Released shortly after the Welsh soprano turned 30, the Katherine Jenkins compilation The Ultimate Collection is a good summation of her recording career so far. In that sense, it tends to confirm the impression of her as essentially a blonde, ...

Modern songs. Released three years after she left Decca for Warner Bros., One Fine Day is the third time that the classical label has raided the back catalog of Welsh soprano Katherine Jenkins for a new "best-of" collection. The classically trained singer ...

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Modern songs. In the tradition of Charlotte Church and Sarah Brightman, Katherine Jenkins is a classically trained singer moving into a somewhat more pop-oriented direction complete with a glamorous persona that emphasizes her striking looks. SACRED ARIAS, true to its name, consists ...

Modern album. Recorded with the Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra, Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone sees the American cellist tackle some of the legendary Italian composer's most famous film scores. Produced by Morricone himself, the 2004 release features new arrangements of iconic soundtracks from ...

Modern songs. Feisty re-imaginings of beloved songs from the pop, folk, and classical canon make violinist David Garrett's self-titled album an unpredictable and joyous listen. Garrett--a former student of Itzhak Perlman--has remarkable control over his tone, guiding his violin to sound tremblingly ...

Modern album. Released at the time of Luciano Pavarotti's death in 2007, Pavarotti Forever is a repackaged version of The Ultimate Collection, a double-disc best-of compilation originally released in 1997 that later went out of print. A well-balanced overview of the Italian ...

Modern album. Katherine Jenkins, the Welsh soprano and multiple Classical Brits winner, released her fourth album aimed at a pop crossover market, and for the second consecutive time saw an album soar into the Top Five of the album charts. Serenade is ...

Modern music. Believe is the seventh album by Welsh crossover opera superstar Katherine Jenkins, renowned for her interpretations of opera and pop standards. This effort is produced by David Foster (Josh Groban, Michael Bublé), and sees the songstress take a bolder approach, ...

Modern album. Andrea Bocelli was nominated for the 1999 Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Joe Amoruso (melodica, piano, synthesizer, keyboards, programming); Guido Corti (French horn); Mauro Malavasi (piano, keyboards, synthesizer, programming); Maurizio Abeni (piano); Luca Bignardi (keyboards). Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli is one ...

Modern album. This double CD lives up to its title. Although the span of Western classical music encompasses a wide variety of techniques and compositional styles, there is nothing more glorious than the slow and ruminative movements from these works by the ...

Classical crossover mainstay Andrea Bocelli's first greatest-hits collection to date, released nearly a decade and a half after he made his album debut in 1994, The Best of Andrea Bocelli: Vivere includes many of his best-known songs plus five new ...

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ROMANTIC MOMENTS is the ideal CD for a romantic dinner or glass of wine with a friend. Familiar melodies come back like old friends, and a slightly over-resonant production makes André Rieu's sound seem nostalgic, old-world and comfortable. There is ...