Odissea veneziana is the fifth studio album by Italian chamber orchestra Rondò Veneziano, released in 1984 by Baby Records. In France, it was released as L'odyssée de Venise and in the UK as Odissea.
This album should not be confused with another Odissea veneziana, which is a reissue of Casanova (1985), but with the addition of two tracks from this album.
It has attained particular fame in the United Kingdom, where the instrumental section has been used as the theme tune for the BBC's television coverage of Horse Racing.
Track list All tracks are written by Gian Piero Reverberi and Laura Giordano, except were noted. In the British version the track "Odissea veneziana" is renamed as "Odissea".
Odissea veneziana (International)
L'odyssée de Venise (France)
Personnel Gian Piero Reverberi – producer Harry Thumann – sound engineer (1, 4–9) Klaus Strazicky – sound engineer (assistant) (1, 4–9) Giancarlo Jammetti – sound engineer (2) Massimo Noè – sound engineer (3) Enzo Mombrini, Erminia Munari – cover art
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.
Charts
Weekly charts + Initial weekly chart performance for Odissea veneziana Chart (1985–1986) Peakposition European Albums (Eurotipsheet) 41 Italian Albums (Billboard) 2 Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)Rondo' Veneziano, Odissea veneziana (Baby) in 5 Italian Albums (Radiocorriere TV) 2
+ Initial weekly chart performance for L'odyssée de Venise Chart (1986) Peakposition European Albums (Eurotipsheet) 19 French Albums (SNEP) 17
Year-end charts + 1985 year-end chart performance for Odissea veneziana Chart (1985) Position Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 19
+ 1986 year-end chart performance for Odissea veneziana Chart (1986) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 59
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