Andrea Bocelli - Sacred Arias / Myung-Whun Chung | George Frideric Handel, Giulio Caccini, ... |...

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	Andrea Bocelli - Sacred Arias / Myung-Whun Chung George Frideric Handel, Giulio Caccini, ... Philips, 1999 average customer review:based on 126 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Bocelli's best CD

I think this is Bocelli's best CD, and highly recommend it to others, especially those who might think classical singing isn't for them. I first saw Bocelli in the DVD version of this same CD at a local shopping mall at Christmastime a few years ago, and just thought he looked cool standing there singing well. Eventually bought the Sacred Arias CD; loved it; played it over and over. Saw Bocelli live at the 15,000 capacity MCI Center in Washington in December 05 where he performed some of the same material; it was great; next day was dismayed to read snide newspaper review of "the man from Tuscany." Small voice? He filled up that auditorium in ringing tones, and delivered the goods. After seeing snide review rushed out to buy "best of Pavarotti" and "best of Domingo" CDs (used, on Amazon of course, to save money) for comparison. Liked Bocelli better. Also bought other Bocelli CDs, but like Sacred Arias best of all. I also cannot understand the put-downs of Bocelli vis-a-vis the other tenors. Pavarotti and Domingo are both singing hard on their CDs, as though engaged in a vocal athletic contest that each is trying hard to win. Why would I rather buy a Bocelli CD or go to a Bocelli concert than one by the others? The material? Maybe. But Bocelli has a more conversation tone in his singing (think Frank Sinatra versus Caruso) and has a straight-up noblility rather than continuous breathless desperation that I just like to listen to better. He's calm rather than frantic. His songs are moving rather than acrobatic and pyrotechnic. So although the opera snobs may rightly point out that the other tenor voices by their definition can achieve more (they can sing things other people can't sing), let them knock themselves out grooving with their favorites, but give me Bocelli to listen to.

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Very Good!

This is a great work. I'm looking forward to seeing Bocelli in concert!

Beautiful

Andrea Bocelli's Sacred Arias takes the mind on a meaningful journey to a beautiful place.

A must have for the commute

I can listen to Bocelli sing Schubert's Ave Maria over and over. This CD is a wonderful tension tamer for the commute to and from work.

Sacred indeed

Very good solid album, but it's not my favorite. If you are an opera buff I would advice you to listen to Franco Corelli's album "Sacred Songs." Nevertheless, a great relaxing album of Arias with an interesting interpretation of Bocelli that stands on it's own. His singing on this album is effortless and beautiful.

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