`Cortes' is the second album by Icelandic born (in 1974) tenor Gardar Thor Cortes, although his debut album of two years earlier (also called Cortes, but with a different collection of songs) was released only in his native Iceland. It reached No. 1 in the UK Classical charts (for 2 weeks) and peaked at No. 27 in the UK albums chart after its release in April 2007.
Opening with Nella Fantasia is a safe option, and I think this is a good version, but it's been covered by many singers recently so doesn't tell us much about Cortes. More interesting choices are the cover version of `Hunting High and Low' by Norwegian pop band 'a-ha', and the Mauro Malavasi composition `Romanza' written for Andrea Bocelli who made it into a ... Read More:
Rating: - the man has talent
this album is worth buying. cortes sing nella fantasia wonderfully.
he will not dissapoint.
Rating: - a great talent
gudar Thor Cortes (his full name) has a wonderful rich voice. this album showcases that voice to the max. All the songs are great, but I particularly enjoyed 'hunting high and low'. A major star in the making. His duet with Heather small is also wonderful.
Rating: - if i could rate it higher, i would!
I love Cortes voice. The maturity and depth for someone so young is amazing. Agreeing with other reviews, not the best song choices - typical tenor first album. I hope that this gentleman has a fantastic career.
Rating: - Amazing talent
This is a great album and I disagree that " Luna" doesn`t work.
I cannot fault this album. The mix of songs is great and " Caruso" is without doubt the best tenor singing i have heard in my life. I saw Cortes at a Jenkins concert- both were great but Cortes shone. I am off to see him in London in September.
This album is worth every penny. A flawless singer.