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Libera
Luminosa
Genres: New Age, Classical

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Vespera
2. Ave Maria - Libera, Schubert, Franz [Vi
3. Lacrymosa
4. Sacris Solemnis
5. Attendite
6. Glaudete
7. Silencium - Libera, DeLaMare, Walter
8. Semele
9. Luminosa
10. Stabat
11. Veni Sancte
12. Sanctus II

CD Details

All Artists: Libera
Title: Luminosa
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Warner Classics
Original Release Date: 1/1/2001
Re-Release Date: 10/2/2001
Genres: New Age, Classical
Style: Opera & Classical Vocal
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 809274011725, 0809274011763

Synopsis

Amazon.com

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

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CD Reviews

Gorgeous,sumptuous vocals!!

ellafan | MI | 12/08/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I just received this CD and have been playing it non-stop.

The voices are luminous.The soloists are ,well,if we could hear angels sing,they might sound like this.

If you decide to buy this wondrous CD,prepare to completely mellow out and stay that way until the last note of the last song.My favorite is "Vespera." The young soloist will knock you dead!!"

A taste of Heaven on Earth

Adrien Caldwell | Chicago, IL USA | 01/03/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I stumbled onto this beautiful piece at a listening section in a retail store. Wow was I impressed! If I had the capacity to conjure up music with choir type boys with a hint of intruments and dubbing I think it would come out to be something like this. These voices are what I will hope to hear when I die and go to heaven. It simply gives me the chills. I play the CD all the time. Very soothing/calming yet magickal. Track 11 has an interesting twist with an adult male voice interacting with the choir boys, as if a mythological god is singing to his children and vice versa (veni sancte). I have no idea what they're saying. I just know I like the sound of it. I agree with a previous reviewer that the words to the songs should have been included in the insert.
As mentioned earlier, there is just a hint of instruments. Personally I don't like the first Libera album at all. Actually I would if that cheesy synthesized techno beat could be trashed and some chello or violin or harp take its place. On the other hand, Luminosa is perfect, focusing on the young boys voices with a touch of contemporary/classical flair. And no cheesy techno dance beats. I hope to hear more CDs by Libera which are an extension of their Luminosa album."

Five stars isn't enough!

D. Brown | 01/16/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"After hearing the sound clips of this album, I knew I had to have it. I ordered both "Luminosa" and "Libera" (the first offering by Robert Prizeman and his choir under the name of Libera). After listening to both albums a couple of times, I have to say that Amazon needs to have more stars available for its ratings! This album is easily one of the best I have bought in recent months.The boys' voices are simply angelic. They sound like such polished performers, easily hitting the soaring high notes with such skill you'd think they'd been training their voices for decades (not possible, since they only range in age from 8 to 14 years old). What set this album apart for me, and made it more appealing than their first album, were the new interpretations of classical pieces. "Sanctus II", based on Pachelbel's Canon, is one of the highlights of the album, as is "Luminosa" which is based on Debussy's "Clair de Lune". You've never heard classical music like this before! The first track on the CD, an original piece called "Vespera", is one of the more haunting and beautiful pieces and is a great start to a wonderful album.I hope to see more albums from Libera in the future!"