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 | Title : Classics
Author : Brightman, Sarah
Release Date : 20011120
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $17.98
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Editorial Reviews :
Have some friends who still haven't discovered what the Sarah Brightman fuss is all about? You'll find the perfect introduction to make converts of them all in Classics, so they'll have no more excuses to remain clueless. Sporting a Botticelli-inspired image of the platinum-selling soprano on the cover, Classics is a classy anthology including highlights from three of Brightman's chart-topping releases along with seven new tracks. Songs personally selected by the diva as her favorite classical interpretations are culled from her previous blockbusters: Time To Say Goodbye, Eden, and La Luna. And whether you're a fan already in the fold or one in the making, the new material here shows the diva at the top of her form, in new renderings of 'O Mio Babbino Caro' and 'Nessun Dorma' (accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic)--fascinating displays of the operatic confidence she's developed over her career. Other new offerings include a touching version of Schubert's 'Ave Maria,' 'Winter Light,' a fresh take on her signature song 'Pie Jesu' (from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Requiem). 'Alhambra' and 'Dans La Nuit'--a real treat, bathing the listener in Brightman's silky, sensuous vocalism--add two original titles to her famous adaptations of classical melodies to new lyrics (using Chopin's haunting E major Etude in the latter case). All told, a lovely affirmation of the directions Brightman has boldly taken in her career to date.
Buyer Reviews :
WHOA! WOW! And that's just the CD jacket. Now about the music - I admit I have been a Sarah Brightman fan for only a couple of years; I am primarily an old rock music type, but all Sarah has to do to get my attention is put some air through her vocal chords. Now, having said that, her CD 'Classics' has seven previously unreleased cuts, which is why I got the album. Here is another example that the person, who told me years ago that no human voice can obtain true perfect pitch was wrong. 'Alhambra' is one of the sweetest songs I have heard Sarah do, and I have wondered for a long time how she would handle songs like 'Ave Maria' and 'O Holy Night' (you can hear her do 'Night' in 'Christmas at the Vatican'). Sarah gives her usual wide range of talent in this album from the soft, sweet 'Alhabra' to the dynamic build-up in 'Bailero'. An interesting note here - Deep Purple used the opening strains of 'Bailero' as the intro to their 1970s cover of the Beatles' 'We Can Work It Out' on their 'Tails of the Talysin' album. That one caught me by surprise when I recognized the melody on this CD. Neat, Huh?
One review mentioned disappointment that not all songs here were classics by nature of being new. Well, they are now! I enjoyed this CD as much as the other seven or eight other CDs by her that I have. I would recommend this CD to anyone anytime, pun intended. My only regret is having to wait for the next album she puts out; I only hope she doesn't try to outdo the CD jacket, or my wife probably will make me put something over it, or worse, not let me get it!
(by Jeffrey L. Tribby)
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