Il Divo - Il Divo
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Free Music Review: A Winning Concept and A Warmly Sensitive Quartet of Men, Singing!
Hit: 5 Stars
As a lover of classical music this listener is frequently sent messages to 'try Il Divo' and so somewhat late in the game of their fantastic careers their music finally hits these ears. And what a wonderful surprise it is. If this qualifies as a 'crossover' album then what a treat!.
The group, assembled after a huge media hype by some notable luminaries, is comprised of David Miller (US), Carlos Marin (Spain), Urs Buhler (Switzerland) - all classically trained - and Sebastien Izambard (France) who is self-taught and retains a very likeable voice. They have tremendous sensitivity as a quartet, blending beautifully when called to do so, and bursting forth in solo spots when the songs require it. The vocal sound is very fine and makes for easy listening, the inclusion of some rather dreary sentimental schmaltzy pieces not withstanding.
As lush and beautiful as these men sing this particular recording (their first and this listener has not heard the others) is marred by some of the worst orchestrations on record: one almost wishes for a capella singing, so fine are the vocals and so over-arranged the orchestral accompaniment. But that is a minor complaint when discovering, albeit late, of a fine young group of talented vocalists. Conversion here... Grady Harp, November 06
Free Music Review: Excellence & Hard Work Rewarded
Hit: 5 Stars
Since I first saw these four handsome, classically trained, hard working young men on the Oprah show, I have eagerly awaited the arrival of this CD. It did not disappoint!
The arrangements are perfect, the orchestrations are as they should be, rich, full accompaniments (in the background) not drowning the true talent. The voices are obviously well trained, which takes years of hard work and effort. The harmonies are subtle yet incredible. The planning and organization that it took to produce this is beyond imagination. Thank you Simon Cowell. I wish you all many years of continued success!
Comparisons to Josh Groban, who has become too commercial after his debut album, are unfair. In a world seems to be intent on rewarding low to no talents who have not "paid their dues", such as "rap crap" with their hatred & heavy bass thumping, but wow, they rhyme or the blonde stripper of the month (less clothes, less talent?) or everyone else in the world trying to sound like some gospel singer, warbling over their voice deficiencies rather than getting a good voice coach and PRACTICING, it is refreshing to see planning, hard work and true talent rewarded. Unfortunately, for most of the American market, English is NOT a "romance" language. Keep up the good work!
Free Music Review: Good Singers Prevail
Hit: 5 Stars
What a blend of vocal music genres with astonishing sounds from four men from four countries singing in different languages!
For regular listeners of classical vocal music who tend to be musically conservative, this will open your eyes and ears. The men of "Il Divo" are, without a doubt, properly trained singers in the classical genres. The quartet applys their trained vocal techniques to certain "pop" sounding passages -- their imitation of "pop-ish" lyricism rivals any singers in the music industry. I my opinion, they are arguably better singers than most "pop" singers whose popularity is supported only by marketing without a true product of talent.
For those listeners whose ears are used to popular commercial vocal music, this album will sound strictly "classical" or "operatic" to you. If you refuse listening to operatic vocal music, this album is not for you -- it may be your subsitutute of sleeping medication. However, if you are musically curious, this is a very interesting album to have -- the sound of "Il Divo" may change your mind about "old school" music.
Enjoy the sea of beautiful harmonic sound of "Il Divo"!
Free Music Review: Pure Art!
Hit: 5 Stars
People with no formal musical education: Please stop posting false and misleading reviews...
The truth is that they are 4 experimented singers, most of them have a strong (and true artistic) vocal music background, so stop thinking they are another new pop music "boy band", in fact they are more like an "operatic men quartet", and some of them even have at least 20 years of a successful pre-Il Divo opera carrier, this is why some people do not understand that they are not just newcomers doing "covers", instead they actually do translations of some pop songs to another music language and genre that certainly neither is pop nor is opera, but a very nice mix of them. I'm sure they love to sing for the people who know how to appreciate their art!...other people can look elsewhere, (they don't mind)... ...in billboard pop charts for example where you will find Josh Groban for instance... who I also admire for his exceptional talent I must say...
People! Planet earth is not only a place called the USA... open your mind and EARS to the world. It's a shame that some people cannot enjoy this beautifull masterpiece!
Free Music Review: Amazing! Totally Superb Voices! Natural Blend!
Hit: 5 Stars
Il Divo is one of the best groups I have ever heard! Different from pop groups, this is a group which sings pop music in a sort of classical-operatic fashion. Although you might think that would sound strange, let me tell you, it is superb! Listen to the individual voices and the blend of the harmony. This is a must buy option. Long listed as the best selling classical album for a lot of weeks, this album has topped records for almost every country. Classical music has never been so popular. Thanks to Il Divo, the pop-classical crossover is complete. Songs are superb.
Hits:
Un-break my Heart (Regresa a Mi) - total blend of voices, an operatic yet touching style of Un-break my Heart.
Mama - touching piece about the mother. However, this is not as grand as Un-break my Heart
Nella Fantasia - one of the more classical songs
Passera - pop-classical blend kind of song
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This album is a must buy! Try the samplers and you'll see what magic Il Divo works!
"Il Divo - The Christmas collection" is out in late October! Don't miss it or you'll regret it!