Sacred Arias (Andrea Bocelli album)

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Sacred Arias
Studio album by Andrea Bocelli
Released 1999 (1999)
Genre Sacred music, Classical
Length 62:25
Label Philips Records
Andrea Bocelli chronology
Sogno
(1999)		 Sacred Arias
(1999)		 Verdi
(2000)

Sacred Arias (Italian: Arie Sacre), is the sixth studio album by Andrea Bocelli.

Released in 1999, the album, featuring music composed in traditional Christian styles, is not only Bocelli's most commercially successful classical album to date with over 5 million copies sold,[1] but also the biggest selling classical album by a solo artist in history.[1][2]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. Caccini: "Ave Maria (Funeral for a Friend)"
  2. Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana – "Sancta Maria"
  3. Gounod: "Ave Maria"
  4. Schubert: Ellens Gesang, Op. 52/6, D 839 – "Ave Maria"
  5. Franck: "Panis Angelicus"
  6. Rossini: Stabat Mater – "Cujus Animam"
  7. Verdi: Requiem – "Ingemisco"
  8. Mozart: "Ave verum corpus", K. 618
  9. Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder, WWV 91/1 – "Der Engel"
  10. Handel: Serse, HWV 40 – "Frondi tenere ... Ombra mai fu"
  11. Niedermeyer: "Pietà, Signore"
  12. Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle – "Domine Deus"
  13. Schubert: Wiegenlied, Op. 98/2, D 498 – "Mille Cherubini In Coro"
  14. Gruber: "Silent Night"
  15. Wade: "Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful)"
  16. Lécot: "Gloria A Te, Cristo Gesù"
  17. Georges Bizet: "Angus Dei" (Bonus)
  18. Eric Lévi: "I Believe" (Bonus)

[edit] Chart performance

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Peak chart positions[3][4]
US CAN AUS NZ ITA NOR FIN SWE NL FRA SWI AUT GER BEL (F) BEL (W)
22 6 7 3 1 2 8 15 1 5 2 2 3 9 10

[edit] Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Austria (IFPI Austria)[5] Gold 25,000x
Australia (ARIA)[6] Platinum 70,000^
France (SNEP)[7] 2× Gold 200,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[8] 4× Platinum 400,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[9] Platinum 50,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[10] Platinum 100,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[11] Platinum 50,000x
United States (RIAA)[12] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

[edit] Awards

In 2000, the album led Bocelli to receive an ECHO Klassik for "Bestseller of the year", as well as a 2000 Classical BRIT Award for "Album of the year", and a Goldene Europa for classical music, in 2000.[13]

[edit] PBS special

DVD Cover.
Main article: Sacred Arias: The Home Video

Sacred Arias: The Home Video, a DVD of a 1999 concert, filmed in the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome and conducted by Myung-whun Chung, of the music of the album was also released. The concert aired on PBS stations nationwide.

Sacred Arias Special Edition, a two disc set was also released in 2003, containing the DVD of the album.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Crossover superstar Andrea Bocelli finds beauty in wide range of music The Columbus Dispatch, Nov 27, 2011.
  2. ^ Andrea Bocelli Biography
  3. ^ Sacred Arias chart performance
  4. ^ Sacred Arias on the Billboard charts
  5. ^ "Austrian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Arie Sacre" (in German). IFPI Austria. http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin.  Enter Andrea Bocelli in the field Interpret. Enter Arie Sacre in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
  6. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-1999.htm. 
  7. ^ "French album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Airs Sacrés" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259165-CERTIFICATIONS.html?year=2000&type=11. 
  8. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Sacred Arias" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. http://www.ifpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=61112&documentid=1235851. 
  9. ^ "Norwegian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Sacred Arias" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. http://www.ifpi.no/sok/lst_trofeer_sok.asp?type=artist. 
  10. ^ "Polish album certifications – Anrrea Bocelli – Sacral Arias" (in Polish). Polish Producers of Audio and Video (ZPAV). http://www.zpav.pl/rankingi/wyroznienia/platynowe/index.php. 
  11. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Andrea Bocelli; 'Sacred Arias')". Hung Medien. http://www.swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=Andrea+Bocelli+Sacred+Arias. 
  12. ^ "American album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Sacred Arias". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Sacred+Arias%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  13. ^ "Bocelli awards in 2000". bocelli.de. http://www.bocelli.de/en/chronicle2000.htm. 

[edit] External links

Andrea Bocelli
Studio albums
Il Mare Calmo della Sera (1994) · Bocelli (1995) · Viaggio Italiano (1996/1997) · Aria: The Opera Album (1998) · Sogno (1999) · Sacred Arias (1999) · Verdi (2000) · Cieli di Toscana (2001) · Sentimento (2002) · Andrea (2004) · Amore (2006) · Incanto (2008) · My Christmas (2009)
Compilations
Live albums
Other albums
Opera recordings
La Bohème (2000) · Tosca (2003) · Il Trovatore (2004) · Werther (2005) · Pagliacci (2006) · Cavalleria Rusticana (2007) · Carmen (2008/2010) · Andrea Chénier (2010)
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