Classical Crossover Tasters: Originators Edition

[FrancescaSola]

This is a great collection of some of the forerunners of the Classical-Crossover genre.

[ThePokegaga]

WOW! Sarah Brightman is an angle!!! All of these songs are amazing! I especially LOVED "Nella Fantasia" and "TIme To Say Goodbye"! Voice of an angle!

[sandy26m]

sara brightman is the best

[twilightblessings]

I'm a big fan of classical crossover, which combines the beauty of classical singing with modern music. My favorite artists are Hayley Westenra and Sarah Brightman

[dulcealan]

sarah brightman es the best singer in the crossover area.

[Galadriel636]

This is a quite lovely selection you have here! 5 stars and a favorite for sure! =]

[ClassicalCrossoverUK]

All of the below are descriptions that couldn't fit into the right hand column. Enjoy!

[ClassicalCrossoverUK]

Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again by Sarah Brightman

This song is one of the lesser recorded songs from the musical, but it's still incredibly famous. Christine Daaé sings of her pain and mourning over the loss of her father in the famous cemetery scene in the musical. Like the other three songs, it was also launched as a single with a music video. Cover examples: Hayley Westenra, José Carreras, André Rieu

[ClassicalCrossoverUK]

The Music of the Night by Michael Crawford

This song was originally a song called 'The Married Man; it was a gift for Brightman for their wedding, and it was written specifically for her voice. It was suggested to Lloyd-Webber that he use it for Phantom, so, ironically, it was given to the Crawford's character to sing, rather than Brightman's. This also had a promotional video. Cover examples: Paul Potts, Alessendro Saffina, Katherine Jenkins

[ClassicalCrossoverUK]

The Phantom of the Opera by Sarah Brightman and Steve Harley

Michael Crawford was not first to record this. Harley was set to play the Phantom. He got as far as releasing the song as a single with Brightman and filming a music video for it. But he found himself replaced by Crawford by the time the curtain went up. Cover examples: Lesley Garrett, Emmy Rossum & Gerald Butler, Michael Ball

[ClassicalCrossoverUK]

Descriptions that Youtube wouldn't let me fit in on the right hand side:

All I Ask of You by Sarah Brightman and Steve Barton

A duet that has been recorded hundreds of times. Steve Barton sung it originally for the musical, but the duet between Brightman and Cliff Richard is better known, as it was released as a single with a promotional video. Cover examples: Hayley Westenra, Thomas Spencer-Wortley, Michael Ball