ARTIST
Russell Watson, tenor

THE VOICE IS BACK!

Singing sensation Russell Watson is back with his fourth highly anticipated album Amore Musica!

Since emerging on the music scene a few short years ago, Russell Watson has become one of its most popular artists. Each new recording is much anticipated by his fans. Amore Musica is certain to please those who already love the voice of Russell Watson, but this CD is likely to win him many new admirers too!

Russell is truly excited to present this program of songs with lyrics by Diane Warren, Gary Barlow and Elliot Kennedy, who he believes to be the greatest songwriters in the world. 'All the songs are about love, music, peace, happiness and hope. That reflects the way I feel right now. It's a record to hold hands to. I want this record to be something that people think about affectionately. I've never generated as much passion in my lyrics. It's a different sound. It's not about Russell Watson and the way he sings it, it's about Russell Watson singing from the heart and I don't think I've ever done that before.'

The music ranges from the swingy Amore e Musica, to the melodramatic Gladiatore, to the gorgeous Alchemist, a track with Lara Fabian. There's also the inspirational I Believe and the rousing You Raise Me Up. Throughout this variety of moods and emotions what is most palpable is that Watson has a different sound coming from a different place. His voice channels compassion, empathy and the certain knowledge that however low or however high you're feeling he's been there with you!

MARKETING PLANS

TELEVISION
Metro, Regional, Pay TV
20 February - 13 March

RADIO & PRESS
Service to media

RETAIL
Posters
Laminates
Headercards

TOUR
Promo tour
20th - 23rd February

Performance tour
May 2005

ARTISTS
Includes Gerard Willems, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Radu Lupu, Martha Argerich, Mitsuko Uchida, Wilhelm Kempff, Olivier Cazal, Roger Woodward, Isador Goodman, Stephanie McCallum, Julius Katchen

TRACKLISTING
100 tracks of the best-loved piano music by Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart, Bach, Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Ravel, Debussy and many others. Full tracklisting is embargoed until 13 February.

What is the one piece of piano music you cannot live without? This question was asked of the Australian public through a poll by ABC Classic FM and the result is this collection - The Classic 100 Piano. Over 9 hours of music on 8 CDs, this definitive set contains Australia's favourite piano masterpieces. The previous CD set The Classic 100 was a best-seller in 2002. 'The Classic 100 Piano' will be even bigger.

The piano is one of the most studied and played instruments in the world. Even people who have never taken a lesson have, at one time or another played the instrument for fun. And Australia has a very long history with the piano - in the 19th century, over 750,000 pianos were imported into this country! So the piano is an obvious and very popular choice for the follow-up to the first survey - The Classic 100 (February 2002), which comprised listeners' choices of their favourite symphonies, concertos, operas, chamber music, songs, solo instrumental works and so on.

The Classic 100 Piano is made up only of pieces of music performed on one piano, either written specifically for the instrument, or other works commonly performed on the piano. This also included early keyboard works with a performance tradition on the modern piano.

As with the previous survey, The Classic 100 Piano is a unique reflection of local conditions, history and interests. The results have both confirmed what we have always regarded as famous and beloved works and introduced new pieces that have touched people today through films, advertising and compact discs and the sheer joy of listening to them.

The Classic 100 Piano provides an additional layer of connection for listeners: for many people not only did they choose the one piece of music they could not live without hearing but they named the piece they could not live without performing. Their recollection of at least once performing the piece was so important that it was a memory they could not live without. A lifelong love of music sparked by learning to play the piano and memories of playing a piece on the piano as a child was frequently given as the reason why certain pieces held a special significance for listeners.

People often gave reasons that were about the way the music made them feel or simply used words to describe the music itself. Others made selections from both a personal and historical perspective, choosing works that had a profound effect on music itself.

Ultimately, The Classic 100 Piano is a list of important music. Important because it has connected with and communicated to so many who regard it as something they can't imagine their lives without; important because it has the potential to inspire so many more who are yet to discover its beauty, joys and solace. Perhaps it is also important because if you don't know classical music, but think the piano rather than say, opera or chamber music is a good way to start your journey, you are probably right and these discs will be the best guide you are likely to find.

