Carmelina

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Colombian music is incredibly diverse. Cuban son, Latin salsa, and merengue collude with African chants and percussion, primal Indian sources, flamenco and Moorish echoes from Spain, native cumbia, and out-of-control German brass bands. All of these influences and sounds are heard, separately and together, on Carmelina. Toto La Momposina hails from the north of the country, where the Madalena river flows toward the Caribbean, and she is as much a musical hunter-gatherer as a singer of formidable beauty and strength. In every song she becomes a different woman--a flirt, an Earth Mother, or a humble food-seller--and her voice is at once as fresh as a girl's and as ancient as the 500-year-old tradition she personifies. The instruments used on this album are uniformly intriguing, but the gaita, a long-neglected Indian wooden or bamboo flute named for a Spanish bagpipe, is particularly fascinating. --Christina Roden

Carmelina,Toto La Momposina Y Sus Tambores,Indigo (Harmonia),Colombia,Columbian,Cumbia,Int'l & World Music,Pop,South America / Cape Verde,World Music

Average customer rating: Classy,Romantic, And Stirring. Lovely - Just Lovely! Encore! Captivating Sarah Brightman's Best

Encore Sarah Brightman , Andrew Lloyd Webber , Richard Rodgers , Burton Lane , Peter Greenwell , Stephen Sondheim , George Gershwin , Giacomo Puccini , Harry Rabinowitz , and Michael Reed Manufacturer: Decca Broadway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Brightman, Sarah | A to B | Featured Performers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Sarah Brightman Classics Surrender Eden (US Release - 16 tracks) Dive Fly ASIN: B00005KBBX Release Date: 2002-04-23

Tracks:

1. Whistle Down The Wind (Whistle Down The Wind)
2. Away From You (Rex)
3. Guardami (With One Look - Italian Version) (Sunset Boulevard)
4. Think Of Me (The Phantom Of The Opera)
5. One More Walk Around The Garden (Carmelina)
6. Surrender (Sunset Boulevard)
7. If I Ever Fall In Love Again (The Crooked Mile)
8. Half A Moment (Jeeves)
9. Piano (Memory - Italian Version) (Cats)
10. What More Do I Need (Saturday Night)
11. There Is More To Love (Apects Of Love)
12. The Last Man In My Life (Song And Dance)
13. In The Mandarin's Orchid Garden (East Is West)
14. Nothing Like You've Ever Known (Tell Me On A Sunday & Song And Dance)
15. Chil Il Bel Sogno Di Doretta (La Rondine)

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In a career that's veered from '70s pop chanteuse to Broadway star and neo-operatic diva, Sarah Brightman has brought a critics-be-damned sense of dramatic scale to nearly every project she's tackled. As the title suggests, the tracks here are largely culled from her Songs That Got Away and Surrender song anthologies, although they do include four previously unreleased outtakes from those collections. Her 1998 recording of the title song from ex-husband Andrew Lloyd Webber's Whistle Down the Wind succeeds by emphasizing its melodic grace with a deft, airy touch, while the remainder rescue worthy songs from obscure or failed musicals. From Lerner and Lane's 1959 Carmelina comes the lovely "One More Walk Around the Garden." Stephen Sondheim's youthful 1954 debut, Saturday Night, yields a sprightly take on "What More Do I Need," while an operatic reading of "In the Mandarin's Orchid Garden," from the Gershwins' unproduced 1929 East Is West, is also included. If the selection leans a little too heavily on the Lloyd Webber connection elsewhere (including Italian versions of "Guardami (With One Look)" from Sunset Boulevard and "Piano (Memory)" from Cats delivered in her patently restraint-free soprano), they're only reminders that shrewdness has hardly been the least of Brightman's talents. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Classy,Romantic, And Stirring........2007-03-09

Encore is the perfect CD for those who love diversity. Classy, Romantic and Stirring. My two favorites are Piano and One More Walk Around The Garden.
Piano (Memory)is even more soul stirring in Italian than the english version.If the english version was perfection she improved upon it. One More Walk Around The Garden is sad and soul stirring bringing a tear to the eye on every play.Sarah sings her way through every song with the voice that earned her the title Angel of Music.Everyone a Gem. A must have for every true fan.

