Publisher: Sony Classical
Release date: 2002-09-09
RRP: £6.99
Price: £3.03
Review Bach: The Art of the Fugue / Glenn Gould:
Tracks Nina De Fuego
- Arboles De Agua
- Volver Volver
- Culpa Mia
- Mienteme Bien
- La Falsa Moneda
- Mentirosa
- La Niebla
- Volveras
- Hay En La Luz
- No Habra Nadie En El Mundo
- La Nina De Fuego
Release date: 2008-06-02
RRP: £15.99
Price: £9.08
Review Nina De Fuego / Buika:
Tracks Les Miserables
- Wedding Chorale
- Drink with Me
- Lovely Ladies
- I Dreamed a Dream
- Prologue. Work Song
- Stars
- Plumet Attack
- Look Down
- At the End of the Day
- Love Montage. I Saw Him Once/In My Life/A Heart Full of Love
- Fantine's Death. Confrontation
- Empty Chairs
- Fantine's Death. Who Am I?
- Bring Him Home
- On My Own
- Javert's Suicide: Soliloquy
- Finale
- Little Fall of Rain
- Do You Hear the People Sing?
- Attack
- Red and Black
- Turning
- Castle on a Cloud - Alun Armstrong, Sue Jane Tanner
- Beggars at the Feast
- Wedding Chorale/Beggars at the Feast
- Little People
- Finale
- Master of the House
- One Day More
- Prologue. Valjean Arrested/Valjean Forgiven
- Prologue. What Have I Done?
- Fantine's Death. Come to Me
- Dog Eats Dog
- Thénardier Waltz
Release date: 2004-06-01
Run time: 98 min.
RRP: £26.99
Price: £13.29
Review Les Miserables / Various:This recording captures the 1985 London cast that transformed an obscure French musical based on Victor Hugo's gargantuan novel of pre-Revolutionary France into a worldwide phenomenon throughout the late-1980s and '90s and became one of the best examples of the era's trend of blockbuster musical spectacles. Yes, Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schoenberg's score tends to recycle its themes, but its beautiful melodies and stirring anthems rarely fail to captivate and touch its audience. Colm Wilkinson is the heroic Valjean, Patti LuPone is the tragic Fantine, Michael Ball is the love-struck Marius, and Frances Ruffelle is the despondent Eponine, with Roger Allam (Javert), Alun Armstrong and Sue Jane Tanner (the Thénardiers), Rebecca Caine (older Cosette), and David Burt (Enjolras) filling out the excellent cast. Fans will want to take note that this recording includes some material that was revised when the show crossed the pond to Broadway-"Little People" was lost altogether, while the "Love Montage" was significantly rewritten. Les Misérables sounds especially vivid in its 1998 remastering, and a synopsis and full lyrics are included. -David Horiuchi.
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Tracks Meet Joe Black: Original Soundtrack [SOUNDTRACK]
- Whisper Of A Thrill
- Over The Rainbow / What A Wonderful World - Israel Kamakawiwo'Ole
- Death and Taxes
- Meet Joe Black
- Everywhere Freesia
- What A Wonderful World
- Cold Lamb Sandwich
- Cheek To Cheek - Chris Boardman
- Served It's Purpose
- Walkaway
- Sorry For Nothing
- Fifth Ave
- That Next Place
- The Question
- Let's Face The Music And Dance - Chris Boardman
- Yes
- A Frequent Thing
- Mr. Bad News
- Peanut Butter Man
- Someone Else
Release date: 1999-03-20
Run time: 52 min.
