Awaking the Centuries is the second full-length album by German symphonic metal band Haggard. It was released on 7 February 2000 by Drakkar Entertainment. The album is based on Michel De Nostredame (Nostradamus) and his experience during The Black Plague in Medieval Europe. The album features several compositions based on Sergei Rachmaninoff's music. Awakening the Centuries peaked at position 64 in the German album charts. Track listing Note The choir tracks at the beginning and at the end of the record are an abridged and a complete version of "Rejoice, o virgin" from Sergei Rachmaninoff's choral work All-Night Vigil. Personnel Asis Nasseri – grunt vocals, guitars, kettle drums Luz Marsen – drums, percussion Andi Nad – bass Danny Klupp – guitars Karin Bodenmüller – soprano Hans Wolf – grand piano, piano, church organ keyboards Kathrin Pechlof – concert harp Fiffi Fuhrmann – tenore Christian – tenore Thomas Rosato – bass Christoph Zastrow – flute Florian Bartl – oboe Robert Müller – clarinet Andrea Sterr – violin Michael Stapf – violin Steffi Hertz – viola Kathrin Hertz – violoncello Georg Uttenthaler – doublebass Florian Schnellinger – percussion Peter Prysch – French horn Guest musicians Evert Fratermann – orchestral percussion Ilka Mende – violin Fabian Schwarz – acoustic guitars Voices of "Pestilencia" Ulrich Mühlmann – "Nostradamus" Carsten Jacob – "Monk" Christiane B.Horn – "Woman 1" Eveline Gerhardt – "Woman 2" Wolfgang Weißmüller – "Man" Moscow Radio Choir Elena Rastvorova – conductor Olga Uschakova – soprano Maria Kutuzova – soprano Ekaterina Oblesova – alto Katja Prasolova – alto Vladimir Tarasov – tenor Oleg Kuzmin – tenor Anton Vasiljev – bass Evgeny Astafurov – bass References External links Awaking the Centuries at Encyclopaedia Metallum 2000 albums Haggard (band) albums Drakkar Entertainment albums