Serenade

Katherine Jenkins (Artist, Performer), Georges Bizet (Composer), Nicholas Brodszky (Composer), Leo Delibes (Composer), Carole Bayer Foster David / Sager (Composer), Charles Gounod (Composer), Agustin Lara (Composer), Ennio Morricone (Composer), Giorgio Flavio Musumarra Roberto / Pintus (Composer)

Product Details

• Performer: Katherine Jenkins
• Composer: Georges Bizet, Nicholas Brodszky, Leo Delibes, Carole Bayer Foster David / Sager, Charles Gounod, et al.
• Audio CD (February 17, 2009)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Decca
• ASIN: B000GWBO2K
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,230 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

From Amazon.co.uk
Following on from the heady success of albums like Premiere, Second Nature, and Living a Dream, Welsh mezzo-soprano and sometime fashion model and music teacher Katherine Jenkins now presents her fourth collection of classically-rendered hymns, arias, and pop classics. Serenade seems an understated title for someone with such a soaring voice and dynamic range, yet fans will know Jenkins is more than capable of balancing her operatic cartwheels with moments of real tenderness. This is evidenced immediately on the album's opening track, an elegant version of Bryan Adams's "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You," sung in Italian with Adams himself featured on guitar. The same undulations of quietude and drama unfold throughout the rest of the LP as Jenkins recreates timeless classics such as "Dear Lord and Father," "Lisa Lan," "Chance in a Lifetime," and "O Mio Babbino Caro" with characteristic grace and aplomb. --Danny McKenna

Product Description
Katherine Jenkins' fourth studio album Serenade became the number one album on the UK mainstream charts and sold more than 50,000 copies in its first week of release. This ensured it was the biggest seller for a classical CD in Britain ever. Serenade features one of Katherine's favorite songs of all time, her "classicalised" version of Bryan Adams' Everything I Do. "I like the idea of doing a classical version of a pop song. Bryan ended up coming into the studio and playing guitar on the track, which was a moment that was such a thrill."

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Little To Not Like, February 9, 2007

By	Donald E. Halley (Carson, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Some folks are highly critical of what has been come to be known as "Popera". However, for someone like me, who likes the music but hates to sit and watch fat people screeching at one another, Katherine Jenkins is just perfect. She's unbelievably easy on the eyes, and she can sing with great power or great sweetness, as the occasion requires. The choice of tracks here is slightly uneven - I got the feeling that it was a put together from tracks that didn't make in on her other albums. No matter - it's great to have them as fillers. The final measure for me is that listening to these songs makes me happy, and I consequently want to do so over and over. If you like beautiful soprano voices, you need to buy this album. You will definitely not be disappointed.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Brava, Katherine!, December 25, 2006

By	Byron Kolln (the corner where Broadway meets Hollywood) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

Katherine Jenkins is quickly establishing herself as one of the leading operatic mezzo-sopranos, and her 2006 album, entitled "Serenade", is one of her best.

Jenkins has the knack of choosing some of the greatest classical pieces but also manages to inject her repertoire with modern selections (her 2005 album "Living a Dream" featured a mix of contemporary musical theatre and classical pieces). Here on the "Serenade" album she's joined by Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, and together they spin magic with Delibes' "The Flower Duet". For the serious opera fans, it's probably the best track on the album. Jenkins also enchants with a very pretty "Lisa Lan", "Green Green Grass of Home" and "The Prayer" (normally sung by a tenor, but equally stirring as performed here by Jenkins).

A very fine album indeed. [Universal/UCJ Music 476 571-8]

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Irena Tully, www.[...].com, February 8, 2007

By	Graham Tully "Irena Tully, Impulse Production... - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A well balanced selection of music, performed with feelings and charisma and most of all an accomplished and sensual voice, making this album unique and a joy to listen to. Katherine Jenkins certainly represents a successful & appealing cross-over between classical and modern genres. Wonderful to have Dame Kiri Te Kanawa joining in 'Flower Duet', as well as Bryan Adams in 'Everything I Do'.