Creator: Original Soundtrack
RRP: £8.99
Price: £3.40
Review Meet Joe Black: Original Soundtrack [SOUNDTRACK] / Universal Music International:
Tracks Pure
- Never Say Goodbye (Adapted from "Pavane") - Anders Kallmark, Hayley Westenra, Robbie McIntosh, Steve Pearce, Ian Thomas, Giles Martin, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ian Dean
- Across the Universe of Time - Hayley Westenra, Andrew Williams, Francois Rive, Greg Knowles, Robbie McIntosh, Thelma Owen, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ian Dean
- Pokarekare Ana - Hayley Westenra, Francois Rive, Robbie McIntosh, The Metro Voices, Te Tau Choir, Jenny O'Grady, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ian Dean
- Bridal Ballad - Baroque String Quartet, Hayley Westenra, Pavlo Beznosiuk, Caroline Balding, Rachel Byrt, Richard Tunnicliffe, Jocelyn Pook, Harvey Brough, Elizabeth Kenny, Siobhan Armstrong, Pamela Thorby, Nick Wollage, Jake Jackson, Adam Noble, Tim Debney
- Beat Of Your Heart - Hayley Westenra, Robbie McIntosh, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, George Martin
- River of Dreams (adapted from "Winter") - Hayley Westenra, Robbie McIntosh, The Metro Voices, Jenny O'Grady, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ian Dean
- Benedictus - Francois Rive, Hayley Westenra, The Metro Voices, Jenny O'Grady, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ian Dean
- Hine E Hine (Maiden, O Maiden) - Hayley Westenra, Rolf Wilson, Ian Humphries, Andrew Williams, Francois Rive, The Metro Voices, Jenny O'Grady, Robbie McIntosh, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ian Dean
- Pokarekare Ana (Vocalise) - Hayley Westenra, Philip Bagenall, Rupert Coulson, Chris Barrett, Robbie McIntosh, London Metropolitan Orchestra, James Brett
- Amazing Grace - Dave Hartley, Hayley Westenra, The Metro Voices, Jenny O'Grady, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, George Martin
- "In trutina" - Hayley Westenra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ian Dean
- My Heart and I [La Piovra] - Hayley Westenra, Andrew Nicholson, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ian Dean
- Heaven (Waiting There for Me) - Hayley Westenra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ian Dean
- Hine E Hine (Maiden, O Maiden) - Hayley Westenra, Rolf Wilson, Ian Humphries, Andrew Williams, Francois Rive, Robbie McIntosh, The Metro Voices, Te Tau Choir, Jenny O'Grady, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ian Dean
- Silent Night, Holy Night - Hayley Westenra, Tony Cousins, Robbie McIntosh, Ian Thomas, Simon Chamberlain, Steve Pearce
- Wuthering Heights - Hayley Westenra, Robbie McIntosh, Guy Davis, Giles Martin, Geraint Watkins, Anders Kallmark, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ian Dean
- Pokarekare Ana - Hayley Westenra, Rachel Kohm, Lisa Mann, Robbie McIntosh, James Brett
- Away in a Manger - Hayley Westenra, Tony Cousins, Robbie McIntosh, Ian Thomas, Simon Chamberlain, Steve Pearce
- Mary, Did You Know? - Hayley Westenra, Tony Cousins, Robbie Macintosh, Ian Thomas, Simon Chamberlain, Steve Pearce
- Dark Waltz - Hayley Westenra, Rolf Wilson, Greg Knowles, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ian Dean
- Who painted the moon black - Hayley Westenra, Anders Kallmark, Robbie McIntosh, Giles Martin, Guy Davies, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ian Dean
Release date: 2004-11-15
Run time: 79 min.
RRP: £8.99
Price: £4.38
Review Pure / Hayley Westenra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Ian Dean:
Tracks Beethoven: Favourite Piano Sonatas
- 3. Scherzo (Allegro assai)
- 3. Rondo (Allegro)
- 1. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
- 1. Largo - Allegro
- 1. Allegro con brio
- 2. Allegretto
- 1. Allegro assai
- 1. Das Lebewohl (Adagio - Allegro)
- 2. Andante con moto
- 3. Allegro ma non troppo
- 3. Das Wiedersehn (Vivacissimamente)
- 2. Adagio
- 1. Adagio sostenuto
- 3. Rondo (Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo)
- 3. Presto
- 2. Introduzione (Adagio molto)
- 2. Andante
- 4. Rondo (Allegro ma non troppo)
- 3. Allegretto
- 1. Allegro
- 2. Abwesendheit (Andante espressivo)
- 2. Adagio cantabile
Release date: 1994-01-18
Run time: 151 min.
