L' Italiano [Import]

Disc: 1

1. Italiano

2. Mia Musica

3. Estate Vola Via

4. Africa (L'Ete Indien)

5. Volo Az 504

6. Con Te

7. Poco Tempo Che

8. Sinfonia

9. Sarà

10. Francesca Non Sa

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Solo Noi

2. Voglio l'Anima

3. Ma...

4. Una Serata Come Tante

5. 'Na Parola

6. Donna Donna Mia

7. Amore No

8. Soli

9. Liberi

10. Se Vai Vai

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Selecion of 23 Biggest Hits from Italian Pop Singer.

Tracks:

Turandot: Nessun dorma
L' Arlesiana: Lamento di Federico
Macbeth: Ah, la paterna mano
Rigoletto: La donna e mobile
Elisir d'amore: Una furtiva Iagrima
Panis Angelicus
Ava Maria
O Sole Mio
Core n'grato
Santa Lucia luntana
I' te vurria vasa
Tu, 'ca nun chiagne!
Marinarello
Piscatore 'e Pusilleco
Message Bocelli
Adeste Fideles (bonus track)

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Opera is in fashion, and the woods are full of pop vocalists who think they have the chops to sing arias. The best contender so far is Andrea Bocelli, who at least has a real voice, if a small one, and sometimes manages a really exciting tenor sound. Unfortunately, he is inconsistent in his tone and production, and, despite the fact that he's singing in his native language, he often sounds as though he has only the barest idea of what the words mean. The Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Vladimir Fedoseyev, plays stodgily. Anyone with a real interest in tenor arias would be much better advised to check out recordings by the young Luciano Pavarotti. --Sarah Bryan Miller

Customer Reviews:

A Marvelous Performance of Adeste Fideles.......2006-11-13

Andrea Bocelli sings magnificently on this CD. Never have I heard Adeste Fidelis sung with such energy, joy, and understanding.

Bocelli never disappoints!.......2006-07-07

I hate to admit it but it has only been fairly recent that I "discovered" Andrea Bocelli, when he appeared on Oprah Winfrey(or was it Dr. Phil?), and American Idol. His voice mezmorized and touched me so much that I HAD to find out more. Over the last few weeks I have purchased apx. 6 of his CD's, and I can honestly say I love them all, including this one. Bocelli does not disappoint, and it doesnt seem to matter if he is singing in french, english, spanish or italian...as the purity, honesty and richness of his voice goes above and beyond various cultures and ethnicities. From a technical level, there are other well-knows (past and present) who are equal to or above Bocelli. However, what makes Andrea stand alone is a certain something that is hard to place your finger on, or put in to words, but all who appreciate him SEE and FEEL this. Some say he sings like an angel, or if God had a voice, it would sound like Bocelli. My own hypothesis is that Bocelli sings with his heart because his eyes cannot see the words. As such, along with his beautiful vocals pours forth his very spirit. It is this very essense that makes him so unique, and has caused so many people from all around the world to love him.

Worst C.D Ever...But still a great artist.......2006-06-22

Reviewed By D. J.P Vergaleto

I just had to write this review. I recently purchesed 3 Bocelli C.Ds and was rewarded with 1 Very good , 1 not bad, n this one that STINKS...IF THE REVIEWERS WERE HONEST I COULD HAVE SAVED SOME MONEY.... I buy a lot from Amazon, ITs a great site, and 99 percent of the time when i read reviews they are on the money and help me out a great deal....With that said

Let me say that this cd entices you with all the big name italian songs, BUT DONT LET IT FOOL YOU..It sounds like it was made in 1 day. Who ever mixed the album has Bocellis voice so loud it sounds like he is SCREAMING ( I THINK HE IS) AND the
orchestra sounds like it is made of 3 pieces as you can only faintly hear it. There is not 1 song on this C.D ID recommend.

