ciara anna sotto - the way of love (2005)

Ciara Sotto, born July 2, 1980, is a Filipina actress and singer. She started appearing on television as early as 6 years old. Singing and acting is found in her roots, her parents Tito Sotto, an erstwhile singer and Helen Gamboa, an actress. At 17, she became one of the hosts of a noon time variety show. From time to time she was also doing recordings. This album, The Way of Love, was her second release which is classically inspired. She admires Sarah Brightman and also looks up to Josh Groban.



Tracklisting
1. The Way Of Love
2. Aldila
3. All I See Is You
4. Manana De Carnaval
5. Ebb Tide
6. Climb Every Mountain
7. Moon River
8. Noche De Ronda
9. Why Can't I Remember To Forget You
10. All The Things You Are
11. You Don't Own Me
12. Where Is Tomorrow



ciara anna sotto - the way of love (2005)

Florent Pagny, born November 6, 1961 in Chalon-sur-Saône, is a French singer. He records work in French, Spanish and English. As actor he has appeared in 1982 in A Captain's Honor. His greatest hits are "N'importe quoi", "Savoir aimer", "Ma liberté de penser" (all three were #1 in France) and "Caruso" (#2 in France).

Sometime in 2007-2008 Sarah Brightman recorded the French edition of "Diva: Sarah Brightman." This version has a different track list from "Diva: The Singles Collection," which was released worldwide (except Europe. The French edition featured all-new duets with Florent Pagny. You can check here. This version is still unreleased.

florent pagny - baryton (2004)



01 - Io le canto per te
02 - Nessum dorma
03 - Guide me home (with Patricia Petibon)
04 - Finche' pace non avro'
05 - La donna mobile
06 - Silenzio e pace
07 - Maria
08 - E lucean le stelle
09 - The day we made God cry
10 - Una nube blanca



florent pagny - baryton (2004)

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florent pagny - chante brel (2007)



Track Listings
1. Chanson de Jacky
2. Orly
3. Ne Me Quitte Pas
4. Mathilde
5. Fanette
6. Chanson des Vieux Amants
7. Suivant
8. Dernier Repas
9. Bourgeois
10. Vesoul
11. Ces Gens-Là
12. [CD-Rom Track]



florent pagny - chante brel (2007)

emiliana torrini - fisherman's woman (2005)

"Home alone and happy / Nothing brings me down"

So opens Emiliana Torrini’s second album, a soft-yet-searing collection of twelve intimate and atmospheric songs that will whisper their way into your bloodstream. Back in 1999, when the singer released the critically acclaimed Love In The Time Of Science, Emiliana came out with a gorgeous, electronic trippoppin’ vision of endless summer and moonlit nights out. Following her departure from One Little Indian, there’s a new introspection, closer to Nick Drake or Jolie Holland than Portishead or Goldfrapp. The 27-year-old singer and writer has nonetheless been busy since Love In The Time Of Science. She moved to Brighton, joined the cast of Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers to perform the enchanting ‘Gollum Song’ wrote and toured with Thievery Corporation, and wrote a Number One Hit for Kylie Minogue in the shape of huge-selling pop smash "Slow."



Track Listings
1. Nothing Brings Me Down
2. Sunny Road
3. Snow
4. Lifesaver
5. Honeymoon Child
6. Today Has Been OK
7. Next Time Around
8. Heartstopper
9. At Least it Was
10. Fisherman’s Woman
11. Thinking Out Loud
12. Serenade



emiliana torrini - fisherman's woman (2005)

lili haydn - light blue sun (2003)

Your Eyes were like a light blue sun
So bright, I almost turned away
Afraid of waking
Instead
I gave myself to you

So goes the lyrics of the prelude of this album.
Light Blue Sun is the second album by violinist/vocalist Lili Haydn. It was released in 2003 by BMG Music.



