The Magic of Christmas
Download links and information about The Magic of Christmas by Quartetto Gelato. This album was released in 2010 and it belongs to World Music, Traditional Pop Music genres. It contains 17 tracks with total duration of 51:38 minutes.
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| Artist: | Quartetto Gelato |
| Release date: | 2010 |
| Genre: | World Music, Traditional Pop Music |
| Tracks: | 17 |
| Duration: | 51:38 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | White Christmas | 3:37 |
| 2. | Christmas Medley | 5:18 |
| 3. | The Christmas Song | 3:51 |
| 4. | Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from the Nutcracker | 2:11 |
| 5. | Gesu Bambino | 4:18 |
| 6. | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | 3:35 |
| 7. | Trepak from the Nutcracker | 1:17 |
| 8. | Ave Maria | 4:00 |
| 9. | March from the Nutcracker | 2:56 |
| 10. | I'll Be Home For Christmas | 2:55 |
| 11. | Christmas Concerto - Vivace-Grave | 1:06 |
| 12. | Christmas Concerto - Allegro pt 1 | 2:18 |
| 13. | Christmas Concerto - Adagio-Allegro-Adagio | 2:54 |
| 14. | Christmas Concerto - Vivace | 1:04 |
| 15. | Christmas Concerto - Allegro pt 2 | 1:56 |
| 16. | Christmas Concerto - Largo | 3:25 |
| 17. | O Holy Night | 4:57 |
Details
[Edit]Canada's Quartetto Gelato is not a string quartet but a flexible ensemble that can include anything from tenor vocals to a musical saw. An accordion frequently plays an important role in the sound and lends the music a Romani tinge. As the name indicates, there's something fundamentally whimsical about the group's music, and Christmas songs are an odd choice for them. The Magic of Christmas can't quite decide whether it wants to be cheeky or old-world lyrical, and the result is misfires such as the pointlessly bouncy versions of White Christmas (track 1) and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (track 6). But Quartetto Gelato is never even close to dull, and the successes are equally numerous: the unique and sweet version of The Christmas Song, taking it back to the confines of an Eastern European cafe, ca. 1920, or the selections from the Nutcracker, cleverly boiled down to quartet size. Corelli's Christmas Concerto brings the balance between traditional classical repertory and popular song that has been present on the other Quartetto Gelato albums; it, too, is inventively transferred to this format. Probably fans of the group and its attitude will find The Magic of Christmas delightful, but those in search of general Christmas music, or those who want to get to know Quartetto Gelato for the first time, might sample before buying.~James Manheim, Rovi