Willey, Paul

Pavarotti: The Duets

1 CD / Decca / 2008-11-11

Works: Tony Renis / Alberto Testa / Fabio Testa: I Hate You Then I Love You, song (after Manuel de Falla); Elton John: Live like horses; Mariah Carey / Walter Afanasieff: Hero; Brian Eno: Miss Sarajevo; Eri...
Performers: Afanasieff, Walter; Armon, Vaughan; Babylon, Guy [Keyboards/Composer]; Baron, Christopher; Barron, Alex; Benham, Bill; Birch, Bob [Bass]; Bocelli, Andrea; Bon Jovi, Jon; Bono; Borsari, Alberto; Bradb...
Conductors: Boemi, Marco; Armiliato, Marco; Molina, Jose; ; Sisillo, Aldo; Magiera, Leone; Rossi, Silvia; Miller, Bill
Ensemble: ; Eurythmics; The Edge

Luciano Pavarotti was the rare artist who could easily bridge the divide between classical and popular music. Together with an impressive roster of the best-known...continue...
Personnel: Corale Voci Bianche, Liberian Children's Choir, The East London Gospel Choir (vocals); Davey Johnstone , John Jorgenson, Rob Mathes (guitar); Walter Afanasieff (acoustic guitar, keyboards, ...continue...

In My Heart -17th & 18th Century Italian Songs /Ramón Vargas

1 CD / RCA Records / 2003-01-21

Works: Giulio Caccini: Amarilli mia bella, for voice & continuo (from Le nuove musiche); Giacomo Carissimi: Vittoria, vittoria, mio core; Alessandro Scarlatti: Il Pompeo; L'honestà negli amori; Anton...
Performers: Anderson, John; Black, Nigel; Bucknall, Nicholas; Chu, Katherine; Edmund-Davies, Paul; Garland, Roger; Lale, Peter; Laurence, Christopher; Pleeth, Anthony [Cello]; Pyatt, David [Horn]; Vargas, Ramon ...

Personnel: Ramón Vargas (tenor); Paul Willey, Rolf Wilson, Roger Garland (violin); Peter Lale, Bruce White (viola); Tony Pleeth (cello); Paul Edmund-Davies (flute); Nicholas Bucknail (clarinet);...continue...

Renée Fleming - The Beautiful Voice

1 CD / Decca / 1998-02-10

Works: Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Charles Gounod: Faust; Jules Massenet: Manon; Antonin Dvorák: Gypsy Songs, Op. 55; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Giacomo Puccini: La Rondine; Erich Wolfgang Korngold...
Performers: Ellis, Osian; Fleming, Renee; Greensmith, Clive [Cello]; Voices, London; Watson, Ian; Willey, Paul
Conductors: Tate, Jeffrey; Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: ; London Voices

This disc received Grammy Award for "Best Classical Vocal Performance." It was also nominated for the Award for "Best Classical Album."

Sure, it takes guts for a soprano to call an album THE B...continue...