Krossover, opera revisited – LIMITED EDITION

Tania Kross

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How to reach the heart and soul of my own generation with classical music? That was the question I was struggling with before the idea of Krossover – Opera Revisited struck me as a bolt of lightning. Once upon a time the music that we now label as ‘classical’ was the popular music of the day. Mozart didn’t refrain from sneaking in a widely known folk tune in his compositions and at least a handful of Handel’s masterpieces had been written with the idea in mind of attracting large audiences. 
It was only in the second half of the 20th century that the so called contemporary music became so abstract that the connection with the general public got lost along the way. In my mind this contemporary form of classical music aims at tickling the intellect, and most certainly not the heart and soul of the listener. During my career as a singer I’ve experienced that audiences, more often than not, still love a beautiful melody. Time and time again I was asked to sing the Habanera from George Bizet’s popular opera Carmen. That tune has more or less become my signature song. With that melody I really touched people, but for me it isn’t really a challenge to keep on doing this for the rest of my life. What to do? Record an album with famous opera arias? Why bother: the world’s best and most renowned singers have already released hundreds of these ‘opera hits’ albums. I considered it useless to add my contribution the list. And why go searching for obscure or forgotten opera gems when a singer like Cecilia Bartoli, to much acclaim, has already done so. No, I really had to come up with a better idea. An idea that would bring classical music back to where it belongs: in the warm hands of the people who love good music. Wouldn’t it be great to create a cultural environment in which going to the opera would be an understandable alternative to a new James Bond movie?

Tracklist

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1.
Mea culpa
05:59
2.
O mar
03:26
3.
Golden leaves
03:23
4.
Undyed
03:09
5.
Rebiba
05:22
6.
Nichts macht mehr Sinn
03:14
7.
To the end of the world
03:57
8.
Not a some time thing
04:14
9.
Go slow
04:02
10.
Voor geen goud
03:50
11.
Vivo
05:21
12.
Nocturne
03:41
13.
The wedding night
03:40

Total time: 00:53:18

Additional information

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CC72613

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Cables

Siltich Mono Crystal

Digital Converters

dCS

Mastering Engineer

Bert van der Wolf

Mastering Equipment

Avalon Acoustic

Microphones

Sonodore

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Original Recording Format

Producer

Bert van der Wolf

Recording Engineer

Bert van der Wolf, Brendon Heinst

Recording location

Muziekcentrum Enschede Holland

Recording Software

Pyramix

Recording Type & Bit Rate

DSD64

Release DateOctober 20, 2014

Press reviews

Platomania

Tania asked the composers of today’s popular music to write the music for the project. The result is breathtaking, classical music which touches you from the start!

Independent.co.uk

She invited contemporary Dutch pop composers to apply classical techniques to classic themes, creating new music with strong melodies rather than modernist stringencies, the results sumptuously arranged and sung with poise, power and precision.

Radio 4

Radio 4 beloont Tania Kross voor haar streven om klassieke muziek zo dicht mogelijk bij een nieuw en jonger publiek te brengen.

Trouw

De liedjesschrijvers, […] Niet de minsten in het vak, en het resultaat ervan, […] mag er best zijn.

www.writteninmusic.com

U merkt het: ik kan er niet genoeg van krijgen. De liedjes bieden, hoe gek dat misschien klinkt, een soort troost.

www.opusklassiek.nl

Tania Kross is een zangeres met een enorm charisma. Ik houd van haar stijl en van haar ‘performance’ (de term ‘theaterdier’ is als een warm compliment op te vatten)

www.nu.nl

Op de plaat zijn bijzondere samenwerkingen te horen tussen de zangeres en popmuzikanten als Lucky Fonz, Huub van der Lubbe en Spinvis.

Algemeen Dagblad

Het project Krossover, waarin zangeres Tania Kross samenwerkt met popmuzikanten als Lucky Fonz ||| en Spinvis, is in alle opzichten een opmerkelijke onderneming.

Leeuwarder Courant

Ze klinken als warme, easy listening-achtige, soms naar het filmmuziek-repertoire neigende songs en liederen, vakkundig gearrangeerd voor het symfonieorkest.

NRC

De voor Kross gecomponeerde songs werden door producer Reyn Ouwehand en arrangeur Bob Zimmerman omgezet in symfonische nummers die tussen pop en Puccini inhangen. Golden Leaves is mooi breekbaar en Undyed (met intro van strijkkwartet) warmklankig. Dat geldt ook voor Rebiba: liefdesweemoed op muziek van Lucky Fonz III en teksten van Kross zelf.

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