Classics Sarah Brightman

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  • Release Date: 11/20/2001
  • Sales Rank: 8,273
  • Label: ANGEL RECORDS
  • UPC: 724353325725
 
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Classics

1LISTENAve Maria (Schubert)
2LISTENLa Wally (Catalani)
3LISTENWinter Light (Preisner)
4LISTENAnytime, Anywhere (Albino
5LISTENAlhambra (Tarrega)
6LISTENLascia Ch'io Pianga (Hand
7LISTENDans la Nuit (Chopin)
8LISTENMedley
9LISTENO Mio Babbino Caro (Pucci
10LISTENLa Luna (Dvorak)
11LISTENPie Jesu (Lloyd Weber)
12LISTENFiglio Perduto (Beethoven
13LISTENNessun Dorma (Puccini)
14LISTENBailero
15LISTENTime to Say Goodbye

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Classics brings together Sarah Brightman's operatically inclined material with her lyrical pop work. Eight of the tracks are new recordings -- "Ave Maria," "La Wally," "Winterlight," "Alhambra," "O mio babbino caro," "Dans la nuit," "Pie Jesu," and "Nessun dorma" -- and the remainder are taken from three of her best-selling albums: Eden, La Luna, and Time to Say Goodbye. Brightman's voice is closer in spirit to musical theater than opera, but the ethereal delicacy of her sound suits these songs and arias very well. The gorgeous "Bailero," for example, is dreamy, and "La Luna" is hauntingly done. She doesn't have the vocal oomph of a Pavarotti to belt out a crowd pleaser like "Nessun dorma," but it is still fascinating to hear this familiar music in a new context. The way Brightman sings it, the opening sounds like a lullaby -- as it should. For all those of you who have missed out on the Sarah Brightman phenomenon, Classics provides the perfect opportunity to catch up. Andrew Farach-Colton, Barnes & Noble



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She is the Best!by Anonymous

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November 12, 2007: Sarah Brightman is the best of the best. her voice and her spirit captures your heart. Coincidentally I was listening to a Gala Christmas in Vienna where she is featured along with Placido Domingo and others and again she stands out and runs away with the performance. She even gets down and funky to Santa Claus is Coming to Town. Get this CD and any other you can your hands on. She is worth every single penny you spend.

Old Titles Great, New Titles, Not So Much . . . . .by Anonymous

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July 06, 2007: Okay, the old recordings are amazing, but the new ones are not as great. Ave Maria - very breathy, she claims it was for "a dreamlike effect". Winter Light - a song with a classical twist, the breathiness continues. Alhambra - a nice Spanish piece, a lot of scooping. Dans la Nuit - very breathy AND scooping O Mio Babbino Caro - she can't pull this piece off anymore, too much scooping Pie Jesu - a nice piece, but she can't completely pull this off anymore too much scooping and breathiness Nessun Dorma - still as beautiful as her "Eden" recording. Time To Say Goodbye - old recording, but still amazing! I personally believe that the breathiness makes the music more beautiful. I think she may have overdone this, however. She still sounds great, though.


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