MARKETING PLANS

TV
ABC TV Promotion Feb/Mar

RADIO
Radio Promotion on ABC Classic FM
Extensive Airplay
Live to Air Launch Concerts on Classic FM (Sydney & Melbourne)

PRINT
Advertising & Editorial in Limelight magazine

Click here to watch the television promo for the New Year's Concert CD & DVD:

http://meta.streamout.com.au/uni00025/Jan05/NY30.mpg

Weblink: www.deutschegrammophon.com/newyearsconcert2005

ARTISTS
Wiener Philharmoniker
Lorin Maazel

TRACKLISTING
JOHANN STRAUSS II: Indigo-Marsch · Haute-Volée-Polka
JOSEF STRAUSS: Lustschwärmer · Winterlust · Die Emancipirte
JOHANN STRAUSS II: Tausend Und Eine Nacht · Die Bajadere
FRANZ VON SUPPÉ: "Die Schöne Galathée", Ouvertüre
JOHANN STRAUSS II: Klipp-Klapp · Nordseebilder · Bauern-Polka · Fata Morgana · Vergnügungszug
JOSEPH HELLMESBERGER JUN.: Auf Wiener Art
JOHANN STRAUSS II: Russische Marsch-Fantasie · Ein Herz, Ein Sinn
JOHANN STRAUSS II / JOSEF STRAUSS: Pizzicato-Polka
JOHANN STRAUSS II: Geschichten Aus Dem Wienerwald
EDUARD STRAUSS: Electrisch
JOHANN STRAUSS II: Auf Der Jagd · An Der Schönen, Blauen Donau

Broadcast on TV and radio in over 40 countries around the world, the New Year's Concert is undoubtedly one of the biggest classical music events in the world. Now, thanks to DVD, you can enjoy this wonderful spectacle whenever you wish. Relive the wonderful melodies and delightful atmosphere as Vienna celebrates the ringing in of another year as only they can! The concert includes not only favourite orchestral items from the Strauss family played by one of the world's greatest orchestras, but also winningly beautiful ballet performances, too.

For 2005 the Wiener Philharmoniker invited Lorin Maazel to be their conductor, and Maestro Maazel had more than one reason to celebrate: on 6 March he celebrates his 75th birthday, and this concert was also a silver jubilee for him, for it's is 25 years since he was first invited to direct the orchestra at this event.

Thanks to the varied output of the many members of the Strauss family and associates, there were again no fewer than five pieces that received their New Year's Concert premières: Indigo-March and Haute volée-Polka by Johann Strauss, a waltz called Lustschwärmer and the quick Polka Winterlust by Joseph Strauss, as well as the Polka francaise Auf Wiener Art by Joseph Hellmesberger, jr.

For the ballet scenes, Vladimir Malakov, director of the Berlin State Opera Ballet, brought along his beautiful young soloist Polina Semionova - gold medal winner of two Moscow Ballet Competitions and the "rising star" of the classical ballet world. It was the first time she had performed in Austria. Vladimir Malakov was not only the choreographer but also joined Polina for Ein Herz, ein Sinn as her partner. Another highlight for the DVD was be the participation of the Italian soloist Giuseppe Picone.

MARKETING PLANS
TELEVISION
Advertised on SBS TV through February
PRESS
Advertised in Limelight and Filmink magazines

Click here to watch the television promo for the New Year's Concert CD & DVD:

http://meta.streamout.com.au/uni00025/Jan05/NY30.mpg

Weblink: www.deutschegrammophon.com/newyearsconcert2005

ARTISTS
Wiener Philharmoniker
Lorin Maazel

TRACKLISTING

JOHANN STRAUSS:
Indigo-Marsch, op. 349
Haute Volée, Polka op. 155 (High Society)

