Shepherd's Symphony – Hirtensymphonie

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Shepherd's Symphony - Hirtensymphonie
Studio album by Popol Vuh
Released	1997 (1997)
Popol Vuh chronology
City Raga (1995) Shepherd's Symphony - Hirtensymphonie (1997) Messa di Orfeo (1999)
2004 reissue cover

Shepherd's Symphony – Hirtensymphonie is the nineteenth album by Popol Vuh. It was originally released in 1997 on Mystic Records. In 2004 SPV re-released the album with a different cover (designed by Frank Fiedler). The 1995 semi-documentary , directed by Popol Vuh member Frank Fiedler, includes several edited version of the tracks that would later be released on the album.

Track listing[]

All tracks composed by Florian Fricke and Guido Hieronymus except where noted.

1. "Shepherds of the Future - Die Hirten der Zukunft" – 6:08
2. "Short Visit to the Great Sorcerer - Kurzer Besuch beim Großen Zauberer" – 6:02
3. "Wild Vine" – 8:29
4. "Shepherd's Dream - Der Traum des Schäfers" – 4:17
5. "Eternal Love" – 8:18
6. "Dance of the Menads - Tanz der Menaden" – 6:24
7. "YES" (Hieronymus) – 5:02

Personnel[]

• Florian Fricke – piano
• – keyboards, electric guitar
• – synthesizer

Credits[]

Recorded at Afro Sounds Studio, Munich, September 1995 - March 1996
Engineered by Guido Hieronymus
Sound consultant: Johannes Fricke
Produced by Popol Vuh
Executive producer: Gerhard Augustin

Project co-ordination: Don McKay and Robert Barrs-James

External links[]

• http://www.furious.com/perfect/populvuh.html (Comprehensive article & review of every album, in English)
• https://web.archive.org/web/20080119183134/http://www.enricobassi.it/popvuhdiscografia90.htm (featuring the original credits)

http://www.venco.com.pl/~acrux/shepherd.htm