Choreography (Vanessa-Mae album)

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For the dance composition technique, see Choreography.
Choreography
Choreography cover
Studio album by Vanessa-Mae
Released October 2004
Genre Techno/Acoustic/Classical
Length 43:18
Label EMI
Vanessa-Mae chronology
The Ultimate Vanessa-Mae
(2003)		 Choreography
(2004)		 Xpectation
(2004)

Choreography is a Vanessa-Mae album featuring work by Vangelis, Bill Whelan, A. R. Rahman, Tolga Kashif, and Walter Taieb. She performs with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

“Emerald Tiger” is a composition by Riverdance’s Whelan, a sort of Irish/Asian fusion. “Raga’s Dance”, by film composer Rahman, is a piece that mixes Indian instruments and vocals to a large symphonic orchestration. “Bolero for Violin and Orchestra” is a tribute to Ravel’s’s Boléro, and it features a darbuka. “Tribal Gathering” is a minimalist composition in the vein of John Adams but with a live Afro percussion rhythm beneath. “Bolero”, “Tango de los Exilados”, and “Tribal Gathering” were composed by the European composer Walter Taieb (The Alchemist’s Symphony).

[edit] Track listing

  1. “Sabre Dance” (Aram Khachaturian) – 6:01
  2. “Roxane’s Veil” (Vangelis) – 4:42
  3. “Bolero for Violin and Orchestra” (Walter Taieb) – 5:06
  4. “Tango de los Exilados” (Walter Taieb) – 3:55
  5. “The Havana Slide” (Jon Cohen) – 3:45
  6. “Emerald Tiger” (Bill Whelan) – 3:50
  7. “Tribal Gathering” (Walter Taieb & Vanessa-Mae) – 3:37
  8. “Raga’s Dance” (A.R. Rahman) – 5:26
  9. “Moroccan Roll” (Jon Cohen, Kad Achouri & Vanessa-Mae) – 3:08
  10. “Handel’s Minuet” (George Friederic Handel) – 3:50