Feggari Erotevmeno [Live, Import]

Mario Frangoulis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 26, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Live, Import
• Label: Sbme Import
• ASIN: B00006RSTL
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #216,867 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Granda - Mario Frangoulis, Lara, Agustin Aguir

2. Con Te Partiro - Mario Frangoulis, Quarantotto, Lucio

3. Spente le Stelle - Mario Frangoulis, Capdevielle, Jean P

Disc: 2

1. The Phantom of the Opera [From The Phantom of the Opera] - Mario Frangoulis, Batt, Mike

2. Empty Chairs at Empty Tables [From Les Miserables] - Mario Frangoulis, Boulil, Alain

3. Summertime [From Porgy and Bess] - Mario Frangoulis, Gershwin, George

4. Canzone Arrabbiata - Mario Frangoulis, Rota, Nino

5. Ne Me Quitte Pas - Mario Frangoulis, Brel, Jacques

6. Ebben? Ne Andro Lontana... [LA Wally] - Mario Frangoulis, Catalani, Alfredo

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

79 of 79 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Mario Concert CD And Wonderful Greek Songs, April 15, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Feggari Erotevmeno (Audio CD)

I ordered "Fengari Erotevmeno" (FE) when Mario's "Sometimes I Dream" (SID) quickly became my all-time favorite. I am very impressed that at the age 35, Mario is already a seasoned musician and actor. He has performed in Music Theater, opera, Greek tragedy; won high level singing competitions; and trained for opera singing at Jiulliard School of Music and with the late opera singer Alfredo Kraus. I had confidence to buy FE because I found "Ton Eafto Tou Paidi" in SID a very beautiful Greek song and one of the best in SID.

I'd describe the style of the 21 Greek songs as between folk and contemporary Greek art-songs. Lots of them sound more folk than Ton Eafto Tou Paidi. They are contemporary songs or modern classics. Some lyrics are written by great poets, including a Nobel Prize-winning poet. These Greek songs are very refreshing to me. Some of them are soft and thoughtful. Some are powerful and passionate. And some tell a story. Mario handled every song with the touch of a real master.

I love Mario's version of the two Broadway songs (CD2, Tracks 1 & 2, refer to listing below). No doubt we think of the original cast when we listen to them. For me, there is room for interpretations by other great artists. Mario has performed Raoul in "Phantom of the Opera" and Marius in "Les Miserables" and more leading roles in other musicals in a cast as well respected as the Broadway cast. Mario is often picked to portray romantic roles and is very good at it. I would not compare Mario with other great Music Theater performers in the original cast. Each of them is great in their own ways. Listen for yourself.

FE is definitely a challenge since it's ALL GREEK to me. Luckily, I got help from some very gracious Greek ladies who posted explanations and lyric translations on Mario's Sony forum.

I put together some statistics and track listings, since I had a hard time finding them myself.

By song count:

2 CDs and
31 songs.

By language:

4 in English,
1 in French,
1 in Spanish,
4 in Italian, and the rest
21 in Greek.

By singer:

23 Mario (MF) solos.
5 Mario/Deborah (MF/DM) duets and
3 Deborah Meyers (DM) solos.

The following track listing was done with the help of a Greek lady:

CD1:
1. Granada - MF, Spanish
2. Con te Partiro - MF/DM, Italian
3. To domatio (The room) - MF, Greek
4. Spente le stelle - DM, Italian
5. Mia poli magiki (A magic town) - MF, Greek
6. T'asteri tou Voria (The North Star) - MF, Greek
7. O Kemal (O Kemal)- MF, Greek
8. Tin ikona sou (Your image) - MF, Greek
9. Omorfi Poli (Beautiful Town) - MF, Greek
10. Anigo to stoma mou (I open my mouth) - MF, Greek
11. Dromoi Palioi (Old streets) - MF, Greek
12. S'akoloutho (I follow you) - MF, Greek
13. Fata Morgana (Fata Morgana) - MF, Greek
14. Vosporos (The Bosphorus) - MF, Greek
15. Mikri patrida (Small country) - MF, Greek
16. Selida lefki (Blank Page) - MF, Greek
17. Ton eafto tou paidi (Himself as a child) - MF, Greek

