Paul Schwartz
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Paul Schwartz is a music producer, composer, arranger, conductor and pianist. His music can be classified as a mixture of chill-out and neo-classical
. Basic elements are vocals, piano, violins, and electronic samples. He collaborated with vocalists Lisbeth Scott
and Rebecca Luker
, performing in many songs throughout his albums.
He studied at the Royal College of Music
in London
as a classical composer and was conductor at Broadway
shows (such as The Phantom of the Opera
). He has worked with André Previn
, composed and recorded with Carlos Santana
and David Foster
, and written for Josh Groban
.
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Neoclassical (New Age)
Within the broad movement of New Age music, neoclassical New Age music is influenced by and sometimes also based upon early, baroque or classical music, especially in terms of melody and composition. The artist may offer a modern arrangement of a work by an established composer or combine elements...
. Basic elements are vocals, piano, violins, and electronic samples. He collaborated with vocalists Lisbeth Scott
Lisbeth Scott
Lisbeth Scott is a vocalist who was featured on the soundtracks for the films The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and Munich. For the first film, she co-wrote and performed the song "Where." She also co-wrote and performed "Good...
and Rebecca Luker
Rebecca Luker
Rebecca Luker is an American musical theatre actress and soprano who has appeared in several prominent Broadway productions.-Life and career:...
, performing in many songs throughout his albums.
He studied at the Royal College of Music
Royal College of Music
The Royal College of Music is a conservatoire founded by Royal Charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, England.-Background:The first director was Sir George Grove and he was followed by Sir Hubert Parry...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
as a classical composer and was conductor at Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
shows (such as The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)
The Phantom of the Opera is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on the French novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux.The music was composed by Lloyd Webber, and most lyrics were written by Charles Hart, with additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe. Alan Jay Lerner was an early collaborator,...
). He has worked with André Previn
André Previn
André George Previn, KBE is an American pianist, conductor, and composer. He is considered one of the most versatile musicians in the world, and is the winner of four Academy Awards for his film work and ten Grammy Awards for his recordings. -Early Life:Previn was born in...
, composed and recorded with Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana
Carlos Augusto Alves Santana is a Mexican rock guitarist. Santana became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered rock, salsa and jazz fusion...
and David Foster
David Foster
David Walter Foster, OC, OBC , is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter, and arranger, noted for discovering singers such as Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, and Charice Pempengco; and for producing some of the most successful artists in the world, such as Céline Dion, Toni...
, and written for Josh Groban
Josh Groban
Joshua Winslow "Josh" Groban is an American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and record producer. His four solo albums have been certified at least multi-platinum, and in 2007, he was charted as the number-one best selling artist in the United States with over 21 million records in that country...
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Aria (1999)
- Willow
- Un Bel Di
- Secret Tear
- Dido
- Pace Pace
- Pamina Blue
- Habanera
- Home
Aria 2: New Horizon (1999)
- Arianna
- Ebben
- Addio
- Horizon
- Barcarolle
- Cantilena
- Sviraj (Lullabye)
- Interlude
- Pavane
- Ava Maria
- Leiermann
- Lullabye (Sviraj)
Aria 3: Metamorphosis (2003)
- Ombra mai fuOmbra mai fu"Ombra mai fu" is the opening aria from the 1738 opera Serse by George Frideric Handel.-Context:The opera was a commercial failure, lasting only five performances in London after its premiere. In the 19th century, however, the aria was rediscovered and became one of Handel's best-known pieces...
- Furioso
- Sogno
- Danae
- Ballo
- Interlude
- Amami
- Lascia
- Farewell
- Cyane
- Ascension
- Arachne
- Furioso (Instrumental Mix)
- Ombra (Chilled Mix)
Earthbound (2002)
- Vol De Nuit
- Earthbound
- Il Gioco
- Nevermore
- River Of Stars
- Thalaster
- How Many Fools
- Ravens
- The Dark Of The Night
- Nocturne
State Of Grace (2000, 2011)
- Veni Redemptor Gentium
- Amazing GraceAmazing Grace"Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn with words written by the English poet and clergyman John Newton , published in 1779. With a message that forgiveness and redemption are possible regardless of the sins people commit and that the soul can be delivered from despair through the mercy of God,...
- MiserereMiserereMiserere may refer to:* Psalm 51, and its musical settings:** Miserere ** Miserere ** Miserere * Miserere by Zucchero* Plaza Miserere, a plaza in Buenos Aires...
(featuring The Joyful Company of Singers) - Veni Creator SpiritusVeni Creator SpiritusVeni Creator Spiritus is a hymn believed to have been written by Rabanus Maurus in the 9th century. It is normally sung in Gregorian Chant and often associated with the Roman Catholic Church, where it is performed during the liturgical celebration of the feast of Pentecost...
- Auguries of InnocenceAuguries of InnocenceAuguries of Innocence is a poem from one of William Blake's notebooks now known as The Pickering Manuscript. It is assumed to have been written in 1803, but was not published until 1863 in the companion volume to Alexander Gilchrist's biography of William Blake. The poem contains a series of...
