Ave Maria – En Plein Air
| Ave Maria – En Plein Air | ||||
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| Released | 11 September 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 21–23 November 2011 | |||
| Venue | Lakeuden Risti Church, Seinäjoki, Finland | |||
| Genre | Classical | |||
| Length | 45:34 (48:21 with bonus track) | |||
| Label | earMUSIC | |||
| Producer | Tarja & Mic | |||
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Ave Maria – En Plein Air is the first classical, and the fifth studio album released by the Finnish soprano Tarja Turunen.[1]
On the 22 July 2015, earMUSIC released a video announcing the existence of the album, following with a teaser trailer on 6 August. The full music video was not released until 13 August that year, with Tarja singing the rare "Ave Maria" by Paolo Tosti.
Background
In an interview with Winter Storm Slovakia, Tarja talked a little about the recording sessions :
"All the musicians performed the songs together with me without an audience" and continues saying "Nothing has been edited nor any studio tricks have been used" and finishes with "So what you hear on the record, is purely how the songs sounded in Lakeuden Risti church during the recording session."[2]
She also says that this is a very important album to her, since "It represents her long background in classical music and her knowledge as a lyrical singer".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ave Maria" | Paolo Tosti | 3:51 |
| 2. | "Ave Maria" | Axel von Kothen | 3:00 |
| 3. | "Ave Maria" | David Popper | 3:45 |
| 4. | "Ave Maria" | Camille Saint-Saëns | 4:27 |
| 5. | "Ave Maria" | Astor Piazzolla | 5:13 |
| 6. | "Ave Maria" | J. S. Bach / Charles Gounod | 2:46 |
| 7. | "Ave Maria" | Pietro Mascagni | 3:29 |
| 8. | "Ave Maria" | Ferenc Farkas | 2:16 |
| 9. | "Ave Maria" | Vladimir Vavilov[3] | 4:12 |
| 10. | "Ave Maria" | Michael Hoppé | 3:21 |
| 11. | "Ave Maria" | Charles-Marie Widor | 3:28 |
| 12. | "Ave Maria" | Tarja Turunen | 5:11 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Ave Maria Stella" (i.e. Ave maris stella) | Edvard Grieg | 2:47 |
Musicians
- Tarja Turunen – soprano
- Kalevi Kiviniemi – organ[4]
- Marius Järvi – cello[2]
- Kirsi Kiviharju – harp[2]
Chart performance
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] | 165 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] | 159 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] | 31 |
References
- ^ "New Album Ave Maria – En Plein Air". Tarja-avemaria.com. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
- ^ a b c "English – Winter Storm Slovakia | Oficiálny fanklub Tarji Turunen na Slovensku". Winter Storm Slovakia. Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
- ^ misattributed to Giulio Caccini
- ^ Tarja Kuittinen. "Tarja Turunen palasi viimein klassisen pariin – katso video ensimmäisestä sinkusta! – Musiikki – Ilta-Sanomat". Iltasanomat.fi. Archived from the original on August 15, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Tarja Turunen – Ave Maria En Plein Air" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Tarja Turunen – Ave Maria En Plein Air" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "Tarja Turunen: Ave Maria En Plein Air" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
