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Christmas in Vienna II is a 1994 album released by American soul singer Dionne Warwick and Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo for the Sony Classical label. This album was taken from Domingo's second televised Christmas in Vienna concert from 1993.

Christmas in Vienna II
Live album by
Dionne Warwick and Plácido Domingo
Released1994
RecordedDecember 21, 1993
GenreChristmas
Length52:51 minutes
LabelSony Classical

In the US this album is known as Celebration in Vienna. The first volume in this collection of seasonal works featured Plácido Domingo and José Carreras with megastar Diana Ross. That album topped the U.S. Classical charts, as well as, hit the top of the European and Pan Asian charts. Pavarotti and Friends series was the inspiration for this series. Although the other five volumes did well internationally, Christmas in Vienna with Diana Ross, Plácido Domingo and José Carreras remains the crowning achievement.

The album was recorded live on December 21, 1993 at Hofburg Palace, Vienna with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and the Mozart Sängerknaben (Mozart Boys' Choir)[1] under the direction of maestro Vjekoslav Šutej.[2]


Track listing


  1. "Smile" – Plácido Domingo, Dionne Warwick
  2. "Hear My Song" – Plácido Domingo (Orchestration by Juan J. Colomer)
  3. "O Holy Night" – Dionne Warwick
  4. "Golondrinas" – Plácido Domingo
  5. "Over the Rainbow" – Plácido Domingo, Dionne Warwick
  6. "What the World Needs Now Is Love" – Dionne Warwick
  7. "Ultima Canzone" – Plácido Domingo
  8. "As Time Goes By" – Dionne Warwick
  9. "Die Musik" – Plácido Domingo
  10. "Ave Maria"[lower-alpha 1] – Plácido Domingo, Dionne Warwick
  11. Medley: "Mary's Boy Child"/"God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"/"Once Again, I" – Plácido Domingo, Dionne Warwick
  12. "Stille Nacht" (Silent Night) – Plácido Domingo, Dionne Warwick

Chart performance


Chart (1994) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 7
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 5
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[5] 29
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 60
US Top Classical Crossover Albums (Billboard)[7] 15

Certifications and sales


Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)[8] Platinum 25,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


See also



Notes


  1. It is unclear which version of "Ave Maria" this was, but the best-known ones are those by Bach/Gounod and by Schubert.

References


  1. "Details of the album including front and back covers". Archived from the original on 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
  2. "Details of the album including front and back covers". Archived from the original on 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
  3. "Austriancharts.at – Dionne Warwick & Placido Domingo – Christmas In Vienna II" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  4. "Offiziellecharts.de – Dionne Warwick & Placido Domingo – Christmas In Vienna II" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  5. "Swedishcharts.com – Dionne Warwick & Placido Domingo – Christmas In Vienna II". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  6. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 июня 2020.
  7. "Dionne Warwick Chart History (Top Classical Crossover Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  8. "Dutch jazz certifications – Placido Domingo & Dionne Warwick – Christmas In Vienna 2" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 17 June 2019. Enter Christmas In Vienna 2 in the "Artiest of titel" box.

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Christmas in Vienna II (также Celebration in Vienna) — концертный альбом американской певицы Дайон Уорвик и испанского тенора Пласидо Доминго, выпущенный в 1994 году на лейбле Sony Classical.


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