La storia del classico

La storia del classico
Studio album by
Released13 October 2000 (2000-10-13)
Studio
Genre
LabelKoch Records
ProducerGian Piero Reverberi
Rondò Veneziano chronology
Honeymoon – Luna di miele
(1999)
La storia del classico
(2000)
Papagena
(2001)

La storia del classico is the twenty-fourth studio album by Italian chamber orchestra Rondò Veneziano, released in 2000 by Koch Records (Austria).[1] The album peaked at number 63 in Switzerland.[2]

Overview

This is the third cover album by Rondò Veneziano, drawn from the classical repertoire, a choice already tested with the albums The Genius of Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven (1990) and Sinfonia di Natale (1995).[3]

Track listing

All tracks are arranged by Ivano Pavesi and conducted by Gian Piero Reverberi.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Concerto sinfonico""Fantaisie-Impromptu, Op. posth. 66", "Étude, Op. 10, No. 12" (Frédéric Chopin), "Romeo and Juliet" (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky), "Martha: Ach so fromm" (Friedrich von Flotow)9:53
2."Concerto solare""Peer Gynt: Suite No. 1, Op. 46" (Edvard Grieg), "Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23" (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky), "Unfinished Symphony No. 8" (Franz Schubert)3:46
3."Concerto aulico""The Carnival of the Animals: Le cygne" (Camille Saint-Saëns), "Má vlast: Vltava" (Bedřich Smetana), New World Symphony No. 9, Op. 95" (Antonín Dvořák)6:02
4."Concerto romantico""Carnaval, Op. 9: Préambule, Chopin" (Robert Schumann), "Liebestraum No. 3" (Franz Liszt), "Nocturne, Op. 9, No. 2" (Frédéric Chopin)6:02
5."Concerto etnico""Italian Symphony No. 4, Op. posth. 90" (Felix Mendelssohn), "New World Symphony No. 9, Op. 95" (Antonín Dvořák), "Symphony No. 1, Op. 68" (Johannes Brahms), "Polovtsian Dances" (Alexander Borodin)5:23
6."Concerto mistico""Oboe Concerto in D minor, S D935" (Alessandro Marcello), "Serse: Ombra mai fu" (George Frideric Handel)4:43
7."Concerto barocco""Surprise Symphony No. 94, Hob. 1/94" (Joseph Haydn), "Cello Concerto in E-flat major, deest" (Luigi Boccherini), "Concerti grossi, Op. 6, Nos. 1 and 12" (George Frideric Handel), "London Symphony No. 104, Hob. 1/104" (Joseph Haydn)4:10
8."Concerto surreale""New World Symphony No. 9, Op. 95" (Antonín Dvořák), "Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16" (Edvard Grieg), "Symphony No. 1, Op. 68" (Johannes Brahms), "Étude Op. 25, No. 1" (Frédéric Chopin)5:20
9."Concerto epico""Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64" (Felix Mendelsshon), "Violin Concerto in E-flat major No. 1, Op. 6" (Niccolò Paganini), "Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 (Antonín Dvořák), "Aida: Triumphal March" (Giuseppe Verdi), "Pictures at an Exhibition" (Modest Mussorgsky)6:26

Personnel

  • Gian Piero Reverberi – conducting, production, additional sounds, mixing
  • Koch Graphic Studio – artwork
  • Victor Togliani – cover art
  • Sergio Barlozzi – sound engineer, mixing
  • Franco Fochesato – sound engineer, mixing
  • Klaus Strazicky – sound engineer

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[4]

Charts

Chart performance for la storia del classico
Chart (2000) Peak
position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[2] 63

References

  1. ^ Rondo' Veneziano - La Storia Del Classico (in Italian), 2000, retrieved 2026-01-21
  2. ^ a b "Swisscharts.com – Rondo' Veneziano – La storia del classico". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  3. ^ Bote, Katrin (2002). Rondò Veneziano – Faszination der Popklassik (in German). BoD – Books on Demand. pp. 166–168. ISBN 978-3-8311-3992-7.
  4. ^ La storia del classico (Media notes). Rondò Veneziano. Austria: Koch International. 2000. 33510-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)