tracklisting

1. Light Blue Sun (Prelude) (Lili Haydn, Corky James) 2:44
2. Come Here (Haydn, Rick Boston) 5:34
3. Anything (Haydn, Peter Rafelson) 6:08
4. Wounded Dove (Haydn) 6:55
5. The Longing (Albinoni; add. music by Haydn) 5:08
6. Denied (Lotus Weinstock) 5:42
7. The Chinese Song (add. music by Haydn) 6:26
8. Sweetness (Haydn, Jez Colin) 4:26
9. Seek (Haydn, Siri Ved K. Khalsa) 8:13
10. Home (Haydn, Tony McAnany) 6:47
11. The Promised Land (Weinstock, Haydn, Steve Nalpea) 10:23
12. Anything (radio edit) 3:39



lili haydn - light blue sun (2003)

sophie solomon - poison sweet madeira (2006)

Sophie Solomon's voice is her violin. Whether she's performing with the LSO or playing with her own band, her music is a thrilling combination of technique and passion that refuses to be confined by the conventional parameters of the instrument. Her unique musical vision reaches its full flowering on her self-composed Decca debut solo album Poison Sweet Madeira, an audacious mix of different styles and influences given purpose and unity by her extraordinary violin playing. Poison Sweet Madeira features guest appearances by Richard Hawley, KT Tunstall and Ralph Fiennes.


tracklist
1. "Holy Devil"
2. "Burnt By The Sun" (with Richard Hawley)
3. "Poison Sweet Madeira"
4. "Lazarus" (with KT Tunstall)
5. "A Light That Never Dies" (with Ralph Fiennes)
6. "Hazy"
7. "I Can Only Ask Why"
8. "Meditation On Dvorak's Slavonic Fantasy"
9. "Pin Pricks And Gravy Stains"



sophie solomon - poison sweet madeira (2006)

juan diego flores - bel canto spectacular (2008)

Bel canto, that most magical of operatic phrases, literally means “beautiful singing”. The peak of opera’s bel canto era came in the first three decades of the 19th century, with singers possessing a range, virtuosity, and expressiveness that quickly became legendary.

Those extraordinary performers were the rock stars of their time, driving audiences mad with enthusiasm in every city where opera was performed. Fortunately for us, bel canto flourishes onstage today thanks in no small part to Juan Diego Flórez.

For the past decade the Peruvian tenor has earned ecstatic critical and public response internationally for a technical prowess and an authoritative style that must surely equal what the public would have heard from the greatest tenors more than 150 years ago. Flórez’s exhilarating vocalism, matched by a magnetic stage presence, has prompted major opera companies to revive many rare works especially for him.

An exclusive Decca artist, Flórez has reached a point in his career where he can invite eminent colleagues to record with him. This type of programme is fairly common in popular music, but seldom, if ever, with opera stars of similar magnitude.

“I decided who I wanted to invite — they’re all friends of mine, and I’ve performed with all of them. I called them up and tried to persuade them. It wasn’t easy to work with everyone’s schedule, and I was lucky that they all could do it!” This “Flórez and Friends” programme of bel canto excerpts gives further proof of Flórez’s supremacy in this repertoire.”


2008 | Classical | FLAC-COVERS | Decca Classics | 371 MB
tracks

DONIZETTI: Amici miei, che allegro giorno (La figlia del reggimento)
BELLINI: Finì..me lassa! Vieni, fra queste braccia (I puritani)*
DONIZETTI: La maîtresse du roi?...Ange si pur (La Favorite)
DONIZETTI: Venti scudi (L’elisir d’amore)**
DONIZETTI: Una furtiva lagrima (L’elisir d’amore)
DONIZETTI: Linda, Linda…da quell dì che t’incontrai (Linda di Chamounix)+
DONIZETTI: Linda! Si ritirò…se tanto (Linda di Chamounix)
ROSSINI: Di che son reo?...D’alma celeste (Il viaggio a Reims)++
DONIZETTI: Partir degg’io….t’amo qual s’ama un angelo (Lucrezia Borgia)


juan diego flores - bel canto spectacular (2008) part 1
juan diego flores - bel canto spectacular (2008) part 2
juan diego flores - bel canto spectacular (2008) part 3
juan diego flores - bel canto spectacular (2008) part 4

beady belle - belvedere (2008)

Beady Belle returns with super strong album. The new single Intermission Music featuring Jamie Cullum already a massive radio hit in Scandinavia! Her fourth album, and more than likely going to storm through 2008 with Belvedere.



