Name: The Charlotte Church Collection by Charlotte Church
Brand: Charlotte Church
SKU: 886971700824
Price: 9.9 USD
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Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 3

A vocal sensation in Great Britain at age 12, Welsh soprano Charlotte Church hit the big time in 1998 with her double-platinum Voice of an Angel, and in the next two years followed that enormous success with the crossover album Charlotte Church, and the holiday collection, Dream a Dream. Sony repackaged these three chart-topping albums in 2007 as The Charlotte Church Collection, and her early career is documented in this box set. What charmed many listeners was the unique combination of a child's apparent innocence and a precocious, adult-like talent, though it must be said that she was pushed to sing demanding arrangements that often overwhelmed her light voice; in fairness to her age, she was marketed to appear more angelic than any teenager ought to be represented. But looking back on her achievements, she was a gifted young entertainer who sometimes gave affecting performances of material that suited her developing vocal tone and range, and she was most successful when allowed to sing light numbers that showed no pretensions toward an operatic style. Sony's sound is generally well-balanced and controlled on the first album, but the boosted levels and booming arrangements of the last two are sometimes too much for the heavily amplified singer, who is audibly strained and almost drowned-out in the loudest tracks.
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The Charlotte Church Collection

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Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 3

Volume 1

1. Just Wave Hello

2. La Pastorella (The Little Shepherdess) from "Soirées Musicales"

3. Barcarolle (Night of stars, and night of love) from "The Tales of Hoffmann"

4. O mio babbino caro (Oh, my beloved daddy) from "Gianni Schicchi"

5. Lascia ch'io pianga (Let Me Weep) from "Rinaldo"

6. Guide me oh thou great Redeemer (Cwm Rhondda)

7. The Holy City (Last night I lay asleeping)

8. Plaisir d'amour

9. Summertime

10. Ah! je dis de me voir si belle (The Jewel Song) from "Faust"

11. Voi che Sapete (Tell me what love is, what can it be) from "The Marriage of Figaro"

12. She moved through the fair

13. Songs my mother taught me, Op. 55, No. 4

14. Bist du bei mir (If thou are near when life is closing)

15. 'Tis the Last Rose of Summer

16. Men of Harlech (Wele goel certh)

17. Lullaby (Roses whisper goodnight)

Volume 2

1. Dream a Dream

2. O Come, All Ye Faithful

3. The Little Drummer Boy

4. Mary's Boy Child

5. Ding Dong! Merrily On High

6. Winter Wonderland

7. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)

8. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

9. The Coventry Carol - Lully Lullay

10. Joy To The World

11. When a Child Is Born

12. What Child Is This - Greensleeves

13. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

14. Draw Tua Bethlehem - Far Over Bethlehem

15. Ave Maria

16. Gabriel's Message

17. O Holy Night

18. Lo! How A Rose E'er Blooming

19. Silent Night

Volume 3

1. Requiem: Pie Jesu

2. Messe à troix voix, Op. 12: Panis Angelicus (Vocal)

3. No. 21 - In trutina from Carmina Burana (Vocal)

4. The Lord's Prayer (Vocal)

5. Jerusalem (And did those feet in ancient time) (Vocal)

6. Ave Maria in A Minor (vocal)

7. Psalm 23 (vocal)

8. I vow to thee, my country (vocal)

9. Danny Boy (vocal)

10. My Lagan Love (vocal)

11. Suo-Gan (vocal)

12. A Lullaby (vocal)

13. Amazing Grace (vocal)

14. Canueon Y Tri Aderyn (Three Welsh Bird Songs): I. Y Gylfinir - Allegretto (vocal)

15. Canueon Y Tri Aderyn (Three Welsh Bird Songs): II. Tylluanod - Andante (vocal)

16. Canueon Y Tri Aderyn (Three Welsh Bird Songs): III. Mae Hiraeth yn y Mtr - Moderato (vocal)

17. When at night I go to sleep (Evening Hymn) from Hansel and Gretel - L'istesso tempo (vocal)

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