Dark Hope

Renee Fleming - Dark Hope

Dark Hope
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Artist: Renee Fleming
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2010-06-08
Music Label: Decca
Soundtracks:
  1. Endlessly (Muse)
  2. No One's Gonna Love You (Band of Horses)
  3. Oxygen (Willy Mason)
  4. Today (Jefferson Airplane)
  5. Intervention (Arcade Fire)
  6. With Twilight As My Guide (The Mars Volta)
  7. Mad World (Tears for Fears)
  8. In Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel)
  9. Stepping Stone (Duffy)
  10. Soul Meets Body (Death Cab For Cutie)
  11. Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)

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Free Music Review: Hallelujah - May be one of the best pieces of music I have ever heard
Hit: 5 Stars

"Hallelujah" - May be the best pieces of music I have ever heard.

While I have attended the occasional opera over my 5 decades, it is generally not my preferred entertainment. I do love classical music though. On one station I stream they played the "Hallelujah" track from this CD. I had not heard of Renée Fleming (yes I know shameful) before, but I was an instant fan. I ordered the CD within minutes.

As a programmer I spend a lot time in front of a computer. During coding sessions I generally have headphones on listening to music. The last two days it has been this CD over and over. I am not tired of it yet. In fact it seems the more I listen the more I appreciate this marvelous talent and this music.

There is not a bad track on the CD, but "Hallelujah" is by leagues my favorite. It is on a whole different plane than the others. I alternate between having goose bumps and tearing up when I listen to it. The iconic Leonard Cohen lyrics alone are worthy of the highest praise, then you add in Renée's voice. Words fail me.

Another track that stands out is "Today". To me it has a Grace Slick, Jefferson Airplane feel to it. I felt transported back to the 60s. Another stand out is "Stepping Stone", a haunting song about uncontrollable longings and finding the fortitude to not be used. Other tracks that I found to be noteworthy are "In Your Eyes" and "Soul Meets Body".

The songs are from varied sources and writers. They are universally excellently written. There are some wonderful turns of phrases in many of the songs that delight and run repeatedly through your mind.

This CD should be on everyone's short list. It is the best I have heard in quite a while.

After I ordered this CD, I ordered a CD of her arias for my mother who loves opera.

P.S.
We had a small dinner party recently. One of the guests was a major opera buff. Opera is one of those genres that I like...occasionally. I mentioned during dinner about this new CD I had by Renée Fleming that I was really enjoying. I mentioned that I especially liked the last song, Hallelujah. My opera buff friend began a conversation about opera sopranos. It reminded me a conversation with a sports buff about the relative merits of various running backs.

Later in the evening as the party was breaking up I put on the CD and played the last track for them. Somewhere towards the middle of the song everyone stopped milling around and just sat listening to this wonderful piece of music. My opera buff friend left wanting a copy of the CD for himself.

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Dark Hope Poster

2010 album from the Opera star. Ren?e Fleming describes Dark Hope as a "visit to a new, parallel universe." The album was produced by David Kahne (Regina Spektor, Shawn Colvin, Paul McCartney, Bangles, Sublime, and countless others) in New York City, and features a diverse and adventurous track listing. Universal. 2010.

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