But dont worry , if you like Bocelli and dont know what to buy
let me tell you that I Enjoyed (Cieli Di Toscana) The first song Melodramma Rivals Bocellis Con Te Partiro Which is on his ROMANZA C.D AND HIGHLY Recomended, Also Sogno is Another very good C.D. So save yourself money and stay away from this one.
Also his Verdi CD IS VERY well made, not as strong a voice as Caruso , but once you hear Bocelli you wont care. Great Great voice that is very Hypnotic and when you hear him you wont care if he is as good as Caruso because he is Different , totally different and there both great Tenors. Peace

the Perry Como of operatic tenors.......2006-03-25

I found this to be a wonderful cd. This was my first sustained exposure to Mr. Bocelli's art (I first heard his wonderful singing on the Charlotte Church cd "Time To Say Goodbye" -- also strongly recommended) and, on the whole, I enjoyed his singing very much. I also love Perry Como so the comparison above is not meant to be disparaging in any way, but merely to indicate that he's perhaps better in slower tempo pieces where the line of the melody naturally accentuates the richness of his voice. But if anyone doubts his chops, the first selection on this cd should put those doubts to rest -- his rendition of Puccini's "Nessun dorma" is both powerful and dramatic and stands up (dare I say it?) even to Pavarotti's.

Absolutely lovely!.......2006-02-25

Even though it was Andre Bocelli's Romanza CD that introduced me to his wonderful voice, I have to admit that I enjoy his opera offerings more than his popular works. I still enjoy Romanza and his other pop CD's, but it is his opera selections that seem to show the full beauty of his voice.

I am not an opera expert by any means, so I don't get hung up on whether or not someone is techically perfect or not. If I like it, that's good enough for me!

My teenage sons and I were in a pizza place the other day and above the noise, I heard a beautiful song- a male singer- and was shushing the boys, trying to determine who it was. With great patience, my 17 year old son said, "Mom, that's Andre Bocelli. Can't you tell?"

Enough said.

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Magnificent
Stunning Whitman's Sampler of Vivaldi Vocal Magic
A Treasure Trove of Vivaldi Opera Arias and Ensembles

Vivaldi Edition: Operas

Manufacturer: Opus 111
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00022LDI4
Release Date: 2004-08-17

Customer Reviews:

Magnificent.......2006-09-09

This audio CD is the perfect vehicle to drive anyone crazy about Vivaldi operas. All arias seemed to have been carefully selected across many opera albums from Naive's Vivaldi Edition to entice the listener to hear those works. Magdalena Kozena astounds brilliantly with two arias from Juditha Triumphans "Veni, me sequere fidu" and "Agitata infido flatu". In "Agitata" Kozena perfects two long legatos and tops them with a climatic trill. In "Veni", she hypnotizes with a cadenza evocative of a dove's sinusoidal singing. The Naive label should do well in producing another similar CD now that it has recorded additional Vivaldi Operas to draw from.

Stunning Whitman's Sampler of Vivaldi Vocal Magic.......2005-04-06

This is as strong a sampler of Vivaldi's operas as one can get without purchasing entire opera recordings. Highlights from four have been selected here, each recorded in complete form on the Naïve label. They are "Orlando finto pazzo", "La verità in cimento", "Juditha triumphans" and "L'Olimpiade". What the producers have chosen here is the true cream of the crop, a roster of superb, top-of-the-class performances from nearly a dozen world-class singers.

Rising countertenor Philippe Jaroussky starts the program off with an almost religious-sounding lament as Zelim from "La verità in cimento", which he sings in a strikingly ethereal manner. But the women rule the roost in this recording. Mezzo-soprano Magdalena KoÂžena makes clear why she is moving quickly to the major leagues by singing two magnificent arias from "Juditha triumphans", "Veni, veni, me sequere fida", caressed by a clarinet-like instrument called a chalumeau, and "Agitata infio flatu", where she captures the sweeping fury of her character with stunning flourish. Contralto Sara Mingardo is another stand-out with her double-dip, full-throated voice dodging the aggressive strings on Licida's aria from "L'Olimpiade", "Gemo in un punto e fremo," and expertly riding the dramatic playing of Ensemble Matheus on Melindo's aria from "La verità in cimento", "Mivui trader, lo so". If not quite in the league of KoÂžena and Mingardo, soprano Roberta Invernizzi and contralto Sonia Prina acquit themselves admirably with an aria each and especially when they perform the striking duetto of Megacle and Aristea from "L'Olimpiade", "Ne'giorni tuoi felici". There is also an impressive quintetto from "La verità in cimento", "Anima mia, mio ben", which for maximum dramatic impact emphasizes the disparate voices of Jaroussky, Mingardo, tenor Anthony Rolfe Johnson, mezzo-soprano Guillemette Laurens and contralto Nathalie Stutzmann. The disc ends appropriately with a beautiful choral piece, "O quam vaga, venusta, o quam decora" from "Juditha triumphans" with the Coro Giovanile dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, led by soprano Marina Comparato.