RRP: £10.99
Price: £7.80
Review Beethoven: Favourite Piano Sonatas / Alfred Brendel:
Tracks New Year's Concert 2009
- Rosen Aus Dem Suden Opus 388
- New Year's Address 2009 - Daniel Barenboim, Not Applicable
- IV. Finale. Presto - Wiener Philharmoniker, Daniel Barenboim
- Der Zigeunerbaron: Overture
- Valse espagnole - Wiener Philharmoniker, Daniel Barenboim, Josef Hellmesberger
- Radetzky March Opus 228
- Overture "Eine Nacht in Venedig"
- Märchen aus dem Orient, Walzer Op.333
- Freikugeln Opus 326
- Annen Polka
- Spharenklange Waltz Opus 235 - Wiener Philharmoniker, Daniel Barenboim, Josef Strauss
- Unter Donner Und Blitz Opus 324
- Zampa Galopp, Op.62
- Der Zigeunerbaron: Einzugsmarsch
- Schnellpost Polka, Op.159
- An der schönen blauen Donau
- Alexandrinen Polka, Op.198
- Eljen A Magyar Opus 332
- Schatzwalzer Opus 418
- So ängstlich sind wir nicht - polka schnell, Op.413
Release date: 2009-01-19
Run time: 105 min.
RRP: £16.99
Price: £8.99
Review New Year's Concert 2009 / Wiener Philharmoniker Daniel Barenboim:
Tracks Sacred Arias
- Ave Maria
- Panis Angelicus
- Time To Say Hello.... Chapter 1
- Pie Jesu - Katherine Jenkins, Steffan Hughes
- The Lord is My Shepherd
- Agnus Dei - Katherine Jenkins, Rodolfus Choir
- Silent Night
- May The Good Lord Bless And Keep You
- Hallelujah
- Down In The River To Pray - Katherine Jenkins, Crouch End Festival Chorus
- In Paradisum
- Abide With Me
- Misa Criolla: Kyrie - Katherine Jenkins, Crouch End Festival Chorus
Release date: 2008-10-20
Run time: 109 min.
RRP: £22.99
Price: £8.00
Review Sacred Arias / Katherine Jenkins:Sacred Arias is Katherine Jenkins' last album in her deal for Universal before she moves to Warner for another six-album deal, and she has decided to go out with a bang-albeit a quiet one. While her previous outing, Rejoice, saw the Welsh mezzo-soprano striking out more than ever towards the world of pop, Sacred Arias, as the title suggests, sees her return to her religious-classical roots with comfortably familiar tunes like "Abide with Me", "Ave Maria", "Pie Jesu" and even "Silent Night". The mood on Sacred Arias is as refined and peaceful as you'd expect given the title, and though there's an abundance of well known material here, Jenkins also offers us the more obscure charms of "Missa Criolla", a dreamy version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" and a soulful take on "Down in the River to Pray". Other classical pieces include "Panis Angelicus" and Barber's haunting vocal piece "Agnus Dei", which help make this a triumphant final flourish for both her and Universal. -Danny McKenna.