Lovely - Just Lovely!.......2007-01-04

Overall I was very pleased with the content and quality of this CD. Once again, Sarah sings beautifully. I rated this 4 stars instead of 5 simply because, like another reviewer, I, too, felt that it contained too much old material. I used to enjoy 'Memory' but it's been overdone to the point that I cringe when I hear it now. It's sung in Italian here and called 'Piano' but it's still 'Memory'.

I especially liked 'One More Walk Around the Garden' (Carmelina), 'There is More to Love' (Aspects of Love), 'The Last Man in My Life' (Song and Dance) and 'Chi Il Bel Sogno Di Doretta' (La Rondine). 'If I Ever Fall In Love Again' (The Crooked Mile) is especially well done as well.

I do enjoy playing the CD but I find that I pick the songs that I play rather than allowing it to play all the way through.

Encore!.......2005-05-29

The title of the CD is perfect. Sarah has a beautiful and flawless voice and her singing just pulls you in. If you like Sarah Brightman, this is a wonderful CD to add to your collection. I have only started to collect her CDs from concerts she has done and I love every single one of them! BUY THIS!! You won't regret it!!!

Captivating.......2004-12-25

Sarah Brightman sings beautifully. That's not even up for debate. Her choice of material is generally interesting as well. She runs through a wide variety of genre and regularly comes up with excellent pieces from each of them.

`Encore' is a compilation of material recorded between the late 1980's and 2001. It features strong renditions of `Away from You' by Rodgers and Harnick and `In the Mandarin's Garden' by George and Ira Gershwin. The orchestration on `If I ever Fall in Love Again' is a bit overblown but she sings the piece with sincerity, and very well. Her cover of Lane and Lerner's `One More Walk Around the Garden' is a thing of beauty. The same can be said for her handling of Sondheim's `What More Do I Need'. The weakest moment in the set comes during Puccini's `Chi Il Bel Di Doretta'. She sings it well but her voice doesn't quite have the pure power needed for the piece and there are moments where the strain shows.

Sarah Brightman really shines when she sings music written by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Her voice takes on an extra richness. He wrote the music for nine of the fifteen cuts on this release and can be identified as the composer of each one just by the tone her voice takes on when she begins singing any one of them. It's softer, richer, more expressive- it's as if there's an extra facet in her voice and spirit just for his compositions. He produced this collection but I don't believe that was a factor. The same thing struck me when she performed the material from the Phantom of the Opera that appeared on her La Luna concert DVD. `Think of Me' as performed by her was the song that attracted me to her voice even when I was less than sure of the scope of her talent. The recording here is the recording from `Phantom' and it's still stunning. `Piano' is hauntingly beautiful. `The Last Man in My Life' is given a ravishing performance. `Half a Moment' is devastating. The list goes on. There's not a weak cut from among his material. Webber's songs stay with the listener. Their melodic are lush and rich and have enough scope and variety to remain interesting over a long period of time. His orchestration is sumptuous, elaborately textured and a little sweet in the way that touches the listener as a caress. When she sings them they become all they can be. This isn't his music or hers. It's their music.

This is an excellent collection because of the way it showcases this. The material here has been (unkindly) labelled as `ear worms'. To an extent the term is accurate. Show tunes do lean toward catchy and easily accessible melodic lines. Their lyrics are often shallow. What's presented on this collection has more than its share of all of these faults. It's impossible to be cynical about it though. These songs, particularly the numbers penned by Lloyd-Webber, are strong on their own. When they're performed this well, and with this amount of affection, they're captivating. The quality of the sound on the release compliments the material beautifully. It's rich, lush and always crystal clear. Sarah Brightman herself is always a pleasure to listen to. Her voice it has a sparkling quality that's radiantly beautiful. The material on this collection shows that beauty to its fullest.

