My Irish Home Sweet Home

1. Phil the Fluter's Ball - Webster Booth

2. Eileen Org - Barbara Mullen

3. Danny Boy

4. Mother Machree - John McCormack

5. It Takes an Irish Heart to Sing an Irish Song - Jack Daly

6. My Old Irish Mother - Danny Malone

7. Father O'Flynn

8. Where the Shannon River Flows - John McCormack

9. My Wild Irish Rose - Jack Daly

10. Down by the Glenside - Delia Murphy

11. Mountains of Mourne

12. Rose of Tralee - Webster Booth

13. My Irish Home Sweet Home - Jack Daly

14. Spinning Wheel - Delia Murphy

15. That's How I Spell I-R-E-L-A-N-D

16. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling - John McCormack

17. If You're Irish Come into the Parlour - Jack Daly

18. Three Lovely Lasses - Delia Murphy

19. Kathleen Mavourneen - John McCormack

20. Laughing Irish Eyes - Dan Donovan

See all 22 tracks on this disc

My Irish Home Sweet Home,Various Artists,Empress,Celtic,Ireland,Irish,Irish Folk

Average customer rating: Excellent Voice, Cheap Music You are all idiots Bryn Terfel, the Magnificent, sings 'Something for Everyone' Bryn Terfel's voice is magnificent, this album superb. Popular favorites sung by a fine concert baritone-bass

Bryn Terfel Sings Favorites Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Monk, William Henry | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Film Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | 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 Terfel, Bryn | ( T ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Bryn Terfel - Simple Gifts Bryn Terfel - If Ever I Would Leave You (Songs from My Fair Lady, On a Clear Day, Camelot, The Little Prince, Brigadoon) Bryn Terfel - Something Wonderful (Bryn Terfel sings Rodgers & Hammerstein) Bryn Terfel - We'll Keep a Welcome Silent Noon ASIN: B0000AP6HI Release Date: 2003-10-14

Tracks:

1. Couplets: 'Votre Toast Je Peu Vous Le Rendre' (Toreador Song)
2. Shenandoah
3. Bugeillio'r Gwenith Gwyn
4. 'C'etait Le Soir' - 'Aufondu Du Temple Saint'
5. The Lord Is My Shepherd
6. Danny Boy
7. Bella Notte
8. Goin' Home
9. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
10. Home Sweet Home
11. Ave Maria D 839
12. Il Mio Cure Va
13. At The River
14. None But The Lonley Heart
15. If I Can Help Somebody
16. Wiegenlied
17. Abide With Me
18. Lazybones

Amazon.com

The title of this CD tells it all. Here is one popular classic after another, some folk or traditional, some operatic, some religious or inspirational, some pop. The result in the throat/mind/sensibility of any other singer might be soupy, sappy, or simply uninteresting, but Bryn Terfel--he of the rolling bass-baritone voice who can smoothly deliver notes and phrases at any dynamic level--turns this generous, somewhat sentimental recital into something beautiful and special. After a rousing "Toreador Song" from Carmen, sung with just the right weight (most baritones find it too low, most basses too high) comes a ravishing version of "Shenandoah"; a fine Welsh song is followed by the stunning duet from Bizet's The Pearl Fishers, with Andrea Bocelli singing the tenor part gleamingly and Terfel considerately underplaying his hand. And so it continues through Brahms' Lullaby and Schubert's Ave Maria; the "Love Theme from Titanic" sung with great restraint; renditions of "Danny Boy" and "Home Sweet Home" which are just beautiful; the spirituals "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" and "At the River," slightly anachronistic but still effective; the gluey "If I Can Help Somebody"; and a few more. It's amazing that Terfel can bring such variety to material which is temperamentally so similar. Some of the arrangements are a bit sticky and overdone, but overall, this disc is a beauty for all seasons. It will make a lovely gift to music lovers of all types. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Voice, Cheap Music.......2006-04-27

Bryn Terfel sings everything beautifully. The difficulty with this CD is that some of the music is extremely tawdry.
"The Lord is My Shepherd" and "Abide With Me" are very nicely sung, although the arrangements (like almost all hymn arrangements) leave a good bit to be desired.
The big surprise was to hear him sing "Lazybones" to perfection.
But on the whole it is far better to hear him sing music whose quality matches that of his voice.

