''Il Sogno'' is the 20th studio album by
Elvis Costello
Declan Patrick MacManus Order of the British Empire, OBE (born 25 August 1954), known professionally as Elvis Costello, is an English singer-songwriter and record producer. He has won multiple awards in his career, including a Grammy Award in ...
, released in 2004 by
Deutsche Grammophon. It is performed by the
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by
Michael Tilson Thomas, recorded at
Abbey Road Studios
Abbey Road Studios (formerly EMI Recording Studios) is a recording studio at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London, England. It was established in November 1931 by the Gramophone Company, a predecessor of British music c ...
in London. It peaked at No. 1 on the
Billboard Classical Music albums chart.
Content
It is a
ballet score for orchestra commissioned by the Aterballetto Dance Company of
Reggio Emilia
Reggio nell'Emilia ( egl, Rèz; la, Regium Lepidi), usually referred to as Reggio Emilia, or simply Reggio by its inhabitants, and known until 1861 as Reggio di Lombardia, is a city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has abou ...
in 2000. The ballet itself used ''
A Midsummer Night's Dream
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'' by
William Shakespeare for its subject material. The premiere performance took place on 31 October 2000, at the
Teatro Comunale di Bologna.
An initial recording of the work was made by the house orchestra at the Teatro Comunale to accommodate venues that had no orchestra to present the score live. The present recording was taped over four days in April 2002, with the composer in attendance.
[Sinclair, liner notes, p. 6.] It was released the same day as ''
The Delivery Man''.
An abridged version of this album was included as a
bonus disc
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with the initial release of Costello's 2005 album ''
My Flame Burns Blue
''My Flame Burns Blue'' is the twenty-second album by Elvis Costello, released on Deutsche Grammophon. It consists of recordings from the North Sea Jazz Festival in July 2004, made with Steve Nieve and The Metropole Orkest conducted by Vince M ...
''. This abridged version omits tracks 5, 6, 7, 11, 21 and 22.
Track listing
Act One
Act Two
Act Three
Featured personnel
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Michael Tilson Thomas –
conductor
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Music
* Conductor (music), a person who leads a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra.
* ''Conductor'' (album), an album by indie rock band The Comas
* Conduction, a type of structured free improvisation ...
*
John Harle – saxophone
*
Chris Laurence –
double bass
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Peter Erskine – percussion
Charts
Album
References
External links
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Elvis Costello albums
2004 classical albums
Ballet music
Deutsche Grammophon albums