Listen to her singing these songs and let them wash over you. It's the perfect antidote for cynicism.

Sarah Brightman's Best.......2004-02-17

When I bought this Cd, I knew that I already had much of the music already, but there were a few new songs. I just had to get it for that reason. And I had to get it so that I had more than one recording of Sarah's finest songs. I absolutely love her and feel she was and is the ultimate Christine in "Phantom." I know I would be in a minority. I think she is past that part of her life and could not play the part again, but how I wish I had seen her. I could only imagine. If you have never heard Sarah sing before, this is a perfect CD to introduce her voice. The fact that she can sing so many different styles always amazes me. I suppose I appreciate that since I am a singer myself. I recommend this Cd to anyone.

Average customer rating: Charming, really charming... A great find for people who miss the classic sound of Broadw A Forgotten Treasure

Carmelina (1979 Original Cast Members) Burton Lane Manufacturer: Original Cast Record ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Baker Street, A Musical Adventure of Sherlock Holmes (1965 Original Broadway Cast) Grey Gardens - A New Musical (2006 Original Broadway Cast) Curtains (2007 Original Broadway Cast) The Baker's Wife (Members of the 1976 Original Cast) Bravo Giovanni (1962 Original Broadway Cast) ASIN: B000004CT3 Release Date: 1995-03-23

Tracks:

1. Overture - Orchestra
2. Act One: Prayer/It's Time For A Love Song - Georgia Brown/Paul Sorvino
3. Act One: Why Him? - Georgia Brown
4. Act One: I Must Have Her - Paul Sorvino
5. Act One: Someone in April - Georgia Brown/Grace Keagy
6. Act One: Signora Campbell - Georgia Brown/Grace Keagy
7. Act One: Love Before Breakfast - Georgia Brown/Paul Sorvino
8. Act One: Yankee Doodles Are Coming To Town - Chor
9. Act One: One More Walk Around The Garden - Gordon Ramsey/Howard Ross/Bernie Knee
10. Act One: All That He Wants Me To Be - Jossie De Guzman
11. Act Two: Carmelina - Paul Sorvino
12. Act Two: The Image Of Me - Bernie Knee/Gordon Ramsey/Howard Ross
13. Act Two: I'm A Woman - Georgia Brown
14. Act Two: Finale - Georgia Brown/Paul Sorvino

Customer Reviews:

Charming, really charming..........2006-08-22

Based on the Melvin Frank film "Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell" (1969), one of the best comedies with Gina Lollobrigida in the leading role, the story sets in the small italian village of San Forino, where a woman has accepted money from three american former GI's (Peter Lawford, Phil Silvers and Telly Savalas) who think they fathered her child during the Second World War. There's a Veteran Celebration and the three men are coming back to town. Mrs. Campbell is worried since the men will discover they've been cheated for almost 20 years. "There never was a Mr. Campbell. As I didn't know who the father was I made up the name out of a soup can label that I had at sight. The other label I saw was Coca Cola, but I couldn't call myself Carmelina Coca Cola, so I chose Campbell...", explains the troubled lady in the musical adaptation. The result of this Broadway version (slightly different from the movie)is more than satisfactory: it actually shines and delights you. Most of the songs with music by Burton Lane and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner & Joseph Stein are beautiful, melodic and easy to remember. Actually, "Carmelina" is one of those soundtracks which melodies you hum and whistle after you've heard them just a couple of times. It's that sort of soundtrack that sounds old-fashioned but captures the musical essence of the great Broadway shows. I did not see the stage production (which was a box office flop), yet I wonder how it could fail with such great music. The booklet is quite informative, with information on Burton Lane, members of the cast and a detailed account of the story line. After listening to this album, some images from the George Cukor film "My Fair Lady" came up to my mind which - I think - defines this album entirely. It's that moment when Eliza Doolittle is introduced to the Queen who - impressed by her beauty - softly states: "Charming, really charming..."
Get it soon, before it goes out of print. If you've got a nostalgic soul, you'll love it.

