Concerto (Rondò Veneziano album)
| Concerto | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Studio | Country Lane, Munich | |||
| Genre | [1] | |||
| Length | 35:59 | |||
| Label | Baby | |||
| Producer | Gian Piero Reverberi | |||
| Rondò Veneziano chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
Germany release as Poesia di Venezia | ||||
Concerto is the tenth studio album by Italian chamber orchestra Rondò Veneziano, released in 1988 through Baby Records. In Germany the album was released as Poesia di Venezia[2] and in Belgium as Splendore di Venezia by Silver Star in 1999.[3] The album failed to chart in Italy, but topped the Swiss chart.[4]
Overview
"Controdanze" is a special composition with 3 dances (Minuetto, Polka and Gavotta) this technique is called Musical Holographie: when listening to the mono-left only you can hear the Minuetto (3/4), when listening to the mono-right only you can hear the Polka (2/4) and on stereo you can hear the Gavotta (4/4). The cover for the album "Poesia di Venezia".
The cover of Poesia di Venezia is inspired by the painting by Giovanni Paolo Panini entitled Musical Feast Given by the Cardinal de La Rochefoucauld for the Marriage of the Dauphin, Paris, Louvre.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Gian Piero Reverberi and Ivano Pavesi. In the Belgian and German version the track "Concerto" is renamed as "Poesia di Venezia".
Concerto (International)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Concerto" | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Seduzione" | 2:33 |
| 3. | "Sonetto" | 2:33 |
| 4. | "Splendore di Venezia" | 2:38 |
| 5. | "Miniature" | 3:04 |
| 6. | "Controdanze" | 3:00 |
| 7. | "Tema veneziano" | 2:52 |
| 8. | "Nuvole" | 2:27 |
| 9. | "Carrousel" | 3:33 |
| 10. | "Tramonto d'autunno" | 3:45 |
| 11. | "Chimere" | 3:10 |
| 12. | "Perla del mare" | 2:01 |
Poesia di Venezia (Germany)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Poesia di Venezia" | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Sonetto" | 2:33 |
| 3. | "Tema veneziano" | 2:52 |
| 4. | "Carrousel" | 3:32 |
| 5. | "Controdanze" | 3:00 |
| 6. | "Tramonto d'autunno" | 3:45 |
| 7. | "Splendore di Venezia" | 2:38 |
| 8. | "Nuvole" | 2:27 |
| 9. | "Seduzione" | 2:33 |
| 10. | "Perla del mare" | 1:59 |
| 11. | "Chimere" | 3:10 |
| 12. | "Rêverie" (unreleased track) | 3:07 |
| 13. | "Gondole sulla laguna" (unreleased track) | 3:14 |
Splendore di Venezia (Belgium)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Splendore di Venezia" | 2:38 |
| 2. | "Nuvole" | 2:27 |
| 3. | "Seduzione" | 2:33 |
| 4. | "Perla del mare" | 1:59 |
| 5. | "Chimere" | 3:10 |
| 6. | "Rêverie" (unreleased track) | 3:07 |
| 7. | "Gondole sulla laguna" (unreleased track) | 3:14 |
| 8. | "Poesia di Venezia" | 3:55 |
| 9. | "Sonetto" | 2:33 |
| 10. | "Tema veneziano" | 2:52 |
| 11. | "Carrousel" | 3:32 |
| 12. | "Controdanze" | 3:00 |
| 13. | "Tramonto d'autunno" | 3:45 |
Personnel
- Jesús Eduardo Álvarez Herrera – classical guitar (1, 3, 5, 9, 11)
- Gian Piero Reverberi – production, conduction
- Angus McKie – cover art
- Harry Thumann – sound engineer
- Klaus Strazicky – sound engineer
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[5]
Charts
| Chart (1988–1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| European Albums (Music & Media)[6] | 28 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[7] | 3 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[4] | 1 |
| Chart (1988–1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] | 96 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] | 8 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Austria (IFPI Austria)[10] | Gold | 25,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[11] | Gold | 250,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ "Rondò Veneziano Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio &..." AllMusic. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
- ^ Poesia di Venezia (Media notes). Rondò Veneziano. Europe: Baby Records. 1988. 259 289.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Rondo Veneziano - Splendore Di Venezia (in Italian), 1999, retrieved 2025-09-22
- ^ a b "Swisscharts.com – Rondo' Veneziano – Concerto". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ Concerto (Media notes). Rondò Veneziano. Italy: Baby Records. 1988. BR 156119 CD.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 2. 13 January 1990. p. 8. OCLC 29800226.
- ^ "Top 3 Albums in Europe – France" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 2. 13 January 1990. p. 25. OCLC 29800226.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Rondo' Veneziano – Poesia Di Venezia" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Rondo' Veneziano – Poesia Di Venezia" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ "Austrian album certifications – Rondò Veneziano – Poesia di Venezia" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Rondò Veneziano; 'Poesia di Venezia')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
External links
- Concerto at Discogs (list of releases)
- Poesia di Venezia at Discogs (list of releases)