You are all idiots.......2006-04-04

Bryn is aweful. This CD is horrific. Listen to real opera you morons. Listening to Bryn is like pouring sugar down your throat until you vomit. Does anyone know what an "operatic baritone" really sounds like. Bryn is the emproer with no clothes and you all are fools.

Bryn Terfel, the Magnificent, sings 'Something for Everyone'.......2005-06-28

Surely one of the most beautiful baritone voices on the opera stage and in the recital hall today is that of Welshman Bryn Terfel. He is one of those rare artists who has a magnificent voice, intense musicality, and magical stage presence. Terfel could sing the telephone book and make it beautiful.

And sadly that is what this album resembles: the choice of songs and the arrangements and friends with whom he elects to perform raises some concern about his artistic integrity. Having purchased this CD based on hearing 'Toreador Song' from 'Carmen' - clearly the finest, most highly nuanced performance of this famous aria ever sung! - this listener expected a concert of similar arias. Wrong! This is like a summer night at Hollywood Bowl with bits and pieces of all manner of songs, some tasteful, others less so, but whatever Terfel sings it is good to hear his voice.

Some of the more successful tracks include 'Shenandoah', 'Danny Boy', Brahms' 'Lullaby', and a Welsh tune 'Bugeilio'r Gwenith Gwyn' sung in Welsh. But then Terfel opts to sing Tchaikovsky's 'None but the lonely heart' in English rather than Russian, a Disney song (from Lady and the Tramp) in Italian, and for some reason includes duets with a soprano by the sole name of Sissel ('Ave Maria'), an awful pairing with Andrea Bocelli for The Pearl Fishers duet (terrible to compare these two polarized voices!), and some choral and jazz ditties. Whew!

If you can get past the pick and save repertoire here and just relax with Terfel's artistry you are in for a treat. Not for the purists, but definitely a find for the 'crossover crowd'. Grady Harp, June 05

Bryn Terfel's voice is magnificent, this album superb........2005-05-05

I am hoping every possible purchaser of this album will read this review. Bryn Terfel is a singer whose voice has been touched by God. Rich, powerful, masculine, elegant, emotionally moving. His taste in music is varied and wonderful. I listen to him more often than any other vocalist in my vast vocal music collection. Therefore, I get more value out of his CD's than any other I own. If you love great vocal music sung by one of the greatest baritones of all time, buy this CD immediately. It will quickly become one of your treasured favorites. And Mr. Terfel, please know that your voice touches people all around the world. Thank you for the great music and inspiration, Sir.

Popular favorites sung by a fine concert baritone-bass.......2005-04-20

First of all, we have to recognize that Bryn Terfel is one helluva fine concert/operatic baritone with a huge, powerful, and beautiful voice. (I think any other assessment must be based on nit-picking and misses the forest for the trees.)

In the present program we may wonder whether Terfel's particular (and enormous) talent is well matched to the popular selections chosen. Overall, I say yes: Terfel gives fine and generally convincing performances of this widely varied program--and there are precious few (if any) who could do better.

Let's take a look at what's here:

On the famous toreador song from Bizet's "Carmen" Terfel gives a very fine, operatic rendition of the bull-fighter's swaggering, macho aria. His diction in French is faultless and his singing style unreproachable. What more do you want?

In "Shenandoah" Terfel takes on an American folksong, and here is hardly in his home territory. He sings it well, as a concert artist, and perhaps a bit more dramatically than necessary. His pronunciation of American English is very good--except that he's deceived by the "ss" in Missouri and does not give us the "z" sound which every American would. The use of the pipes by Neil Martin adds a lovely, wistful touch to this sentimental bit of lovesick nostagia.

The tender Welsh lovesong is sung in a fine concertish style, but manages to be quite intimate and convincing anyway. Terfel's pronunciation of the (South Wales?) language is perfect, as far as I can detect, and should probably not be taken for granted in this day when English dominates. The harp--mainstay of Welsh folk music--is welcome here as played by the expert fingers of Catrin Finch.

Bizet's well-known Pearl Fishers' duet is operatic territory, and Terfel shines here. Bocelli offers a warm and appealing, though smaller, tenor voice to the combination and the two do a good job overall. Terfel's French is again impeccable.

