VA - Classics For A New Century (2003)

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Artist: Various Artists
Title: Classics For A New Century
Year Of Release: 2003
Label: Sony Classical
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 53:36
Total Size: 267 mb
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

1. Oltre la tempesta 04:21
2. Chega de Saudade 04:15
3. Vincerò, perderò 05:31
4. Thaïs: Méditation (Arr. for Cello & Piano) 05:48
5. Una furtiva lagrima from L'elisir d'amore 03:53
6. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum from Children's Corner (Instrumental) 02:30
7. Lakmé H2O (Flower Duet) 04:05
8. Nella Fantasia 04:11
9. Nocturne, B. 49: Lento con gran espressione in C-Sharp Minor 04:06
10. Étude No. 1 in C Major from 12 Études, Op. 10 01:56
11. Waltz # 3 (For Lola) 03:29
12. Just Wave Hello 03:56

Performers:
Marcelo Alvarez (tenor), Salvatore Licitra (tenor), The Kühn's Choir, Kevin Hennessy (bass), The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Steve Wood (keyboards), Mike Hamilton (guitar), Nathan Wood (drums), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Rosa Passos (guitar), Helio Alves (piano), Cyro Baptista (percussion), Paulo Braga (drums), Rosa Passos (vocal), Nilson Matta (bass), Mario Frangoulis (tenor), Nate Wood (drums), Choir, Children's Choir, Martin Hybs (english horn), City of Prague Philharmonic, Sue Bredice (background vocal), Steve Wood (guitar), Beth Fitchet Wood (background vocal), Carolyn Miller (background vocal), Kathryn Stott (piano), Mary Fahl (vocal), Alan Hewitt (keyboards), Alan Hewitt (percussion), Iki Levy (percussion), Orchestra, Henry Aronson (piano), Kevin Kuhn (guitar), John Lissauer (dulcimer), John Lissauer (keyboards), Béla Fleck (banjo), Joshua Bell (violin), Gary Hoffman (cello), OperaBabes (vocal), London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Summer (vocal), The London Oratory School Choir, Metro Voices, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Pino Paladino (bass), Richard Cottle (keyboards), Nick Patrick (programmer), Miles Bould (percussion), Janusz Olejniczak (piano), Murray Perahia (piano), Hyung-ki Joo (piano), Charlotte Church (soprano), Haydn James (director), Gareth Davies (flute), Rhodri Davies (harp), London Welsh Male Voice Choir, London Symphony Chorus, Tim Hugh (cello), Jane Atkins (viola), Colin Paris (bass), Janice Graham (violin), Paul Edmund-Davies (flute)
Daniel May, John Williams, Nick Ingman, Sian Edwards

One of the toughest challenges facing classical music labels in the twenty first century, especially those embedded within the "majors," is how to market the music to a public that is either scared of it or indifferent. Scared in a sense that they might wind up liking it and thus expose themselves to the ridicule of their friends, or indifferent because they have no grounding in classical music and can't see why they would need it in their lives. Sony's Classics for a New Century attempts to both bridge the gap and provide a showcase for the artists and film-related projects representative of the Sony Classical imprint. There is nothing here that's remotely scary, and much of it would qualify as easy listening if that term could still be considered correct usage. The piano pieces (including that of Billy Joel), Yo-Yo Ma's performance of the Massenet Méditation (from Thaïs), and the John Williams track from Star Wars are the most classical things represented here, the rest being to various degrees commercial pop music with some of it being not particularly good. Perhaps a more judicious balance of these elements would have resulted in a better product; nonetheless, if you like these artists and want them together on the same disc, you may well find Classics for a New Century useful and even enjoyable.

⭑ ALL MY RELEASES ⭑

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