A great find for people who miss the classic sound of Broadw.......1998-06-16

I had the great fortune of seeing "Carmelina" on Broadway. It closed, not so much because it was a bad show (it wasn't), but because the producers didn't have enough money to keep it open until word of mouth spread around town. But luckily, the music was recorded, and if you like the lush sounds of great Broadway melodies, you'll love this album. It has wonderful music, great lyrics, combining to form tunes that make sense. Don't pass up this cast album! And if you like it, I would suggest you go out and look for "The Baker's Wife," featuring Patti Lupon and Paul Sorvino. It's another lost classic.

A Forgotten Treasure.......1998-05-06

Based (but not officially) on the film "Buena Serra, Mrs. Campbell," this stage musical didn't fare well on Broadway, but the recording shines. First, there is the wonderful score by Burton ("Finian's Rainbow") Lane and Alan Jay ("Camelot") Lerner. The song "One More Walk Around the Garden" is worth buying the CD, but there are many more fine numbers as well. Georgia ("Oliver!) Brown is in top form in every song, especially "I'm a Woman." If you love exploring Broadway shows, try this one on for size.

Average customer rating: Music of Burton Lane Great CD!

Michael Feinstein Sings the Burton Lane Songbook, Vol. 2 Manufacturer: Nonesuch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Cabaret | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Michael Feinstein Sings the Burton Lane Songbook, Vol. 1 Remember: Michael Feinstein Sings Irving Berlin The Michael Feinstein Sings the Jerry Herman Songbook The MGM Album Michael & George (Feinstein Sings Gershwin) ASIN: B000005J1G Release Date: 1992-11-24

Tracks:

1. It's Time For A Love Song
2. The World Is In My Arms
3. I Want A New Romance
4. Medley: Everything I Have Is Yours/ Your Head On My Shoulder
5. Poor You
6. Open Your Eyes
7. I Hear Music
8. The Happiest Day Of My Life
9. The Lady's In Love With You
10. Where Have I Seen Your Face Before
11. Don't Let It Get You Down
12. It Happens EveryTime
13. Look Who's Here
14. Medley: Hurry, It's Lovely Up Here
15. Medley: On The S.S. Bernard Cohn
16. Medley: Melinda
17. Medley: Dancing Lesson
18. Medley: She Wasn't You
19. Medley: Tosy And Cosh
20. Medley: Wait Till We're Sixty-Five
21. Medley: What Did I Have
22. Medley: Come Back To Me
23. Medley: On A Clear Day

Customer Reviews:

Music of Burton Lane.......2006-02-18

This CD is a real delight as Michael Feinstein is one of my favorite performers. He does a great job with this music by Burton Lane. I have both Volumns of music by Burton Lane and I enjoy listenting to both of these CD's

Great CD!.......2000-11-26

It took awhile for me to enjoy the songs on this CD, but once I did, I couldn't stop listening. There are romantic songs, funny songs, powerful songs. A little something for everyone. If you don't enjoy it at the first listen - don't give up! This CD will definately grow on you!

Average customer rating: Forget Buena Vista Cool Columbian music, off the beaten track Sensational Pizzazzz! Sensuous! and Flight of Fancy

Carmelina Toto La Momposina Y Sus Tambores Manufacturer: Indigo France ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Colombia | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Colombia | South & Central America | Compilations | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Cumbia | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music South & Central America | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: La Candela Viva Watina ASIN: B00000DUHK Release Date: 2000-07-11

Tracks:

1. Chi Chi Mani
2. La Ceiba
3. Ven Pronto
4. Los Sabores Del Porro
5. Indios Farotos
6. La Sombra Negra
7. Carmelina
8. Las Cuatro Palomas
9. Mohana
10. Millo Son
11. Agua
12. Hacha Machete y Garabato-La Tres Punta

