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Cieli di Toscana
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"We were fortunate to find writers who have really sought to
grasp my vocal characteristics, to understand me as a singer. We
spent a lot of time considering many beautiful songs...we have so
many great songs." (Andrea Bocelli)
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- Pierpaolo Guerrini, Andrea
Bocelli, Paolo Luciani
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"Melodramma,
the opening
track, could be the story
of my life. Even though life has smiled on him, what he sees in his memories is what is most
dear to him. And it possesses one of the most typically Italian
melodies you could find. It radiates sunshine." (Andrea
Bocelli)
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we'd like to present the writers of
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- Melodramma...
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is the love song of a man deeply rooted to his native
land and family, and who loves a woman still ever
present in his memories. His feelings and his pain are
so strong that a melodrama grows in his heart, a
reminder that amid the fields, amid the smell of must
and the countryside, his destiny was born. The life and
landscapes of his childhood haunts come back to mind.
The morning is clear. His nostalgia becomes a song
dedicated to all that lost world. Now through every
stage of life, his melodrama is by his side.
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PIERPAOLO GUERRINI
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also:
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Il
Tirreno January 11
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- He played keyboards in
various groups like the Homo Sapiens: Pierpaolo Guerrini
says: "I met Andrea Bocelli before his success and it
has been very important because I've been stimulated by
Andrea's voice. My melodic talent has been elevated in his
interpretative character, giving me the necessary energy
and enthusiasm to write numerous works." As an
artistic producer he arranged the first successes of
Bocelli like the pre-productions of "Miserere"
and "Il mare calmo della sera." He wrote two
songs included in the new album: "Melodramma"
and the duet "L'abitudine," and worked with
various collaborators (like Paolo Luciani, co-author of
"Melodramma").
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- Singer, songwriter and
guitar player: he published two pop albums. Luciani's
experience has become deeper in his search for composition
of songs on a different level to the big tenor Bocelli.
About this experience he says: "Passion, enthusiasm,
sacrifice and emotion: they have impressed my heart with
the gratification of all efforts previously made. Now 'Melodramma'
will accompany me forever in my life."
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PAOLO LUCIANI
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- ...and "Mascagni"
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writers have wanted to pay homage to Pietro Mascagni,
the great composer from Livorno. Key moments in the
maestro's life are celebrated and the main features of
his personality outlined. In particular the writers
wanted to underline how his ethnic roots, the
difficulties or his tormented career and finally his
intense love life all strongly influenced his music
and creative process. The writers have noted, in the
energy that leaps out of his music and in the surge of
his immortal melodies, the crucial influence of the
places where Mascagni took his first steps. That is,
his native city, which with its sea and typical
weather offered him: a lively cultural life,
spontaneity, the tendency to live life to the full,
and meet every new love with passion.
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- PAOLO MARIONI
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also:
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- He was born in Fauglia (near
Pisa) where he still lives. Registered to the SIAE, he
started his discography as an author of disco songs
produced by CGD and by the French CARRER. In 1995 on the
occasion of the 50th anniversary of the death
of Pietro Mascagni, he got the idea to write, together
with some friends, a song dedicated to the big composer
from Livorno. He composed the song titled
"Mascagni" with the collaboration of Luigi
Biagioni and Carlo Botteghi. About this involvement he
says: "When I knew that the song was included in the
new Andrea Bocelli album, my heart started to beat fast -
for the joy - and thousands of other thoughts are
impossible to describe. It was and it will be an
unforgettable experience. I hope to be able to collaborate
on other compositions in the near future. The engagement
will remain strong."
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- LUIGI BIAGIONI
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- He was born in
Castelnuovo di Garfagnana in 1961. He starts to
collaborate with Paolo Marioni writing together
with him disco songs and Italian pop music. In the
'90s he devoted himself to journalism and the
essay-writing. He is one of the authors of the
song "Mascagni." About this experience
he says: "This song offered to me and Paolo (Marioni)
the possibility to make concrete the love we feel
for lyrical music. I still remember with joy that
day in which I met personally Andrea, in the
summer 2001, when he was busy with the recording
of his video-clip for the song 'Mascagni.' To
listen to him sing live 'Il Trovatore; by Verdi
when we were waiting for the start of the
shootings was a spiritually overpowering
experience."
