Symphony: Live in Vienna

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Symphony: Live in Vienna
Sarah in Vienna.jpg
Produced by Frank Peterson
Starring Sarah Brightman
Release date
  • 2008 (2008)(U.S.)
Running time
75 minutes

Symphony: Live in Vienna is a live concert by Sarah Brightman, inspired by her Symphony album. It was originally only available as a premium for a donation to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States. A lower-level donation would yield a free copy of the DVD, and a higher-level donation would yield a set containing both the DVD and a companion CD.

Contents

The 75-minute concert was recorded on 16 January 2008 at Stephansdom (St. Stephen's) Cathedral in Vienna, Austria. The audience consisted of a small group of invited guests and members of Sarah Brightman's official website's fan area, to whom free tickets were made available.

Recorded in 5.1 Surround Sound, the DVD has over 40 minutes of special features. They include a photo gallery, two separate interviews with Sarah concerning the production and the songs of Symphony, and an interview with Father Anthony Faber and historian Elisabeth Lloyd-Davis focusing on the location of the concert.

Track listing

  1. "Pie Jesu"
  2. "Fleurs du Mal"
  3. "Symphony"
  4. "Sanvean"
  5. "Canto della Terra" (feat. Alessandro Safina)
  6. "Sarai Qui" (feat. Alessandro Safina)
  7. "Attesa"
  8. "I Will Be with You" (feat. Chris Thompson)
  9. "Storia d'Amore"
  10. "Pasión" (feat. Fernando Lima)
  11. "Running"
  12. "Let It Rain"
  13. "Phantom of the Opera" (feat. Chris Thompson)
  14. "Time to Say Goodbye"
  15. "Ave Maria"

Album

Symphony: Live in Vienna
Symphony Live In Vienna cover.jpg
Live album by
ReleasedAsia & Europe March 2009
Genre Pop/Rock/Classical Crossover
Length73:54
Producer Frank Peterson
Sarah Brightman chronology
A Winter Symphony
(2008)
Symphony: Live in Vienna
(2009)
Amalfi – Sarah Brightman Love Songs
(2009)

The CD and the CD/DVD package were released on 10 March 2009. The DVD includes a picture gallery with pictures from the concert, two interviews with Brightman, as well as an interview about the cathedral with Father Anthony Faber and historian Elisabeth Lloyd-Jones. The CD in the CD/DVD package includes a bonus studio recording of Brightman performing "Vide Cor Meum" by Patrick Cassidy. [1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Pie Jesu"3:56
2."Fleurs du Mal"4:46
3."Symphony"5:00
4."Sanvean"4:03
5."Canto della Terra" (feat. Alessandro Safina)4:21
6."Sarai Qui" (feat. Alessandro Safina)4:10
7."Attesa"4:41
8."I Will Be with You" (feat. Chris Thompson)4:49
9."Storia d'Amore"4:20
10."Pasión" (feat. Fernando Lima)5:33
11."Running"6:20
12."Let It Rain"4:36
13."Phantom of the Opera" (feat. Chris Thompson)4:36
14."Time to Say Goodbye"4:35
15."Ave Maria"3:34
16."Vide Cor Meum" (Bonus track only available on the CD/DVD edition)4:26
Total length:73:54

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References

  1. As documented on the DVD packaging.
  2. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 41.
  3. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas.Type Sarah Brightman in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Symphony: Live in Vienna in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  4. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas.Type Sarah Brightman in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Symphony: Live in Vienna in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.