Andrea Bocelli – Sacred Arias [iTunes Plus AAC M4A] (2004)
Artist: Andrea Bocelli
Album: Sacred Arias
Quality: iTunes Plus AAC M4A
Genres: Classical, Music, Holiday, Christmas, Opera, Classical Crossover, Rock, Pop, Adult Contemporary, Opera
Released: Nov 09, 1999
℗ 2003 Decca Music Group Limited
Album Review
Sacred Arias followed Andrea Bocelli’s successful mainstream effort Sogno by a matter of months — a release strategy that suggests 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 collections, especially as it is his first collection of arias and religious music. [The 2003 edition of Sacred Arias, Rovi
Track List
1.Ave Maria 3:45
2.Sancta Maria 3:33
3.Ave Maria, Arranged from Bach’s Prelude No.1 BWV846 2:59
4.Ave Maria, Ellens Gesang III, D839 2:29
5.Panis Angelicus 3:31
6.Cujus Animam Gementem, Stabat Mater 5:29
7.Ingemisco, Messa Da Requiem 4:07
8.Ave Verum Corpus, K.618 3:03
9.Der Engel, Wesendonk Lieder 3:01
10.Frondi Tenere e Belle, Ombra Mai Fu, Serse, Act 1 3:53
11.Pietà, Signore 6:56
12.Domine Deus, Petite Messe Solennelle, Gloria 4:35
13.Mille Cherubini in Coro 3:52
14.Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht 3:05
15.Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful) 2:51
16.Gloria a Te, Cristo Gesù 4:21
17.Agnus Dei 5:24
18.I Believe
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