Silva Screen Music America

Flautist Lisa Friend’s album of evocative and romantic themes from the greatest cinema classics

01. The John Dunbar Theme (From “Dances With Wolves”)
02. Once Upon A Time In America Main Theme (From “Once Upon A Time In America”)
03. Cinema Paradiso Love Theme (From “Cinema Paradiso”)
04. Whisper Of A Thrill (From “Meet Joe Black”)
05. La Califfa
06. Pride And Prejudice
07. The Red Tent
08. Where Dreams Are Born (From “A.i. Artificial Intelligence”)
09. The Ludlows (From “Legends Of The Fall”)
10. Cinema Paradiso Main Theme (From “Cinema Paradiso”)
11. The Cider House Rules End Titles (From “The Cider House Rules”)
12. Love Affair End Credits (From “Love Affair”)

Claire Jones – Royal Harp Strings

Since taking up the role of HRH the Prince of Wales’ official harpist in 2007, Claire Jones’ feet have hardly touched the ground.

She’s performed regularly at royal and state functions, at the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding reception in April 2011 and became a British household name through the international media frenzy surrounding it.

In September 2012, Claire released her classical chart-topping album, ‘The Girl With The Golden Harp’ followed in 2015 by ‘Journey – Harp To Soothe The Soul’ which again achieved major classical chart success.

The album includes the very best music from these two releases including a favourite film score piece, Ladies In Lavender, a dramatic arrangement of Scarborough Fair, a soothing rendition of the Welsh lullaby Si Hei Lwli Mabi (Go To Sleep My Baby) and a joyous uptempo version of the Irish folk tune Toss The Feathers.

01. Ladies In Lavender
02. Scarborough Fair
03. All Through The Night
04. Poem
05. Glasgow Love Theme (from “Love Actually”)
06. Heartstrings
07. Flower Duet (from “Lakmé”)
08. Toss The Feathers
09. O Mio Babbino Caro (“O My Beloved Father”) from “Gianni Schicchi”
10. Bluestone (Carreg Las)
11. La Danse des Sylphes
12. Go To Sleep My Baby (Si Hei Lwli Mabi)
13. Song To The Moon
14. 10 Woodland Sketches, Op.51: No. 1 To a Wild Rose
15. Theme From Downton Abbey

The Greatest Christmas Choral Classics

Crouch End Festival Chorus & The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

Thirty years ago David Temple stood outside a North London supermarket handing out leaflets to encourage singers to join an amateur choir he was forming. Just over ten years later he was celebrating the first of a succession of Top 20 Billboard US Album entries as musical director and joint founder of The Crouch End Festival Chorus.

The chorus have become established as one of the UK’s leading choirs and are internationally recognized, revered for their effortless adaptability to perform both classical and contemporary works on both stage and in the studio.

Their list of collaborations include performances with Hans Zimmer, Ennio Morricone and Ray Davies of The Kinks alongside choral backing for a vast range of soundtracks and classical albums.

This exciting new seasonal release brings together favourites and contemporary Christmas songs given a new twist with exquisite new vocal and musical arrangements. Also included in this package is the original best selling US Top 20 chart album.

CD1 – Traditional Christmas Songs
01. We Wish You A Merry Christmas / 02. Carol of the Bells / 03. Hark, The Herald Angels Sing / 04. Joy To The World / 05. Good King Wenceslas / 06. Gaudete / 07. First Nowell / 08. O Christmas Tree / 09. Ding Dong Merrily On High / 10. The Twelve Days Of Christmas / 11. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen / 12. O Come All Ye Faithful / 13. Jingle Bells / 14. Silent Night / 15. Away In A Manger / 16. Coventry Carol / 17. O Holy Night / 18. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear / 19. The Holly And The Ivy / 20. Sleigh Ride

CD2 – Contemporary Christmas Songs
01. All I Want For Christmas Is You / 02. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas / 03. Christmas Time Is Here / 04. White Christmas / 05. It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year / 06. Somewhere In My Memory / 07. Winter Wonderland / 08. I Believe In Father Christmas / 09. Do You Hear What I Hear? / 10. Mary’s Boy Child / 11. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) / 12. I’ll Be Home For Christmas / 13. Jingle Bell Rock / 14. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer / 15. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town / 16. The Christmas Song / 17. Walking In The Air / 18. Stay Another Day / 19. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) / 20. I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

Ruhan – Time To Grow

Best known for her role in Damon Albarn’s Chinese rock-opera Monkey: Journey To The West, Ruhan creates a beautiful album that is both bold and innovative. Time To Grow combines Chinese musical concepts and elements with Western forms to produce a unique world music form.

