Many Voices

1	A White Rose, for voice
2	Desiderio, for voice
3	Daydream, for voice
4	Good-Night, for voice
5	Paternità, for voice
6	Song in Chaos, for voice
7	Serenade, for tenor and o
Many Voices
1.	A White Rose, for voice 3:59
	Composed by Steven Mercurio
	Performed by Sumi Jo and Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
	Conducted by Steven Mercurio
2.	Desiderio, for voice 6:12
	Composed by Steven Mercurio
	Conducted by Steven Mercurio
	Performed by Andrea Bocelli and Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
3.	Daydream, for voice 4:00
	Composed by Steven Mercurio
	Conducted by Steven Mercurio
	Performed by Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and Gino Quilico
4.	Good-Night, for voice 4:27
	Composed by Steven Mercurio
	Performed by Sumi Jo and Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
	Conducted by Steven Mercurio
5.	Paternità, for voice 5:09
	Composed by Steven Mercurio
	Conducted by Steven Mercurio
	Performed by Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and Marcello Giordani
6.	Song in Chaos, for voice 3:19
	Composed by Steven Mercurio
	Performed by Ana Maria Martinez and Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
	Conducted by Steven Mercurio
7.	Serenade, for tenor and orchestra 21:02
	Composed by Steven Mercurio
	Conducted by Steven Mercurio
	Performed by Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and Rolando Villazón

Barnes & Noble

Best known as a conductor, arranger, and frequent Andrea Bocelli collaborator, American-born Steven Mercurio puts his own compositions in the spotlight on Many Voices, his debut disc as a composer. The seven tracks form an unfailingly lyrical song collection of near-operatic reach that betrays a warm-hearted debt to the Italian tradition, especially of Puccini, as well as classic Hollywood and Broadway styles. Those comparisons certainly aren't lost on the six singers Mercurio has assembled -- soprano Sumi Jo, mezzo-soprano Ana María Martinez, baritone Gino Quilico, and tenors Marcello Giordani, Rolando Villazón, and Andrea Bocelli -- each of whom offer ardently expressive performances, as well as lending considerable combined star power to the project. Bocelli sounds particularly enraptured on his track, "Desiderio," one of two Italian-language songs (the others are in English), while opera-stage regulars Jo, Giordani, and Martinez clearly feel right at home singing Mercurio's romantic, elegantly phrased melodies. The Serenade for Tenor and Orchestra with Villazón -- at 21 minutes, by far the most expansive track here -- at times seems like something straight out of Broadway's golden era, revealing that Mercurio is well along the path to becoming a modern-day Leonard Bernstein. EJ Johnson

New York Times

“Many Voices” is a quintessential highbrow crossover album: approachable music sung by an elite group of singers, crossover for voice lovers. Anne Midgette