Classical Variations and Themes

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Classical Variations and Themes
Studio album by Timo Tolkki
Released	1994
Recorded	Soundtrack Studios Helsinki
Genre	Classical Music - Neo Classical Rock
Label	Shark Records
Timo Tolkki chronology
Classical Variations and Themes (1994) Hymn to Life (2002)

Classical Variations and Themes is the first solo album by the Finnish musician Timo Tolkki.

It is mainly an instrumental album. The only tracks with vocals are "Fire Dance Suite" and "Soldiers Prayer"

[edit] Track listing

1. "Lord Of The Rings" – 5:41
2. "Fire Dance Suite" – 4:58
3. "Guitar Concerto" – 2:52
4. "Northern Lights" – 2:17
5. "Capriccio in A Minor" – 0:24
6. "Back to the Ice Age" – 4:48
7. "Death of the Swan" – 3:54
8. "Soldiers Prayer" – 4:05
9. "Flying Samir" – 3:02
10. "Sunwinds" - 2:40
11. "Greensleeves" - 2:05
12. "Solitude" - 4:47 (Bonus track for South America by Stratovarius)

[edit] Personnel

• Timo Tolkki - All guitars, Bass, guitar synth and vocals
• Antti Ikonen - Keyboards
• Tuomo Lassila - Drums

[edit] Credits

• Recorded at Sountrack Studios
• Produced by Timo Tolkki
• Engineered by Timo Tolkki
• All Music by Tolkki, except "Guitar Concerto" by Aranjuez, "Death of the Swan" by Tchaikovsky, and "Greensleeves" by Traditional Folkclore.
• All Lyrics by Tolkki
• Photography: Lasse Lehtiranta.
• Illustration: Seiko Sugiyama
• Layout and Artwork: Markus Itkonen.

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