Munich Symphonic Sound Orchestra
The Munich Symphonic Sound Orchestra (often MSSO for short ) was an orchestra specially composed for crossover recordings of pop music under the direction of Boris Jojic , which had great success with the release of its albums in the 1980s. (It is not to be confused with the Munich Symphony Orchestra - this is just an alternative name for the studio musicians of the Munich Philharmonic ).
composition
The orchestra's classical instruments are played by members of the Munich Philharmonic. There are also instruments from pop music , such as electric guitars , drums or synthesizers .
The orchestra had its first major success in 1988 with the CD The Sensation of Sound - Pop goes Classic .
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DE
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 AT
|
 CH
|
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| 1988 | Pop Goes Classic |
DE1  (14 weeks)DE |
AT26 (4 weeks) AT |
CH7th  (10 weeks)CH |
First published: November 1988
Sales: + 525,000 |
| 1989 | Pop Goes Classic Vol. 2 |
DE4th (20 weeks)DE |
AT26 (4 weeks) AT |
CH8 (8 weeks) CH |
First published: April 1989
Sales: + 250,000 |
| 1990 | Pop Goes Classic Vol. 3 |
DE33 (8 weeks)DE |
- | - |
First published: January 1990
Sales: + 250,000 |
more publishments
- 2007: Best Of
- 2008: The Collection
- 2011: The Greatest Pop & Rock Songs
Awards for music sales
Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
| Country / Region |
gold |
platinum
|
Sales | swell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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|
Germany (BVMI)
|
2 × gold2
|
platinum1
|
1,000,000 | musikindustrie.de |
|
Switzerland (IFPI)
|
gold1
|
- | 25,000 | hitparade.ch |
| All in all |
3 × gold3
|
platinum1
|
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