The popular video game music website SEMO published the first "Symphonic Fantasies" CD review today:

"Despite the live setting, the album has a top studio quality, given all recordings were approved, edited, and mixed at the WDR Studios and subsequently fine-tuned and mastered at Abbey Road Studios. The album provides a lasting testament to the ambitious creativity of the concert and is a definitive tribute to Square Enix music. [...] Overall Score: 10/10."

The single disc album will be released on September 17, 2010 and is available for pre-order through Amazon.de for 14.95 EUR plus shipping. The MAZ Shop is offering a special deal for people who are living outside of Europe: Shipping is 6 EUR only. The price of the CD is 18.95 EUR.

The concert album "Symphonic Fantasies - music from Square Enix" is going to be released on September 17, 2010 by Decca (Universal Music). This is one week earlier than originally announced. The single disc album is available for pre-order through the Amazon.de shop for 14.95 EUR plus shipping.

The recordings of the concert in Cologne with music from "Kingdom Hearts", "Secret of Mana", "Chrono Trigger", "Chrono Cross" and "Final Fantasy" were supervised and approved by the composers and the arrangers. They were edited and mixed at the WDR Studios and subsequently fine-tuned and mastered at Abbey Road Studios.

The concert album "Symphonic Fantasies - music from Square Enix" is going to be released on September 24, 2010 by Decca (Universal Music). The single disc album is now available for pre-order through the Amazon.de shop for 16.99 EUR plus shipping.

The recordings of the concert in Cologne with music from "Kingdom Hearts", "Secret of Mana", "Chrono Trigger", "Chrono Cross" and "Final Fantasy" were supervised and approved by the composers and the arrangers. They were edited and mixed at the WDR Studios and subsequently fine-tuned and mastered at Abbey Road Studios.

The concert album "Symphonic Fantasies - music from Square Enix" is going to be released in September 2010 by Decca (Universal Music).

The recordings of the concert in Cologne with music from "Kingdom Hearts", "Secret of Mana", "Chrono Trigger", "Chrono Cross" and "Final Fantasy" were supervised and approved by the composers and the arrangers. They were edited and mixed at the WDR Studios and subsequently fine-tuned and mastered at Abbey Road Studios.

The "Symphonic Fantasies" concert was honored by the audience with 20 minutes of frenetic standing ovations. Reflecting its success, WDR Radio Orchestra manager has noted in an interview "What an evening! The atmosphere was indescribable, just magical. After the concert, we received tons of letters and e-mails. The fans demanded a CD with the recording of our concert. I am absolutely excited that Universal Music is going to release the album with the beautiful music now".

The WDR Radio Orchestra will present "Symphonic Legends" on September 23, 2010 at the Philharmonic Hall in Cologne, Germany.

Says orchestra manager Winfried Fechner: "The concert will be directed by Swedish conductor Niklas Willén who is the new chief conductor of the WDR Radio Orchestra. It will be his first concert featuring video game music, and it is going to be a special treat, because Niklas Willén is a sound wizard and at the same time he is one of the biggest fans of video game music! The young pianist Benyamin Nuss will join us again, and of course percussionist Rony Barrak who has been with us since the very first concert in 2008. Additionally we invited the State Choir Latvija from Riga".

Remaining tickets for "Symphonic Legends" are available at www.koelnticket.de (search for: symphonic legends).