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| The Man Who Cried | 
 enlarge | Artists: Salvatore Licitra, Kronos Quartet, Taraf De Haidouks
Label: Sony
Category: Music
List Price: $18.97
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (10 reviews)
Sales Rank: 39873
Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 61870
UPC: 074646187029
EAN: 0074646187029
ASIN: B00005J9XR
Release Date: May 22, 2001
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 The Man Who Cried May 2, 2002
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
Moving, versatile, deep and rich. Salvatore Licitra, will you marry me? The Kronos Quartet, Iva, every artist named and unmentioned on this soundtrack will pull at your heart. It's not necessary to have seen the movie to appreciate the soundtrack - it is as operatic as cinematic, as large as it is personal, as complex as it is simple. This is one of the best recorded works I have heard in years, and my musical taste is broad. Spend the few dollars, add it to your collection, enrich your life, for it is short. Christina
A sweeping global musical landscape of love and passion... April 1, 2002
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
"The Man Who Cried" is one of the best soundtracks of the last few years. It is a flawless, spellbinding compilation of classical opera (Bizet, Verdi, Puccini, Purcell), Roma (Gypsy) music (Taraf de Haidouks), and original score ("Cesar's Song," "Close Your Eyes," "Without a Word." The Kronos Quartet performs the original score). Tenor Salvatore Licitra in particular was a gem, this being his debut recording. His voice is tragically gorgeous on "E Lucevan le stelle," heroic and lighthearted on "Di quella pira," haunting on "Je crois entendre encore" (especially on the Yiddish version) and "Close Your Eyes," an achingly tender Yiddish lullaby that Suzie/Fegele's (Christina Ricci) father sings to her as a child in Russia. Christina Ricci's singing voice is provided by Czech chanteuse Iva Bittova, whose sultry jazz stylings on "Gloomy Sunday" and childlike innocence on "Dido's Lament" combine to form a musical portrait that matches Suzie's (Christina Ricci's) screen image of a teenager teetering on the edge of adulthood, exploring her musical talent and blossoming sexuality. A pity that the final version of "Close Your Eyes" sung by Bittova wasn't included, but "The Man Who Cried" is a fantastic soundtrack that captures the tumultuous musical world of WWII Paris.
Iva Bittova is sensational February 18, 2002
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Excellent CD overall. Iva Bittova is the real discovery - she is sensational, and should perform more songs similar to the two she did in the movie. Salvatore Licitra is also great
The Man Who Really Sings December 7, 2001
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is an amazing CD combining familiar and unfamiliar tunes. The result is kind of like pulling a magical rabbit out of an old but at the same time new hat. Those known names like Bizet, Verdi and Puccini are ever present, but the real voice of perfection comes from the name of Osvaldo Golijov whose music breathes a whole kind of magic into what we usually think of as "classical" music. I definitely like this CD and would recommend it to anyone who is out to be seduced (for lack of a better word) by these breathtaking and beautiful sounds.
amazing music June 14, 2001
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
this is an amazing soundtrack. the puccini and bizet pieces are magnificent. even if you don't care for opera or classical music it's hard not to love the way these pieces are sung by the amazing tenor.
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