sarah brightman - a winter symphony (2008)

After the successful release of her highest chart debuting album, Symphony, Sarah released her first-ever Christmas album for the holiday season on Manhattan/EMI Records on November 4th. A Winter Symphony brings her virtuosity and originality to many of the season's classics. Her angelic voice glides through an array of season favorites, including "Silent Night" and "In the Bleak Midwinter." Her resplendent duet, "Ave Maria," is sung with Fernando Lima, and Mario Frangoulis lends his talent on the new classical piece "Carpe Diem." Also featured are timeless pop tracks, including Abba's famous instrumental song "Arrival," adapted for first time into a vocal piece, and a gorgeous rendition of Neil Diamond's classic, "I've Been this Way Before." Sarah also brings her own elegance to the holiday pop hits, including John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "Happy Christmas (War is Over)," "I Believe in Father Christmas" and "I Wish it Could be Christmas Everyday." A Winter Symphony was recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Symphonic Orchestra, and a 46-piece choir.



Tracks
1. "Arrival"
2. "Colder Than Winter"
3. "Ave Maria" (Duet with Fernando Lima)
4. "Silent Night"
5. "In the Bleak Midwinter"
6. "I've Been This Way Before"
7. "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"
8. "Child in a Manger"
9. "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday"
10. "Amazing Grace"
11. "Ave Maria" (Bach/Gounod)
12. "I Believe in Father Christmas"



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01 - The Cold Genius
02 - Falling
03 - Sa Alma
04 - Heaven
05 - The Answer
06 - Samsara
07 - The Fifth Season
08 - Adeo
09 - Voices
10 - Feel Low
11 - Stars & Sky

thomas otten - portraits (2003)

kathleen battle - a portrait (2002)

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This compilation of previous releases is clearly intended to include something for everybody and to offer an overview of Kathleen Battle's wide, varied repertoire. The result is a motley assortment of music sacred and profane, Baroque, classical and romantic, Spanish and American folksongs, and jazz. It is Battle's radiant, impeccably produced voice, which sheds a glow over every note she sings, and her effortless coloratura and serene expressiveness that provide the unifying, and most rewarding, element.
Four new recordings sound just as glorious as those she made years ago. One is the famous aria from Puccini's Gianni Schicchi performed with piano--a strange misfit among all the arias with orchestra. Wynton Marsalis plays Bach and Handel brilliantly, but sounds too loud and prominent. And despite some baroque ornamentation, he plays in a style so different from hers that the two hardly seem to be performing the same piece. The Orchestra of St. Luke's plays beautifully; an anonymous orchestra under Robert Sadin is competent but too matter-of-fact. A mournful, repetitive duet with Jessye Norman against a background of unearthly noises from Vangelis's Mythodea sounds like an angelic plea for mercy.

In the finale of Mahler's Fourth Symphony with the Vienna Philharmonic under Lorin Maazel, Battle captures just the right blend of childlike wonder and heavenly bliss. Of the jazz numbers, one by Duke Ellington is lovely, but Dvorák would have been quite surprised by the arrangement of the Largo from his "New World" Symphony. However, the tonality is right, and Battle sings the melody so beautifully that she almost redeems it. --Edith Eisler



tracks

1. O mìo babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi
2. Let the Bright Seraphim from Samson
3. Dormi, Jesus
4. Canción de cuna
5. Movement 9 From Mythodea - Music For The Nasa Mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey
6. Laudate Dominum from Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339
7. Rejoice Greatly from Messiah,
8. Fix Me Jesus Kathleen Battle
9. Pie Jesu from the Requiem, Op. 48
10. El Noi de la Mare (The Son of the Virgin)
11. El desembre congelat (December's cold winds were stilled)
12. Prelude to a Kiss
13. Eternal Source of Light Divine
14. Alleluja from Exsultate, jubilate, KV. 158a
15. Angels Watching Over Me
16. IV. Sehr behaglich. "Wir geniessen die himmlischen Freuden" from Symphony No. 4 in G Major (Excerpt)
17. 1. Aria from Cantata No. 51 "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen", BWV 51 Wynton Marsalis
18. Going Home from "Largo" of Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 " From the New World" (Voice)



kathleen battle - a portrait (2002)

lesiem - auracle (2004)

Lesiëm is a German musical project created in 1999 by the producers Sven Meisel and Alex Wende. The project's music combines elements of rock, pop, electronica, new age, enigmatic and ambient music, as well as Gregorian chant and other choral music. It is frequently compared to French project Era and the Norwegian artist Amethystium. Lesiëm's web site makes extensive reference to the group's mystical/spiritual influences.

Lesiëm released its debut album, Mystic, Spirit, Voices, in 2000. When the album was released in the United States in 2002, it climbed to no. 7 on the U.S. Billboard charts. Lesiëm's second album, Chapter 2, was released in 2001 in Europe, and in the U.S.A. in 2003 under the title Illumination.

