Voices Of Euskadi - Various Artists

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... Read review

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Advantages: Fantastic variety of genres to cover Chage & Aska's amazing legacy
Disadvantages: Some lyrics aren't directly or loosely translated from the originals

...would think many Michael Hutchence fans may not have heard of this song. Track 4) Alejandro Sanz - Cancion De Amor Para Olividarte Alejandro Sanz adapts Chage & Aska's "Love Song" into a very soothing latin cover, sung in Spanish. Very original and quite possibly better than the original. Track 5) - Chage And Aska - The River The duo themselves, with an English version of "River". I was slightly disappointed with the translation, but it's still a fantastic song and shows one of the varieties of music that Chage & Aska are capable of performing. Track 6) - Cathy Dennis - Love's A Cradle The Japanese direct translation of the original is "Weather Forecast Lover" and is a very nice love song from Chage & Aska, which is why I was a little confused with the title originally. However, Cathy Dennis has a very delicate voice... 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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