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Cinema Italiano: A New Interpretation of Italian Film Music
 
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Cinema Italiano: A New Interpretation of Italian Film Music [Import]

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  • Audio CD (10 Sep 2001)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Import
  • Label: Decca
  • ASIN: B00005NY77
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 31,526 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. My heart and I (La Piovra) - Sting
2. Al giochi addio (Romeo and Juliet) - Luciano Pavarotti
3. You'll come to me (Amarcord) - Deborah Harry
4. The good, the bad and the ugly (Title theme) - Andrea Griminelli
5. Mediterraneo (Main theme) - Cassell Webb & Andrea Griminelli
6. Fratello sole, sorella luna (Main theme) - Filippa Giordano
7. Cinema paradiso (Original theme) - Andrea Griminelli
8. La vita e bella (Theme) - Elysium
9. Gabriel's oboe (The Mission) - Andrea Griminelli
10. Malafemmina (Toto, Peppino e... la Malafemmina) - Lucio Dalla
11. When love comes by (Il Postino) - Deborah Harry
12. Parla piu piano (The Godfather) - Luis Bacalov
13. Concerto for orchestra (Anonimo Veneziano) - Andrea Griminelli
14. Fellini classics orchestral suite (La Strada, Amarcord, Prova D'Orchestra)

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Rather as certain film directors put their name in the title, the full appellation of this lush new collection is Andrea Griminelli's Cinema Italiano. This distinguishes it from Henry Mancini's Cinema Italiano but may leave many wondering who Andrea Griminelli is. He is an Italian classical flautist who grew-up loving film music and has since become a crossover artist, premiering Ennio Morricone's flute concerto and working with everyone from Pavarotti to Sting. All three musicians are represented on a collection that provides new interpretations of the classic sounds of Italian cinema. Sting acquits himself well on the beautiful Morricone ballad "My Heart and I" and Deborah Harry is in stylish form with the themes from Amarcord by Nino Rota and Luis Bacalov's Il postino. Less convincing are Pavarotti's overly emotive take on Rota's Romeo and Juliet and Griminelli's version of Morricone's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is decidedly under-powered. However, more romantic pieces reworked for Griminelli's warm and melodic flute from Cinema Paradiso and The Mission are just fine. Ending with a suite paying homage to Rota's many Fellini scores, this is an elegantly produced, romantic collection of superior easy listening and balladry that should make all but die-hard soundtrack purists very happy. --Gary S Dalkin

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3.0 out of 5 stars This great CD gives a new twist to the familiar., 31 Dec 2001
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Cinema Italiano provides a wonderful mix of Italian film music, much of which will be familiar to cinema goers and music lovers, some with voice and some pure orchestral. There are interesting twists on the familiar such as Griminelli's version of Gabriel's Oboe as well as some powerful vocals including the opening track sung by Sting.
This is not just any compilation, as the CD insert stated it is part of a vision Grimelli had to put this together - and it works!
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Intensely Romantic, 19 May 2002
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For me, the absolute highlight of this collection is Deborah Harry's mature version of 'When Love Comes By'. There is so much emotion and style in her rendition that it is easy to tell that she has spent the past few years working with 'The Jazz Passengers'; taking on more challenging musical material.

Sting's version of 'My Heart and I' is equally affecting - working on two levels (as does most of the music) equally successful as background music (a loathed term) as it does as music to listen to in detail.

Andrea Gimanelli's flute playing works in well with this heady mixture - providing a nostalgic and convincing reading of these classic songs.

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