A Symphony Of Hope: The Haiti Project

A Symphony Of Hope: The Haiti Project
~ Various Artists (Artist), Nettwerk (Performer)
Release Date: October 4, 2011

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"Symphony of Hope" is a musical fundraising project which was originally designed to help the people of Haiti in their desperate time of need. A year after the terrible earthquake which has destroyed the lives of thousands of Haitians, the need for assistance is even greater than ever.

"Symphony of Hope" is a collaboration by 25 of today's leading Oscar^(r), Tony^(r), Grammy^(r) and Emmy^(r) winning composers to benefit Haiti Earthquake Relief. The "Symphony of Hope" begins with an original Haitian melody, then each composer contributes an additional 8-32 bars of music to the piece and then passes it along to the next composer. This is symbolic in the way that one lending hand passes on to another lending hand and so on and eventually a beautiful outcome is achieved.

The orchestral piece was recorded this spring on the Eastwood Scoring Stage at Warner Brothers Pictures, with everyone donating their time - the composers, orchestrators, copyists, musicians, scoring stage technicians, etc. Recording of additional pieces happened in Los Angeles following these sessions to provide additional music inspired by the people of Haiti.

The entire process was filmed in high definition by award winning filmmaker Brian Weidling and plans for a film documenting the making of the piece as well as a live benefit concert for the world premiere are also underway. All proceeds from the sale of the album and any related material

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• Released on: 2011-10-04

Susanna Phillips: Paysages

Susanna Phillips: Paysages
~ Susanna Phillips (Artist), Myra Huang (Artist), Claude Debussy (Artist, Composer), Olivier Messiaen (Artist, Composer), Gabriel Faure (Artist, Composer), et al.
Release Date: October 1, 2011

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This program of French song marks the solo debut recording of the brilliant young soprano, Susanna Phillips. Ms. Phillips was the recipient of the Metropolitan Opera's 2010 Beverly Sills Artist Award, and appeared at the Met last season as Pamina in Julie Taymor's production of The Magic Flute, and as Musetta in La bohème, the role with which she made her Met debut in 2008. Following her Baltimore Symphony debut under Marin Alsop, the Baltimore Sun proclaimed, "She's the real deal!" In the banner year of 2005, Susanna Phillips was the winner of four of the world's leading vocal competitions Operalia (both First Place and the Audience Prize), the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, the MacAllister Awards and the George London Foundation. Susanna Phillips's triumphs have taken her to The Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Minnesota Opera, Santa Fe Opera, the Dallas Opera, the Boston Lyric Opera and many others a star in the making!

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #482 in Music
• Released on: 2011-10-01
• Number of discs: 1

Saylor: The Hunting of the Snark - An Agony in Eight Fits

Saylor: The Hunting of the Snark - An Agony in Eight Fits
~ Maurice Saylor (Composer), Gisele Becker (Conductor), Cantate Chamber Singers (Performer), The Snark Pit-band (Performer), The Snark Ensemble (Performer)
1 day in the top 100

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #264 in Music
• Released on: 2011-09-27
• Number of discs: 1

"Concerto": One Night in Central Park

"Concerto": One Night in Central Park
~ Andrea Bocelli (Artist), Celine Dion (Performer), Tony Bennett (Performer), Chris Botti (Performer), David Foster (Performer), et al.
Release Date: November 15, 2011

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All new Andrea Bocelli deluxe CD/DVD (and standard CD) of An Evening with Andrea Bocelli: The Central Park concert will be released this November, 2011. Internationally acclaimed tenor Andrea Bocelli will perform a free concert on Central Park's Great Lawn, Thursday, September 15 with the New York Philharmonic, conducted by its music director Alan Gilbert, as a special gift to New York City. This spectacular evening, sure to be a once in a lifetime musical event will be recorded in high definition by THIRTEEN for WNET for national PBS broadcast on GREAT PERFORMANCES in late fall. Mr. Bocelli is widely regarded as the most popular Italian tenor in the world with more than 70 million albums sold. He will present a varied repertoire including his best known and loved songs that have become fan favorites. Andrea will also be joined by special guest artists to make it a truly memorable evening. "The New York Philharmonic and Andrea Bocelli have teamed up on more than one occasion in the past to joyful musical effect," noted Zarin Mehta, President and Executive Director of the New York Philharmonic. "This September, in our grandest collaboration to date, New York's own Music Director, Alan Gilbert, conducts the New York Philharmonic in this spectacular concert starring Andrea Bocelli, and a universe of the brightest lights of the world's opera stages. The magnificent setting, Central Park's Great Lawn, is equal to the beauty and splendor that will certainly define this one of a kind, free event - a gift to the people of New York. I can't think of a better way for summer in the city to culminate."

