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Symphony

Sarah Brightman Audio CD
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (189 customer reviews)

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listen  1. GothicaSarah Brightman 1:20$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  2. Fleurs Du MalSarah Brightman 4:10$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  3. SymphonySarah Brightman 4:47$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  4. Canto Della TerraSarah Brightman featuring Andrea Bocelli 3:59$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  5. SanveanSarah Brightman 3:50$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  6. I Will Be With You (Where The Lost Ones Go)Sarah Brightman featuring Paul Stanley 4:31$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  7. Schwere TräumeSarah Brightman 3:22$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  8. Sarai QuiSarah Brightman featuring Alessandro Safina 3:57$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  9. Storia d'AmoreSarah Brightman 4:03$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen10. Let It RainSarah Brightman 4:17$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen11. AttesaSarah Brightman 4:27$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen12. PasiónSarah Brightman featuring Fernando Lima 5:14$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen13. RunningSarah Brightman 6:09$1.29  Buy MP3 


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International singing superstar Sarah Brightman is the world's biggest selling Soprano. She pioneered the classical crossover music movement and is famed for possessing a vocal range of over 3 octaves. Sarah is the only artist to have simultaneously topped the Billboard dance and classical music charts. Her voice has rung out from theatres, arenas, cathedrals, world heritage centers and ... Read more in Amazon's Sarah Brightman Store

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  • Audio CD (January 29, 2008)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Manhattan Records
  • ASIN: B000TSQCHS
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (189 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,453 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2008 marks the release of Sarah Brightman's first new studio album for five years. Recorded in Germany, Symphony features all new songs and is created with Sarah's long-time producer Frank Peterson. The repertoire ranges from beautiful ballads 'Symphony', 'Fleur du Mal' and epic power rock scores 'I Will Be With You' to interpretations of the work 'Jupiter' from Holst's The Planets on 'Running' to Faith Hill's 'There You'll Be' sung in Italian as 'Sarai Qui' and many more. On this album Sarah reunites with Andrea Bocelli to sing 'Canto Della Terra', as well as singing duets with Fernando Lima (Mexican tenor) on 'Passion' and Paul Stanley (Kiss) on 'I Will Be With You (Where The Lost Ones Go) '. The album showcases Sarah linguistic vocal skills by singing in Spanish, Italian, French and for the first time German. EMI.

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Sarah Brightman's Symphony is a great album on its own. D. Chickering  |  51 reviewers made a similar statement
His is a more soothing, smooth voice. Anthony Morelli  |  43 reviewers made a similar statement
I recommend this album to every fan of Sarah's. AngelofMusic98  |  21 reviewers made a similar statement
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101 of 112 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Sarah Brightman Release January 29, 2008
Format:Audio CD
I simply love the CD. Picked up my copy this morning and popped it into the CD player. Wow, totally worth the 4-year wait! I was more than thrilled to hear the eclectic array of songs Sarah has chosen for Symphony. There's an edge to the album, which was coming sooner or later, and I'm relieved to finally hear something a little more close to home, rather than her fully themed albums from before. Symphony offers a little something for everyone. The songs which caught my attention are: Gothica, Symphony, Sanvean, Attesa and, surprisingly, Running. "Sanvean" is a Dead Can Dance cover tune, which is beautiful. Even though I reviewed the MP3 of "Running" and bashed it, I've grown to liking it because of that tribal beat which pops up around the middle of the song. I still think that Gustav Holst's original (Jupiter, from "The Planets") should've been left untouched, but Sarah has put her touch on that such classic just the same.

Symphony is voluptuous and living proof that Sarah is truly the best-selling Soprano of all time. Sarah uses a lot more of her higher, not necessarily operatic range on the album, which is pleasing to the ears, cos she's got a really lovely pop voice too. I haven't heard some notes she belts out, in a long time! The whole ethereality of the photos throughout the digipack & booklet are really nice, though some clever editing & airbrushing has been done, giving Sarah a truly different appearance in the photos. Her blonde wig is interesting with that braid across the front top portion of her head. I don't think she makes a great blonde, compared to her long, cascading raven tresses. And the backdrops...how ethereal and lofty everything seems. I like it. It's theatrical and playful at the same time. Sarah has picked up on a totally different fashion style. I love that white angelic number she wears, looking down upon her altar ego in the red dress down below.

Glad to know that Andrea Bocelli has been brought back to Duet with Sarah on "Canto Della Terra". So pretty and breathy and really packs a wallop of sound! I don't really care for Paul Stanley's voice on "I Will Be With You", compared to the original SB version, sung with Chris Thompson. His is a more soothing, smooth voice. But I realize Sarah was going for something a little more edgier, so I presume that is why they settled with the Paul Stanley version for the album.

Tracklisting is as follows:
01. Gothica - 1:20
02. Fleurs Du Mai - 4:10
03. Symphony - 4:47
04. Canto Della Terra - featuring Andrea Bocelli 3:59
05. Sanvean - 3:50
06. I Will Be With You (Where The Lost Ones Go) - featuring Paul Stanley - 04:31
07. Schwere Träume - 3:22
08. Sarai Qui - featuring Alessandro Safina 3:56
09. Storia d'Amore - 4:03
10. Let It Rain - 4:17
11. Attesa - 4:26
12. Pasión - featuring Fernando Lima
13. Running - 6:09

