Catalogue Number:
475 7028
Barcode:
0028947570288
Label:
Decca 2CD+DVD
Release date:
10 July

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Exclusive Australian package released to coincide with Pavarotti's worldwide Farewell Tour and 70th birthday (October)!

TRACKLISTING
CD 1
La donna è mobile (Verdi: Rigoletto)
Una furtiva lagrima (Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore)
Libiamo ne'lieti calici (Verdi: La traviata)
Recondita armonia (Puccini: Tosca)
Donna non vidi mai (Puccini: Manon Lescaut)
Che gelida manina (Puccini: La Bohème)
O soave fanciulla (Puccini: La Bohème)
Mi batte il cuor ... O paradise (Meyerbeer: L'africana)
M'appari (Flotow: Martha)
Quando le sere al placido chiaror (Verdi: Luisa Miller)
Se quel guerrier io fossi! ... Celeste Aida (Verdi: Aida)
Forse la soglia attinse (Verdi: Un ballo in maschera)
Recitar! ... Vesti la giubba (Leoncavallo: Pagliacci)
Come un bel dì di maggio (Giordano: Andrea Chénier)
Ah mes amies! (Donizetti: La Fille du regiment)
Di quella pira (Verdi: Il trovatore)
Nessun dorma (Puccini: Turandot)

CD 2
Torna a Surriento 4:25
Santa Lucia luntana 5:43
La danza (Rossini) 3:06
L'ultima canzone (Tosti) 4:16
Non t'amo più! (Tosti) 5:27
Mattinata (Leoncavallo) 2:00
'O sole mio 3:20
'A vucchella 3:10
Core 'ngrato 4:55
Volare 3:13
Vivere 3:26
Il canto 3:45
Caruso 5:20
Buongiorno a te 4:16
Ti adoro 3:13

BONUS TRACKS FROM LUCIANO PAVAROTTI'S FIRST DECCA EP (1964)
E lucevan le stelle (Puccini: Tosca)
Questa o quella (Verdi: Rigoletto)
Parmi veder le lagrime (Verdi: Rigoletto)

BONUS DVD
• An introduction to Pavarotti: The Last Tenor DVD
• Full details of Pavarotti: The Last Tenor DVD
• Nessun dorma
• Ti adoro music video
• Pavarotti & Friends trailer

Luciano Pavarotti 'owned' the operatic stages of the 20th century. No singer before or after him has done so much to bring opera to the world at large. In 2005 he undertakes an extensive Farewell Tour and also celebrates, in October, his 70th birthday.

This luxurious package - 2 CDs plus a DVD - is released to celebrate these milestones. CD-1 is dedicated to his operatic recordings while CD-2 presents him in Neapolitan - and other - songs.

The bonus DVD presents highlights from a forthcoming DVD entitled 'The Last Tenor' (with wonderful footage that includes him performing Panis Angelicus in duet with his father) as well as a quirky video clip of Ti Adoro and an all-stops-out performance from Central Park of his signature tune, Nessun dorma.

MARKETING PLANS

TELEVISION
Advertising in July
Pavarotti broadcasts through August, September and October on Ovation channel

RADIO
Advertising on the Southern Cross network
CD of the month in August on MBS network

PRESS
Articles and advertising in daily press, Limelight magazine, State of the Arts, Arts & Medicine

ONLINE
E-Card mailout to databases

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Catalogue Number:
475 7153
Barcode:
0028947571537
Label:
SBS/Decca 2-for-1 CD
Release date:
17 July

ARTISTS
Noako Yoshino • Marisa Robles • Osian Ellis

TRACK LISTING
RODRIGO: Adagio (Concierto De Aranjuez)
MOZART: Andantino (Flute & Harp Concerto in C major K.299/297c)
HANDEL: Andante Allegro & Larghetto (Harp Concerto In Bb Hwv294)
EICHNER: Andante (Concerto For Harp And Orchestra In C)
BOIELDIEU: Andante lento (Harp Concerto In C (Arr. C. Steuber)
GLIERE: Tema con variazioni: Andante (Harp Concerto Op. 74)
DITTERSDORF: Larghetto (Harp Concerto
CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO: Andante (Concertino for Harp and Chamber Orchestra, Op.93)
EBERL: Theme, variations and rondo pastorale
J.S.BACH: Prelude No.1
CPE BACH: Solo in G minor, Wq 135 for oboe and continuo (harp and cello)
CHOPIN: Prelude, Op.28 No.15 'Raindrop'
CHOPIN: Mazurka, Op.7 No.1
DEBUSSY: Clair de lune
BRAHMS: (arr. Robles) Wiegenlied Op.49 No.4
FALLA: Danza del corregidor
PIERNÉ: Impromptu-caprice, Op.9
ROSETTI: Romance. Adagio non tanto
DAMASE: Sicilienne variée
RENIÉ: Contemplation: Andante religioso
HENSON-CONANT: The Nightingale
BRITTEN: Interlude from A ceremony of Carols
ROTA: Il Padrino
PÄRT: Spiegel im Spiegel

