Symphony: Live in Vienna

Symphony: Live in Vienna
Produced by Frank Peterson
Starring Sarah Brightman
Release dates
 Official Release: 2008 in U.S / 2009 worldwide
Running time
 75 min.

Symphony: Live in Vienna is a live concert by Sarah Brightman, inspired by her Symphony album. It was originally only available as a premium for a donation to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in the United States. A lower-level donation would yield a free copy of the DVD, and a higher-level donation would yield a set containing both the DVD and a companion CD.

The 75-minute concert was recorded on 16 January 2008 at Stephansdom (St. Stephen's) Cathedral in Vienna, Austria. The audience consisted of a small group of invited guests and members of Sarah Brightman's official website's fan area, to whom free tickets were made available.

Recorded in 5.1 Surround Sound, the DVD has over 40 minutes of special features. They include a photo gallery, two separate interviews with Sarah concerning the production and the songs of Symphony, and an interview with Father Anthony Faber and historian Elisabeth Lloyd-Davis focusing on the location of the concert.

Track listing

  1. "Pie Jesu"
  2. "Fleurs du Mal"
  3. "Symphony"
  4. "Sanvean"
  5. "Canto della Terra" (feat. Alessandro Safina)
  6. "Sarai Qui" (feat. Alessandro Safina)
  7. "Attesa"
  8. "I Will Be with You" (feat. Chris Thompson)
  9. "Storia d'Amore"
  10. "Pasión" (feat. Fernando Lima)
  11. "Running"
  12. "Let It Rain"
  13. "Phantom of the Opera" (feat. Chris Thompson)
  14. "Time to Say Goodbye"
  15. "Ave Maria"

Album

Symphony: Live in Vienna
Live album by Sarah Brightman
Released Asia & Europe March 2009
Genre Pop/Rock/Classical Crossover
Length 73:54
Producer Frank Peterson
Sarah Brightman chronology

A Winter Symphony
(2008)		 Symphony: Live in Vienna
(2009)		 Amalfi - Sarah Brightman Love Songs
(2009)

The CD and the CD/DVD package were released on 10 March 2009. The DVD includes a picture gallery with pictures from the concert, two interviews with Brightman, as well as an interview about the cathedral with Father Anthony Faber and historian Elisabeth Lloyd-Jones. The CD in the CD/DVD package includes a bonus studio recording of Brightman performing "Vide Cor Meum" by Patrick Cassidy.[1]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Pie Jesu"   3:56
2. "Fleurs du Mal"   4:46
3. "Symphony"   5:00
4. "Sanvean"   4:03
5. "Canto della Terra" (feat. Alessandro Safina) 4:21
6. "Sarai Qui" (feat. Alessandro Safina) 4:10
7. "Attesa"   4:41
8. "I Will Be with You" (feat. Chris Thompson) 4:49
9. "Storia d'Amore"   4:20
10. "Pasión" (feat. Fernando Lima) 5:33
11. "Running"   6:20
12. "Let It Rain"   4:36
13. "Phantom of the Opera" (feat. Chris Thompson) 4:36
14. "Time to Say Goodbye"   4:35
15. "Ave Maria"   3:34
16. "Vide Cor Meum" (Bonus track only available on the CD/DVD edition) 4:26
Total length:
 73:54

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Greek International Charts 19
Mexico Albums Charts 10
US Billboard Top 200 Albums 191
US Billboard Top Classical Crossover Albums 3

Certifications

Live Album
Region Certification Sales/shipments
Mexico (AMPROFON)[2] Gold 40,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Live DVD Recording
Region Certification Sales/shipments
Mexico (AMPROFON)[3] Gold 10,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ As documented on the DVD packaging.
  2. ↑ "Certificaciones – Sarah Brightman" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas.
  3. ↑ "Certificaciones – Sarah Brightman" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas.