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Monday, 19 December 2005
NEW SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO IGNORE
Topic: RECORDINGS
The classical music world is a living, breathing place, full of living composers we too rarely read about or listen to. Ignore them at your own peril; the music is arriving from all quarters of the planet, absorbing all manner of new influences, and evolving in exciting and remarkable ways. Here are some recommended new recordings by 21st-century composers, listed alphabetically.
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Sunday, 18 December 2005
FRESH TAKES ON MASTERWORKS
Topic: RECORDINGS
Recordings in the classical music field are burgeoning, despite reports that say otherwise. These discs -- half from independent, boutique or musician-run labels -- span four centuries of music by composers past (they're listed in alphabetical order). There is an audience for these awesome sounds, so often described as ``marginalized'' in our popular culture.
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Saturday, 17 December 2005

Topic: RECORDINGS
NEW YORK (Billboard) - The classical chart story of the year is undoubtedly Il Divo, a vocal quartet assembled by Simon Cowell of "American Idol" fame.
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Friday, 16 December 2005
A Woman of Valor: An Interview with Judith Lang Zaimont
Topic: RECORDINGS
The Milken Archive interviews the composer about her life, her family and her music, in connection with the release of a Milken Archive CD of her music, Judith Lang Zaimont: Parable – A Tale of Abram and Isaac
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Surprises and Delicacies in a Year of Exciting Classical CD's
Topic: RECORDINGS
The classical music critics of The New York Times select the year's most notable CD's.
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Push to Rescue Met Recordings
Topic: RECORDINGS
The MET Opera is pressing forward with a project to preserve, and in many cases locate, nearly 1,400 recordings of its Saturday broadcasts. Met officials said they have completed 403 preservations, with 868 still to go, spending about $1.4 million in an open-ended project that is predicted to cost more than $4 million
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Tuesday, 13 December 2005

Now Playing: Handel: Messiah
Topic: RECORDINGS
Composer: George Frideric Handel Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt Performer: Anna Larsson, Gerald Finley, et al. Label: RCA ....NEW RECORDINGS LINK



Monday, 12 December 2005

Topic: RECORDINGS
The widely reported drop in classical concert attendance has not been reflected in the numbers of classical recordings issued this past year. Indeed, 2005 has brought a reassuring bounty of recorded music of every stripe, from early music to contemporary works, new recordings to historic reissues.
...LINK to complete news story



Sunday, 11 December 2005
BOXED TREATS
Topic: RECORDINGS
Boxed sets have been a staple of the classical recording business since at least the early LP era. Their numbers have swelled in recent years as the big labels keep repackaging back-catalog to stock retail bins that would otherwise have been filled with new releases.
...LINK to complete news story



Saturday, 10 December 2005
Grammy nominations sing praises of Eastman's elite
Topic: RECORDINGS
Recordings featuring Eastman School of Music
faculty and alumni netted nearly a dozen Grammy
nominations on Thursday,
with such notable personalities as
Renee Fleming, Paul O'Dette
and the Ying Quartet all appearing on albums recognized
by the recording academy.
...LINK to complete news story



New Christmas CDs
Topic: RECORDINGS
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Thursday, 8 December 2005

Topic: RECORDINGS
Evgeny Kissin has been nominated for a Grammy in the "Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra)" for his work on the Scriabin, Medtner, Stravinsky album! Additionally, John Williams has been nominated both for Best Score Soundtrack Album (For Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith) and Best Instrumental Composition, for "Anakin's Betrayal" from Star Wars Episode III.
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Topic: RECORDINGS
Pianist Martha Argerich, the Emerson String
Quartet, conductor Mariss Jansons, and composer
William Bolcom are among the most-cited
classical nominees for the 48th Grammy Awards,
announced Thursday 8 DEC in New York.
...LINK to complete news story



Monday, 28 November 2005

Topic: RECORDINGS
The first recording to result from the Philadelphia
Orchestra's partnership with the label Ondine
debuted on the Billboard classical chart last
week at number 25.
...LINK to complete news story
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Friday, 25 November 2005

Mood:  lyrical
Now Playing: Christmas Releases
Topic: RECORDINGS

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