【專輯介紹】：
Peter Primamore"s background is in TV and movie soundtracks, a fact which is pretty obvious on Grancia, his debut album as a named bandleader. Fronting a band that includes bassist Tony Levin, drummer Jerry Marotta (yes, that"s Peter Gabriel"s rhythm section), guitarist Chieli Minucci, a string section and assorted other players, Primamore has done something that you wouldn"t necessarily think was possible -- he"s created an album of sweetly melodic, classically-inflected instrumental pop music that remains effortlessly accessible throughout but somehow avoids both neo-romantic treacle and simplistically mystical new agey-ness. Granted, the various tracks do sort of run together a bit as you listen, but that"s not necessarily a bad thing -- after all, you could say the same thing about a whole album of Vivaldi violin concertos. What"s interesting is that Primamore"s music is most powerful when he"s not trying to rock out. The pentatonic melodies and open harmonies of the mid-tempo "Silver Stones" pack far more of a wallop than the much more rhythmically driven but paradoxically wimpy "Free Western" or "Russia Through Your Eyes," a number that sounds like it"s trying to fly but never quite gets off the ground. Even those tracks, though, are quite enjoyable and the album as a whole is a pleasure.
自1992年發行首張專輯《Afternoon in Sedona》二十年之際，長笛之神 Nicholas Gunn這一專輯是20年音樂作品和音樂生涯的回首，包括13首經典之作，以及2首未發行的新作。
尼古拉斯·岡恩是身處當代器樂頂層的音樂家之一。他曾受到過古典音樂的熏陶，而且他的作品還被譽為世界最暢銷的長笛演奏作品。當兩百多萬張專輯被搶購一空之後，尼古拉斯.岡恩徹底成為了一名雙白金藝術家。而且，他還是位於加利福利亞馬利布雙子星太陽唱片公司的法人兼首席執行官。
【專輯曲目】：
01. Sweet Nectar
02. A Place In My Heart
03. Veracruz
04. Bamboo
05. Ocaso
06. Afternoon In Sedona
07. Passage Through Ancient Relics
08. Seeking Serenity
09. Full Moon Over Calle 12
10. Twenty Years Of Discovery
11. Entering Twin Falls
12. Quinta Essentia
13. Earth Story
14. The Boneyard
15. Sentinel Of Eden