JOSEF STRAUSS:
Lustschwärmer, Walzer op. 91 (Pleasure Seekers)
Winterlust, Polka schnell op. 121 (Winter Pleasure)
Die Emancipierte, Polka mazur op. 282

JOHANN STRAUSS:
Tausend und eine Nacht, Walzer op. 346 (A Thousand and One Nights)
Die Bajadere, Polka schnell op.361 (The Bayadère)

FRANZ VON SUPPÉ:
Ouvertüre zur Operette Die schöne Galathée (Beautiful Galatea)

JOHANN STRAUSS:
Klipp-Klapp, Galopp op. 466 (Clip-Clop)
Nordseebilder, Walzer op.390 (Pictures of the North Sea)
Bauernpolka (Peasants' Polka)
Fata Morgana, Polka mazur op. 330
Vergnügungszug, Polka schnell op. 281 (Pleasure Train)

JOSEF HELLMESBERGER:
Auf Wiener Art, Polka francaise o.op. (In the Viennese Manner)

JOHANN STRAUSS:
Russische Marschphantasie, op. 383 (Russian March Fantasy)
Ein Herz, ein Sinn, Polka mazur, op. 323

JOHANN & JOSEPH STRAUSS:
Pizzicato Polka

JOHANN STRAUSS:
Geschichten aus dem Wiener Wald, op. 325 (Tales from the Vienna Woods)

EDUARD STRAUSS:
Electrisch, Polka schnell o.op. · Electric

Encores

JOHANN STRAUSS:
Auf der Jagd, Polka schnell op. 373 (At the Hunt)
An der schönen blauen Donau, Walzer op. 314 (The Blue Danube)

Broadcast on TV and radio in over 40 countries around the world, the New Year's Concert is undoubtedly one of the biggest classical music events in the world. Now, thanks to DVD, you can enjoy this wonderful spectacle whenever you wish. Relive the wonderful melodies and delightful atmosphere as Vienna celebrates the ringing in of another year as only they can! The concert includes not only favourite orchestral items from the Strauss family played by one of the world's greatest orchestras, but also winningly beautiful ballet performances, too.

For 2005 the Wiener Philharmoniker invited Lorin Maazel to be their conductor, and Maestro Maazel had more than one reason to celebrate: on 6 March he celebrates his 75th birthday, and this concert was also a silver jubilee for him, for it's is 25 years since he was first invited to direct the orchestra at this event.

Thanks to the varied output of the many members of the Strauss family and associates, there were again no fewer than five pieces that received their New Year's Concert premières: Indigo-March and Haute volée-Polka by Johann Strauss, a waltz called Lustschwärmer and the quick Polka Winterlust by Joseph Strauss, as well as the Polka francaise Auf Wiener Art by Joseph Hellmesberger, jr.

For the ballet scenes, Vladimir Malakov, director of the Berlin State Opera Ballet, brought along his beautiful young soloist Polina Semionova - gold medal winner of two Moscow Ballet Competitions and the "rising star" of the classical ballet world. It was the first time she had performed in Austria. Vladimir Malakov was not only the choreographer but also joined Polina for Ein Herz, ein Sinn as her partner. Another highlight for the DVD was be the participation of the Italian soloist Giuseppe Picone.

MARKETING PLANS
TELEVISION
Advertised on SBS TV through February
PRESS
Advertised in Limelight and Filmink magazines

Visit www.deutschegrammophon.com/terfel-silentnoon for a complete online overview of this album, sound clips, biography, etc.

