Nocturne: The Piano Album
| Nocturne: The Piano Album | ||||
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| Released | 25 January 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2018 | |||
| Genre | Classical | |||
| Length | 75:59 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Producer | Vangelis | |||
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Nocturne: The Piano Album is a studio album by Greek musician and composer Vangelis, released on 25 January 2019 on Decca Records. It is a solo piano album of 11 new tracks plus arrangements of various songs from his solo career.[1][2]
Background
[edit]As the title suggests, Vangelis was inspired to record music of a night time theme. Music from the album was made available by people taking photographs of the moon and submitting them to the album's dedicated website.[1]
"Nocturnal Promenade" is the album's first single.[1]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks written and arranged by Vangelis.[3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nocturnal Promenade" | 5:51 |
| 2. | "To the Unknown Man" (From Spiral) | 5:14 |
| 3. | "Movement 9, Mythodea" (From Mythodea) | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Moonlight Reflections" | 3:10 |
| 5. | "Through the Night Mist" | 5:12 |
| 6. | "Early Years" | 3:32 |
| 7. | "Love Theme, Blade Runner" (From Blade Runner) | 6:05 |
| 8. | "Sweet Nostalgia" | 3:38 |
| 9. | "Intermezzo" | 3:45 |
| 10. | "To a Friend" | 5:23 |
| 11. | "La Petite Fille de la Mer" (From L'Apocalypse des animaux) | 4:45 |
| 12. | "Longing" | 3:45 |
| 13. | "Chariots of Fire" (From Chariots of Fire) | 5:26 |
| 14. | "Unfulfilled Desire" | 4:24 |
| 15. | "Lonesome" | 5:50 |
| 16. | "1492: Conquest of Paradise" (From 1492: Conquest of Paradise) | 4:51 |
| 17. | "Pour Melia" | 1:11 |
Note: The track "Longing" is not based on the song of the same name from the Blade Runner Trilogy: 25th Anniversary set.
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from the CD liner notes.[3]
Music
- Vangelis – piano, keyboards
- Irina Valentinova-Karpouchina – guest piano on "Movement 9, Mythodea"
Production
- Vangelis – production
- Phillipe Colonna – engineer
- Giorgios Dermentzis – photography
- Jack Crossing – art direction, design
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] | 18 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] | 120 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[6] | 141 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV)[7] | 25 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[8] | 61 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[9] | 83 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 33 |
| US New Age Albums (Billboard)[11] | 2 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Sexton, Paul (19 December 2018). "Vangelis sets out on new mission with 'Nocturne' album". UDiscover Music. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ Greiving, Tim (26 March 2019). "Vangelis trades synthesizers for piano and finds life after the film score". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ a b Nocturne: The Piano Album (Media notes). Decca Records. 2019. 7702214.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Vangelis – Nocturne - The Piano Album" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Vangelis – Nocturne - The Piano Album" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 5, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 8: del 15.2.2019 al 21.2.2019" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Vangelis – Nocturne - The Piano Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "Vangelis Charts - New Age Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
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