Incanto
Encyclopedia
Incanto is the twelfth studio album
by Classical Italian
tenor
Andrea Bocelli
, released November 4, 2008, coinciding with his 50th birthday. The album, a personal tribute to the musical traditions of his homeland, features mainly Neapolitan
love songs from Bocelli's childhood.
The two disc set also contains Incanto The Documentary, a bonus DVD containing exclusive documentary footage, including an interview with Bocelli filmed in Naples
, alongside a music video showcasing the Italian city in the 1950s. The video features rare clips of notable figures enjoying the romance of Naples in its heyday such as Elizabeth Taylor
, Richard Burton
, Sophia Loren
, John F. Kennedy
, among others.
On February 21, 2009, at the Italian talk-show, Che tempo che fa
, Bocelli received a four times Diamond disc for Incanto, for selling in excess to 1,5 million copies within 4 month of its release. The album was also nominated for "album of the year" at the 2009 Classical BRIT Awards
.
In Japan the album was released in January 21, 2009 as and featured two bonus tracks.
Japan bonus tracks
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by Classical Italian
Italian people
The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
tenor
Tenor
The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli, is an Italian tenor, multi-instrumentalist and classical crossover artist. Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at the age of twelve following a soccer accident....
, released November 4, 2008, coinciding with his 50th birthday. The album, a personal tribute to the musical traditions of his homeland, features mainly Neapolitan
Canzone Napoletana
Canzone Napoletana, sometimes referred to as Neapolitan song, is a generic term for a traditional form of music sung in the Neapolitan language, ordinarily for the male voice singing solo, although well-represented by female soloists as well, and expressed in familiar genres such as the lover's...
love songs from Bocelli's childhood.
The two disc set also contains Incanto The Documentary, a bonus DVD containing exclusive documentary footage, including an interview with Bocelli filmed in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
, alongside a music video showcasing the Italian city in the 1950s. The video features rare clips of notable figures enjoying the romance of Naples in its heyday such as Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond "Liz" Taylor, DBE was a British-American actress. From her early years as a child star with MGM, she became one of the great screen actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age...
, Richard Burton
Richard Burton
Richard Burton, CBE was a Welsh actor. He was nominated seven times for an Academy Award, six of which were for Best Actor in a Leading Role , and was a recipient of BAFTA, Golden Globe and Tony Awards for Best Actor. Although never trained as an actor, Burton was, at one time, the highest-paid...
, Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren, OMRI is an Italian actress.In 1962, Loren won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Two Women, along with 21 awards, becoming the first actress to win an Academy Award for a non-English-speaking performance...
, John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....
, among others.
On February 21, 2009, at the Italian talk-show, Che tempo che fa
Che tempo che fa
Che tempo che fa is a popular Italian television talk show hosted by the Italian television host Fabio Fazio and is broadcast live on Saturdays and Sundays on the Italian State TV Channel Rai Tre in Milan since 2003....
, Bocelli received a four times Diamond disc for Incanto, for selling in excess to 1,5 million copies within 4 month of its release. The album was also nominated for "album of the year" at the 2009 Classical BRIT Awards
Classical Brit Awards
The Classic BRIT Awards are an annual awards ceremony held in the United Kingdom covering aspects of classical music, and are the classical equivalent of pop music's BRIT Awards....
.
In Japan the album was released in January 21, 2009 as and featured two bonus tracks.
Track listing
- "Un Amore Cosi Grande" (Guido Maria Ferilli, Antonella Maggio) - 4:22
- "'O Surdato 'Nnammurato'O surdato 'nnammurato"'O Surdato 'Nnamurato" is one of the most famous songs ever written in the Neapolitan language. The song is generally regarded as the anthem of S.S.C. Napoli....
" (Aniello CalifanoAniello CalifanoAniello Califano was an Italian poet and writer. He was the author of numerous Neapolitan songs, the music to which was composed by various Neapolitan composers...
, Enrico CannioEnrico CannioEnrico Cannio was an Italian musician and composer. He initially received a diploma in piano to become an orchestra conductor; he spent his whole life in Naples, and during his career he worked at three singing schools in the city. He also led three local theater orchestras, at the Eden, the...
) - 2:49 - "Mamma" (Cesare Andrea BixioCesare Andrea BixioCesare Andrea Bixio was an Italian composer. He was one of the most popular Italian songwriters of the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. His hits included Vivere, Mamma, Parlami d'amore, Mariù, La Mia Canzone del Vento, and many others. The lyricist for most of his hits was B. Cherubini...
, Bruno Cherubini) - 3:30 - "Voglio Vivere Cosi" (Giovanni D’Anzi, Domenico Titomaglio) - 3:02
- "Santa LuciaSanta LuciaSanta Lucia is a traditional Neapolitan song. It was transcribed by Teodoro Cottrau and published by the Cottrau firm, as a "barcarolla", at Naples in 1849. Cottrau translated it from Napuletano into Italian during the first stage of the Risorgimento, the first Neapolitan song to be given Italian...
