| Nocturne: The Piano Album | ||||
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| Released | 25 January 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2018 | |||
| Genre | Classical | |||
| Length | 75:59 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Producer | Vangelis | |||
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Nocturne: The Piano Album is a studio album by Greek musician and composer Vangelis, released on 25 January 2019 on Decca Records. It is a solo piano album of 11 new tracks plus arrangements of various songs from his solo career. [1] [2]
As the title suggests, Vangelis was inspired to record music of a night time theme. Music from the album was made available by people taking photographs of the moon and submitting them to the album's dedicated website. [1]
"Nocturnal Promenade" is the album's first single. [1]
All tracks written and arranged by Vangelis. [3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nocturnal Promenade" | 5:51 |
| 2. | "To the Unknown Man" (From Spiral ) | 5:14 |
| 3. | "Movement 9, Mythodea" (From Mythodea ) | 3:48 |
| 4. | "Moonlight Reflections" | 3:10 |
| 5. | "Through the Night Mist" | 5:12 |
| 6. | "Early Years" | 3:32 |
| 7. | "Love Theme, Blade Runner" (From Blade Runner ) | 6:05 |
| 8. | "Sweet Nostalgia" | 3:38 |
| 9. | "Intermezzo" | 3:45 |
| 10. | "To a Friend" | 5:23 |
| 11. | "La Petite Fille de la Mer" (From L'Apocalypse des animaux ) | 4:45 |
| 12. | "Longing" | 3:45 |
| 13. | "Chariots of Fire" (From Chariots of Fire ) | 5:26 |
| 14. | "Unfulfilled Desire" | 4:24 |
| 15. | "Lonesome" | 5:50 |
| 16. | "1492: Conquest of Paradise" (From 1492: Conquest of Paradise ) | 4:51 |
| 17. | "Pour Melia" | 1:11 |
Note: The track "Longing" is not based on the song of the same name from the Blade Runner Trilogy: 25th Anniversary set.
Credits adapted from the CD liner notes. [3]
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| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [4] | 18 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [5] | 120 |
| French Albums (SNEP) [6] | 141 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV) [7] | 25 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) [8] | 61 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [9] | 83 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] | 33 |
| US New Age Albums ( Billboard ) [11] | 2 |
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