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DVD - Farewell Concert
This is a live performance of Paul Mauriat and his Orchestra
for his last performance in Osaka, Japan and it is one of those
concerts that has been appearing in different formats and from
different sellers. There are Japanese, American, Taiwanese and
other releases. Also known as Sayonara Concert.
Release Information:
1999 Val Productions
Osaka Festival Hall, November 29th 1998
Produced by Valentin Coupeau for Val Productions
Guests:
- Jean Bernard -
piano
- Michel Casses - gastón
- Mieko
Miyazaki - koto
Release: VICTOR OCV-150 01
Running Time:
93:58 minutes.
Track Listing:
- Introduction
- Space Race
- My Heart Will Go On
- Invitation to the Dance (Weber)
- La Traviata / Prelude (Verdi / Arranged by Paul Mauriat)
- Etude in a New Form (Paul Mauriat)
- The Tramp (Delibes / Arranged by M. Cassez)
- Begin the Beguine (Cole Porter)
- Piano Concerto No. 21 - Andante (Mozart)
- Caravan (I. Mill / D. Ellington & J. Tizol)
- Thais - Meditation (Massenet / Arranged by Paul Mauriat)
- Czardas (Monti / Arranged by Paul Mauriat)
- Toccata & Fugue in D Minor (Bach / Arranged by Paul Mauriat)
- Gymnopedie - Piano Solo (Erik Satie)
- Dolls and Dreams - Koto Solo (Paul Mauriat & Gambus)
- Serenade a Coline (Paul Mauriat)
- Toccata (G. Rolland)
- Penelope (Augusto Alguero)
- Love is Blue (Andre Popp / P. Cour) / El Bimbo (C. Morgan) / Bows (Paul Mauriat)
- Medley:
- Introduction / January Chill
- March Awakening (B. Arcadio)
- Okinawa Sailing - Koto and Piano (M. Miyazaki) - Hungarian Dance No.5 (Brahms / Arranged by Paul Mauriat)
Notes
Track 19 - Bows is the typical part
where Mauriat receives flowers and salute people.
Track 20 -
Hungarian Dance - people are
clapping and holding incandescent lights, and then the audience
starts singing Joy with Mauriat "conducting" the choir.
Credits:
Special Thanks to:
- Mike Nakamura - Music League
-
Fukuji Hashimoto - Kyodo Osaka
- Kohki Komo - Curiosity
-
Tohru Kikuchi - Tokyo Onken
- Toshiji Sato - Kyoritz
Sound
Mixing at Studios du Palais, Paris
Sound Engineer: Dominique
Poncet
Video editing at IMAGICA Studios, Tokyo