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"Ave Maria" is a much recorded aria composed by Vladimir Vavilov around 1970. It is a musical hoax generally misattributed to Baroque composer Giulio Caccini. Vavilov himself published and recorded it on the Melodiya label with the ascription to "Anonymous" in 1970. It is believed that the work received its ascription to Giulio Caccini after Vavilov's death, by organist Mark Shakhin (one of its performers on the mentioned "Melodiya" longplay), who gave the "newly discovered scores" to other musicians; then in an arrangement made by the organist Oleg Yanchenko for the recording by Irina Arkhipova in 1987, then the piece came to be famous worldwide.
Selected list of recorded versions:
1970 - Vladimir Vavilov, Melodiya label
1987 - Irina Arkhipova, arranged by Oleg Yanchenko
1994 - Inessa Galante, arranged for organ, on the live CD Musica Sacra, Campion label
1995 - Inessa Galante, arranged by Georgs Brinums on the album Debut, Campion label
1997 - Lesley Garrett, arranged by Nick Ingman, on the album A Soprano Inspired
1998 - Charlotte Church, arranged by Nick Ingman, on the album Voice of an Angel
1998 - Julian Lloyd Webber on the album Cello Moods
1999 - Andrea Bocelli, on the album Sacred Arias
2001 - Sumi Jo, arranged by Steven Mercurio, on the album Prayers
2003 - Honda Minako, on the album Ave Maria
2005 - Hayley Westenra, arranged by Steven Mercurio, on the album Odyssey
Use in films and trailers:
Donnie Darko (2001)
Trollywood (2004)
Our Lady of the Assassins (2000, American release trailer)
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