Rarely has a compilation disc sounded so seamless and without the additional burden of carrying different story contexts. Aurally it sounds like one consolidated piece, and credit needs to go to music directors Alessandro De Marchi, Rinaldo Alessandrini and Jean-Christophe Spinosi, who conducted the originally presented operas. Strongly recommended especially for neophytes to Vivaldi's operas like myself.

A Treasure Trove of Vivaldi Opera Arias and Ensembles.......2004-10-02

The National Bibliotheque in Turin, Italy is the repository for uncounted manuscripts by Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) and includes more than twenty opera scores, many of which have not seen productions since the 18th century. The Opus 111 record label is industriously releasing performances, about one a season, of these gems and their intention is to record all these scores, plus many arias and ensembles that have become separated from their complete works. This CD is a compilation of music from four of those works - 'La verità in cimento,' 'Juditha triumphans,' 'L'Olimpiade,' and 'Orlando finto pazzo,' all of which have already been recorded as complete operatic performances. The producers of this set have selected some of the choicest morsels for those music-lovers who would not otherwise obtain all four complete sets. The musicians involved - a different group for each opera - are among the most honored among singers and instrumentalists currently performing baroque works. The instrumental groups include the Academia Montis Regalis conducted by Alessandro de Marchi, Concerto Italiano conducted by Rinaldo Alessandrini, and Ensemble Matheus conducted by Jean-Christophe Spinosi. Singers include such standouts as sopranos Marina Comparato, Gemma Bertagnoli, and Roberta Invernizzi, mezzos Magdalena Kozena and Guillemette Laurens, contraltos Sara Mingardo, Nathalie Stutzmann and Sonia Prini, countertenor Philippe Jaroussky, tenor Anthony Rolfe Johnson, and basso Sergio Foresti--an outstanding collection of talented performers.

It would be impossible to comment about all sixteen selections here, but I would want to single out Magdalena Kozena's delectable performance of 'Veni, me sequere fida' from 'Juditha triumphans,' with the luscious solo contribution of an unnamed player of the chalumeau (an ancestor of the modern clarinet). [By the way, 'Juditha triumphans' is actually a dramatic oratorio, but it has sometimes been staged as an opera.] Also outstanding is the dramatic 'Gemo in un punto e fremo' from 'L'Olimpiade,' sung by one of today's stellar contraltos, Sara Mingardo.

Finally, I could not end this note without commenting on the fabulous quintet from 'La verità in cimento' entitled 'Anima mia, mio ben.' There is no question that Vivaldi must have been working with both musically and dramatically superb singers for whom he wrote this. This performance, featuring Rolfe Johnson, Laurens, Stutzmann, Jaroussky and Mingardo, is moving. And it is followed by a simply stunning performance, by Sara Mingardo, of Melindo's aria, 'Mi vuoi tradir, lo so' from the same opera. Mingardo's coloratura is absolutely spot on. (Think of Marilyn Horne and you'll have an idea of what this young Italian contralto sounds like.)

I strongly suspect this release will have value for those who want to dip their toes into the Vivaldian operatic waters. Every single selection is well-done, and it certainly gives an idea of Vivaldi's theatrical output, something that we've tended to neglect in favor of his sacred and instrumental music up to now.

Strongly recommended.

