La Piazza

La Piazza
Studio album by
Released21 October 2002 (2002-10-21)
Studio
Genre[1]
Length51:02
LabelBaby
ProducerGian Piero Reverberi
Rondò Veneziano chronology
Papagena
(2001)
La Piazza
(2002)
25 – Live in Concert
(2005)
Alternative cover
France release as Concertissimo

La Piazza is the twentysixth studio album by Italian chamber orchestra Rondò Veneziano, released in 2002 by Baby Records International. In France the album was released as Concertissimo by RCA and BMG with a different track list.[2] The album peaked at number 67 in Germany[3] and 93 in France.[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gian Piero Reverberi and Ivano Pavesi, except where noted. The tracks "Sinfonia corale" and "Suite di passione", with music by Johann Sebastian Bach, are arranged only by Ivano Pavesi. In the French version the tracks "La Piazza" and "Andromeda" are renamed as "Venise en fête" and "Concertissimo", "Rito indiano" (see SIAE) is renamed as "Rito andino".

La Piazza (International)

No.TitleMusicLength
1."La Piazza" 3:34
2."Andromeda" 3:14
3."Festa celtica" 3:21
4."Luna in laguna" 4:25
5."Symphonic Run" 3:20
6."Ronda di stelle" 3:07
7."Notturno romantico" 3:50
8."Le vele" 3:52
9."Abissi" 3:13
10."Ode russa" 2:56
11."Piano su piano" 4:11
12."Note di notte" 3:16
13."Gioco finale" 1:48
14."Sinfonia corale"Johann Sebastian Bach6:55

Concertissimo (France)

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Concertissimo" 3:14
2."Venise en fête" 3:33
3."Festa celtica" 3:21
4."Luna in laguna" 4:25
5."Symphonic Run" 3:20
6."Ronda di stelle" 3:06
7."Notturno romantico" 3:50
8."Le vele" 3:51
9."Rito andino" (unreleased track also known as "Rito indiano") 3:24
10."Abissi" 3:12
11."Ode russa" 2:55
12."Piano su piano" 4:10
13."Note di notte" 3:15
14."Gioco finale" 1:47
15."Sinfonia corale"Johann Sebastian Bach6:55
16."Suite di passione" (unreleased track)Johann Sebastian Bach4:49

Personnel

  • Gian Piero Reverberi – additional sounds, arrangement, conducting, mixing, production
  • Ivano Pavesi – arrangement
  • Sergio Barlozzi – additional sounds, drum set, mixing
  • Fabrizio Giudice – classical guitar
  • Ossi Schaller – electric guitar
  • Munich Bach Choir – choir
  • Ricky Andreoni – cover art
  • Victor Togliani – cover art
  • Franco Fochesato – mixing, sound engineer
  • Klaus Strazicky – sound engineer

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[5]

Charts

Chart performance for La Piazza
Chart (2002) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 67
Chart performance for Concertissimo
Chart (2002) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP) 93

References

  1. ^ "Rondò Veneziano Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio &..." AllMusic. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  2. ^ Rondo' Veneziano - Concertissimo (in Italian), 2002, retrieved 2025-11-13
  3. ^ a b "Offiziellecharts.de – Rondo' Veneziano – La Piazza" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  4. ^ "InfoDisc : Les Chart Runs de chaque Album depuis 1985". infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  5. ^ La Piazza (Media notes). Rondò Veneziano. Italy: Baby Records International. 2002. BR 25006-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)