1. Apron Strings
2. Touch of Paradise
3. Tower of Lament
4. Self-Fulfilling - India.Arie, Beady Belle,
5. Tranquil Flight
6. Intermission Music - Beady Belle, Jamie Cullum
7. Viscous Ocean
8. Boiling Milk
9. Two-Faced


beady belle - belvedere (2008)

Voices 2008 is effectively a sequel to its 2007 predecessor and will appeal to both general and occasional classical music listeners as well as existing Classic FM fans. Just like last years compilation this one offers a wide range of vocally orientated orchestral music (it’s not a collection of Gregorian chants) from many of the big names currently dominating the `popular’ classical music world, as well as a few lesser known performers.



CD1 - Relaxing:

01. Lux Aeterna - Elgar
02. ‘How Lovely Are Thy Dwelling Places’ - Brahms (From A German Requiem)
03. Pie Jesu - Brunning
04. ‘Bailero’ - Canteloube (From Songs of The Auvergne)
05. ‘Vide Cor Meum’ - Cassidy (From Hannibal)
06. Flower Duet - Delibes
07. Cantique De Jean Racine - Faure
08. Eternal Source of Light Divine - Handel
09. ‘Benedictus’ - Hummel (From Mass In D Major)
10. O Magnum Mysterium - Lauridsen
11. Be Still My Soul - Sibelius
12. Spem In Alium - Tallis
13. In Paradisum - Robbins
CD2 - Uplifting:

01. La Donna E Mobile - Verdi
02. Wachet Auf (’Zion Hears The Watchman Singing’) - Bach
03. ‘In The Hall of The Mountain King’ - Grieg (From Peer Gynt Suite No.1)
04. Champagne Aria - Mozart (From Don Giovanni)
05. ‘Non Nobis Domine’ - Doyle (From Henry V)
06. ‘The Heavens Are Telling The Glory of God’ - Haydn (From The Creation)
07. Where The Bee Sucks - Arne
08. Eliza’s Aria - Kats - Chernin
09. ‘Deus In Adjutorium’ - Monteverdi (From Vespers of 1610)
10. Mattinata - Leoncavallo
11. ‘Largo Al Factotum’ - Rossini (From The Barber of Seville)
12. ‘Un Bel Di’ - Puccini (From Madame Butterfly)
13. Granada - Lara
14. I Was Glad - Parry



classic FM voices (2008)
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alison moyet - the essential (2001)

This Essential collection, strategically released to remind the world of the musical greatness of Moyet before the release of her fifth solo album in early 2002 (her first in nearly nine years) and also to coincide with her West End stage debut in “Chicago”, once again highlights why Moyet is still one of Britain’s best loved divas. The classic tracks are still on here but compared to her number one 1995 anthology Singles, there are some interesting additions and erasures. “Only You” and “Situation” two of her better known tracks with Vince Clarke (Yazoo), have been dropped in favour of the equally influential “Don’t Go”, but also the rather unfortunate choice of “Winter Kills”. “Our Colander Eyes” is an upbeat taster of forthcoming new material, and “Blue” the bubbly Kirsty MacColl-style theme from BBC TV’s “Playing the Field” is also featured.



01. Don’t Go
02. Nobody’s Diary
03. Winter Kills
04. Love Resurrection
05. All Cried Out
06. Invisible
07. That Ole Devil Called Love
08. Is This Love
09. Weak In The Presence of Beauty
10. Love Letters
11. It Won’t Be Long
12. Wishing You Were Here
13. This House
14. Falling
15. Whispering Your Name
16. Getting Into Something
17. Our Colander Eyes
18. Blue
19. Ne Me Quitte Pas
20. There Are Worse Things I Could Do



alison moyet - the essential (2001)
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sarah brightman - symphony live in vienna concert (2008)

This is the cd version of Sarah Brightman's Symphony concert which was turned into a PBS special, filmed on 16 January 2008 at the Cathedral Stephansdom in Vienna, Austria. Songs are from her latest album, Symphony.



