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How Do I Love Thee
Michael York, Michael Hoppe
How Do I Love Thee
Genres: Special Interest, New Age, Pop, Soundtracks
 
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"The music is as passionate and contemplative as the poetry." -- ATLANTIS RISING "The perfect gift for lovers everywhere." -- INReview "An exquisite CD." -- TAMPA TRIBUNE British Actor Michael York joins Grammy nominee...  more »

     
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All Artists: Michael York, Michael Hoppe
Title: How Do I Love Thee
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Spring Hill
Original Release Date: 1/1/2007
Re-Release Date: 1/9/2007
Genres: Special Interest, New Age, Pop, Soundtracks
Styles: Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews, Meditation
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 718795604821

Synopsis

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"The music is as passionate and contemplative as the poetry." -- ATLANTIS RISING "The perfect gift for lovers everywhere." -- INReview "An exquisite CD." -- TAMPA TRIBUNE British Actor Michael York joins Grammy nominee Michael Hoppé. Includes 36 page deluxe book and BONUS video! Famed actor Michael York and Grammy nominee Michael Hoppé bring you a stunning collection of the greatest love poems ever written. Deluxe gift packaging includes text for all twenty-two poems in a thirty-six page illustrated booklet and special die-cut slipcase. Enhanced CD bonus video features romantic portraits by famed photographer E.O. Hoppé that include Marlene Dietrich, Virginia Woolf, and more.
 

CD Reviews

From MainlyPiano.com
Kathy Parsons | Florence, OR United States | 01/30/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)

""How Do I Love Thee? The World's Most Beautiful Love Poems" is a delightful collaboration by British actor Michael York, who soulfully reads a collection of twenty-two classic poems about love, and composer Michael Hoppe, who soulfully provides the music that plays behind the poems and also appears as interludes scattered throughout the CD, allowing quiet moments to reflect. The accompanying booklet gives the full text of each of the poems and features photographs by Hoppe's late grandfather, the celebrated portrait photographer, E.O. Hoppe. To make this package even more special, there is a bonus video that shows many more of the senior Hoppe's photos played over Michael Hoppe's gorgeous "Renouncement," from his Grammy-nominated CD, "Solace." The selection of poems is fascinating, dealing with romantic love, but also telling of mature love and marriage, loss, and desire. Hoppe's selection of original music is perfect for the chosen poems and interludes, wordlessly conveying passion and deep emotion. Some of the poets that are represented are Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Rossetti, Shelley, Tennyson, Ovid, Christopher Marlowe, and even The Bible. A beautiful and romantic gift to share with a loved one, or richly rewarding listening experience for yourself, this CD will warm your heart and bring a sigh. It's a treasure!"