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Having reached the U.K. Top Ten for the first time, performed for the English National Opera in La Boheme and The Mikado, and received rave reviews for his role as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables, Blackpool tenor Alfie Boe rounds off an incredible year with his fifth studio album, simply titled Alfie. Proving that it's not just the musical theater and classical pop worlds that appreciate his talent, the follow-up to commercial breakthrough Bring Him Home also features a collaboration with none other than Robert Plant, who lends his yearning tones to a moving orchestral interpretation of Tim Buckley's acoustic folk song "Song to the Siren." It's a shame that Boe couldn't have persuaded the Led Zeppelin legend to stick around a little longer, as it's by far the most compelling offering on a record that -- apart from an emotive operatic reworking of Martina McBride's "In My Daughter's Eyes" -- plays it pretty safe. Alongside an understated acoustic version of Ewan MacColl's "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," there's a suitably wintry take on Judy Garland's "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," an impassioned adaptation of 17th century traditional English folk song "Over the Hills and Far Away," and a lushly produced rendition of Frank Sinatra's "It Was a Very Good Year." But elsewhere, Boe continues to delve into a more familiar catalog of show tunes, from Gershwin's Oh, Kay! jazz standard "Someone to Watch Over Me" to Ragtime's stirring choral-led "Wheels of a Dream" to the two numbers from Les Misérables, "Who Am I?" and "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables," the latter a duet with Michael Ball (better known as a solo piece for the character of Marius). Alfie should consolidate Boe's position as one of the U.K. classical crossover scene's biggest talents, but by proving he's capable of tackling material outside the box, you do wish that he'd be a bit braver and pursue his more adventurous leanings a little further.
© Jon O'Brien /TiVo
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The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Søren Mikkelsen, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Sondheim, ComposerLyricist - Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfie Boe, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Fitzpatrick, Orchestra Contractor, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Holzner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Morgan, Conductor, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Lucie Svehlova, Concertmaster, AssociatedPerformer - Juliette Pochin, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jakob Groth, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Jaramillo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stanja Vomackova, Unknown, Other
℗ 2011 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Leonard Bernstein, Composer - Søren Mikkelsen, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephen Sondheim, Author - Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfie Boe, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Morgan, Conductor, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra - Juliette Pochin, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jakob Groth, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Jaramillo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lars C Bruun, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Koch, Orchestra Contractor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Søren Mikkelsen, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfie Boe, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Victor Young, Composer - Edward Heyman, Author - James Fitzpatrick, Orchestra Contractor, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Holzner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Morgan, Conductor, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Lucie Svehlova, Concertmaster, AssociatedPerformer - Juliette Pochin, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jakob Groth, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Jaramillo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stanja Vomackova, Unknown, Other
℗ 2011 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Søren Mikkelsen, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ewan MacColl, ComposerLyricist - Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfie Boe, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Morgan, Conductor, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra - Juliette Pochin, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jakob Groth, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Jaramillo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lars C Bruun, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Koch, Orchestra Contractor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Søren Mikkelsen, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfie Boe, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Plant, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Buckley, ComposerLyricist - Larry Beckett, ComposerLyricist - James Morgan, Conductor, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra - Juliette Pochin, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jakob Groth, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Jaramillo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lars C Bruun, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Koch, Orchestra Contractor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Søren Mikkelsen, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfie Boe, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ned Washington, Composer - James Fitzpatrick, Orchestra Contractor, AssociatedPerformer - Leigh Harline, Author - Jan Holzner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Morgan, Conductor, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Lucie Svehlova, Concertmaster, AssociatedPerformer - Juliette Pochin, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jakob Groth, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Jaramillo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stanja Vomackova, Unknown, Other
℗ 2011 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Søren Mikkelsen, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer - Alfie Boe, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Fitzpatrick, Orchestra Contractor, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Stilgoe, Author - Charles Hart, Author - Jan Holzner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Morgan, Conductor, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Brighton Festival Chorus, Choir - Lucie Svehlova, Concertmaster, AssociatedPerformer - Juliette Pochin, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jakob Groth, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Jaramillo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stanja Vomackova, Unknown, Other
℗ 2011 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Søren Mikkelsen, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, Author - Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfie Boe, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Fitzpatrick, Orchestra Contractor, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Holzner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Morgan, Conductor, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Lucie Svehlova, Concertmaster, AssociatedPerformer - Juliette Pochin, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jakob Groth, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Jaramillo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stanja Vomackova, Unknown, Other
