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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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Asher Fisch, Conductor - Lucio Dalla, Composer, Lyricist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Christopher Alder, Producer - Matthias Spindler, Preparer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
Ruggero Leoncavallo, Composer, Lyricist - Asher Fisch, Conductor - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Christopher Alder, Producer - Matthias Spindler, Preparer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
Nino Rota, Composer - Asher Fisch, Conductor - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Gianni Boncompagni, Lyricist - Christopher Alder, Producer - Matthias Spindler, Preparer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Stefano Tomaselli, Arranger - Palermo Teatro Massimo Orchestra, Orchestra - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
Asher Fisch, Conductor - Libero Bovio, Lyricist - Ernesto Tagliaferri, Composer - Nicola Valente, Composer - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Christopher Alder, Producer - Matthias Spindler, Preparer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
Guido Maria Ferilli, Composer, Lyricist - Asher Fisch, Conductor - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Antonella Maggio, Lyricist - Christopher Alder, Producer - Matthias Spindler, Preparer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
Luca Barbarossa, Lyricist - Romano Musumarra, Composer - Asher Fisch, Conductor - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Christopher Alder, Producer - Matthias Spindler, Preparer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
Asher Fisch, Conductor - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Giovanni D'Anzi, Composer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Tito Manlio, Lyricist - Matthias Spindler, Preparer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
Asher Fisch, Conductor - Salvatore Cardillo, Composer - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Riccardo Cordiferro, Lyricist - Christopher Alder, Producer - Matthias Spindler, Preparer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
Asher Fisch, Conductor - Ernesto De Curtis, Composer - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - DOMENICO FURNO, Lyricist - Christopher Alder, Producer - Matthias Spindler, Preparer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
Asher Fisch, Conductor - Ernesto De Curtis, Composer - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - DOMENICO FURNO, Lyricist - Christopher Alder, Producer - Matthias Spindler, Preparer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
Guglielmo Cottrau, Composer - Traditional, Librettist - Asher Fisch, Conductor - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Christopher Alder, Producer - Matthias Spindler, Preparer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
Asher Fisch, Conductor - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Stanislao Gastaldon, Composer, Lyricist - Christopher Alder, Producer - Andreas Tarkmann, Arranger - Matthias Spindler, Preparer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
Asher Fisch, Conductor - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Cesare Andrea Bixio, Composer - Ennio Neri, Lyricist - Christopher Alder, Producer - Andreas Tarkmann, Arranger - Matthias Spindler, Preparer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Palermo Teatro Massimo Orchestra, Orchestra - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, AssociatedPerformer
Motion Picture © 2018 ZDF/Sony Music Entertainment. Artwork © 2018 Sony Music Entertainment
Asher Fisch, Conductor - Ernesto De Curtis, Composer - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Giovanni Battista de Curtis, Lyricist - Christopher Alder, Producer - Matthias Spindler, Preparer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
Domenico Modugno, Composer - Asher Fisch, Conductor - FRANCO MIGLIACCI, Lyricist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Christopher Alder, Producer - Matthias Spindler, Preparer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
Asher Fisch, Conductor - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Vincenzo De Crescenzo, Composer - Christopher Alder, Producer - Luigi Sica, Lyricist - Matthias Spindler, Preparer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
Francesco Sartori, Composer - Lucio Quarantotto, Lyricist - Asher Fisch, Conductor - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Christopher Alder, Producer - Matthias Spindler, Preparer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
Zucchero, Lyricist - Asher Fisch, Conductor - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Christopher Alder, Producer - Stephin Raymond Merritt, Composer - Matthias Spindler, Preparer - Philip Siney, Engineer - Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Palermo, AssociatedPerformer
(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: 01:06:47
- Main artists: Jonas Kaufmann
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sony Classical
- Genre: Classical
(P) 2016 Sony Music Entertainment
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