01 Pie Jesu
02 Fleurs Du Mal
03 Symphony
04 Canto Della Terra (with Allessandro Safina)
05 Sanvean
06 Pasion (with Fernando Lima)
07 Attesa
08 I Will Be With You (with Chris Thompson)
09 Storia D'Amore
10 Sarai Qui (with Allessandro Safina)
11 Let It Rain
12 Running
13 Phantom Of The Opera (with Chris Thompson)
14 Time To Say Goodbye
15 Ave Maria
16 Vide Cor Meum (bonus track)

hope to get a copy of this soon!

The Italian mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli (born 4 June 1966, Rome) is an opera singer and recitalist. She is best-known for her interpretation of the music of Mozart and Rossini, as well as for her performances of lesser-known Baroque and classical music. She is known for having the versatilty to play both soprano and mezzo roles, and is sometimes considered a soprano with a low tessitura. Bartoli's coloratura skill has earned her the title the Queen of Agility.

In 2007/08 Cecilia Bartoli devotes her time to the early 19th century - the era of Italian Romanticism and Belcanto - and especially the legendary singer Maria Malibran whose 200th birthday was celebrated in March 2008. The album 'Maria' was released in September 2007 and was number one in the Classical Billboard Charts in the U.S as well as achieving Gold status in Belgium and the Netherlands.



1. Se Un Mio Desir
2. Ira Del Ciel
3. Cari Giorni
4. Infelice
5. Yo Que Soy Contrabandista
6. Ah! Non Credea Mirarti
7. Ah! Non
8. Air A La Tirolienne Avec Variations
9. E Non Lo Vedo
10. Rataplan
11. Dopo Tante E Tante Pene
12. O Rendetemi La Speme
13. Vien, Diletto
14. Come Dolce A Me Favelli
15. Scorrete, O Lagrime
16. Prendi, Per Me Sei Libero
17. Casta Diva



cecilia bartoli - maria (2007)

filippa giordano - il rosso amore (2002)

Filippa Giordano (born February 14, 1974 in Palermo, Italy) is an italian crossover singer. Filippa was born into a musical family - both her parents were singers. Filippa started studying music when she was 5 years old. Her albums include: Filippa Giordano (2000), Il Rosso Amore (2002), and Primadonna (2005).



01 - Che Luce Sei 4:29
02 - Amarti Si 4:12
03 - Il Rosso Amore 4:32
04 - Lonely Heart 4:26
05 - io aspetto te 3:45
06 - Dove Andiamo Noi [Guest Artist Track] 4:30
07 - l'alba verrа 4:27
08 - Plaisir D'Amour.mp3 3:21
09 - Un Bel Di Vedremo 3:48
10 - Coro A Bocca Chiusa (Madama Butterfly) 3:02
11 - va' pensiero 3:28
12 - La Barcarolle 2:57
13 - ballata per giulietta 5:25
14 - Heaven Knows (Amarti Si) 4:14



filippa giordano - il rosso amore (2002)part 1
filippa giordano - il rosso amore (2002)part 2

origen - new age/opera covers (2005)

1-Origen - La notte etterna
2-Origen - Antissa
3-Origen - In vita di laura
4-Origen - Anytime anywhere
5-Origen - Pie jesu
6-Origen - Una fortiva lagrima
7-Origen - Conquest of paradise
8-Origen - Tender passion
9-Origen - Time to say goodbye
10-Origen - Wedding canon
11-Origen - Hodu ladonai
12-Origen - Mozart in the trance
13-Origen - Lacrimosa



origen - new age/opera covers (2005)
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frou frou - details (2002)

Named after the French word for the rustle of silk, Frou Frou's debut album exudes cool, stylish elegance. Singer Imogene Heap's soft, whispery vocals intone dreamy lyrics of doomed romances and slow recoveries. The songs are penned by Heap and her partner, producer Guy Sigsworth (Bjцrk, Madonna), who manned the board on Heap's 1998 solo album I Megaphone. Even the mighty Brian Eno gets into the act, with a cowriting credit on the soul-bearing "Hear Me Out." In fact, all 11 tracks deal with love and fractured relationships, hauntingly beautiful both in their stark emotional content and the equally sparse arrangements that showcase Heap's ethereal voice, which she uses as a subtle weapon, much like Joni Mitchell circa 1970's Ladies of the Canyon, with the same heart-stopping yet effortless octave leaps.




