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The Classical Conspiracy Live album by Epica Released May 8, 2009 Recorded June 14, 2008 in Miskolc, Hungary during the Miskolc Opera Festival Genre Symphonic metal Length 143:56 Label Nuclear Blast Producer Epica, Sascha Paeth Epica chronology The Divine Conspiracy
(2007)The Classical Conspiracy
(2009)Design Your Universe
(2009)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
About.com [2]
Live-Metal.net [3]
Lords Of Metal [4]
Metal Asylum [5]
Rock Sound [6]
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The Classical Conspiracy is the second live album released by the Dutch symphonic metal band Epica. The recorded live show took part in Miskolc, Hungary on June 14, 2008 in the framework of the Miskolc Opera Festival, where the Swedish symphonic metal band Therion had done a similar show a year before. Epica performed on stage with a 40-piece orchestra and a 30-piece choir, entirely composed of Hungarian musicians conducted by Zsolt Regos. The expanded ensemble played classical music, excerpts from operas and movie soundtracks, as well as Epica's songs. The album was released on May 8, 2009 through Nuclear Blast Records.[7]
This is the first album featuring Ariën van Weesenbeek as the new official drummer of Epica and also the last album with founding member an lead guitarist Ad Sluijter, who had already left the band when the album was released.[8]
Contents
Track listing
CD 1 Classical set No. Title Music Length 1. "Palladium" Yves Huts 3:46 2. "Dies Irae" (from "Requiem") Giuseppe Verdi 2:15 3. "Ombra Mai Fu" (from "Xerxes") George Frideric Handel 3:06 4. "Adagio" (from "New World Symphony") Antonín Dvořák 9:02 5. "Spider-Man Medley" Danny Elfman 4:16 6. "Presto" (from "The Four Seasons") Antonio Vivaldi 3:06 7. "Montagues and Capulets" (from "Romeo and Juliet") Sergei Prokofiev 2:11 8. "The Imperial March" (from "Star Wars Episode V") John Williams 3:25 9. "Stabat Mater Dolorosa" (from "Stabat Mater") Giovanni Battista Pergolesi 4:31 10. "Unholy Trinity" Yves Huts 3:11 11. "In the Hall of the Mountain King" (from "Peer Gynt") Edvard Grieg 3:11 12. "Pirates of the Caribbean Medley" (European release only) Hans Zimmer/Klaus Badelt 6:44 13. "Indigo" Mark Jansen/Coen Janssen 2:04 14. "The Last Crusade" Mark Jansen/Yves Huts/Ad Sluijter 4:18 15. "Sensorium" Mark Jansen/Ad Sluijter/Coen Janssen/Simone Simons 5:06 16. "Quietus" Epica 4:22 17. "Chasing the Dragon" Mark Jansen/Yves Huts/Coen Janssen/Simone Simons 8:03 18. "Feint" Mark Jansen/Ad Sluijter/Coen Janssen/Simone Simons 4:34 CD 2 Epica set No. Title Music Length 1. "Never Enough" Yves Huts 5:37 2. "Beyond Belief" Mark Jansen/Ad Sluijter/Simone Simons 5:28 3. "Cry for the Moon" Mark Jansen/Ad Sluijter/Simone Simons 7:44 4. "Safeguard to Paradise" Yves Huts/Mark Jansen/Coen Janssen 3:59 5. "Blank Infinity" Mark Jansen/Coen Janssen/Simone Simons 4:45 6. "Living a Lie" Mark Jansen/Yves Huts/Ad Sluijter 5:24 7. "The Phantom Agony" Mark Jansen/Yves Huts/Ad Sluijter 10:30 8. "Sancta Terra" Mark Jansen/Ad Sluijter/Simone Simons 5:11 9. "Illusive Consensus" Mark Jansen/Ad Sluijter/Coen Janssen/Simone Simons 5:45 10. "Consign to Oblivion" Mark Jansen/Ad Sluijter 12:06 Personnel
Band members
- Simone Simons – mezzo-soprano vocals
- Mark Jansen – rhythm guitar, grunts, screams, band arrangements on tracks 2, 6
- Ad Sluijter – lead guitar, editing
- Yves Huts – bass guitar, band arrangements on tracks 5, 7, 8, 11, 12
- Coen Janssen – synthesizer, piano, orchestral and choir arrangements, band arrangements on tracks 2, 4, 7
- Ariën van Weesenbeek – drums
Additional musicians
- The Extended Reményi Ede Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Zsolt Regos
- The Choir of Miskolc National Theatre
- Oliver Palotai - orchestral arrangements
Production
- Sascha Paeth - producer, mixing, mastering
- Daniel Hidvegi, Tamas Gresicki - live sound engineers
- Olaf Reitmeier - editing
- Simon Oberender - editing, mixing, mastering
Charts
Chart Peak
positionDutch Album Charts[9] 23 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[10] 82 Belgian Albums Chart (Wallony)[11] 58 Switzerland Album Charts[12] 81 France Album Charts[13] 23 German Album Charts[14] 87 References
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- ^ "Epica - The Classical Conspiracy - Live in Miskolc, Hungary (album)" (in French). Lescharts.com. Media Control Charts. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Epica&titel=The+Classical+Conspiracy+%2D+Live+In+Miskolc%2C+Hungary&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
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Simone Simons · Mark Jansen · Yves Huts · Coen Janssen · Ariën van Weesenbeek · Isaac Delahaye
Ad Sluijter · Jeroen Simons · Helena MichaelsenStudio albums Live albums We Will Take You with Us · The Classical ConspiracySingles "The Phantom Agony" · "Feint" · "Cry for the Moon" · "Solitary Ground" · "Quietus (Silent Reverie)" · "Never Enough" · "Chasing the Dragon" · "Unleashed" · "Martyr of the Free Word" · "This Is the Time"Compilations Videos and DVDs Soundtracks The Score – An Epic JourneyDemos Series The Embrace That Smothers · A New Age DawnsAssociated acts Categories:- Epica albums
- 2009 live albums
- Double live albums
- Nuclear Blast Records live albums
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