Intemporel

World · 1999 · 14 tracks

Intemporel

Gheorghe Zamfir

Seventy minutes of cinematic pan flute melodies. Breathy, sentimental, and draped in lush orchestral arrangements that turn pop standards into ethereal laments.

May 11, 1999 · Philips

A gentle, sweeping romanticism that feels like looking at old photographs through a soft-focus lens.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks

01

Belle

4:46

02

My Heart Will Go On

5:18

03

La Vie en rose

4:44

04

Memory

3:55

05

She

4:03

07

Meditation from "Thais"

5:05

08

Adagio 8

2:59

09

Yiddish Mama

5:19

10

Send in the Clowns

3:57

11

Pays de rêve

5:23

12

People

5:48

13

Birds of Winter

4:39

14

Plaisir d'amour

3:15

15

Somewhere My Love

3:51

Moments Worth Listening For

The soaring, breathy high notes on My Heart Will Go On that transform a pop hit into a lonely mountain lament.

The delicate interplay between the pan flute and the swelling string section during the climax of Meditation from Thais.

The way the flute mimics a human sigh at the start of La Vie en rose, stripping the song of its usual cabaret bounce.

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