Marco Polo (album)
| Marco Polo | ||||
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| Released | 24 October 1997 | |||
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| Length | 51:29 | |||
| Label | Koch International | |||
| Producer | Gian Piero Reverberi | |||
| Rondò Veneziano chronology | ||||
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Marco Polo is the nineteenth studio album by Italian chamber orchestra Rondò Veneziano, released in 1997 by Koch International (Austria). The album peaked at number 13 in Switzerland[1] and 52 in Germany.[2]
Overview
It is a concept album about the travels of Marco Polo, using also traditional Tibetan and Mongolian music.[3] To promote the album, an interview with Gian Piero Reverberi was released on CD, entitled Ein Interview Mit Gian Piero Reverberi (Koch International, 350 498) where he explains the project and the first use of world music played by Rondò Veneziano.[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Gian Piero Reverberi and Ivano Pavesi, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ouverture Marco Polo" | 2:55 | |
| 2. | "Marco Polo" | 5:10 | |
| 3. | "Il progetto: il viaggio" | 3:42 | |
| 4. | "I preparativi" | 2:49 | |
| 5. | "L'addio: gli affetti" | 2:42 | |
| 6. | "La partenza" | 2:38 | |
| 7. | "Verso est" | trad. "Ujesguleng goo-um jandan sirege" | 4:22 |
| 8. | "Il sogno: la Cina" | 1:37 | |
| 9. | "La danza: la gioia" | 3:13 | |
| 10. | "Il canto: la meditazione" | trad. Tibetan monk chant | 5:03 |
| 11. | "Festa al villaggio" | trad. "Ujesguleng goo-um jandan sirege", "Gandii modu" | 2:37 |
| 12. | "Alba in pianura" | trad. "Qan-kokeyin uyangga" | 3:02 |
| 13. | "La Grande Muraglia" | 4:00 | |
| 14. | "Il diario: la storia" | 2:27 | |
| 15. | "La meta: il trionfo" | 4:57 |
Personnel
- Gian Piero Reverberi – arrangement, conducting, piano, keyboard, mixing, production
- Giuseppe Valente a.k.a. Giuseppe Zuppone – arrangement, mixing (10)
- Sera Je – Tibetan monks (10)
- Mongolian music (courtesy by King Records & Co.) – limbe (11–12), morin khuur (11), yoochin (11–12), shudraga (11), yatga (11)
- Sergio Barlozzi – drumset
- Franco Fochesato – sound engineer, programming, mixing (10)
- Studio Koch – cover art
- Alberto Parodi – sound engineer
- Klaus Strazicky – sound engineer
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[5]
Charts
| Chart (1997–1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[2] | 52 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[1] | 13 |
References
- ^ a b "Swisscharts.com – Rondo' Veneziano – Marco Polo". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Offiziellecharts.de – Rondo' Veneziano – Marco Polo" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ Bote, Katrin (2002). Faszination der Popklassik (in German). BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN 978-3-8311-3992-7.
- ^ Rondo' Veneziano - Ein Interview Mit Gian Piero Reverberi (in Italian), 1997, retrieved 2025-09-09
- ^ Marco Polo (Media notes). Rondò Veneziano. Austria: Koch International. 1997. 33502-2.
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External links
- Marco Polo at Discogs (list of releases)