Sentimento

Andrea Bocelli’s ‘Sentimento’ will inspire passionate lovemaking, it will conjure the drama of an ancient duel for love, and it will transport your soul to a Tuscan piazza, rich with the scent of roses on the breeze.

Says Bocelli of the compilation: "Sentimento is a fantasy of dreams and love; the tenderness and passion of love's pleasure, and the melancholy and tragedy of love's pain. It embraces all the emotions of being in love. This is a very beautiful and romantic collection of music.”

‘Sentimento’ is exactly as Bocelli describes it — like a crystal that catches the light and refracts it back, ‘Sentimento’ is a vivid musical encapsulation of the rich emotional tapestry of love. The album’s opening track ‘En Aranjuez con tu amor’ is a dramatic beginning that stirs you deeply, only to drop you into the flirtatious ‘Mattinata’ from where you are whirled into the more melancholic ‘Barcazolle’. And so your musical journey continues…

Romance aside, Sentimento stands its ground as a compilation of some of the most beautiful arias and songs in the classical repertoire. Its most notable strength is the violin and voice duets set against a robust orchestral accompaniment that adds, as violinist-conductor-arranger Lorin Maazel says on the website iclassics.com, a “shine and shimmer”.

So pull out a bottle of wine, cook up a delicious pasta and set the table for two, candlelight only...