ARTISTS
Bryn Terfel, baritone
Malcolm Martineau, piano

TRACKLISTING
QUILTER: Come away death
QUILTER: O Mistress Mine
QUILTER: Blow blow, thy winter wind
GURNEY: Sleep
KEEL: Port of Many Ships
KEEL: Trade Winds
KEEL: Mother Carey
ELWYN-EDWARDS: The Cloths of Heaven
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Silent noon
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Linden Lea
QUILTER: Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal, Op. 3
QUILTER: Weep you no more, Op.12, No.1
QUILTER: Go, lovely Rose, Op. 24, No.3
SOMERVELL: A Shropshire Lad
Loveliest of Trees
When I was One-and-Twenty
There Pass the Careless People
In Summertime on Bredon
The Street Sounds to the Soldiers' Tread
On the Idle Hill of Summer
White in the Moon the Long Road Lies
Think No More, Lad
Into My Heart an Air That Kills
The Lads in Their Hundreds
HEAD: Money, O!
HEAD: The Lord's Prayer
ANONYMOUS: The Sally Gardens - Arr. Britten
ANONYMOUS: Oliver Cromwell - Arr. Britten
TRADITIONAL: The Foggy Foggy Dew
WARLOCK: Captain Stratton's Fancy
PARRY: Love Is A Bable Op. 152 No.3
DUNHIL: The Cloths of Heaven
STANFORD: The Aquiline Snub
STANFORD: The Compleat Virtuoso

In 2003 Bryn Terfel's Favourites album (474 4382) had an amazing success - with more than half a million copies sold worldwide.

His first set of little-known English songs The Vagabond (445 9462) was released in 1995 to the highest critical acclaim and went on to become a huge commercial success, too. It also received a Gramophone Award, an Edison Award and the Prix Caecilia.

Silent Noon is Bryn's long-awaited return to this repertoire which represents the heyday of song in the early 20th century. This disc features music by some of the greatest composers in the English language such as Vaughan Williams, Parry, Stanford and Quilter. And there is little doubt that Bryn is the most gifted interpreter of their music.

Thanks to his rich, warm voice and an ability to recreate a song and bring its sentiments to life, Bryn makes this repertoire completely his own. Each of these songs demands great communicative power with a wide range from humour to sweet elegy. Bryn is able to capture unerringly the sense of each piece and conveys this to the listener. Indeed, Bryn's wonderful diction and presence makes you feel as if he were in the room with you! With such a wonderful advocate, this music that is still too little known becomes fully worthy of comparison with the finest French melodies and German lieder.

PRESS QUOTES

'. . . armed with the goods to do whatever he wants. . .One only can sit back and enjoy it.' The New York Times, April 2004

'The quality of his instrument is nonpareil: rich and supple like the softest, most luscious suede, with a range of dynamics and colour few singers can match. . . ' Newsday, Apr 2004

MARKETING PLANS

RADIO

CD of the Week: ABC Classic FM - 6-12 February

CD of the Month (High Rotation): 2MBS (Sydney), 3MBS (Melbourne), 4MBS (Brisbane) - please note that tracks from this album will be played twice daily and in addition there will be three 30' ads per day for the whole album!

PRESS

Cover for 3MBS and 4MBS magazines and a 2-page story

Advertised in Limelight - February issue

ONLINE

Product Microsite:
www.deutschegrammophon.com/terfel-silentnoon

Featured in State of the Arts Webzine

Visit www.deutschegrammophon.com/kozena-lamento for a complete online overview of this album, sound clips, biography, etc.

ARTISTS
Magdalena Kozená, mezzo-soprano
Musica Antiqua Köln
Reinhard Goebel

TRACKLISTING
J. C. BACH: 'Ach, daß ich Wassers gnug hätte'
CONTI: Languet anima mea
J. S. BACH: Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170
J. S. BACH: 'Bekennen will ich seinen Namen', BWV 200
C. P. E. BACH: 'Selma', H 739
J. C. F. BACH: Die Amerikanerin, JCFB G 47

In 2004 Magdalena Kozená has been going from strength to strength and she has just been voted Artist of the Year by the readers of Gramophone for both the song album and her French Arias recital disc with Marc Minkowski, both on Deutsche Grammophon.

Lamento is the perfect disc to introduce Magdalena to a wider audience - it is easily approachable and will appeal strongly to music lovers of all kinds.

