''Yanni Live! The Concert Event'' is the third live album by

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. It was recorded live at the

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on November 6, 2004, and released in August 2006 as a CD and concert film on DVD. The album peaked at No. 1 on

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"Top New Age Albums" chart; No. 6 on the "Top Independent Albums" chart; No. 84 on the " ''Billboard'' 200" chart; and at No. 84 on the "Top Internet Albums" chart, during the same year.

Critical reception

In a review by Richie Unterberger of AllMusic, "Recorded and filmed for

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live at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in

during

's 2005 world tour, this 65-minute set delivers what you'd expect from a live Yanni album: an eclectic, cinematic fusion of world, new age, and mainstream contemporary pop styles. The 13 songs are, with one exception, drawn from releases dating back to the 1980s ("Keys to the Imagination" having been the title track of his 1986 album) all the way up to the most recent studio effort predating this recording, 2003's ''

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'' (from which three songs are presented)."

Track listing – Album

#"Rainmaker" – 5:20 #"Keys to Imagination" – 5:22 #"Enchantment" – 4:06 #"Standing in Motion" – 1:38 #"On Sacred Ground" – (McNeill, Yanni) – 7:56 #"Playtime" – 7:08 #"Until the Last Moment" – 6:36 #"If I Could Tell You" – 4:19 #"For All Seasons" – 8:14 #"The Storm" – 5:07 (based on

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's 18th century violin concerto "Summer" from '' The Four Seasons'') #"Prelude" – 5:21 #"Nostalgia" – 4:31

Track listing – Video

#"Standing in Motion" #"Rainmaker" #"Keys to Imagination" #"Enchantment" #"On Sacred Ground" #"Playtime" #"Until the Last Moment" #"If I Could Tell You" #"For All Seasons" #"The Storm" #"Prelude" #"Nostalgia" #"World Dance"

Personnel

(Greece) – Piano, Keyboards Band * Charlie Adams (USA) – drums * Victor Espinola (Paraguay) –

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, vocals *

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(Venezuela) –

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, whistle,

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* Ramon Flores (Mexico) – trumpet *

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(Taiwan) – keyboards * David Hudson (Australia) –

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(Sri Lanka) – bass guitar * Sayaka Katsuki (Japan) – violin *

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(USA) –

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* Armen Movsessian (Armenia) – violin * Walter Rodriguez (Puerto Rico) – percussion * Samvel Yervinyan (Armenia) – violin Vocalists *

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(USA) * Michelle Amato (USA) Orchestra * Kristen Autry (USA) – violin * April Cap (USA) –

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(USA) – violin * Ilona Geller (Ukraine) –

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* Kerry Hughes (USA) – trumpet *Jim Mattos (USA) –

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* Eugene Mechtovich (USA) – viola * Kristin Morrison (USA) – French horn * Sarah O'Brien (England) – cello *

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(USA) –

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* Erika Walczak (USA) – violin * Alexander Zhiroff (Russia) – cello

"Yanni Live!" tour dates

Production

*Executive producer:

*Directed by Jerry McReynolds & George Veras. *Remote and Mobile Production Facilities PMTV

References

External links

Official Website
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