''Odissea veneziana'' is the fifth studio album by Italian chamber orchestra
Rondò Veneziano
Rondò Veneziano is an Italian chamber orchestra, specializing in Baroque music, playing original instruments, but incorporating a rock-style rhythm section of synthesizer, bass guitar and drums, led by ''Maestro'' Gian Piero Reverberi, who is ...
, released in 1984 by
Baby Records. In France, it was released as ''L'odyssée de Venise'' and in the UK as ''Odissea''.
This album should not be confused with another ''Odissea veneziana'', which is a reissue of ''
Casanova'' (1985), but with the addition of two tracks from this album.
It has attained particular fame in the
United Kingdom
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, where the instrumental section has been used as the
theme tune
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for the BBC's television coverage of
Horse Racing
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.
Track list
All tracks are written by
Gian Piero Reverberi
Gian Piero Reverberi (, born 29 July 1939) is an Italian pianist, composer, arranger, conductor, and entrepreneur.
Biography
After obtaining Diplomas in piano and composition from the Paganini Conservatory in Genoa, Reverberi worked in a wid ...
and Laura Giordano, except were noted.
''Odissea veneziana''
# "Odissea veneziana" (Dario Farina, Reverberi) – 2:38
# "Tiziano" – 11:28
# "Campo dei mori" – 2:49
# "Prime luci sulla laguna" – 3:11
# "Ca' d'Oro" – 6:06
# "Mosaico" – 4:06
# "Rosso veneziano" – 3:06
# "Fantasia veneziana" – 3:41
# "Invito alla danza" – 3:14
''L'odyssée de Venise''
# "Odissea veneziana" – 2:38
# "Tiziano" – 11:28
# "Campo dei mori" – 2:49
# "Prime luci sulla laguna" – 3:11
# "L'anello" – 3:18
# "Ca' d'Oro" – 6:06
# "Cecilia" – 3:15
# "Mosaico" – 4:06
# "Rosso veneziano" – 3:06
# "Fantasia veneziana" – 3:41
# "Invito alla danza" – 3:14
Personnel
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Gian Piero Reverberi
Gian Piero Reverberi (, born 29 July 1939) is an Italian pianist, composer, arranger, conductor, and entrepreneur.
Biography
After obtaining Diplomas in piano and composition from the Paganini Conservatory in Genoa, Reverberi worked in a wid ...
– producer
* Enzo Mombrini – cover art
* Erminia Munari – cover art
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Harry Thumann
Harry Thumann (28 February 1952 – 2001) was a German electronic composer, record producer and sound engineer. He designed and built groundbreaking synthesizers and studio equipment from the early 1960s onwards.
Born Harald Thumann in Germany, h ...
– sound engineer (1, 4–9)
* Klaus Strazicky – sound engineer (assistant) (1, 4–9)
* Giancarlo Jammetti – sound engineer (2)
* Massimo Noè – sound engineer (3)
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
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1984 albums
Rondò Veneziano albums
Baby Records albums
1980s instrumental albums