The lovely setting of the 23rd psalm by Goodall is a welcome bit of church music and the soloist-with-chorus arrangement puts Terfel into a familiar idiom, which he--and the London Voices--make the most of. It's a fine performance and will remind listeners of "The Vicar of Dibley" program on PBS, for which the hymn serves as themesong.

Danny Boy was, I believe, originally in English, though it is one of the best-loved Irish folksongs, so we can't fault Terfel for not singing it in Irish. He sings it well, in spite of its demanding range, and communicates the sad and longing tenderness a father feels for his son about to go off to battle. Terfel's sweet, pianissimo ending is gorgeous, impressive, and most apt.

I don't particularly like the song "Bella Notte," so I won't say much, except that it seems well presented. "Going Home" is performed as a concert piece which owes much more to Dvorak than to the Afro-American spiritual from which it is reportedly derived. Even so, Terfel manages a quite convincing southern American dialect. In the same mood, more or less, we get the spiritual "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot," which Terfel and the London Voices bring off well, though not at all in the way a Black church choir would do it.

I won't take space to describe each of the following tracks, as I think the foregoing gives a pretty good idea of what to expect. The folksongs are not what a purist might want in the way of homespun simplicity--they are prettied up in artistic renditions. The concert pieces are very well done and leave little to be desired.

I will comment on only two more: I was not overly happy with the Brahms lullaby ("Wiegenlied"), because it is a bit too dramatic and artsy in style where it should be utterly simple. Still, we have to give T. credit for his excellent German pronunciation and his fine, if not cribside, style of singing.

In "Lazybones" Terfel gives us a thoroughly charming and delightfully bluesy performance of a Hoagy Carmichael song. Against all odds, it shows a warm understanding and affection for this idiom so alien to the hills and valleys of T's Welsh home. I defy anyone not to be charmed and delighted by this piece.

A strong commendation is in order for Chris Hazell's remarkably fine arrangements of most of these works, and the excellence of the performances by the accompanying groups. This is a musically first-class production!

The liner notes are generous, with song texts and photos of the participants in this recording. It is definitely up to Deutsche Grammophon's high standards!

If you like the pieces presented here and would like to hear them performed beautifully by first-class artists in fine arrangements, you should get this recording. With over 74 minutes of music, you'll be getting your money's worth several times over!

Average customer rating: Not what I expected

Carry Me Home: Folksongs from Around the World Manufacturer: Quillisma ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Grainger | Grainger, Percy Aldridge | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Holst | Holst, Gustav | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vaughan Williams, Ralph | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Vaughan Williams, Ralph | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005UKKC Release Date: 2002-04-02

Tracks:

1. Dashing Away With The Smoothing Iron
2. Brigg Fair
3. Botany Bay
4. Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant
5. Myfanwy
6. The Turtle Dove
7. Londonderry Air
8. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
9. Nobody Knows The Trouble I Seen
10. De Gospel Train
11. My Sweetheart's Like Venus
12. Ca' The Yowes
13. Molly Malone
14. O Waly Waly
15. Ye Banks And Braes
16. Song Of The Volga Boatmen
17. Shenandoah
18. Joshua
19. Steal Away
20. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

Customer Reviews:

Not what I expected.......2007-05-21

The description of this product led me to believe that it was something altogether different.
It was not the kknd of music I enjoy.

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Dame Clara Butt: Abide with me Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Arne | Arne, Thomas Augustin | ( A ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Elgar | Elgar, Sir Edward | ( E ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Foster, Stephen | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sullivan | Sullivan, Arthur | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | 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 Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004RDZI Release Date: 2000-04-25

Average customer rating: What fun!

Patchwork Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets & Dances | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Colonial America Celtic Roots ASIN: B00003IE30 Release Date: 2000-01-25

Tracks:

1. Ad Mortem Festinamus [Instrumental]
2. Morning Blues
3. Ortiz's Hoedown [Instrumental]
4. Cantiga/Ballad of Little Sadie
5. Alta Trinita/Railroadin' Through the Rocky Mountains [Instrumental]
6. Drunkard's Lament
7. Spanish Fandango [Instrumental]
8. Sweet Home Chicago
9. Veille Cantigas [Instrumental]
10. Hobokentanz [Instrumental]
11. For No Good Reason at All
12. Devil and the Farmer's Wife/Campbell's Retreat from Red Gap
13. Sales Tax Toddle [Instrumental]
14. Bulldoze Blues
15. Valse de Bombarche/Ohne Fels [Instrumental]
16. Ma Tredol Rossignol [Instrumental]
17. Lone Star Rag [Instrumental]
18. Willie Moore
19. Johnson Boys
20. Beatrice/Ukranian Tune [Instrumental]
21. Saltarello/The Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me