The program has been selected and compiled by Reinhard Goebel and it is he and his ensemble Musica Antiqua Köln who offer the finest accompaniment one could wish for. Lamento is a stunning collection of rarely-heard music by the Bach family

Magdalena Kozená brings all this to life with her amazing voice and thoughtful interpretation. This is a disc that won't leave any listener untouched!

The title track by Johann Christoph Bach is an amazing discovery; dark, brooding, and full of grief, this music transcends its time, reaching the heart with the deepest human emotions

Johann Sebastian Bach's famous cantata 'Vergnügte Ruh' (Contented Rest) creates a beautiful counterpoint to this with its softness and floating melodies. It has been a favourite with Australian audiences for a long time.

'Magdalena Kozená has the looks to turn heads and a voice that has already melted some notably stony hearts. . . she will be one of the class vocal acts of the early 21st century.' The Times (London) 2004

'Not content with enjoying a reputation as one of the world's most sought-after mezzos, Magdalena Kozená is also carving a niche as a proselytiser of unfamiliar repertoire.' Evening Standard (London), 2004

MARKETING PLANS
RADIO
CD of the Week: ABC Classic FM - 20-27   February;
CD of the Week: MBS FM - March 7-13

PRESS
Serviced to press for review.
Advertised in Limelight - February issue

ONLINE

To watch the Loreena McKennitt TV promo please click here:
http://meta.streamout.com.au/uni00025/Jan05/BSV30.mpg

Canadian singer/composer Loreena McKennitt is self-managed, self-produced, and the head of her own internationally successful record label, Quinlan Road. In a recording career spanning nearly two decades, McKennitt's 'eclectic Celtic' music has won critical acclaim and multiple sales awards in North and South America, Europe and Australasia. She has enjoyed GOLD and PLATINUM sales of her albums in Australia!

Born in the province of Manitoba, Canada, Loreena moved to Stratford, Ontario, Canada in 1981, where she still resides. She has acted and sung in, and composed music for, Stratford Festival of Canada productions ranging from The Tempest (1982) to The Merchant Of Venice (2001).

Her recording career began in 1985 with the album Elemental. In the fledgling years of her label Quinlan Road, Loreena ran its operations from her kitchen table, selling recordings by mail order and producing her own concert tours across the country.

For a limited time only, the CD will be packaged with a DVD - unique, as a Loreena DVD has never before been available, so her fans will lap up this one! The DVD has four tracks:

1. No Journey's End: a documentary in which Loreena explores the diverse influences behind her music.

2. The Bonny Swans : a music video from The Mask and the Mirror

3. The Mummers' Dance: one of her most famous tracks, this is a music video from The Book of Secrets

4. Explore the music of Loreena McKennitt - an interactive discography

From an Amazon.com review of The Visit:

Mixing a variety of styles with a Celtic base, this was McKennitt's breakthrough album and remains one of her most musically interesting. 'All Souls Night' begins the album, with dance-like rhythms and McKennitt's wonderful voice singing about the Celtic New Year. Other features include a musical setting of Tennyson's 'Lady of Shalott', which, while not as sophisticated as Noyes' 'The Highwayman' on The Book of Secrets is an enchanting listen. There's also an interesting rendition of 'Greensleeves' and the Spanish-flavored 'Tango to Evora', as well as the haunting 'Courtyard Lullaby' and the wistful 'The Old Ways'. A setting of words from Shakespeare's Cymbeline closes the album, which focuses thematically on life, death, and the borders between them. - Genevieve Williams

From an Amazon.com review of The Book of Secrets:

McKennitt's recordings always have the quality of a spiritual sojourn; her songs are those of a seeker, whether she's setting Yeats, Scripture, or her own words to her compositions. It's this that attracts people to her music, and The Book of Secrets is no exception, whether it's the lazy rhythms of 'Marco Polo,' the sober joy of 'The Mummers' Dance,' the poignancy of 'Skellig' or 'Dante's Prayer,' or the drama of Alfred Noyes' 'The Highwayman.' 'The Highwayman' is a particularly strong effort, especially in comparison to her earlier setting of 'The Lady of Shalott'; McKennitt has become much more skilled at musical narrative. This is music that can be enjoyed on many levels, from McKennitt's growing skill as a composer to the deeper questions posed by her lyrics. - Genevieve Williams

