SUMMER

By Various Artists
Released September 2003

REVIEW

This magnificent operatic vocalist stands out from most modern classical singers in her success at fusing ethnic world elements with her rich traditions. Throughout this emotionally empowering disc, Summer delights in blending languages. She sings Italian for her dramatic, choir-enhanced rendition of Ennio Morricone's "Nella Fantasia," Spanish for the whimsical, flute-spiced Latin grooves of Joaquín Rodrigo's Aranjuez Ma Pensee, French for Benjamin Godard's Berceuse, and German on Richard Strauss' longing romance Morgen. She also has an uncanny ability to join vastly different eras (Beethoven, Vivaldi, Sting), finding beautiful connections between the cultures and centuries. Her attraction to the modern magic that is Sting is understandable, but her tentative reading of "Fragile" seems a bit out of place amidst the passion and conviction she brings to the rest of the legendary material. Still, a joy for all seasons of the romantic-minded heart. ~ Jonathan Widran, All Music Guide

 

TRACKS

1	Nella Fantasia	Morricone/Ferrau	4:09
2	Aranjuez Ma Pensee	Rodrigo/Kahmi	4:18
3	Palabra de Honor	Baliardo/Baliardo/B	4:22
4	Berceuse	Godard/Capoul/Silve	4:35
5	Mal di Luna	Van Beethoven/Muske	4:15
6	Tutta la Vita	Saggese/Vergniaghi	3:22
7	Sposa Son Disprezzata	Vivaldi/Piovene	5:32
8	Cantique de Jean Racine	Fauré/Racine	5:18
9	Morgen	MacKay	4:10
10	Fragile	Sting	4:01
11	Song to the Moon	Dvorák/Libretto/Kva	5:40
12	Cavatina	Myers/Laine	4:19

PERFORMERS

Bass	Pino Palladino
Choir, Chorus	Metro Voices
Guitar	Dominic Miller
Keyboards	Richard Cottle
Percussion	Miles Bould Nick Patrick
Piano	Roger Vignoles Simon Mulligan
Pipe	Richard Harvey
Sax (Soprano)	Nigel Hitchcock
Sax (Tenor)	Marcelo Alvarez
Strings	The London Session Orchestra
Violin	Daniel Hope