Schiller - Opus [Limited White Edition] (2014)

The album Opus combines electronic music with classical music such as Swan Lake. It's also inspired by and based on songs such as Gymnopédie no. 1 by Erik Satie, Edvard Grieg's Solveig's Song, Sergei Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini op. 43 and Claude Debussy's Reverie. After Schiller already released some singles with classical influences such as "Ein schöner Tag" (2000) with German singer Isgaard and "Time for Dreams" (2008) with Chinese pianist Lang Lang, it's the first completely classical inspired album of Schiller. Originally it was planned as a purely instrumental album, but then it was supplemented with vocals during the developing process.[2] For the creation of the album Christopher von Deylen travelled to the Coachella Valley in California, USA. The performances of Anna Netrebko were recorded in the Dvorák Hall of the Rudolfinum in Prague, Hélène Grimaud's performances were recorded at the Kaufman Astoria Studios in New York City, Diana Tishchenko's and Albrecht Mayer's performances were recorded at the b-sharp Studios in Berlin.

It was released in different editions, including the limited "Ultra Deluxe Edition" of 2.500 exemplares handsigned by Christopher von Deylen. Schiller presented this album for the first time to journalists and traders at four exclusive listening sessions in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and Cologne. On August 29, 2013 and August 30, 2013 the album Opus was presented to the Schiller fans at two album release events in Berlin.

With the album Opus, Schiller introduced, for the first time since the debut album Zeitgeist, a new logotype and a completely new corporate identity. It's also the first album without a name in German language. And it's the first Schiller album without the standard "Willkommen" (welcome) introduction and the first with a photography instead of a graphic on its cover. The art work includes pictures by photographer Philip Glaser. The cover landscape photo was shot by Toby Harriman.

With ' Opus ' Christopher Deylen alias Schiller has broken new ground by having wired his catchy electronic compositions with a classical music theme . Now Schiller puts the ' White Album ' in things , Opus ' by and adds his discussion of the classical new sound experiences added . According to number one in the German charts and the award with gold for ' Opus ' will appear in time for the beginning of spring , the ' Limited White Edition ' . This album , with its white artwork as 1CD digipack not only an extremely attractive design, but comes especially with a lot of wonderful new music therefore . More than 15 minutes additional sound worlds Schiller offers , including brand-new productions of success entitled " Un bel di / One Fine Day " and "Time for Dreams " with Classic Star Lang Lang on piano . The ' Opus - Limited White Edition ' is a must-have not only for all Schiller fans, but also for all commuters between classical and pop . A wonderful album for spring .

Tracklist:

01. Opus: Exposition
02. Desert Empire
03. Gymnopédie No.1 [feat. Hélène Grimaud]
04. Swan Lake [feat. Albrecht Mayer]
05. Solveig's Song [feat. Anna Netrebko]
06. Twentynine Palms
07. Promenade
08. El Cielo
09. Rêverie
10. Imperial Valley
11. Sunrise Way
12. In Paradisum
13. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini [feat. Hélène Grimaud]
14. Opus: Reprise
15. Apollo Peak
16. Time For Dreams (Variation) [feat. Lang Lang]
17. Le Mirage
18. Un Bel Di - Ein Schöner Tag [feat. Eva Mali]