Publisher: Classics
Release date: 2003-11-03
Creator: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
RRP: £9.99
Price: £4.63
Review The Only Classical Album You'll Ever Need / Classics:
Tracks Baby Einstein: Baby Mozart
- Piano Sonata in B flat, K570, 3rd movement
- Piano Sonata in D, K576, 3rd movement
- Piano Sonata in C, K330, 1st movement
- Variations on Ah vous dirai-je, maman, no. 1, 8, and 11, K265/300e
- Piano Sonata in C, K330, 3rd movement
- Piano Sonata in C, K545, 1st movement
- Piano Sonata in F, K533, 3rd movement
- The Magic Flute, K620, Papageno Arias No. 2 and 20
- Piano Sonata in C, K545, 2nd movement
- Tune up and fanfare based on themes from The Magic Flute
- Piano Sonata in A, K331, 3rd movement
- Divertmento No. 17 in D
- Symphony No. 41 in C, K551, 4th movement
- Concerto for Flute and Harp in C, K299, 1st movement
- Sonata in D for Two Pianos, K448, 1st movement
Release date: 2006-02-06
RRP: £8.99
Price: £4.49
Review Baby Einstein: Baby Mozart / The Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra:
Tracks Incanto (Deluxe Edition)
- Vieni Sul Mar
- Amapola
- Non Ti Scordar Di Me
- Because
- Granada
- Voglio Vivere Cosi
- Non Ti Scordar Di Me
- O Surdato 'Nnammurato
- E Vui Durmiti Ancora
- Un Amore Cosi Grande
- Mamma
- Pulcinella
- Santa Lucia
- Un Amore Cosi Grande
- Marechiare
- Mamma
- Voglio Vivere Cosi
- Granada
- Santa Lucia
- Era De Maggio - Andrea Bocelli, Anna Bonitatibus
- E Vui Durmiti Ancora
- "Tu che m'hai preso il cuor"
- Funiculi Funicula
- O Surdato Nnammurato
- Funiculi Funicula
- Andrea Bocelli: Interview
- Un Amore Cosi Grande
- Era De Maggio
Release date: 2008-11-03
Run time: 90 min.
RRP: £22.99
Price: £11.98
Review Incanto (Deluxe Edition) / Andrea Bocelli:Incanto is the first studio album from Italian operatic star Andrea Bocelli since 2006's Amore, stop-gapped of course by last year's Vivere. Now twenty albums deep and heading for 70 million sales worldwide, there doesn't seem to be much Bocelli can do wrong, though perhaps key to his success is his refusal to rest on his laurels-to always present a considered and varied selection of material. On Incanto he again offers a well-selected mix of folk songs, operatic evergreens and musical hits. Opening with a stunning collaboration with singer Veronica Berti, "Un Amore Cosi Grande" ("A Love So Great") the album gets off to an impassioned start. A romantic thread is weaved through "O Surdato Nnammurato", Cesare Andrea Bixio's "Mamma", and "Voglio Vivere Cosi", while album highlights include Neopolitan classic "Santa Lucia" and the 19th century folk song "Funiculi Funicula"-an ode to the first funicular on Mount Vesuvius. Add to that the soaring "Because", and the sweeping "Era De Maggio" (featuring Anna Bonitatibus) and you have what is arguably Bocelli's best collection since Romanza. -Danny McKenna.
Tracks The Complete Flanders and Swann: at the Drop of a Hat/at the Drop of Another Hat/the Bestiary of Flanders & Swann
- First and Second Law
- p**p*b****b**d******
- By Air
- Hundred Song
- Misalliance
- Design for Living
- Olividados
- Bed
- Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Cha Cha Cha
- Paris
- Youth of the Heart
- Friendly Duet
- Reluctant Cannibal
- Dead Ducks
- Gnu Song
- Vanessa
- Transport of Delight
- 20 Tons of TNT
- Warthog (The Hog Beneath the Skin)
- Twosome-Kang & Jag (Kangaroo Tango and Jaguar)
- Je Suis Les Tenebreux
- Kokoraki
- Madeira, M'Dear
- War of 14-18
- In the Bath
- Ill Wind
- Armadillo
- Song of Patriotic Prejudice
- Elephant
- All Gall
- Song of Reproduction
- Too Many Cookers
- Wild Boar
- Wompom
- Hippo Encore
- Threesome-Duck Billed Platypus/... [Medley]
- In the Desert
- Spider
- Sounding Brass
- Song of the Weather
- Slow Train
- Songs for Our Time
- Sea Fever
- Twice Shy
- Hippopotamus Song
- Gas-Man Cometh
- Chameleon
- Sloth
- Bedstead Men
- Built up Area
- Sea Horse
- Horoscope
- Commomwealth Fair
- Food for Thought
- Rhinoceros
- Whale (Mopy Dick)
- Greensleeves
- Tried by the Centre Court
- Ostrich
Release date: 1991-10-14
RRP: £29.99
Price: £17.99
Review The Complete Flanders and Swann: at the Drop of a Hat/at the Drop of Another Hat/the Bestiary of Flanders & Swann / Flanders & Swann:
Tracks One Chance
- Cavatina
- Caruso
- Nessun Dorma
- My Way (A Mi Manera)
- Nella Fantasia
- Amapola
- Everybody Hurts (Ognuno Soffre)
- Music Of The Night
- Time To Say Goodbye (Con Te Partiro)
- You Raise Me Up (Por Ti Sere)
Release date: 2007-07-16
Run time: 42 min.