" (traditional, Teodoro Cottrau) - 4:27 - "Funiculì, FuniculàFuniculì, Funiculà"Funiculì, Funiculà" is a famous Neapolitan song written by Italian journalist Peppino Turco and set to music by Italian composer Luigi Denza in 1880. It was composed to commemorate the opening of the first funicular cable car on Mount Vesuvius. The 1880 cable car was later destroyed by the...
" (Luigi DenzaLuigi DenzaLuigi Denza , was an Italian composer.Denza was born at Castellammare di Stabia, near Naples. He studied music under Saverio Mercadante and Paolo Serrao at the Naples Conservatory. Later, he moved to London and became a professor of singing at the Royal Academy of Music in 1898...
, Peppino TurcoPeppino TurcoGiuseppe “Peppino” Turco was an Italian songwriter.Turco was born in Naples. Initially he was a renowned journalist and poet, collaborating with the satirical newspaper Capitan Fracassa in Rome and various Neapolitan periodicals...
) - 2:31 - "Because" (Guy d'HardelotGuy d'HardelotGuy d'Hardelot was the pen name of Helen Rhodes , a French composer, pianist, and teacher.- Biography :...
, Edward Frederick Lockton) - 2:36 - "Vieni Sul Mar!" (Aniello CalifanoAniello CalifanoAniello Califano was an Italian poet and writer. He was the author of numerous Neapolitan songs, the music to which was composed by various Neapolitan composers...
) - 4:37 - "GranadaGranada (song)"Granada" is a Mexican song written in 1932 by Agustín Lara. The song is about the Spanish city of Granada and has become a "standard" in music repertoire....
" (Agustín LaraAgustín LaraAgustín Lara was a Mexican singer and songwriter.-Biography:Lara was born in Tlacotalpan, Veracruz. Later, the Lara family had to move again to Mexico City, establishing their house in the borough of Coyoacán. After Lara's mother died, Agustín and his siblings lived in a hospice run by their...
) - 4:12 - "Era De Maggio" (Mario Costa, Salvatore Giacomo) - 4:57
- "A Marechiare" (Salvatore di GiacomoSalvatore Di GiacomoSalvatore Di Giacomo was a Neapolitan poet, songwriter and playwright.Di Giacomo is credited as being one of those responsible for renewing Neapolitan dialect poetry at the beginning of the 20th century...
, Francesco Paolo TostiFrancesco Paolo TostiSir Paolo Tosti was an Italian, later British, composer and music teacher.-Life:Francesco Paolo Tosti received most of his music education in his native Ortona, Italy, as well as the conservatory in Naples. Tosti began his music education at the Royal College of San Pietro a Majella at the age of...
) - 3:14 - "... E Vui Durmiti Ancora" (Gaetano E. CalìGaetano Emanuel CalìGaetano Emanuel Calì was an Italian composer, orchestra conductor, and bandleader. He was student of Francesco Paolo Frontini, under whom he began to study classical instead of popular music....
, Giovanni Formisano) - 5:03 - "Non Ti Scordar di Me" (Ernesto De CurtisErnesto De CurtisErnesto De Curtis was an Italian composer.Born in Naples, the son of Giuseppe De Curtis and Elisabetta Minnon, he was a great-grandson of composer Saverio Mercadante and the brother of poet Giambattista De Curtis, with whom he wrote the song "Torna a Surriento"...
, Domenico Furno) - 3:59 - "Pulcinella" (Antonello Cascone, Sergio Cirillo) - 2:46
Japan bonus tracks
- "Torna a Sorrento"
- "Tu che m'hai preso il cuor" from The Land of SmilesThe Land of SmilesThe Land of Smiles is a romantic operetta in three acts by Franz Lehár. The German language libretto was by Ludwig Herzer and Fritz Löhner. The performance time is about 100 minutes....
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Position |
|---|---|
| World Top 40 | 7 |
| Hungary Top 40 | 2 |
| Greek Albums Chart | 4 |
| Italy Top 50 | 5 |
| Poland Albums Top 50 | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
8 |
| Ireland Top 75 | 11 |
| UK Album Chart | 12 |
| Dutch Top Album | 15 |
| Norway Top 40 VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... |
15 |
| Portugal Albums Top 30 | 15 |
| Denmark Albums Top 40 | 20 |
| Finland Albums Top 40 | 20 |
| NZ Albums Top 40 | 21 |
| France Albums Top 150 | 28 |
| Australia Top 50 | 30 |
| Austria Albums Top 75 | 40 |
| Swiss Albums Top 100 | 40 |
| Belgium Albums Top 50 | 42 |
| Mexico Albums Top 100 | 63 |
| Spain Albums Top 100 | 68 |