Archive for May, 2006
Chicago Celebrates The Year Of The Silk Road
The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Silk Road Project announced Silk Road Chicago, a yearlong, citywide celebration inspired by the art and culture of the historic Silk Road, from June 2006 to June 2007. Silk Road Chicago (www.silkroadchicago.org) is an unprecedented cultural collaboration […]
Posted: May 24th, 2006 under Masterworks.
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Masterworks Broadway to Release the Original Cast Recording of the New Broadway Musical The Wedding Singer
IN STORES JUNE 6TH!
Masterworks Broadway proudly releases the original cast recording of the new Broadway musical The Wedding Singer on June 6, 2006, marking the first CD from this new label. The Wedding Singer opens April 27, 2006 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, and the cast album will be recorded on May 1, 2006.
Produced […]
Posted: May 8th, 2006 under Masterworks.
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Falling In Love is Wonderful Celebrates Romance with Broadway’s Greatest Love Duets
From Sony BMG Masterworks unparalleled catalogue of Broadway recordings, Falling in Love Is Wonderful brings together the greatest love duets from classic Broadway musicals, sung by many of the legends of Broadway in memorable original cast recordings. The title comes from the lyric of the first selection, the irrepressible “They Say It’s Wonderful” from Irving […]
Posted: May 2nd, 2006 under Masterworks.
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The Essential James Galway Celebrates the Greatest Hits of the Man with the Golden Flute
Two-Disc Set With Over Two Hours Of Music Includes Sir James Galway’s
Most Popular Recordings, Including Classical And Pop Favorites
Known the world over as “The Man with the Golden Flute,” Sir James Galway is the most acclaimed flute virtuoso of his day, and RCA Red Seal’s new two-disc anthology The Essential James Galway samples the […]
Posted: May 2nd, 2006 under Masterworks.
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The Essential Hollywood Celebrates the Golden Sound of Classic Hollywood
Sampling the golden “Hollywood sound” that is a virtual soundtrack of contemporary American culture, the best of the greatest film music of the last 80 years is featured on Sony Classical’s new two-disc collection The Essential Hollywood. This new collection includes authentic stereo recordings of celebrated music by such Oscar-winning composers as John Williams, […]
Posted: May 2nd, 2006 under Masterworks.
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A Cool Classical Breeze with Simply Summer
Many of the selections heard on Simply Summer were inspired by the season and its rich atmosphere, from “Summertime” from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess and Legrand’s haunting “The Summer Knows” (Theme from Summer of ’42) to English composer Frederick Delius’s beautiful but rarely heard tone-poem In a Summer Garden. Familiar music abounds including, Debussy’s […]
Posted: May 2nd, 2006 under Masterworks.
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