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Andrea Bocelli - Sacred Arias / Myung-Whun Chung | 
 enlarge | Artists: George Frideric Handel, Giulio Caccini, Charles Gounod, Franz Schubert, Cesar Franck, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Richard Wagner, Pietro Mascagni, Louis Niedermeyer, Franz Xaver Gruber, John Francis Wade, Jean-paul Lecot, Myung-whun Chung, Andrea Bocelli
Label: Philips
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
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Rating:  125 reviews
Sales Rank: 1615
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.6 x 0.4
MPN: 462600
UPC: 028946260029
EAN: 0028946260029
ASIN: B00002ND9N
Release Date: November 9, 1999
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| Tracks:
| • | Caccini/Mercurio: Ave Maria | | • | Mascagni: Sancta Maria | | • | Gounod: Ave Maria | | • | Schubert: Ave Maria | | • | Franck: Panis Angelicus | | • | Rossini: Cuius animam | | • | Verdi: Ingemisco | | • | Mozart: Ave verum | | • | Wagner: Der Engel | | • | Handel: Ombra mai fu | | • | Niedermeyer: Pieta signore | | • | Rossini: Dominus Deus | | • | Schubert/Mercurio: Mille Cherubini in coro | | • | Gruber/Mercurio: Silent Night | | • | Wade: Adeste Fideles | | • | Gloria a Te, Christo Gesu |
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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
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 the most hauntingy beautiful solace.... September 21, 2008
Laurie Kroutter
from start to finish a wonderfuly dismal and solemn collection of religious arias. Best suited at a funeral or during a serious session of misanthropy and introflection. A definate must have for serious opera fans!!!!!
Wonderful music February 17, 2008
Trainer (New Jersey)
What a wonderful CD! This is music I will listen to over and over - his voice is amazing!
Can't beat Andrea August 4, 2007
Avid Reader
Better than most of the tenors that have "bigger names" - but he has a pure and clear sound.
Beautiful music January 12, 2007
Ariadne (Virginia, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is my second copy of this CD, I burned the first one out!!
Andrea Bocelli has a very gorgeous voice that is a gift from above. His voice is not affected or braggadoccio but naturally magnificent. I could and do start my day listening to this spiritually uplifting CD almost everyday. It is a wonderful way to get off to a pleasant peaceful start, but also a nice way to come home in the evening if you have a CD player in your car. I highly recommend it to all.
Andrea Bocelli-Sacred Arias August 25, 2006
Nancy E. Schweitzer (PA USA)
Excellent listening. Voice quality and tone is superb. Brings tears to my eyes when I envision listening to this in a church setting.
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