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Jonas Kaufmann, it seems, is in search of an album that will make him, not just a great tenor but a household name, and The Sound of Movies represents his latest attempt. The album certainly has some pieces that deliver the compelling vocals that have made Kaufmann such a beloved figure. Sample his Edelweiss from The Sound of Music, one of a couple of tracks that benefit from the presence of guitarist Miloš Karadaglić. The album is quite a mixed bag of material, with a few film music favorites but other tunes that are quite obscure, and at times, it is hard to divine what the sequencing principles behind the program might be. There are songs in English, German, Italian, and Spanish, and Kaufmann may do well, or less so, with any of these. He generally has a German accent in English, and this may be preferable to tense efforts to avoid it. However, the effectiveness of the songs depends less on their language than on their degree of American rhythmic content. Kaufmann is a good deal more relaxed in Moon River, for instance, than in What a Wonderful World (which makes the cut due to its presence in the film Good Morning, Vietnam). Many listeners will find that the sheer beauty of Kaufmann's tenor will override any objections, while for others, he will be a fish out of water. Kaufmann gets clean support from the Czech National Symphony Orchestra under conductor Jochen Rieder. It is a safe bet that his fans will find this a satisfying release.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Jonathan Allen, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Juventino Rosas, Composer - Paul Francis Webster, Lyricist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Irving Aaronson, Adapter - Jochen Rieder, Conductor - The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Jakob Händel, Producer
(P) 2023 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Jonathan Allen, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - FRANCIS LAI, Composer - Carl Sigman, Lyricist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Jochen Rieder, Conductor - The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Jakob Händel, Producer
(P) 2023 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Leonard Bernstein, Composer - Stephen Sondheim, Lyricist - Jonathan Allen, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Jochen Rieder, Conductor - The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Jakob Händel, Producer
(P) 2023 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Jonathan Allen, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Rachel Portman, Composer - Gene Scheer, Lyricist - Jochen Rieder, Conductor - The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Jakob Händel, Producer
(P) 2023 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Jonathan Allen, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Hans Zimmer, Composer - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - KLAUS BADELT, Composer - Matteo Curallo, Lyricist - Jochen Rieder, Conductor - Lisa Germaine Gerrard, Composer - The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - The Czech National Symphony Choir, AssociatedPerformer - Jakob Händel, Producer
(P) 2023 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Ennio Morricone, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Andrea Morricone, Composer - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Alessio De Sensi, Lyricist - Jochen Rieder, Conductor - The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Jakob Händel, Producer
(P) 2023 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Elio Cesari, Lyricist - Ennio Morricone, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Giulio Rapetti, Lyricist - Jochen Rieder, Conductor - The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - The Czech National Symphony Choir, AssociatedPerformer - Jakob Händel, Producer
(P) 2023 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Jonathan Allen, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Bert Kaempfert, Composer - Charles Singleton, Lyricist - EDDIE SNYDER, Lyricist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - John Goldsby, Bass - Jochen Rieder, Conductor - Hans Dekker, Drums - The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Jakob Händel, Producer - Omar Massa, Bandoneon
(P) 2023 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Jonathan Allen, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Herbert Kretzmer, Lyricist - Claude-Michel Schonberg, Composer - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Alain Albert Boublil, Lyricist - Jochen Rieder, Conductor - The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Jakob Händel, Producer
(P) 2023 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Ennio Morricone, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Chiara Ferrau, Lyricist - Jochen Rieder, Conductor - The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - The Czech National Symphony Choir, AssociatedPerformer - Jakob Händel, Producer
(P) 2023 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Jonathan Allen, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Vangelis, Composer, Lyricist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Jochen Rieder, Conductor - The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - The Czech National Symphony Choir, AssociatedPerformer - Jakob Händel, Producer
(P) 2023 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Nino Rota, Composer - Jonathan Allen, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Eugene Walter, Lyricist - Milos Karadaglic, Guitar, MainArtist - Jochen Rieder, Conductor - Matthias Spindler, Arranger - The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Jakob Händel, Producer
(P) 2023 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Jonathan Allen, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Stanley Myers, Composer - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Cleo Laine, Lyricist - Milos Karadaglic, Guitar, MainArtist - Jochen Rieder, Conductor - The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Jakob Händel, Producer
(P) 2023 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Jonathan Allen, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Alfredo Le Pera, Lyricist - Carlos Gardel, Composer - Wieland Reissmann, Piano - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Jochen Rieder, Conductor - The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Jakob Händel, Producer - Omar Massa, Bandoneon
(P) 2023 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Jonathan Allen, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - GEORGE DAVID WEISS, Composer, Lyricist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Bob Thiele, Composer, Lyricist - Jochen Rieder, Conductor - The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Jakob Händel, Producer
(P) 2023 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Jonathan Allen, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Richard Rodgers, Composer - Oscar Hammerstein II , Lyricist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Jochen Rieder, Conductor - The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Jakob Händel, Producer
(P) 2023 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Jonathan Allen, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Johnny Mercer, Lyricist - Henry Mancini, Composer - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Milos Karadaglic, Guitar, MainArtist - Jochen Rieder, Conductor - The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Jakob Händel, Producer
(P) 2023 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Jonathan Allen, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - ARTHUR FREED, Lyricist - NACIO HERB BROWN, Composer - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Jochen Rieder, Conductor - The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Jakob Händel, Producer
(P) 2023 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Jonathan Allen, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - FRITZ ROTTER, Lyricist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Ralph Erwin, Composer - Jochen Rieder, Conductor - The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Jakob Händel, Producer
(P) 2023 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Jonathan Allen, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Vladimir Cosma, Composer - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Jochen Rieder, Conductor - Jeff Jordan, Lyricist - The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Jakob Händel, Producer
(P) 2023 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Jonathan Allen, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Richard Rodgers, Composer - Oscar Hammerstein II , Composer - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Milos Karadaglic, Guitar, MainArtist - Jochen Rieder, Conductor - The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Jakob Händel, Producer
(P) 2023 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Jonathan Allen, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Sigmund Romberg, Composer - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Dorothy Donnelly, Lyricist - Jochen Rieder, Conductor - Capella Cracoviensis, AssociatedPerformer - The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, AssociatedPerformer - Jakob Händel, Producer
(P) 2023 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Jonas Kaufmann, it seems, is in search of an album that will make him, not just a great tenor but a household name, and The Sound of Movies represents his latest attempt. The album certainly has some pieces that deliver the compelling vocals that have made Kaufmann such a beloved figure. Sample his Edelweiss from The Sound of Music, one of a couple of tracks that benefit from the presence of guitarist Miloš Karadaglić. The album is quite a mixed bag of material, with a few film music favorites but other tunes that are quite obscure, and at times, it is hard to divine what the sequencing principles behind the program might be. There are songs in English, German, Italian, and Spanish, and Kaufmann may do well, or less so, with any of these. He generally has a German accent in English, and this may be preferable to tense efforts to avoid it. However, the effectiveness of the songs depends less on their language than on their degree of American rhythmic content. Kaufmann is a good deal more relaxed in Moon River, for instance, than in What a Wonderful World (which makes the cut due to its presence in the film Good Morning, Vietnam). Many listeners will find that the sheer beauty of Kaufmann's tenor will override any objections, while for others, he will be a fish out of water. Kaufmann gets clean support from the Czech National Symphony Orchestra under conductor Jochen Rieder. It is a safe bet that his fans will find this a satisfying release.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:53
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Jonas Kaufmann
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sony Classical
- Genre: Classical
(P) 2023 JAK GMBH & Sony Classical, a label of Sony Music Entertainment
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