Description
Dolce Vita - Jonas Kaufmann / The New Album, His tribute to Italian Music, icnl. Caruso, Mattinata, Parla Piu Piano (The Godfather theme), Core 'Ngrato, Passione / Sony Classical Audio CD 2016
UPC 888751836327
Product Details:
Label: Sony Classical – 888751836327
Format: CD, Album
Country: Europe
Released: 07 Oct 2016
Genre: Pop, Classical, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Canzone Napoletana, Romantic, Ballad
Description:
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.
Tracklist:
| 1 | Caruso
Arranged By – Lee Holdridge, Written-By – Lucio Dalla |
5:37 |
| 2 | Mattinata
Arranged By – Giancarlo Chiramello, Written-By – Ruggiero Leoncavallo |
2:03 |
| 3 | Parla Più Piano
Arranged By – Stefano Tomaselli, Written-By – Gianni Boncompagni, Nino Rota |
3:11 |
| 4 | Passione
Arranged By – Michael Rot, Written-By – Ernesto Tagliaferri, Libero Bovio, Nicola Valente |
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| 5 | Un Amore Così Grande
Arranged By – Lee Holdridge, Written-By – Antonella Maggio, Guido Maria Ferilli, Guido Maria Ferilli |
4:10 |
| 6 | Il Canto
Arranged By – Lee Holdridge, Written-By – Luca Barbarossa, Romano Musumarra |
4:02 |
| 7 | Voglio Vivere Così
Arranged By – Lee Holdridge, Written-By – Giovanni D'Anzi, Tito Manlio |
2:30 |
| 8 | Catari', Catari' (Core 'ngrato)
Arranged By – Giancarlo Chiramello, Written-By – Riccardo Cordiferro, Salvatore Cardillo |
4:59 |
| 9 | Ti Voglio Tanto Bene
Arranged By – Lee Holdridge, Written-By – Domenico Furnò, Ernesto de Curtis |
3:01 |
| 10 | Non Ti Scordar di Me
Arranged By – Giancarlo Chiramello, Written-By – Ernesto de Curtis, Riccardo Cordiferro |
3:05 |
| 11 | Fenesta Ca Lucive
Arranged By – Giancarlo Chiramello, Written-By – Guillaume Louis Cottrau, Trad. |
3:11 |
| 12 | Musica Proibita
Arranged By – Andreas Tarkmann, Written-By – Stanislas Gastaldon |
3:23 |
| 13 | Parlami D'amore, Mariù
Arranged By – Andreas Tarkmann, Written-By – Cesare Andrea Bixio, Ennio Neri |
4:40 |
| 14 |
Torna A Surriento
Arranged By – Giancarlo Chiramello, Written-By – Ernesto de Curtis, Giambattista De Curtis |
3:59 |
| 15 | Volare
Arranged By – Nicholas Dodd, Written-By – Domenico Modugno, Franco Migliacci |
4:45 |
| 16 | Rondine al Nido
Arranged By – Andreas Tarkmann, Written-By – Luigi Sica, Vincenzo de Crescenzo |
3:33 |
| 17 | Con Te Partirò
Arranged By – Lee Holdridge, Written-By – Francesco Sartori, Lucio Quarantotto |
3:44 |
| 18 | Il Libro Dell'amore
Arranged By – Lee Holdridge, Written-By – Stephin Merritt, Zucchero |
3:19 |
More Details:
- Booklet Editor – Eva Reisinger, Texthouse
- Conductor – Asher Fisch
- Design – Dirk Rudolph
- Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Emanuele Bignardelli
- Engineer [Balance Engineer] – Philip Siney
- Engineer [Mixing Engineer] – Pete Schwier
- Executive-Producer – Bogdan Roščić
- Liner Notes – Boda Rossi, Jonas Kaufmann
- Liner Notes [Translation] – J. Bradford Robinson, Jean-Claude Poyet
- Mastered By – Tony Cousins
- Mixed By [Album Mixed By] – Nick Patrick
- Musical Assistance [Language Coach] – Paolo Cutolo
- Musical Assistance [Score Preparation] – Matthias Spindler
- Orchestra – Orchestra Del Teatro Massimo
- Photography By – Julian Hargreaves (2)
- Producer [Associate Producer] – Tessa Fanelsa, Valérie Groß
- Tenor Vocals – Jonas Kaufmann
