Quartetto Gelato

Eldo di Lazzaro (Composer), Antonio Pasculli (Composer), Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Russian Traditional (Composer), Irish Traditional (Composer), Ketchum / Segal (Composer), Maurice Ravel (Composer), Eduardo di Capua (Composer), Johann Christian Bach (Composer), Carlo Innocenzi (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Eldo di Lazzaro, Antonio Pasculli, Giacomo Puccini, Russian Traditional, Irish Traditional, et al.
• Audio CD (September 19, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Marquis Music
• ASIN: B000003WI0
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #343,889 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Chitarra Romana for voice & orchestra

2. Concerto on themes from Donizetti's 'La Favorita' for oboe & piano

3. La bohème, opera: Prelude and Aria

4. Dark eyes ('Ochi chornye,' 'Black Eyes'), folk song

5. Londonderry Air (Danny Boy), folk song

6. Russian Medley

7. Vocalise-Étude en forme de Habanera, for voice & piano

8. O sole mio, for voice & piano (or orchestra)

9. Quartet for flute (or oboe/violin), violin, viola & cello in B flat major Op. 8/6, CW B56 (T. 307/2): Allegro

10. Quartet for flute (or oboe/violin), violin, viola & cello in B flat major Op. 8/6, CW B56 (T. 307/2): Rondo- Tempo di Minuetto

11. Addio sogni di gloria, song (for the film 'Addio sogni di gloria')

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful, refreshing, elegant, whimsical, we love it., October 4, 1998

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Nancy DeCherney (Alaska) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quartetto Gelato (Audio CD)

Whenever we play this CD while friends are visiting, they always ask who it is: They want it! This is wonderfully performed delightful music, sure it is CLASSICAL with (even scarier) OPERA thrown in, but is just so engaging, almost magical, just beautiful listenable music.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent recording of chamber music., June 8, 2002

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Robert Badger (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quartetto Gelato (Audio CD)

I bought this recording in 1997 and it quickly became a favourite. Quartetto Gelato is absolutely wonderful. I went to one of their concerts in Philadelphia and was absolutely amazed by their virtuosity and versatility. It was the most fun that I've ever had at a classical concert.

They perform some things from the standard repertoire. The violinist/tenor Peter DeSotto has an absolutely beautiful voice. They also play many other things that you might not normally hear, such as Antonio Pasculli's Concerto Sopri Motivi dall'Opera la Favorita di Donizetti.

I would reccommend this recording highly. I would also reccommend seeing them live. When you see them live, it only serves to highlight the stunning virtuosity and incredible musicianship of this group.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Balance for a Dinner, February 21, 2000

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Valdis Dunis (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quartetto Gelato (Audio CD)

I chose this CD for the zany group name, and it's become one of my favourites for proper listening or background music. Many CDs are too uniform across the tracks, or too mixed up in styles. This one has interesting songs sung/played very richly and emotionally, and is really a motivating/uplifting CD for the night time with good friends at dinner or alone.