The album superbly showcases Ruhan’s delightful tone and a wide vocal range. With ten tracks sung in Chinese and two featuring the English translation, this is a truly international project that binds talent from Sweden, China, Taiwan, Australia, US, UK and the Faroe Islands. The writers for this album include famous Swedish pianist Robert Wells, whilst the production mixing is led by well-known mixing engineer, Bernard Lohr (Mamma Mia, Celine Dion, Westlife, Il Divo).

The Symphonic Celtic Album

The folk music of the Celtic lands (Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Isle Of Man, Cornwall, Brittany and Galicia) have long held influence over performers and composers across the world. This enchanting 14 track collection gathers together film themes that have utilised this mysterious and haunting music. Highlights include James Horner’s heart-wrenching themes to Braveheart and Titanic alongside Howard Shore’s towering achievements with The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy which landed him three Academy Awards. Also features the chilling lament of Women Of Ireland from Barry Lyndon contrasted by the joyous mass brawl put to music that is The Donnybrook from The Quiet Man.

I HEAR A SYMPHONY – SILCD1297

One of the world’s greatest music ensembles, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, along with a 50 piece choir join together to bring a totally new approach to some of the greatest pop music ever written.

Prime Motown hits are given exhilarating new arrangements that deliver powerful, almost cinematic versions of these essential songs, all with a subtle twist.

I Hear A Symphony acts as an overture on an unique journey through hits that include I Heard It Through The Grapevine,Three Times A Lady and What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted.

This classic cocktail of symphonic melodies is shaken, stirred and poured liberally over 14 songs that re-imagine the music that defined a generation and continues to do so.

Recorded at Britain’s legendary recording studio, Abbey Road, home of The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Kate Bush and many more.

SONGS FROM THE VALLEYS OF WALES – SILCD6045

Wales is known by the phrase “The Land Of Song”, a fact underlined by the international success of artists of the calibre of Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey and Charlotte Church.Choirs are the base of this rich heritage and The Blaenavon Male Voice Choir were formed close to a century ago in 1910.

With member ranging in age from 15 to 80, the choir have enjoyed success in major competitions throughout the UK and successful tours of America, France, Norway and Hungary.

This rich collection of songs highlights both the traditional and modern and underlines their supreme vocal skills.

MOZART REQUIEM – SILCD6044

Composed in 1791, The Requiem Mass in D minor (K. 626) was Mozart’s last composition and is one of his most powerful and recognized works. Over the past two centuries, the circumstances surrounding the creation of Mozart’s Requiem have entered popular mythology and have given rise to romantic exaggerations and wild speculation.In 1984, Saul Zaentz, Peter Shaffer and Milos Forman collaborated on Amadeus, the Oscar winning film based on Alexander Pushkin’s play Mozart and Salieri. Singularly responsible for reinforcing popular myths surrounding Mozart’s Requiem, the film heavily relies on music from the Requiem. The score has since embedded itself in popular psyche, the original soundtrack proving one of the most popular recordings of classical music ever, with music from the Requiem being used since in many films – X-Men 2, The Big Lebowski, Intolerable Cruelty, Elizabeth, Eyes Wide Shut, Primal Fear, Revolver, Highlander II: The Quickening amongst many others.This new production was recorded in Prague, the city of Mozart’s greatest commercial success Don Giovanni. Performed by Mozart and Baroque music specialists The Praga Sinfonietta and the Vox Pragae Choir under the expert direction of Miriam Nemcova, the sound achieved is seductive, warm and lush, but with dark and edgy undertones, perfectly ‘in tune’ with music, myth, and Mozart himself.

THE SYMPHONIC JEAN MICHEL JARRE – SILCD6041

PERFORMED BY THE ACCLAIMED CITY OF PRAGUE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRAFEATURING THE 120 VOICE CROUCH END FESTIVAL CHORUS
AMERICAN BILLBOARD CLASSICAL/CROSSOVER CHART HIT
CONCERTS OF THE SYMPHONIC JARRE PLANNED THROUGHOUT EUROPE

FEATURING ALL JEAN-MICHEL’s MAJOR COMPOSITONS including
CHRONOLOGIE (1,2,3) GLORIA, LONELY BOY
EQUINOXE 4 FISHING JUNKS AT SUNSET
SOUVENIR DE CHINE MAGNETIC FIELDS (1,5)
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (1,2) ELDORADO
THE EMIGRANT RENDEZVOUS (2,4)
COMPUTER WEEKEND
& OXYGENE (4,13)
PLUS PREMIERE STUDIO RECORDING OF ONE OF JEAN MICHEL’s LATEST COMPOSTIONS
ACROPOLIS

THE GREATEST CINEMA CHORAL CLASSICS – SILCD6040