Classics (Sarah Brightman album)

Classics is a compilation album by classical crossover soprano Sarah Brightman. It collects previously released material, such as "Pie Jesu", from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Requiem; "Figlio Perduto", "Lascia ch'io pianga" and "La Luna" from Brightman's previous studio albums, and new recordings of some her classical vocal performances, including "Ave Maria", "Dans La Nuit", "Alhambra" and a solo version of the 1997' hit "Time to Say Goodbye".

Classics
Compilation album by
Sarah Brightman
Released20 November 2001 (USA)
GenreClassical Crossover
Length54:24
LabelAngel Records
ProducerFrank Peterson
Sarah Brightman chronology
The Very Best of 1990–2000
(2001)		 Classics
(2001)		 Encore
(2002)

Entertainment Weekly, although calling Brightman a "stronger song stylist than a singer", gave the album a grade of B−.[1] Classics was re-released in Europe in 2006, with the same cover art but a different track listing, as Classics: The Best of Sarah Brightman.

Track listing
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Ave Maria"Schubert ("Ellens dritter Gesang", Op. 52, No. 6)3:00
2."La Wally"Catalani (La Wally: "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana")4:03
3."Winter Light"Eric Kaz/Linda Ronstadt/Zbigniew Antoni Preisner3:17
4."Anytime, Anywhere"Albinoni ("Adagio in G minor")3:19
5."Alhambra"Tárrega ("Recuerdos de la Alhambra")4:01
6."Lascia ch'io pianga"Handel (Rinaldo, HWV 7)3:30
7."Dans la Nuit"Chopin ("Étude in E, Op. 10/3 CT16")2:45
8."Serenade/How Fair This Place"Rachmaninov ("How Fair This Spot", Op. 21/7)3:25
9."O mio babbino caro"Puccini (Gianni Schicchi)2:22
10."La Luna"Dvořák (Rusalka, Op. 114 B 203)4:59
11."Pie Jesu"Andrew Lloyd Webber (Requiem)3:44
12."Figlio Perduto"Beethoven ("Symphony No. 7, Op. 92)4:39
13."Nessun dorma"Puccini (Turandot)3:52
14."Bailero"Canteloube3:13
15."Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)" (Solo Version)Francesco Sartori/Lucio Quarantotto4:08
Total length:54:24
Japan Edition
No.TitleMusicLength
16."Regnava nel silenzio" (Live)Donizetti (Lucia di Lammermoor)9:06
Total length:63:30

Singles
  • "Winter Light" (Canadian promo single) (2001)
  • "Ave Maria" (Japanese promo single) (2001)

Charts and certifications

References
  1. Bernardo, Melissa Rose. "Review: Classics". Archived from the original on 25 April 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Entertainment Weekly.
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