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Colombian music is incredibly diverse. Cuban son, Latin salsa, and merengue collude with African chants and percussion, primal Indian sources, flamenco and Moorish echoes from Spain, native cumbia, and out-of-control German brass bands. All of these influences and sounds are heard, separately and together, on Carmelina. Toto La Momposina hails from the north of the country, where the Madalena river flows toward the Caribbean, and she is as much a musical hunter-gatherer as a singer of formidable beauty and strength. In every song she becomes a different woman--a flirt, an Earth Mother, or a humble food-seller--and her voice is at once as fresh as a girl's and as ancient as the 500-year-old tradition she personifies. The instruments used on this album are uniformly intriguing, but the gaita, a long-neglected Indian wooden or bamboo flute named for a Spanish bagpipe, is particularly fascinating. --Christina Roden

Customer Reviews:

Forget Buena Vista.......2007-01-09

This rocks! The lyrics get pretty heavy at times (if you understand Spanish) avoid it if you're not comfortable with brujeria!

Cool Columbian music, off the beaten track.......2002-11-26

A stunning set from this Columbian diva... This veers sharply away from the standard-issue hyperactive cumbias that dominate most Columbian releases, with an electric mix of Cuban-style sones and guarachas, African percussion and indigenous South American folk styles. Okay, so I admit my description may sound a bit academic on paper, but that's why you owe it to yourself to pick this album up and see if you think it sounds as groovy as I do. La Momposina is an arresting vocalist, and these tunes are delivered with a solid, swinging beat. Highly recommended!

Sensational.......2000-09-16

I read a newspaper review on Toto La Momposina's last concert here in Miami, which motivated me to buy the CD. I am happy I did, it is a beautifully rythmic album. The traditional Afro-Colombian Cumbia music is presented here in all it's primitive glory. I especially loved "Las Cuatro Palomas", "Millo Son", and the last track "Hacha Machete y Garabato". Close your eyes and imagine yourself swaying back and forth in traditional Cumbia style listening to this carribean delight.

Pizzazzz! Sensuous! and Flight of Fancy.......2000-08-26

Great dance music to lighten up your feet!!! A wonderful recording. All the great rhythms of latin america with afro fusion influence. A true delight!

Average customer rating: Lovely Encore! Another way to make money on the back of Sarah

The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection / Encore Manufacturer: Decca Broadway ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Requiems | Forms & Genres | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Requiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Brightman, Sarah | A to B | Featured Performers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Broadway & Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Box Sets | Stores | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Sarah Brightman Classics Time to Say Goodbye Eden (US Release - 16 tracks) Dive Sarah Brightman In Concert ASIN: B00006LLOO Release Date: 2002-10-15

Tracks:

1. Phantom of the Opera
2. Unexpected Song
3. Chanson d'Efrance
4. All I Ask of You
5. Don't Cry for Me Argentina
6. Another Suitcase in Another Hall
7. Love Changes Everything
8. Amigos Para Siempre (Friends for Life)
9. Memory
10. Gus: The Theatre Cat
11. Anything But Lonely
12. Macavity: The Mystery Cat
13. Tell Me on a Sunday
14. Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
15. Pie Jesu
16. Music of the Night

Tracks:

1. Whitsle Down the Wind {From Whistle Down the Wind}
2. Away from You {From Rex}
3. Guardami (With One Look) {From Sunset Boulevard} [Italian Version]
4. Think of Me {From the Phantom of the Opera}
5. One More Walk the Around the Garden {From Carmelina}
6. Surrender {From Sunset Boulevard}
7. If I Ever Fall in Love Again {From the Crooked Mile}
8. Half a Moment {From Jeeves}
9. Piano (Memory) {From Cats} [Italian Version]
10. What More Do I Need {From Saturday Night}
11. There Is More to Love {From Aspects of Love}
12. Last Man in My Life {From Song and Dance}
13. In the Mandarin's Orchid Garden {From East Is West}
14. Nothing Like You've Ever Known {From Tell Me on a Sunday and Song and D
15. Chi il Bel Sogno Di Doretta {From la Rondine}

