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Price: $6.99
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Sale: $5.01
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Manufacturer: Teldec
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Binding: Audio CD
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Label: Teldec
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NumberOfDiscs: 1
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ReleaseDate Date: 2002-07-16
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Price: $18.98
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Sale: $8.04
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Manufacturer: Decca
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Binding: Audio CD
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Artist: Hayley Westenra
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Label: Decca
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NumberOfDiscs: 1
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ReleaseDate Date: 2005-10-18
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Description: Hayley Westenra's new album Odyssey was always going to be a different proposition to Pure, the record-breaking 2003 collection which marked her international debut. A lot has happened to the young New Zealander over the past two or three years--and those changes are clearly reflected by a record which encapsulates her growth from a budding teenage prodigy into a mature young woman.Now, at 18, Hayley is ready to show the world how much she has grown up, both as an artist and as an individual. Fans of Pure will be pleasantly surprised by her new album. Her wonderful voice retains its crystal-clear purity, but Westenra's singing is now richer and more rounded than before. Touring the world and singing in some of its greatest concert venues, such as the Sydney Opera House, Royal Albert Hall, and Carnegie Hall, has worked wonders for her confidence. Suitably emboldened, she has embraced an even wider range of musical styles including classical, hymns, folk and pop."I was happy with Pure at the time, but I've moved on so much," says Hayley. "It's really exciting to have something new out there for people to listen to. I wanted to make a record that represented me as a person. And I think I've improved as a vocalist."Variety is certainly one of the keywords with Hayley's new album. When she first entered a recording studio in New Zealand as a 12-year-old, Westenra restricted herself to classical pieces and show tunes. Now, in addition to impressive takes on classical works, Hayley uses her new album to perform an inspired cover of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now" and has arranged and written much of the material. "I like to push myself, and I'm now confident enough to try different things. I have been much more involved behind the scenes with this album--I wanted to put my individual stamp on each song."With her career stretching out promisingly before her, Hayley is also keen to continue experimenting. She is still primarily a classical crossover artist but she also wants to keep broadening those musical horizons. Three years after her international debut CD, Hayley Westenra is still pure: she exudes pure quality and she remains pure class--but her musical journey continues with her new album Odyssey.
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Price: $11.98
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Sale: $6.98
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Manufacturer: Roadrunner Records
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Binding: Audio CD
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Label: Roadrunner Records
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NumberOfDiscs: 1
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ReleaseDate Date: 1999-10-19
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Price: $11.98
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Sale: $7.62
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Manufacturer: Sony
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Binding: Audio CD
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Label: Sony
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NumberOfDiscs: 1
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ReleaseDate Date: 1989-08-07
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Price: $20.98
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Sale: $15.35
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Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi
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Binding: Audio CD
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Label: Harmonia Mundi
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NumberOfDiscs: 1
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ReleaseDate Date: 2008-09-09
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Description: Threshold of Night presents the Austin-based choral group in a program of premiere recordings of new works for voices and strings by the award-winning young British composer Tarik O'Regan. These peices- setting texts of British and North and South American writers - explore teh ecstasies of heaven and the challenges of life on Earth. O'Regan's is a music of polarities, sometimes contained with a single piece. The works here range from the dense and propulsive to the airy and meditative. Settings of 2 poems by Emily Dickinson, both commissioned by Conspirare, bookend the program. The title work, Threshold of Night (setting one of Kathleen Raine's Three Poems of Incarnation), earned O'Regan the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters Award in the Liturgical category. Written for Advent and completed on the eve of the first annivesary of Hurricane Katrina, its blues-inflected harmonies echo that community's need for guidance in the wake of disaster.
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Price: $6.98
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Sale: $4.13
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Manufacturer: Buena Vista
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Binding: Audio CD
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Label: Buena Vista
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NumberOfDiscs: 1
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ReleaseDate Date: 2005-05-10
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Price: $18.98
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Sale: $7.82
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Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
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Binding: Audio CD
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Label: Deutsche Grammophon
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NumberOfDiscs: 1
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ReleaseDate Date: 2006-10-10
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Description: In choosing to cover the music of John Dowland (1563-1626), who is known as the "melancholy madrigalist" from his output of cheerful ditties like "Flow My Tears," Police bandleader Sting has entered into a whole new realm of austere eeriness. Originally inspired by the gift of a lute, the rock superstar and activist sings the songs, deliciously sweet and tender or spirited by turn, accompanying himself, with Edin Karamazov sitting on lute and archlute. For listeners accustomed to hearing material of this period interpreted by rigorously trained early music stylists, especially countertenors and the like, Sting's sometimes tight-jawed, chest-heavy vocals may seem amateurish. It's undeniable that in four-part harmonies, the singer, tightly overdubbed, comes across like a combination of the Swingle Singers and Queen (meaning Freddy Mercury and crew, NOT the first Elizabeth). But it's important to remember that music of this period was routinely heard as a casual diversion in private homes, even more often than at Court. It was considered a crucial social skill to be able to join in with an adequate degree of skill, but not everyone was able to negotiate the perilous melodic twists and turns typical of the era's music. With this in mind, the overall effect is of a candle-lit, postprandial entertainment in the home of an English gentleman. Muttered readings from Dowland's letters and brief snippets of sampled birdsong aside, it is a courageous effort, displaying heartfelt admiration for the composer and a considerable degree of earnest charm. --Christina Roden
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Price: $11.98
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Sale: $8.02
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Manufacturer: Polygram UK
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Binding: Audio CD
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Artist: Sarah Brightman
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Label: Polygram UK
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NumberOfDiscs: 1
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ReleaseDate Date: 1995-10-30
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Description: 1995 compilation for Polydor featuring 17 tracks, including 'Memory' (Italian Version) (from 'Phantom Of The Opera'), 'Don't Cry For Me Argentina' (Spanish Version) and duets such as 'Friends For Life' (with Jose Carreras) and 'The Theater Cat' (with Jon Gielgud). The full title is 'Surrender: The Unexpected Songs'.
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Price: $4.98
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Sale: $1.48
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Manufacturer: Vox (Classical)
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Binding: Audio CD
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Label: Vox (Classical)
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NumberOfDiscs: 1
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ReleaseDate Date: 2000-09-05
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Price: $18.97
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Sale: $12.67
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Manufacturer: Sony
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Binding: Audio CD
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Label: Sony
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NumberOfDiscs: 1
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ReleaseDate Date: 2004-03-30
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Description: The great Yo-Yo Ma has recently (in addition to his world music explorations) moved to the baroque cello, a so-called period instrument, and his transition has been remarkably smooth. He is indeed a musical polyglot, and this CD finds him solidly in the heart of the Baroque period, with music by Vivaldi. In addition to three concerti the composer wrote for cello, there are some fascinating transcriptions. The Largo violin solo from the "Winter" concerto of the Four Seasons is here beautifully played on cello, its darker tone added substituting gravity for chill in the wintry landscape. A concerto originally for viola d'amore, lute and strings has been transformed into one for cello, organ, strings and continuo, with Baroque expert Ton Koopman as transposer and organist (and sympathetic, energetic conductor throughout). And oddest of all, Koopman has created cello solos out of arias (one of which is helped by a perky bassoon) originally composed for female voice from a couple of operas, the oratorio Juditha Triumphans, and the familiar "Laudamus te" from the famous "Gloria." Leave it to these musicians to re-invent Vivaldi with respect and a clear ear for musical values--not to mention sheer entertainment and a forward propulsion which makes it all so invigorating. --Robert Levine
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