Volume 6, Number 2
Friday, January 17, 2003
IN THIS ISSUE:
EXCLUSIVE
- LISTEN to Our GRAMMY Nominees in the VIP CLUB
- PRE-ORDER GODS & GENERALS
- NEW SONYCLASSICAL.COM Coming Soon!!
NEW RELEASES
- MARK O'CONNOR's Hot Swing Trio: In Full Swing
- OPERABABES: Beyond Imagination
CLASSICAL NEWS
- SALVATORE LICITRA's Carnegie Hall & "Today Show" Debut
- Midori Featured in NY Times on January 19
- The NYTimes.com on Angelike Kirchschlager
- Perahia Tackles the Chopin Challenge
CROSSOVER NEWS
- OperaBabes Take America by Storm on National Television!!
- Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Trio w/Wynton Marsalis & Jane
Monheit at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center on February 4
- Morelenbaum2/Sakamoto Top WNYC Listener's Poll
SOUNDTRACK NEWS
- BOB DYLAN & MARY FAHL Premiere on AOL "First Listen"
- Roman Polanski's THE PIANIST -- A Film of Greatness
COMING SOON
- GODS and GENERALS: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
-- February 4 -- Featuring BOB DYLAN's New Song "'CROSS THE
GREEN MOUNTAIN" & MARY FAHL's "GOING HOME"
- Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen -- February 4
-- Featuring RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, SANDRA BERNHARD, DEBBIE
HARRY, & DAVID JOHANSEN
CONTEST
- MARIO FRANGOULIS/SONY DVD Player Giveaway!!
EXCLUSIVE
LISTEN to Our GRAMMY Nominees in the VIP CLUB
- Hairspray: Original Broadway Cast Recording
- Glenn Gould: A State of Wonder
- Murray Perahia: Chopin Etudes
- Various: September Songs -- The Music of Kurt Weill
-- featuring LOU REED, PJ HARVEY, ELVIS COSTELLO,
NICK CAVE, and more!!
- EXCLUSIVE: Mary Fahl: "The Dawning of the Day" from
The Guys: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- CONTEST: WIN TICKETS to See Mark O'Connor's Hot
Swing Trio w/Wynton Marsalis & Jane Monheit on February 4
at Alice Tully Hall!!
JOIN NOW!!
PRE-ORDER Gods & Generals!!
- Gods & Generals: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Featuring BOB DYLAN'S new song "'Cross the Green Mountain"
plus MARY FAHL'S "Going Home."
Pre-Order it now!
NEW SONYCLASSICAL.COM Coming Soon!!
Come back soon for the ALL NEW SonyClassical.com.
Coming February 2003!!
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NEW RELEASES
MARK O'CONNOR's Hot Swing Trio: In Full Swing -- with Wynton Marsalis & JANE MONHEIT
Grammy Award-winning violinist Mark O'Connor
pays tribute to jazz greats Stephane Grappelli
& Django Reinhardt with guest artists Jane Monheit
and Wynton Marsalis.
HotSwingTrio.com
BUY it online!
OPERABABES: Beyond Imagination
U.K.'s hottest new duo -- a new twist on opera! Including
"One Fine Day" ("Un bel di" from Madame Butterfly
and The Official ITV World Cup 2002 Theme), "Ave Maria",
title track "Beyond Imagination" (from A Midsummer
Night's Dream) and the rousing "Vittoria", Beyond
Imagination links classical opera pieces with
contemporary sound and sublime vocal talent. Produced
by Jim Steinman.
OperaBabesMusic.com
BUY it online!
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CLASSICAL NEWS
SALVATORE LICITRA's Carnegie Hall & "Today Show" Debut
Licitra sings VERDI La Forza del Destino with the
Collegiate Chorale at Carnegie Hall on January 23. Other
soloists include Maria Guleghina, Marianne Cornetti, Paul
Plishk. Robert Bass conducting.
Tune-in to NBC's "The Today Show" on Wednesday,
January 22, to see a live performance.
VISIT Licitra's Official Website!
LISTEN to Licitra's The Debut Now!
Midori Featured in NY Times on January 19
We're upon Midori's 20th Anniversary season. Look for her
in The New York Times next week. Also come back
soon for the launch of her new website!!
MidoriViolin.com
The NYTimes.com on Angelike Kirchschlager
"Ms. Kirchschlager sings these arias straightforwardly
and with evident heart, and with a voice as ravishing as
hers, nothing more is needed."
