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COMPLETE NATIONAL ANTHEMS OF THE WORLD ORCHESTRATED BY PETER BREINER SLOVAK RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PETER BREINER, CONDUCTOR From time to time, the general...

COMPLETE NATIONAL ANTHEMS OF THE WORLD ORCHESTRATED BY PETER BREINER


SLOVAK RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PETER BREINER, CONDUCTOR

From time to time, the general idea gains currency that national anthems are nowadays an anachronism. According to the critics' arguments, these anthems were the product of a period of awakening nationalism. Today, however, there is wide endeavour to overcome narrow, national ways of thinking and acting, with the great aim of promoting the peaceful community and union of nations, to realise which should be the first principle for politicians all over the world.

Criticism of this kind may surely be justified, considered from the standpoint of those seeking a United Europe. On the other hand we must not underestimate the sanctity accorded national anthems, carefully guarded symbols which enjoy the same respect and protection as national flags. They express love of the fatherland, pride in the native country, and trust in the nation. This is the reason for the sincerity with which people regard and sing their own national anthem, and the respect accorded to the anthems of other peoples.

The solemn, dignified start and close of each official meeting between peoples divided by national borders is provided by national anthems. Yet when before have meetings between representatives of different nations been as frequent as today? Peoples meet at sporting events, at international youth gatherings, or at political conferences, heads of the states and delegations are received, cultural weeks and festivals are celebrated, and on such occasions the national anthems surely contribute to the understanding of other peoples, as well as offering the occasion for personal contact among individuals. Nothing, then, is more important in our time than mutual understanding, since misunderstandings and prejudices have in the past brought so much disaster to the nations of the world.

Since publication of the CD-set Complete National Anthems of the World, Vols. 1-6 (Marco Polo 8.206001) in 1998, the following independent states have introduced new national anthems, restored from former anthems of the earlier history of their respective countries: Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cape Verde, Congo-Kinshasa (formerly Zaïre), Georgia, Iraq, Mozambique, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Somalia and Turkmenistan. It has therefore been necessary to produce a complete new set to replace the previous series.

In addition to the national anthem of the newly independent state of East Timor, the Grand Ducal Hymn of Luxembourg and the Swedish Royal Song, the previous set furthermore included many state hymns of autonomous dependencies, overseas territories, other regional administrative bodies and ethnic groups, as well as the hymns of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, the United Nations Organization, the European Union and the International Olympic Committee.

The anthems are performed by the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava under the conductor Peter Breiner (born 1957), who has arranged and orchestrated all the anthems with great sensitivity. It is a highly successful undertaking which will arouse the enthusiasm of music collectors, ethnologists, heads of protocol and sports promoters.

The Naxos and Marco Polo production team would like to express their special thanks for the valuable help and advice given them by Reinhard Popp, Sankt Augustin, Germany; Michael Jamieson Bristow, Hafslundsøy, Norway; and David Kendall, Winnipeg, Canada.

To learn more about anthems, please visit David's National Anthem Reference Page: http://david.national-anthems.net Erwin Hoheisel


Archives for International States Symbolism (AFIS)


Neugasse 26, 65719 Hofheim am Taunus, Germany


Note: The Olympic versions included in this set are versions shortened and approved by the IOC.

Disc 1

Acadia (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Anonymous
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


1.   Acadia - 1:17


Afghanistan (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Ostad Quasim
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


2.   Afghanistan - 2:40


Afghanistan (short) (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Ostad Quasim
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


3.   Afghanistan (short) - 0:54


Aland Islands (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Johan Fridolf Hagfors
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


4.   Aland Islands - 1:26


Albania (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Ciprian Porumbescu
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


5.   Albania - 1:06


Algeria (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Mohamed Fawzi
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


6.   Algeria - 2:48


Algeria (short) (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Mohamed Fawzi
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


7.   Algeria (short) - 1:29


American Samoa (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Napoleon Andrew Tuiteleapaga
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


8.   American Samoa - 2:05


American Samoa (Olympic version) (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Napoleon Andrew Tuiteleapaga
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


9.   American Samoa (Olympic version) - 0:59


American Virgin Islands (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Alton Augustus Adams
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


10.   American Virgin Islands - 2:34


American Virgin Islands (short) (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Alton Augustus Adams
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


11.   American Virgin Islands (short) - 1:44


American Virgin Islands (Olympic version) (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Alton Augustus Adams
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