I don't know about the American edition, but my Canadian edition (the cd itself) is glossy red with silver lettering. It's very pretty and unlike any of Sarah's previous discs. I highly recommend purchasing Symphony, because it's really a wonderful album with a lot to offer.
Bonus material is available, through visiting Sarah's official website, once you've purchased the CD.
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38 of 40 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
For fans of Sarah Brightman this latest album may be something of a shock. Unlike earlier works, it is dark, brooding, and at times deliberately uneven. So before you buy, some explanations of what Sarah is doing here might help you appreciate it better. Unfair criticisms have been leveled at Sarah that she is trying to "re-invent" herself here. People making these criticisms fail to realize that Sarah and Frank Peterson, her manager/partner, have always visualized her projects as being separate stand-alone mini-musicals. Eden was themed around Africa/and Nautical motifs. La Luna had a mythological Moon-Goddess theme. Harem was the Arabian Nights. In order to understand this latest work of Sarah's, a fan needs to read Baudelaire's controversial set of poems "Les Fleurs du Mal" (the Flowers of Evil.) In particular, they need to read a poem entitled, "Femmes Damnes" (The Women who are Damned.) Unlike Sarah's earlier works, Symphony is a soul-searching journey through mid-life crisis, mirroring Sarah's own journey through the past couple of years (unfortunately this hasn't been the happiest of times for her on a personal level.) If you read "Fleurs du Mal" (you can order it from [...] for a reasonable price) you will be amazed to see how well Sarah and Frank tied the whole album into the poems, including the cover art and the souvenir booklet insert. Once you acquaint yourself with Baudelaire, the album, art work and photos will make sense to you. So when approaching this latest work of Sarah's remember: 1. It's themed on "Les Fleurs du Mal" by Baudelaire. 2. It's more soul-searching than previous works probably because Sarah had to do some soul-searching herself. 3. It's a stand-alone work, like all of her previous ones, since each album is intended to be a mini-musical of sorts. Fans of Sarah may need to listen to it a few times to get used to her journey here...but the effort will be well worth it. Incidentally, least you worry about Sarah, not all is darkness. Like any dark stormy day, there are flashes of light through the clouds. One song in "Symphony," her version of "Where the Lost Ones Go" by Sissel, was used as the official theme song for the Tenth Pokemon film, "Dialga VS Palkia VS Darkai." So, despite some personal tragedies, Sarah still obviously is maintaining the same sense of gentle wit and humor which her fans have always loved.
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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars A good, decent album from Sarah Brightman February 1, 2008
Format:Audio CD
Symphony is Sarah Brightman's first studio album in 4 years, so it's been quite a wait! The last time we heard her was on Harem, which was an incredible concept album. Now comes Symphony, and yes it's a good album, but still falls short of where it could've been.

The album begins very strongly, with the haunting instrumental "Gothica" intro that segues wonderfully into the dramatic "Fleurs du Mal". This is by far the best track on the album. It's thrilling, dark and possibly one of the best songs Sarah has ever done. Once it's over, it slows down for the beautiful "Symphony", which has totally grown on me. After this one, the album sadly falls apart a bit. We're treated to some beautiful duets, and some soaring arias, but the album doesn't quite attain that fire that started it. "Canto Della Terra" is pretty good, but it builds up too soon and too dramatically. It almost takes you by surprise, especially since Andrea Bocelli's voice overpowers Sarah's. "Sanvean" is nice and haunting, but goes nowhere. "I Will Be With You" is a good song that strongly reminds me of her album, Fly (except softer). It's one of the better songs on here. After this is filler: "Schwere Traume", "Sarai Qui", "Storie D'Amore". Those songs are just bland. It picks up again with the beautiful "Let It Rain", slows down again with "Attesa", then back up again with the GORGEOUS "Pasion". The album ends with the upbeat "Running", which is clearly an attempt to recreate her earlier hit, "A Question of Honour" from the Fly album. But while "Running" is a good song, it's not as striking as "Honour" and fails to reach that mark.

This album has great potential, but it doesn't capture me the way that Eden, La Luna or Harem did. Still, I find myself listening to it a lot because it IS pretty, just not epic like her previous records. This is sad because the amazing photography and album art/packaging suggests an album of tremendous quality. However, I was definitely left wanting more.
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5.0 out of 5 stars She's great
superb music! I am required to write many words here to get my rating done but no more words are necessary than what I have written except superb music.
Published 10 days ago by H. Rosenboim
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing CD
This is an amazing album. One of her best yet. I really enjoy listening and especially enjoy the duets !!!
Published 2 months ago by Diane Houska
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I have always loved her.
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Published 3 months ago by B. A. Weiler
5.0 out of 5 stars Symphone
I love Sarah Brightman anyway and there was a wide variety of music on this CD. Her voice is beautiful.
Published 4 months ago by sally bennett
3.0 out of 5 stars Not like her previous work
This album is not anything like her previous work. I listened to it about 3 times before deciding this. Read more
Published 5 months ago by A Customer
2.0 out of 5 stars Poorest album to date.
I am a big brightman fan but this is the poorest album she has released so far and many, many of her fans agree. Read more
Published 9 months ago by mink
3.0 out of 5 stars A Lush But Uneven Collection
I thought Ms. Brightman's "Harem" release was her best album to date, so I had high hopes for "Symphony. Read more
Published on April 5, 2011 by Andrew Sellon
4.0 out of 5 stars Solid, if not inspiring
While not quite the quality of her previous works such as "Eden" there are some very solid tracks here. The first two I dare say are the best. Read more
Published on March 29, 2011 by Mike
5.0 out of 5 stars Symphony CD Review
This product was exactly as listed and came early despite the holiday mail over load. I'm happy with the purchase and it made and excellent gift.
Published on January 9, 2011 by Brianna
4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Voice, Beautiful Album.
"Symphony" is an album that grows on you, and keeps on growing. I didn't like it initially, but after owning it for over a year, I've come to really enjoy it. Read more
Published on January 2, 2011 by M. Secaur
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Special Edition
Thats not why they make bonus tracks for cds in other countries. There are certain regulations and pricing demands in other countries, making it neccesarry to add bonus tracks for their market.

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