Francesco Anselmo Orchestra - Operette allo specchio (1974)

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Artist: Francesco Anselmo Orchestra
Title: Operette allo specchio
Year Of Release: 1974
Label: Phase 6 Superstereo
Genre: Jazz, Lounge, Easy Listening, Classical Crossover
Quality: Flac (tracks)
Total Time: 33:21
Total Size: 180 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

01. Occhioni blu (From Operetta "White Horse Inn - Al cavallino bianco") 2:36
02. Romanza di Vilja (From Operetta "The Merry Widow - La vedova allegra") 2:34
03. Romance (From Operetta "The Merry Widow - La vedova allegra") 2:59
04. Spesso il cuore s'innamora - Donne mie (From Operetta " The Gipsy Princess - La principessa della Ciarda") 2:24
05. Abat-jour (From Operetta "Salomè") 2:23
06. Fox della luna (From Operetta "The Land of Bells - Il paese dei campanelli") 2:41
07. Pardon madame (From Operetta "Victoria and her Ussar - Vittoria e il suo Ussaro") 3:09
08. Tu che m'hai preso il cuor (From Operetta "The Land of Smiles - Il paese del sorriso") 3:34
09. Il fox delle gigolettes (From Operetta "The Dance of the Dragonflies - La danza delle libellule") 3:04
10. Se le donne vo baciar (From Operetta "Paganini") 2:38
11. O cin (From Operetta "Cin-ci-là") 2:43
12. Ti dirò parole (From Operetta "L'acqua cheta") 2:36

The album's title translates as "Operettas in the Mirror" (or "Operettas in Reflection"). The album's concept perfectly reflects this title: Francesco Anselmo took the most famous, timeless arias and themes from classical European operettas of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and presented them in a "new mirror"—in contemporary pop, jazz, and lounge arrangements from the mid-1970s.

In Anselmo's hands, the pompous theatrical scores of Franz Lehár, Imre Kálmán, Jacques Offenbach, and Ralph Benatzky are transformed into refined, light instrumental music. The orchestra skillfully combines a classical string section with a rhythm section, soft brass, delicate piano passages, and vintage organ parts.

Thanks to Phase 6 sound technology, the album offers the listener a deep immersion and a spacious soundstage, making this release a shining example of Italian instrumental pop of the 70s.

Francesco Anselmo Orchestra - Operette allo specchio (1974) Flac.rar - 180.1 MB