Sarah Brightman - Symphony

Japanese pressing of the famed vocalist's 2008 featuring one bonus track: 'Forbidden Colours'. Symphony is Sarah Brightman's first studio album for five years. Recorded in Germany, Symphony features all new songs and is created with Sarah's long-time producer Frank Peterson. The repertoire ranges from beautiful ballads 'Symphony', 'Fleur du Mal' and epic power rock scores 'I Will Be With You' to interpretations of the work 'Jupiter' from Holst's The Planets on 'Running' to Faith Hill's 'There You'll Be' sung in Italian as 'Sarai Qui' and many more. On this album Sarah reunites with Andrea Bocelli to sing 'Canto Della Terra', as well as singing duets with Fernando Lima (Mexican tenor) on 'Passion' and Paul Stanley (Kiss) on 'I Will Be With You (Where The Lost Ones Go) '. The album showcases Sarah linguistic vocal skills by singing in Spanish, Italian, French and for the first time German. EMI. Album Description

Stunning... truly stunning

From the moment the beautiful Sarah Brightman opened her mouth it was obvious that she had a rare, pure and stunning vocal ability. Her vocals are pure majesty and her talent is, quite frankly, beyond comparison.

As her latest album Symphony proves, Brightman's accolades are well deserved. From the opening track Gothica which borders on being something that you would hear on an Evanescence album, Brightman shines through. Her blend of well constructed music and highly trained vocal ability has produced an absolute gem. Her operatic sensibility and crystal clear vocals wander fearlessly through all fourteen tracks.

The album features three brilliant duets. On Canto Della Terra she duets with Andrea Bocelli and their voices together are bliss. Her second duet is Passion with Fernando Lima. While the song isn't as stunning as the previous duet, both singers really deliver.

The surprise duet is Sarai Qui with Paul Stanley. The song is a stunning Spanish translation of There You'll Be by Faith Hill. It was penned by the ever legendary Dianne Warren for the movie Pearl Harbor. For those who don't know who Paul Stanley is, he's one of the guys from Kiss. The unlikely pairing is incredible to listen to and definitely one of the highlights of the album.

Love or hate operatic music, Brightman is to be recognised and respected. Her stunning looks are only matched by the sheer beauty of her voice and she uses both to their full potential on Symphony. If you're a classical/operatic lover or if you can appreciate a fine voice, this album will make a welcome addition to your collection. October 8, 2008

Symphony album Sarah Brightman

Loved the special on pbs. Same quality on the cd. Songs are excellent. Love Pasion. October 5, 2008

Good music, poor recording

The music is pretty good that I like it. However, the recording is not good and in fact of poor quality. I tried it on different players and computers, all sounded distorted. It seems that the music was recorded at very loud level, which caused a lot of compression and clipping. Please correct me if anyone thinks it was my players at fault or something else. September 9, 2008

A review for the Japanese edition

There's not much that can be said about this album that someone hasn't said in some form before me. Personally, I didn't enjoy it nearly as much as I did Harem. For those who enjoy her arias, the music on this CD is substantially inferior to Timeless. That being said, I haven't seen anyone address the song Forbidden Colours or the Japanese packaging. On the side of the packaging, there really isn't much to say. The booklet is essentially the same, with the added inclusion of the white sheet of lyrics in Japanese. The back of the digipak only lists 13 tracks. Only on the CD itself, which is black and looks virtually identical to the US version, is the 14 track listed. I will admit that the colors on the pictures inside the CD case do seem a bit more vivid and, as such, are slightly prettier, but it is only a slight enhancement.
It's a shame that Forbidden Colours is a Japan only bonus track. It's sadly one of the best songs on the CD. It's slow, methodical, and has something of an eastern feel (which is probably why it was given to Japan). The only negative thing I can say about it is that it feels misplaced on the album, but really, so do Fleurs du Mal and Where the Lost Ones Go, though maybe not so badly as this one because of it's eastern sound. If you like Sarah and want to pick up an extra great track by her, then get this disc. If you're looking for some über-cool Sarah packaging to wave about in front of your Brightman-loving friends, this won't be the one. Maybe the song will be picked up as a bonus track on a later release in the US or Europe that's not so expensive. Also, if anyone was wondering, the Fleurs du Mal Reprise is included on the Japanese edition as well, but it's added to the end of Forbidden Colours instead of Running, to keep it consistent with being the last 'track' on the disc. I hope this helps people thinking about buying the Japanese version. September 6, 2008

Great

I am enjoying this CD alot and am happy to add it to my collection of Sarah Brightman CD'
Anyone who enjoys Sarah will love this CD. September 3, 2008

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