Classic Abba
The Greatest Hits in a Classical Style
André Rieu (violin), Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Fredrik Jonsson, Magnus Persson, Jörgen Stenberg, Mikael Augustsson, David Björkman, Roland Kress, Jakob Ruthberg, Anna Wallgren, Magnus Lindgren, Georg Wadenius, Nana Mouskouri, Noah Stewart (vocalist), Steven Baker (piano, synthesizer,...
Classic Abba
The Greatest Hits in a Classical Style
André Rieu (violin), Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Fredrik Jonsson, Magnus Persson, Jörgen Stenberg, Mikael Augustsson, David Björkman, Roland Kress, Jakob Ruthberg, Anna Wallgren, Magnus Lindgren, Georg Wadenius, Nana Mouskouri, Noah Stewart (vocalist), Steven Baker (piano, synthesizer,...
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Classic Abba - All the greatest hits by Abba, one of the best-selling music groups of all time, with a classical twist.
If there ever was POP music that would lend itself to Classical arrangements – then it’s the symphonic, highly melodic, emotionally overwhelming and meticulously constructed classic ABBA song!
Enjoy the lovely strings of André Rieu and his orchestra in “Money Money Money” and “Waterloo”, the rich sound of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in “Dancing Queen” and “Mamma Mia” and the beautiful voices of Anne Sofie von Otter, Michael Ball, Sissel and others in many more Abba hits.
In April, Abba celebrate 40 years of winning the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 with “Waterloo”, their first No.1 single and start to an exceptional international career. So we say: Thank you for the music, Abba!
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André Rieu (violin), Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Fredrik Jonsson, Magnus Persson, Jörgen Stenberg, Mikael Augustsson, David Björkman, Roland Kress, Jakob Ruthberg, Anna Wallgren, Magnus Lindgren, Georg Wadenius, Nana Mouskouri, Noah Stewart (vocalist), Steven Baker (piano, synthesizer, recordingarranger), Fridrik Karlsson (guitar), Chris Foster (chorusmaster), Michael Ball, Nigel Wright (recordingarranger, keyboard), Roy Jolnitt (clarinet), Ian Hardwich (oboe), Lewis Osborne (guitar), George Ives (cello), Justin Pearson (cello), Andrew Williams (viola), Rusen Gunes (viola), Stephen Tees (viola), Catherine Musker (viola), Gillian Findlay (viola), Ann Morfee (violin), Richard George (violin), Celia Sheen (violin), Pan Hon Lee (violin), Howard Ball (violin), Sonia Slany (violin), Steve Morris (violin), D.H. Towse (violin), Eddie Roberts (violin), Sarah Ewins (violin), Sophie Langdon (violin), Paul Willey (violin), Jonathan Hill (violin), Jonathan Snowden (flute), M Thompson (frenchhorn), Nigel Black (frenchhorn), Paul Gardham (frenchhorn), Frank Ricotti (percussion), Robin Sellars (percussion), Lee McCutcheon (keyboard), Lars Englund, Calle Moraeus, Sissel, Faryl Smith (vocalist), Jon Cohen (piano, guitar), Daniel Teper (accordion), Jenny O'Grady (chorusconductor), Ann De Renais (vocalist), Gerard O'Beirne (vocalist), Tom Pearle (vocalist), Abbie Osman (vocalist), Heather Cairncross (vocalist), Lawrence Wallington (vocalist), Charlie Baker (vocalist), Gordon Adams (vocalist), Tom Bullard (vocalist), Joanna Forbes L'Estrange (vocalist), Sarah Eyden (vocalist), Jeremy Sadler (vocalist), Ben Fleetwood Smyth (vocalist), Eliza Lumley (vocalist), Steve Trowell (vocalist), Lindsay Wagstaff (vocalist), Peter Snipp (vocalist), Rachel Weston (vocalist), Alexandra Gibson (vocalist), Barry Clark (chorusconductor), Pär Grebacken, Anders Wiborg, Anders Eljas, Johann Strauss Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, The Metro Voices, Masquerade Youth Choir, Evie Ablett, Georgina Ashcroft, Heidi Benham, Eloise Brown, Imogen Brown, Hannah Cottell, Dorothy Cruickshank, Abigail Dennison, Harriet Desantis, Rebecca Duggan, Sophie Farmer, Susannah Foot, Charlotte Gresham, Jessica Haig, Eleanor Haigh, Hannah Hall, Rosie Hanlon, Sarah Hunt, Indya Lack, Miriam Liggins, Heather Lindley, Honour Loach, Sharnie Love, Ruth McElhone, Paige Miller, Lewis Mobbs, Lydia Montgomery, Lucy Muttock, Rhiannon Parker, Rebecca Payne, Sarah Petersen-Buckley, Lauren Pugh, Caroline Richards, Ben Savage, Laura Savage, Sophie Spencer, Sarina Toledo, Jessica Warren, Abi Patrick-White, Elena Wilson, Rosanne Wilson, Louis Clark, Nicholas Dodd, Cliff Masterson
