Kiri Sings Karl: Songs of Mystery & Enchantment is a 2006 classical album by New Zealand opera singer Kiri Te Kanawa, with the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Karl Jenkins. The pieces were composed by Karl Jenkins, or arranged by him, based on compositions of other composers, like the Argentine composer Carlos Guastavino.

Background

In 2005 Richard Lyttelton, then President of EMI Classics, suggested to Karl Jenkins to develop a recording project, together with Kiri te Kanawa. Kiri introduced the repertoire of the Argentinian composers Carlos Guastavino and Alberto Ginastera. Karl arranged some compositions that made use of indigenous percussion instruments.

Track listing

Performing musicians

Critical reception

Kaikkonen and Elliot in 2006 welcomed the 'mix-and-match' of world music and the classical voice of Kiri. In their opinion this album showed a great flexibility, both in terms of thinking and singing and formed a bridge between various musical genres.