Luminosa

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Luminosa is the follow-up to London boys' vocal group Libera's popular 1999 eponymous debut. That album made the pop charts and found the group--they prefer to be called a real boy band rather than a choir--on television with Lesley Garrett. Of the 12 new tracks, half are arrangements of familiar classical melodies. Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals is represented by a mysterious reinterpretation of "Aquarium," rather than "The Swan" suggested by the cover. Of the remaining pieces, one is an arrangement of the traditional "Gaudete," and five are new compositions by Libera's director, Robert Prizeman. His "Silencium," a setting of Walter de la Mare's "All That's Past," has the haunting calm of Enya, while "Sabat" carries the boys' voices to the top of their range to ghostly effect. Drawing on the entire classical tradition, from the plainsong of "Veni Sancte" to an incongruous remake of Beethoven's Symphony No. 7, Prizeman weaves a New Age tapestry from beautiful young voices and polished production techniques. Classical purists will be aghast at Handel and Debussy sharing space with digital sound sculpting, which leaves Luminosa free to find a home as easily accessible, superior background music. --Gary S. Dalkin

Luminosa, Music, Libera, Classical, Classical Artists, Classical Crossover, Classical Music, Classical Vocals, Neo-Classical, Sacred Choral
Luminosa
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Absolutely the best
  • lives in the cd player
  • This is soul renewing
  • Double WOW!!
  • Luminosa by Libera
 Luminosa
Libera
Manufacturer: Warner Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | New Age | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00005NY8B
Release Date: 2001-10-02

Tracks:

  1. Vespera
  2. Ave Maria
  3. Lacrymosa
  4. Sacris Solemnis
  5. Attendite
  6. Gaudete
  7. Silencium
  8. Semele
  9. Luminosa
  10. Stabat
  11. Veni Sancte
  12. Sanctus II

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Luminosa is the follow-up to London boys' vocal group Libera's popular 1999 eponymous debut. That album made the pop charts and found the group--they prefer to be called a real boy band rather than a choir--on television with Lesley Garrett. Of the 12 new tracks, half are arrangements of familiar classical melodies. Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals is represented by a mysterious reinterpretation of "Aquarium," rather than "The Swan" suggested by the cover. Of the remaining pieces, one is an arrangement of the traditional "Gaudete," and five are new compositions by Libera's director, Robert Prizeman. His "Silencium," a setting of Walter de la Mare's "All That's Past," has the haunting calm of Enya, while "Sabat" carries the boys' voices to the top of their range to ghostly effect. Drawing on the entire classical tradition, from the plainsong of "Veni Sancte" to an incongruous remake of Beethoven's Symphony No. 7, Prizeman weaves a New Age tapestry from beautiful young voices and polished production techniques. Classical purists will be aghast at Handel and Debussy sharing space with digital sound sculpting, which leaves Luminosa free to find a home as easily accessible, superior background music. --Gary S. Dalkin

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Absolutely the best.......2007-06-18

If you ever listen to a review, listen to this one: this CD is absolutely the best. I've already listened to it a couple of dozen times and it never gets tiring.
Buy it. I'm not fully sure who these guys are, but the voices of the boys are clear and inspiring. Wow!

5 out of 5 stars lives in the cd player.......2007-02-15

Have been looking for something like this for a year, wonderful , uplifting, good for sleeping or yoga or cooking or life.....

5 out of 5 stars This is soul renewing.......2006-02-20

I can't help to think every time I listen to it, is this what heaven sounds like? It's ethereal, it's beautiful, magical, it cleanses and renews your soul. If you close your eyes, you can dream that you've gone to heaven. It's as if a flock of angels had descended overhead and delighted us with their mystical chants. I love it.

5 out of 5 stars Double WOW!!.......2005-10-07

When I need to 'de-stress', I listen to this CD. There is so much talent here by everyone involved, if you don't get this one, you are TRULY missing a soul touching experience!

5 out of 5 stars Luminosa by Libera.......2005-09-15

Extraordinarily moving music by boys with perfect pitch, tone and rhythm. Spiritually moving selections.
Seu Amor Ainda E Tudo
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Seu Amor Ainda E Tudo
    Rota Luminosa
    Manufacturer: Acit
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    BrazilBrazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | International | Styles | Music
    InternationalInternational | Imports | Stores | Music
    ASIN: B000BMPS7M
    Release Date: 2005-10-24

    Album Details

    Fifth album. Highlights: "Pre ser feliz", "Seu amor ainda tudo".
    Retina Luminosa
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Retina Luminosa
      Ogo
      Manufacturer: Opcion Sonica Usa--Continental
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      Latin PopLatin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B00003Q01S
      Release Date: 1999-12-14
      Hugh Aitken: Cantatas 1, 3, 4 & 6; Piano Fantasy
      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
      • Refreshingly Innovative
      		 Hugh Aitken: Cantatas 1, 3, 4 & 6; Piano Fantasy

      Manufacturer: Composers Recordings
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      FantasiesFantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
      CantatasCantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      CantatasCantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B000005TZE
      Release Date: 1998-02-17

      Tracks:

      1. Cantata No.1 On Elizabethan Text: A. Recitative: Behold! O Man
      2. Cantata No.1 On Elizabethan Text: B. Song: Pluck The Fruit And Taste The Pleasure
      3. Cantata No.1 On Elizabethan Text: C. Recitative: What If A Day
      4. Cantata No.1 On Elizabethan Text: D. Song: Drink Today And Drown All Sorrow
      5. Cantata No.1 On Elizabethan Text: E. Aria: Fair Is The Rose
      6. Cantata No.1 On Elizabethan Text: F. Song: Hey Nonny No
      7. Cantata No.3 From This White Island: 1. For Death Will Come Still Too Soon
      8. Cantata No.3 From This White Island: 2. An Island
      9. Cantata No.3 From This White Island: 3. There
      10. Cantata No.3 From This White Island: 4. Now
      11. Cantata No.3 From This White Island: 5. On This Greek Island
      12. Cantata No.3 From This White Island: 6. Atlantic Coast: Afterward
      13. Cantata No. 4 On Poems By Antonio Machado: Dexnuda esta la tierra...
      14. Cantata No. 4 On Poems By Antonio Machado: Mi Bufon
      15. Cantata No. 4 On Poems By Antonio Machado: !O tarde luminosa!
      16. Pegasos, lindos pegasos, lindo pegasos
      17. Cantata No. 4 On Poems By Antonio Machado: El sol un globo de fuego....
      18. Cantata No. 4 On Poems By Antonio Machado: Campo
      19. Piano Fantasy
      20. Cantata No.6 Remembering

      Customer Reviews:

      4 out of 5 stars Refreshingly Innovative.......1999-11-28

      What a relief. An interesting modern piece of music is about as rare these days as a working modem. Intriguing to listen to, Aitken's work is as superlative as his writing (and teaching). Every modern composer should familiarize himself with this man.

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