Customer Reviews:

What fun!.......2001-02-05

The liner notes on this CD state that Hesperus chose to mix the styles of early and traditional music "for no good reason at all." The result is a mix of medieval-Renaissance music with traditional American music that is truly delightful. The three members of Hesperus play a diverse group of traditional and modern instruments and their choice of instruments on particular songs is as interesting as the choice of the songs that they blended together. The music is crisp and clear showing that the members know their music and their instruments. Dr. Tina Chancey is an expert on early music, while Scott Reiss is a graduate student studying ethnomusicology. All three members are experienced recording artists. The only (minor) drawback to this album is that Bruce Hutton, the solo vocalist, is excellent on some music, but seems a little bland on the blues tunes. Unlike more "authentic" recordings of traditional/historical music, this CD provides insight into the evolution of music and into (perhaps) into the shared motivation of musicians through time. In any case, the sheer joy contained in the music makes this CD a lot of fun!!

Average customer rating: Caught my ear right away!

His Majesty's Harper Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Allemandes | Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Byrd, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Dowland | Dowland, John | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Variations | Variations | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Lute | Instruments | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Renaissance (c.1450-1600) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Lute | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000I9M5 Release Date: 1999-03-09

Tracks:

1. A Fancy
2. A Fancy: My Lady Hunsdons Puffe
3. A Fancy: Alman
4. A Fancy: Frogg Galliard
5. A Fancy: Scott's Lament
6. Passionate Melancholy: Pavanna lacrima
7. Passionate Melancholy: Suzanna Galliard
8. Passionate Melancholy: Rowland
9. Passionate Melancholy: Can Shee Excuse
10. Passionate Melancholy: Robin
11. Fantasia: Praeludium To Ye Fancie
12. Fantasia
13. Fantasia: Coranto
14. Fantasia: A Gigg
15. Fantasia: Tarletons Jigge
16. Fantasia: Mrs Winters Jumpp
17. Fantasia: Tarletones Riserrectione
18. The King's Musicon: Cormacke
19. The King's Musicon: Allmane
20. The King's Musicon: Mr: Cormake Allman
21. The King's Musicon: Schoc.a.torum Cormake
22. The Queens Maske
23. Sweet Love And Crystal Tears: Fine Knacks For Ladies
24. Sweet Love And Crystal Tears: Awake, Sweet Loue, Thou Art Returnd
25. Sweet Love And Crystal Tears: Go Christall Teares
26. Sweet Love And Crystal Tears: My Thoughts Are Wingd With Hopes
27. The Farewell Fancy: Semper Dowland Semper Dolens
28. The Farewell Fancy: Farwell
29. The Farewell Fancy: My Dear Adieu, My Sweet Love Farewell

Customer Reviews:

Caught my ear right away!.......2004-07-23

I was waiting in a doctor's office and the radio was tuned to the local public broadcasting station. One of the tunes from this CD came on and right away I was grabbing a pen and paper to write the CD title down. I bought it and wasn't dissapointed! The tunes switch from light and airy to smooth and mellow and then back again. The variety is very nice. I have enjoyed this cd relaxing at home as well as in the car - something to calm me down in the hectic traffic. Very enjoyable music!

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My Irish Home Sweet Home Various Artists Manufacturer: Empress ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Ireland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Celtic | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Celtic | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | British Isles | Europe | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | British Isles | Europe | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B000026DW6 Release Date: 1998-02-10

Tracks:

1. Phil the Fluter's Ball - Webster Booth
2. Eileen Org - Barbara Mullen
3. Danny Boy
4. Mother Machree - John McCormack
5. It Takes an Irish Heart to Sing an Irish Song - Jack Daly
6. My Old Irish Mother - Danny Malone
7. Father O'Flynn
8. Where the Shannon River Flows - John McCormack
9. My Wild Irish Rose - Jack Daly
10. Down by the Glenside - Delia Murphy
11. Mountains of Mourne
12. Rose of Tralee - Webster Booth
13. My Irish Home Sweet Home - Jack Daly
14. Spinning Wheel - Delia Murphy
15. That's How I Spell I-R-E-L-A-N-D
16. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling - John McCormack
17. If You're Irish Come into the Parlour - Jack Daly
18. Three Lovely Lasses - Delia Murphy
19. Kathleen Mavourneen - John McCormack
20. Laughing Irish Eyes - Dan Donovan
21. Beautiful Eileen
22. Did Your Mother Come from Ireland? - Dan Donovan

