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O Holy Night / Luciano Pavarotti / Special Deluxe Edition (Decca) | 
 enlarge | Creators: Vittoriano Benvenuti, Hector Berlioz, Georges Bizet, Cesar Franck, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Charles Gounod, Guida, Saverio Mercadante, Louis Niedermeyer, Luciano Pavarotti
Label: Decca
Category: Music
List Price: $17.98
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 3175
Format: Extra Tracks
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 000530102
UPC: 028947568964
EAN: 0028947568964
ASIN: B000B8I8SM
Release Date: October 11, 2005
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| Tracks:
| • | O holy night (Minuit chretien) | | • | Pieta, Signore | | • | Panis Angelicus | | • | Qual Giglio Candido | | • | Ave Maria | | • | Gesu Bambino | | • | Che faro senza Euridice | | • | Cujus animam gementem | | • | Ingemisco | | • | Ave Maria: arr. from Bach's Prelude No.1 BWV 846 | | • | Mille cherubini in coro (arr. after Schubert) | | • | Agnus Dei | | • | Sanctus | | • | Adeste Fideles (O come, all ye faithful) | | • | O Jesu mi ducissime | | • | Ave verum corpus (attrib.) | | • | Ave Maria, Dolce Maria |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
This CD is a compilation of (mainly) devotional music sung by Pavarotti when he was in or near his prime, most going back, gloriously, to 1976. Precisely what Orfeo's lament (from the Gluck opera) is doing in a recital called "O Holy Night" is beyond me, but the rest of the selections are well chosen. The title song is gorgeously enough performed to be worth the album's asking price, the tenor's voice ringing out with great clarity and beauty, and the selection from Rossini's Stabat Mater is even more thrilling, with its ascent to high D flat near its close. Verdi's "Ingemisco," from his Requiem, is handsomely and sensitively delivered, and the others elections, with or without choir, are simply stunning. A CD for Christmas and the rest of the year as well. --Robert Levine
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| Customer Reviews: Read 11 more reviews...
 One of the best sacred song albums December 16, 2008
Andrew Greene
Amongst the plethora of hokum that the recording companies pass on to us in the name of sacred/Xmas music using big name artists who barely seem to know why they are recording this music, Pavarotti's album shines out as a good example of the genre. Using various recordings throughout his career, the album features big Lucy working with various orchestras and conductors and the arrangements are well done.
An awesome musical experience December 16, 2008
Joan Philbin (Alvarado, Texas United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I believe that Luciano far exceeded Caruso. His voice reached out to everyone, except for that unfortunate foray into the "Georgio" film.
He presented his music with a marvelous flair for detail. We shall miss him, so much.
The most beautiful of all December 15, 2008
dee1153 (Shreveport, LA USA)
I have many Christmas albums, but I have to say, this is the cream of the crop. How could you expect anything less from the greatest tenor of a lifetime? The entire CD is absolutely breathtaking. "Pieta, Signore" (Have mercy on me, Lord) - is one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs ever written, and there is NO ONE that can deliver it like the Great Man. There is a passion, sincerity, reverence, urgency and depth to his singing here that is just unsurpassed. You will come away KNOWING that he believed every word that passed his lips. This album does exactly what all holiday albums should do, which is make us feel, realize and honor the true meaning of Christmas.
If you're looking for a Christmas album to convey the spirit and meaning of the season, this is the one. I was completely blown away, yet humbled by this supreme compilation. Bravo, Maestro, bravo! And thank you...
Pavarotti's Christmas Gift January 14, 2008
La Suprema (California)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Pavarotti is in his prime for this one and the selections are both touching and grand. Mille Cherubini, a tender lullaby, is my favorite but his Agnus Dei is rich and grand. The choral backgrounds are also very good. I bought the cassette when it came out in the 70's and I am thrilled that they reissued it as CD to grace my 2007 Christmas .
Pavarotti's Christmas CD December 31, 2007
Dusty (Frankfort, KY)
Since Pavarotti's death, there will be no more wonderful Christmas music from such a perfect voice. The "O Holy Night" CD was glorious to listen to during the holidays. His "Ave Maria's" were outstanding!
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