Sentimento: Andrea Bocelli with Lorin Maazel and the London Symphony Orchestra [Limited Edition w/ Bonus Track]
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Free Music Notes for Sentimento: Andrea Bocelli with Lorin Maazel and the London Symphony Orchestra [Limited Edition w/ Bonus Track]
Free Music Review: Not a good Bocelli cd
Hit: 3 Stars
I think the interpretations of some pieces were very bad. ALthough I think the choice selection is very good. Get Romanza and the one that was released before this one.Free Music Review: Beautiful!
Hit: 5 Stars
Andrea Bocelli has an amazing voice!!! His music is so beautiful and relaxing, wonderful to listen to after a stressful day. And perfect to listen to over a romantic dinner! My usual music of choice is classic rock and hip hop so I'm probably not the typical Andrea Bocelli fan. So don't think you have to be a classical music fan to appreciate this CD.Free Music Review: Bocelli outdoes himself again
Hit: 5 Stars
OK, the word is already out about this album, and there may not be much new that I can say about it. It is certainly going to win some big awards, and not just for its rocket-like sales records. Like many of Bocelli's other albums, this CD is sure to stay in the charts for several years, and it will be remembered even longer than that as a landmark recording in the revival of a precious genre of musical performance that had somehow gone out of style for a generation or more. It should be emphasized that this is not just the latest in a long line of highly successful Bocelli recordings -- in which he generally includes a few unforgettable duets with guest super-stars under the invisible baton of a great conductor. No, in this case the entire album is a "duet," and Maestro Maazel's contributions as both performer and orchestrator are every bit as essential to its quality as Bocelli's rich voice.
I have been a somewhat on-again off-again fan of Bocelli since I discovered his incredible Sacred Arias album on VCD, and later on DVD, and that album led me to go back and buy his earlier albums as well. As a lover of classical music and opera, the more "popular" in style a Bocelli album is, the more I have had my reservations -- at least at first hearing.
I was delighted when his last album, Cieli Di Toscana (Tuscan Skies), was released on DVD, and I grew to like the album, but most of it was a bit too popular for my taste. These were all new songs written expressly for Bocelli, and though the album contains many beautiful songs, not all of them are going to survive the test of time. L'Abitudine, a beautiful duet with the young singer Helena, justifiably became a hit and was later released in several languages. But although "E Mi Manchi Tu" and "Resta Qui" were the first and second prize winners in the "First Premio Bocelli" international composition contest in 2000, I think the only song capable of real immortality on the album may be "Mille Lune Mille Onde."
I put Cieli aside for many months to listen to more "serious" music, and on my last hearing the album was just too sentimental -- too "soapy" -- for my taste. Thus I was very hesitant about buying another Bocelli album, especially one with a title like "Sentimento". But on a trial hearing, as soon as I heard Maazal's violin and looked through the list of composers, I thought "Ah, he's come back again to classical music. I must buy this one!" I certainly made the right decision.
While this album was actually recorded back in the autumn of 2000, apparently even before Cieli di Toscana, it is an incredible collaboration that brings out the very best of both Bocelli and Maazel. Because of Maazel's consumately warm violin playing, which developed out of obbligato parts he improvised while listening informally to Bocelli singing Tosti songs, the album is significantly different from anything that Bocelli -- and of course Maazel -- has ever recorded. It stands out above the crowd of classical and classical cross-over vocal recordings like the red rose that forms the theme of the album's packaging would stand out against a bed of ordinary garden flowers, as colorful and variegated as the other flowers may be.
I am tempted to say that this is the best classical album Bocelli has done, but it has very stiff competition from Sacred Arias and A Night in Tuscany, which come in DVD versions, and even from the opera albums, so let me content myself with saying it is among the very best work that Bocelli has done, and stands in a class by itself. The fact that the album includes outstanding renditions of some of the most "popular" classical songs ever written -- tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 12 -- should ensure that lovers of Bocelli's pop albums will also be delighted with this album, and that they will be drawn deeper into the richness of the classical repertory in the process.
If anyone wants to test the album out and get a full taste of the unique style these two great musicians have forged together, listen to tracks 14 to 17. Bocelli's voice is at its historic best in these numbers, devoid of the slightest trace of imperfection or strain, and Maazel complements that voice with some of the most intoxicatingly romantic violin playing I have ever heard.
This is a great album for listening to alone, but it becomes even more beautiful if one can share it will someone special. Anyone looking for an ideal Valentine's Day gift should order this CD today!
Free Music Review: Poor Andrea, trapped by a bad producer
Hit: 1 Stars
I love Andrea Bocelli, don't get me wrong...but his last two albums have had such poor production values and musical arrangements, I'm jumping camp to Russell Watson, Josh Groban and Mario Frangoulus. What's the matter with his producer. Two annoying violins on every track, stingy orchestration and a bad choice of material. What happened to the lush and full sounds of Sogno, his best CD ever. Andrea, please fire these people and find a new arranger and get someone to pick some better musical selections that allow your voice to soar and you to shine...too much talent being ruined by bad management and production.Free Music Review: I knew he'd rise quickly
Hit: 5 Stars
Andrea Bocelli, along with Pavarotti, were my favorites until Josh Groban came into the Light. Each has their own uniqe style, and I love them all. However, I do see Josh Groban as another living legend. I have Pavarotti, Charlotte Church, Sarah Brightman, Andrea Bocelli, and Josh Groban, all in my favorite listening areas. I still want to give Andrea Bocelli 5 stars. He is a very serene and peaceful person as well as humble. I knew when I first saw him and heard him sing, Andrea would rise quickly. Again, 5 stars!