Sacred Arias
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Brand: JENKINS,KATHERINEComposer: Leonard Cohen
Composer: Gabriel Faure
Composer: Cesar Franck
Composer: Howard Goodall
Composer: Franz Xaver Gruber
Composer: Simon Lindle
Composer: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Composer: Henry Francis Lyte
Composer: Ariel Ramirez
Performer: Katherine Jenkins
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2008-11-18
Music Label: Decca
Soundtracks:
- Abide With Me
- Pie Jesu
- The Lord is My Shepherd
- Down to the River
- May the Good Lord
- Hallelujah
- Panis Anjelicus
- In Paradisum
- Silent Night
- Ave Maria
- Missa Criolla
- Agnus Dei
Music reviews of Sacred Arias
Music Review: Spiritual Songs with Secular Appeal
Rating: 3 Stars
"This girl sings HYMNS! My, she looks so provocative!" my friend exclaimed when I handed her a copy of this CD and described its contents to her. I don't wonder at her surprise, for I thought a similar thing when I first saw the video advertisement for Katherine's "Sacred Arias" release. Sure, she may have been singing "The Lord is my Shepherd" but she looked so seductive in it, had the audio been on mute, no one would have been able to guess!
This is unsettling to me. I never have cared for Katherine's many risqué outfits, but it seems to be in excessively bad taste to advertise a supposedly Christian album with such a sexy marketing campaign. I am not saying that she should have dressed down. I love gorgeous clothes, and I love Katherine's good looks, but she doesn't have to reveal so much cleavage or pose in dresses cut in such a way that the back of her dress goes all the way down to the top of her buttocks. Because of Katherine's penchant for such clothing, it really didn't shock me (too much) when I recently saw her overtly erotic GQ magazine photo shoot.
The music itself is lovely, but since the singer seems to more focus on herself than the Lord, the messages in the lyrics don't come across as strongly as they might. The repertoire is nice, but seems a bit repetitive...most of these songs have been covered by other crossover artists in recent years, and since there are so many other wonderful hymns out there, I don't see why Katherine couldn't have branched out a bit and sang something less well known. I am also a little disappointed by the inclusion of the song deceptively titled "Hallelujah," which is not at all sacred.
In August 2008, Katherine Jenkins graced the cover of Classic FM magazine. During their interview, she said, "It doesn't matter what your religion is - the melodies are beautiful so I hope it will appeal to all people." Well, my religion matters very much to me. I am led to believe that to Katherine, the only thing about her faith that matters is the outward gloss rather than a faith that is substantial and real. I have the feeling that God would be more pleased with a woman who had less talent but a greater love for her Savior. Because of this, I believe "Sacred Arias" will appeal more to a secular audience than to genuine believers.
Description of Sacred Arias
Just a few years back Katherine Jenkins was a public school music teacher in Wales. Today, she is the UK's fastest-rising classical star. Ever since she shattered a glass chandelier with a high note during a concert, Katherine has taken the classical world by storm, winning several singing competitions at the Royal Academy of Music. Her debut album Première went straight to number one in the U.K in April 2004 and stayed there for eight weeks. Katherine's second album, Second Nature was released in October 2004 and featured her stirring rendition of Time To Say Goodbye--the multi-platinum smash by Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman. The album quickly went platinum selling over 350,000 units by Christmas making Katherine Jenkins the U.K's biggest selling Classical Artist of 2004.Classical CDs
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