Classical Confections

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It's hard to knock the hopelessly romantic--especially when, like your parents, they have their own national holiday. Designed as the musical equivalent of a Valentine's Day chocolates sampler (right down to its candy-box design and enclosed gift card containing a romantic poem by Robert Burns), the score of tracks here touch on romantic musical confections that journey from the opera stage (Puccini's Gianni Schicci, Massenet's Thais) to a wealth of Neopolitan love songs highlighted by the effusive Pavarotti/Mancini reading of "Chitarra Romana" and Placido Domingo's dramatic interpretations of "Siboney" and the bittersweet "Core 'Ngrato." The contemporary songbook is represented by Goran Sollscher's bossa nova guitar take on the Beatles' "And I Love Her," while Hollywood gets more than its due via lush Boston Pops renditions of "Unchained Melody," "Evergreen," "Love Story," "Romeo & Juliet," "A Summer Place" and "The Godfather." And just when it all seems ready to threaten one's dental health and/or sober nature, along comes Aubrey Woods' sprightly, bonus-track "Candy Man" from Willy Wonka to put it all in perspective; a guilty, lighthearted pleasure for the hopeless romantic in all of us. --Jerry McCulley

Classical Confections, Music, Leslie Bricusse, Marcello da Capua, Salvatore Cardillo, Ernesto de Curtis, Bea Dean, Galdieri / Redi, Maria Grever, James Horner, Francis Lai, Agustin Lara, Eldo di Lazzaro, Ernesto Lecuona, John & Paul McCartney Lennon, Jules Massenet, Glenn Miller, Alex North, Glenn Osser, Giacomo Puccini, Richard Rodgers, Nino Rota, Max Steiner, Barbra Streisand, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Unspecified, Arthur Fiedler, Barry Wordsworth, Edoardo Muller, Enrique Garcia Asensio, Henry Mancini, John Williams, Karl-Heinz Loges, Ronnie Aldrich, Ross Pople, Walter Malgoni, Patrick Gallois, Göran Söllscher, Fabrice Pierre, BBC Concert Orchestra, Boston Pops Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, London Festival Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Stanley Black Orchestra, Walter Malgoni Orchestra, Roger Williams, Giuseppe di Stefano, José Carreras
Classical Confections
Average customer rating: 1 out of 5 stars
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 Classical Confections

Manufacturer: Decca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00012QLU0
Release Date: 2004-01-13

Tracks:

  1. Unchained Melody - John Williams
  2. Chitarra Romana - Luciano Pavarotti
  3. Somewhere Out There - John Williams
  4. Non Dimenticar - Giuseppe Di Stefano
  5. O Mio Babbino Caro - Barry Wordsworth
  6. Munequita Linda - Placido Domingo
  7. Evergreen - Arthur Fiedler
  8. Love Story Theme - Arthur Fiedler
  9. Love Theme - Arthur Fiedler
  10. Non Ti Scordar Di me - Placido Domingo
  11. Core 'Ngrato - Jose Carreras
  12. Meditation - The London Festival Orchestra
  13. Love Theme - John Williams
  14. And I Love Her - Goran Sollscher
  15. You Belong To My Heart - Jose Carreras
  16. Moonlight Serenade - John Williams
  17. Siboney - Placido Domingo
  18. Speak Softly Love - Arthur Fiedler
  19. Te Amo - Stanley Black Orchestra
  20. The Candy Man - Aubrey Woods

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It's hard to knock the hopelessly romantic--especially when, like your parents, they have their own national holiday. Designed as the musical equivalent of a Valentine's Day chocolates sampler (right down to its candy-box design and enclosed gift card containing a romantic poem by Robert Burns), the score of tracks here touch on romantic musical confections that journey from the opera stage (Puccini's Gianni Schicci, Massenet's Thais) to a wealth of Neopolitan love songs highlighted by the effusive Pavarotti/Mancini reading of "Chitarra Romana" and Placido Domingo's dramatic interpretations of "Siboney" and the bittersweet "Core 'Ngrato." The contemporary songbook is represented by Goran Sollscher's bossa nova guitar take on the Beatles' "And I Love Her," while Hollywood gets more than its due via lush Boston Pops renditions of "Unchained Melody," "Evergreen," "Love Story," "Romeo & Juliet," "A Summer Place" and "The Godfather." And just when it all seems ready to threaten one's dental health and/or sober nature, along comes Aubrey Woods' sprightly, bonus-track "Candy Man" from Willy Wonka to put it all in perspective; a guilty, lighthearted pleasure for the hopeless romantic in all of us. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars This makes me angry.......2004-02-14

OK, this isn't even classical music, for the most part, despite the fact that some of the performers are associated with the classical repertoire. This is just another attempt to sell watered-down music to listeners with three-minute attention spans. Don't be fooled. If you're truly interested in classical music, don't buy this.

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