Contents and tracklist
- André Rieu
- Johann Strauss Orchestra
- Recorded: 2013
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Louis Clark
- Recorded: 1991
- Anne Sofie von Otter, Fredrik Jonsson, Magnus Persson, Jörgen Stenberg, Mikael Augustsson, David Björkman, Roland Kress, Jakob Ruthberg, Anna Wallgren, Magnus Lindgren, Georg Wadenius
- Recorded: 2004-09-19
- Recording Venue: Atlantis Studio, Stockholm
- Nana Mouskouri
- Recorded: 1984
- Noah Stewart (vocalist), Steven Baker (piano), Steven Baker (synthesizer), Steven Baker (recordingarranger), Fridrik Karlsson (guitar), Chris Foster (chorusmaster)
- Philharmonia Orchestra
- Nicholas Dodd
- Recorded: 2011-02-18
- Recording Venue: The Pool, Miloco Studios
- André Rieu
- Johann Strauss Orchestra
- Recorded: 2013
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Louis Clark
- Recorded: 1986
- André Rieu
- Johann Strauss Orchestra
- Recorded: 2013
- Michael Ball, Nigel Wright (recordingarranger), Roy Jolnitt (clarinet), Ian Hardwich (oboe), Lewis Osborne (guitar), George Ives (cello), Justin Pearson (cello), Andrew Williams (viola), Rusen Gunes (viola), Stephen Tees (viola), Catherine Musker (viola), Gillian Findlay (viola), Ann Morfee (violin), Richard George (violin), Celia Sheen (violin), Pan Hon Lee (violin), Howard Ball (violin), Sonia Slany (violin), Steve Morris (violin), D.H. Towse (violin), Eddie Roberts (violin), Sarah Ewins (violin), Sophie Langdon (violin), Paul Willey (violin), Jonathan Hill (violin), Jonathan Snowden (flute), M Thompson (frenchhorn), Nigel Black (frenchhorn), Paul Gardham (frenchhorn), Frank Ricotti (percussion), Robin Sellars (percussion), Nigel Wright (keyboard), Lee McCutcheon (keyboard)
- Recorded: 2001
- Recording Venue: All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London
- Anne Sofie von Otter, Fredrik Jonsson, Magnus Persson, Jörgen Stenberg, Lars Englund, Calle Moraeus, Georg Wadenius
- Recorded: 2004-09-19
- Recording Venue: Atlantis Studio, Stockholm
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Louis Clark
- Recorded: 2008
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Louis Clark
- Recorded: 1986
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Louis Clark
- Recorded: 1986
- Sissel, Kjetil Bjerkestrand (recordingarranger)
- Recorded: 2005
- Recording Venue: Rainbow Studio, Oslo
- Faryl Smith (vocalist), Jon Cohen (piano), Jon Cohen (guitar), Daniel Teper (accordion), Jenny O'Grady (chorusconductor), Ann De Renais (vocalist), Gerard O'Beirne (vocalist), Tom Pearle (vocalist), Abbie Osman (vocalist), Heather Cairncross (vocalist), Lawrence Wallington (vocalist), Charlie Baker (vocalist), Gordon Adams (vocalist), Tom Bullard (vocalist), Joanna Forbes L'Estrange (vocalist), Sarah Eyden (vocalist), Jeremy Sadler (vocalist), Ben Fleetwood Smyth (vocalist), Eliza Lumley (vocalist), Steve Trowell (vocalist), Lindsay Wagstaff (vocalist), Peter Snipp (vocalist), Rachel Weston (vocalist), Alexandra Gibson (vocalist), Barry Clark (chorusconductor)
- The Metro Voices, Jenny O'Grady, Masquerade Youth Choir, Evie Ablett, Georgina Ashcroft, Heidi Benham, Eloise Brown, Imogen Brown, Hannah Cottell, Dorothy Cruickshank, Abigail Dennison, Harriet Desantis, Rebecca Duggan, Sophie Farmer, Susannah Foot, Charlotte Gresham, Jessica Haig, Eleanor Haigh, Hannah Hall, Rosie Hanlon, Sarah Hunt, Indya Lack, Miriam Liggins, Heather Lindley, Honour Loach, Sharnie Love, Ruth McElhone, Paige Miller, Lewis Mobbs, Lydia Montgomery, Lucy Muttock, Rhiannon Parker, Rebecca Payne, Sarah Petersen-Buckley, Lauren Pugh, Caroline Richards, Ben Savage, Laura Savage, Sophie Spencer, Sarina Toledo, Jessica Warren, Abi Patrick-White, Elena Wilson, Rosanne Wilson
- Cliff Masterson
- Recorded: 2009
- Anne Sofie von Otter, Fredrik Jonsson, Magnus Persson, Jörgen Stenberg, Mikael Augustsson, Calle Moraeus, Pär Grebacken, Anders Wiborg, Anders Eljas
- Recorded: 2004-09-19
- Recording Venue: Atlantis Studio, Stockholm