Moment of Glory is an album by
Germanhard rock band
Scorpions. It was recorded in collaboration with the
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2000. The album features re-arranged songs from the Scorpions repertoire, as well as classical interludes, a cover song and the new single "Moment of Glory". Initially, English composer
Andrew Powell was asked to provide arrangements and
Michael Kamen was designated next for the orchestral material. After the latter gave up the job in order to work with
Metallica for their album S&M, finally the Austrian arranger and conductor
Christian Kolonovits proved to be the right collaborator.[3]
Live performances
The Moment of Glory concert programme was first presented at the Hannover EXPO in June 2000, with Christian Kolonovits conducting the Berlin Philharmonic. The live performance was filmed to be released in VHS and Video CD in December 2000. In 2001, this rock-symphonic show was taken on a seven-city tour to Russia and the Baltic countries. Christian Kolonovits and
Scott Lawton alternated as orchestra conductors.
The 5.1 surround mix on the
SACD release includes an orchestra-only version of "Wind of Change" as a
ghost track, which follows after approximately one minute of silence at the end of "Lady Starlight".
^Michael Custodis, chapter: Moment of Glory - The Scorpions und die Berliner Philharmoniker, in: Klassische Musik heute. Eine Spurensuche in der Rockmusik, Bielefeld transcript-Verlag 2009
ISBN978-3-8376-1249-3
Moment of Glory is an album by
Germanhard rock band
Scorpions. It was recorded in collaboration with the
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and released in 2000. The album features re-arranged songs from the Scorpions repertoire, as well as classical interludes, a cover song and the new single "Moment of Glory". Initially, English composer
Andrew Powell was asked to provide arrangements and
Michael Kamen was designated next for the orchestral material. After the latter gave up the job in order to work with
Metallica for their album S&M, finally the Austrian arranger and conductor
Christian Kolonovits proved to be the right collaborator.[3]
Live performances
The Moment of Glory concert programme was first presented at the Hannover EXPO in June 2000, with Christian Kolonovits conducting the Berlin Philharmonic. The live performance was filmed to be released in VHS and Video CD in December 2000. In 2001, this rock-symphonic show was taken on a seven-city tour to Russia and the Baltic countries. Christian Kolonovits and
Scott Lawton alternated as orchestra conductors.
The 5.1 surround mix on the
SACD release includes an orchestra-only version of "Wind of Change" as a
ghost track, which follows after approximately one minute of silence at the end of "Lady Starlight".
^Michael Custodis, chapter: Moment of Glory - The Scorpions und die Berliner Philharmoniker, in: Klassische Musik heute. Eine Spurensuche in der Rockmusik, Bielefeld transcript-Verlag 2009
ISBN978-3-8376-1249-3