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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
A good sequel to last years bestseller
Classic FM wasted no time in releasing this 2008 compilation - just 3 weeks into the year and the first of undoubtedly many classical compilations is on the shelves. Voices 2008 is effectively a sequel to its 2007 predecessor and will appeal to both general and occasional classical music listeners as well as existing Classic FM fans. Just like last years compilation this one offers a wide range of vocally orientated orchestral music (it's not a collection of Gregorian chants) from many of the big... more info
Still a very worthwhile purchase. Prehaps not quite as good as the previous 2CD Boxset in this series, however it still has very good quality recordings and is well worth spending the money on it! As usual, Classic FM has placed a wide range of recordings on the CD's which are true to their name - Relaxing and Uplifting.
Tracks:
La Donna E Mobile - Alfie Boe, Gareth Hancock, Brno Philharmonic Orchestra
Choral: "Zion hört die Wächter singen" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
In the hall of the mountain king - San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Edo de Waart
"Fin ch'han dal vino" - Bryn Terfel, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
Non nobis domine - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Crouch End Festival Chorus, Paul Bateman
Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes - Norma Burrowes, Rudiger Wohlers, James Morris, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti
Where the bee sucks - Emma Kirkby, The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood
Eliza Aria - Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
1. Deus in adjutorium meum intende - Robert Tear
2. Domine ad adjuvandum me festina - The Monteverdi Choir, The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Monteverdi Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
Mattinata - Luciano Pavarotti, Members Of The New York Philharmonic, Leone Magiera
"Largo al factotum" - Sherrill Milnes, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Silvio Varviso
Un bel dì vedremo - Renée Fleming, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Mackerras
Granada - José Carreras, Zubin Mehta, Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
I was glad - anthem for the Coronation of King Edward VII (1902) - The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, James Vivian, Robert Quinney, Stephen Cleobury
Lux Aeterna - Grant Llewellyn, Handel and Haydn Society Chorus