Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Sancta Maria - Katherine Jenkins
2. Con Te Partirò - Andrea Bocelli
3. Caruso - Il Divo, Dave Arch, Steve Mac, Chris Laws, Fridrik Karlsson
4. Nessun dorma! - Luciano Pavarotti, The John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta
5. Sancte Deus (Nimrod) - All Angels
6. La Califfa - Russell Watson
7. Where Do I Begin - Lesley Garrett
8. On My Heart - Mike Oldfield
9. Going Home - Will Martin
10. Flow My Tears - Sting, Edin Karamazov
11. Shenandoah - Hayley Westenra
12. The Prayer - RyanDan
13. Briony - Dario Marianelli
14. Amapola - Juan Diego Flórez, David Gálvez, Daniel Binelli, Shields-Collins Bray
15. non ti scordar di me - Jon Christos, Cheltenham's School of Music Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Threlfall, City of Manchester Chorus, Jamie Burton
16. Moonlight Serenade - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, James Fitzpatrick
17. Core 'Ngrato - Alfie Boe
18. Gershwin: Bess, You Is My Woman Now - Nicola Benedetti
19. Primavera - Ludovico Einaudi
20. Sabre Dance - Vanessa Mae

Disc 2:

1. Amazing Grace - Fron Male Voice Choir
2. Nella Fantasia - Paul Potts
3. In Paradisum (Gladiator) - Blake
4. Tonight - Balcony Scene - Vittorio Grigolo, Hayley Westenra
5. Volare - G4
6. World In Union - All Stars - Various Artists
7. Sailing - Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
8. My Little Welsh Home - Aled Jones
9. Eternal Source of Light Divine (Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne) - Elin Manahan-Thomas
10. Towards The Light - Patrick Hawes
11. Couplets: "Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre" - Bryn Terfel, London Symphony Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth
12. Pie Jesu - Julian Lloyd Webber, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth
13. Be My Love - Mario Lanza, Ray Sinatra & His Orchestra, Jeff Alexander Chorus
14. Grieg: Ave Maris Stella - The Sixteen
15. "Quando me'n vò" (Musette's Waltz) - Anna Netrebko, Wiener Philharmoniker, Gianandrea Noseda
16. 7. Träumerei - Lang Lang
17. Theme from Inspector Morse - Emma Johnson
18. Romanza - Gardar Thor Cortes
19. The Flight of The Bumble Bee - David Garrett
20. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - The Choirboys

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1229 in Music
• Released on: 2007-11-26
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Box set
• Running time: 154 minutes

Customer Reviews

Very good value for money
I like the album mix of established stars and emerging artists such as the talenetd tenor Jon Christos.
Very good value for money.

Chapter eight now up
I have been collecting these CDs since 2001 and excitedly look forward to the next Chapter being released.What a Joy it was to receive this Cd and find that it has lived up to the previous 7.Wonderful mix of Maestros and newbies adorn this album.From Great Brits such as Russell Watson and Jon Christos to the man dubbed the "new" Pavarotti.......Andrea Bocelli and beyond.Thanks go to UCJ for their continued promotion of these Cds and long may they continue :-))

The one to get for 2008

The bold 'Number 1' title of this album is presumably based on the fact that every one of the artists featured can claim current or recent chart success.

The 2CDs come neatly presented in a single jewel case with card slip cover, and the sleeve notes include details (and a small picture) of the album from which each track is taken.

This is a CD aimed not only at occasional listeners to classical music wanting to keep in touch with today's popular performers, but also those looking to discover something more of those artists but are unsure of which direction to follow.

I have a great respect for well-considered classical compilations like these for they showcase the long established artists such as Luciano Pavarotti, Lesley Garrett and Emma Johnson, while introducing (at least to those less familiar with classical music) some new names like Welsh soprano Elin Manahan Thomas, and the brilliantly flamboyant Russian soprano Anna Netrebko.

I like the fact that, rather than being arranged for the popular 'crossover' style, most of the songs are performed in their original 'classical' form therefore endorsing the album's claim of being Classical, if not the Number 1.

For its variety and quality of music and performers, if I were to recommend just one classical music compilation of todays artists released this year (2007) it would be this one.