TT=63:20

Scott Morrison

Monteverdi: Ottavo Libro de' Madrigali, Vol.1

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Ectasy

Monteverdi: Ottavo Libro de' Madrigali, Vol.1
Claudio Monteverdi , Rinaldo Alessandrini , and Concerto Italiano
Manufacturer: Opus 111
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Monteverdi: Quinto Libro de Madrigali (Fifth Book of Madrigals)
Monteverdi: Quarto Libro dei Madrigali
Monteverdi: Secondo Libro de' Madrigali (Second Book of Madrigals) /Concerto Italiano * Alessandrini
Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610/Venetian Vespers
Gesualdo: Quinto Libro di Madrigali (1611)

ASIN: B000005W5F
Release Date: 1997-09-09

Tracks:

Sinfonia
Altri canti d'Amor
Lamento della Ninfa (1)
Lamento della Ninfa (2)
Vago augelletto
Perche t'en fuggi, o Fillide?
Altri canti di Marte (1)
Altri canti di Marte (2)
Ogni amante e guerrier (1)
Ogni amante e guerrier (2)
Ogni amante e guerrier (3)
Ogni amante e guerrier (4)
Hor che 'l ciel e la terra (1)
Hor che 'l ciel e la terra (2)
Gira il nemico, insidioso Amore
Dolcissimo uscignolo
Ardo, ardo, avvampo

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The madrigals in this book, aptly titled by Monteverdi "Madrigals of War and Love," range from solo voice or duo with continuo to works for eight singers and strings. Concerto Italiano gives a magnificent performance: the opening of "Hor che'l ciel" is daringly slow and still, only to give way suddenly to the narrator's cries of torment; "Ardo, avvampo" proceeds from the thrilling chaos of fire alarms to an extraordinary hush as two tenors end the piece in unison. In the famous "Lamento della ninfa," the musicians have found a way to follow Monteverdi's instructions that the three men should sing in strict tempo ("following the hand"), while the solo soprano nymph sings her lament in freer time, "following the heart." The result is astonishing. --Matthew Westphal

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Ectasy.......1999-07-13

These are some of the most beautiful pieces you'll ever hear

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famous, & justly so
Examples of french composers writing in a german ensemble
A very personal reading of these oft-recorded quartets

Debussy & Ravel: String Quartets
Claude Debussy , Maurice Ravel , and Quartetto Italiano
Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l
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ASIN: B000051YDA
Release Date: 2002-01-15

Tracks:

String Quartet In G Minor: I. Anime Et Tres Decide
String Quartet In G Minor: II. Assez Vif Et Bien Rythme
String Quartet In G Minor: III. Andantino, Doucement Expressif
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Customer Reviews:

famous, & justly so.......2007-07-15

The Julliard Quartet's readings of these famous quartets from the early days of stereo were reference recordings for decades. I owned them on vinyl for more than 30 years & never thought to make a change until the advent of cd, when I opted for the Guarneri Quartet's coupling. I was never really satisfied with the Guarneri's romantically-inclined approach, so a while back I bought the Vlach Quartet's disc, recorded in 1959 & still available on Supraphon. As it turns out, I wasn't very happy with their readings either (just not atmospheric enough) so I went shopping again & decided to purchase this Quartetto Italiano recording which has been around for over 40 years.

From the opening bars, Quartetto Italiano distinguishes themselves as eminent interpretors of Debussy. Their phrasing emphasizes the oceanic swell of this music in a completely convincing way - listening to the samples, even though brief, will give you an idea of what I mean. The Ravel quartet also receives an outstanding treatment: atmospheric, rythmically secure & supple.

The sound is quite up front & while some may think the close miking is a little harsh (the Classics Today reviewer, to be specific, thinks so), I find it very appealing.

Very highly recommended!

Examples of french composers writing in a german ensemble.......2007-05-30

The Quartets of Debussy and Ravel are the most interesting french quartets.The work of Debussy is one exception in the composer production.Maybe here we have the only german structure this composer folowed.Maybe, the first movement is the only Sonata form we can find in all his production.The second movement is one scherzo, rare in the production of this composer.This quartet,that I love, is a very good work , but is one exception for Debussy.Ravel was more classic, and the F major quartet is more tipical of the composer.
This recording was made in 1965, and it is fantastic.The sonorities are very special, and if I love the way the LaSalle , The Tokio and the Parrenin plays these music, the Quartetto Italiano is by far my favourite.

