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Cat. No.: 174 5108 |
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Blake
TRACK LISTING 1 Yo Te Voy A Amar (I'll Make Love To You) Album of the Year at the Classical Brits 2008. Blake are four incredibly talented young men who are bringing a fresh, innovative sound to bridge the gap between classical and pop music. Despite the gift of their classically trained voices, the group stumbled upon the unique sound of their harmonies when they began to sing impromptu at a house party. They had already met up via the social networking site Facebook, but had never sung together before; their powerful performance stunned guests. Even the quartet realized that, together, their voices have a rare and distinctly compelling sound. The foursome rehearsed together just once after the party before they decided to waste no time in approaching top manager Daniel Glatman, again finding him via Facebook. Daniel, manager of Blue and the Fron Male Voice Choir, saw their potential and secured them a record deal with Universal Music. Within months of meeting and forming, the group have already recorded their first, self-titled album, cleverly using striking harmonies around completely re-arranged classical, opera and pop tunes to take popular songs, old and new, to another level. Their name comes from a mutual appreciation of the great poet William Blake, whose peerless thirst for innovation is much admired amongst the group. 2007 was the 250th anniversary of the poet’s birth. The boys’ debut album ‘Blake’ immediately went to Number 1 in the UK Classical Album Chart and Top 20 in the UK pop album chart. The polished fusion of classical music and pop, incorporating beautiful versions of the Beach Boys’ ‘God Only Knows’, the Gladiator theme music and other classical songs; all recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra proved a hit with the British public. Within 3 weeks the album attained ‘Gold’ status in the UK, and has just won Album of the Year at the Classical Brits 2008. |
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Cat. No.: 175 0082 |
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Will Martin
TRACK LISTING 1 Into the West At only twenty-three, Will Martin has already packed in a lifetime of paying dues. School musicals, playing piano in bars, waiting tables, corporate entertaining, singing in rock bands and on cruise liners to singing the New Zealand National Anthem in front of a sold out All Blacks crowd – Will has done it all. It has all been a lead up to this - “A New World,” his stunning debut album for Universal Classics and Jazz, is an epic collection of classical crossover songs. Recorded with a full orchestra, this selection of songs simultaneously reflects Will’s origins and the scope of his unfaltering ambition. “I am an entertainer, I sing, I can play the piano. I want to bring an entertainment factor to this kind of music because it has never really been done before.” A New World was recorded at London’s Air Studios during the spring and summer of 2007. The album was produced by Simon Franglen and features the Prague Philharmonia. “I think that people today seem to be craving a more sophisticated sound,” says Will. “While not all the songs are from traditional repertoire, they are all orchestral and classical in spirit. Take “Going Home” from Dvorak’s “New World Symphony.” It’s a beautiful piece of classical music, but it has been produced as though it was written this year. It has contemporary textures and rhythms, and includes Maori chants with my voice floating on top.” Well-known songs are also featured, including “Into the West” the theme song from “Lord of the Rings” (originally sung by Annie Lennox) and Ennio Morricone’s “Cinema Paradiso.” Both have been given an orchestral kick, and contrast with the subtle takes on Nat King Cole’s “Nature Boy” and Maori folk song “Hine e Hine.” Albinoni’s “Adagio,” sung with the All Angels, has never sounded so ‘of the moment.’ Will’s debut album is a testament to his belief in the emotion that classical music evokes in people, and the passion it inspires. This dedicated performer with a contagious enthusiasm for his craft intends to continue telling the beautifully emotive stories of the world’s greatest songwriters, whilst pushing the boundaries of the Classical Crossover genre. |
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Cat. No.: 174 6270 |
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Tommy Fleming
TRACK LISTING CD1
Tommy Fleming is undoubtedly Ireland’s premier Male performer and has released his second live CD a Journey Home. A Journey home is a truly spectacular show and has been eagerly anticipated by Tommy Fleming fans all over the world. A Journey Home is the follow up live CD to the multi platinum selling “Voice of Hope”. Recorded at Ireland’s National Events Centre to a live audience of two thousand ardent Tommy fans, it is envisaged that this new CD will be Tommy’s most successful to date. A Journey Home features twenty two songs from Irelands most celebrated and acclaimed writers and poets. The songs featured are uniquely stamped with Tommy’s own indelible style, a performance that can only be captured live for that spine tingling feeling that leaves the listeners wanting more and more. |
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Cat. No.: 478 0208 |
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Luciano Pavarotti, tenor
TRACK LISTING PUCCINI: Nessun dorma! (Turandot)
Puccini's greatest tenor arias sung by the world's favourite tenor on one generously-filled disc! A must-have disc for all opera lovers in this, the Puccini anniversary year. |
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Cat. No.: 476 6790 |
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Antony Gray, piano
TRACK LISTING BRAHMS: Fantasien (Fantasias), Op. 116
There can be no denying that Brahms knew how to compose melodies that linger in the memory and tug at the heartstrings. And the mature masterpieces on this disc prove the point. In yet another triumph from Australian ex-pat pianist Antony Gray, this is an album for all lovers of romantic music. With exquisite melancholy, subtlety and a quiet nostalgia, Antony Gray captures these last pieces for piano that Brahms committed to paper. Standout performances on this outstanding album include the Four Piano Pieces, Op. 119, while the final Rhapsody is breathtaking. |
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Cat. No.: 476 6440 |
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Birgit Nilsson, soprano