The first two albums were some sort of prelude for the pop-opera Times, which was Lesiëm's 3rd album (released as Auracle in U.S.A. in 2004). The musicians started their work in March 2002 and finished it in the end of July. The single Caritas (feat. Maggie Reilly and Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin) was presented in December 2002 on the philanthropic TV-show of Jose Carreras "Carreras Gala".
(text from wikipedia)



Tracks:
1. Humilitas
2. Temperantia
3. Caritas
4. Fides
5. Justitia
6. Patientia
7. Spes
8. Prudentia
9. Times
10. Invidia
11. Vanitas
12. Fortitudo
13. Bonitas



lesiem - auracle (2004)

raki vega - streisand classics (2008)

Covers of Streisand classics by Raki Vega, winner of the 2004 reality show/singing competition on TV in the Philippines dubbed Born Diva.



1. Evergreen (03:21)
2. All I Ask Of You (03:49)
3. The Way We Were (03:19)
4. Some Good Things Never Last (04:02)
5. Tell Him (05:02)
6. People (03:41)
7. Memory (03:53)
8. Somewhere (02:57)
9. You Don't Bring Me Flowers (03:16)
10. I Finally Found Someone (03:48)

raki vega - streisand classics (2008)

jose cura - boleros (2002)

This album is the distinctly different from Cura`s "opera albums", very beautiful "pop" voice of opera superstar Jose Cura, served up with heartfelt delivery of the texts by this master of musical story-telling. Each selection is a unique jewel infused with love, or longing, or wistfulness, or gentle humor. The rich baritonial purr of Cura's lower range is like lush velvet through this music, which, contrary to some reviews, is not Argentinian, but mostly out of Central America. The higher reaches in these songs alternate between exquisite softness and a soaring strength of sound that hints at what this singer can offer on the opera stage. The arrangements are beautifully scored, whether with full orchestra, a jazzy combo, or just piano accompaniment. A delightful dozen these are! Sit back, relax, and enjoy them.



1. Come Yo Te Ame
2. Somos Novios
3. Tu, Mi Delirio
4. Nosotros/Perfidia
5. Juguete
6. Te Extrano
7. Esta Tarde Vi Llover
8. Contigo Aprendi
9. Una Mujer
10. No Me Platiques
11. La Mentira
12. Voy A Apager La Luz

jose cura - boleros (2002)

celtic thunder - act two (2008)

Celtic Thunder Act Two, the companion to Celtic Thunder (which sold over 150,00 CDs and DVDs combined) musically completes the collection of songs that have been included in one of the most successful PBS programs ever. Celtic Thunder Two includes an eclectic mix of songs ranging from the Moody Blues classic Nights In White Satin, Paul McCartney's Mull Of Kintyre to the classic Danny Boy. The ensemble numbers on Celtic Thunder Two reflect the power of the vocalists, who range in age from 14 to 40, and feature songs that celebrate a common Celtic heritage.



Tracks:
01 Ride On
02 A Bird Without Wings
03 My Boy
04 Raggle Taggle Gypsy
05 Love Thee Dearest
06 I Want To Know What Love Is
07 Heartbreaker
08 Mull Of Kintyre
09 Nights In White Satin
10 Young Love
11 Yesterday's Men
12 That's A Woman
13 Danny Boy
14 Caledonia
15 Heartland (Extended Version)
16 Castles In The Air (Bonus)
17 Christmas 1915 (Bonus)




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andrew johnston - one voice (2008)

Release date: September 30, 2008
This is the debut album from the young vocalist who stormed into the public consciousness when he auditioned for Britain's Got Talent earlier this year. His talent catapulted him to the finals of the TV show where 14 million people witnessed Andrew giving the performance of a lifetime. The album includes Faur‚'s infamous 'Pie Jesu' for which Andrew is best known. Other tracks include a version of the classic song 'Bright Eyes' (from the movie Watership Down) first recorded in 1979 by Art Garfunkel and Eric Clapton's beautiful ballad 'Tears in Heaven' which was written in 1992. Also on the album is 'Walking in the Air', the unmistakable classic from the film The Snowman - a song previously covered by Aled Jones who has proved an inspiration to Andrew and his pursuit of singing as a full time career. Andrew has won the hearts of millions with his angelic voice and his steely determination through difficult times. Now with the release of his debut album, the sky is the limit for Andrew and his incredible talent. With its intensity and purity of voice, this album will take your breath away. Andrew is the modern icon for triumph over adversity.



tracks:
1. Pie Jesu
2. Make Me A Channel Of Your Peace
3. Walking In The Air – Duet With Faryl
4. Panis Angelicus
5. Tears In Heaven
6. Angus Dei
7. One Voice
8. Going Home
9. Imagine
10. I Had A Dream





andrew johnston - one voice (2008)