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Cat. No.: 477 6686 |
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Features the 11 year-old Bryn in two Welsh folksongs!
ARTISTS Bryn Terfel, baritone Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo soprano
Malcolm Martineau, piano English Baroque Soloists / John Eliot Gardiner Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Sir Charles Mackerras English Northern Philharmonia / Paul Daniel The Black Mountain Chorus / Risca Male Choir The Orchestra of Welsh National Opera / Gareth Jones Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Paul Daniel Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus / Myung-Whun Chung Berliner Philharmoniker / Claudio Abbado The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra / James Levine Philharmonia Orchestra / Giuseppe Sinopoli Academy of St. Martins in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner London Symphony Orchestra / Barry Wordsworth
TRACK LISTING CARELL/CLAYTON: Amazing Grace MOZART: Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen ( Die Zauberflöte ) BONUS TRACKS: The 11-year-old Bryn sings:
20 Welsh folksong (title to follow) [solo] 21 Welsh folksong (title to follow) [solo with harp] With nearly 30 items under his belt for Deutsche Grammophon, Bryn Terfel - the world's greatest bass-baritone and recent Grammy-award winner - is an obvious choice for inclusion in our classy Portrait of the Artist series. We supplied a framework, and Bryn filled out the details - it's his personal selection of his favourite tracks plus a couple of exclusive first-time release bonus tracks: the 11-year-old Bryn singing two charming Welsh folksongs. Here he is, in all his larger-than-life glory: the supreme purveyer of ballads and sacred songs, the lieder recitalist (in German and English), and the master of the operatic arts - whether from Mozart, Wagner, Verdi or Handel - and not forgetting Gilbert and Sullivan! Framed by two versions of Amazing Grace (the second of which is rare solo version with jazz guitarist Martin Taylor) , the double-CD set doesn't separate popular or classical music. The result reveals the man and singer in all his facets, and raises the question: How does he do it? How does he encompass so many styles so convincingly? At the end of the day, what emerges with unbelievable clarity is the sincerity of his approach to his art. |
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Cat. No.: 476 6159 |
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Mirusia soprano Chris Fennessy tenor Jason Barry-Smith baritone Voices of Birralee Queensland Pops Orchestra Barrie Gott conductor
TRACK LISTING HINE- How Great Thou Art MALOTTE - The Lord's Prayer ADAMS - The Holy City SCHONBERG - Bring Him Home REDMANL - The Heart of Worship CACCINI - Ave Maria TRAD. - Go, Tell It on the Mountain MONK - Abide with Me GRANT/SMITH - Thy Word RODGERS - You'll Never Walk Alone DOUGLAS - Deep Peace BAYER SAGER/FOSTER - The Prayer BACH - Sheep May Safely Graze LEVI - I Believe LOVLAND - You Raise Me Up ANON. - Amazing Grace
Released by popular demand, Songs of Inspiration is a new album from the engaging Queensland Pops Orchestra with the award-winning Voices of Birralee. Songs and hymns including Amazing Grace, You Raise Me Up (made famous by boy band Westlife) and The Prayer (as sung by Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion) make this album indispensable to any fan of music which moves the soul. |
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Cat. No.: 4766166 |
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Choir of Hard Knocks Jonathon Welch director
TRACK LISTING TRAD. ABORIGINAL - Inanay COHEN - Hallelujah VANDA/YOUNG - Love Is In The Air MYERS/HOLIDAY/DESHANNON - Put A Little Love In Your Heart TRAD. - Amazing Grace GRUBER - Silent Night MERCURY - Somebody To Love WALKER/PRESTWICH - Flame Trees MCLACHLAN - Angel GILPIN - Why We Sing LINDEMAN/STUTZ - Little Things Mean A Lot CHAMBERS - Not Pretty Enough BONNER/GORDON - Happy Together TRAD. - Freedom Train ISLEY - Shout The Choir of Hard Knocks is an eclectic group of disadvantaged and homeless people who have created an unlikely musical phenomenon. This group of around 50 men and women have come together under the leadership of former Opera Australia principal Jonathon Welch, who has worked with them as they transformed themselves from a disorganised collection of individuals into a bona fide choir. This heart-warming CD follows the choir's journey towards their Gala Launch Concert, all of which was captured on the five-part ABC TV series The Choir of Hard Knocks. Choir of Hard Knocks screens on ABC TV, Tuesdays at 8pm. |
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Cat. No.: 477 6605 |
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ARTISTS Gabrieli Consort & Players
TRACK LISTING TALLIS: Miserere nostri With their compelling concept album The Road to Paradise, Paul McCreesh and the Gabrieli Consort take us on a medieval pilgrimage, a spiritual journey. A cappella choral music by English composers of the 16th is contrasted with works by 20th-century composers in this unique programme depicting the desire for spiritual enlightenment that was the driving force behind the medieval pilgrimage. In medieval times, making a pilgrimage to a holy place was the ambition of many Christians, for whom it was regarded as the symbolic enactment of a lifetime's journey to a sacred resting place, undertaken through considerable physical effort. The disc includes pieces by Byrd and Tallis, Britten and Holst among others, masterfully grouped to convey the sufferings of life, death, and a vision of the paradise beyond With the ongoing popularity of medieval a cappella singing and the increased interest in spirituality, The Road to Paradise is a disc with commercial, lifestyle-oriented appeal - it is both a treat for fans of choral and early music as well as appropriate for a broad audience in search of relaxing, spiritual music. |
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