Awaking the Centuries
Encyclopedia
Awaking the Centuries is the second full-length album by the German
symphonic metal band Haggard
. It was released on February 7, 2000 by Drakkar Entertainment
. The album is based on Michel De Nostredame (Nostradamus)
and his experience during The Black Plague in the Medieval Europe. The album features several compositions based on Sergei Rachmaninoff
's music.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
symphonic metal band Haggard
Haggard (band)
Haggard is a German symphonic metal musical group founded in 1991. The group combines classical music and early music with doom metal.-Background:...
. It was released on February 7, 2000 by Drakkar Entertainment
Drakkar Entertainment
Drakkar Entertainment GmbH, also called Drakkar Records or Drakkar Publishing, is a German record label with its headquarters in Witten. It is a joint venture with Bertelsmann Music Group.-History:...
. The album is based on Michel De Nostredame (Nostradamus)
Nostradamus
Michel de Nostredame , usually Latinised to Nostradamus, was a French apothecary and reputed seer who published collections of prophecies that have since become famous worldwide. He is best known for his book Les Propheties , the first edition of which appeared in 1555...
and his experience during The Black Plague in the Medieval Europe. The album features several compositions based on Sergei Rachmaninoff
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music...
's music.
Track listing
- "Rachmaninov: Choir" – 0:38
- "Pestilencia" – 1:54
- "Heavenly Damnation" – 2:59
- "The Final Victory" – 3:35
- "Saltorella la Manuelina" – 0:57
- "Awaking the Centuries" – 9:34
- "Statement zur Lage der Musica" – 1:19
- "In A Fullmoon Procession" – 5:18
- "Menuett" – 1:19
- "Prophecy Fulfilled / And the Dark Night Entered" – 6:23
- "Courante" – 1:10
- "Rachmaninov: Choir" – 2:34
- "Lost (Robin's Song)" (Bonus digipak track live) – 4:38
Trivia
- The choir tracks at the beginning and at the end of the record are an abridged and a complete version of Rejoice, o virgin from Rachmaninoff'sSergei RachmaninoffSergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music...
choral work All-night vigil Op 37.
Credits
- Asis NasseriAsis NasseriAsis Nasseri is the songwriter, vocalist and guitarist of the German symphonic metal band Haggard. His mother is German and his father is Afghan. He has a son called Robin; most of Haggard's albums make reference to him. He has sung in several languages through the years with Haggard: German,...
– grunt vocals, guitars, kettle drums - Luz Marsen – drums, percussion
- Andi Nad – bass
- Danny Klupp – guitars
- Karin Bodenmüller – soprano
- Hans Wolf – grand piano, piano, church organ keyboards
- Kathrin Pechlof – concert harp
- Fiffi Fuhrmann – tenore
- Christian – tenore
- Thomas Rosato – bass
- Christoph Zastrow – flute
- Florian Bartl – oboe
- Robert Müller – clarinet
- Andrea Sterr – violin
- Michael Stapf – violin
- Steffi Hertz – viola
- Kathrin Hertz – violoncello
- Georg Uttenthaler – doublebass
- Florian Schnellinger – percussion
- Peter Prysch – french horn
Special Guests
- Evert Fratermann – orchestral percussion
- Ilka Mende – violin
- Fabian Schwarz – acoustic guitars
Voices of "Pestilencia"
- Ulrich Mühlmann – "Nostradamus"
- Carsten Jacob – "Monk"
- Christiane B.Horn – "Woman 1"
- Eveline Gerhardt – "Woman 2"
- Wolfgang Weißmüller – "Man"
Moscow Radio Choir
- Elena Rastvorova – conductor
- Olga Uschakova – soprano
- Maria Kutuzova – soprano
- Ekaterina Oblesova – alto
- Katja Prasolova – alto
- Vladimir TarasovVladimir TarasovVladimir Tarasov is a Russian animator and animation director. He studied at the Moscow Polygraphic Institute from 1965 until 1970....
– tenor - Oleg Kuzmin – tenor
- Anton Vasiljev – bass
- Evgeny Astafurov – bass
External links
- Awaking the Centuries at Encyclopaedia MetallumEncyclopaedia MetallumEncyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives is a website which lists bands from various forms of heavy metal music...