Nocturne: The Piano Album

Nocturne: The Piano Album is a studio album by Greek musician and composer Vangelis, released on 25 January 2019 on Decca Records. It is a solo piano album of 11 new tracks plus arrangements of various songs from his solo career.[1]

Nocturne: The Piano Album
Studio album by Vangelis
Released	25 January 2019
Recorded	2018
Genre	New-age
Length	75:59
Label	Decca
Producer	Vangelis
Vangelis chronology
Rosetta (2016) Nocturne: The Piano Album (2019)

Background

As the title suggests, Vangelis was inspired to record music of a night time theme. Music from the album was made available by people taking photographs of the moon and submitting them to the album's dedicated website.[1]

"Nocturnal Promenade" is the album's first single.[1]

Track listing

All tracks written and arranged by Vangelis.[2]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nocturnal Promenade"	5:51
2.	"To the Unknown Man" (From Spiral)	5:14
3.	"Movement 9, Mythodea" (From Mythodea)	3:48
4.	"Moonlight Reflections"	3:10
5.	"Through the Night Mist"	5:12
6.	"Early Years"	3:32
7.	"Love Theme, Blade Runner" (From Blade Runner)	6:05
8.	"Sweet Nostalgia"	3:38
9.	"Intermezzo"	3:45
10.	"To a Friend"	5:23
11.	"La Petite Fille de la Mer" (From L'Apocalypse des animaux)	4:45
12.	"Longing"	3:45
13.	"Chariots of Fire" (From Chariots of Fire)	5:26
14.	"Unfulfilled Desire"	4:24
15.	"Lonesome"	5:50
16.	"1492: Conquest of Paradise" (From 1492: Conquest of Paradise)	4:51
17.	"Pour Melia"	1:11

Note that the track "Longing" is not based on the song of the same name from the Blade Runner Trilogy: 25th Anniversary set.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the CD liner notes.[2]

Music

• Vangelis – piano, keyboards
• Irina Valentinova-Karpouchina – guest piano on "Movement 9, Mythodea"

Production

• Vangelis – production
• Phillipe Colonna – engineer
• Giorgios Dermentzis – photography
• Jack Crossing – art direction, design

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[3]	18
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[4]	120
French Albums (SNEP)[5]	141
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[6]	25
Scottish Albums (OCC)[7]	61
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[8]	83
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9]	33
US New Age Albums (Billboard)[10]	2

References

1. Sexton, Paul (19 December 2018). "Vangelis sets out on new mission with 'Nocturne' album". UDiscover Music. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
2. Nocturne: The Piano Album (Media notes). Decca Records. 2019. 7702214.
3. "Ultratop.be – Vangelis – Nocturne - The Piano Album" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
4. "Ultratop.be – Vangelis – Nocturne - The Piano Album" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
5. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 5, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
6. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
7. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
8. "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 8: del 15.2.2019 al 21.2.2019" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
9. "Swisscharts.com – Vangelis – Nocturne - The Piano Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
10. "Vangelis Charts - New Age Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 27 February 2019.