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Volume 5, Number 29
Wednesday, August 7, 2002
IN THIS ISSUE:
EXCLUSIVE
CLASSICAL NEWS
CROSSOVER NEWS
SOUNDTRACK NEWS
COMING SOON
CONTEST
EXCLUSIVE
NEW Album Streams at the VIP CLUB -- FREE Membership
JOIN NOW!!
New James Taylor Album -- Win an Autographed Guitar!!
October Road is James Taylor's first studio release since
1997's Grammy Award winning Hourglass album and
features the heartwarming single, "On The 4th of July."
October Road will be in stores everywhere on
Tuesday, August 13th.
PRE-ORDER October Road and receive a special
limited edition package containing a bonus disc featuring
three James Taylor tracks never before included on one
of his albums:
"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"
"Benjamin"
"Sailing to Philadelphia"
PLUS CD-ROM interviews with James Taylor and
Russ Titelman as well as behind-the-scenes in-the-studio
footage shot during the recording of the album.
AND
For every pre-order of October Road, each person is
automatically entered in a sweepstakes to win a James Taylor
acoustic guitar personalized and signed by James. Other great
prizes include: passes to the upcoming Fall Tour, a DVD player,
and the James Taylor Columbia Records CD and DVD catalog.
This special edition of October Road is only offered
for a limited time.
Click here to PRE-ORDER!
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CLASSICAL NEWS
NEW RELEASES: 10 NEW Essential Classics Titles
The most successful classical series ever, Essential Classics now
presents 10 new "must have" titles. The new edition ranges from
works by Beethoven and Bach to Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff,
and also includes timeless favorites Carmina Burana and
Sheherazade. The performers are well-known and trusted
names like Szell, Ormandy, Entremont, Williams, Biggs and Bylsmer.
Visit the Site!
LISTEN to a FULL ALBUM STREAM of John Williams (Guitar) --
Bach: Lute Suites, Vol. 1 -- beginning on Thursday, August 8, at the
SONY CLASSICAL VIP CLUB.
BUY the ESSENTIAL CLASSICS for $7.99!!
Sony Classical Artists Win 2002 German Echo Awards
Congratulations to the artists who received the honor of
the distinguished 2002 German Echo Award:
Marcelo Alvarez -- Singer of the Year
MarceloAlvarez.com
Venice Baroque Orchestra -- Ensemble of the Year
VeniceBaroqueOrchestra.net
Yo-Yo Ma -- Crossover Artist of the Year
Yo-YoMa.com
Hilary Hahn -- Instrument of the Year
HilaryHahn.com
Murray Perahia -- Album of the Year (Bach Concerti -- Vol.1)
MurrayPerahia.com
The ceremony is to be held in Frankfurt in October, 2002.
Meyer Interview in Classic FM Magazine
"Edgar Meyer's 'Double Concerto' (1995) is particularly notable
for its final movement, which bases its Copland-esque invention
bar-for-bar on the structure of the finale of Mozart's violin-and-viola
'Sinfonia Concertante', while the solo bass concerto is more blues-orientated
with a touch of folk-fiddle in the finale. Giovanni Bottesini was one of the
greatest bassists of all time, as exemplified by his exuberant 'Gran Duo',
which gives both players a thorough virtuoso work-out...."
-- Julian Haylock, Classic FM Magazine
Be sure to pick up a copy of Classic FM Magazine and read the entire
interview with Meyer in the August issue.
LISTEN to the NEW ALBUM HERE!
BUY the CD Now!
CD of the Week for Joshua Bell
"Bell plays...a kind of hidden edge that imbues his playing
with a feeling of imminent surprise."
-- Arizona Republic, 'CD of the Week ', August 2002
LISTEN to Mendelssohn/Beethoven Violin Concertos HERE!
BUY the CD Now!
