Book of Roses

Book of Roses is the eighth studio album by Swiss harpist and new-age artist Andreas Vollenweider, released in 1991. It is almost entirely instrumental.

Book of Roses
Studio album by Andreas Vollenweider
Released	1991
Studio	Avaf Studios, Zürich, Switzerland. Orchestra recordings at Casino Basel, Switzerland.
Genre	New age, World Music
Length	48:53
Label	Epic, Kin-Kou Records
Producer	Andreas Vollenweider
Andreas Vollenweider chronology
Traumgarten (1990) Book of Roses (1991) Eolian Minstrel (1993)

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Track listing

1. "La Strega (Her Journey to the Grand Ball)" – 1:03
2. "The Grand Ball Of The Duljas" – 1:46
3. "Morning At Boma Park" – 3:15
4. "The Five Curtains" – 1:43
5. "Book Of Roses" – 3:30
6. "In Doga Gamee" – 4:40
7. "Passage To Promise" – 2:27
8. "In The Woods Of Kroandal" – 3:12
9. "Jugglers In Osidian" – 3:28
10. "Chanson De L'Heure Bleue" – 1:34
11. "Czippa And The Ursanian Girl" – 3:11
12. "The Birds Of Tilmun" – 2:09
13. "Hirzel" – 5:13
14. "Jours D'Amour" – 3:56
15. "Manto's Arrow And The Sphynx" – 2:34
16. "Letters To A Young Rose" – 5:06

Personnel

• Andreas Vollenweider – harp, vocals, keyboards, flute, Chinese bamboo, dulcimer, erhu, orchestral percussion, acoustic, classical, 12-strings and electric guitar, piano, crumhorn, bassoon, kora
• Sainkho Namtchylak – vocals on "La Strega (Her Journey To The Grand Ball)", "The Birds Of Tilmun", "Manto's Arrow And The Sphinx" and "Letters To A Young Rose"
• Corin Curschellas – vocals on "Czippa And The Ursanian Girl" and "Jours D'Amour"
• Matthias Ziegler – flute on "Chanson De L'Heure Bleue" and "The Birds Of Tilmun"
• Ladysmith Black Mambazo – choir on "Passage To Promise"
• Marilyn Mazur – percussion on "Hirzel"
• Gerardo Nuñez – Spanish guitar on "Jugglers In Obsidian"
• Basel Sinfonietta – orchestra on "La Strega (Her Journey To The Grand Ball)" and "In The Woods Of Kroandal". conductor: Andres Joho
• Dodo Hug, Regina Günthard, Sue Mathys – vocals on "The Grand Ball Of The Duljas", "Morning At The Boma Park", and "In Doga Gamee".
• Christian M. Siegmann – Bassoon on "The Grand Ball Of The Duljas" and "Book of Roses"
• Daniel Pezzotti – Cello on "The Grand Ball Of The Duljas" and "Chanson De L'Heure Bleue"
• Max Lässer – acoustic guitar
• Thomas Fessler – charango, electric guitar, sitar, pipa
• Walter Keiser – drums
• Pedro Haldemann – drums, percussion, vocals
• Santino Famulari – piano on "Morning At The Boma Park"; Piano and Accordion on "Letters To A Young Rose".
• Peter Kaiser – arco bass
• Roman Schmid – English horn
• Hans-Peter Hass – trombone
• Hugo Helfenstein – bass trombone
• Roland Van Straate – harmonica
• Sandro Friedrich – Fujara (Czechoslovakian Shepherd's Flute) on "In The Woods Of Kroandal"
• Carmen Cortes and Guadiana (Antonio Suárez Salazar) – Handclaps on "Jugglers In Obsidian"
• Cristoph Stiefel – keyboards
• Hans Hassler – accordion
• Vali Mayer – acoustic bass
• Heiri Känzig – acoustic bass
• Silver Symphony Orchestra & Choir – choir
• The Silver Brass Ensemble
• Bulgarian Men's Choir – vocals on "Jours D'Amour". Choir: Andrzej Poraszka, Angel Petkov, Assen Toschef, Gerassim Gerassimov, György Antalffy, Jvaylo Jvanov, Sacho Jelev, Tadeusz Tomaszczuk