A very personal reading of these oft-recorded quartets.......2006-08-17

Pairing Debussy and Ravel in their only string quartets is a cliche by now, and buyers have a wide range of choice. In terms of sheer virtuosity, no one has excelled the Alban Berg Qt., (EMI), who play with seamless technique and gleaming tone. but it all osunds a bit too efficient and impersonal. There's more atmosphere in the version by the Tokyo Qt., among others.

I listened to half a dozen recordings before settling on this one from the Quartetto Italiano (they were together for so long that you can get their historic mono recording of the smae music on EMI). The Quartetto doesn't try to sound airy, diaphanous, or particularly French. Instead, they give a presonal, uniquely phrased version that sounds as if each player is responding from deep feelings about the music. That's rare in performances of Debussy and Ravel, where the syle is more or less locked in. The miking is quite close, and although they lack the sheen of the Bertg Qt, the Quartetto Italiano deserve their reputaiton for making beautiful sounds.

Cinema Italiano: Music of Ennio Morricone & Nino Rota

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Stunning and Gorgeous!
brilliant work
A wonderful collection of some of the best film music

Cinema Italiano: Music of Ennio Morricone & Nino Rota
Henry Mancini
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Cinema Paradiso: First Youth
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Cinema Paradiso: Cinema Paradiso Theme
Boccaccio 70: Bevete Piu Latte! (Drink More Milk)
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Amarcord
The Mission/Gabriel's Oboe
The Clowns
Romeo And Juliet
Once Upon A Time In America: Deborah's Theme
The Godfather: Michael's Theme
The Godfather: The Godfather Waltz
The Godfather: The Godfather Theme

Customer Reviews:

Stunning and Gorgeous!.......2007-07-25

The review title says it all. This album is one of the most amazing collections of movie music ever made, and it features the music of two of the all-time masters of film scoring. This is a must have for anyone who is remotely interested in writing for film. The orchestra plays beautifully and the music is, well, once again,...stunning and gorgeous! Cinema Italiano: Music of Ennio Morricone & Nino Rota

brilliant work.......1998-11-04

Mancini is at the very top of his game on Cinema Italiano. His arrangements are varied to absolutely pique listener interest yet the tracks flow beautifully...

***** + stars

A wonderful collection of some of the best film music.......1998-07-10

This collection was never released on Lp before it appeared as a CD in 1989. I plucked it from the rack and took it home to try it out. I knew it would be good, but I wasn't prepared for just how good it would be. Since I have been a long-time fan of film music, this collection was especially nice. Henry's arrangements for the Cinema Paradiso suite have left an indelible mark on me. Also, this collection was an excellent means for many of us to experience some of the different moods, and music by Mr. Ennio Morricone, and Nina Rota that we may not have heard before. Though this collection contains none of Henry's compositions, it is one of my favorite Mancini works. the music is sweet, at times haunting, and always wonderful.

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L' Apertivo Italiano Parfum
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Irma Casa Di Primord
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000FKP43I
Release Date: 2006-06-06

Tracks:

Roxanne Nao Ligar (Roxanne) [#] - Bossa Nostra
Me and Mrs Jones
Things She Said Today [#] - Sirius B
Horse with No Name [#] - Arcoiris
And I Love Him [Remix]
Donna - Nu Braz
Dancing Queen [#]
Argomenti [#]
Gypsy Woman
Madalena - Kaleidosc
Last Tango in Paris
Do It Again - Voo Doo Phunk
She's Leaving Home [#]
Turn It on Again [#]
Can't Get You out of My Head [#] - Monsieur Blumenberg

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Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want - Ohm Guru
It Ain't Over Till It's Over [#] - Riovolt
Resta Cu'mme [#]
Message in a Bottle [#]
Spinning Wheel - Capiozzo & Mecco
Libertango - Marcheselli Produzioni
Walk on the Wild Side [#] - Arcoiris
Psycho Killer [#]
Long Walk [#]
Rotation [Eric Kupper Remix] - Clan Greco
Cera una Volta in America [#]
Redemption Song [#]
Tem Que Valer [Live]
Space Cowboy