1. Let Go
2. Breathe In
3. It's Good To Be In Love
4. Must Be Dreaming
5. Psychobabble
6. Only Got One
7. Shh
8. Hear Me Out
9. Maddening Shroud
10.Flicks
11.The Dumbing Down Of Love




frou frou - details (2002)

magdalena kozena - love songs (2000)

Magdalena Kožená was born in the Czech city of Brno in 1973. From 1987 to 1991 she studied voice and piano at Brno Conservatory with Neva Megová and Jiří Peša, and from 1991 to 1995 she was a student of Eva Blahová at Bratislava Drama College. In 1995 she was a prizewinner at the Sixth International Mozart Competition in Salzburg and also made extensive tours of Japan and the US. The following year she appeared as Dorabella (Così fan tutte) at the Janáček Theatre in Brno. Kožená has within just a few years rocketed to international stardom and achieved ex-traordinary critical acclaim. She has appeared in the world’s musical capitals – in concert, recital and opera – and her recordings have won numerous prizes.



Dvorák - Janácek - Martinu
Love Songs
Magdalena Kozená, mezzo-sopran
Graham Johnson, piano




magdalena kozena - love songs (2000)

bára basiková - gregoriana (1998)

Bara Basikova is the formerly the front vocals of the Czechoslovakian prog band Stromboli. Mostly her songs are techno-pop but not this album where she "crossed" over to a new music genre. She can belt out the lyrics with amazing power and intensity, and delivers shivers with whispered poetics.




01. Kyrie Eleison
02. Veni Domine
03. Laudate Nomen
04. Maria Pia
05. Intermezzo
06. Pascha
07. Salve Regina
08. Miserere
09. Sancta Maria
10. Ora pro Nobis
11. Maria Pia (Orch. version)
12. Kyrie Eleison (Long Version)
13. Ora pro Nobis (Orch. Version)
14. Veni Domine (Piano Version)
15. Salve Regina - Variace - Video Mix
16. Maria Pia - Variace - Long Mix
17. Veni Domine - Variace - Remix
18. Miserere - Variace - Live
19. Salve Regina - Variace - Live




Bára Basiková - Gregoriana (1998)
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Amethystium is an ambient-new age electronic musical project whose sole member is Norwegian producer/composer/multi-instrumentalist Øystein Ramfjord. Under the Amethystium name, Ramfjord has released four full-length albums, "Odonata," "Aphelion," "Evermind," and "Emblem (Selected Pieces)" on Neurodisc Records as well as a collection of earlier works, "Demos." This new album was just released last June 17.



01 - a_small_adventure
02 - la_pluie
03 - treasure
04 - unbounded
05 - anthemoessa
06 - automne
07 - strangely_beautiful
08 - frosty_morning_bliss
09 - silken_twine
10 - dreamlike_insomnia
11 - elegy




amethystium - isabliss (2008)

filippa giordano - filippa giordano (2000)

Filippa Giordano was born February 14, 1974 in Palermo, Italy. Filippa started her musical studies at the age of 5. At the age of 9 she studied Ballet at the National Academy of Rome, where she moved with her family. She started her singing studies with her mother as teacher. In Septemeber 1998 she released her first album, with the Italian producers Celso Valli and Marco Sabiu.

