- Audio CD (14 Oct 2002)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Venture
- ASIN: B00006FX2W
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 23,065 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Isobel Cooper, or "Izzy", has already made two albums that have showcased her virtuoso singing and established her as a force on the classical scene. New Dawn--a collaboration once again with ex punk-rocker and Blondie producer Craig Leon--sustains Izzy's idiosyncratic and personable mission to blend the smooth essence of classical music with the spirituality of folk songs from around the world.
As before, the duo rework well-known classical pieces, this time choosing evergreens such as Handel's Lascio Ch'io Pianga, Mozart's Sull' Aria, Puccini's Un Bel Di Vedremo and Rimsky-Korsakoff's moving Sheherezade Fantasy before embarking on a host of international folk melodies like "Greensleeves" from England, "Qui C'est Celluy" from France, "Suo Gan" from Wales and "The Water Is Wide", an American song popularised by Bob Dylan. With New Dawn, Izzy elegantly shows us that simple songs can contain everlasting beauty and complex classical pieces can be presented in an accessible and breathtaking way. --Paul Sullivan
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I am stunned by the quality and depth of this album. This lady is a seriously underrated artist, with a beautiful pure voice. This is a wonderful collection of pieces, chosen well to make the very best of her voice, making for a great relaxing experience. It will be criminal if this lady remains undiscovered. Who is she, I have found it difficult to find any biography etc.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Here is yet another of the growing band of young solo singers in crossover territory, being neither classical but certainly not pop or folk. Izzy has been given less promotion than most but this third album has a maturity about it which makes it well worth investigating.
She has a beautifully clear and steady voice, with clear diction. The content of this album could almost be said to be split into two halves, with some favourite operatic songs and variations (Mozart, Puccini, Ravel, etc) to begin with, and then some traditional French, English and American folk songs. There is no great change of pace or sound between the two, however, it all sounds quite seamless. The arrangements are light (no shrill operatic excesses) and the orchestrations behind them are lush without being sickly or overbearing - they never get in the way of the vocal performances - and they have resisted the current fashion to add a modern beat to them.
It's a superb album for winding down to after a stressful day, or any day really.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Received this as a present, having previously only come across Izzy onClassic FM-TV doing a rather cold and stilted version of Rabbie Burns' "MyLove Is Like A Red Red Rose" from an earlier CD. This latest collectionturns out to be much warmer, and shows more maturity in presentation andproduction.
The album starts off in operatic vein, no heavy stuff, just smoothreadings well known arias of Handel, Mozart, Puccini. Then, almostseamlessly, it changes direction into traditional folk songs of oldEngland, France and America, and a fantasy on Rimsky-Korsakov'sScheherezade. Throughout Izzy's soprano voice and diction are clear andstrong, without any shrillness or excessive vibrato, and the orchestralarrangements behind her are dreamy but subtle. It's an excellent album towind down to without dropping off completely.
The album starts off in operatic vein, no heavy stuff, just smoothreadings well known arias of Handel, Mozart, Puccini. Then, almostseamlessly, it changes direction into traditional folk songs of oldEngland, France and America, and a fantasy on Rimsky-Korsakov'sScheherezade. Throughout Izzy's soprano voice and diction are clear andstrong, without any shrillness or excessive vibrato, and the orchestralarrangements behind her are dreamy but subtle. It's an excellent album towind down to without dropping off completely.
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Yet another wonderful selection of serenely beautiful classical and traditional music from this delightful lady almost, but not quite, on a par with Katherine Jenkins (I am after... Read more
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