TRACK LISTING WAGNER: Prelude (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg) One of the most famous nights in Australian music occurred in September 1973 when Sir Charles Mackerras conducted the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in the first public concert to be staged in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House. In front of a packed, emotion-charged house, the great Australian conductor made a triumphant homecoming in an all-Wagner concert that sent the critics searching for superlatives. Now for the first time, ABC Classics is releasing the entire concert on CD. Featuring the greatest Wagnerian soprano of the twentieth century, Birgit Nilsson, as soloist, the concert provided an electrifying opening for the iconic building. Thirty-five years on, the excitement remains palpable and Mackerras’ ability to bring the best out of the Orchestra of which he himself had once been a member remains awe-inspiring. Included in this Australian Masters package is a bonus DVD featuring television footage of the concert’s second half. A priceless memento of a great day in Australian music, it captures two master-artists at the height of their creative powers with an orchestra playing at its peak. |
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Cat. No.: 476 6800 |
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Various
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‘Meditation is a blissful experience. It is true relaxation: a peaceful, clear, fulfilling experience where you can nourish yourself.’ Graham Williams In a truly unique endeavour, Graham Williams, an Australian Lama with over 10 years’ training in the Burmese and Tibetan meditation traditions, has set the music of Australia's foremost composer, Ross Edwards, to guided meditations. This magnificent spiritual journey takes place over four CDs, each with a meditative goal in mind. This lavishly presented CD is the latest in the Atmospheres series from ABC Classics. |
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Cat. No.: 4766811 |
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Lisa Gasteen, soprano
TRACK LISTING WAGNER: Wesendonck Lieder
Making her debut with ABC Classics is superstar soprano Lisa Gasteen. This CD contains some of the most ardent songs of love and desire ever composed by the great Romantics Wagner and Strauss, as well as instrumental interludes, including Strauss' elegiac masterpiece, Metamorphosen and the perennial Wagner favourite, the Prelude to Tristan and Isolde. Acknowledged as the finest Australian dramatic soprano of her generation, Gasteen is in her element in these stirring and passionate orchestral songs. With acclaimed conductor Simone Young at the helm of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, this Wagner and Strauss album is a state-of-the-art aural extravaganza - and destined to become a classic.
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Cat. No.: 476 6812 |
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TRACK LISTING includes: 1896 - The Hen Convention The National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia is a public registry of recordings that celebrates the unique and diverse recorded sound culture and history of Australia. Each year, public nominations are called and 10 recordings are added to the Registry, selected from the nominations by a panel of experts from the recorded sound industry and cultural institutions. Now, in a groundbreaking collaboration, ABC Classics has teamed up with the NFSA to present highlights from the first 20 entries in the Registry – everything from Nellie Melba to Dad & Dave and into The Saints Downunder, all on the one CD. It’s the Australia that we and our forebears all grew up with, encapsulated on one CD. |
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Five double CD sets, comprising some of the finest performances of absolutely stunning repertoire! These magnificently presented deluxe boxed sets are essential for the avid collector of beautiful music. Pianist Stephanie McCallum will delight listeners with her brilliant interpretation of Liszt's best-loved works, along with her critically acclaimed CDs of French piano music. The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra is considered one of Australia's finest ensembles and their stunning recording of Vivaldi's Four Seasons is paired alongside recorder virtuoso Genevieve Lacey's entertaining Il Flauto Dolce. Rounding out the collection of five are The Art of the Oboe with Diana Doherty and The Art of the Harp featuring Alice Giles and Marshall McGuire. Wonderful music, priced to sell! |
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Cat. No.: 476 6806 |
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The Liszt Album Liszt - From the Years of Pilgrimage |
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Cat. No.: 476 6805 |
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Gymnopédies Perfume |
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Cat. No.: 476 6807 |
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The Four Seasons Il Flauto Dolce |
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Cat. No.: 476 6808 |
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A Musical Banquet Song in the Night |
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Cat. No.: 4766809
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Souvenirs Romantic Oboe Concertos |
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Cat. No.: 480 0932 |
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Various including... Bryn Terfel | Morriston Orpheus Male Choir | North Wales Association of Male Voice Choirs | Meibion Llywarch United Male Choirs
TRACK LISTING Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (Land of My Fathers) Calon Lan Cwm Rhondda All Through the Night Myfanwy We’ll Keep a Welcome Hyfrydol Abide With Me Ti A Dy Ddoniau Ai Am Fod Haul Yn Machlud? Pan Fyddo’r Nos Yn Hir Take Me Home Arglwydd Gad im Dawel Orffwys (Arwelfa) World in Union Suo-Gân Nant y Mynydd Nos Da Jerusalem Y Darlun Gwahoddiad Malfinas Y Delyn Aur Can Crwtyn y Gwartheg God Bless the Prince of Wales Ar Hyd Y Nos Aberystwyth Llef Tydi a Roddaist Cysga Di Sunset Poem (Eli Jenkins’ Prayer) Men of Harlech Pan Ddaw’r Nos Safwn Yn Y Bwlch Sain You Raise Me Up Shenandoah Cwyn Y Gwynt Y Deryn Pur Yr Asyn a fu Farw Nadolig Pwy A Wyr Mae’n Wlad i Mi Hyfrydol Calon Lan All Thro’ the Night Cwm Rhonnda Calon Lan (‘Blaenwern’) Myfanwy Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (Land of My Fathers) The second in the Folklorica Series, the Welsh album, 'From the Valleys' is destined to be another chart-topping success. Wales is truly the land of song, with this stirring album of classic Welsh tunes demonstrating not only its wealth of melodies but also its finest massed male voice choirs. They’re joined on this double CD by superstars Bryn Terfel and Aled Jones, singing with the spirit of community that the Welsh describe as ‘the hwyl’. With such perennial favourites as 'Cwm Rhonnda', 'Abide with Me', 'Mfanwy' and 'Land of my Fathers', this is an essential collection for all music lovers. |
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