Aria 2: New Horizon

1. Arianna

2. Ebben

3. Addio

4. Horizon

5. Barcarolle

6. Cantilena

7. Sviraj (Lullabye)

8. Interlude

9. Pavane

10. Ave Maria

11. Leiermann

12. Lullabye (Sviraj)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Sequel to ambient composer Paul Schwartz's 1997 release 'Aria'. 12 tracks conceived, produced and conducted by Schwartz. 1999 release. Digipak.

Aria 2: New Horizon,Christopher Laurence,Mary Scully,Michael Brittain,Paul Adamy,Caroline Dale,Cathy Giles,Jonathan Williams,Martin Loveday,Paul Kegg,Philip de Groote,Tony Lewis,Paul Schwartz,Paul Schwartz,Terry Silverlake,Pippa Davies,Kevin Kuhn,Marc Antoine,Peter White,Nigel Black,Phillip Eastop,Richard Bissill,Richard Watkins,Paul Clarvis,Bill Benham,Bruce White,Garfield Jackson,George Robertson,Kate Musher,Katie Wilkinson,Peter Lale,Rachel Bolt,Alison Dods,Benedict Cruft,Boguslav Kostecki,Cathy Thompson,Dermot Crehan,Emlyn Singleton,Everton Nelson,Gavyn Wright,Jacqueline Shave,James McLeod,Jonathan Evans-Jones,Liz Edwards,Maciej Rakowski,Patrick Kieman,Perry Montague Mason,Rita Manning,Café Del Mar Music

Aria, Vol. 2: New Horizon
Average customer rating:

4 stars and stuff, man

Nice segue to opera

Exquisite! My favorite of the Arias and favorite CD by far.

A great follow-up to an outstanding musical experience

Grandiose and inspiring

Aria, Vol. 2: New Horizon
Paul Schwartz , Rebecca Luker , and Steve Barton
Manufacturer: Koch Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Arianna
Ebben
Addio
Horizon
Barcarolle
Cantilena
Sviraj (Lullabye)
Interlude
Pavane
Ave Maria
Leiermann
Lullabye (Sviraj)

Customer Reviews:

4 stars and stuff, man.......2007-05-06

review review review review blah blah blah blah and stuff, man.

Nice segue to opera.......2007-01-10

I have never liked opera, but this music is a gentle introduction with enough contemporary addition to pique my interest. Very well done. I have also purchased the first Aria CD and also number 3.

Exquisite! My favorite of the Arias and favorite CD by far........2006-11-06

This CD speaks to the heart. It expresses powerful emotions of longing, grief, and tenderness. A baring of the soul with such beauty. Clair Marlo's vocals in Lullabye (Sviraj) are absolutely divine. It sends me. Here we are treated to at least three different vocals, not just Rebecca Luker, and they blend and flow so beautifully. It's just wonderful. What a treat. Can't say enough about this CD. I love it.

A great follow-up to an outstanding musical experience.......2006-03-15

ARIA volume 1 was certainly a winner and this follow-up CD is fantastic. I liked the first CD so much that every time I went to the record store or online at Amazon I would look to see if Paul Schwartz and written a sequel. Schwartz selects wonderful works from classical music and re-arranges them so that they maintain the essential spirit and intent of the original but are made accessible for the ears of contemporary listeners. Thus, you owe it to yourself to listen to these gems.

Rebecca Luker's super voice is wonderful as she weaves a mystical mood with Monteverdi's Lament of Arianna; Catalani's "Ebben ne Andro Lontano" from La Wally; "Addio" from Verdi's La Traviata; "Barcarolle" from Offenbach's Contes De Hoffman and "Ave Maria" by Caccini. I looked Luker up on the web and found that she has starred in various Broadway productions. Her voice is incredible and Schwartz integrates her angelic sound into the electronic instrumentation. The "Ave Maria" is somewhat odd, with the strong precussions, but the choir and Rebecca Luker keep it within bounds.

This CD differs from the first ARIA in that we are treated to several instrumental works arranged by Schwartz. "Horizon" is a moody composition anchored by viola and cello. "Cantilena" is a piano solo played by Schwartz, a charming piece that echoes back to Verdi's "Addio" as well as the Croatina Lullabye sung by Clair Marlo.

A second outstanding singer, Clair Marlo, delivers "Sviraj, a Croatian Lullabye" which Schwartz offers in two distinct arrangements, once in Croatian and then again in English.

Faure's "Pavane" is very well done with Marc Antoine playing the guitar solo. The work is improvised so that a contemporary jazz interpretation is offered.

Steve Barton's voice, accompanied by the oboe, offers us "Leiermann" from Die Wintereise by Schubert. This is a dreamy sad odd spacey work with lyrics about a freezing ancient shoeless hurdy-gurdy man. The work is full of mystery and retains Schubert's complexity.

Paul Schwartz makes the outstanding compositions of previous generations come alive for contemporary audiences.

Grandiose and inspiring.......2005-01-31

This is type of music I expect to hear: strong, complex arrangements executed with passion and flair. I first heard Earthbound, and knew instantly that Paul Schwartz is up to something. His work far surpasses others in this genre.

