Shine (Bond album)
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Shine is the second album
released by the classical crossover string quartet
Bond
. It went Gold in six countries and it also spent five consecutive weeks in the US
Classical Crossover charts. Bond
have described it as an "ethnic" album.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
released by the classical crossover string quartet
String quartet
A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string players – usually two violin players, a violist and a cellist – or a piece written to be performed by such a group...
Bond
Bond (band)
Bond is an Australian/British string quartet that specialises in classical crossover music...
. It went Gold in six countries and it also spent five consecutive weeks in the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Classical Crossover charts. Bond
Bond (band)
Bond is an Australian/British string quartet that specialises in classical crossover music...
have described it as an "ethnic" album.
| UK, Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... | U.S. | Title | Composed by | Length |
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| 1 | 1 | "Allegretto" | Karl Jenkins Karl Jenkins -Other works:*Adiemus: Live — live versions of Adiemus music*Palladio *Eloise *Imagined Oceans *The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace... , arr and Produced: The Beatmasters |
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| 2 | 2 | "Shine" | Magnus Fiennes Magnus Fiennes Magnus Fiennes is an English cross-genre composer, record producer and songwriter. He has worked with artists such as Shakira, Pulp, Tom Jones and Morcheeba... |
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| 3 | 3 | "Fuego" | Tonči Huljić Tonci Huljic Tonči Huljić is a Croatian musician, songwriter and music producer from Split.Huljić made his name in the late 1970s as the founder and key member of pop band Dalmatinski magazin... |
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| 4 | 4 | "Strange Paradise" | Alexander Borodin Alexander Borodin Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin was a Russian Romantic composer and chemist of Georgian–Russian parentage. He was a member of the group of composers called The Five , who were dedicated to producing a specifically Russian kind of art music... |
4:29 |
| 5 | 5 | "Speed" | Stuart Crichton, arr. Stuart 7" mix | 3:40 |
| 6 | 6 | "Big Love Adagio" | Tomaso Albinoni Tomaso Albinoni Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni was an Italian Baroque composer. While famous in his day as an opera composer, he is mainly remembered today for his instrumental music, such as the concertos, some of which are regularly recorded.-Biography:Born in Venice, Republic of Venice, to Antonio Albinoni, a... , arr. Magnus Fiennes Magnus Fiennes Magnus Fiennes is an English cross-genre composer, record producer and songwriter. He has worked with artists such as Shakira, Pulp, Tom Jones and Morcheeba... /Stuart Crichton/bond Bond (band) Bond is an Australian/British string quartet that specialises in classical crossover music... |
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| 7 | 7 | "Kashmir Kashmir (song) "Kashmir" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin from their sixth album Physical Graffiti, released in 1975. It was written by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant over a period of three years, with the lyrics dating back to 1973.-Overview:The song centres around a signature chord progression... " |
Robert Plant Robert Plant Robert Anthony Plant, CBE is an English singer and songwriter best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the iconic rock band Led Zeppelin. He has also had a successful solo career... /Jimmy Page Jimmy Page James Patrick "Jimmy" Page, OBE is an English multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as a studio session guitarist in London and was subsequently a member of The Yardbirds from 1966 to 1968, after which he founded the English rock band Led Zeppelin.Jimmy Page... . arr and Produced: The Beatmasters |
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| 8 | 8 | "Gypsy Rhapsody" | Tonči Huljić Tonci Huljic Tonči Huljić is a Croatian musician, songwriter and music producer from Split.Huljić made his name in the late 1970s as the founder and key member of pop band Dalmatinski magazin... . arr and Produced: The Beatmasters |
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| 9 | 9 | "Libertango Libertango Libertango is a composition by tango composer Ástor Piazzolla, recorded and published in 1974.The title is a portmanteau merging "Libertad" and "Tango", symbolizing Piazzolla's break from Classical Tango to Tango Nuevo.... " |
Ástor Piazzolla Ástor Piazzolla Ástor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine tango composer and bandoneón player. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music... |
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| 10 | 10 | "Sahara Sahara The Sahara is the world's second largest desert, after Antarctica. At over , it covers most of Northern Africa, making it almost as large as Europe or the United States. The Sahara stretches from the Red Sea, including parts of the Mediterranean coasts, to the outskirts of the Atlantic Ocean... " |
Haylie Ecker Haylie Ecker Haylie Ecker is a founding member and the former first violinist of the multi-platinum selling classical crossover string quartet Bond. She left Bond in 2008 to become a mother. She plays a 1751 J.B. Guadagnini.- Biography :... |
5:21 |
| 11 | 11 | "Ride" | Eos Chater Eos Chater Eos Chater is the second violinist of the all-female classical crossover string quartet Bond.Chater has an honours degree from the Royal College of Music in London and is from Cardiff, capital of Wales... |
4:10 |
| 12 | 12 | "Space" | Martin Glover/Paul Carter/Manda Glanfield. arr and Produced:The Beatmasters | 4:56 |
| 13 | "Odyssey" | Tania Davis Tania Davis Tania Davis is the first violinist of the British/Australian classical crossover string quartet Bond. Originally the violist of the quartet, she became the first violinist of the group in 2008 when its original first violinist Haylie Ecker left the group. Elspeth Hanson subsequently joined the... arr. by Tania Davis and Brian Gascoigne |
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| 14 | 13 | "Bond On Bond" | Monty Norman Monty Norman Monty Norman is a singer and film composer best known for being credited with composing the "James Bond Theme".-Biography:... (adapted from the James Bond theme James Bond music The James Bond series of films from EON Productions has had numerous signature tunes over the years, many of which are now considered classic pieces of cinematic music... ), arr. Adapted Wherry |
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