''Lichtgestalt'' is a 2005 album by German

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. The album was released on 2 May 2005 by Hall of Sermon.Lacrimosa – Lichtgestalt
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Music

Recorded in 2005, it consists of 9 tracks, including the two different versions of "The Party Is Over". The album has strong elements of

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. The album continues in the musical vein of Lacrimosa's previous albums, in contrast to

Tilo Wolff Tilo Wolff (born 10 July 1972) is a German musician and artist. He was born in Frankfurt am Main and currently lives in Switzerland. His longest-running project is the band Lacrimosa, which debuted in 1990. The band embraces a diverse range o ...

's other musical project,

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. The style changes between calm songs with string instruments and aggressive electric guitar tracks. Lyrics cover Lacrimosa's by-now standard themes of

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, estrangement and

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. A notable exception is the last individual track, "Hohelied der Liebe", a song written entirely for

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elements, and with lyrics taken from

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Track listing

Charts

Credits

All songs written, composed, arranged, orchestrated & produced by Tilo Wolff except the lyrics of "Hohelied der Liebe" taken from the Holy Bible.
Arranged By, Composed By, Orchestrated By, Producer, Written-By – Tilo Wolff
Bass – Yenz Leonhardt (tracks: 7)
Bass retless– Susanne Vogel (tracks: 5)
Bassoon – Philip Kreinert (tracks: 1)
Cello – Boris Matchin (tracks: 4)
Choir – Arno Schubert (tracks: 8), Christian Hammerschick (tracks: 8), Kanemaki Chor (tracks: 8), Rosenberg Ensemble (tracks: 8), Thomas Günther (tracks: 8)
Clarinet – Thomas Gramatzki (tracks: 1, 4)
Conductor pielmann-schnyder Philharmonie– Christopher Clayton (tracks: 3, 5, 7)
Conductor ictor Smolski Symphonic Orchestra– Andrey Zubrich (tracks: 2, 8)
Double Bass – Katharina C. Bunners (tracks: 4)
Drums – AC (2) (tracks: 4, 8), Manne Uhlig (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 7), Thomas Nack (tracks: 1)
Flute – Thomas Gramatzki (tracks: 6)
Guitar – Sascha Gerbig (tracks: 5)
Guitar, Bass – Jay P. (3)
Oboe – Thomas Rohde (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 6)
Orchestra – Spielmann-Schnyder Philharmonie* (tracks: 3, 5, 7), Victor Smolski Symphonic Orchestra (tracks: 2, 8) Viola – Thomas Oepen (tracks: 4)
Viola a Gamba Cello – Birte Schultz (tracks: 8)
Violin st– Stefan Pintev (tracks: 4)
Violin nd– Rodrigo Reichel (tracks: 4)
Vocals, Keyboards – Anne Nurmi
Vocals, Piano, Programmed By, Trumpet – Tilo Wolff

References

{{Authority control Lacrimosa (band) albums 2005 albums