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Michael Sheen
Lover's Gift from Him to Her
Genres: Special Interest, Classical

Track Listings (27) - Disc #1
1. From Twelfth Night - Michael Sheen, Handel
2. Act II Scene II [From Romeo & Juliet] - Michael Sheen, Shakespeare, Willia
3. Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day? [Sonnet] - Michael Sheen, Massenet
4. The Face That Launched a Thousand Ships [From Doctor Faustus] - Michael Sheen, Marlowe, Christophe
5. The Passionate Shepherd to His Love - Michael Sheen, Beethoven
6. Red, Red Rose - Michael Sheen, Burns, Robert [2]
7. The Rigs O'Barley - Michael Sheen, Burns, Robert [2]
8. Che Gelida Manina [From La Boh?me] - Michael Sheen, Puccini
9. From David Copperfield - Michael Sheen, Dickens, Charles
10. From Persuasion - Michael Sheen, Austen, Jane
11. From Jane Eyre - Michael Sheen, Bront?, Charlotte
12. From Far from the Madding Crowd - Michael Sheen, Hardy, Thomas [Auth
13. Perfect Woman - Michael Sheen, Wordworth, William
14. Love - Michael Sheen, Coleridge, Samuel T
15. E Lucevan le Stelle [From Tosca] - Michael Sheen, Puccini
16. He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven - Michael Sheen, Yeats, William Butl
17. Summer Night - Michael Sheen, Alfred
18. From Confessions - Michael Sheen, Faure
19. Letter from Napoleon Bonaparte to Josephine - Michael Sheen,
20. Letters from Karl Marx to His Wife, Jenny - Michael Sheen,
21. My Heart's Friend (Shoshone Love Song) - Michael Sheen, Grieg
22. Letter from Gustave Flaubert to Louise Colet - Michael Sheen, Faur?
23. Fidelity - Michael Sheen, Lawrence, D. H.
24. Letter from Rupert Brooke to Katherine Cox - Michael Sheen, Rachmaninov
25. Au Fond du Temple Saint [From Les P?cheurs de Perles] - Michael Sheen, Bizet
26. She Walks in Beauty - Michael Sheen, Byron, Lord George
27. As You Are Woman - Michael Sheen, Graves, Robert [1]

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CD Details

All Artists: Michael Sheen
Title: Lover's Gift from Him to Her
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 1
Label: Naxos Records
Release Date: 3/4/1997
Genres: Special Interest, Classical
Style: Poetry, Spoken Word & Interviews
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 730099461924

CD Reviews

A hidden treasure of music and poetry!

Penumbra | Atlanta, GA USA | 07/31/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a delightful CD of romantic music, poetry and prose. The reader is a charming young British actor, Michael Sheen.

The only part of this cd that is disappointing is the liner notes which do not give sufficient details. About half the material is undocumented so, unless you're already familiar with these pieces you're at a loss. The lack of documentation is most keenly felt with the beautiful musical selections, in my opinion. I would love to know what some of these works are and who is performing them. On the other hand, anonymous beauty is better than none at all.

This is a very special cd. I think it would greatly appeal to people who enjoy listening to recordings of poetry. The readings are far more expressive than what you usually find in recorded poetry collections.

As the title suggests, this is a terrific gift for a sweetheart. Don't be put off by the low price of the cd, what it contains is work of the highest quality! I've just ordered the companion cd (From Her to Him) and hope it is as good as this one!"

Beautiful poetry and prose

SusieQ | New York | 09/26/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I never really heard poetry being read before, except occasionally, long ago, by indifferent schoolteachers. After listening to this CD, I find myself amazed by how little I really know about poets and poetry. Listening to Michael Sheen's voice, with its slight burr, is a pleasure. I particularly love his rendition of Tennyson's "Summer Night", and Robbie Burns' "My Luv's Like a Red, Red Rose".

And it's not all poetry. There's the heartbreaking (remembering that he was killed in WWI) letter from Raymond Asquith to his fiancee. Karl Marx's letter to his wife...The prose excerpts from "Persuasion" and "Jane Eyre". What unexpected beauty this CD has provided.

I read a professional review of this CD and the reviewer called it "schmaltzy", which I think is an insult. It's romantic, yes, but not weak or melodramatic. I recommend this CD highly.

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