Kiri Sings Karl

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Kiri Sings Karl
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Studio album by
Released26 September 2006
Genre Classical
Label EMI Classics
Kiri Te Kanawa chronology
The Very Best Of
(2003)
Kiri Sings Karl
(2006)

Kiri Sings Karl: Songs of Mystery & Enchantment is a 2006 classical album by New Zealand opera singer Kiri Te Kanawa, with the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Karl Jenkins. The pieces were composed by Karl Jenkins, or arranged by him, based on compositions of other composers, like the Argentine composer Carlos Guastavino.

Contents

Background

In 2005 Richard Lyttelton, then President of EMI Classics, suggested to Karl Jenkins to develop a recording project, together with Kiri te Kanawa. Kiri introduced the repertoire of the Argentinian composers Carlos Guastavino and Alberto Ginastera. Karl arranged some compositions that made use of indigenous percussion instruments. [1]

Track listing

  1. Jardin antiguo (English: Ancient garden) – 2:48 (Carlos Guastavino, from Las Nubes; arr. Karl Jenkins) [2]
  2. Kyrie – 3:31 (Traditional / Ariel Ramirez, from Misa Criolla, arr. Karl Jenkins)
  3. Le secret, 'For James', Op. 23 no 3 – 2:48 (Gabriel Fauré, arr. Karl Jenkins)
  4. Antema Africana – 3:50 (Karl Jenkins)
  5. Canciones (2), Op. 3: no 2, Canción al árbol del olvido "Milonga" – 3:33 (Alberto Ginastera, from Dos Canciones Argentinas Op. 3; arr. Karl Jenkins)
  6. Y Cyfrinwyr (The Mystics) – 7:54 (Karl Jenkins)
Flores argentinas (Carlos Guastavino, arr. Karl Jenkins):
  1. Cortadera, Plumerito (English: Cortadera, little plume [3] ) – 2:39
  2. El clavel del aire blanco (English: The white carnation of the air [4] ) – 2:56
  3. Que Linda la madreselva! (English: How lovely is the honeysuckle!) – 2:07
  4. Ay, Aljaba, flor de chilco (English: Ah, aljaba, flower of the chilco [5] ) – 1:36
  1. Requiem: In paradisum – 5:25 (Karl Jenkins)
  2. La rosa y el sauce (English: The rose and the willow) – 3:49 (Carlos Guastavino, arr. Karl Jenkins)
  3. Capriccio d'Amore (English: Capricious love) – 3:55 (Karl Jenkins)
  4. Allegrettango – 5:13 (Karl Jenkins, after Ludwig van Beethoven)
  5. Mazurka – 4:25 (Karl Jenkins, after Frédéric Chopin)
  6. Paya Paya – 3:47 (Karl Jenkins)

Performing musicians

Critical reception

Kaikkonen and Elliot [6] in 2006 welcomed the 'mix-and-match' of world music and the classical voice of Kiri. In their opinion this album showed a great flexibility, both in terms of thinking and singing and formed a bridge between various musical genres.

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References

  1. 'A note from Karl' in booklet in the CD.
  2. 1 2 Information taken from the booklet in the CD.
  3. Cortadera selloana , pampas grass
  4. A plant of the genus Tillandsia
  5. Aljaba / chilco: kind of Fuchsia
  6. 1 2 3 Kaikkonen, Suvi; Elliot, Russ (24 December 2006). "Review Kiri Sings Karl". Musical Discoveries. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  7. "Kiri Sings Karl microsite". Archived from the original on 20 February 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2020.