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Volume 4, Number 2
Friday, January 12, 2001
IN THIS ISSUE:
CLASSICAL NEWS
CROSSOVER NEWS
SOUNDTRACKS NEWS
TUNE IN: TV, Radio, and Online appearances
CONTESTS AND OTHER NEWS
CLASSICAL NEWS
Grammy Nominations
The nominations are in for the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards and Sony Classical artists and recordings have received 15 nominations! Click for soundclips and more info on these Grammy nominees:
New Titles on Super Audio CD
Bach: Goldberg Variations, Murray Perahia
Maw: Violin Concerto, Joshua Bell
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No.3, Arcadi Volodos
Bach: Goldberg Variations, Murray Perahia
Maw: Violin Concerto, composed by Nicholas Maw
Steven Epstein
Thomas Frost
Super Audio CD represents a revolution in the way digital data is recorded and played back. Using a whole new approach to digital recording, SACD recreates every detail of the atmosphere, nuance, and space surrounding the original music source, making it the world's most sophisticated high-fidelity audio format. New releases now available include Dvorák's Symphonies Nos.8 and 9 "From the New World", and Dvorák's Symphony No.7 with works by Smetana, both from the Cleveland Orchestra with George Szell.
Mahler: Symphony No.2
Seiji Ozawa conducts Japan's Saito Kinen Orchestra in Mahler's Symphony No.2 "Resurrection" on a new double CD recorded live during special Millennium performances in Tokyo during the first
week of January 2000. Listen to a section online in the latest edition of the Good Listening radio show!
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CROSSOVER NEWS
Night and Day II -- Joe Jackson
Tune in to a concert webcast from singer-songwriter Joe Jackson on January 17! Mark your calendar and log on to hear him perform from his new album Night and Day II, and visit Joe's web site for
dates of his current European tour.
Visit Kristin-Chenoweth.com
Star of the upcoming NBC comedy Kristin!, Tony Award winning Kristin Chenoweth's debut album Let Yourself Go features songs by Gershwin, Ellington, Berlin, Comden & Green and more, and includes a duet with Seinfeld star Jason Alexander. Let Yourself Go arrives in stores next month.
Grammy Nominations
Sony Classical artists and recordings have received 15 nominations for the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards. Congratulations to all the nominees! Click for soundclips and more info:
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Corea.Concerto, Chick Corea
Appalachian Journey, Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Mark O'Connor
Symphony No.1, Joe Jackson
"I Thought About You" from Wandering Moon, Terence Blanchard
"Spain for Sextet and Orchestra" from Corea.Concerto, Chick Corea
SOUNDTRACKS NEWS
Chocolat -- Music from the Motion Picture
The Chocolat soundtrack is in stores now with original music by Rachel Portman. Chocolat has received four Golden Globe nominations including Best Picture, Best Score, Best Actress (Juliette Binoche) and Best Supporting Actress (Judi Dench). The film also stars Johnny Depp and Carrie-Anne Moss.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Director Ang Lee's new film has been nominated for three Golden Globe Awards, including Best Picture and Best Foreign Language Film, and composer Tan Dun's music was nominated for Best Score. The soundtrack album features cellist Yo-Yo Ma and international singing sensation Coco Lee.
All the Pretty Horses -- Music from the Motion Picture
Now in theatres, All the Pretty Horses was directed by Billy Bob Thornton and stars Matt Damon and Penelope Cruz. The Golden Globe nominated soundtrack hits stores next week with original new music by Marty Stuart -- hear soundclips online!
Grammy Nominations
Sony Classical artists and recordings have received 15 nominations for the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards, to be presented on February 21. Click for soundclips and more info for these soundtrack nominees:
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Swing!, original Broadway cast
The Cider House Rules, composed by Rachel Portman
Theme from Angela's Ashes, composed by John Williams
TUNE IN -- TV, radio, and online appearances
Subject to change -- check your local listings. For online chats and webcasts, check hosting site before the event for plug-ins required to participate (if any). Check our News section often for updates!
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CONTESTS AND OTHER NEWS
Sony Classical Tops the Charts
Billboard reports that Sony Classical was the Number One combined classical recording label for the year 2000, the fourth time in five years the label has topped the charts. Thanks and congratulations to our excellent artists for this achievement.
Good Listening Online Radio Show
Tune in to our exclusive online radio show while you surf the web, with complete tracks from recent classical, crossover, and soundtrack releases. Listen for the full three hours, or hit your Windows MediaPlayer fast-forward button to jump ahead to the next genre hour.
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