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Volume 4, Number 6
Friday, February 9, 2001
IN THIS ISSUE:
CLASSICAL NEWS
- Bernstein box set of Mahler Symphonies
- Escape Through Opera!
- Murray Perahia continues to explore Bach
CROSSOVER NEWS
- Essential Vollenweider: 20 years of Sonic Adventures
- New Original Cast albums feature Judy Holliday, Topol
SOUNDTRACKS NEWS
- Enemy at the Gates launches Berlin Film Festival
- More nominations for Crouching Tiger, Chocolat
- Listen online to new soundtrack selections!
TUNE IN: TV, Radio, and Online appearances
CONTESTS AND OTHER NEWS
- Technical difficulties
- Celebrate Valentine's Day with music!
- Good Listening Radio Show

CLASSICAL NEWS
Bernstein Box Set of Mahler Symphonies
A new specially priced 12-CD Box Set is now in stores, featuring the complete symphonies of Gustav Mahler from their ultimate interpreter: Leonard Bernstein. Bernstein's recordings of Mahler's symphonies are the definitive performances -- this is a landmark collection of historic recordings, all digitally remastered, and includes a 68-page booklet.
Escape Through Opera!
As everything today gets wired you have to do more in less time. You're left with only the stress of trying to keep up. Escape with 39 of opera's timeless masterpieces on a double-CD set coming March 6 -- over two and a half hours that set your imagination free. This is the only opera collection you will ever need -- hear soundclips online!
Murray Perahia continues to explore Bach
Pianist Murray Perahia continues his recordings of Bach with Volume 1 of the Keyboard Concertos, arriving in stores next month. Perahia is soloist and conductor with the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields on the new album, which includes Concertos Nos.1, 2 and 4. Perahia, whose recording of the Goldberg Variations is nominated for two Grammy Awards, will embark on a North American tour in March with the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, performing the Bach Keyboard Concertos. Find dates at his web site and catch a performance near you!
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CROSSOVER NEWS
Essential Vollenweider: 20 Years of Sonic Adventures
Arriving in stores next week, The Essential Andreas Vollenweider has been personally compiled by the artist from the key songs of his creative development over the 20-year span of his recording career. The new CD is 24-bit digitally remastered and remixed, and includes an unreleased video "Pearls and Tears", playable on PC and Mac computers -- preview the video online!
New Original Cast albums feature Judy Holliday, Topol
Two new CDs are coming in March from the critically acclaimed Columbia Broadway Masterworks series! Just in time for the Broadway revival this spring, the original Broadway cast recording of Bells Are Ringing stars Judy Holliday and Sydney Chaplin. Also due next month, the original London cast of Fiddler on the Roof stars Topol and Miriam Karlin. All titles in the superb series have been digitally remastered for optimum sound quality and feature bonus tracks, original artwork, informative essays, photos, cast listings and much more!
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SOUNDTRACKS NEWS
Enemy at the Gates launches Berlin Film Festival
The new film from director Jean-Jacques Annaud opened the 12-day Berlin Film Festival this week. The soundtrack from James Horner, the Academy Award® winning composer of Titanic, arrives in stores March 13. An epic drama set in World War II Russia, Enemy at the Gates stars Jude Law, Joseph Fiennes, Ed Harris, Rachel Weisz and Bob Hoskins.
More nominations for Crouching Tiger, Chocolat
Oscar® buzz continues to build around Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Chocolat in anticipation of the announcement of this year's Academy Award® nominations next week. Meanwhile both films were nominated on Wednesday for the 53rd Annual Writers Guild Award in the Best Adapted Screenplay category!
Listen online to new soundtrack selections!
Tune in to our exclusive online radio show Good Listening for an all-new hour of full tracks from the latest hit soundtrack albums! Listen while you surf the web to selections from Chocolat, All the Pretty Horses, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and more!
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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
Technical difficulties
Due to work being done on Sony Music web servers, you may have had some problems accessing our web site this week. The problems are being resolved as quickly as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Celebrate Valentine's Day with music!
Candy gets eaten and flowers wilt... music is the gift that will keep saying "I Love You" long after Valentine's Day is over. Celebrate your love next week with music from hit romantic films and classic opera arias and duets.
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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