Viva Italia! Festive Italian Classics

1. Mattinata, song for voice & piano (or orchestra)
Composed by Ruggero Leoncavallo
Performed by Romano & His Orchestra Ledenzio
2. Mala Femmena
Composed by Umberto di Toto

3. Canto d'Amore
Composed by Norman Layden
Performed by Romano & His Orchestra Ledenzio
4. Guaglione
Composed by Nisa, Fanciulli
Performed by Carlo & His Orchestra Savina
5. Lazy Mary (Luna Mezza Mare)
Composed by Paolo Citorella

6. Anema e core (With All My Heart and Soul)
Composed by Salve Esposito
with Perry Como

7. Funiculì Funiculà for voice & orchestra (& chorus ad lib)
Composed by Luigi Denza
Performed by Romano & His Orchestra Ledenzio
8. Soldi soldi soldi
Composed by Unspecified
with Sophia Loren

9. Santa Lucia for voice & orchestra
Composed by Teodoro Cottrau

10. Hey Gumbaree (Bibadee Bobadee Bu)
Composed by Pat Leone
with Lou Monte

11. Torna a Surriento for voice & piano (or orchestra)
Composed by Ernesto de Curtis
Performed by Romano & His Orchestra Ledenzio
12. Volare, for voice & orchestra
Composed by Domenico Modugno
with Domenico Modugno

13. Man Without Love (Quando m'Innamore)
Composed by Mario Livraghi
with Sergio Franchi
Conducted by Eric Knight

14. O Sole Mio for voice & piano (or orchestra)
Composed by Eduardo di Capua
Performed by Romano & His Orchestra Ledenzio
15. Forget Domani (from the motion picture The Yellow
Composed by Riz Ortolani
with Perry Como

16. Mama
Composed by Barlow, Brito
Performed by Joe Reisman and his Orchestra with Lou Monte

17. Gianni Schicchi, opera O Mio Bambino Caro
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Romano & His Orchestra Ledenzio
18. Non Dimenticar
Composed by Galdieri, Redi
Performed by Joe Reisman Orchestra and Chorus with Lou Monte

19. Rome Adventure, film score
Composed by Max Steiner
with Frankie Fanelli

20. Arrivederci, Roma
Composed by Garinei
Performed by Romano & His Orchestra Ledenzio

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Average customer rating: Italian Amercans--a must buy ITALIAN LISTENER Terrific! So-So CD This CD will put you to sleep

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Tracks:

1. Mattinata - Romano Ledenzio And His Orchestra
2. Mala Femmena - Frankie Fanelli
3. Canto D'Amore - Romano Ledenzio And His Orchestra
4. Guaglione - Carlo Savina And His Orchestra
5. Lary Mary(Luna Mezza Mare) - Lou Monte
6. Anema E Core - Perry Como
7. Funiculi Funicula - Romano Ledenzio And His Orchestra
8. Soldi, Soldi, Soldi(From 'Boccaccio '70') - Sophia Loren
9. Santa Lucia - Gino Del Vescovo And His Mandolins
10. Hey Gumbaree(Bibadee Bobadee Bu) - Lou Monte
11. Come Back To Sorrento - Romano Ledenzio And His Orchestra
12. Volare(nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu) - Domenico Modugno
13. A Man Without Love(Quando M'Innamore) - Sergio Franchi
14. O Sole Mio - Romano Ledenzio And His Orchestra
15. Forget Domani(From 'The Yellow Rolls Royce') - Perry Como
16. Mama - Lou Monte
17. O Mio Bambino Caro - Romano Ledenzio And His Orchestra
18. Non Dimenticar(Don't Forget) - Lou Monte
19. Al Di La(From 'Rome Adventure') - Frankie Fanelli
20. Arrivederci Roma(Goodbye To Rome) - Romano Ledenzio And His Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

Italian Amercans--a must buy.......2007-07-28

As an USAF Air Attaché, I played this music at many a dinner party with a surprising amount of interest and positive comments from my foreign colleagues--often asking for copies of the music.

As a child of the 60's, these songs resurrected long-lost memories of great Italian music that was at one-time almost prevalent in the entertainment industry. I am proud that our culture produced these great songs, hope you are too! I still often listen to this music at dinner while enjoying a glass of great Italian wine.


Bob Silvestri, USAF, Retired

ITALIAN LISTENER.......2007-07-16

This was a great cd. it came on time and was as promised in good condition. I would recomend the seller again.

Terrific!.......2007-05-30

I bought this CD because I missed listening to the music my grandfather played. This CD brought back a flood of memories for me. Wonderful compilation of my favorite italian classics.

So-So CD.......2007-04-06

This is more cafe style but still worth listening to.
Great dinner background music.

This CD will put you to sleep.......2007-02-26

We bought this CD for our daughter's wedding. After reviewing it, we could have saved our money. The version of Funiculi sounded like the Salvation Army band and it was totally lifeless. Lou Monte's Hey Gumbaree (it is actually Eh Cumpare in Italian--that should have given it away) was awful, and he consistently butchers the Italian language in all his other songs (annoying, I mean, couldn't he have learned the right pronunciation?).

While Perry Como and others have melodic voices (and very wisely sing in English because they don't know Italian), these are '50s versions of the songs, for the most part. While you have to appreciate them, they are really old and reflect the '50s type of instrumention and style. Would have loved to have heard all these songs done in a fresh and original way. Soldi Soldi was our favorite by far, and that is why we gave the CD two stars.

Could have gone to the library for this one.

Thanks for letting me voice our opinion. We are a big Italian family and just spent hundreds of dollars buying every CD out there for our daughter's wedding and figured we would share our opinion with others.

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