Il mago di Venezia
| Il mago di Venezia | ||||
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| Released | 1994 | |||
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| Length | 47:39 | |||
| Label | DDD – La Drogueria di Drugolo | |||
| Producer | Gian Piero Reverberi | |||
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Il mago di Venezia is the seventeenth studio album by Italian chamber orchestra Rondò Veneziano, released in Italy by DDD – La Drogueria di Drugolo and in Europe by BMG Ariola in 1994.[2][3][4]
Overview
The album is inspired by the world of Venetian art and in particular by Canaletto, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo and Mariano Fortuny called "The magician of Venice" by Marcel Proust.[5]
According to Katrin Bote: "Although Gian Piero Reverberi with his album can not touch the successes of 1992, it still contains pieces that deserve our greatest respect. For example, the wonderful "Blu oltremare", probably the most pressing of the album, where we find the classical guitar next to the piano, which results in an almost magical symbiosis. They also add the fresh "Itinerari veneti" with their crystal clear sound. From the piece "Deserti lontani" Reverberi has worked on an Arabic melody with appropriate sound colors. Melancholy and mysterious, the track "Filigrana", a work that reminds us of the compositions of the Eighties. The last piece, "Buon Natale, mondo", seems to be some of the theme of the album, which describes the magic of Venice, to be solved."[6]
It was the last Rondo Veneziano's album to have an official music video, directed by Kuno Dreysse.[7] The album was promoted throughout Europe, especially in Spain on TVE1 in 1994[8] and in Germany on ZDF at the Die-Patrick-Lindner-Show on 12 February 1995[9][10][11] with the singles "Blu oltremare" and "Il mago di Venezia".[12]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Gian Piero Reverberi and Ivano Pavesi.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Il mago di Venezia" | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Blu oltremare" | 4:08 |
| 3. | "Tiepolo" | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Itinerari veneti" | 4:03 |
| 5. | "Deserti lontani" | 3:55 |
| 6. | "Iridescenze" | 3:50 |
| 7. | "Litorali" | 5:14 |
| 8. | "Filigrana" | 2:39 |
| 9. | "Alchimie sonore" | 3:43 |
| 10. | "Canaletto" | 4:22 |
| 11. | "Nettuno" | 3:11 |
| 12. | "Buon Natale, mondo" | 4:14 |
Personnel
- Gian Piero Reverberi – arrangement, conducting, mixing, production
- Ossi Shaller – electric guitar (1, 2, 9)
- Studio Anastasia – artwork
- Flora Sala – artwork
- Alberto Rossi – cover art
- Klaus Strazicky – sound engineer
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[13][14][15]
References
- ^ Il Mago di Venezia - Rondò Veneziano | Album | AllMusic, retrieved 2025-10-02
- ^ Il Mago di Venezia - Rondò Veneziano | Album | AllMusic, retrieved 2025-09-08
- ^ "Rondò Veneziano - Presentazione de l´album Il Mago di Venezia". www.rondoveneziano.net (in French). Archived from the original on 2007-10-31. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ^ "Discografia dei Rondò Veneziano - Elenco dei brani inediti". www.narcisivalter.it. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ^ Evans, Gary (2002). Music Inspired by Art. A Guide to Recordings. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press : Music Library Association. pp. 36, 245–246. ISBN 978-0-8108-4509-1.
- ^ Bote, Katrin (2002). Rondò Veneziano – Faszination der Popklassik (in German). BoD – Books on Demand. pp. 146–148. ISBN 978-3-8311-3992-7.
- ^ Rondò Veneziano Italia (Fan club) (2023-08-01). Rondò Veneziano - Il Mago Di Venezia (Video Ufficiale 1994). Retrieved 2025-10-01 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Rondò Veneziano - Les documents". www.rondoveneziano.net (in French). Archived from the original on 2007-02-07. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
- ^ RondoVenezianoVEVO (2023-12-13). Rondò Veneziano - Oltremare (Die Patrick Lindner Show 12.02.1995). Retrieved 2025-10-01 – via YouTube.
- ^ Rondò Veneziano - Oltremare (Die Patrick Lindner Show 12.02.1995). 2023-12-13. Retrieved 2025-10-01 – via Tidal.
- ^ "Kanal". Bieler Tagblatt. 11 February 1995. p. 27.
- ^ Rondo' Veneziano - Blu Oltremare (in Italian), 1994-10-31, retrieved 2025-10-02
- ^ "Rondò Veneziano, G. P. Reverberi - Il Mago Di Venezia", AllMusic, 31 October 1994, retrieved 2025-09-07
- ^ "Il Mago di Venezia - Rondò Veneziano | Album | AllMusic Credits", AllMusic, retrieved 2025-09-08
- ^ "Rondò Veneziano - Presentazione de l´album Il Mago di Venezia". www.rondoveneziano.net (in French). Archived from the original on 2007-10-31. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
External links
- Il mago di Venezia at Discogs (list of releases)