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Rino Gaetano Nuntereggae più
Rino Gaetano Nuntereggae più
4 jul 06
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Huh? What? What did you just write, ez? (I can’t read)
Danilo Perez ...Till Then
Danilo Perez ...Till Then
4 jul 06
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Appetite comes with eating... I just got to know this pianist through the old Dizzy Gillespie, and here Odradek tells me that there is this excellent review (which I had missed at the time, since the name Danilo Perez didn’t mean anything to me). A nice push to delve deeper into the knowledge, even if there were nothing else for the jazz version of "Gracias a la vida," a song that has always fascinated me.
Rino Gaetano Nuntereggae più
Rino Gaetano Nuntereggae più
4 jul 06
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Ben4, if possible, I would prefer not to be insulted and especially not to be confused with the "critics by default" who give 1 even to what they don’t know. I limit myself to downscaling the "Gaetano phenomenon," also because I sense a whiff of record speculation and I’m not sure that the self-deprecating Rino would have appreciated this somewhat exaggerated glorification. I didn’t bring up Battisti, but the reviewer did, as well as Guccini, De André, and De Gregori. Both the former and the latter seem to belong to another genre compared to the certainly talented Rino, but since everything is thrown into that big melting pot called "singer-songwriters," a comparison arises naturally, and in my opinion, it’s without a contest.
Pino Daniele Musicante
Pino Daniele Musicante
4 jul 06
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Great album, although for me it's a step below the trilogy "Nero a metà" - "Vai mo'" - "Bella 'mbriana". The worst will come much later. A review that does justice to it.
Pino Daniele Ferry Boat
Pino Daniele Ferry Boat
4 jul 06
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I find the praise it receives in the review (which is well-written nonetheless) to be exaggerated, but even more so the merciless criticisms in the comments. For me, it's a classic "average" album, transitional, still passable. We are roughly equidistant from Pino Daniele's sentimental side in some of the 90s albums (1) and his inspired and fiercely blues style in historic albums like "Nero a metà" (5).
Rino Gaetano Nuntereggae più
Rino Gaetano Nuntereggae più
3 jul 06
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Odradek, I'm glad to finally find myself in slight disagreement with you, primarily because being in agreement all the time is downright boring. But then help me understand why, for what the debaserian ratings are worth, you have replicated my scores (3 for the album and 4 for the review) exactly?
Rino Gaetano Nuntereggae più
Rino Gaetano Nuntereggae più
30 jun 06
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His early death, as often happens, led to his immense overvaluation. If you look with a minimal degree of objectivity, you’ll notice that, aside from a few commendable exceptions (Aida, Mio fratello è figlio unico...), the substance consists of nice and entertaining little songs, nothing more. We are light-years away from the poetic value and the richness of content of those you call the "committed and serious" singer-songwriters, but at the same time, we are also very far from the charm of the immortal melodies of a Battisti. A posthumous bluff? Let’s not exaggerate: let’s say he is at best a decent author, lately passed off as a genius for fashion reasons.
Pietro Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana / Karajan, Cossotto, Cecchele, Martino, Guelfi, Stasio
Pietro Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana / Karajan, Cossotto, Cecchele, Martino, Guelfi, Stasio
27 jun 06
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Oops, how careless: unnecessary clarification (it was already mentioned that he was from Livorno)
Pietro Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana / Karajan, Cossotto, Cecchele, Martino, Guelfi, Stasio
Pietro Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana / Karajan, Cossotto, Cecchele, Martino, Guelfi, Stasio
27 jun 06
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For an ardent symphonist like me, the complete listening of an opera is often a sacrifice. I have always wondered why, to listen to three or four inspired arias, one must endure hours of recitative and various fillers. To avoid being bored, an opera must either be an absolute masterpiece (Don Giovanni, La Bohème, Turandot...) and then it can last even three hours, or it must be one of those lively verismo operas like Cavalleria Rusticana (or even "I Pagliacci" by Leoncavallo, "Andrea Chénier" by Giordano). A splendid review (if this is a debut, it’s with a bang) and moreover a rare example of an opera review. One small clarification: Mascagni "came from Cerignola" in the sense that he conducted orchestras in that area, but he was actually from Livorno.
Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky Lo schiaccianoci
Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky Lo schiaccianoci
27 jun 06
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It's nice that someone remembered the always underrated Tchaikovsky. Personally, I prefer the symphonies (especially the 4th, 5th, and 6th "Pathétique"), or the showy Piano Concerto No. 1, or even the moving Violin Concerto. However, I’m also captivated by the magical lightness of the ballets (not only The Nutcracker, but also Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty), products of an innocent and pure inspiration. The most severe critics label Tchaikovsky as "too melodic." Often for the same reason, he is left out of concert programs. In my opinion, it’s a senseless critique: melody is never too much, as long as it isn’t cloying. Tchaikovsky can be at times, but certainly not in these ballets.
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