Music of the Spheres: Premiere

The first recording by the Basque Orchestra exclusively available online in mp3 format includes the live world premiere of Mike Oldfield’s Music of the Spheres in the Atrium of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. The Basque Orchestra was the formation chosen for the world launch of the British musician's first inroads to symphony music.

Mike OLDFIELD (1953-)
Arrangements for orchestra: Karl W. Jenkins
Conductor: Enrique Ugarte
Artists: Mike Oldfield, guitar; Hayley Westenra, soprano; Bilbao Choral Society
Mercury Records Limited.

1 Harbinger (Live)
2 Animus (Live)
3 Silhouette (Live)
4 Shabda (Live)
5 The Tempest (Live)
6 Harbinger Reprise (Live)
7 On My Heart (Live)
8 Aurora (Live)
9 Prophecy (Live)
10 On My Heart Reprise (Live)
11 Harmonia Mundi (Live)
12 The Other Side (Live)
13 Empyrean (Live)
14 Musica Universalis (Live)

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