VA - Fiesta 2014: Hot Classical Anthems For a Festival of Sport (2014)

These 17 hot classical anthems could probably be applied to any sporting event, but judging by its vibrant green and yellow cover painting of a large soccer ball, Fiesta 2014: Hot Classical Anthems for a Festival of Sport is aimed squarely at the World Cup and its 2014 host country, Brazil. Consisting largely of Latin-themed classical selections, Fiesta 2014, as a collection, is far more subtle and nuanced than the primitive stomp-stomp-clap "We Will Rock You" chants that have ruled sporting arenas since 1977. If applied correctly, the dramatic fare presented here will change the sporting industry forever as titans of the international soccer community convene upon Rio de Janeiro to do battle to Martynas Levickis' buoyant accordion melodies and Miloš Karadaglić's understated solo guitar adaptation of "Mas Que Nada." Giants will fall as teams go mano y mano to the theme from West Side Story, Ravel's "Boléro," and the fever-pitched bombast of the "Carmen Overture." Review by Timothy Monger

TRACKLIST
1. Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela & Gustavo Dudamel – "West Side Story" - Symphonic Dances: 4. Mambo (Live At Centro de Acción Social por la Música, Sala Símon Bolivar, Caracas / 2008) (02:24)
2. Martynas – Ai Se Eu Te Pego (Nossa Nossa) (02:43)
3. Angelina Reaux, Louise Edeiken, Stella Zambalis, Tatiana Troyanos & Leonard Bernstein – West Side Story: America (Live From RCA, Studio A, New York / 1984) (04:47)
4. André Rieu – Ouvertüre "Carmen" (02:06)
5. Max Richter, Daniel Hope, Raphael Alpermann, Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin & Andre de Ridder – Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons: Summer 3 (04:58)
6. John Paricelli, Pacho Flores, La orquesta de colores, Karl Jenkins & The Adiemus Singers – Adiemus Colores: Canción amarilla (06:56)
7. Miloš Karadaglić – Mas Que Nada (03:01)
8. Plácido Domingo, London Symphony Orchestra & Marcel Peeters – "Granada" (Fantasía Espanola) (03:51)
9. Avi Avital, Richard Galliano & Klaus Stoll – Bachianas Brasileiras No.5: Aria (Cantilena) (05:14)
10. Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela & Gustavo Dudamel – Danzón No.2 (Live From Centro de Acción Social por la Música, Sala Simón Bolivar, Caracas/2008) (09:39)
11. Wiener Philharmoniker & John Eliot Gardiner – España - Rhapsody For Orchestra (05:58)
12. Sampo Haapaniemi, Gareth Lochrane, Pacho Flores, John Paricelli, La orquesta de colores, Karl Jenkins & The Adiemus Singers – Adiemus Colores: Canción dorada (06:01)
13. Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela & Gustavo Dudamel – Conga del Fuego (04:47)
14. André Rieu – Boléro (06:43)
15. Eastman-Rochester "Pops" Orchestra & Frederick Fennell – Brazilian Dance (02:03)
16. Miloš Karadaglić, Ksenija Sidorova, Studioorchester der Europäischen FilmPhilharmonie & Christoph Israel – Cuatro Tangos: Libertango (Latino Gold Version) (02:52)
17. Luciano Pavarotti, John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Zubin Mehta – Turandot / Act 3: "Nessun dorma!" (Remastered 2013) (02:58)