RRP: £16.99
Price: £2.65
Review One Chance / Paul Potts:
Tracks Favourite Welsh Choirs
- Sospan Fach - Treorchy Male Choir
- Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau - Morriston Orpheus Choir
- Abide With Me - Morriston Orpheus Male Choir
- Old Rugged Cross - Morriston Orpheus Choir
- Land Of Song - Morriston Orpheus Choir
- Finnish Forest - Canoldir Male Voice Choir
- Cwm Rhondda - Morriston Orpheus Choir
- Dioch L'r Lor - Pontarddulais Male Voice Choir
- Jacobs Ladder - Monmouthshire Massed Choir
- Easter Hymn - Treorchy Male Choir
- Battle Hymn Of The Republic - Treorchy Male Choir
- How Great Thou Art - Morriston Orpheus Choir
- Amazing Grace - Morriston Orpheus Choir
- Men Of Harlech - Treorchy Male & Morriston Orpheus Choirs
- We'll Keep A Welcome - Treorchy Male Choir
- Lily Of The Valley - Dunvant Male Choir
- Hymn From Finlandia - Treorchy Male Choir
- Lord's Prayer - Morriston Orpheus Male Choir
- Swansea Town - Morriston Orpheus Choir
- Myfanwy - Morriston Orpheus Choir
Release date: 2000-07-03
Run time: 67 min.
RRP: £6.99
Price: £3.39
Review Favourite Welsh Choirs / Various Artists:
Tracks Songs Without Words
- You Raise Me Up - Fiona McCapra, James Morgan, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Juliette Pochin, Jan Holzner, Petr Matejak, Michael Hradisky, James Fitzpatrick, Stanja Vomackova, Simon Haram, Rolf Lovland
- Something Inside So Strong - Emma Johnson, James Morgan, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Juliette Pochin, Jan Holzner, Petr Matejak, Michael Hradisky, James Fitzpatrick, Stanja Vomackova, Simon Haram, L. siffre
- Fields Of Gold - Craig Ogden, James Morgan, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Juliette Pochin, Petr Matejak, Jan Holzner, Michael Hradisky, James Fitzpatrick, Stanja Vomackova, Simon Haram, Sting
- Right Here Waiting - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, James Morgan, Juliette Pochin, Jan Holzner, Petr Matejak, Michael Hradisky, James Fitzpatrick, Stanja Vomackova, Simon Haram, Richard Marx
- The Closest Thing To Crazy - James Morgan, Simon Mulligan, Juliette Pochin, Nick Taylor, Tom Bullen, Simon Haram, Mike Batt
- My Heart Will Go On - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, James Morgan, Juliette Pochin, Jan Holzner, Petr Matejak, Michael Hradisky, James Fitzpatrick, Stanja Vomackova, Simon Haram, James Horner
- Yellow - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, James Morgan, Juliette Pochin, Jan Holzner, Petr Matejak, Michael Hradisky, James Fitzpatrick, Stanja Vomackova, Simon Haram, Vojtech Jouza, Guy Berryman
- Life On Mars - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, James Morgan, Juliette Pochin, Jan Holzner, Petr Matejak, Michael Hradisky, James Fitzpatrick, Stanja Vomackova, Simon Haram, David Bowie
- With Or Without You - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, James Morgan, Juliette Pochin, Jan Holzner, Petr Matejak, Michael Hradisky, James Fitzpatrick, Stanja Vomackova, Simon Haram, Adam Clayton
- Save The Best For Last - James Morgan, Julian Lloyd Webber, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Juliette Pochin, Jan Holzner, Petr Matejak, Michael Hradisky, James Fitzpatrick, Stanja Vomackova, Simon Haram, Phil Galdston
- Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word - James Morgan, Pete Whyman, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Juliette Pochin, Jan Holzner, Petr Matejak, Michael Hradisky, James Fitzpatrick, Stanja Vomackova, Simon Haram, Brighton Festival Youth Choir, Elton John
- Somewhere Only We Know - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, James Morgan, Juliette Pochin, Jan Holzner, Petr Matejak, Michael Hradisky, James Fitzpatrick, Stanja Vomackova, Simon Haram, Tim Rice-Oxley
Release date: 2008-09-01
Run time: 53 min.
RRP: £16.99
Price: £6.95
Review Songs Without Words / Various Artists:
Publisher: Sony Classical
Release date: 2004-07-26
Creator: Glenn Gould
RRP: £6.99
Price: £2.98
Review Bach - Goldberg Variations (1981) / Sony Classical:
Tracks Andrea Bocelli - Sacred Arias
- Der Engel - Andrea Bocelli, Anna Barry, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Myung-Whun Chung, Richard Wagner
- Sancta Maria - Andrea Bocelli, Anna Barry, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Myung-Whun Chung, Pietro Mascagni
- Frondi tenere e belle ... Ombra mai fu - Andrea Bocelli, Anna Barry, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Myung-Whun Chung, George Frideric Handel
- Ave verum corpus, K.618 - Andrea Bocelli, Anna Barry, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Myung-Whun Chung, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Pietà, Signore - Andrea Bocelli, Anna Barry, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Myung-Whun Chung, Abraham Louis Niedermeyer
- Adeste Fideles (O come, all ye faithful) - Andrea Bocelli, Anna Barry, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Myung-Whun Chung, John Francis Wade
- Ave Maria, "Ellens Gesang III", D839 - Andrea Bocelli, Anna Barry, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Myung-Whun Chung, Franz Schubert
- Panis Angelicus - Andrea Bocelli, Anna Barry, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Myung-Whun Chung, César Franck
- Ave Maria: arr. from Bach's Prelude No.1 BWV 846 - Andrea Bocelli, Anna Barry, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Myung-Whun Chung, Charles Gounod
- Domine Deus - Andrea Bocelli, Anna Barry, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Myung-Whun Chung, Gioacchino Rossini
- Gloria a te, Cristo Gesù - Andrea Bocelli, Anna Barry, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Myung-Whun Chung, J.P. Lécot
- Mille Cherubini in coro - Andrea Bocelli, Anna Barry, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia, Myung-Whun Chung, Franz Schubert
- Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht - Andrea Bocelli, Anna Barry, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Coro Di Voci Bianche Dell' Arcum, Myung-Whun Chung, Franz Gruber
- Ave Maria - Andrea Bocelli, Anna Barry, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Myung-Whun Chung, Giulio Romano Caccini, Steven Mercurio
- 2. Cujus animam gementem - Andrea Bocelli, Anna Barry, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Myung-Whun Chung, Gioacchino Rossini
- 2. Ingemisco - Andrea Bocelli, Anna Barry, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Myung-Whun Chung, Giuseppe Verdi
Release date: 2002-05-13
Run time: 62 min.
