World Sinfonía III – The Grande Passion

2000 studio album by Al Di Meola From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

World Sinfonía III – The Grande Passion is an album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola that was released in 2000.

Released24 October 2000
RecordedFebruary–April, 2000
StudioChurchill Studios (New Jersey)
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World Sinfonía III - The Grande Passion
Studio album by
Released24 October 2000
RecordedFebruary–April, 2000
StudioChurchill Studios (New Jersey)
GenreJazz
Length59:39
LabelTelarc
ProducerAl Di Meola
Al Di Meola chronology
Winter Nights
(1999)
World Sinfonía III - The Grande Passion
(2000)
Flesh on Flesh
(2002)
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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar [1]
All About Jazz(very favourable)[2]
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Track listing

All songs by Al Di Meola unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Misterio" – 7:53
  2. "Double Concerto" (Ástor Piazzolla) – 5:55
  3. "Prelude: Adagio for Theresa" (Di Meola, Parmisano) – 1:22
  4. "The Grande Passion" – 9:04
  5. "Asia de Cuba" – 8:57
  6. "Soledad" (Piazzolla) – 7:37
  7. "Opus in Green" – 10:18
  8. "Libertango" (Piazzolla) – 5:06
  9. "Azucar" – 3:12

Personnel

Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Tracks 1–4 & 6)

  • Al Di Meola and Mario Parmisano – arrangements
  • Fabrizio Festa – orchestrator and conductor
  • James Spragg – orchestra manager
  • Mark Skazinetsky – concertmaster
Woodwinds and Horns
Strings
  • Simon Fryer, David Hetherington and Audrey King – cello
  • Chas Elliott and Roberto Occhipinti – double bass
  • Erica Goodman – harp
  • Daniel Blackman, Susan Lipchak, Chris Redfield and Kent Teeple – viola
  • Carol Fujino, Bridget Hunt, Leslie Knowles, Victoria Richards, Mac-André Savoie and Mark Skazinetsky – first violin
  • Amalia Jouanou-Canzoneri, Mi-Hyon Kim, Semyon Pertsovsky, Wendy Rose and Virginia Wells – second violin

Production

  • Robert Woods – executive producer
  • Al Di Meola – producer, arrangements
  • Hernan Romero – associate producer
  • Mario Parmisano – associate producer
  • David Baker – recording engineer
  • Katsuhiko Naito – recording engineer, mix engineer
  • Henry Nophsker – recording engineer, assistant mix engineer
  • Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
  • Anilda Carrasquillo – art direction, design
  • Layla Di Meola – cover design
  • Andrea Vizzini – cover painting

Charts

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Year Chart Position
2001 Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums 24[3]
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