Elodia
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| Elodia | ||
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| Studio album by Lacrimosa | ||
| Released | 1999 | |
| Recorded | Impuls Tonstudios, Hamburg | |
| Genre | Gothic Rock Symphonic Metal |
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| Length | 57:57 | |
| Label | Hall of Sermon | |
| Producer(s) | Tilo Wolff | |
| Lacrimosa chronology | ||
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| Stille (1997) |
Elodia (1999) |
Fassade (2001) |
Elodia is the sixth album by Swiss duet Lacrimosa.
Lacrimosa describe Elodia as a concept album and a rock opera, divided into three acts. The first act describes a love that is slowly being overwhelmed; the second act describes the act of separation itself, while the third act begins with a requiem, Sanctus, before ending on a note of hope.
Elodia was an important point in the development of Lacrimosa's music into more classical areas, with the London Symphony Orchestra, the Rosenberg Ensemble and the Hamburg State Opera contributing to the orchestral side. Sanctus is a particular example of this, as it is based on the Christian liturgy of the same name, and dominated by the choral vocals of the Rosenberg Ensemble. It is not entirely an orchestral work, as it includes a section of Tilo Wolff's vocals and a guitar solo; it did, however, pave the way for the track Kyrie on Lacrimosa's eighth album Echos, which was entirely a classical work.
[edit] Track listing
English translations of the German titles are in (brackets).
1st Act
- 1. Am Ende der Stille (At the End of Silence)
- 2. Alleine zu zweit (Together Alone)
- 3. Halt mich (Hold Me)
- 4. The Turning Point
2nd Act
- 5. Ich verlasse heut' Dein Herz (I Take Leave of Your Heart Today)
- 6. Dich zu töten fiel mir schwer (Killing You Was Hard For Me)
3rd Act
- 7. Sanctus
- 8. Am Ende stehen wir zwei (At The End There Are The Two Of Us)
↑ This is a difficult title to translate into English; literally, it means "we are together, but both alone" rather than "we are alone together".