Creator: Andrea Bocelli
RRP: £9.99
Price: £4.88
Review Andrea Bocelli - Sacred Arias / Philips:When he was growing up, Andrea Bocelli recalls finding inspiration in a favourite recording of sacred music performed by tenor legend Franco Corelli. Bocelli-who in the meantime has come to inspire millions of fiercely loyal fans himself-returns to the genre as the guiding theme of Sacred Arias, the release of which coincides with the first major English-language biography of the singer. These performances are filled with the singer's phenomenally well-known vocal signature: his flair for long, sweetly floating high notes and the gentle sense of cadence he brings to a melody. It's a mistake to compartmentalise Bocelli into a singer of "operatic" versus "popular" styles: in truth his approach is at heart the same. Lack of colour and control in his phrasing remains a drawback, but the emotional empathy Bocelli evokes is never in doubt. The arias collected here sample some of the most famous devotional pieces: Schubert's "Ave Maria" and Mozart's transporting "Ave Verum," as well as an arrangement of "Silent Night" in which Bocelli tries out his English. There's also a decidedly odd choice of bedfellows for a programme of "sacred" music, such as a song from Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder (whose "angel" is the object of an overpoweringly erotic attraction) and Handel's figurative ode to a tree, "Ombra mai fu". Still, Bocelli sings with an unfeigned directness that is sure to expand his already enormous following even further. -Thomas May.
Tracks Prokofiev: Peter And The Wolf
- Peter and the Wolf Musical Tale Op. 67: The Cat - Dame Edna Everage, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Story of Babar, The Little Elephant: The Wedding of Babar - Barry Humphries, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Peter and the Wolf Musical Tale Op. 67: In the Meantime... - Dame Edna Everage, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Peter and the Wolf Musical Tale Op. 67: And Now, This Is How ... - Dame Edna Everage, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Story of Babar, The Little Elephant: After the Wedding - Barry Humphries, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Story of Babar, The Little Elephant: Babar Speaks to Cornelius - Barry Humphries, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Story of Babar, The Little Elephant: Arthur and Celeste - Barry Humphries, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: Variations and Fugue on a Theme - Dame Edna Everage, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Peter and the Wolf Musical Tale Op. 67: The Wolf - Dame Edna Everage, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Story of Babar, The Little Elephant: Ride on Mother's Back - Barry Humphries, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Story of Babar, The Little Elephant: Babar's Car - Barry Humphries, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: Variations and Fugue on a Theme - Dame Edna Everage, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Peter and the Wolf Musical Tale Op. 67: Grandpapa - Dame Edna Everage, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Peter and the Wolf Musical Tale Op. 67: The Procession - Dame Edna Everage, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: Variations and Fugue on a Theme - Dame Edna Everage, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Story of Babar, The Little Elephant: The Story of Babar - Barry Humphries, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: Variations and Fugue on a Theme - Dame Edna Everage, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Story of Babar, The Little Elephant: The New King - Barry Humphries, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Peter and the Wolf Musical Tale Op. 67: Introduction - Dame Edna Everage, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Story of Babar, The Little Elephant: The Bad Mushroom - Barry Humphries, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Story of Babar, The Little Elephant: Night Fell - Barry Humphries, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: Variations and Fugue on a Theme - Dame Edna Everage, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: Variations and Fugue on a Theme - Dame Edna Everage, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Peter and the Wolf Musical Tale Op. 67: The Story Begins... - Dame Edna Everage, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: Variations and Fugue on a Theme - Dame Edna Everage, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: Variations and Fugue on a Theme - Dame Edna Everage, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Story of Babar, The Little Elephant: The Search for Arthur and Celeste - Barry Humphries, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Story of Babar, The Little Elephant: Babar Returns to the Forest - Barry Humphries, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Story of Babar, The Little Elephant: Babar Comes to a Town - Barry Humphries, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- Peter and the Wolf Musical Tale Op. 67: The Hunters - Dame Edna Everage, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Release date: 1997-09-29
Run time: 73 min.
