Track Listing

1. I'te Vurria Vasa
2. Chanson pour l'Auvergnat
3. Ciao Bella Ciao
4. Alma Corazon y Vida
5. J'attendrai
6. Study in G Major
7. Banks of the Lee
8. Song without Words
9. Amapola
10. Je Croix Entendre Encore
11. Twelfth of Never
12. Non Lasciarmi Cosi
13. Ach Zatchem eta Noch
14. Mo Ve' la Bella Mia

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #172940 in Music
• Released on: 2004-10-01
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Album Description
This is a rich fusion of music that is both earthy and elegant. The album is romantic travelogue of Eurocentric ballads drawing from poignant French chansons, sweet Spanish and Italian melodies, English and Russian love songs, and opera.

About the Artist
The international trio Liata features the rich and soaring vocals of mezzo-soprano Rosanna D'Agnillo, the acoustical guitar work of Lynn Davies and the multi-cultural instrumentation of Lynne Cerro. Liata offers a sophisticated and emotionally powerful world music experience. The arrangements include a textural weave of voice, guitar, accordion, strings, keyboard, and woodwinds as well as the more eclectic offerings of santur, dulcimer, harp and oud.

Customer Reviews

A Treasure Chest of Gorgeous International Ballads - Beautiful Sound!
I was browsing the World Music section at Amazon and came upon Liata's "Sensations" quite by accident. Intrigued, I listened to bits of each track and, enchanted, decided to take a chance and purchase the CD. Boy, am I ever glad I am a risk taker! (smile). The music is just beautiful - an eclectic multicultural compilation of ballads from France, Spain, Italy, and Russia, along with some opera.

Mezzo-soprano Rosanna D'Agnillo's lush voice simply soars, turning each song into a special treasure. At times Lynne Cerro joins her in vocal harmonies. Ms. Cerro also accompanies with multicultural instrumentation like the woodwinds, as well as the more eclectic offerings of santur, dulcimer, harp and oud. Lynn Davies is brilliant on the classical guitar. The result of their collaboration is pure elegance with an earthy touch.

Album highlights include: "I'te Vurria Vasa," ("How I Want To Kiss You"), the opening track, is an early 20th century Neapolitan serenade; "Ciao Bella Ciao," a traditional WWII song of the Italian partisan fighters; the contemporary Peruvian "Alma, Corazon y Vida;" "Study in G Major" a gorgeous 18th century composition for classical guitar with an additional melody line for the flute; the haunting traditional Irish ballad "Banks of the Lee," written by Thomas Davis, a 19th century poet and patriot, is another great favorite; the popular American love song "The Twelfth of Never" is beautifully performed here, as is the passionate Russian ballad "Ach Zactchem eta Noch;" and George Bizet's "Je Croix Entendre Encore," from "The Pearl Fishers."

This wonderful album is certainly a well kept secret, at least in the US. I am amazed more people do not know what a jewel Liata's "Sensations" is. Highly recommended!
JANA

A fix for the Hopeless Romantic
In a world that's becoming increasingly more frustrating to find music that embraces

the romance and the beauty of the Latin based languages their are few in this small

musically genre like Andrea Bochelli and Josh Groban who managed to thrive.

For me I think Liata is their feminine counterpart. As one of the millions of

hopeless romantics of this world I was not disappointed after listening to Sensations.

I managed to get MY FIX. The heartbreakingly beautiful vocals and harmonies, the mixture of sweet strings and sad guitars and the variety of other instruments in the arrangement all lead to an interesting, emotionally charged and unpredictable mix. Warning: this album is not for unromantics.

I actually cried the whole way through
I can't get sick of this sound, this intense synergy. Pure passion, from start to finish. This cd does not disappoint. The vocal broke my heart. It's an unusually feminine but totally modern approach to some of the great old songs - Ciao Bella Ciao, I'te Vurria Vasa. A cool modernized and really ethnic sounding George Brassens "Chanson Pour l"Auvergnat" was a nice surprise. A good mix of fast and slow. A good intro for children to music in European languages - my students loved it.