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A Tender Light

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lovely lovely calming CD that makes life very simple & beautiful. would recommend to anyone who wants to slow things down & relax. there is not one track that i dont like & i will look forward to playing time & time again especially at home when you can indulge in something so lovely

This is a wonderful album full of calming choral pieces by the composer of the recent Christmas number 1 single "wherever you are" . In fact, this 2012 re-issue of last years album has had a version of that track tacked on at the end of the album but please note that on this album it is performed by the choir Tenebrae who sing on the rest of the album, not by the "military wives", so if thats what you are after then go buy the single. The album is fantastic to play at the end of the day and since being given it for Christmas I have played it many times.. My only gripe is that I have, once again, been stung by a record company re-releasing an album I have already got to add "the hit" to the album... but what the hell- just buy the album, it is simply a must have.

I agree with everything the previous reviewer has said. If you want a CD of serene, calming and beautifully composed music, this is for you. I cannot praise it highly enough.

I listen to this on the stereo, but I have also put this on to my MP3 player, it is ideal when you feel the need to relax and shut out all the hurly burly of the day, the melodies are beautiful.

the great find of the year this cd. very similar to eric whitacre - if you like him you will definatly like this. very calming and moving music well sung too

The music is just so beautiful BUT I did not notice that the top one on offer in the Amazon list had a release date of 2011 so it doesn't have the now famous "whereever you are"-- if you scroll down you come to another more recent release (2012) with the exact same title which has the same tracks in a different order PLUS "whereever you are". It doesn't really matter, but having been on I-Tunes to look at the tracks I was surprised to receive a different cd by the same name----lovely music anyway.

I enjoyed this very much though I'm not the greatest fan of this type of choral music. The recipient of the gift thinks it's beautiful - good purchase.

Absololutely magical and VERY soothing - perfect as background music and also wonderful to just sit and listen to: uplifting and inspiring.

I first heard this CD on Spotify, and to be honest, that's where I'm most likely to listen to it again. Ordinarily I'd happily buy pretty much anything that Tenebrae release: they're an excellent choir who perform interesting material to a very high standard. (Check out their disc of English choral music here: Hubert Parry: Songs of Farewell. Yet this CD reveals Mealor to be a bit of a one trick pony, even if that trick is very charming indeed. He has a great gift for producing lovely choral textures, but even during the more exciting moments of the Stabat Mater, these predominate before almost every other aspect of the music. So, while I enjoy individual tracks, I have no great urge to listen to the whole CD.

They always say "It is light at the end of the tunnel". This is exactly what the Paul Mellor music does. Takes you to a place of tranquillity and peace we all need these days!! Enjoy!