集)
《红月》Once in a Red Moon (2002) (包括一首与 Julian Lloyd Webber 合作的歌)
《追梦人：神秘园精选集》Dreamcatcher: Best of Secret Garden (2004, 澳大利亚)
《大地之歌》Earthsongs (2005)
《倾情歌唱》Inside I'm Singing (2008)