In February of 1999 she won the 2nd price at the Sanremo Festival, which would be the impulse to perform in other important events that year. In August of that year, she prepared the international version of the album Passioni under the name of Filippa Giordano. She reached the top in classical charts, achieving the Gold status in Japan, and also being the honored guest In Australia at the British Classical Awards at Royal Albert Hall, London. In October of 2000 she won the annual edition of the Echo Awards in Germany in the category “Music without borders”.

In 2002 she recorded her 2nd album, Il Rosso Amore. This production mixes melodies and arias from past and original songs from composers like Ennio Morricone, D Foster, Sartori, etc. During her career she performed with prestigious orchestras such as The Super World Orchestra and the BBC Orchestra.




01 Norma - Casta Diva (Short Version)
02 Samson et Dalila - S'Apre Per Te il Mio Cuor
03 Tosca - Vissi d'Arte
04 Carmen - Habanera
05 Gianni Schicchi - O Mio Babbino Caro
06 Ave Maria
07 La Traviata - Addio del Passato
08 Lost Boys Calling
09 You Are the One (Sotto le Stelle)
10 Dissonanze (Mondo Trash)
11 Maria (By the Sea)
12 Norma- Casta Diva (Extended Version)




filippa giordano - filippa giordano (2000)

natasha marsh - natasha marsh (2008)

Natasha Marsh is an Welsh operatic soprano. A highly-regarded performer in both opera and oratorio, her debut album, Amour, topped the classical album charts in 2007. She has toured with artists such as G4, Russell Watson, Il Divo and Paul Potts. Her love of football was confirmed when she sang at the 2008 League Cup Final and she has recorded Mozart's "Queen of the Night" aria for ITV's coverage of Euro 2008.




1. Queen Of The Night 3:12
2. O Mio Babbino 2:22
3. The Prayer (Duet with Garder Cortes) 4:32
4. Ebben / La Wally 3:45
5. Ai Giochi 3:26
6. Les Filles De Cadiz 3:28
7. Autumn Leaves 3:48
8. Ombra Mai Fu 2:57
9. Brindisi (Duet With Alfie Boe) 3:04
10. Quando M'en Voi 2:30
11. Bachianas Brasilieras 4:08
12. Mi Macherai 4:13
13. O Holy Night (Duet With Blake) 3:33




natasha marsh - natasha marsh (2008)
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all angels - into paradise (2007)

All Angels are a British classical and pop group formed in 2005, consisting of Charlotte Ritchie, Melanie Nakhla, Laura Wright, and Daisy Chute.

The group's style is classical crossover music, with a repertoire spanning classical, choral, opera and pop including Franz Schubert's Ellens dritter Gesang, Agnus Dei (the choral arrangement of Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings) and the Sancta Maria intermezzo from Pietro Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana, along with the Flower Duet from Léo Delibes' Lakmé and the Barcarolle from Jacques Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann, plus pop songs such as Robbie Williams' Angels, Fleetwood Mac's Songbird and Prince's Nothing Compares 2 U.

They have recorded two albums. Their self-titled debut album, All Angels was released in 2006, and their second album, Into Paradise was released on 26 November 2007.




01. Sancte Deus (Nimrod)
02. In Paradisum
03. Make Me A Channel of Your Peace
04. Swing Low
05. The Scientist
06. The Sound Of Silence
07. Lament (Band of Brothers)
08. Lift Up Your Voice (Arrival of The Queen of Sheba)
09. Canzonetta Sull' aria
10. Pie Jesu
11. Singing You Through
12. Nothing Compares 2 U
13. Zadok The Priest




all angels - into paradise (2007)

lee mead - lee mead (2007)

Lee Stephen Mead, born 14 July 1981, is a British musical theater actor, best known for playing the male lead in the 2007 London West End revival of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. The show's composer/co-producer Andrew Lloyd Webber cast Mead in the role because he won the BBC reality talent show Any Dream Will Do.



1. Gonna Make You A Star
2. Paint It Black
3. You And Me
4. Why Can't We Make Things Work
5. Stronger
6. All That You Know
7. How Can I Be Sure
8. Best Is Yet To Come
9. When I Need You The Most
10. Make It With You
11. Any Dream Will Do





lee mead - lee mead (2007)