-- David Mermelstein, NYTimes.com, Jan. 12, 2003
READ the full review
of Angelike Kirschschlager in NYTimes.com.
LISTEN to this ravishing rendition of the Bach Arias!
Perahia Tackles the Chopin Challenge
"The great pianist is at the top of his form... played
with virtuosity that will take your breath away"
-- Seattle Times,Dec. 1, 2002
"He brings an artfulness to these explosive miniatures
that assures they are more than just virtuosic displays."
-- The Denver Post, Dec. 29, 2002
LISTEN to the sound of virtuoso Murray Perahia
as he masterfully performs the Grammy nominated
Chopin Etudes!
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CROSSOVER NEWS
OperaBabes Take America by Storm on National Television!!
OperaBabes made appearances this week on the Fox News
Channel, WB 11 Morning News, "Good Morning America," and
are now set to appear on "Inside Edition" on January 17 & 18.
Click here for local listings!
Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Trio w/Wynton Marsalis & Jane Monheit at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center on February 4
CLICK HERE for more tour dates!
Sony Winners in the WNYC Listener's Poll
The WNYC 17th annual New Sounds Listener Poll, spotlighting
the best new music releases of 2002, has awarded Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet, Yo Yo Ma & The Silk Road
Ensemble, Naqoyqatsi, Philip Glass & Yo Yo Ma, and Casa Morelenbaum2/Sakamoto top honors, giving
Casa the #1 spot. Congratulations!
LISTEN to the entire radio awards broadcast here!
Morelenbaum2/Sakamoto's Casa
Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet
Naqoyqatsi: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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SOUNDTRACK NEWS
BOB DYLAN & MARY FAHL PREMIERE on AOL "First Listen"
On JANURAY 17, AOL "First Listen" will premiere Bob
Dylan's New song "'Cross the Green Mountain," as well
as Mary Fahl's "Going Home," across all of their networks.
GodsAndGeneralsMusic.com
Roman Polanski's THE PIANIST -- A Film of Greatness
- "A brave, epic work that re-establishes Roman Polanski
as one of the screen's true masters. A ringing,
unforgettable statement on the binding effect of great art.
Directed with such artistry and skill that, as we watch,
the barriers of the screen seem to melt away. Our vision
is renewed, our emotions reawakened. A masterpiece, The
Best Picture of the Year"
-- The Chicago Tribune
- "The Pianist' achieves greatness"
-- Los Angeles Times
- Winner 'BEST PICTURE' -- Cannes Film Festival 2002
-- National Society of Film Critics -- Boston Society
of Film Critics -- San Francisco Society of Film Critics
- Winner 'BEST DIRECTOR' -- Roman Polanski -- Boston
Society of Film Critics -- National Society of Film Critics
- Winner 'BEST ACTOR' -- Adrien Brody -- Boston Society
of Film Critics -- National Society of Film Critics
- 2 Golden Globe Nominations -- 'BEST PICTURE' & 'BEST
ACTOR,' Adrien Brody
- "One of the Best Films of the Year!"
-- Newsweek, The New York Times, Time, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe
- "Two Thumbs Up!"
-- Ebert & Roper
LISTEN to THE PIANIST: Music from the Motion Picture!
BUY it online!
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COMING SOON
GODS and GENERALS: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack -- February 4
GodsAndGenerals.com
Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen -- February 4 -- Featuring RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, SANDRA BERNHARD, DEBBIE HARRY, & DAVID JOHANSEN
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CONTEST
MARIO FRANGOULIS/SONY DVD Player Giveaway!!
BUY the Sometimes I Dream: Live In Concert
DVD/VHS and Automatically Be Entered to Win A SONY
DVD Player!!
2 Grand Prizes -- Sony DVD Player (Model #DVP-NS415)
10 Second Prizes -- Sometimes I Dream CD & DVD
First 500 Get A Special Gift with Purchase -- A
World of Music (2002 Odyssey/Sony Classical Sampler:
Featuring Yo-Yo Ma, Glenn Gould, Aselin Debison, Wynton
Marsalis, Salvatore Licitra, and more!!)
CLICK HERE to enter!
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Purchase Sony Classical recordings at these locations:
U.S. Retailers
SonyMusicStore.com
Amazon.com
Barnes & Noble
TowerRecords.com
International Retailers
Sony International
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