I especially love the vocals here. Some of the intros are a tad cliche, but I can live with that. The voice is convincing and energetic, masterful even. This is one of the best CDs I have bought in years.

Average customer rating:

Rebecca Luker...the voice of ARIA....not enough on this one!
More like easy listening this time around...tsk! TOO BAD!
Love It
Schwartz strikes again!
BEAUTIFUL CLASSICAL CROSSOVER CD

Aria, Vol. 2: New Horizon

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Ebben
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Horizon
Barcarolle
Cantilena
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Interlude
Pavane
Ave Maria
Leiermann
Lullabye (Sviraj)

Customer Reviews:

Rebecca Luker...the voice of ARIA....not enough on this one!.......2005-07-24

I love the 1st and 3rd Aria, but the 2nd one is a bit of a downer. Rebecca Luker makes the music soar, no one else can do it like her....so..what happened to her in the rest of the CD?

3 stars isn't bad, but this CD isn't over-the-top like the first one...

More like easy listening this time around...tsk! TOO BAD!.......2005-03-24

For months, I own and listen to the first ARIA with amazement. Then, listening to the excerpts here on Amazon tempted me to get ARIA2. What a disappointment! Perhaps the success of the first Aria spoiled the talent in this sad production. It really tries to capture the essence of the original, and sadly fails. Got the impression they tried to make a formula from Aria(1) and ended up with a heavy handed technique. The effect in Aria2 is one of trying too hard, or just blase tiredness. I listened to this album with not even half the pleasure obtained from the startling ground-breaking first album. I had to put this in my easy listening section for use as mere background music. By the way, I ordered this album on Amazon as a used item with a vendor who described it as Like New - it arrived with food particles stuck to the playing side! And the multifold jacket appeared frayed and bent. Then there was an issue with the postage. I have copied here the review I made shortly after receiving and listening to this CD and it appeared here and viewers wrote to me and then the review disappeared. I ended my review with an uncomplimentary comment on the sales transaction.

Love It.......2004-02-18

I Love this album. This and the first Aria album are definitly "desert island disks". I could listen to them all day.

Schwartz strikes again!.......2004-01-06

My husband brought Aria for me when it first released, I believe, in 1998. I fell in love with it, and it received steady rotation in my cd player. I found out about Aria 2 and brought it on the strength of Aria alone, and was not disappointed. The music is rich, lush and refreshingly different from the tired and trite pop music found on the radio. You would expect such a fusion to be hard on the ear, but it's not, this a wonderful cd to relax to.

A fan of operatic and classical music since a child, Schwartz fuses the classical and contemporary wonderfully. I've described it to friends as "classical, R & B, with a little hip hop thrown in". That description really does not do it justice, but I can't think of a better one just yet. This is not your grandmother's classical music!!

BEAUTIFUL CLASSICAL CROSSOVER CD.......2002-12-09

POP OPERA AT ITS BEST. THIS IS A GREAT INTRODUCTION TO CLASSICAL MUSIC. IT WILL EXPAND THE HORIZONS FOR DEVOUT LISTENERS OF THIS GENRE.

Average customer rating:

Bliss
typical new age
Wonderful Album
My favorite album
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Aria 2: New Horizon

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Tracks:

Arianna
Ebben
Addio
Horizon
Barcarolle
Cantilena
Sviraj (Lullabye)
Interlude
Pavane
Ave Maria
Leiermann
Lullabye (Sviraj)

Album Description

Sequel to ambient composer Paul Schwartz's 1997 release 'Aria'. 12 tracks conceived, produced and conducted by Schwartz. 1999 release. Digipak.

Album Details

The Second Volume of Operatic-world-fusion Tracks from Paul Schwarz and Rebecca Luker features Appearances from Peter White, Marc Antoine.

Customer Reviews:

Bliss.......2007-01-31

Be warned: Not for the real opera lover, however, this CD gets played more often than some of my operatic sets!
Easy listening and well conceived, the album is great from start to finish. Stand out tracks are Ebben and Addio, as well as a great Ave Maria

typical new age.......2003-07-15

this is your typical new age style album. Nothing innovative or ground breaking. Overall, a good above par work. Better then most. Just lacks the originality of a few other artists.

Wonderful Album.......2002-02-09

This is by far the most played album in my collection. It has a wonderful melencholic depressive sound with a tasteful percussion. If you follow the lyrics, each track has a separate story that when put together make a complete story, that almost has to be planned, although nothing in the album indicates that Paul Schwartz intended it that way.
This is a truly wonderful album and I suggest it for anyone who likes new age or classical, or who has a depressive streak in their personality.

My favorite album.......2002-02-09

I've been a long time fan of Enya and Yani type music, and am always on the scout for a good album of mood music. I heard Aria 2 while browsing a curiosity shop in Downtown Disney and fell in love. I highly suggest this for anyone who likes a melencholy sound mixed with a nice percussion part.

False Advertising.......2001-07-09

I have not yet heard this CD. I have all the other's in the Cafe Del Mar series and they are the BEST!! Truly enjoyable music.

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