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 : Andrea Bocelli - Sacred Arias / Myung-Whun Chung

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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0028946260029
Label: Philips
Manufacturer: Philips
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Philips
Release Date: November 09, 1999
Studio: Philips
Sales Rank: 4391
MPN: 462600




Disc 1:
  1. Caccini/Mercurio: Ave Maria
  2. Mascagni: Sancta Maria
  3. Gounod: Ave Maria
  4. Schubert: Ave Maria
  5. Franck: Panis Angelicus
  6. Rossini: Cuius animam
  7. Verdi: Ingemisco
  8. Mozart: Ave verum
  9. Wagner: Der Engel
  10. Handel: Ombra mai fu
  11. Niedermeyer: Pieta signore
  12. Rossini: Dominus Deus
  13. Schubert/Mercurio: Mille Cherubini in coro
  14. Gruber/Mercurio: Silent Night
  15. Wade: Adeste Fideles
  16. Gloria a Te, Christo Gesu
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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
When he was growing up, Andrea Bocelli recalls finding inspiration in a favorite recording of sacred music performed by tenor legend Franco Corelli. Bocelli--who in the meantime has come to inspire millions of fiercely loyal fans himself--returns to the genre as the guiding theme of Sacred Arias, the release of which coincides with the first English-language biography of the singer. These performances are filled with the singer's phenomenally well-known vocal signature: his flair for long, sweetly floating high notes and the gentle sense of cadence he brings to a melody. It's a mistake to compartmentalize Bocelli into a singer of "operatic" versus "popular" styles: in truth his approach is at heart the same. Lack of color and control in his phrasing remains a drawback, but the emotional empathy Bocelli evokes is never in doubt. The arias collected here sample some of the most famous devotional pieces: Schubert's "Ave Maria" and Mozart's transporting "Ave Verum," as well as an arrangement of "Silent Night" in which Bocelli tries out his English. There's also a decidedly odd choice of bedfellows for a program of "sacred" music, such as a song from Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder (whose "angel" is the object of an overpoweringly erotic attraction) and Handel's figurative ode to a tree, "Ombra mai fu." Still, Bocelli sings with an unfeigned directness that is sure to expand his already enormous following even further. --Thomas May



Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - SACRED ARIAS - does not give that Christmas music feeling
Looking for Holiday Music for a dinner party I went to Amazon and typed in Christmas CD. This CD came up as a Christmas choice. It doesn't sound very much like Christmas music to me. The value and shipping were very inexpensive so the sound of it was my only disappointment.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Bocelli Christmas
Could listen to Andrea Bocelli for hours, and I did while wrapping a mound of Christmas presents. Great holiday CD.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - the most hauntingy beautiful solace....
from start to finish a wonderfuly dismal and solemn collection of religious arias. Best suited at a funeral or during a serious session of misanthropy and introflection. A definate must have for serious opera fans!!!!!



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Wonderful music
What a wonderful CD! This is music I will listen to over and over - his voice is amazing!



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Can't beat Andrea
Better than most of the tenors that have "bigger names" - but he has a pure and clear sound.



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