Harmony: The Official Athens 2004 Olympic Games Classical Album (2004)

About this title: Released in relation to the Athens Olympics in 2004, Harmony is purportedly a classical album, but in reality is a fair bit less coherent. Classical music is the core, with a few instrumental pieces as well as operatic works here and there. Along with this, though, are a fair number of new age and adult contemporary-style works. The majority of the pieces are relatively popular crossover hits from the last decade, and the artists involved nearly all hold some name value. The collection itself is certainly well performed -- these are artists of an extremely high caliber after all. The mix of ... read more

Tracks:

1. Olympic Dream [Eden Mix] [Essex]
2. Adiemus [Jenkins]
3. Time to Say Goodbye (Con Te Partiró) [Quarantotto/Sartori]
4. Adje Jano [Traditional]
5. Maria Elena/Corazón, Corazón/Fina Estampa [Barcelata/Jimenez]
6. Romeo and Juliet: A Time for Us [Rota]
7. Qui Radamčs Verrŕ...O Patria Mia [Ghislanzoni]
8. Voca Me [Prizeman]
9. Chariots of Fire [Vangelis]
10. Happy Valley - The 1997 Re-Unification Overture [Vaness-Mae/Hill/Nic]
11. Po Karekare Ana [Tomoana]
12. Mull of Kintyre [McCartney/Laine]
13. Pie Jesu [From Andrew Lloyd Webber: Requiem] [Lloyd Webber]
14. Sarabande and Variations [From George Friederic Handel: Suite in D ...] [Handel]
15. Song of Our Homeland [From Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor] [Borodon]
16. Agnus Dei [Jenkins]
17. Auld Lang Syne [Traditional]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.