Andrea Bocelli - Viaggio Italiano / Andrea Bocelli
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Canadian Music Store Music CD CoverArtist: Andrea BocelliEdition: Music CD Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published) CD Release Date: 1997-11-18 Music Label: Philips Product features:
Free Music Notes for Viaggio Italiano / Andrea BocelliFree Music Review: Bocelli's Nice Mix of Arias and Songs is a winner
Despite orchestral support that is barely adequate, Bocelli's beautiful tenor manages to rise above the lackluster accompaniment. In a delightful mix of Arias, popular Canzoni, and a few sacred pieces, the heartbreaker of Tuscany delivers a superb performance. The Lamento di Federico--never an easy piece--is performed with great emotion and power. All the selections, in fact, show a voice capable of handling difficult and subtle material. The Panis Angelicus is particularly affecting; as a lifelong "secular person," I must admit I was prepared to dislike it. I was won over with the first note out of Bocelli's throat. It is hard to say why this album seems to have sold the fewest of all his offerings. The title doesn't exactly prompt one to try it. Perhaps some of the negative remarks made by people who enjoy tearing down public figures has something to do with the lagging sales. An opera-goer for decades, I am not so much of a "purist" that I cannot enjoy the entry into the opera field of a former pop singer (How dare he!) Was this held against Rene Kollo, and many other tenors and sopranos? Then there are the pop fans who lament one of their own passing into the classical world. Surely this is just another kind of snobbery. Listening to and understanding arias is an acquired taste for many. (Do people still say that about beer?) The same can be said of the process of passing from junk novels to fine literature, drama, and poetry. We want was is easy, short, and quick. Certain critics, professional and amateur, even while understanding the "investment" of thought and time that serious music requires, seem to delight in trashing this singer. It is a mystery but, as I recently told a friend, this may constitute a case of the deaf misjudging the blind. No one--I said NO ONE--who listens to this singer carefully, and honestly, with no fear of expressing his emotional side, can fail to appreciate him. Those who hold up Pavarotti as a "real" tenor (and he is, of course) should be aware that Luciano has nothing but praise for Bocelli. And could there be a more profound "critic" than the Primo Tenore of the last two decades? I think not. Andrea Bocelli stands poised to enter the pantheon of great singers. His name shall follow that of Caruso, Gigli, Schipa, Martinelli, Tauber, Del Monaco, DiStephano, Bergonzi, Wunderlich, Tagliavini (perhaps the closest in style and beauty of voice), and Pavarotti. Into that august company he will be welcomed with enthusiasm--of this I have no doubt.
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