Bach, Vivaldi, Marcello: Concerti Italiani

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Reviving Dead Guys
Superbly Realized Venetian Concerti Bach Had Transcribed

Bach, Vivaldi, Marcello: Concerti Italiani

Manufacturer: Opus 111
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Pergolesi · Scarlatti - Stabat Mater / Bertagnolli · Mingardo · Concerto Italiano · Alessandrini

ASIN: B00004ZBLB
Release Date: 2004-07-20

Tracks:

Adagio E Staccato
Vivace
Adagio E Staccato
Prestissimo
Allegro, Adagio E Spiccato. Allegro
Largo E Spiccato
Allegro
Andante E Spiccato
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Presto
Allegro
Andante
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Allegro
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Allegro

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"Concept" discs get a bad name, but here's one that works. Alessandrini has come up with the idea of recording the original Venetian concertos that served as the basis for well-known adaptations by Bach. An added twist is his orchestration of Bach's original piece for harpsichord, the Italian Concerto, in the style of the Italian masters whose works served as Bach's models. Alessandrini also supplies the missing violin solo part for Benedetto Marcello's Concerto on this disc. It all comes off so well because the works here are wonderful examples of their genre and because of the marvelous playing of the expert period instrument group, Concerto Italiano, whose playing here is beyond praise. Highlights abound: the surprising staccato movements of the Marcello Violin Concerto, the exquisite playing of oboe soloist Andrea Mion in brother Alessandro Marcello's Oboe Concerto, the zippy Vivaldi Op. 3 No. 11 Concerto for four violins, and the fantasy-filled version of Vivaldi's "La Notte" Flute Concerto among them. A disc full of endless delights. --Dan Davis

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Reviving Dead Guys.......2004-11-24

The Baroque era? Just a bunch of dead guys' dead music. It was three centuries ago, for example, that Bach transcribed some Venetian violin concertos into works for solo harpsichord. (Big deal.) But what if you reversed the process? What if you turned Bach's harpsichord piece "after the Italian taste" into a violin concerto and restored the lost violin parts of some of Bach's transcriptions? Presto, you'd have some brand-new Baroque music, thematically arranged.
Concerto Italiano and its director, Rinaldo Alessandrini, have done just that -- and created marvels. Listen for the use of staccato and silence in the two slow movements of Benedetto Marcello's second Concerti a cinque; the contrast between the serene Adagio and the festive Presto in his brother Alessandro's exquisite oboe concerto; and the second of Vivaldi's amazingly innovative flute concertos, with its creepy "Night" and hypnotic "Sleep" sections.
In 2003, Gramophone declared that Concerto Italiano's version of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons was the finest ever recorded. The pristine Naive Classique recording of Concerti Italiani will similarly raise your spirits -- along with those of a few dead guys.

Superbly Realized Venetian Concerti Bach Had Transcribed.......2004-08-24

This is an astoundingly beautiful disc. The idea is simple, although no one had done it before: record several of the original Venetian concerti that Bach transcribed for his own use, most often for him to play at the keyboard. And then for fun: reconstruct a putative orchestral 'original' for Bach's famous solo harpsichord 'Italian Concerto,' whose original is either lost or possibly never existed; it's possible Bach simply wrote a harpsichord piece in the Italian style and called it 'Italian Concerto'. In the latter case, Rinaldo Alessandrini wrote a violin concerto based on the 'Italian Concerto,' supplying 'missing' orchestral parts. Whatever you think of the idea, it comes off beautifully. Further, Alessandrini's Concerto Italiano (how apt that this group is playing these Italian concerti!) favor us with spectacularly impeccable playing and astounding verve and energy.

There are some especially winning moments in this disc. There is the third movement (Adagio e staccato) of Benedetto Marcello's violin concerto in E minor whose staccato accompaniment limns a countermelody whose chords are played in triplicate thus: ff ppp p. What a striking and effective idea! Then one must mention oboist Andrea Mion's subtlety in Marcello's brother Alessandro's Oboe Concerto in D minor. The whole of Vivaldi's 'La Notte' 'concerto for diverse instruments' in G minor. And, finally, the tasteful reconstruction of Bach's Italian Concerto as a violin concerto, whose superimposed lines of counterpoint add, rather than subtract, from Bach's harpsichord original.

