★★★★★
Though the album, Patrizio Buanne's third, was released overseas in 2009 and has been certified platinum, the young Italian baritone only recently began making waves in the U.S., thanks largely to a PBS special. The sort of waves Buanne makes tend to be of the tidal variety, both in terms of presentation and venue. Minimalist settings aren't his style--all three of his albums have been recorded with the Royal Philharmonic--and he attracts stadium-sized audiences...
- jazztimes.com
2012-01-16
★★★★★
Patrizio Buanne is attempting to steal away our women with his innocent good looks and his indulgent romantic singing. And doing it in Italian as well - the cad! He unfortunately is a passable singer who will probably gain a reasonable sized following after this collection of...what's the right word for it? 'Silken serenading' maybe? It took a moment or three to realise that the track 'Un Angelo' is in fact Robbie Williams's angelic track sung in Italian...
- www.gigwise.com
2010-11-23
★★★★★
He sang for the Pope at 17 and is now going up in the world as he makes a bid for performance slots on daytime TV shows everywhere. Here's Patrizio Buanne with an album as ill advised as eating spaghetti on a date...
- www.gigwise.com
2010-11-09
★★★★★
The older generation still remember, the younger generation have seen the films and teenagers don't care either way. The time is right to officially release 'The Italian' to the world, after all it's about time the crooners had a real go at filling their pockets from the retro vibe cash pot that's been drained by almost every other musical genre...
- www.music-news.com
2010-11-02