Odissea veneziana

Odissea veneziana
Odissea veneziana
Studio album by Rondò Veneziano
Released	1984
Studio	Country Lane Studios in Munich; Varirecording Studios, Milan; Baby Studios, Milan;
Genre	Classical crossover; easy listening;
Length	40:42
Label	Baby
Producer	Gian Piero Reverberi
Rondò Veneziano chronology
Alternative cover
	France release as L'odyssée de Venise

Odissea veneziana is the fifth studio album by Italian chamber orchestra Rondò Veneziano, 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.^[2]

It has attained particular fame in the United Kingdom, where the instrumental section has been used as the theme tune for the BBC's television coverage of Horse Racing.

Track list

All tracks are written by Gian Piero Reverberi and Laura Giordano, except were noted. In the British version the track "Odissea veneziana" is renamed as "Odissea".

Odissea veneziana (International)

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Odissea veneziana"	Gian Piero Reverberi, Dario Farina	2:38
2.	"Tiziano"		11:28
3.	"Campo dei Mori"		2:49
4.	"Prime luci sulla laguna"		3:11
5.	"Ca' d'Oro"		6:06
6.	"Mosaico"		4:06
7.	"Rosso veneziano"		3:06
8.	"Fantasia veneziana"		4:41
9.	"Invito alla danza"		3:14

L'odyssée de Venise (France)

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Odissea veneziana"	Gian Piero Reverberi, Dario Farina	2:38
2.	"Tiziano"		11:28
3.	"Campo dei Mori"		2:49
4.	"Prime luci sulla laguna"		3:11
5.	"L'anello" (unreleased track)		3:18
6.	"Ca' d'Oro"		6:06
7.	"Cecilia" (from the album Casanova)		3:15
8.	"Mosaico"		4:06
9.	"Rosso veneziano"		3:06
10.	"Invito alla danza"		3:14

Personnel

Gian Piero Reverberi – producer
Harry Thumann – sound engineer (1, 4–9)
Klaus Strazicky – sound engineer (assistant) (1, 4–9)
Giancarlo Jammetti – sound engineer (2)
Massimo Noè – sound engineer (3)
Enzo Mombrini, Erminia Munari – cover art

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.^[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Initial weekly chart performance for *Odissea veneziana*
Chart (1985–1986)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[4]	7
European Albums (Eurotipsheet)^[5]	41
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[6]	3
Italian Albums (Billboard)^[7]	2
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)^[8]^[9]	5
Italian Albums (Radiocorriere TV)^[10]	2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[11]	1

Latter weekly chart performance for *Odissea veneziana*
Chart (1992)	Peak position
European Albums (Music & Media)^[12]	71
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)^[13]	8

Initial weekly chart performance for *L'odyssée de Venise*
Chart (1986)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP)^[14]	17

Year-end charts

1985 year-end chart performance for *Odissea veneziana*
Chart (1985)	Position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[15]	19

1986 year-end chart performance for *Odissea veneziana*
Chart (1986)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[16]	59

References

^ "Rondò Veneziano Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio &..." AllMusic. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
^ Odissea veneziana (Media notes). Rondò Veneziano. Italy: Baby Records. 1985. 207 078, 207 078-502.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Odissea veneziana (Media notes). Rondò Veneziano. Italy: Baby Records. 1984. BR 56062.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Austriancharts.at – Rondo' Veneziano – Odissea veneziana" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Eurotipsheet. Vol. 2, no. 4. 28 January 1985. p. 9. OCLC 29800226.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Rondo' Veneziano – Odissea veneziana" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
^ Ruscitto, Germano (2 February 1985). "Hits of the World – Italy" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 5. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. p. 80. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Album 1964–2019 (in Italian). Amazon Digital Services LLC – Kdp Print Us. p. 268. ISBN 978-1094705002.
^ Rondo' Veneziano, Odissea veneziana (Baby) in "M&D Classifiche". Retrieved 18 January 2025.
^ "Hit parade". Radiocorriere TV. No. 2. 1985. p. 92.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Rondo' Veneziano – Odissea veneziana". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 7. 15 February 1992. p. 27. OCLC 29800226.
^ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 7. 15 February 1992. p. 26. OCLC 29800226.
^ "InfoDisc : Les différentes Places obtenues (ChartRuns) de chaque Album dans les Classements depuis 1985 : Rondo Veneziano". infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1985" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1986" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 12 January 2025.

External links

Odissea veneziana at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] "Rondò Veneziano Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio &..." AllMusic. Retrieved 2025-09-30.

[2] Odissea veneziana (Media notes). Rondò Veneziano. Italy: Baby Records. 1985. 207 078, 207 078-502.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[3] Odissea veneziana (Media notes). Rondò Veneziano. Italy: Baby Records. 1984. BR 56062.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[ned-4] "Austriancharts.at – Rondo' Veneziano – Odissea veneziana" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2025.

[5] "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Eurotipsheet. Vol. 2, no. 4. 28 January 1985. p. 9. OCLC 29800226.

[ger-6] "Offiziellecharts.de – Rondo' Veneziano – Odissea veneziana" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 January 2025.

[7] Ruscitto, Germano (2 February 1985). "Hits of the World – Italy" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 5. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. p. 80. ISSN 0006-2510.

[Musica_e_dischi-8] Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Album 1964–2019 (in Italian). Amazon Digital Services LLC – Kdp Print Us. p. 268. ISBN 978-1094705002.

[9] Rondo' Veneziano, Odissea veneziana (Baby) in "M&D Classifiche". Retrieved 18 January 2025.

[10] "Hit parade". Radiocorriere TV. No. 2. 1985. p. 92.

[sui-11] "Swisscharts.com – Rondo' Veneziano – Odissea veneziana". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2025.

[12] "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 7. 15 February 1992. p. 27. OCLC 29800226.

[13] "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 7. 15 February 1992. p. 26. OCLC 29800226.

[14] "InfoDisc : Les différentes Places obtenues (ChartRuns) de chaque Album dans les Classements depuis 1985 : Rondo Veneziano". infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2025-09-08.

[15] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1985" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2025.

[16] "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1986" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 12 January 2025.

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Rondò Veneziano
Discography
Studio albums	Rondò veneziano (1980) La Serenissima (1981) Scaramucce (1982) Odissea veneziana (1984) Casanova (1985) Rapsodia veneziana (1986) Arabesque (1987) Concerto (1988) Masquerade (1989) Barocco (1990) The Genius of Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven (1990) Prestige (1991) G. P. Reverberi – Rondò Veneziano (1992) Il mago di Venezia (1994) Sinfonia di Natale (1995) Marco Polo (1997) Zodiaco – Sternzeichen (1998) Attimi di magia – Magische Augenblicke (1999) La Piazza (2002)
Soundrack albums	Not Quite Jerusalem (1985)
Live albums	Gian Piero Reverberi Conducts Rondò Veneziano – In concerto (1997)
Compilation albums	Venezia 2000 (1983)
Related articles	Gian Piero Reverberi Baby Records DDD – La Drogueria di Drugolo