12.   American Virgin Islands (Olympic version) - 1:12


Andorra (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Enric Marfany Bons
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


13.   Andorra - 2:26


Andorra (Olympic version) (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Enric Marfany Bons
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


14.   Andorra (Olympic version) - 1:07


Angola (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Rui Alberto Vieira Dias Mingas
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


15.   Angola - 1:14


Anguilla (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Alex Richardson
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


16.   Anguilla - 1:15


Antigua and Barbuda (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Walter Garnet Picart Chambers
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


17.   Antigua and Barbuda - 1:13


Argentina (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Jose Blas Parera
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


18.   Argentina - 3:22


Argentina (short) (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Jose Blas Parera
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


19.   Argentina (short) - 1:29


Armenia (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Barsegh Kanachyan
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


20.   Armenia - 1:00


Aruba (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Rufo Inocencio Wever Juan Chabaya Lampe
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


21.   Aruba - 0:53


Australia (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Peter Dodds McCormick
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


22.   Australia - 1:56


Australia (Olympic version) (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Peter Dodds McCormick
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


23.   Australia (Olympic version) - 1:01


Austria (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


24.   Austria - 1:31


Austria (Olympic version) (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


25.   Austria (Olympic version) - 1:19


Azerbaijan (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Uzeir Gadjibecov
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


26.   Azerbaijan - 2:26


Azerbaijan (Olympic version) (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Uzeir Gadjibecov
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


27.   Azerbaijan (Olympic version) - 1:21


Azores (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Teofilo Frazao
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


28.   Azores - 1:29


Bahamas (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Timothy Gibson
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


29.   Bahamas - 1:42


Bahamas (Olympic version) (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Timothy Gibson
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


30.   Bahamas (Olympic version) - 1:19


Bahrain (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Anonymous
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


31.   Bahrain - 0:48


Bangladesh (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Rabindranath Tagore
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


32.   Bangladesh - 1:30


Barbados (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Roland Edwards
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


33.   Barbados - 1:34


Barbados (Olympic version) (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Roland Edwards
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


34.   Barbados (Olympic version) - 1:23


Basque Country (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Anonymous
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


35.   Basque Country - 1:15


Bavaria (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Konrad Max Kunz
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


36.   Bavaria - 1:22


Belarus (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Nester Sakalouski
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


37.   Belarus - 1:41


Belarus (Olympic version) (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Nester Sakalouski
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


38.   Belarus (Olympic version) - 0:55


Belgium (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Francois van Campenhout
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


39.   Belgium - 1:02


Belize (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Selwyn Walford Young
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


40.   Belize - 1:39


Belize (Olympic version) (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Selwyn Walford Young
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


41.   Belize (Olympic version) - 1:04


Benin (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Gilbert Jean Dagnon
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


42.   Benin - 1:16


Bermuda (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Henry Carey
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


43.   Bermuda - 0:46


Bhutan (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Aku Tongmi
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


44.   Bhutan - 0:55


Bolivia (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Leopoldo Benedetto Vincenti
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


45.   Bolivia - 1:24


Bosnia and Herzegovina (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Dusan Sestic
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


46.   Bosnia Herzegovina - 1:36


Bosnia and Herzegovina (Olympic version) (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Dusan Sestic
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


47.   Bosnia Herzegovina (Olympic version) - 1:16


Botswana (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Kgalemang Tumedisco Motsete
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


48.   Botswana - 1:23

Disc 2

Brazil (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Francisco Manoel da Silva
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


1.   Brazil - 3:50


Brazil (short) (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Francisco Manoel da Silva
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


2.   Brazil (short) - 2:02


Brazil (Olympic version) (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Francisco Manoel da Silva
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


3.   Brazil (Olympic version) - 1:23


British Indian Ocean Territory (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Henry Carey
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


4.   British Indian Ocean Territory - 0:46


British Virgin Islands (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Henry Carey
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


5.   British Virgin Islands - 0:46


Brunei Darussalam (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Awang Haji Besar bin Sagap
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


6.   Brunei Darussalam - 1:26


Bulgaria (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Tsvetan Tsvetkov Radoslavov
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


7.   Bulgaria - 1:16


Burkina Faso (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Anonymous
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


8.   Burkina Faso - 2:33


Burkina Faso (Olympic version) (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Marc Barengayabo
Conducted by: Peter Breiner


9.   Burkina Faso (Olympic version) - 1:22


Burundi (more info)
Performed by: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Marc Barengayabo
Conducted by: Peter Breiner