World Sinfonía III - The Grande Passion
Studio album by Al Di Meola
Released	24 October 2000
Recorded	February–April, 2000
Studio	Churchill Studios (New Jersey) Chung King Studios (New York, NY)
Genre	Jazz
Length	59:39
Label	Telarc
Producer	Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola chronology
Winter Nights (1999) World Sinfonía III - The Grande Passion (2000) Flesh on Flesh (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
All About Jazz	(very favourable)[2]

World Sinfonía III – The Grande Passion is an album by jazz guitarist Al Di Meola that was released in 2000.

All songs by Al Di Meola unless otherwise noted.

1. "Misterio" – 7:53
2. "Double Concerto" (Ástor Piazzolla) – 5:55
3. "Prelude: Adagio for Theresa" (Di Meola, Parmisano) – 1:22
4. "The Grande Passion" – 9:04
5. "Asia de Cuba" – 8:57
6. "Soledad" (Piazzolla) – 7:37
7. "Opus in Green" – 10:18
8. "Libertango" (Piazzolla) – 5:06
9. "Azucar" – 3:12

• Al Di Meola – acoustic guitars, Roland GR-30 (1, 2, 4, 5, 8), dumbek (1), cymbals (1, 4), acoustic bass guitar (4), percussion (4, 5, 7)
• Mario Parmisano – acoustic piano (1-8), synthesizers (5, 7)
• Hernan Romero – background harmony guitar (1), charango (4), vocals (4), second acoustic guitar part (6), acoustic bass guitar (7)
• John Patitucci – acoustic bass guitar (1, 5)
• Gilad Dobrecky – percussion (2, 4, 5, 7, 8)
• Gumbi Ortiz – congas (4, 5, 7)
• Oscar Feldman – tenor saxophone (5)
• Michael Philip Mossman – trumpet (5)
• Arto Tunçboyacıyan – vocals (1), percussion (8, 9)

Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Tracks 1-4 & 6)

• Al Di Meola and Mario Parmisano – arrangements
• Fabrizio Festa – orchestrator and conductor
• James Spragg – orchestra manager
• Mark Skazinetsky – concertmaster

Woodwinds and Horns

• Michael Sweeney – bassoon
• Joaquin Valdepenas – clarinet
• Camille Watts – flute
• Cynthia Steljes – oboe
• Harcus Hennigar and Fred Rizner – French horn

Strings

• Simon Fryer, David Hetherington and Audrey King – cello
• Chas Elliott and Roberto Occhipinti – double bass
• Erica Goodman – harp
• Daniel Blackman, Susan Lipchak, Chris Redfield and Kent Teeple – viola
• Carol Fujino, Bridget Hunt, Leslie Knowles, Victoria Richards, Mac-André Savoie and Mark Skazinetsky – first violin
• Amalia Jouanou-Canzoneri, Mi-Hyon Kim, Semyon Pertsovsky, Wendy Rose and Virginia Wells – second violin

• Robert Woods – executive producer
• Al Di Meola – producer, arrangements
• Hernan Romero – associate producer
• Mario Parmisano – associate producer
• David Baker – recording engineer
• Katsuhiko Naito – recording engineer, mix engineer
• Henry Nophsker – recording engineer, assistant mix engineer
• Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
• Anilda Carrasquillo – art direction, design
• Layla Di Meola – cover design
• Andrea Vizzini – cover painting