Bryn Terfel - Sings Favourites (2003)

Releases FM / Classic, Instrumental maestro 0 2 060  28.10.24 
Performer: Bryn Terfel
Album: Sings Favourites
Label: Deutsche Grammophon. Made in DE.
Catalog #: 474 703-2
Style: Opera, Classical
Year: 2003
Format: FLAC (image + .cue)
Bitrate: lossless
Covers: full (600 DPI)
Amount of tracks: 18
Size ZIP: ~ 441 mb
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Given his versatility -- skipping from opera to art song, and even Broadway show tunes with an enviable ease -- Bryn Terfel is the perfect candidate to pull off what so many operatic stars try without success: a musically satisfying crossover album. Unfortunately, this isn't it. The opening "Toréador" from Carmen is over-sung and lacks style; the folk songs, like "Danny Boy" and "Shenandoah," and even the Welsh "Bugeilo'r Gwenith Gwyn" are shapeless and bombastic; and in general, these favorites are sorely missing the expressive imagination, soul, and vocal charisma that made Terfel such a star.
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Bryn Terfel - Simple Gifts (2005)

Releases FM / Classic, Instrumental maestro 0 1 982  02.03.23 
Performer: Bryn Terfel
Album: Simple Gifts
Label: Deutsche Grammophon. Made in DE.
Catalog #: 00289 4775919
Style: Opera, Classical
Year: 2005
Format: FLAC (image + .cue)
Bitrate: lossless
Covers: full (600 DPI)
Amount of tracks: 20
Size ZIP: ~ 368 mb
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The irrepressible, much loved Welshman gets back on the crossover trail for this album, taking in a wide range of mostly Western music as his inspiration, from traditional music to a recent piece in his honour from the composer Karl Jenkins. Most of the chosen repertoire has religious connotations, but again here Terfel takes an open approach, including a couple of works with Mormon roots.
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