Classical Brit Awards 2008, The - Various Artists

Classical voices to relax and uplift

Advantages: Good background listening
Disadvantages: Odd mixture of music on the Uplifting disc

I will say from the start that I am certainly no expert on classical music. I do often have Classic FM on the radio at home and recently bought their 2 CD set, Voices 2008. This is a compilation containing a selection of vocal pieces from the worlds of choral music and opera. There are pieces in this collection which you would immediately recognise on hearing them, even if their names are not familiar. In the set is a CD of relaxing pieces and a CD of uplifting pieces, so you have the choice of which best suits your mood. The notes which accompany the set are very brief, so here I am adding my own impressions along with information I have found from other sources. Track Listing Relaxing CD 1 Elgar - 'Lux Aeterna'. This is a vocal arrangement of the piece titled Nimrod from the Enigma Variations. Elgar wrote ...

JoannaPiano 01.06.2008 (11.06.2008) · Read full review
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Classic Euphoria = Euphoric.

Advantages: Plenty of Quality Tracks for your Money. Familar famous tracks alongside superb less known tracks.
Disadvantages: Not really for those with short attention spans. Mixing between songs can be lengthy.

Classic Euphoria. Branded mysteriously as a seemingly independant compilation, this album hit the shops in the summer of 2006. While it's cover would let you think otherwise, Classic Euphoria and indeed it's sequels are by the Ministry of Sound, and call upon its vast collection of music rights to some of the most famous trance tracks in the last decade Basic Details Tracks: 47 Approx total runtime: 188 minutes Featured DJs: Variety of Artists Label: Ministry of Sound Other Titles in the Series: Classic Euphoria Level 2, Hardcore Euphoria. Sub-genre: Trance, Electronic What is Trance? There isn't a single genre as subdivided as dance music. Trance, house, acid, hardcore, breakbeat, gabber. What do they mean? Well don't worry. By 'trance', the music industry is not saying 'music only a drugged up raver ...

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A great compilation, with a variety of music

Advantages: A good mix of styles and artists, and you don't have to buy a lot of singles to get the music.
Disadvantages: Appears to be quite simple, some tracks that I personally did not like, but then that's down to personal opinion.

The Brits 2001 CD is a great CD if you want some variety. The CD contains many different types of music, from Toploader, to S Club 7, and Kylie Minogue or even Coldplay. There are 37 tracks on this double CD album. The music really depends on your tastes, but I found a couple of tracks I didn't like, so just skipped them, as most of the others were great. This is a good album to buy if you like a track, but do not want to spend money on the single, or do not like the rest of their music or do not feel that their album is worth the money. The cover appears to be quite simple, but the inlay card contains a lot of information on the artists. I think that the album was worth the money, and contains a good mix of different artists and styles of music. A good, well rounded album, if you like a variety of music. ...

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