O Fortuna is the second studio album by Welsh classical singer Rhydian. It was nominated for NS&I Album of the Year. The repertoire ranges over English, Welsh and Latin material, featuring four tracks written by Karl Jenkins, who also produced it. Tracks include collaborations with Kiri te Kanawa and Bryn Terfel.
The album sold 29,784 copies in its first week.
Track listing "O Fortuna" (Carl Orff) "Benedictus" (featuring Kiri Te Kanawa) (Karl Jenkins) "Myfanwy" (featuring Bryn Terfel) (Traditional) "Conquest of Paradise" (Vangelis) "How Great Thou Art" [Nigel Wright's Version] (Stuart K Hine) "The Living Years" (Michal Rutherford; B J Robertson) "Ave Verum Corpus" (Karl Jenkins) "Cantilena" (Adiemus) (Karl Jenkins) "I Won't Let You Walk This Road Alone" (Walter Afanasieff, Jay Landers, Charlie Midnight) "Anthem" (Benny Andersson; Björn Ulvaeus; Tim Rice) "Annie's Song" (John Denver) "Land of My Fathers" (Welsh National Anthem) (Traditional)
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2009) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (2009) Position UK Albums (OCC) 186
Release history RegionDateFormatLabel United Kingdom 27 November 2009O Fortuna by Rhydian iTunes Digital download Syco Music 30 November 2009O Fortuna: Rhydian: Amazon.co.uk: Music CD
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