Alfie Boe album

xcept · Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 1:00 pm Post subject: Alfie Boe album

Alfie Boe's eagerly anticipated debut CD will be released by Classic FM on 11th September 2006.

this is the track listing.....

Che Gelida Manina from La Boheme - Puccini
Vesti La Giubba from Pagliacci - Leoncavallo
Core 'ngrato - Cardillo
E Lucevan Le Stelle from Tosca Puccini
Una Furtiva Lagrima from LElisir d Amore - Donizetti
Ombra Mai Fui from Xerxes - Handel
Addio Fiorito Asil from Madame Butterfly - Puccini
Il Mio Tesoro from Don Giovanni - Mozart
Lenskys Aria from Eugene Onegin - Tchaikovsky
Dalla Sua Pace from Don Giovanni - Mozart
Je Crois Entendre Encore from The Pearl Fishers - Bizet
Jerusalem - Parry
La Donna e Mobile from Rigoletto - Verdi
Nessun Dorma from Turandot - Puccini

xrainy · Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 5:06 pm Post subject:

sounds good.

I know half of those from Russell, but will be interested to hear the songs i dont know too.

hmmmm september release. maybe i'll add that to my christmas presents wanted list Very Happy

xrainy · Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:14 pm Post subject:

album out on the 11th Sept

click me for alfie boe cd at hmv

it's got a nice little write up about Alfie there too.

Quawkers · Joined: Jan 05, 2006 Posts: 265 Location: Duckland - Bucks

What a lovely voice Very Happy

Penny · Joined: Jan 14, 2006 Posts: 94

have just ordered it - thanks for posting the link. What a beautiful voice he has !

sepers · Joined: Jul 11, 2006 Posts: 3

The wonderful voice ,from wonderful man!

sepers · Joined: Jul 11, 2006 Posts: 3

i don't downland:(( Sad

please, help me!

(from hungary:)

xrainy · Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 10:53 am Post subject:

yeay, ive just had an email from HMV saying they've posted the album, so I should get it in the next couple of days. Razz

I might even write a review Very Happy

Penny · Joined: Jan 14, 2006 Posts: 94

I`ve just had the email too from HMV - fingers crossed it will arrive by Saturday - can`t wait to hear it - he was sensational on LK Today !

Baroness of Watson · Joined: Jan 16, 2006 Posts: 42 Location: Caliornia

Looking forward to your review rainy. I am interested in hearing the songs that I have not heard before. Alfie has a very infectious smile and seems to have a great personality. Very Happy

xrainy · Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:12 am Post subject:

Received my album this morning.
Listening to it now.
He's good. Very Happy

Also inside the booklet he has a bit of his 'story' and also explaine about the songs on the album and why he chose them, which is nice

Margaret. · Joined: Jan 05, 2006 Posts: 610

Ithink Alfie Boe has everything going for him, brilliant voice great personality and infectous smileand this is just the start of things to come.

volare · Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 9:50 pm Post subject:

Well I've got a birthday coming up, so might just buy it. Very Happy

Penny · Joined: Jan 14, 2006 Posts: 94

Here`s my review of Alfie`s album.....

Classic FM/Sony BMG have chosen an album of classic tenor favourites and I am hugely impressed with his voice on this debut album - he moves effortlessly between his high and low range - (my one complaint of Russell Watson`s high range was that it can sound grating and shrill, but Alfie`s high range is like smooth velvet)! The orchestration and production throughout is superb (Brno Philharmonic) and never overpower his voice. Hard to choose my favourite tracks, but Una Furtiva Lagrima by Donzietti and the wonderful E Lucevan Le Stelle by Puccini show off his full range to maximum effect. In fact I will quote a paragraph from the album sleeve which sums up the affect of hearing this aria perfectly....

Classic FM`s faith was already being rewarded at the very first recording session. When he started singing Puccini`s E lucevan le stelle", the orchestra heard their first sample of this golden voice. En masse, an entire deck of violinists, still bowing furiously, turned their heads, their eyes widening in appreciation. Various recording engineers, too, turned to each other with a glance - a glance that spoke volumes - this voice is the Real McCoy. His unassuming gait and gentle, modest manner belie a truly magical voice, a voice which causes the hairs on the back of the neck to rise, and stay risen.

I hope he stays true to his operatic roots and doesn`t go down the dreaded classic/crossover road, because I think this young man is going to be a huge star of the future worldwide. If his voice sounds this good now, in another 10 years or so when it fully matures, he is going to be phenomenal !!

xrainy · Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 3:47 pm Post subject:

Well I've listened to the album. It's good.
I listened without bias,as I'm very open minded when it comes to music and I enjoyed the songs I'd not known before (never heard before by anyone else), but my one criticism is that to me some of the songs lacked a passion. for instance Core n'grato. When Russell Watson sings I can almost here him crying as he sings with so much emotion, it tells the story even better. But when Alfie sang it just sounded like he was singing the words and that was it. Hmmm maybe thats cos he was classically trained I dont know. But i was sad that there was no passion in the voice on some of the songs.
He's a great singer, dont get me wrong, and I think he has an amazing voice, and I did enjoy the album, esp jerusalem (And I agree with Alfie that it should be our National Anthem - as that brings much more oooomph to the public than God save the queen. blah de blah lol).
I like Alfie and the album is good, I'd probably have it on as background music, whilst I'm doing my chores and such like. And I probably would keep buying his CD's as I am interested in his career.