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List Price: $24.98 | | Label: Decca
Salesrank: 6365
Released: November 4, 2008 |
| Our Price: $8.94 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Incanto: The Deluxe Edition (Limited CD & DVD) Track Listing:
1. Un amore cosi grande
2. O' surdato 'nnammurato
3. Mamma
4. Voglio vivere cosi
5. Santa Lucia
6. Funiculi Funicula
7. Because
8. Vieni sul mar
9. Granada
10. Era de Maggio
11. A Marechiare
12. E vui durmiti ancora
13. Non ti scordar di me
14. Pulcinella
Editorial Review:
The deluxe limited edition (CD & DVD) sets Andrea's songs in the romantic context of 1950s Naples. The limited deluxe package features 14 newly recorded songs and video footage of Incanto The Documentary - a Documentary about a time period in Italy when Naples & Rome were the "center of the world of romance." The footage shows scenes of Italy in `50's along with the iconic figures who lived, loved and laughed in this bygone era. The DVD also includes a music video of "Un Amore Cosi Grande" the opening track from Incanto, all in a hard bound book / "O" card package.
The archive materials provide a nostalgic snapshot of 1950s glamour, when Naples was the honeypot for the rich and famous. The footage captures the spirit of romance and optimism during the days of Andrea's childhood - a sense of optimism prevalent in post war Italy around the time of Andrea's birth is captured by the visual themes of the album. The incomparable natural beauty of southern Italy is celebrated, as well as the magical aura of the 1950s and La dolce vita , which has enchanted generation upon generation since. The DVD also includes an interview with Andrea shot in different locations in Naples. Andrea Bocelli's new studio album is a collection of the most famous Italian songs - including Mamma , Funiculi Funicula and Santa Lucia . They are the songs which have enchanted Andrea since childhood. Released to coincide with his 50th birthday, the album is a personal tribute to his musical heritage. Popularized through concert, radio and record and the film industry by the great tenors of the 19th and 20th centuries, this selection of songs is a celebration of the Italian tenor tradition . Thanks to the legendary voices of Enrico Caruso, Beniamino Gigli, Franco Corelli, Mario Lanza and Luciano Pavarotti, these songs have become a huge global export and fuelled the romance of generations to come. Incanto is also a homage to Love . It includes a group of songs which have told love stories in music for the past 170 years. The repertoire is a tribute to the many faces and places of love: love for a mother (Mamma); love for a woman (O surdato 'nammurato , Era di maggio , Un amore cosi grande , Non ti scordar di me ); love for a place (the pier in Santa Lucia, Mount Vesuvio in Funiculi Funicula ); love for a city (Napoli, Granada) and love for a country (Italy). Love for Italy , and a particular affection for Naples are prevalent themes throughout Incanto. Andrea has chosen one contemporary Neapolitan song - the "tarantella" Pulcinella , which highlights his fond connection to Naples and the city's unique position in the past, present and future of Italian song.
Andrea Bocelli Photos
Description of Incanto: The Deluxe Edition (Limited CD & DVD):
(Amazon.co.uk Review) Incanto is the first studio album from Italian operatic star Andrea Bocelli since 2006's Amore, stop-gapped of course by the following year's Vivere. Now 20 albums deep and heading for 70 million sales worldwide, there doesn't seem to be much Bocelli can do wrong, though perhaps key to his success is his refusal to rest on his laurels--to always present a considered and varied selection of material. On Incanto he again offers a well-selected mix of folk songs, operatic evergreens, and musical hits. Opening with a stunning collaboration with singer Veronica Berti on “Un Amore Cosi Grande" (“A Love So Great"), the album gets off to an impassioned start. A romantic thread is weaved through “O Surdato Nnammurato", Cesare Andrea Bixio's “Mamma", and “Voglio Vivere Cosi", while album highlights include Neopolitan classic “Santa Lucia" and the 19th-century folk song “Funiculi Funi! cula"--an ode to the first funicular on Mount Vesuvius. Add to that the soaring “Because" and the sweeping “Era De Maggio" (featuring Anna Bonitatibus), and you have what is arguably Bocelli's best collection since Romanza. --Danny McKenna
Incanto: The Deluxe Edition (Limited CD & DVD) Reviews:
Wonderful album 
2009-09-13 - The man sings like an angel. This collection of songs is wonderful and wonderrfully sung. Worth every penny. Gave this to my husband as a birthday present and he loves it, plays it all the time.
Bocelli does it again
2009-05-24 - I have most of Bocelli's CDs and I'm seeing him in concert at Madison Square Garden in June, his voice is sublime, haven't enjoyed one since Pavaroti
a must for collectors
2009-02-20 - heart touching, really. mainly Naples, Venice and Rome. wish the friendship between Italy and America will last forever via Bocelli's love songs. thanks, Andrea ..
Awesome!
2009-02-15 - This cd is BEAUTIFUL!!! it is the perfect "starter" cd if you would like to try Andrea Bocelli---his voice is stunning.
Bocelli sings opera
2009-02-01 - This CD is great if you like opera music. Simultaneously the CD gives proofs of Bocelli's great talent of singing. I warmly recommend the CD to all opera lovers.
