Pure Classics

Bryn Terfel (Performer), Andrea Bocelli (Composer), Elvis Costello (Composer), Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Andrew Lloyd Webber (Composer), Ernesto de Curtis (Composer), James Horner (Composer), American Traditional (Composer), Kurt Weill (Composer), George Gershwin (Composer), Erik Satie (Composer), Agustin Lara (Composer), Leonard Bernstein (Composer), Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Gioachino Rossini (Composer), Stephen Flaherty (Composer), Thomas Newman (Composer), Elliot Goldenthal (Composer), Tonci Huljic (Composer), John [Film Composer] Williams (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Bryn Terfel
• Composer: Andrea Bocelli, Elvis Costello, Giuseppe Verdi, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Ernesto de Curtis, et al.
• Audio CD (October 14, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Decca
• ASIN: B0000D1FI6
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #311,119 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sogno D'Amore (after Liszt's Liebestraum No. 3)

2. For the Stars

3. Va, pensiero [From Nabucco]

4. Memory [From Cats]

5. Non ti scordar di me, for voice & orchestra (& chorus ad lib)

6. First Drop Off, First Kiss [From a Beautiful Mind]

7. Shenandoah, folk song

8. September Song, song for voice & piano (from "Knickerbocker Holiday")

9. Someone to Watch Over Me, song (from Oh, Kay!, musical)

10. Gymnopedie for piano No. 1

11. Granada, for voice & orchestra (with chorus ad lib)

12. Medley: Maria / Tonight

13. Un bel dì vedremo [From Madama Butterfly]

14. Cessa di più resistere [From the Barber of Seville]

15. Wheels of a Dream [From Ragtime]

16. Rock Island, 1931 [From Road to Perdition]

17. Burn it Blue [From Frida]

18. Fuego

19. Main Theme [From Star Wars]

Editorial Reviews

Operatic baritone/bass Bryn Terfel forged an acclaimed career based not only upon his rich, booming voice, but also upon his ability to bring abundant personal charisma and enthusiasm to his stage roles. Terfel grew up singing traditional folk songs from his native Wales and entered London's Guildhall School of Music in 1984. He graduated in 1989 and debuted at the Welsh National Opera the following year, performing the role of Guglielmo in Cosi Fan Tutte. 1992 saw Terfel's international breakthrough performance at the Salzburg Festival, where he took on the role of Jochanaan in Strauss' Salome. Since then, Terfel has performed at such legendary venues as the Metropolitan Opera (1994), Carnegie Hall (1995), and La Scala (1995), and won a Grammy for Best Classical Solo Vocal for his album Bryn Terfel: Opera Arias. In addition to his many opera performances and recordings, Terfel has also released several albums of show tunes, as well as 2000's Songs of My Welsh Home, a homage to the music he grew up singing.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mostly a decent CD, October 29, 2003

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Russell H. Warren (Racine, Wisconsin) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pure Classics (Audio CD)

I wonder how many people saw the ad for this CD on TV and ordered it right away without looking further into the contents. Brightman? Bocelli? Pavarotti? Florez? Watson? All Three Tenors? All on one CD? Sounded like a winner in the ad. They don't mention the Main Title from Star Wars. Nor do they mention (even Amazon doesn't show it!), that Anne Sofie Von Otter's performance is actually a duet with Elvis Costello, who simply does not have the chops or vocal gifts that most of the other artists on this CD are blessed with. In fact, that song is positively dreadful, and it's all because of Costello's vocally-strained style. What the hell is he doing on this CD? The rest of this CD is generally fine, but certainly do not expect a CD full of classical music, and be prepared to skip song #2 every time you play the CD.