Notre Dame De Paris [Import]

Riccardo Cocciante (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 2, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Sony Bmg/Columbia
• ASIN: B0000648Q1
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,073,697 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Tempo Delle Cattedrali - Riccardo Cocciante

2. I Clandestini

3. Zingara

4. Bella

5. Mi Distruggerai

6. La Corte Dei Miracoli

7. Ave Maria Pagana

8. Parlami Di Firenze

9. Le Campane

10. Un Prete Innamorato

11. Cuore In Me

12. La Cavalcatura

13. Dio, Ma Quanto E' Ingiusto Il Mondo

14. Vivere, Per Amare

15. Luna

16. Balla Mia Esmeralda

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Italian Version of this Musical Phenomenon!, September 24, 2002

By 

Robert Lopez (California) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Notre Dame De Paris (Audio CD)

Not the best, but a fine recording of the Musical Phenomenon NOTRE DAME DE PARIS.

The Cast consists of
Lola Ponce as ESMERALDA,
Gio Di Tonno as QUASIMODO,
Vittorio Matteucci as FROLLO,
Matteo Setti as GRINGOIRE,
Marco Guerzoni as CLOPIN,
Graziano Galatone as PHEOBUS,
and Claudia Galatone as FLOR DE LIS.

Track list is:
1)Age of the Cathedrals
2)The Refugees
3)Bohemienne
4)Belle
5)Your Love Will Kill Me
6)Court of Miracles (With new lyrics, Esmeralda sings more & Gringoire sings too!)
7)Ave Maria
8)Florence
9)The Bells (With short duet by Gringoire and Frollo!)
10)I'm A Priest
11)Torn Apart
12)My Heart If You Will Swear
13)God You Made The World All Wrong
14)Live (Sung beautifully by Lola Ponce!)
15)Moon
16)Dance My Esmeralda
All sung in Italian

It was fun to get this cd and compare the singing styles from the other cds out there. Sad there was no "Birds In Cages" though. But like I said, this isn't the best Notre Dame cd, that would be the Live double disc French version of the of the entire show. This is only a hilights cd. Esmeralda is very strong. A much better singer than Original Helene Segara, in my opinion. Others are good as well. Comes with lyric book in Italian and pictures of the actors.
Great to listen to.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A journey with Esmeralda., January 19, 2006

By 

Janie Lauryn "Jani L" (Spain) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Notre Dame De Paris (Audio CD)

When I first saw the perfomance of Notre Dame de Paris by original francophone troupe of singers for the first time, right away I fell in love with the music of Riccardo Cocciante and the gorgeous voices of the singers.

Being lucky to be able to understand the lyrics, I was pleasantly surprised by the awesome lyrics of Luc Plamondon even though the lyrics are not necessary to understand the mood and the emotions that the songs transmit, knowing the words helps you to completely immerse into the play and feel the same emotions that the play characters, to live the story yourself.

With "Bohemienne/Zingara" appears a clear picture of a young gypsy girl wandering in the mountains and valleys of Andalusia, playful and free, a little sad because she lives only for the present, every tomorrow is a new mystery, a new journey.

"Belle/Bella" depicts a stunning woman, with sensual moves and penetrating eyes, dancing on the square while all the men are ready to do anything to be with her.

"Tu va me detruire" demonstrates the unconrolled desire of the priest towards Esmeralda, the man who dedicated all his life to sience and religion who now is ready to surpass all his beliefs, descend to hell only if she would be his. While he is discovering his dark side, Esmeralda falls in love with a beau captaine, Phoebus, who is betraying his fiancée.

Meanwhile his fiancée Fleur de Lys is reflecting on how to get her love one back : In "La monture" she makes plan of vegeance to Esmeralda, she is calling her a witch, the hatred and jelousy are overflowing her while she says to Phoebus "I will come back to you only if Esmeralda will be executed ".

As the story ends the spectator/listener is taken over by
the desperation of innocent and proud Esmeralda before being executed, the depth and the eternity of Quasimodo's feelings.

I really love all the singers and ever since I have Notre Dame de Paris I don't miss an album by any of the singers from the musical. I have discovered for myself such great artists as Garou, Bruno Pelletier, Patrick Fiori.
And what about the Italian version? It's good, maybe even great, but nothing compares to the original version, I have Notre Dame in all languages that it has been released in, and so long I stay with the fisrt one!! In the Italian version my favorite songs are : La Cavalcatura, Il prete innamorato, Mi distruggerai, Vivere per amare, Bella, Zingara and Luna. These ones are sung passionately and are very beautiful. I recommend this version if you already have the french one.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Italian Version of this Musical Phenomenon!, August 28, 2004

By 

Robert Lopez (California) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Notre Dame De Paris (Audio CD)

Not the best Cast Recording out there, but a fine recording of the Musical Phenomenon NOTRE DAME DE PARIS.

The Cast consists of
Lola Ponce as ESMERALDA,
Gio Di Tonno as QUASIMODO,
Vittorio Matteucci as FROLLO,
Matteo Setti as GRINGOIRE,
Marco Guerzoni as CLOPIN,
Graziano Galatone as PHEOBUS,
and Claudia Galatone as FLOR DE LIS.

Track list is:
1)Age of the Cathedrals
2)The Refugees
3)Bohemienne
4)Belle
5)Your Love Will Kill Me
6)Court of Miracles (With new lyrics, Esmeralda sings more & Gringoire sings too!)
7)Ave Maria
8)Florence
9)The Bells (With short duet by Gringoire and Frollo!)
10)I'm A Priest
11)Torn Apart
12)My Heart If You Will Swear
13)God You Made The World All Wrong
14)Live (Sung beautifully by Lola Ponce!)
15)Moon
16)Dance My Esmeralda
All sung in Italian

Before there was just the Notre Dame Studio Recording, then the Double Disc Live Cd, Then London Cast, Then Italian studio, Italian Double Disc Live, Russian and Spanish followed close behind. There are 2 DVDS, the Original French Cast, and Italian Cast. This is a European Phenomenon.

It was fun to get this cd and compare the singing styles from the other cds out there. Sad there was no "Birds In Cages" though. But like I said, this isn't the best Notre Dame cd, that would be the Live double disc French version of the of the entire show. This is only a hilights cd. Esmeralda is very strong. A much better singer than Original Helene Segara, in my opinion. Others are good as well. Comes with lyric book in Italian and pictures of the actors.
Great to listen to.