Creator: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
RRP: £5.99
Price: £5.08
Review Prokofiev: Peter And The Wolf / Dame Edna Everage:
Tracks Bach - Brandenburg Concertos
- 1. (Allegro) - English Chamber Orchestra, Ray Minshull, Benjamin Britten, Kenneth Wilkinson, Johann Sebastian Bach
- 1. Allegro - English Chamber Orchestra, Ray Minshull, Benjamin Britten, Johann Sebastian Bach, Kenneth Wilkinson
- 2. Adagio - Carmel Kaine, Tess Miller, The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner, Johann Sebastian Bach, Michael Bremner, Stanley Goodall
- 1. (Allegro) - English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Ray Minshull, Kenneth Wilkinson, Johann Sebastian Bach
- 1. Allegro - English Chamber Orchestra, Ray Minshull, Benjamin Britten, Johann Sebastian Bach
- 3. Allegro - Carmel Kaine, Tess Miller, The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner, Johann Sebastian Bach, Michael Bremner, Stanley Goodall
- 5. Polacca; Trio II - English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Ray Minshull, Kenneth Wilkinson, Johann Sebastian Bach
- 3. Allegro - English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Ray Minshull, Kenneth Wilkinson, Johann Sebastian Bach
- 2. Affetuoso - English Chamber Orchestra, Ray Minshull, Benjamin Britten, Johann Sebastian Bach, Kenneth Wilkinson
- 2. Adagio ma non tanto - English Chamber Orchestra, Ray Minshull, Benjamin Britten, Johann Sebastian Bach, Kenneth Wilkinson
- 1. (Allegro) - English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Ray Minshull, Kenneth Wilkinson, Johann Sebastian Bach
- 2. Adagio - English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Ray Minshull, Kenneth Wilkinson, Johann Sebastian Bach
- Allegro - William Bennett, The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner, Johann Sebastian Bach, Michael Bremner, Stanley Goodall
- 3. Allegro - English Chamber Orchestra, Ray Minshull, Benjamin Britten, Johann Sebastian Bach, Kenneth Wilkinson
- Largo - William Bennett, The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner, Johann Sebastian Bach, Michael Bremner, Stanley Goodall
- 1. -- - English Chamber Orchestra, Ray Minshull, Benjamin Britten, Johann Sebastian Bach, Kenneth Wilkinson
- 2. Andante - English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Ray Minshull, Kenneth Wilkinson, Johann Sebastian Bach
- 1. Allegro - Carmel Kaine, Tess Miller, The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner, Johann Sebastian Bach, Michael Bremner, Stanley Goodall
- Presto - William Bennett, The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner, Johann Sebastian Bach, Michael Bremner, Stanley Goodall
- 2. Andante - English Chamber Orchestra, Ray Minshull, Benjamin Britten, Kenneth Wilkinson, Johann Sebastian Bach
- 3. Presto - English Chamber Orchestra, Ray Minshull, Benjamin Britten, Kenneth Wilkinson, Johann Sebastian Bach
- 3. Allegro - English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Ray Minshull, Kenneth Wilkinson, Johann Sebastian Bach
- 3. Allegro - English Chamber Orchestra, Ray Minshull, Benjamin Britten, Johann Sebastian Bach, Kenneth Wilkinson
- 4. Menuetto: Trio I - English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Ray Minshull, Kenneth Wilkinson, Johann Sebastian Bach
- 3. Allegro assai - English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten, Ray Minshull, Kenneth Wilkinson, Johann Sebastian Bach
Release date: 1995-03-03
Run time: 127 min.
Creator: William Bennett
RRP: £10.99
Price: £6.98
Review Bach - Brandenburg Concertos / Universal Classics:
Publisher: EMI Classics
Release date: 2007-10-22
Run time: 1167 min.
RRP: £26.99
Price: £17.08
Review Jacqueline Du Pré - Complete EMI Recordings / Jacqueline Du Pre:
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