De André canta De André


De André canta De André - Cristiano De André Live is a live tribute album by Cristiano De André, consisting of updated covers and remakes of songs written and originally performed by his late father Fabrizio De André, recorded during Cristiano's 2009-2010 tour of Italy and released as a CD+DVD bundle. Similarly to De André Senior's 1979-1980 release In Concerto - Arrangiamenti PFM, it was followed by a Volume 2 in 2010, recorded during the same shows and released in the same 2-disc format.
In 2017, Cristiano De André released a Vol. 3 as a follow-up to the first two releases, including twelve new covers and remakes.

Track listing

''De André canta De André''

  1. "Mégu megún"
  2. "'Â çímma"
  3. "Ho visto Nina volare"
  4. "Se ti tagliassero a pezzetti"
  5. "Smisurata preghiera"
  6. "Verranno a chiederti del nostro amore"
  7. "Amico fragile"
  8. "La canzone di Marinella"
  9. "Quello che non ho"
  10. "Fiume Sand Creek"
  11. "Il pescatore"
All songs originally recorded and performed by Fabrizio De André.
  1. "Anime salve"
  2. "Nella mia ora di libertà"
  3. "Don Raffaè"
  4. "Cose che dimentico"
  5. "Â duménega"
  6. Medley: "Andrea" /"La cattiva strada" /"Un giudice"
  7. "La collina" + Reprise
  8. "Crêuza de mä"
  9. "Bocca di Rosa"
  10. "La canzone dell'amore perduto"
All songs originally recorded and performed by Fabrizio De André, except "Cose che dimentico", originally performed by Fabrizio and Cristiano De Andrè.
  1. "Disamistade"
  2. "Franziska"
  3. "Valzer per un amore "
All songs were newly arranged by keyboardist, programmer and composer Luciano Luisi in a rock/hard rock style, with hints of prog rock and electronica. Described by Luisi on the documentary video Filming Around Tour, on the bonus DVD bundled with the original 2009 release, as "a cross between rock, metal, power pop and Emerson, Lake & Palmer", the new arrangements were, according to Luisi and Cristiano De André, a way to distance De André Junior's live performances from his father's studio and live recordings, while at the same time bringing them closer to Cristiano's own sensitivity. All songs feature a prominent electric guitar, heavily distorted and often processed, played by Osvaldo Di Dio, as well as Luisi's vintage-sounding keyboards and synths. The only exceptions are a 3-song, fully acoustic medley on the second volume, and "La canzone dell'amore perduto", at the end of the same volume, performed by De André Jr. on piano, backed by a soft guitar accompaniment by Di Dio and a double bass part by Davide Pezzin. PFM's influential 1979 arrangements for "Amico fragile", "La canzone di Marinella" and "Il pescatore" were reproduced almost verbatim, although Di Dio's guitar is still more prominent in the new versions than Franco Mussida's in the 1979 ones.

Bonus DVDs

''Filming Around Tour''

Filming Around Tour, is a short documentary film, by filmmaker Daniele Pignatelli, about the making of the tour. It includes excerpts from behind-the-scenes interviews with Cristiano De André and the band, as well as full live performances of "'Â çimma", "Se ti tagliassero a pezzetti", "Amico fragile" and "Fiume Sand Creek".
Notturno dell'Amistade , recorded live on 3 July 2010 at the medieval Castello Pallavicino in Varano de' Melegari, is a 3-song excerpt from a longer show performed by Cristiano De André with various guest artists as a benefit concert for Dori Ghezzi's charity organization Fondazione Fabrizio De André. The show included orchestrated and re-arranged versions of songs by Fabrizio De André, performed by all the guests.

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