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Andrea Bocelli Sings Sacred AriasAndrea Bocelli Voice
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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, All Music Guide
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Giulio Romano Caccini ComposerAve Maria Work |
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| 1 | Ave Maria | 3:45 |
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Pietro Mascagni ComposerCavalleria rusticana (opera) Work |
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| 2 | 12.Intermezzo Sinfonico | 3:33 |
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| 3 | Ave Maria (Adaptation of Bach's Prelude in C, BWV846) | 2:59 |
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| 4 | Ellens Gesang III ('Ave Maria'), D.839, Op.52, No.6 (arr. voice and orchestra) | 2:29 |
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| 5 | Panis angelicus for tenor, organ, harp, cello, and bass | 3:31 |
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| 6 | 2.Aria: Cujus animam gementem | 5:29 |
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| 7 | 8.Ingemisco | 4:07 |
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| 8 | Ave verum corpus, for chorus and strings, K.618 (motet) | 3:03 |
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Richard Wagner ComposerWesendonk Lieder, WWV91 Work |
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| 9 | 1.Der Engel: In der Kindheit fruhen Tagen | 3:01 |
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| 10 | 1.Overture; 2.Recitative: Fronde tenere e belle; 3.Aria: Ombra mai fù | 3:53 |
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| 11 | Pietà, Signore! for voice and piano (or orchestra) | 6:56 |
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| 12 | 4.Domine Deus | 4:35 |
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| 13 | Mille Cherubini in Coro (adaptation of Wiegenlied 'Schlafe, schlafe, holder süsser Knabe'), D.498, Op.98, No.2 | 3:52 |
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Franz Xaver Grüber ComposerSilent Night (Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht) Work
Andrea Bocelli Voice,
Myung-Whun Chung Conductor,
Paolo Lucci Chorus/Choir Director,
Norbert Balatsch Chorus/Choir Director,
Arcum Choir Chorus/Choir
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| 14 | Silent Night (Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht) | 3:05 |
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John Francis Wade ComposerO Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fidelis) Work |
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| 15 | O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fidelis; arr. voice, chorus and orchestra) | 2:51 |
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Jean-Paul Lecot ComposerGloria a te, Cristo Gesù Work |
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| 16 | Gloria a te, Cristo Gesù | 4:21 |
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