All in all, this is an extraordinarily attractive disc and I recommend it unreservedly.

TT= 63:05

Scott Morrison

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clarification
disco italiano

Disco Italiano: Italian Party
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Orpheus Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005B5AI
Release Date: 2001-04-24

Tracks:

Volare
Al Di La'
Mamma
Torna A Sorrento
Quando, Quando, Quando
Non Pensare A Me
O' Sole Mio (It's Now Or Never)
Arrivederci, Roma (Goodbye To Rome)
Scapricciatiello (Do You Love Me Like You Kiss Me?)
O'Marenariello (I Have But One Heart)
Mala Femmena
Come Prima (For The First Time)
Amore Scusami (My Love, Forgive Me)
C'e' La Luna
Santa Lucia
Theme From 'The Godfather' (Instrumental)

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clarification.......2002-06-04

in response to the fan from edison yes i know the artist, his name is nino rossano, and has a great operatic voice he has done many songs some of which are original. if you like his musice ia sure there is more available, great selections on this cd

disco italiano.......2001-06-16

Great selections. Great singing.Who is singing? I know the voice belongs to only one man. Why does it say "various".

Monteverdi: Musica Sacra; Le Passioni dell'Anima

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Monteverdi: Musica Sacra; Le Passioni dell'Anima

Manufacturer: Opus 111
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000067FFU
Release Date: 2002-10-08

Cinema Italiano: A New Interpretation of Italian Film Music

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FABULOUS SOULFUL MUSIC - FOOD FOR THE EARS

Cinema Italiano: A New Interpretation of Italian Film Music
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00005NY77
Release Date: 2001-08-06

Tracks:

My Heart And I (La Piovra) - Sting
Al Giochi Addio (Romeo And Juliet) - Luciano Pavarotti
You'll Come To Me (Amarcord) - Deborah Harry
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (Title Theme) - Andrea Griminelli
Mediterraneo (Main Theme) - Andrea Griminelli
Fratello Sole, Sorella Luna (Title Theme) - Filippa Giordano
Cinema Paradiso (Original Theme) - Andrea Griminelli
La Vita E Bella (Theme) - Elysium
Gabriel's Oboe (The Mission) - Andrea Griminelli
Malafemmina (Toto, Peppino E... La Malafemmina) - Lucio Dalla
When Love Comes By (Il Postino) - Deborah Harry
Parla Piu Piano (The Godfather) - Luis Bacalov
Concerto For Orchestra (Anonimo Venziano) - Andrea Griminelli
Fellini Classics Orchestral Suite (La Srada, Amarcord, Prova D'Orcestra) - Luis Bacalov

Album Description

New recordings & arrangements of the greatest themes from legendary Italian & Americano-Italian cinema, performed by some of today's leading vocal & instrumental artists. Featuring Sting, Pavarotti, Deborah Harry, Lucio Dalla & Filippa Giordano. Includes music from 'The Godfather', 'The Mission', 'The Good, The Bad & The Ugly', 'La Vita Et Bella', 'Armacord', 'Romeo & Juliet' & 'Cinema Paradiso'. 2001.

Customer Reviews:

FABULOUS SOULFUL MUSIC - FOOD FOR THE EARS.......2002-09-25

This CD has got to be one of the best I've bought this year. It's sensational!! A real gem for anybody's music collection. Despite the fact that big-names Deborah Harry and Sting appear on the album, it is the Italian singers - Pavarotti, Fillipa Giordano and Lucio Dallo that steal the show with some amazing renditions of cinematic movie tunes. Pavarotti's performance of the Romeo & Juliet theme is heart-breaking, heart-wrenching, gut-twisting stuff. Simply amazing listening! And Andrea Griminelli's flute-playing is undoubtedly masterful, his passion for the material really shows in such brilliant pieces as the themes from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, and The Mission. I can't believe I am the first person to review this amazing CD!!

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