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NEAPOLITAN
CAFE: Quartetto Gelatto A FanFaire/Silva Classics 2001
Giveaway )
Silva Classics
- #6033
One can tell from the CD cover that the group isn't your usual quartet.
And indeed it's not - the members are true 'multi-taskers': having
chosen not to be wedded to one classical instrument, they play multiple
classical instruments - violin, cello, mandolin, English horn, guitar,
accordion, and (surprise!) the tenor voice. They pride themselves
in bringing a fresh approach to classical music. And rightly so.
They obviously have as much fun doing it as you will listening to
their kind of music - this one comes steeped in the flavors of Italy,
yes, even Dvorak's Four Bagatelles!
MEET THE QUARTET!
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Clip
from "Tango del Mare"
by N. Salerno (track 1) |
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Clip
from "Bagatelle"
by A. Dvorak
(track9) |
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1. Tango del Mare; 2. Mattinata; 3. Ave Maria; 4. Lolita; 6. Al
di la; 7-10. Four Bagatelles; 11. Wordes That I Want; 12. Criminal
Tango; 13. Torna a Surriento; 14. The Clown of Venice; 15. Rondine
al Nido; 16. Waltz Brilliante; 17. Volare |
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FOR
THE STARS: Anne Sofie von Otter meets Elvis Costello
Uni/Deutsche Grammophon 289 469 530-2
This is what happens when a pop idol/ songwriter/singer named Elvis
idolizes an opera singer named Anne Sofie. When they finally meet,
both "reach for the stars." Could there be a more perfect
cross-over? The Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter brings
to the words and music of Elvis Costello and other pop musicmakers
her creamy voice and all the virtues of a great opera singer - yet
never for even a half-note does pop begin to sound like opera!
(Anne Sofie von Otter elsewhere on FanFaire.)
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Clip
from "I Want to Vanish"
Words & music by Elvis Costello
(track 12) |
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Clip
from "For No One"
Words and Music by Lennon & MacCartney
(track 13) |
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OPERATICA,
Vol.1. Maurren
O'Flynn / Lord Vanger
emagine entertainment
When a bel canto soprano (Maureen O'Flynn) links up with a Lord
of electronic music (Lord Vanger), they set up a unique equation:
"opera
+ electronica = OPERATICA"
and the beginnings of a new musical genre. Opposites do attract!
And the result is music for humming, clubbing, dancing, and hip-hopping.
There's more about Operatica in FanFaire: CLICK
HERE for more info and/or to download a track or check out a
VIDEO clip of an Operatica
event featuring members of the Martha Graham Dance Group dancing
to "Ave Maria."
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Clip
from "Vocalise"
by S. Rachmaninov (track 4) |
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Clip
from "O Del Mio Dolce Ardor"
by C.W. Gluck (track 5) |
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