''O Fortuna'' is the second studio album by Welsh classical singer Rhydian. It was nominated for NS&I Album of the Year. The repertoire ranges over English, Welsh and Latin material, featuring four tracks written by

Karl Jenkins Sir Karl William Pamp Jenkins (born 17 February 1944) is a Welsh multi-instrumentalist and composer. His best known works include the song " Adiemus" and the ''Adiemus'' album series; '' Palladio''; ''The Armed Man''; and his ''Requiem''. J ...

, who also produced it. Tracks include collaborations with Kiri te Kanawa and

Bryn Terfel Sir Bryn Terfel Jones, (; born 9 November 1965) (known professionally as Bryn Terfel) is a Welsh bass-baritone opera and concert singer. Terfel was initially associated with the roles of Mozart, particularly '' Figaro'', '' Leporello'' and '' ...

. The album sold 29,784 copies in its first week.

Track listing

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O Fortuna "O Fortuna" is a medieval Latin Goliardic poem which is part of the collection known as the ''Carmina Burana'', written early in the 13th century. It is a complaint about Fortuna, the inexorable fate that rules both gods and mortals in Roman an ...

" (Carl Orff) # "Benedictus" (featuring Kiri Te Kanawa) (Karl Jenkins) # "Myfanwy" (featuring

) (Traditional) # "

Conquest of Paradise ''1492: Conquest of Paradise'' is a 1992 Epic film, epic Historical film, historical Drama (film and television), drama film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and starring Gérard Depardieu, Armand Assante, and Sigourney Weaver. It portrays ...

" (Vangelis) # "How Great Thou Art" igel Wright's Version(Stuart K Hine) # "The Living Years" (Michal Rutherford; B J Robertson) # "Ave Verum Corpus" (Karl Jenkins) # "Cantilena" (Adiemus) (Karl Jenkins) # "I Won't Let You Walk This Road Alone" (

Walter Afanasieff Walter Afanasieff (born Vladimir Nikitich Afanasyev; February 10, 1958), formerly nicknamed Baby Love in the 1980s, is an American record producer and songwriter of Russian-Chinese descent. He was a collaborator with Mariah Carey on her first ...

, Jay Landers,

Charlie Midnight Charlie Midnight (born Charles Kaufman, 1954) is an American songwriter, record producer, and founder of Midnight Production House. He has been nominated for the 1987 Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (Writer, " Living in America" by James Brown), ...

) # "Anthem" (Benny Andersson; Björn Ulvaeus; Tim Rice) # "

Annie's Song "Annie's Song" (also known as "Annie's Song (You Fill Up My Senses)") is a song in time written and recorded by American singer-songwriter John Denver. The song was released as the lead single from his eighth studio album '' Back Home Again'' ...

" (John Denver) # "

Land of My Fathers "" () is the official national anthem of Wales. The title, taken from the first words of the song, means "Old Land of My Fathers" in Welsh, usually rendered in English as simply "Land of My Fathers". The words were written by Evan James and ...

" (Welsh National Anthem) (Traditional)

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References

2009 albums Classical crossover albums Syco Music albums Classical albums by Welsh artists {{2000s-classical-album-stub