Tracklist

1. En Aranjuez con tu amor, for tenor & violin (after Rodrigo) (3:29)
Composer Lorin Maazel (1930 - )
Conductor Lorin Maazel
Performer Andrea Bocelli
London Symphony Orchestra
Lorin Maazel
Period Contemporary
2. Mattinata ("L'aurora di bianco vestita"), song for voice & piano (or orchestra) (2:33)
Composer Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857 - 1919)
Conductor Lorin Maazel
Performer Andrea Bocelli
London Symphony Orchestra
Lorin Maazel (Violin)
Genre Song
Date Written 1904
Period Post-Romantic
Country Italy
3. Les contes d'Hoffmann, opera in 4 acts: Barcarolle (2:39)
Common Name Barcarolle, Les Contes D'hoffmann Opera In 4 Acts
Composer Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880)
Conductor Lorin Maazel
Performer Andrea Bocelli
London Symphony Orchestra
Lorin Maazel (Violin)
Genre Opera / Romantic Period
Period Romantic
Country France
4. L'Alba separa dalla luce l'ombra, for voice & piano (or orchestra) (2:48)
Composer Paolo Tosti (1846 - 1916)
Conductor Lorin Maazel
Performer Andrea Bocelli
London Symphony Orchestra
Lorin Maazel (Violin)
Genre Neapolitan Song / Romantic Period / Song
Period Romantic
Country Italy
5. Sogno d'amore, for tenor & violin (after Liszt) (5:23)
Composer Lorin Maazel (1930 - )
Conductor Lorin Maazel
Performer Andrea Bocelli
London Symphony Orchestra
Lorin Maazel (Violin)
Period Contemporary
6. La Serenata for voice & piano/orchestra (3:24)
Composer Paolo Tosti (1846 - 1916)
Conductor Lorin Maazel
Performer Andrea Bocelli
London Symphony Orchestra
Lorin Maazel (Violin)
Genre Neapolitan Song / Romantic Period / Song
Date Written circa 1870-1915
Period Romantic
Country Italy
7. L'Ultima Canzone for voice & piano/orchestra (4:22)
Composer Paolo Tosti (1846 - 1916)
Conductor Lorin Maazel
Performer Andrea Bocelli
London Symphony Orchestra
Lorin Maazel (Violin)
Genre Romantic Period / Song
Date Written circa 1870-1915
Period Romantic
Country Italy
8. Malia for voice & piano/orchestra (3:34)
Composer Paolo Tosti (1846 - 1916)
Conductor Lorin Maazel
Performer Andrea Bocelli
London Symphony Orchestra
Lorin Maazel (Violin)
Genre Romantic Period / Song
Date Written circa 1870-1915
Period Romantic
Country Italy
9. La danza. Tarantella Napolitana ("Gia la luna e in mezzo al mare"), for voice & piano (Soirees music (3:08)
Composer Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868)
Conductor Lorin Maazel
Performer Andrea Bocelli
London Symphony Orchestra
Lorin Maazel
Genre Art Song / Romantic Period
Date Written 1830-1835
Period Romantic
Country Italy
10. Ideale for voice & piano (or orchestra) (3:15)
Composer Paolo Tosti (1846 - 1916)
Conductor Lorin Maazel
Performer Andrea Bocelli
London Symphony Orchestra
Lorin Maazel
Genre Art Song / Romantic Period
Date Written circa 1870-1915
Period Romantic
Country Italy
11. Sogno for voice & piano/orchestra (3:07)
Composer Paolo Tosti (1846 - 1916)
Conductor Lorin Maazel
Performer Andrea Bocelli
London Symphony Orchestra
Lorin Maazel
Genre Neapolitan Song / Romantic Period / Song
Date Written circa 1870-1915
Period Romantic
Country Italy
12. Plaisir d'amour, for voice & piano (or orchestra) (3:56)
Composer Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini (aka J.P. Schwarzendorf)
Conductor Lorin Maazel
Performer Andrea Bocelli
London Symphony Orchestra
Lorin Maazel (Violin)
Genre Classical Period / Song
Date Written 1775
Period Classical
Country France
13. Musica proibita, for voice & orchestra, Op. 5 (3:40)
Composer Stanislao Gastaldon (1861 - 1939)
Conductor Lorin Maazel
Performer Andrea Bocelli
London Symphony Orchestra
Lorin Maazel (Violin)
Date Written 1881
Period Post-Romantic
14. Occhi di fata, for voice & piano (or orchestra) (3:30)
Composer Luigi Denza (1846 - 1922)
Conductor Lorin Maazel
Performer Andrea Bocelli
London Symphony Orchestra
Lorin Maazel
Genre Neapolitan Song / Song
Date Written ?18th Century
Period Modern
Country Italy
15. A vucchella ("Arietta di Posilippo") for voice & piano (or orchestra) (2:47)
Composer Paolo Tosti (1846 - 1916)
Conductor Lorin Maazel
Performer Andrea Bocelli
London Symphony Orchestra
Lorin Maazel (Violin)
Genre Neapolitan Song / Romantic Period / Song
Date Written 1907
Period Romantic
Country Italy
16. Vorrei morir for voice & piano/orchestra (5:07)
Composer Paolo Tosti (1846 - 1916)
Conductor Lorin Maazel
Performer Andrea Bocelli
London Symphony Orchestra
Lorin Maazel



The international crossover success of tenor Andrea Bocelli has spawned any number of imitators on both sides of the Atlantic. But this collection of romantic arias and duets with violinist-conductor Lorin Maazel (who also arranges and helms the London Symphony Orchestra here) proves once again that the classical canon still offers ample room for compelling reinvention without nettlesome pop affectations. In reviving a genre (violin and vocal) largely dormant since the days of Caruso, Bocelli has taken some rewarding liberties with Rodrigo's "En Aranjuez can ta amor" and forged Liszt's familiar Liebestraume No. 3 into "Sogno D'Amore" with new, self-penned lyrics. Maazel's warm, evocative violin obligatos and sensitive, sympathetic arrangements infuse this tenor's showcase not only with unabashed romance, but as their lively romp through Tosti's "Malia" demonstrates, a sense of joyous fun. An album for romantics of all ages and persuasions--and one that gratifyingly demonstrates that crossing over is hardly the same as selling out. Enhanced CD includes a mini-documentary with comments by Bocelli and Maazel, as well as links to a more comprehensive interview with the tenor. --Jerry McCulley