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Amadeus

by Fortress Europe

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1.
Serenade for Winds (Excerpt) 01:50
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2.
Martern Aller Arten (Excerpt) 01:16
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3.
Turkish Finale 01:12
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4.
Mass in C minor (Excerpt) 01:58
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5.
Act 1 Finale 00:56
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6.
Ah Tutti Contenti 02:22
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Heil sei euch Geweihten 01:53
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8.
Lacrimosa 03:30
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9.
Rock Me Amadeus (Live) 04:12
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Amadeus is a reimagining of selected works and fragments of works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, performed by a 12-piece band and featuring soprano Madison Nonoa and bass-baritone Joel Amosa. The arrangements utilise interweaving post-rock guitars, haunting synths, spaghetti-western trumpets and trip-hop inspired drums, alongside more traditional orchestral instrumentation such as woodwinds and strings.

The album was inspired by bandleader Leon Radojkovic's award-winning work as musical director for Auckland Theatre Company's production of Peter Shaffer's play Amadeus, directed by Oliver Driver, and starring Michael Hurst and Ross McCormack. Radojkovic's goal was to create a new interpretation of Mozart's work that remained true to his music and spirit, rather than simply reproducing a facsimile, while avoiding at all costs the tired trope of “rock band plus orchestra”.

The recording features only a partial selection of the over 20 pieces which were performed in the Auckland season. They are presented chronologically as they were composed, and only the section of each work which was featured in the production was recorded

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released November 1, 2019

Contributors
Joel Amosa: Vocals
Jonathan Burgess: Bass
Tom Broome: Drums
Peau Halapua: Violin
Joseph Harrop: Viola
Robin Kelly: Keyboards
Abraham Kunin: Guitar
Madison Nonoa: Vocals
Leon Radojkovic: Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion
Finn Scholes: Trumpet, Vibraphone
Scott Thomas: Winds
Rachel Wells: Cello
Miyo Yoon: Violin

Recorded at The Shack, Auckand
Engineered by Tom Broome
Produced by Leon Radojkovic
Mixed by Tom Broome and Leon Radojkovic
Mastered by Vivek Gabriel at Black Orange Studios

Photography and design by Leon Radojkovic

All Tracks By W. A. Mozart, except “Act 1 Finale” by Leon Radojkovic, and “Rock Me Amadeus” by Falco.

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