José Carreras

CD, 2001/09

1. Hymne À L'amour (3:35)
2. Paraules D'amor (4:26)
3. Quando Sento Che Mi Ami (4:14)
4. Alfonsina Y El Mar (4:32)
5. Kawa No Nagare No Yoni (4:10)
6. Vurria (3:40)
7. Kumbaya My Lord (4:22)
8. Manha De Carnaval (2:55)
9. Nosotros (3:14)
10. A La Luz De Una Luna Azul (Midnight In Moscow) (4:17)
11. Hine E Hine (4:23)
12. Wind Of Change (6:01)
13. With Love (2:54)
14. Volver (4:04)
15. Island In The Sun (3:40)
16. Sorrow Of The Red Beans (2:59)
17. Greensleeves (4:11)
18. Senza Ritorno (3:53)

Kommentar:
Christian Kolonovits hat die Titel Kumbaya My Lord, A La Luz De Una Luna Azul (Midnight In Moscow), Hine E Hine, Wind Of Change und Volver produziert, arrangiert und dirigiert.

Interview with José Carreras, Date: 31 October 2001 Place: A Tokyo Hotel Participants: MT (Ms. Miho Tateno, interviewer), JC (Mr. Jose Carreras), ST(Mr. Shinji Tanimura, singer)

MT: (To JC) I listened to your latest CD "Around the World" and found the second track, Paraules d'Amor particularly charming.

MT: In your new album, there is a song titled Kumbaya My Lord, the 7th track, which was produced by a conductor-arranger Christian Kolonovits. The introduction has a club-like feeling, which seems like a new approach to you. What do you think of your collaboration with him?

JC: He is a very talented arranger. I have worked with him for other projects before. He took part in the Christmas concert I had with Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti and Diana Ross in Vienna. He has worked for my solo concerts as well. He knows classical music and is naturally good at adding classical flavors to popular music in his arrangement. In our discussion, he and I came up with an idea to have an exotic piece from the African continent for the 7th track.

MT:You also have worked with Christian Kolonovits, Tanimura-san.

ST: When I made an album in Vienna in 1990, he arranged all the songs for me. We had a recording session together for about six weeks. Because he did such a great job in the album, I had a Japan tour with him working as conductor.

JC: Christian is professionally resourceful and is very easy for me to work with. He is easy to talk to and has a very positive energy. He is a reliable man.

ST: He thinks of others, senses and energizes the air around theme. He has a wonderful personality. Musiker:
José Carreras Christian Kolonovits

Gastmusiker:
Chor:
Gary Lux
Joan Orleans
Bernhard Rabitsch
Sandrine Rohrmoser
Patricia Graf-Simpson

Produzent:
Christian Kolonovits

Arrangements:
Christian Kolonovits

Dirigent:
Christian Kolonovits

Musiker:
José Carreras
Christian Kolonovits

Gastmusiker:
Chor:
Gary Lux
Joan Orleans
Bernhard Rabitsch
Sandrine Rohrmoser
Patricia Graf-Simpson

Produzent:
Christian Kolonovits

Arrangements:
Christian Kolonovits

Dirigent:
Christian Kolonovits