The popular WeatherWatch series in association with SBS-TV has succeeded as an attractively packaged lifestyle series of beautiful music themed to suit those quieter moments in life. Following the success of albums for piano, cello and voice (see details below), Contemplation: The serene harmonies of the Harp  is the perfect CD for those who would like to purchase an introduction to the world of the Harp and have a collection of relaxing Harp pieces in one easy collection. As with other CDs in the collection, the atmospheric title of the CD is lifted from one of the pieces on the collection - in this case from Renié's Contemplation.

The double-CD features various solo pieces & movements from favourite Harp Concertos.

Excellent value for money - 2 ½ hours of music on two CDs for the price of one helps us be competitive, this CD is great value for money and an irresistible album!

MARKETING PLANS
Advertised from 24 July for 6 weeks on SBS-TV
CD of the Week in July (MBS)
Airplay on ABC Classic FM
Serviced to press for reviews

ALSO AVAILABLE:

Gardens in the Rain - The Colours of the Piano     

Philips 472 2172

Silent Woods - The Heart of the Cello    

DG 474 6812

Silver Moon - Opera's Magic Moments

Decca 472 4482

 

 

Catalogue Number:
476 7924
Barcode:
0028947679240
Label:
ABC Classics CD
Release date:
10 July

TRACKLISTING
1. Taught By Experts
2. Don't Cry Out Loud
3. Just a Gigolo
4. Fly Away
5. I Could Have Been a Sailor
6. I Don't Remember Christmas
7. I Honestly Love You
8. Sing, Sing, Sing/It Don't Mean a Thing / Do-Re-Mi / Let Me Sing
9. Tenterfield Saddler
10. I Could Marry The Rain
11. Song For Dancing / Shall We Dance
12. I Don't Care Much

From a feature judge on Channel Seven's hit series Dancing With the Stars, comes the debut album by the Boy from Oz 's Todd McKenney. Known for his roles in Strictly Ballroom, Singin' in the Rain, and Cabaret, this is the first album from seasoned performer Todd McKenney. Featuring the much-loved songs Fly Away, Tenterfield Saddler and Just a Gigolo, this album is full of razzle-dazzle. Todd has said of this album:

'After years of thinking of doing an album I can't believe it is finally here.

'The main reason I recorded Just A Gigolo is because my musical director and producer Max Lambert never let me wriggle out of it and heaven knows I tried. I've always thought of myself as purely a live performer but Max Lambert and Lesley Shaw's confidence in me to record something worth listening to is what finally pushed me into the studio... kicking and screaming I might add! Now that the project is complete, I can't thank them enough, as I am very happy with it. So you won guys!

'I am surprised and thrilled at the laid back nature of Just A Gigolo . For years I resisted singing ballads as I felt very exposed vocally. But with Max's guidance and immense taste in everything he touches I let him slowly guide me into a very rewarding world of emotional music. I love him for that.

'The recording process, as with everything Max and I do was filled with laughter and it is this fact that makes me proud to send this album out into the world. It was a very funny and light-hearted experience. You'll get the picture as you listen to the title song 'Just A Gigolo' as my dear friend Maggie Kirkpatrick joins me on this track. When she arrived at the studio we had no idea of what she would be doing on the album and just started playing around and the result is hilarious and I can't thank her enough for agreeing to do it.

'Finally, thank you to Jim Blackfoot for being so talented and patient as I stumbled my way through this process in his very friendly studio day after day while recording this.

'The reason for my song choices is simple. I like them and I hope you do too.'

