''Moment of Glory'' is an album by

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band

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. It was recorded in collaboration with the

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and released in 2000. The album features re-arranged songs from the Scorpions repertoire, as well as classical interludes, a cover song and the new single "Moment of Glory". Initially, English composer

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was asked to provide arrangements and

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was designated next for the orchestral material. After the latter gave up the job in order to work with

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for their album '' S&M'', finally the Austrian arranger and conductor Christian Kolonovits proved to be the right collaborator.

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, chapter: ''Moment of Glory - The Scorpions und die Berliner Philharmoniker'', in: Klassische Musik heute. Eine Spurensuche in der Rockmusik, Bielefeld transcript-Verlag 2009

Live performances

The ''Moment of Glory'' concert programme was first presented at the Hannover EXPO in June 2000, with Christian Kolonovits conducting the Berlin Philharmonic. The live performance was filmed to be released in VHS and Video CD in December 2000. In 2001, this rock-symphonic show was taken on a seven-city tour to Russia and the Baltic countries. Christian Kolonovits and Scott Lawton alternated as orchestra conductors.

Track notes

"Hurricane 2000", the reworking of " Rock You Like a Hurricane", was the official theme song to

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broadcasts. The title track "Moment of Glory" was the official anthem of the

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. The instrumental "Deadly Sting Suite" is based on two earlier Scorpions tracks, "He's a Woman, She's a Man" and "Dynamite". The fifth track "Crossfire" repeats the main theme of the Russian song "

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". "

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", written by

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, was recorded by Tiffany 10 years earlier for her album '' New Inside''. The 5.1 surround mix on the SACD release includes an orchestra-only version of "Wind of Change" as a ghost track, which follows after approximately one minute of silence at the end of "Lady Starlight".

Track listings

Album

Video

Personnel

Scorpions

Klaus Meine Klaus Meine (; born 25 May 1948) is a German singer, best known as the longtime frontman and primary lyricist of the hard rock band Scorpions. Meine and guitarist Rudolf Schenker are the only two members of the group to appear on every Scorpio ...

– vocals *

Rudolf Schenker Rudolf Schenker (born 31 August 1948) is a German guitarist, founder and leader of the hard rock band Scorpions. He is the rhythm and lead guitarist, primary songwriter and the sole constant member of the band. He is also the CEO/owner-manager ...

– rhythm guitar, backing vocals *

Matthias Jabs Matthias Jabs (born 25 October 1955) is a German musician, best known as the lead/rhythm guitarist of the hard rock band Scorpions. He has played on all but the first five Scorpions studio albums, starting with '' Lovedrive'' (1979). He owns a ...

– lead guitar, backing vocals * Ralph Rieckermann – bass, backing vocals (on video version only) *

James Kottak James Kottak (December 26, 1962 – January 9, 2024) was an American drummer, best known for his work with the German hard rock band Scorpions, which he joined in 1996. At the time of his firing from the band in 2016, he was their longest-serv ...

– drums, backing vocals ;with * The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Guest musicians on CD

* Lyn Liechty – vocals on "Here in My Heart" * Ray Wilson – vocals on "Big City Nights" *

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– vocals on "Send Me an Angel" * Guenther Becker – sitar on "Lady Starlight" * Ken Taylor – bass * Stefan Schrupp – drum and computer programming * Gumpoldtskirchener Spatzen, Vienna – children's choir on "Moment of Glory" * Vince Pirillo, Kai Petersen, Michael Perfler – choir on "Moment of Glory" * Susie Webb, Zoë Nicholas, Rita Campbell, Melanie Marshall – backing vocals

Guest musicians on VHS

* Lyn Liechty – vocals on "Here in My Heart" * Ray Wilson – vocals on "Big City Nights"

CD production

*Christian Kolonovits – producer, arrangements, conductor *Hartmut Pfannmüller – engineer, mixing *Joerg Steinfad, Martin Boehm, Rory Kushnen, Gert Jacobs, Mirko Bezzi – engineers *Ian Cooper – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Sales and certifications

References

External links

Official album page

Official DVD page

"Moment of Glory" video

"Hurricane 2000" video

"Here in My Heart" video
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