Clive Bennett / Andrea Bocelli - Sacred Arias (CD)

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

General

Label:	Philips
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2002
Originally released:	November 1999
Contributors:	Clive Bennett • Andrea Bocelli
Performers:	Andrea Bocelli
Dimensions:	125 x 142 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:
Running time:	1 hour, 2 minutes
Categories:	Music > Easy listening Music > Classical & Classical Crossover Promotions
LSN:	XJ6-YG8-N20-2
Barcode:	0028946260029

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Disk 1

1	Ave Maria Caccin/Mercurio
2	Sancta Maria Mascagni, arr. Mercurio
3	Ave Maria Bach/Gounod
4	Ave Maria Schubert, orch. Weingartner
5	Panis Angelicus Franck, orch. Michelot
6	Cujus Animam Rossini Stabat Mater
7	Ingemisco Verdi Requiem
8	Ave Verum Corpus Mozart
9	Der Engel Wagner Wesendonch-Lieder, orch. Motti
10	Frondi Tenere.....Ombra Mai Fu Handel Serse
11	Pieta, Signore Niedermeyer, arr. Reynolds
12	Domine Deus Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle
13	Mille Cherubini In Coro Schubert, arr. Mercurio
14	Silent Night Gruber, arr. Mercurio
15	Adeste Fideles (O come, all ye faithful) Trad, arr. Mercurio
16	Gloria A Te, Cristo Gesu

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