CD2:
1. The Phantom of the Opera - MF/DM, English
2. Empty Chairs at Empty Tables - MF, English
3. Summertime - DM, English
4. Canzone Arrabbiata - MF/DM, Italian
5. Ne me quitte pas - MF, French
6. Ebben? Ne andro lontana...- DM, Italian
7. I ballada tou Ouri (Uri's ballad) - MF, Greek
8. O Karagiozis (Karagiozis) - MF, Greek
9. To Karadi (Karadi) - MF, Greek
10. Fengari Erotevmeno (Moon in love) - MF, Greek
11. Marrakesh night market - MF/DM, English
12. Na me thymasse (Remember me) - MF, Greek
13. Ohi, den prepei (No, we shouldn't) - MF/DM, Greek
14. Sto 'pa kai sto xanaleo (I told you before and I'm telling you again) - MF, Greek

Miscellaneous information and advice in case you are looking for them:

1. The key is that you like Mario as a vocalist well enough to want to know his earlier works in Greek. FE is not a "classical crossover" CD as SID is.

2. If you are open to music from other culture, like the sound of Greek in "Ton Eafto Tou Paidi" (Track 7, SID), and you have an ear for folk songs, you got a good starting piont.

3. A life concert CD does not have the sound quality of studio recordings, but you can hear the cheers of the crowd. And you can hear them sing along in the last song.

4. I would not buy the 31 songs for the 9 non-Greek tracks, or the 4 English songs, although I like them quite well.

5. Complete lyrics are provided in the liner. But they are in original languages and not translated into English. FE is an import and not an international release. Your resources are Mario's official forum and interest groups.

6. The two songs also in SID ("Ton eafto tou paidi" and "Canzone Arrabbiata") are quite different in FE. It's up to you to decide which version you like better.

I gave FE high marks because the Greek songs are very well written and because Mario gave life to them. I can recognize a few Greek words here and there from the CD by now. I owe my thanks to a special Greek friend who I got to know because of Mario's beautiful music.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite CDs, November 14, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Feggari Erotevmeno (Audio CD)

If you liked the international debut album of Frangoulis, "Sometimes I dream", you'll be astonished by this double CD. It has more warmth, more passion, and more songs. It features songs in Greek, Italian, English and French, all performed live.

The high point of this album is reached at the end of the first CD when he performs songs such as "Small homeland" (mikri patrida), "White page" (selida lefki) and the song "Ton eafto tou paidi". At this point, his warm passionate voice overwhelms the listener with emotions. Also worth noting is his performance of the French classic "Ne me quitte pas" from Jacques Brel and the dark "Empty chairs at empty tables" at the beginning of the second CD.

My only criticism to this CD is perhaps the less interesting performance of his female co-singer, which simply does not always match his own talent.

Nevertheless, I consider this CD as one of the most beautiful CDs I own.

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I prefer Mario's American release, January 13, 2003

By	"yakimuckus" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Feggari Erotevmeno (Audio CD)

I'm sure it's just me, because I'm not a huge fan of pure Mediterranean, but I didn't enjoy these CDs as much as "Sometimes I Dream". Mario is still incredible, and his passion and talent is breathtaking. The recording is okay, sometimes his voice fades in and out too much as he tries to temper his his belted-out notes with his softer lines. And the live recording is distracting, with applause even in the middle of songs a couple times. But I would say that if you are a Mario Frangoulis fan or are a Mediterranean music purist you it is definitely worth getting. I'm glad that I bought it and it will probably grow on me. What I might do is take the half of his songs that I like more and make my own CD of them. I love many of the songs.

Mario is extremely versitile, and I was very pleased with his two pieces from Phantom and Les Mis. I wish I could have been at one of the Les Mis preformances where he played Marius. As far as his female counterpart goes, she's okay. Not a Sarah Brightman or anything.

Whatever you do, do not pass up Mario Frangoulis! At least buy "Sometimes I Dream". He blows away the other cross-over singers out there, in my opinion.