Track Listing

1. Questo e per te
2. The Ash Grove
3. Ave Maria
4. Bailero
5. The Lord is my Shepherd
6. Ar Lan y Mor
7. Sweetest Love
8. Habanera
9. Cymru fach
10. Caro mio ben
11. Lascia ch'io pianga
12. Miserere
13. Absence
14. Bread of Heaven (Wales Victorious)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2844 in Music
• Released on: 2004-04-05
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks
• Dimensions: .21 pounds
• Running time: 45 minutes

CD Description
Signing what was the largest recording deal in UK classicalhistory in 2004, 'Premiere' is the debut album by Welsh mezzo-soprano, Katherine Jenkins. The album features classical standards including 'Ave Maria' and 'The Lord Is My Shepherd' as well as traditional Welsh songs and new interpretationsof classics from Bach, Handel, And Erik Satie.

Customer Reviews

Excellent!!!
Being a singer myself i found myself extremely critical of other singers, not liking Hayley Westernra and Charlotte Church. I think their age led me to criticise their maturity but the beautiful warm tones of Katherine Jenkins could not be criticised. All of the songs, especially Ave Maria, Miserere and Bailero, are beautifully sung and well produced. An excellent album that deserves to be more highly aclaimed, and i am waiting desperately for a song book, which i cannot find anywhere!!!Please bring one out!!Cannot wait for her next album a very worthwhile and enjoyable buy.

A fine debut
I have come to this the wrong way round, having first bought and generally liked Katherine Jenkins second album, which is still in the classical chart after nearly a year and which won the Album of the Year award at the recent Classical Brits. Although this earlier CD also sold well, I suspect that I am not alone in investigating this album in retrospect and by comparison.

Katherine does have a wonderfully strong and clear voice, with little noticeable vibrato. Her diction is also quite clear, although less so than on the more recent album.

The material is firmly in the light classical drawer, with four traditional Welsh folk songs, a vocal adaptation of Bach's Air On A G String, and John Rutter's setting of the 23rd Psalm (I'd love to hear her singing the more traditional tune) added in for good measure. The arrangements (some done jointly by Jenkins herself) and orchestrations are generally in tune with her singing - on a couple of numbers I thought the backing was a little strong, and on a couple more there's an unnecessary additon of electric bass and modern percussion, though it's not over-intrusive.

In summary this was a fine debut album - it's not as smooth and polished as the later one, and the repertoire is not quite as populist, but it is just as enjoyable.

premiere katherine jenkins
I think Katherine has one of those crystal clear voices that sends a shiver up your spine. My personal favourites are Ave Maria, Bailero and Sweetest Love. I can't wait for the next album to come out and you can order it now! Of all the female vocalists out now, only Hayley Westenra comes close to Katherine.