World Sinfonia / The Grande Passion

by Al Di Meola

World Sinfonia / The Grande Passion cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 24 October 2000
  • Label: Telarc
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 59:24
  • Community rating: 3.33/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Al Di Meola's 'The Grande Passion' extends his World Sinfonia project into full orchestral scale, pairing his acoustic guitar and Mario Parmisano's piano with John Patitucci, Arto Tuncboyacian and musicians of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fabrizio Festa. Three of its nine tracks are compositions by Astor Piazzolla, including 'Libertango' and 'Soledad'.

Genres

Descriptors: orchestral, virtuosic, fusion, guitar-led

Tracklist

  1. Misterio (7:53)
  2. Double Concerto (5:55)
  3. Prelude: Adagio For Theresa (1:22)
  4. The Grande Passion (9:04)
  5. Asia De Cuba (8:57)
  6. Soledad (7:37)
  7. Opus In Green (10:18)
  8. Libertango (5:06)
  9. Az煤car (3:12)

Credits

  • Hernan Romero - guitar, vocals
  • Arto Tuncboyaciyan - percussion, vocals
  • Mario Parmisano - piano [acoustic piano], written-by
  • Anilda Carrasquillo - art direction, design
  • Henry Nophsker - engineer [recording engineer], mixed by [assistant engineer]
  • Katsuhiko Naito - engineer [recording engineer], mixed by [mix engineer]
  • Layla Di Meola - design [cover design]
  • David Baker - engineer [recording engineer]
  • Robert Woods - executive-producer
  • Ted Jensen - mastered by
  • Astor Piazzolla - written-by

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