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Sacred Arias followed Andrea Bocelli's successful mainstream effort Sogno by a matter of months -- a release strategy which suggests that he wanted to shore up his classical audience after a pop-leaning effort. That's nonsense, however. For lack of a better term, Sacred Arias is a holiday album, released in November, just in time for Christmas. For much of Bocelli's audience, given that the arias are religious songs, they are holiday songs as well -- after all, "Ave Maria," which leads off the album, is an integral part of the holiday season, and "Silent Night" and "Adeste Fideles" are also here. But Sacred Arias is more than just a holiday record. It contains other arias that aren't specifically about Christmas, plus selections like Wagner's "Der Engel," which isn't religious. Nevertheless, the album holds together fairly well, since the arrangements are of a piece, and Bocelli performs each in his signature style. He may not offer new interpretations of these standards, nor is his phrasing particularly unique, but nevertheless, he does deliver spirited performances of strong, albeit familiar, music in a way that's accessible to a wide audience. That's reason enough for fans to add this to their collection, especially as it is his first collection of arias and religious music.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Anonymous, Author - Myung-Whun Chung, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrea Bocelli, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Barry, Producer - Giulio Caccini, Composer - Steven Mercurio, Arranger, Work Arranger - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Sugar Srl
Pietro Mascagni, ComposerLyricist - Myung-Whun Chung, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrea Bocelli, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Barry, Producer - Steven Mercurio, Arranger, Work Arranger - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Sugar Srl
Traditional, Author - Charles Gounod, Composer - Myung-Whun Chung, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrea Bocelli, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Barry, Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Sugar Srl
Franz Schubert, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Myung-Whun Chung, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrea Bocelli, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Barry, Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Felix von Weingartner, Arranger, Orchestrator
℗ 1999 Sugarmusic Lucitana Lda.
Myung-Whun Chung, Conductor, MainArtist - Cesar Franck, Composer - Andrea Bocelli, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Barry, Producer - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pierre Michelot, Arranger, Orchestrator - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - St. Thomas Aquinas, Author
℗ 1999 Sugar Srl
Stabat Mater (Gioachino Rossini)
Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Myung-Whun Chung, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrea Bocelli, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Barry, Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jacopone da Todi, Author
℗ 1999 Sugarmusic Lucitana Lda.
Messa da Requiem (Giuseppe Verdi)
Anonymous, Author - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Myung-Whun Chung, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrea Bocelli, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Barry, Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Sugarmusic Lucitana Lda.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Myung-Whun Chung, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrea Bocelli, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Barry, Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Sugarmusic Lucitana Lda.
Wesendonck Lieder, WWV 91 (Richard Wagner)
Richard Wagner, Composer - Myung-Whun Chung, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrea Bocelli, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Barry, Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Felix Mottl, Arranger, Orchestrator - Mathilde Wesendonck, Author
℗ 1999 Sugarmusic Lucitana Lda.
Serse, HWV 40 / Act 1 (Georg Friedrich Händel)
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Myung-Whun Chung, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrea Bocelli, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Barry, Producer - Nicolò Minato, Author, Original Text Author - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Silvio Stampiglia, Author, Original Text Author
℗ 1999 Sugarmusic Lucitana Lda.
Myung-Whun Chung, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrea Bocelli, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Barry, Producer - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - Julian Reynolds, Arranger, Work Arranger - Louis Abraham Niedermeyer, Composer
℗ 1999 Sugarmusic Lucitana Lda.
Petite Messe Solennelle / Gloria (Gioachino Rossini)
Anonymous, Author - Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Myung-Whun Chung, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrea Bocelli, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Barry, Producer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Sugar Srl
Franz Schubert, Composer - Anonymous, Author - Myung-Whun Chung, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrea Bocelli, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Barry, Producer - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steven Mercurio, Arranger, Work Arranger - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Sugarmusic Lucitana Lda.
Frederick Oakeley, Translator - Traditional, Author - Myung-Whun Chung, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrea Bocelli, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Francis Wade, Composer - Anna Barry, Producer - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steven Mercurio, Arranger, Work Arranger - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Sugarmusic Lucitana Lda.
Renato Serio, Arranger, Orchestrator, Work Arranger - Myung-Whun Chung, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrea Bocelli, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Anna Barry, Producer - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra, MainArtist - J.P. Lécot, Composer - J.P. Frie, Author
℗ 1999 Sugarmusic Lucitana Lda.
Album review
Sacred Arias followed Andrea Bocelli's successful mainstream effort Sogno by a matter of months -- a release strategy which suggests that he wanted to shore up his classical audience after a pop-leaning effort. That's nonsense, however. For lack of a better term, Sacred Arias is a holiday album, released in November, just in time for Christmas. For much of Bocelli's audience, given that the arias are religious songs, they are holiday songs as well -- after all, "Ave Maria," which leads off the album, is an integral part of the holiday season, and "Silent Night" and "Adeste Fideles" are also here. But Sacred Arias is more than just a holiday record. It contains other arias that aren't specifically about Christmas, plus selections like Wagner's "Der Engel," which isn't religious. Nevertheless, the album holds together fairly well, since the arrangements are of a piece, and Bocelli performs each in his signature style. He may not offer new interpretations of these standards, nor is his phrasing particularly unique, but nevertheless, he does deliver spirited performances of strong, albeit familiar, music in a way that's accessible to a wide audience. That's reason enough for fans to add this to their collection, especially as it is his first collection of arias and religious music.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:31
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Andrea Bocelli Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia Myung-Whun Chung
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Classical
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