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| 1. Silent Night |
| 2. Just Wave Hello |
| 3. "La Pastorella (The Little Shepherdess) from ""Soir?es Musicales""" |
| 4. "Barcarolle (Night of stars, and night of love) from ""The Tales of Hoffmann""" |
| 5. "O mio babbino caro (Oh, my beloved daddy) from ""Gianni Schicchi""" |
| 6. "Lascia ch'io pianga (Let me weep) from ""Rinaldo""" |
| 7. Guide me oh thou great Redeemer (Cwm Rhondda) |
| 8. The Holy City (Last night I lay asleeping) |
| 9. Plaisir d'amour |
| 10. "Summertime from ""Porgy and Bess""" |
| 11. "Ah! je dis de me voir si belle (The Jewel Song) from ""Faust""" |
| 12. "Voi che Sapete (Tell me what love is, what can it be) from ""The Marriage of Figaro""" |
| 13. She moved through the fair |
| 14. "Songs my mother taught me, Op. 55, No. 4" |
| 15. Bist du bei mir (If thou are near when life is closing) |
| 16. 'Tis the Last Rose of Summer |
| 17. Men of Harlech (Wele goel certh) |
| 18. Lullaby (Roses whisper goodnight) |
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To judge by the impassioned responses to her debut album Voice Of An Angel, Charlotte Church has already set extraordinary expectations for any follow-up. After all, the vocal phenomenon from Cardiff took up a place in The Guinness Book of Records as the youngest artist ever--at the tender age of 12--to have an album attaining No. 1 status on the classical charts. This self-titled second release will continue to delight the highly gifted singer's legions of fans, and also contains some surprises for them. Church here tries out classical repertory with Puccini's "O mio babbino caro" and the "Jewel Song"--her pure and high-flying voice showing an amazing agility. There is great warmth in a couple of sacred songs, as well as the traditional Irish "She Moved Through the Fair". Church's vocal colour--almost like a boy soprano at times--brings something unique to Gershwin's "Summertime", while the first track--"Just Wave Hello"--seems destined to become part of the music you can't avoid associating with the turn of the millennium. --Sarah Chin
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CHARLOTTE CHURCH Charlotte Church (1999 UK 17-track CD album recorded when Charlotte was just ten years old includes the superb Just Wave Hello)
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Aside from the crass commercialism attending the "Just Wave Hello" millennium pseudo-anthem, Charlotte Church's newest work is a lovely and luminous CD laced with glimpses of what will someday be an impossibly beautiful soprano voice. Setting aside, as well, her "still-maturing" technique, one is struck by the sheer brilliance of her basic sound. In "Songs My Mother Taught Me" I defy anyone to find a prettier voice or a more heartfelt passion. Her "La Pastorella" is both playful and powerful. "Jewel Song" is astonishing for anyone under 25 to get even half-way right, yet Charlotte, at 13, hits it very close. There is, however, one very loud mistake on this CD: the Puccini aria is patently premature; an embarrassment. Her handlers should have given her a few more years for that one. Gaffes aside, a glorious album to enjoy and share.
2 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
What a sore disappointment. This is an album of lollipops, cheap and commercial, which may appeal to the plebs but not to any serious audience. "Just Wave Hello" is a trite little number and Charlotte's talent is thoroughly wasted. If the song was sung by Jane Smith from Waterford no more would have to be said. Why steer a talent in such a commercial and banal direction. The talent that shone through in her rendering of Pie Jesu is never repeated here. Her renderings of Italian operatic arias show she has a long way to go before continental artistic intuition sets in. So what does the English musical establishment (which has produced so few soprano successes) want of her? A singer or an artist? Where does Charlotte want to end up, on Broadway or at the Met? Will her next album be "Famous Welsh Rugby Songs" or Strauss' Four Last Songs?
2 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
A hear a new confidence developing in this album. There is something of the popular in "Just Wave Hello" and for the Classical fan in the Italian and french and for the folkie soul too. All sung with a brightness and confidence engendered, no doubt, from the success of the"Voice of an Angel" album.
Some say that Charlottes voice is not as good as some youngsters of her age. This may be true. But, it takes a very special person and talent to stand in front of T.V. cameras and produce the goods in a live auditorium and record in front of a male voice choir and full orchestra. Your family must be oozing with pride for you Charlotte.
But where does she go from here? After her new album "Dream A Dream out in October 2000, with a selection of Christmas songs, where does this young talent go? Are we to have more albums exploring poular classics are are we to get some depth. I see the difficulty in that Charlotte has almost had her career too early and she may be too young for Stage opera and must stay in the `popular appeal` arena for some time. Personally, if she continues to produce good quality music, as she is doing, I shall continue to buy her CD`s and I will watch her career with great interest - A star in the making - if she has the inclination to continue and the dedication to improve. Keep it up Charlotte we are right behind you.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Charlotte Church, THE voice for '2001
If "Classical" fans are withering of this talent, then their comments are worthless!-Considering their fawning grovelling remarks over such awful SCREECHING HARPIES as... Read more
Published on 21 Mar 2001 by Mr. Kevin Gallagher
A Wonderful Second Album
Perhaps the biggest new musical success of 1999, Charlotte Church follows her platinum-selling "Voice Of An Angel" with an even better second album. Read more
Published on 12 Jan 2000 by "mike103"
A vast improvement on her first album
This album shows that Charlottes voice has matured since recording her first album, "Voice of an Angel". Read more
Published on 6 Jan 2000
Will grow on you
I don't recommend this for musicologists, opera buffs, fine arts critics, etc.; their tastes will be offended by the freshness and naivete of this lovely little singer. Read more
Published on 10 Dec 1999
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