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In a career that's veered from '70s pop chanteuse to Broadway star and neo-operatic diva, Sarah Brightman has brought a critics-be-damned sense of dramatic scale to nearly every project she's tackled. This two-CD package of 31 hits brings together selections from Brightman's original Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection, including many definitive versions of Lloyd Webber classics. Also included are songs from her album Encore, which itself was largely culled from her Songs That Got Away and Surrender song anthologies, although they do include four previously unreleased outtakes from those collections.

Her 1998 recording of the title song from ex-husband Andrew Lloyd Webber's Whistle Down the Wind succeeds by emphasizing its melodic grace with a deft, airy touch, while the remainder rescue worthy songs from obscure or failed musicals. From Lerner and Lane's 1959 Carmelina comes the lovely "One More Walk Around the Garden." Stephen Sondheim's youthful 1954 debut, Saturday Night, yields a sprightly take on "What More Do I Need," and an operatic reading of "In the Mandarin's Orchid Garden," from the Gershwins' unproduced 1929 East Is West, is also included. If the selection leans a little too heavily on the Lloyd Webber connection elsewhere (including Italian versions of "Guardami (With One Look)" from Sunset Boulevard and "Piano (Memory)" from Cats, delivered in her patently restraint-free soprano), they're only reminders that shrewdness has hardly been the least of Brightman's talents. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Lovely.......2007-01-09

Both of these discs afford great pleasure. The Lloyd Webber compilation presents many of his biggest hits in fine performances by his ex-wife. The Encore disc gives fascinating glimpses of worthy but little known pieces from musicals. Arrangements are wonderful, and Sarah Brightman is in excellent voice throughout. At times she has a tendency to wax a bit operatic, but she certainly does have the chops to bring it off successfully, so I'm not complaining. Obviously, Ms. Brightman was trained in the classical tradition, and she knows how to use her voice to best advantage in service to the material. In short, she has musical integrity.

Encore!.......2004-09-29

Before she was a sparkling pop/classical diva, Sarah Brightman was a Broadway star and the onetime wife of the legendary Andrew Lloyd Webber. This two-disc set that includes her "Encore," a collection of songs from mostly-obscure musicals, and "The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection," several of Webber's songs (mostly picked from "Songs That Got Away" and "Surrender").

"Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection" starts off with the gothic "Phantom of the Opera," but quickly moves on to lighter fare in the airy "Unexpected Song," a soaring duet with Cliff Richards in "All I Ask Of You," the sparkling "Love Changes Everything," and some tepid forays into the shrill "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" and "Memory."

"Encore" is far more ethereal and steady. The piano-led "Whistle Down The Wind" starts it off on a strong note, before the aching "Away From You," operatic "Think of Me," affectionate "If I Ever Fall in Love Again," and the symphonic "Nothing Like You've Ever Known." A particular highlight is the sparkling "What More Do I Need," a little tune that celebrates how love brightens up even the most dingy little apartment, in the most miserable weather. "With your love/what more do I need?"

Sarah Brightman was obviously on solid footing with these two CDs. It might leave a bad taste in some fans' mouths that "Collection" is mostly compiled from a pair of other Brightman albums, but if listeners don't have "Surrender" and "Songs That Got Away," this two-disc set would be an excellent way to acquaint themselves with it.

"Encore" is steady and well-suited for Brightman's voice, as well as having a sort of Victorian-garden air. "Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection" has the most flaws of the two -- some of the songs like "Memory" aren't suited to Brightman's voice, and she comes across as shrill and uneasy. But in songs written for her talents and "Encore," her voice alternately soars and murmurs in an airy soprano.

Sarah Brightman reached her artistic pinnacle so far in the velvety "Eden," but her stuff here is still quite beautiful. "The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection/Encore" two-pack is a satisfying look at some of Brightman's Broadway-based songs.