Average customer rating: BRILLIANT ENGLISH TENOR I Am Amazed! A Great British Tenor

Charles Craig: Puccini Arias & Favourite Ballads Manufacturer: Testament ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Herbert | Herbert, Victor | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Moore | Moore, Thomas | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Puccini | Puccini, Giacomo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | 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 General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000DLYO Release Date: 1998-11-10

Tracks:

1. Manon Lescaut, Act II: Donna Non Vidi Mai
2. La Boheme, Act I: Che Gelida Manina
3. Tosca, Act I: Recondita Armonia
4. La Fanciulla Del West, Act III: Ch'ella Mi Creda
5. Turandot, Act I: Non Piangere, Liu
6. Turandot, Act III: Nessun Dorma
7. Because
8. Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms
9. For You Alone
10. Macushla
11. Song Of Songs
12. Trees
13. I'll Walk Beside You
14. Ah! Sweet Mystery Of Life
15. Home, Sweet Home
16. Tell Me Tonight
17. The Holy City
18. The Lord's Prayer

Customer Reviews:

BRILLIANT ENGLISH TENOR.......2006-07-22

Charles Craig was a superb British operatic tenor of the 1950s,60s and 70s with an authentic Italian style.
This recording is a brilliant tribute to a dedicated and fine artist. Any one who has not heard Charles Craig recordings before is in for a surprise. Forget todays modern tenors .This is the real thing.
The performance is indeed world class.His style is relaxed and unforced with some beautiful mezza voce singing and an excellent ringing vocal tone in all the right places. Buy and enjoy.

I Am Amazed!.......2006-07-10

It is both astounding and embarrassing to have to admit that after many, many years of loving opera, that I had never heard of Charles Craig. I assure you that the music samples that Amazon so thoughtfully provides does not begin to do his voice justice.

The recording brought tears to my eyes as he sang songs that I have loved for many years. His voice is relaxed and natural and his singing of the ballads section is just as enjoyable as his singing of the Puccini section. One is free to simply enjoy the music.

Another benefit of his singing is his ability to make the words understandable for the most part. I had a little difficulty understanding all of the words in his singing of "Because". His voice, however, was glorious.

I would definitly encourage anyone who enjoys a world class tenor to add this CD to their collection.

A Great British Tenor.......2003-08-10

This is a fine example of a great tenor in the Italian school. These recordings were made in the early sixties just as he was about the embark on his Covent Garden and international. He probably sang Otello more than any tenor in the history of opera and unlike he with the Plastic Voice could sing all the notes of this opera.

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My Irish Home Sweet Home:Favorites Fr Manufacturer: Empress ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music British Isles | Europe | Compilations | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B000007POR Release Date: 1999-04-27

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Hear My Song Manufacturer: Prism Platinum ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD 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 General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000059M4E Release Date: 2001-02-06

Tracks:

1. Hear My Song, Violetta
2. Rose of Tralee
3. I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen
4. Dear Old Donegal
5. Machushla
6. Galway Bay
7. Soldier's Dream
8. My Heart and I
9. Song of Songs
10. When the Angelus Was Ringing (The Three Bells)
11. Holy City
12. Count Your Blessings
13. Serenade
14. Santa Lucia (Neopolitan Barcarolle)
15. Beneath Thy Window (O Sole Mio)
16. Come Back to Sorrento
17. When You Were Sweet Sixteen
18. When You're in Love
19. Strange Music
20. We All Have a Song in Our Hearts
21. How Can You Buy Killarney?
22. Shawl of Galway Grey
23. Bless This House
24. Goodbye

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1. Naked Love
2. No Miracles Today
3. No Surrender
4. Not An End In Itself
5. Past-Present & Forever
6. Racoon and a Possum
7. Raindance [Import]
8. Roadshow
9. Run to the Wind/Coyote [Import]
10. Shrimp Boats a Comin' There's Dancing To

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