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Aurora

~ Cantamus (Artist), Sarah Class (Artist)
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Audio CD (2 April 2001)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Warner
  • ASIN: B00005ASWQ
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 58,252 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Sarah Class : Aurora 3:29£0.69
Listen  2. Sarah Class : Summer Song 3:59£0.69
Listen  3. Sarah Class : Stay A While 3:57£0.69
Listen  4. Sarah Class : El Viaje [The Journey] 5:36£0.69
Listen  5. Sarah Class : Astralucía 3:06£0.69
Listen  6. Sarah Class : Algún otro sitio [Somewhere other] 4:10£0.69
Listen  7. Sarah Class : Symphonie Lumière12:18£0.79
Listen  8. Sarah Class : Beautiful Peace [Cudoviti Mir] 5:18£0.69
Listen  9. Sarah Class : In My Dreams 3:50£0.69

On this CD:
  1. Aurora
    Composed by Sarah Class
    Performed by Cantamus
    Conducted by David Angus

  2. Summer Song
    Composed by Sarah Class
    Performed by Cantamus
    Conducted by David Angus

  3. Stay a While
    Composed by Sarah Class
    Performed by Cantamus
    Conducted by David Angus

  4. Spanish Suite
    Composed by Sarah Class
    Performed by Cantamus
    with John Parricelli, Huw Davies
    Conducted by David Angus

  5. Symphonie Lumière
    Composed by Sarah Class
    Performed by Cantamus
    Conducted by David Angus

  6. Beautiful Peace
    Composed by Sarah Class
    Performed by Cantamus
    Conducted by David Angus

  7. In My Dreams
    Composed by Sarah Class
    Performed by Cantamus
    Conducted by David Angus

Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review

With its first CD, Aurora, the 45-strong girls' choir Cantamus moves away from the traditional repertoire into New Age/classical crossover territory for nine luxuriant pieces by film composer Sarah Class. Class has worked with Zbigniew Requiem for My Friend Preisner and his influence shows in the sometimes detached, often rapturous quality of her choral writing. The album is divided into three sections, the opening featuring the title melody which combines electronics with timeless vocals in a way paralleling Vangelis' El Greco. A similar sound, though the remainder of the album discards the electronics, runs through the central Spanish Suite. Playing like the theme from a modern romantic epic film score, this will appeal to fans of James Horner's Titanic soundtrack. The finale section includes the 12-minute Symphonie Lumière, an arching melody filled with soaring voices combining influences from church chant and symphonic writing while echoing contemporary acts such as Adiemus and Enya. --Gary S Dalkin

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful - Cantamus must also be seen as well as heard!, 28 April 2001
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Cantamus sing on Aurora what is likely to be the first new piece of classical music for the new millennium. The girls sing with such perfection that the complexity and depth of Sarah Class's music is delivered with both ease and passion in a way no other choir could achieve. This debut album presents in the most beautiful way something that has never been heard before; the awakening of 21st century classical music. Cantamus is simply a fabulous choir without equal anywhere in the world today and this album is a definitive example of female choral singing.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Truly Magnificient Work, 5 Aug 2003
By A Customer
I purchased this album through Amazon's personal recommendations page. I didn't really know what to expect but it truly is a magnificient composition.

In some respects it is like listening to Polish classical music composer Gorecki as his distinctive style is apparent to the listener from time to time. I must point out that those of you who know of Gorecki's Symphony No3 known as Sorrowful Songs should not be of the opinion that this composition is melancholy or brooding. Far from it.

Track 4 - El Viaje (The Journey) reminded me of the soundtrack to Edward Sissorhands but on a much grander scale.

The singing is magnificient as are the musicians. Playing the CD in my car over the weekend reminded me of sitting and watching a Henry Wood Promenade concert from the Royal Albert Hall.

It was truly exhilerating, complex, yet easy to listen to but most of all it was refreshing. It far outstrips other "plain Jane" choral works available on the market.

I sincerely hope these talented performers release another CD in the not too distant future. I hope you guys and girls and listening!!

Do yourself a favour and by this. I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome vocal power combined with beautiful orchestration., 24 Mar 2001
By A Customer
You may not have heard of Cantamus. You may not have heard of Mansfield. Believe it or not,this lot are amateurs, schoolgirls in the main, and just brilliant singers. Their vocal talents have, after 35 years of the choir's existence, been picked up by a (very lucky) record company, and this album will become a classic for mood -enhancing music. The emotion expressed in the singing and performance is fabulously captured by George Martin's producion (you wil have heard of him !). Buy it. Listen to it three times. Then let it be known that Cantamus are the best of not only Britain, but, the World........
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