Gandalf

Artist: Gandalf

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Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, 2000s
Genres: New Age
Instrument: Piano, Percussion, Guitar
Representative Albums: "Labyrinth", "Gallery of Dreams", "Reflection
Representative Songs: "Dreamscapes, Pt. 1", "From Source to Sea", "Golden Earrings

Biography

Hein Strobl is an Austrian new age multi-instrumentalist (proficient at piano, percussion, guitar, and synthesizer), and has issued countless albums on a steady basis since 1980 under the alias of Gandalf. Taking his name from the good-hearted wizard in J.R.R. Tolkien's trilogy Lord of the Rings, Gandalf's work often reflects his love of nature, as well as his commitment to preserving the environment (while his music has been compared to such other artists as William Ackerman, Rick Wakeman, Shadowfax, Enya, and Mike Oldfield over the years). His first few albums -- 1980's Journey to an Imaginary Land, 1982's To Another Horizon, and 1983's Magic Theatre -- contained a definite prog rock edge, before adding such instruments as flutes and saxophones to the equation and heading in a more new age-ish direction. Over the years, Strobl has recruited several renowned musicians to guest on Gandalf's recordings (including Tracy Hitchings, Steve Hackett, Emily Burridge, and Peter Ashenbrenner), and in 1989, composed the soundtrack to the motion picture Labyrinth. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide

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Discography: Gandalf

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Echoes From Ancient Dreams Buy this CD	Under Infinite Skies Buy this CD	Colours of the Earth Buy this CD	To Our Children's Children Buy this CD	Gallery of Dreams Buy this CD
Stones of Wisdom Buy this CD	Reflection Buy this CD	On Wings Buy this CD	Labyrinth Buy this CD	Invisible Power: A Symphonic Prayer Buy this CD
More than Just a Seagull Buy this CD	From Source to Sea Buy this CD	Universal Play Buy this CD	Fantasia: The Best of Gandalf Buy this CD	Shining Buy this CD
Tale from a Long Forgotten Kingdom Buy this CD	Magic Theatre Buy this CD	Visions Buy this CD	To Another Horizon Buy this CD

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For other uses of "Gandalf", see Gandalf (disambiguation).

Gandalf
Birth name	Heinz Strobl
Born	1952 (age 56–57)
Genre(s)	New Age
Years active	1981–present
Website	http://www.gandalf.at

Gandalf (born Heinz Strobl, born 1952) is the name used by a New Age composer from Austria. He plays a wide variety of instruments including guitars, keyboards, synthesizers and sitars. He includes electronic sounds into his music. His music includes influences from music around the world. He released his first album Journey to an Imaginary Land on March 17, 1981, and his second Visions almost one year later on March 16, 1982. He has become one of Austria's most accomplished international musicians.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

1981: Journey to an Imaginary Land
1982: Visions
1983: To Another Horizon
1983: More than Just a Seagull
1984: Magic Theatre
1985: Tale from a Long Forgotten Kingdom
1987: The Universal Play
1987: From Source to Sea
1987: Fantasia - The Best of
1989: Invisible Power
1990: Labyrinth (Soundtrack)
1990: Symphonic Landscapes
1991: Reflection (1986-1990)
1992: Gallery of Dreams
1992: The Stones of Wisdom
1994: To Our Children's Children
1994: Colours of the Earth
1995: Echoes From Ancient Dreams
1996: The Shining
1996: Gates to Secret Realities
1997: Barakaya: Trees Water Life
1999: Into the Light
1999: Samsara
2000: Visions 2001
2002: The Fountain of Secrets
2003: Between Earth and Sky
2004: Colors of a New Dawn
2005: Der Prophet
2006: Sacred River
2007: Lotus Land

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