Topic: RECORDINGS DECCA CELEBRATES THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF West Side Story WITH A NEW RECORDING FEATURING ITALIAN TENOR VITTORIO AND INTERNATIONAL SINGING SENSATION HAYLEY WESTENRA WITH MUSIC COMPOSED BY LEONARD BERNSTEIN BUY IT (August 31, 2007- New York, NY)-- One of the most lauded musicals ever written, West Side Story is still as relevant and well-loved today as it ever was. In this 50th anniversary year of the musical, Decca has assembled some of the biggest classical crossover stars to record a brand new version of the musical. The new recording will be in stores on September 25th and features the angelic soprano Hayley Westenra as Maria and Italian tenor, Vittorio as Tony with music by Leonard Bernstein. This new interpretation of West Side Story is one of the only major recordings of this masterpiece to have been made since the 1984 version with Mr. Bernstein himself conducting. This updated project was also authorized by the Bernstein foundation in New York. With a bright young cast and timeless tunes, this is set to become the recording of choice for the 21st Century West Side Story lover. Hayley Westenra and Vittorio have nothing short of great chemistry and their passionate singing brings the characters to life. This modern take promises to reinvigorate the classic and bring it to a whole new audience.
Friday, 9 June 2006
Topic: RECORDINGS
Warner Classics has effectively ceased to exist.
The company has been taken over by Rhino Warner Music's reissues division. One may suspect Rhino may foray into the classical music world. Thus, just three major labels are left in the classical music world: EMI, Universal, and Sony-BMG.Responding to reports that Warner Classics is shutting down, the label has issued a statement saying it will "remain a key part of the Warner music family."...LINK
Sunday, 4 June 2006
Topic: RECORDINGS
In a move that has surprised the classical record industry as much as the people involved, Warner Classics has, in essence, ceased to be an active record label.
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Tuesday, 23 May 2006
Topic: RECORDINGS
The Columbia University Libraries received a $40,000 grant from the GRAMMY Foundation Grants Program to preserve rare American classical music recordings collected in the University Ditson Fund Recording Archive....LINK
Topic: RECORDINGS
Digital Music Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DMGI - News), a content owner and distributor of digital music recordings focused on past hits, out-of-print, back catalog, and independent label recordings, today announced a partnership with Wiley Publishing, Inc. that will bring Digital Music Group's classical music repertoire to the digital music marketplace under the For Dummies brand. ...LINK
Topic: RECORDINGS
Why 'own label' releases are a vital tool for classical musicians....LINK
Tuesday, 16 May 2006
Topic: RECORDINGS
The centennial of Dmitri Shostakovich's birth falls on Sept. 25, and record companies have lined up to mark the date in advance, helping give this most 20th-century of composers a 21st-century presence. ...LINK to complete story
Friday, 5 May 2006
Topic: RECORDINGS
In honor of Cinco de Mayo, we introduce three important Mexican classical composers:
2.) Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
A student of Ponce, he was founding conductor of the Mexico Symphony Orchestra and director of the National Conservatory in Mexico City. His music is often folkloric in style. Listen to "Sinfonia India" Chavez: Three Symphonies by Enrique Batiz on ASV LIVING ERA
4.) H. Owen Reed (1910)
An American composer he retired in 1976 from Michigan State University as Professor Emeritus. He was chairman of Music Composition in the School of Music and served as Acting Head in 1957-58. Born in Odessa, Missouri in 1910. Dr. Reed spent six months (1948-49) in Mexico composing and studying folk music and returned to Mexico for a month's study in the summer of 1960.
Listen to "La Fiesta Mexicana" by Howard Dunn and Dallas Wind Symphony on Reference Recordings
Thursday, 13 April 2006
Topic: RECORDINGS
Deutsche Grammophon has signed up two leading young artists this month: violinist Vadim Repin and mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca. ...LINK to complete story
Topic: RECORDINGS
50 records that the Library of Congress has deemed worthy of preservation this year. Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings" performed by the NBC Symphony, led by Arturo Toscanini. The library noted that the work has been called the "American anthem for sadness and grief." ...LINK to complete story
Friday, 7 April 2006
Mood: lyrical Topic: RECORDINGS Memory, the first studio album from star pianist Lang Lang, reached number one on the Billboard classical chart this week, its third ...LINK to complete story
| Memory...BN Consumer information
Memory reflects Lang Lang?s journey from child prodigy to international pianist in his own right, grouping works by Mozart, Chopin, and Schumann that shaped Lang Lang?s experience as a budding musician in China.
Thursday, 6 April 2006
Topic: RECORDINGS
Capturing Sound: How Technology Has Changed Music, “the fuzzy focus of vibrato enabled players to cover up slight inaccuracies of intonation. ...LINK to complete story
Monday, 27 March 2006
Topic: RECORDINGS
LONDON - Classical music labels Deutsche Grammophon and Decca have joined forces to increase the amount of live recordings they release by bypassing CDs for digital downloads. ...LINK to complete story
Saturday, 25 March 2006
Now Playing: Classical, Now Without the 300-Year Delay Topic: RECORDINGS
A new initiative by the Universal Music Group reflects a seismic shift
in the way classical music is being discovered, distributed and heard.
...LINK to complete story
Sunday, 19 March 2006
Topic: RECORDINGS
Tenors Andrea Bocelli, Russell Watson and Vittorio Grigolo have made UK chart history by each having albums in the top 10 at the same time. ...LINK to complete story
...MUSIClassical Concert LIVE365
DECCA CELEBRATES THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF West Side Story WITH A NEW RECORDING FEATURING ITALIAN TENOR VITTORIO AND INTERNATIONAL SINGING SENSATION HAYLEY WESTENRA WITH MUSIC COMPOSED BY LEONARD BERNSTEIN BUY IT (August 31, 2007- New York, NY)-- One of the most lauded musicals ever written, West Side Story is still as relevant and well-loved today as it ever was. In this 50th anniversary year of the musical, Decca has assembled some of the biggest classical crossover stars to record a brand new version of the musical. The new recording will be in stores on September 25th and features the angelic soprano Hayley Westenra as Maria and Italian tenor, Vittorio as Tony with music by Leonard Bernstein. This new interpretation of West Side Story is one of the only major recordings of this masterpiece to have been made since the 1984 version with Mr. Bernstein himself conducting. This updated project was also authorized by the Bernstein foundation in New York. With a bright young cast and timeless tunes, this is set to become the recording of choice for the 21st Century West Side Story lover. Hayley Westenra and Vittorio have nothing short of great chemistry and their passionate singing brings the characters to life. This modern take promises to reinvigorate the classic and bring it to a whole new audience.
1) Manuel Ponce (1882-1948)
2.) Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
3.) Silvestre Revueltas (1899-1940)
4.) H. Owen Reed (1910)
Deutsche Grammophon has signed up two leading young artists this month:
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Memory, the first studio album from star 
