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Some spectacular efforts in standard operatic roles have brought tenor Jonas Kaufmann to the point of emerging as the current generation's Pavarotti or Domingo, and the release of an album of popular Italian songs fits into the marketing plan. Said plan comes complete with brutally stereotyped verbiage in the graphics ("even in the darkest moment, the Italian finds a way to put a little bit of powdered sugar on top and to continue finding sweetness in life") that have supposedly come from Kaufmann himself, purported to have a special understanding of the culture because, growing up in Munich, he was only a day's drive away from Italy. The plan may well succeed. Kaufmann is in fine voice, and this alone will appeal to his growing legion of fans. He respects the basic simplicity of the material, never overwhelming it with vocal heroics. And he's got a good, organic program of Italian and Neapolitan classics to work with, avoiding chestnuts, pulling a few rarities off the scrap heap of history, and incorporating some of the recent additions that show the continuing vitality of this tradition. These include the Nino Rota Godfather classic "Parla più piano" and a song, Lucio Dalla's Caruso, originally written for the aging Pavarotti. If you're going to compete with him, you'd better bring your A game, and Kaufmann's technically unimpeachable, but curiously detached, reading doesn't cut it. The Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo under Asher Fisch has the right slightly loose sound for the music, and there are many tunes that may well connect with one or another individual listener. Sample to see if Kaufmann's way with these evergreen songs is for you.
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Jonas Kaufmann, Main Artist, Tenor - Lucio Dalla, Composer, Lyricist - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Associated Performer - Asher Fisch, Conductor - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Matthias Spindler
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
Jonas Kaufmann, Main Artist, Tenor - Ruggero Leoncavallo, Composer, Lyricist - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Associated Performer - Asher Fisch, Conductor - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Matthias Spindler
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
Jonas Kaufmann, Main Artist, Tenor - Nino Rota, Composer - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Associated Performer - Asher Fisch, Conductor - GIANDOMENICO BONCOMPAGNI, Lyricist - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Matthias Spindler
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
Jonas Kaufmann, Main Artist, Tenor - Nicola Valente, Composer - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Associated Performer - Asher Fisch, Conductor - Ernesto Tagliaferri, Composer - Libero Bovio, Lyricist - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Matthias Spindler
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
Jonas Kaufmann, Main Artist, Tenor - Guido Maria Ferilli, Composer, Lyricist - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Associated Performer - Asher Fisch, Conductor - Antonella Maggio, Lyricist - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Matthias Spindler
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
Jonas Kaufmann, Main Artist, Tenor - Romano Musumarra, Composer - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Associated Performer - Asher Fisch, Conductor - Luca Barbarossa, Lyricist - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Matthias Spindler
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
Jonas Kaufmann, Main Artist, Tenor - Giovanni D'Anzi, Composer - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Associated Performer - Asher Fisch, Conductor - Tito Manlio, Lyricist - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Matthias Spindler
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
Jonas Kaufmann, Main Artist, Tenor - Salvatore Cardillo, Composer - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Associated Performer - Asher Fisch, Conductor - Riccardo Cordiferro, Lyricist - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Matthias Spindler
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
Jonas Kaufmann, Main Artist, Tenor - Ernesto de Curtis, Composer - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Associated Performer - Asher Fisch, Conductor - Domenico Furno, Lyricist - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Matthias Spindler
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
Jonas Kaufmann, Main Artist, Tenor - Ernesto de Curtis, Composer - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Associated Performer - Asher Fisch, Conductor - Domenico Furno, Lyricist - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Matthias Spindler
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
Jonas Kaufmann, Main Artist, Tenor - Guglielmo Cottrau, Composer, Lyricist - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Associated Performer - Asher Fisch, Conductor - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Matthias Spindler
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
Jonas Kaufmann, Main Artist, Tenor - Stanislao Gastaldon, Composer, Lyricist - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Associated Performer - Andreas Tarkmann, Arranger - Asher Fisch, Conductor - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Matthias Spindler
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
Jonas Kaufmann, Main Artist, Tenor - Cesare Andrea Bixio, Composer - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Associated Performer - Asher Fisch, Conductor - Ennio Neri, Lyricist - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Matthias Spindler
Motion Picture © 2018 ZDF/Sony Music Entertainment. Artwork © 2018 Sony Music Entertainment
Jonas Kaufmann, Main Artist, Tenor - Ernesto de Curtis, Composer - Giovanni Battista de Curtis, Lyricist - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Associated Performer - Asher Fisch, Conductor - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Matthias Spindler
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
Jonas Kaufmann, Main Artist, Tenor - Domenico Modugno, Composer - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Associated Performer - Asher Fisch, Conductor - Franco Migliacci, Lyricist - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Matthias Spindler
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
Jonas Kaufmann, Main Artist, Tenor - Vincenzo de Crescenzo, Composer - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Associated Performer - Asher Fisch, Conductor - Luigi Sica, Lyricist - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Matthias Spindler
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
Jonas Kaufmann, Main Artist, Tenor - Francesco Sartori, Composer - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Associated Performer - Asher Fisch, Conductor - Lucio Quarantotto, Lyricist - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Matthias Spindler
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
Jonas Kaufmann, Main Artist, Tenor - Stephin Raymond Merritt, Composer - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Associated Performer - Asher Fisch, Conductor - Zucchero, Lyricist - Christopher Alder, Producer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Matthias Spindler
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Some spectacular efforts in standard operatic roles have brought tenor Jonas Kaufmann to the point of emerging as the current generation's Pavarotti or Domingo, and the release of an album of popular Italian songs fits into the marketing plan. Said plan comes complete with brutally stereotyped verbiage in the graphics ("even in the darkest moment, the Italian finds a way to put a little bit of powdered sugar on top and to continue finding sweetness in life") that have supposedly come from Kaufmann himself, purported to have a special understanding of the culture because, growing up in Munich, he was only a day's drive away from Italy. The plan may well succeed. Kaufmann is in fine voice, and this alone will appeal to his growing legion of fans. He respects the basic simplicity of the material, never overwhelming it with vocal heroics. And he's got a good, organic program of Italian and Neapolitan classics to work with, avoiding chestnuts, pulling a few rarities off the scrap heap of history, and incorporating some of the recent additions that show the continuing vitality of this tradition. These include the Nino Rota Godfather classic "Parla più piano" and a song, Lucio Dalla's Caruso, originally written for the aging Pavarotti. If you're going to compete with him, you'd better bring your A game, and Kaufmann's technically unimpeachable, but curiously detached, reading doesn't cut it. The Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo under Asher Fisch has the right slightly loose sound for the music, and there are many tunes that may well connect with one or another individual listener. Sample to see if Kaufmann's way with these evergreen songs is for you.
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About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:55
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Jonas Kaufmann
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sony Classical
- Genre: Classical
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
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