Bryn Terfel Sings Favorites | Alma Bazel Androzzo, Henry Rowley Bishop, ...

Bryn Terfel Sings Favorites | Alma Bazel Androzzo, Henry Rowley Bishop, ... | Excellent

classical music:

Bryn Terfel Sings ...

	Bryn Terfel Sings Favorites Alma Bazel Androzzo, Henry Rowley Bishop, ... Deutsche Grammophon, 2003 average customer review:based on 10 reviews view larger image
	for more information click here

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

for more information click here

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

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.

for more information click here

Excellent

All that needs to be said is it is WONDERFUL. Everyone should own a copy.

Bryn Terfel, the Magnificent, sings 'Something for Everyone'

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

for more information click here

Excellent Voice, Cheap Music

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.

reviews: page 1, 2

Tracks
Act II. Toreador Song: "Votre Toast, Je Peux Vous Le Rendre" - Bryn Terfel, | Shenandoah - Bryn Terfel, American Traditiona | Bugeilio'r Gwenith Gwyn - Bryn Terfel, Hopcyn, Wil | Act I. The Pearl Fisher's Duet: "Au Fond Du Temple Saint" - Bryn Terfel, | The Lord Is My Shepherd (Psalm 23) - Bryn Terfel, Goodall, Howard | Danny Boy - Bryn Terfel, Weatherly, Frederic | Bella Notte - Bryn Terfel, | New World: Goin' Home, Symphony, No. 9, Second Movt. - Bryn Terfel, Dvorák, Antonín | Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - Bryn Terfel, Traditional | Home Sweet Home - Bryn Terfel, Bishop, Henry Rowle | Ave Maria, D 839 (Ellens Gesang III) - Bryn Terfel, Schubert, Franz | Il Mio Cuore Va (Love Theme) - Bryn Terfel, Horner, James | Old American Songs: At the River, Set, No. 2 - Bryn Terfel, Lowry, Robert | None But the Lonely Heart, Op. 6, No. 6 - Bryn Terfel, Tchaikovsky, Peter | If I Can Help Somebody - Bryn Terfel, Androzzo, Alma Baze | Wiegenlied: Lullaby, Op. 49, No. 4 - Bryn Terfel, Wunderhorn, Des Kna | Abide with Me - Bryn Terfel, Monk, Thelonious | Lazy Bones - Bryn Terfel, Carmichael, Hoagy

products you might be interested in