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CROSSOVER NEWS
Chenoweth to Open American Songbook Series in October 2002
Lincoln Center's American Songbook series -- the acclaimed program
devoted to the popular American song -- will begin its fifth season with
Tony Award-winning actress-singer Kristin Chenoweth.
Chenoweth, who won her Tony for her role as Sally in the revival of
You're a
Good Man, Charlie Brown, will perform songs from Let Yourself
Go and other material in concert on Oct. 11 and 12 at the John Jay College
Theatre.
Visit the artist site!
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SOUNDTRACK NEWS
PRE-ORDER the Hairspray: Original Cast Recording!!
"Shaiman has written a score that flies so far past pastiche as to be
transfigured into something else entirely. The result is the best pop
Broadway score -- part Motown, part Merman -- since pop and Broadway
parted company some 30 years ago."
-- New York Times Magazine, July 2002
LISTEN to the ENTIRE ALBUM BEFORE IT HITS STORES --
beginning on Thursday, August 8, at the SONY CLASSICAL VIP CLUB.
Click here to PRE-ORDER!
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COMING SOON
Hairspray: Original Cast Album -- August 13
Visit the site!
Bombay Dreams: Original Cast Album -- August 20
"A.R. Rahman is a genius, ...a soundtrack with
shameless crossover appeal...it's all designed to
put a smile on your face and a spring in your step"
-- The Observer
"A canny mixture of thumping dance beats,
pop melodies and ethnic Indian inflections
and tonalities"
-- The Guardian
"Gorgeous, slurring string arrangements which
often sound magnificent...Hits the spot"
-- TimeOut, UK
Just weeks after opening, Bombay Dreams, the new
musical produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber, is playing to packed
houses in London's West End, as reported by Classical.com.
As of July 26th, the show was reported as taking in $1.56 million
a week and will be extending its run by six months. The Original
Cast Recording, featuring music by Indian composer A R Rahman,
will be released in the US on August 20, 2002. Come back soon
to hear the album and learn more.
Ryuichi Sakamoto -- Casa -- August 20
Come back soon to hear the Bossa Nova of legendary Brazilian
composer Antonio Carlos Jobim ("GIRL FROM IMPANEMA") as played
by Sakamoto and friends. An unforgettably sultry album that
recalls the work of Getz and Gilberto. Expect heavy rotation.
Ryuichi-Sakamoto.com
FEATURED in SONY CLASSICAL VIP CLUB Next Week!!
Glenn Gould -- State of Wonder -- September 3
In honor of the 70th anniversary of pianist Glenn Gould's birth
Sony Classical is releasing a deluxe 3 CD set of The Complete
Goldberg Variations!! Come back soon for more information.
Visit the artist site!
Mario Frangoulis -- Sometimes I Dream -- September 17
Listen to "Vincero, Perdero" and signup for giveaways,
tour dates, and more information on Mario's international debut
Sometimes I Dream.
MarioFrangoulis.com
Wynton Marsalis -- All Rise -- September 24
"All Rise celebrates togetherness and ascendance,
in the context of the Blues." -- Wynton Marsalis
Visit the artist site!
Aselin Debison -- Sweet is the Melody -- October 8 (US Release) / September 24 (Canadian Release)
From the heart of Nova Scotia comes the debut album of
12-year old wunderkind Aselin Debison. Visit her website
to PREVIEW the ALBUM, WATCH THE NEW EPK, and sign-up for
the latest news and future contest information.
Aselin.com
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CONTEST
MEET JOSHUA BELL and Receive A Signed CD!!
Gramophone and Sony Classical are currently offering
Bell fans an opportunity to meet the Grammy-winning virtuoso
and receive a signed copy of Mendelssohn/Beethoven Violin
Concertos. Contest ENDS November 1, 2002.
Enter to win!
WIN A Paramount 90th Anniversary CD!!
Featuring 90 years of the Most Memorable Scores ever recorded!!
Enter to win!
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Purchase Sony Classical CDs at these locations:
TheStore.Sony.com
Amazon.com
Barnes & Noble
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