Music of the Spheres (Mike Oldfield album)

Music of the Spheres
Studio album by
Mike Oldfield
Released14 March 2008 (2008-03-14)
RecordedAbbey Road Studios, Studio 1, June 2007
GenreClassical
Length45:30
LabelUniversal Classics and Jazz
Mercury
ProducerMike Oldfield
Karl Jenkins
Mike Oldfield chronology
Light + Shade
(2005) 		Music of the Spheres
(2008) 		Man on the Rocks
(2014)
Singles from Music of the Spheres
  1. "Spheres"
    Released: 3 March 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
IM[2]

Music of the Spheres is the 24th album by English musician Mike Oldfield, released in the United Kingdom on 17 March 2008. The album, Oldfield's second album with Mercury Records and his first classical work, is based on the concept of a celestial Musica universalis.

The album features New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra (on "On My Heart") and Chinese pianist Lang Lang on six tracks.

Music of the Spheres was nominated for a Classical Brit Award in 2009.

  1. ^ Music of the Spheres review at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Music of the Spheres review". InfoMusic. Retrieved 19 December 2012.[permanent dead link]