Nocturne: The Piano Album

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Nocturne: The Piano Album
Studio album by
Vangelis
Released25 January 2019
Recorded2018
GenreClassical
Length75:59
LabelDecca
ProducerVangelis
Vangelis chronology
Rosetta
(2016) 		Nocturne: The Piano Album
(2019) 		Juno to Jupiter
(2021)

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]

Background[edit]

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]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks written and arranged by Vangelis.[3]

No.TitleLength
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.

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from the CD liner notes.[3]

Music

  • Vangelis – piano, keyboards
  • Irina Valentinova-Karpouchina – guest piano on "Movement 9, Mythodea"

Production

  • Vangelis – production
  • Phillipe Colonna – engineer
  • Giorgios Dermentzis – photography
  • Jack Crossing – art direction, design

Charts[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Sexton, Paul (19 December 2018). "Vangelis sets out on new mission with 'Nocturne' album". UDiscover Music. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  2. ^ Greiving, Tim (26 March 2019). "Vangelis trades synthesizers for piano and finds life after the film score". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b Nocturne: The Piano Album (Media notes). Decca Records. 2019. 7702214.
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – Vangelis – Nocturne - The Piano Album" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Vangelis – Nocturne - The Piano Album" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 5, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 8: del 15.2.2019 al 21.2.2019" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Vangelis – Nocturne - The Piano Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Vangelis Charts - New Age Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
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