Product Details
Composer: Goran Bregovic
Audio CD (September 12, 1994)
SPARS Code: DDD
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Soundtrack
Label: Polygram Records
Condition: Used (Very Good)
Rating: #####
Availability: In Stock
Price: RM24.00
Track Listings
1. ELO Hi - Goran Bregovic, Nero, Canto
2. Rondinella
3. Nuit de la Saint Barthélémy
4. Matin
5. Lullaby
6. Ruda Neruda
7. U Te Sam Se Zaljubia - Goran Bregovic, [Traditional Dalmat
8. Chasse
9. Margot
10. Recontre
11. Marguerite de Valois et Henri de Navarre - Goran Bregovic,
12. Mariage
13. Nuit
14. ELO Hi - Goran Bregovic, Haza, Ofra
For anyone with an eclectic taste in music who needs a change from endless Mozart, Handel, Bach et al, this is a very welcome and refreshing recording. The beautiful introduction and closing song by Ofra Haza is worth the price of the CD alone. Why "Elo Hi" did not hit the top of the pop charts the way "Pie Jesu" did must only be due to marketing.
I first heard this music when I caught the film "La Reine Margot" on TV. Although the film was excellent, it was just a little too gory, but oh, the music! It evoked childhood memories of visiting Russian churches and also recalled to mind the magnificent "Ivan the Terrible". This was the first time I had even heard of the composer Goran Bregovic, which is not surprising as music in the US is dominated by pop and country. Finding a station playing classical or other is very difficult and dependent on where one lives. The classical section of the music stores consists of Charlotte Church, Andea Bocelli and a few vintage recordings of works by 18th and 19th century composers.
I would recommend this recording to anyone who enjoys the singing of Ofra Haza, and who does not consider that classical music was only written in western Europe.
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