''The Private Years'' is a box set released by
Private Music
Private Music was an American independent record label founded in 1984 by musician Peter Baumann as a "home for instrumental music". Baumann signed Ravi Shankar, Yanni, Suzanne Ciani, Andy Summers, Patrick O'Hearn, Leo Kottke, and his former ...
in 1999. It features five of
Yanni's albums for Private Music: ''
Reflections of Passion
''Reflections of Passion'' is the first compilation album and sixth album overall by Greek keyboardist and composer Yanni, released on May 15, 1990 by Private Music. It is a selection of tracks from his five previous studio albums, released betwe ...
'', ''
In Celebration of Life'', ''
Dare to Dream
Dare may refer to:
Places
* Dare, East Timor, a city
* Darè, Italy, a commune
* Dare County, North Carolina, United States
* Dare, Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community
Name
* Dare (name), a list of people and fictional ch ...
'', ''
In My Time'', and ''
Live at the Acropolis
''Live at the Acropolis'' is the first live album and concert film by the Greek keyboardist, composer, and producer Yanni, released on March 1, 1994, on Private Music. It was recorded at the Herodes Atticus Theatre in Athens, Greece during his 1 ...
'', as well as the DVD of his concert film, ''Live at the Acropolis''.
Track listing
''Disc 1''
''Disc 2''
''Disc 3''
''Disc 4''
''Disc 5''
''DVD Track listing''
# "Santorini"
# "Until the Last Moment"
# "Keys to Imagination"
# "The Rain Must Fall"
# "Felitsa"
# "Within Attraction"
# "One Man's Dream"
# "Marching Season"
# "Nostalgia"
# "Acroyali/Standing in Motion (Medley)"
# "Aria"
# "Reflections of Passion"
# "Swept Away"
# "The End of August"
Personnel
Performers
*
Charlie Adams – acoustic and electronic drums
*
Osama Afifi
Osama Afifi has been a professional bassist since 1983. He has recorded and performed live with many artists such as U.S. and Canadian tours with Yanni during the "Reflections of Passion", "In Celebration of Life, Revolution in Sound", and "Dar ...
– bass
*
Charlie Bisharat
Charlie Bisharat is an American violinist known as a member of Shadowfax and for his work in film and with other New Age Jazz artists. He was born in Inglewood, CA in 1963 to parents who immigrated to the United States from Palestine in the 1950 ...
– violin
*
Karen Briggs – violin
*
Michael Bruno – percussion
*
Ric Fierabracci
Ric Fierabracci is an American bassist who has toured and/or recorded with such artists as Frank Gambale, Chick Corea, Sir Tom Jones, Dave Weckl, Billy Cobham, Bradley Joseph, Shakira, Nancy Sinatra, Planet X, The 5th Dimension, The Beach Boys, ...
– bass
*
Endre Granat
Endre Granat (born August 3, 1937) is an American violinist. He is regarded as the most recorded violinist and concertmaster working in the studios today.
Early life and education
Granat studied at the Franz Liszt Academy, Jacobs School of Mus ...
– violin
*
Julie Homi
Julie may refer to:
* Julie (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the name
Film and television
* ''Julie'' (1956 film), an American film noir starring Doris Day
* ''Julie'' (1975 film), a Hindi film by K. S. Sethumadhava ...
– keyboards
*
Bradley Joseph – keyboards
*
Sachi McHenry – cello
*
Mona Lisa – vocals
*
Shardad Rohani
Shahrdad Rohani, also known as Shardad Rohani ( fa, شهرداد روحانی, born 27 May 1954) is an Iranian-American composer, violinist/pianist, and conductor. His style is contemporary and he is well known for composing and conducting classi ...
– conductor
Production
*
Peter Baumann
Peter Baumann (born 29 January 1953) is a German musician. He formed the core line-up of the pioneering German electronic group Tangerine Dream with Edgar Froese and Christopher Franke in 1971. Baumann composed his first solo album in 1976, whi ...
– producer
* Chris Bellman – mastering
* Richard Boukas – arranger
* Jeff Buswell – drums/bass technician
* Dione Dirito – publicity
* Bryan Faris
* Peter Feldman – stage manager
*
Lynn Goldsmith – photography
* Bernie Grundman – mastering
* Tom Hanlon – stage manager
* David "Gurn" Kaniski – artwork, production coordination
* Curtis Kelly – monitor engineer
* Jeff D. Klein – management
* Diane Kramer – numerical editing, tour accountant
* Tracy Kunstmann – sound technician
* Peter Maher – keyboard technician
* Kevin Mazur – photography
* Tod Metz – lighting technician
* Norman Moore – artwork, art direction
* Andy Rose – recorder
* Lee Rose – video director
* Paul Serault – monitor mixer
* Jerry Steckling – engineer
* Tom Sterling – mixing
* Gus Thomson – lighting supervisor
*
Yanni – producer, engineer, mixing
References
External links
Official Website*
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Yanni albums
1999 compilation albums