Part 1 - Auguries Of Innocence Part 2
- Be Still My Soul
- Simple GiftsSimple Gifts"Simple Gifts" is a Shaker song written and composed in 1848 by Elder Joseph Brackett.It has endured many inaccurate descriptions. Though often classified as an anonymous Shaker hymn or as a work song, it is better classified as a dance song.-Lyrics:...
- State Of GraceState of GraceState of Grace is an American comedy-drama series that ran for two seasons on the Fox Network's Fox Family channel during 2001 and 2002.-Plot:...
State Of Grace II: Turning To Peace (2003)
Second edition of the State Of Grace series. This volume contains several songs featuring the Crouch End Festival ChorusCrouch End Festival Chorus
Crouch End Festival Chorus is a symphonic choir based in Crouch End, a northern suburb of London. CEFC was formed in 1984 by John Gregson and David Temple, who remains the choir's conductor...
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- MagnificatMagnificatThe Magnificat — also known as the Song of Mary or the Canticle of Mary — is a canticle frequently sung liturgically in Christian church services. It is one of the eight most ancient Christian hymns and perhaps the earliest Marian hymn...
- Turning To Peace
- Curación (Sunlight On Water)
- Stabat MaterStabat MaterStabat Mater is a 13th-century Roman Catholic hymn to Mary. It has been variously attributed to the Franciscan Jacopone da Todi and to Innocent III...
- Quia RespexitMagnificatThe Magnificat — also known as the Song of Mary or the Canticle of Mary — is a canticle frequently sung liturgically in Christian church services. It is one of the eight most ancient Christian hymns and perhaps the earliest Marian hymn...
- Fear Not
- Et MisericordiaMisericordiaMisericordia is the Latin translation of the Hebrew word "hesed" and refers to a number of places:* Misericordia Church, Sé, Braga, Portugal* Misericordia Community Hospital, Edmonton, Canada...
- Suscepit Israel
- Ave MariaAve MariaAve Maria may refer to:*Ave Maria , the "Hail Mary", a traditional Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox prayer calling for the intercession of Mary, the mother of Jesus-Music:...
- GloriaGloria-In Christian liturgy and music:*Gloria in Excelsis Deo, the main doxology or hymn of the Roman Catholic and Anglican Mass, and also known as the Great Doxology in the Eastern Orthodox Church...
- Let Me
State Of Grace III (2006)
Third edition of the State Of Grace series. This volume won awards for best cover art, best neo-classical album and Album Of The Year in the New Age Reporter's annual awards.- Christe RedemptorChrist the RedeemerChrist the Redeemer or Cristo Redentor may refer to:* Sculpture:** Christ the Redeemer , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil** Christ the Redeemer of the Andes, on Argentine-Chilean border** Cristo della Minerva by Michelangelo, in Rome...
- Agnus Dei (featuring The New Amsterdam Singers)
- Beams Of Heaven
- Center Of My Heart
- Lux AeternaLux AeternaLux Aeterna is an album by Dave Fitzgerald. Released in 1997.This is the second solo album from flute and saxophone player Dave Fitzgerald who was a founding member of Iona. Recorded partly in the studio, and partly in the St...
- ...et lux perpetuaLux perpetuaLux perpetua is a historical novel with fantasy elements, written by Andrzej Sapkowski. It is the last part of the trilogy. Its events take place in Bohemia, Silesia and Poland, during the time of Hussite Wars. Its action takes place from 1429 until the Battle of Lipany...
- To you
- Listen
- SomniumSomniumSomnium is an album by the American ambient musician Robert Rich. It is a seven-hour album on a DVD-video and is based on Rich’s sleep concert series of the early 1980’s. Like those concerts, the music on this album was composed to influence the dreams and pre-REM hypnogogic visions of the listener...
- Salve ReginaSalve ReginaThe "Salve Regina", also known as the Hail Holy Queen, is a Marian hymn and one of four Marian antiphons sung at different seasons within the Christian liturgical calendar of the Roman Catholic Church. The Salve Regina is traditionally sung at Compline in the time from the Saturday before Trinity...
- SoledadSoledadSoledad is a Spanish word meaning solitude or loneliness. It is also a female given name. It may also refer to:-Places:* Soledad, California* Soledad, Atlántico, Colombia* Soledad Atzompa, Veracruz, Mexico* Soledad Correctional Training Facility...
Glimpses Of Sappho (2007)
Glimpses Of Sappho is a collection of songs based on the poems of SapphoSappho
Sappho was an Ancient Greek poet, born on the island of Lesbos. Later Greeks included her in the list of nine lyric poets. Her birth was sometime between 630 and 612 BC, and it is said that she died around 570 BC, but little is known for certain about her life...
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- Tell Everyone
- I Confess
- In The Spring Twilight
- Like A Quince Apple
- I Have A Little Daughter
- Without Warning
- Afraid Of Losing You
- He Is More Than A Hero To Me
- Sappho, Sappho
- With His Venom
- I Have Heard Not One Word From Her
- Tonight I've Watched The Moon