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Pierpaolo Guerini (picture
right) tells us:
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My role is of composer and
arranger. The songs that I have written are: "Cantico"
from the "Sogno" album, and "Melodramma" and
the duet "L'abitudine" in "Cieli di Toscana. The
pre-production of a great part of all of Andrea's pop albums has
taken place near the Studio
Centauro, and the recording of many of the voices in "L'incontro"
were completely recorded at the above-mentioned studio. During
the work of composition and pre-production, my collaborators
were Paolo Luciani (picture middle) and Paolo Marioni (picture
left), seen in the photos.
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- Andrea and Pierpaolo at work in
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Centauro Studios of Pierpaolo Guerrini
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LUIGI
BIAGIONI and PAOLO MARIONI
at work
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- "The language of a pop song should be
genuine...I wanted to work with writers who are inspired, first and
foremost. "
- (Andrea
Bocelli)
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the picture above you see the happy composers after the
presentation of Cieli di Toscana in Venice. Among them there is also the singer Rosanna Sciarra (middle of the
picture), who sang the duet "L'abitudine" for the
demo version, and Renate from Bocelli.de.
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Premio Bocelli
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Bocelli cherishes the opportunity to champion the art of music and
support the work of other artists. In fact, two of the songs on the
new CD came out of an international songwriting competition, the
"Premio Andrea Bocelli" - the winning composition, "E
Mi Manchi Tu," by Czech composer Zdenek Bartak, and the
impressive runner-up, Italian composer Matteo Musumeci's "Resta
Qui." On another piece, "L'abitudine," Bocelli
introduces Helena - a rising young Italian star whom he discovered -
to his international audience.
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The "Bocelli 2001" Composition Award was organized by
the recording company Insieme srl and by Edizione Suvini Zerboni,
with the support of the Office of Cultural Activities.
The first edition, which was rolled out in 2000, has had remarkable
resonance at a worldwide level and has registered a very high level of
participation: more than 500 scores were sent, most originating from
Italy and from European countries (France, Germany, Austria, Great
Britain, Malta, Holland, Belgium, Spain, Greece, Czech Republic,
Sweden, Norway, Hungary, Cyprus, Turkey), but also from the United
States, Canada, Japan, Australia, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, and even
from Indonesia.
The jury, composed of personalities from the world of classical and
popular music and presided over by Caterina Caselli Sugar, selected
the following compositions, which will be awarded the anticipated
prizes:
First Prize: £5,000,000 and a cut on Andrea Bocelli's pop CD:
"LIDA" by Zdenek Barták (Czech Republic)
Second Prize: £3,000,000 and a cut on Andrea Bocelli's pop CD:
"SENSAZIONI" by Matteo Musumeci (Italy)
Third Prize: £2,000,000:
"MON DIEU QUE BELLE EST CETTE TERRE" by Pierre Uga
translation: M. Morgan
- Original Italian
- Il Premio di Composizione
"Bocelli 2001" è stato organizzato dalla Casa
discografica Insieme srl e dalle Edizioni Suvini Zerboni, con il
patrocinio del Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali.
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- La prima edizione, che si è
svolta nell’anno 2000, ha avuto notevole risonanza a livello
mondiale e ha registrato un’altissima partecipazione: più di
cinquecento sono state le partiture inviate, provenienti per lo
più dall’Italia e dai paesi europei (Francia, Germania,
Austria, Gran Bretagna, Malta, Olanda, Belgio, Spagna, Grecia,
Repubblica Ceca, Svezia, Norvegia, Ungheria, Cipro, Turchia), ma
anche dagli Stati Uniti, dal Canada, dal Giappone, dall’Australia,
dal Messico, dall’Argentina, dal Brasile e persino dall’Indonesia.
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- La giuria, composta da
personalità del mondo della musica classica e leggera e
presieduta da Caterina Caselli Sugar, ha selezionato le seguenti
composizioni a cui saranno assegnati i premi previsti:
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- 1° premio
- Lit. 5.000.000 e incisione su
disco pop di Andrea Bocelli
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- LIDA di Zdenek Barták (Repubblica Ceca)
- 2° premio
- Lit. 3.000.000 e incisione su
disco pop di Andrea Bocelli
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- SENSAZIONI di Matteo Musumeci (Italia)
- 3° premio
- Lit. 2.000.000
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- MON DIEU QUE BELLE EST CETTE
TERRE di Pierre Uga
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