Favorite Flavors (Best Of)

by Quartetto Gelato

Overview

Signing to Koch Records' classical subsidiary Linus in 2005, Toronto-based chamber music experimentalists Quartetto Gelato reissued several older albums as well as the comprehensive career overview Favorite Flavors: Best of Quartetto Gelato. Gathering tracks from all stages of the quartet's decade-plus lifespan, Favorite Flavors ranges from the delicate folk-pop of "Words That I Want," written by guitarist and cellist George Meanwell, through chamber music rearrangements of familiar European pop tunes like "Besame Mucho" and "La Vie en Rose" to several light classical pieces featuring violinist Peter DeSotto's light but pleasant tenor. Quartetto Gelato make a virtue of eclecticism and most of their albums are as charmingly varied as Favorite Flavors, but this collection gathers most of the high points and works well as an introduction to the group. ~ Stewart Mason

Product Details

Release Date:	11/08/2005
Label:	Koch / Koch/Linus / Linus Entertainment
UPC:	0803057006823
Rank:	139797

Tracks

1. Tango del Mare
2. O sole mio, for voice & piano (or orchestra)
3. Hungaria
4. Words That I Want
5. Entr'acte, for flute (or violin) & harp (or guitar) (from "Le m¿¿decin de son honneur")
6. The Clown of Venice
7. Rondine al nido for voice & orchestra
8. Al di L¿¿
9. Le tombeau de Couperin, for orchestra~Prelude
10. Konzertst¿¿ck for piano & orchestra in F minor, J. 282 (Op. 79)~Finale
11. La vie en rose, song
12. Cs¿¿rd¿¿s, for violin & piano
13. Chitarra Romana for voice & orchestra
14. Tanti anni prima, tango (from film, Enrico IV; a.k.a. "Ave Maria")
15. Turandot, opera~Prelude and Aria. Nessun' Dorma
16. Besame mucho, for voice & ensemble

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Quartetto Gelato   Primary Artist,Ensemble
Joe Macerollo   Accordion,Bass Accordion
George Meanwell   Guitar,Cello,Mandolin
Peter DeSotto   Tenor (Vocal),Mandolin,Violin
Toronto Symphony Orchestra   Ensemble
Claudio Vena   Accordion,Viola
Cynthia Steljes   Oboe
Rosendo Leon   Percussion
Kristina Reiko Cooper   Cello
Peter de Sotto   Violin,Mandolin,Tenor (Vocal)
Roberto Occhipinti   Double Bass
Alexander Sevastian   Accordion

Technical Credits

Hilario Duran   Arranger
Peter DeSotto   Arranger
Alexander Sevastian   Arranger
Claudio Vena   Arranger
Raymond Luedeke   Arranger
Shelly Berger   Arranger
Jozsef Kossovits   Arranger
Quartetto Gelato   Arranger
George Meanwell   Composer
Peter J. Moore   Mastering
Giacomo Puccini   Composer
Maurice Ravel   Composer
Vittorio Monti   Composer
C. Velasquez   Composer
Jacques Ibert   Composer
Marcio Sargento   Design,Layout Design
Carl Maria von Weber   Composer
Justin Broadbent   Photography
Edith Piaf   Composer
Astor Piazzolla   Composer