Another way to make money on the back of Sarah.......2002-11-28

Yes, it's true. Sarah has nothing to do with these cds, but her voice. It's another record that Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really "not that" Useful Group release to make money. Those two cds are very good though. If you have one of them, i suggest to get the other separatly.

Average customer rating: The future of music something good A Breath Of Fresh Air

I DON'T LOOK LIKE YOU Carmelina Cupo Manufacturer: Synergy Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004GJYS Release Date: 2000-01-10

Tracks:

1. Careless Words
2. Isolation From You
3. Trust In You
4. Evil Salvation
5. I Am Dusty
6. Forsaken
7. Angry Tears
8. Waiting
9. Black Rain
10. Life In The City
11. I Don't Look Like You

Album Description

This is the strong debut full-length album from this talented and beautiful pop artist. This release focuses on themes of loneliness, abandonment, jealousy, and in the case of the title track discrimination. Every track captures the heartfelt emotions of Carmelina Cupo, while musically there is an unique pop feel, with guitar laden songs anchored by funky drum loops.

Customer Reviews:

The future of music.......2001-04-03

Carmelina's debut album has managed to dispell the notion that to have a song that means something to both the writer and the audinence, the song must be so introspective that it alienates the listener. 'I don't look like you' is a beautiful album that everyone should own, because to have music that can fill any awkward silence is something quite rare. I wish her the best of luck, but anyone with a soul can see she will not need it..

something good.......2000-03-06

A great CD! An artist with an amazing voice and versatile style. The songs are never predictable and each song is as great as the next one. An artist and CD that is in a category of it's own which adds to the new genre of music. A certain element of soul and spirit vibrates throughout the music and transcends into the listeners world, yet still easy to listen to. It's going to be amazing to watch this performer bring her CD to life.

A Breath Of Fresh Air.......2000-02-28

At last, in the world of Pop it is good to see music is not just about manufactured and untalented bands. Finally I have seen someone who is not only talented but also stunning. Her aura seems to shine through her CD and it is obvious that this Artist will not be a one-hit-wonder. She will be THE STAR of this decade; the next Madonna. Her CD is amazing and I can not believe that she is still a new comer. Fantastic and very professional voice, topics and production. This CD is definitely worth every penny and then some. I give it 10 stars!

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I-5 Dreams Carmelina Cupo Manufacturer: Wicked Vixen Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAFNPK Release Date: 2004-11-02

Tracks:

1. Subway Stranger
2. I-5 Dreams
3. Hold On
4. Father
5. Fascination Collides
6. Break Me
7. Barely Alive
8. Lock the Door
9. Love Chemical
10. Solo Stanotte (Italian)
11. Senza Pieta (Italian)
12. Under Your Sky

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Carmelina Original Cast Recording / Georgia Brown / Paul Sorvino Alan Jay Lerner , Burton Lane , and Joseph Stein ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000M6WQAY

Product Description

Original Cast Records 9224.

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Magda Olivero 1993 (Bongiovanni) Manufacturer: Bongiovanni ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000P8XQTY

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Olivero(Adrianna Lecouvreur); Cupido(Maurizio di Sassonia); Moretto(La Principessa di Bouillon); Mori(Michonnet)

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I Promessi Sposi [Selections] Manufacturer: Great Opera Perform. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bellini, Vincenzo | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Leoncavallo | Leoncavallo, Ruggiero | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Ponchielli | Ponchielli, Amilcare | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Respighi | Respighi, Ottorino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005YKF0 Release Date: 1994-03-01

Rock Music:

1. Celtic Sunday
2. Celtic Tales [Import]
3. Country Moog [Import]
4. Day Like Today
5. Desert Poems
6. Despues del Amor [Import]
7. Dhrupad Indian Classical Singing
8. Dreams of Ireland [Import]
9. Entrance
10. Estamos Adorando Tokio

Rock Music

rock music

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