℗ 2011 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Søren Mikkelsen, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Slater, ComposerLyricist - Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfie Boe, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Morgan, Conductor, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra - Juliette Pochin, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jakob Groth, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Jaramillo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lars C Bruun, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Koch, Orchestra Contractor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Søren Mikkelsen, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Traditional, Composer - Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfie Boe, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel White, Cornet, AssociatedPerformer - Adrian Bradbury, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Kemp, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - James Morgan, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Recording Arranger, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - John Tams, Author - Juliette Pochin, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Recording Arranger, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jakob Groth, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Jaramillo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fiona McCapra, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Ben Robbins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Søren Mikkelsen, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfie Boe, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Herbert Kretzmer, ComposerLyricist - Nick Jonas, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alain Boublil, ComposerLyricist - Claude-Michel Schonberg, ComposerLyricist - James Morgan, Conductor, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra - Juliette Pochin, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jakob Groth, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Jaramillo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lars C Bruun, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Koch, Orchestra Contractor, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse E String, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Søren Mikkelsen, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfie Boe, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Fitzpatrick, Orchestra Contractor, AssociatedPerformer - Lynn Ahrens, Author - Stephen Flaherty, Composer - Jan Holzner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Morgan, Conductor, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Brighton Festival Chorus, Choir - Lucie Svehlova, Concertmaster, AssociatedPerformer - Juliette Pochin, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jakob Groth, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Jaramillo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stanja Vomackova, Unknown, Other
℗ 2011 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Søren Mikkelsen, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfie Boe, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Fitzpatrick, Orchestra Contractor, AssociatedPerformer - Ervin M. Drake, ComposerLyricist - Jan Holzner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Morgan, Conductor, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Lucie Svehlova, Concertmaster, AssociatedPerformer - Juliette Pochin, Producer, Mixer, String Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jakob Groth, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Jaramillo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stanja Vomackova, Unknown, Other
℗ 2011 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Søren Mikkelsen, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfie Boe, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Herbert Kretzmer, ComposerLyricist - Alain Boublil, ComposerLyricist - Claude-Michel Schonberg, ComposerLyricist - Jean-Marc Natel, ComposerLyricist - James Morgan, Conductor, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Danish National Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra - Juliette Pochin, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jakob Groth, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Jaramillo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lars C Bruun, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Koch, Orchestra Contractor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Søren Mikkelsen, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Cousins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfie Boe, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Herbert Kretzmer, Author - Alain Boublil, Author, Original Text Author - Claude-Michel Schonberg, Composer - Jean-Marc Natel, Author, Original Text Author - James Morgan, Conductor, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Programming, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - John Langley, Musical Assistant, AssociatedPerformer - Danish National Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Juliette Pochin, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jakob Groth, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Fenton, Contributor, Revision - Lars C Bruun, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Koch, Orchestra Contractor, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
Having reached the U.K. Top Ten for the first time, performed for the English National Opera in La Boheme and The Mikado, and received rave reviews for his role as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables, Blackpool tenor Alfie Boe rounds off an incredible year with his fifth studio album, simply titled Alfie. Proving that it's not just the musical theater and classical pop worlds that appreciate his talent, the follow-up to commercial breakthrough Bring Him Home also features a collaboration with none other than Robert Plant, who lends his yearning tones to a moving orchestral interpretation of Tim Buckley's acoustic folk song "Song to the Siren." It's a shame that Boe couldn't have persuaded the Led Zeppelin legend to stick around a little longer, as it's by far the most compelling offering on a record that -- apart from an emotive operatic reworking of Martina McBride's "In My Daughter's Eyes" -- plays it pretty safe. Alongside an understated acoustic version of Ewan MacColl's "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," there's a suitably wintry take on Judy Garland's "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," an impassioned adaptation of 17th century traditional English folk song "Over the Hills and Far Away," and a lushly produced rendition of Frank Sinatra's "It Was a Very Good Year." But elsewhere, Boe continues to delve into a more familiar catalog of show tunes, from Gershwin's Oh, Kay! jazz standard "Someone to Watch Over Me" to Ragtime's stirring choral-led "Wheels of a Dream" to the two numbers from Les Misérables, "Who Am I?" and "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables," the latter a duet with Michael Ball (better known as a solo piece for the character of Marius). Alfie should consolidate Boe's position as one of the U.K. classical crossover scene's biggest talents, but by proving he's capable of tackling material outside the box, you do wish that he'd be a bit braver and pursue his more adventurous leanings a little further.
© Jon O'Brien /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:12
- Main artists: Alfie Boe
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Decca (UMO)
- Genre: Classical Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred)
© 2011 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited ℗ 2011 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
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