Rapsodia veneziana

Rapsodia veneziana
Studio album by Rondò Veneziano
Released	1986 (1986)
Studio	Country Lane Studios, Munich
Genre	Baroque pop
Length	38:47
Label	Baby
Producer	Gian Piero Reverberi
Rondò Veneziano chronology
Casanova (1985) Rapsodia veneziana (1986) Arabesque (1987)

Rapsodia veneziana is the eighth studio album by Italian chamber orchestra Rondò Veneziano, released in Italy by Baby Records in 1986. It reached number one in Switzerland[1] and received platinum certification there.[2] In Austria and Germany, it was released as Fantasia veneziana, and in Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands as Lagune.

The composition "Fantasia veneziana" differs from the one of the same name from the album Odissea veneziana (1984).

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gian Piero Reverberi and Laura Giordano.

1. "Fantasia veneziana" (In la maggiore) – 3:30
2. "Perle d'oriente" – 2:45
3. "Arazzi" (I parte) – 3:00
4. "Torcello" – 3:02
5. "Arazzi" (II parte) – 2:03
6. "Festa mediterranea" – 2:30
7. "Isole" – 2:44
8. "La Giudecca" – 2:49
9. "Calli segrete" – 3:29
10. "Gondole" – 4:37
11. "Misteriosa Venezia" – 3:25
12. "Laguna stellata" – 2:17
13. "Notturno veneziano" – 2:30

Personnel

• Gian Piero Reverberi – production
• Enzo Mombrini – cover art
• Harry Thumann – sound engineer
• Klaus Strazicky – sound engineer (assistant)

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[3]

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Rapsodia veneziana Chart (1986–1987) Peak position European Albums (Music & Media)[4] 26 Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[5] 12 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[1] 1 Weekly chart performance for Fantasia veneziana Chart (1987) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 15 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 4

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Rapsodia veneziana Chart (1987) Position Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 26

Certifications

Certifications for Rapsodia veneziana

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[9]	Gold	25,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[10]	Gold	250,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[2]	Platinum	50,000^^
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Swisscharts.com – Rondo' Veneziano – Rapsodia veneziana". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
2. "Gold & Platinum Awards 1987" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 51/52. 26 December 1987. p. 46. OCLC 29800226.
3. Rapsodia veneziana (Media notes). Rondò Veneziano. Italy: Baby Records. 1986. BR 56101.
4. "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 2. 17 January 1987. p. 15. OCLC 29800226.
5. Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Album 1964–2019 (in Italian). Amazon Digital Services LLC – Kdp Print Us. p. 268. ISBN 978-1094705002.
6. "Austriancharts.at – Rondo' Veneziano – Fantasia veneziana" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Rondo' Veneziano – Fantasia veneziana" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
8. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1987" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
9. "Austrian album certifications – Rondò Veneziano – Fantasia" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
10. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Rondò Veneziano; 'Fantasia Venezia')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 12 January 2025.

External links

• Rapsodia veneziana at Discogs (list of releases)
• Fantasia veneziana at Discogs (list of releases)