MARKETING PLANS
National TV Promotion on ABC-TV
Extensive reviews and airplay
Print advertising in Limelight magazine
National radio promotion on ABC Classic FM

 

Catalogue Number:
476 7742
Barcode:
0028947677420
Label:
ABC Classics CD
Release date:
10 July

TRACKLISTING
1. BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2, 'Moonlight': I. Adagio sostenuto -
Gerard Willems (Live)
2. BACH: Goldberg Variations. Aria mit verschiedenen Veränderungen (Aria with diverse variations), BWV988: Aria -
Ian Munro (Live)
3. DEBUSSY: Clair de lune from Suite bergamasque -
Roger Woodward
4. SATIE: Gymnopédie No. 1 from Trois Gymnopédies -
Stephanie McCallum
5. BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, 'Pathétique': II. Adagio cantabile -
Gerard Willems
6. SCHUBERT: Impromptu in G-flat major, D899 No. 3 -
Roger Woodward
7. DE LULLI: The Celebrated Chop Waltz, 'Chopsticks' -
Stephanie McCallum/Kevin Hunt
8. BACH: Das wohltemperierte Clavier (The Well-Tempered Clavier), BWV846-893: Prelude in C major, BWV846
9. SCHUBERT: Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-flat major, D960: IV. Allegro, ma non troppo -
Olivier Cazal
10. BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, 'Appassionata': I. Allegro assai -
Gerard Willems
11. SCHUMANN: Von fremden Ländern und Menschen (Of Foreign Lands and People) from Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood), Op. 15 -
Roger Woodward
12. CHOPIN: Étude in C minor, Op. 10 No. 12, 'Revolutionary' -
Isodor Goodman
13. RACHMANINOV: Prelude No. 1 in C-sharp minor, Op. 3 No. 2 -
David Stanhope
14. LISZT: Liebestraum in A-flat major, S541 No. 3 -
Stephanie McCallum
15. NYMAN: The Heart Asks Pleasure First from The Piano -
Sally Whitwell
16 . BRAHMS: Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 39 No. 15 -
David Stanhope
17. BEETHOVEN: Bagatelle in A minor,WoO 59, 'Für Elise' -
Roger Woodward
18. MOZART: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K331: III. Rondo alla turca -
Roger Woodward
19. SCULTHORPE: Left Bank Waltz - David Stanhope

The Classic 100 Piano box set has remained a best-seller since its release in February this year (over 25,000 copies of this 8CD set sold). The release of a single CD featuring the Top 10 pieces and selected highlights is destined for even greater success. Retailing at mid-price and featuring over 78 minutes of music the CD also includes performances not featured on the original set, making it a collectors item for those new to the phenomenon and a valuable addition for consumers who already own the 8CD set.

MARKETING PLANS
Extensive reviews and airplay
Print advertising in Limelight magazine
National radio promotion on ABC Classic FM

 

Catalogue Number:
988 1413
Barcode:
0602498814130
Label:
Decca CD
Release date:
26 June

Official movie teaser trailer
http://www.waroftheworlds.com

From Paramount Pictures comes the motion picture event of the year: War of the Worlds , directed by Steven Spielberg and starring international superstar Tom Cruise. A contemporary retelling of H.G. Wells' seminal classic, the sci-fi adventure thriller reveals the extraordinary battle for the future of humankind through the eyes of one American family fighting to survive it.

The Decca soundtrack features original music by Academy Award® winner John Williams ( Schindler's List, Star Wars, Jaws, E.T., Harry Potter). This will be one of the biggest blockbusters of the year, and the advance buzz is terrific.

Steve Spielberg writes:

"I am a fan of scary scores.

From the old B-movie sci-fi films of the 1950s and '60s, to the haunting melodies created in 1935's Bride of Frankenstein by Franz Waxman.

Selfishly, I feel the scariest music written for film was Jaws by John Williams.

That was music that when you heard it, you knew it was time to be scared.

For War of the Worlds, John reached for something not of this earth and composed a score that you feel on your skin, even before you become aware that you are actually hearing it.

He has laid down a musical foundation of atmospherics and textural events, achieving a rhythmic propulsion that is so utterly primal it crawls up inside of you and makes you wonder how one composer could make such a radical departure in style from such masterworks of melodic phrasing as the flying theme from E.T., to the enduring themes of the Star Wars series and come up with a new sound that gives War of the Worlds much of its ultra-realism.

But that is the genuine genius of John Williams and the many characters he has played throughout a musical career that will never be equalled."

MARKETING
Soundtrack promotions with TV Hits, Hoyts and Greater Union

Television
Movie advertised widely on commercial TV networks

Press and Radio
Soundtrack giveaways included in UIP promotions for the film with national print media and street press
Serviced to media for review and airplay
Full page editorial in Filmink magazine and promo in the July issue
Advertising for the soundtrack in the August issue of Filmink