Visions Of Jerusalem - Emma Kirkby & Wells Cathedral Choir

Advantages: Excellent Choice of Songs
Disadvantages: None

...This CD is excellent. I have always been a fan of Male Voice choirs (not just because I'm welsh) because the overall harmony is gorgeous!! I saw this CD advertised recently on the TV and my parents bought it for me. I was not disappointed. There is an excellent selection on traditional welsh ballads with past pop hits etc. People often mistake Male Voice Choirs as just a 'Welsh Thing' that they won't nessarily enjoy, I think they would be pleasently suprised if they bought it. Being the age of 20, not many of the younger generation appreciate music different to hip-pop, punk-rock or rap but as I was brought up surrounded by jazz, classical, brass etc, I have a much wider taste, thankfully. This is a CD that I play quite often and enjoy every time. The Tracks on this CD: 1) Sailing 2) Abide With Me 3) Jerusalem 4) Land... Read review

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

...think) to the orchestral sections. 4 Mozart - 'Champagne Aria'. This is from the opera Don Giovanni and sung by Bryn Terfel. I'm afraid that personally I can't stand this one and would have to skip it. 5 Doyle - 'Non Nobis Domine'. This comes from the 1989 film of Henry V. It is quite an uplifting piece, with that distinctive full-bodied sound that a lot of film music seems to have. 6 Haydn - 'The Heavens are Telling the Glory of God'. This is from the oratorio The Creation. It's a more traditional choral track and for me it's one of the best pieces on the Uplifting CD. 7 Arne - 'Where the Bee Sucks'. Emma Kirkby is the soprano on this track, with the Academy of Ancient Music. The words are form Shakespeare's The Tempest. Thomas Arne was a British composer who also write out national anthem and Rule Britannia. Where would... Read review

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Advantages: Sublime
Disadvantages: None

...When I say that my grandmother's maiden name was Davies, and that she was the last person in the family who had any understanding of the Welsh language, you will probably understand why I love Welsh choral music so much. Well, apart from the fact that Wales is truly the land of song, with the best history of choral music in the entire world., that is! This CD (produced by EMI and Music for Pleasure) has a wide range of Welsh Male voice Choirs from all over Wales. The competition between the different choirs and indeed the different parts of Wales are fiercely competitive. But the strong, intense rivalry is always friendly. Well, MOST of the time, that is! The songs on this CD (I am ,of course, listening to it as I write this review!) are all perfectly sung and perfectly accompanied, as the producers have chosen the cream of Welsh... Read review

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