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Reviewed on 1/25/2020...

This work by Welsh composer Karl Jenkins (now Sir Karl Jenkins) was inspired by thirteen lunar mare for which the tracks are titled. The musical style is similar to Jenkins's Adiemus compositions and each track explores the meaning of its Latin name through various musical techniques. Unlike most of the Adiemus pieces, the lyrics for Imagined Oceans consist of syllables from the tracks' titles rather than invented text.

Instrumentation on this recording includes:
Recorder, Strings and two percussionists playing cymbals, bongos, tambourine, timbales, güiro, triangle, mark tree, wind chimes, sizzle cymbals, Chinese cymbals, bass drum, tam-tam, tablas, pandeiro and crotales.

Tracklisting:

Mare Crisium Introitus (Sea of Crises) – 2:51
Lacus Serenitatis (Lake of Serenity) – 4:52
Mare Vaporum (Sea of Vapours) – 4:27
Mare Australis (Southern Sea) – 6:41
Lacus Somniorum (Lake of Dreams) – 2:39
Lacus Pereverantiae (Lake of Perseverance) – 8:41
Lacus Doloris (Lake of Sorrow) – 4:55
Mare Undarum (Sea of Waves) – 4:54
Palus Nebularum (Marsh of Mists) – 3:09
Sinus Iridium (Bay of Rainbows) – 2:13
Mare Imbrium (Sea of Showers) – 4:46
Lacus Temporis (Lake of Time) – 5:11
Lacus Lenitatis (Lake of Tenderness) – 3:24
Mare Crisium (Sea of Crises) – 5:39

Learn more about Jenkins' music at http://www.karljenkins.com/discography.
(Information from wikipedia)