MARKETING PLANS
TV
Advertised on SBS TV 13 February - 26 March

RADIO
Serviced to:
- AM radio tastemakers nationally (approx 15)
- Specialist community radio presenters nationally, including stations with Celtic programs (approx 30)
- ABC local radio tastemakers nationally (approx 20)
- Classic FM drive program

PRESS
Major dailies
Limelight and State of the Arts magazine
Full page advertisement - Limelight March 2005

RETAIL
Header card
Styrenes
Banner advertising on selected retail sites

OTHER
Bookmark

OTHER SERVICING
Cafes
Bodyshop chain
Candles
Health spas
Mailout to Loreena McKennitt fanbase

ARTISTS
Diana Doherty, oboe
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Arvo Volmer

TRACKLISTING
EDWARDS: Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra in a single movement
EDWARDS: Yanada
EDWARDS: Ulpirra

The divine Diana Doherty plays Ross Edwards' mesmerising Oboe Concerto on this Australia's first classical CD single! The music of Ross Edwards is haunting and evocative, and through this specially priced disc is destined to reach a wide and appreciative audience.

Composed especially for Diana Doherty, Ross Edwards has sought, in his Oboe Concerto, to imbue the traditional concerto with elements of theatre, ritual and dance, whilst preserving its concert hall function as an accompanied soloistic display. As we have come to expect from this composer, the texture is dominated by an almost kaleidoscopic interplay of material gleaned from the natural environment and diverse cultural sources, whose symbolic meaning remains ultimately and tantalisingly elusive.

Also on this special classical CD single are two other works by Ross Edwards playing by Diana Doherty - Ulpirra and Yanada

MARKETING PLANS
RADIO
Radio Promotion on ABC Classic FM
Extensive Airplay

PRINT
Advertising & Editorial in Limelight magazine

COMPOSER
Howard Shore

TRACKLISTING
1. Icarus
2. There Is No Great Genius Without Some Form Of Madness
3. Muirfield
4. H-1 Racer Plane
5. Quarantine
6. Hollywood 1927
7. The Mighty Hercules
8. Howard Robard Hughes, Jr.
9. America's Aviation Hero
10. 7000 Romaine
11. The Germ Free Zone
12. Screening Room
13. Long Beach Harbour 1947
14. The Way Of The Future

We are very excited to announce that we are releasing the score soundtrack to THE AVIATOR. The soundtrack features original music composed by Academy Award® winner Howard Shore (Lord of the Rings. Philadelphia, Sliver, The Silence Of The Lambs, Mrs Doubtfire, Panic Room).

Miramax Films presents THE AVIATOR, the Howard Hughes biopic starring Academy Award® Nominee Leonardo DiCaprio (Gangs of New York, Catch Me If You Can) and directed by legendary film-maker Martin Scorcese (Gangs Of New York, Casino, The Age Of Innocence, Cape Fear, Good Fellas, The Last Temptation Of Christ, Raging Bull). This is one of the most highly-acclaimed films of this year's Oscar season!

THE AVIATOR is the story of aviation pioneer Howard Hughes (DiCaprio), the eccentric billionaire industrialist and Hollywood film mogul, famous for romancing some of the world's most beautiful women: Jean Harlow, Katherine Hepburn, Ava Gardner to name a few. The drama recounts the years of his life from the late 1920s through the 1940s, an epoch when Hughes was directing and producing Hollywood movies and test flying innovative aircrafts he designed and created.

The film also stars: Academy Award® Nominee Cate Blanchett, Academy Award® Nominee Alec Baldwin, Golden Globe Nominee Alan Alda, Kate Beckinsale and Gwen Stefani

MARKETING PLANS
RADIO & PRESS
Serviced to specialist media
Filmink advertising

OTHER
Promotions with the film distributor