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #149 in Music
• Released on: 2011-11-15
• Number of discs: 2
• Formats: CD+DVD, Deluxe Edition

Music for Healing at Speed of Sound 1: Calm

Music for Healing at Speed of Sound 1: Calm
~ Don Campbell (Artist), Alex Doman (Artist)
Release Date: October 11, 2011

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #479 in Music
• Released on: 2011-10-11
• Number of discs: 1

Music for Healing at Speed of Sound 2: Focus

Music for Healing at Speed of Sound 2: Focus
~ Don Campbell (Artist), Alex Doman (Artist)
Release Date: October 11, 2011

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #630 in Music
• Released on: 2011-10-11
• Number of discs: 1

The Perfect Gift

The Perfect Gift
~ Canadian Tenors (Artist)
428 days in the top 100
(32)

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After 45 weeks at the top of the Billboard Classical Crossover chart, their first PBS special and numerous high profile performances, Canada's Platinum-selling vocal group, The Canadian Tenors, have announced the release of their debut holiday album, The Perfect Gift, along with a world tour. On The Perfect Gift, the Canadian Tenors - Victor Micallef, Clifton Murray, Remigio Pereira and Fraser Walters - have added their original and inspirational touch to both new and classic holiday songs. To create this one of a kind holiday album, The Canadian Tenors worked with legendary producers Humberto Gatica (Andrea Bocelli, Michael Bublé), Jeff Wolpert (Loreena McKennitt), Stephen Moccio (Celine Dion) and Asher Lenz (Josh Groban). The Perfect Gift includes beautiful renditions of "Ave Maria", "What Child Is This", "O Holy Night" and the timeless classic Silent Night.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #82 in Music
• Brand: Ignatius Press
• Released on: 2010-10-12
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .22 pounds

An Evening With Andrea Bocelli: The Central Park Concert

An Evening With Andrea Bocelli: The Central Park Concert
~ Andrea Bocelli (Artist)
25 days in the top 100
Release Date: November 15, 2011

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All new Andrea Bocelli standard CD and deluxe CD/DVD of An Evening with Andrea Bocelli: The Central Park concert will be released this November, 2011. Internationally acclaimed tenor Andrea Bocelli will perform a free concert on Central Park's Great Lawn, Thursday, September 15 with the New York Philharmonic, conducted by its music director Alan Gilbert, as a special gift to New York City. This spectacular evening, sure to be a once in a lifetime musical event will be recorded in high definition by THIRTEEN for WNET for national PBS broadcast on GREAT PERFORMANCES in late fall. Mr. Bocelli is widely regarded as the most popular Italian tenor in the world with more than 70 million albums sold. He will present a varied repertoire including his best known and loved songs that have become fan favorites. Andrea will also be joined by special guest artists to make it a truly memorable evening. "The New York Philharmonic and Andrea Bocelli have teamed up on more than one occasion in the past to joyful musical effect," noted Zarin Mehta, President and Executive Director of the New York Philharmonic. "This September, in our grandest collaboration to date, New York's own Music Director, Alan Gilbert, conducts the New York Philharmonic in this spectacular concert starring Andrea Bocelli, and a universe of the brightest lights of the world's opera stages. The magnificent setting, Central Park's Great Lawn, is equal to the beauty and splendor that will certainly define this one of a kind, free event - a gift to the people of New York. I can't think of a better way for summer in the city to culminate."

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #362 in Music
• Released on: 2011-11-15
• Number of discs: 1

An Evening With Andrea Bocelli: The Central Park Concert [Deluxe Edition]

An Evening With Andrea Bocelli: The Central Park Concert [Deluxe Edition]
~ Andrea Bocelli (Artist)
2 days in the top 100
Release Date: November 22, 2011

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All new Andrea Bocelli deluxe CD/DVD (and standard CD) of An Evening with Andrea Bocelli: The Central Park concert will be released this November, 2011. Internationally acclaimed tenor Andrea Bocelli will perform a free concert on Central Park's Great Lawn, Thursday, September 15 with the New York Philharmonic, conducted by its music director Alan Gilbert, as a special gift to New York City. This spectacular evening, sure to be a once in a lifetime musical event will be recorded in high definition by THIRTEEN for WNET for national PBS broadcast on GREAT PERFORMANCES in late fall. Mr. Bocelli is widely regarded as the most popular Italian tenor in the world with more than 70 million albums sold. He will present a varied repertoire including his best known and loved songs that have become fan favorites. Andrea will also be joined by special guest artists to make it a truly memorable evening. "The New York Philharmonic and Andrea Bocelli have teamed up on more than one occasion in the past to joyful musical effect," noted Zarin Mehta, President and Executive Director of the New York Philharmonic. "This September, in our grandest collaboration to date, New York's own Music Director, Alan Gilbert, conducts the New York Philharmonic in this spectacular concert starring Andrea Bocelli, and a universe of the brightest lights of the world's opera stages. The magnificent setting, Central Park's Great Lawn, is equal to the beauty and splendor that will certainly define this one of a kind, free event - a gift to the people of New York. I can't think of a better way for summer in the city to culminate."

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #202 in Music
• Released on: 2011-11-22
• Number of discs: 2

Handel: Streams of pleasure

Handel: Streams of pleasure
~ George Frideric Handel (Composer), Alan Curtis (Conductor), Il Complesso Barocco (Orchestra), Karina Gauvin (Performer), Marie-Nicole Lemieux (Performer)
Release Date: September 27, 2011

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This much-awaited recording, where Canadian singers Marie-Nicole Lemieux and Karina Gauvin perform some of the most beautiful arias composed by Handel showcases outstanding and conniving talent. This project was born from a collaboration with Alan Curtis and his Complesso Barocco, one
of the most famous and renowned ensembles in the baroque music field. The 15 arias, performed in solo or in duet, are jewels from 9 oratorios that use material from the Bible and provide a large overview of Handel's genius to depict each emotion, from tenderness to fury.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #458 in Music
• Released on: 2011-09-27
• Number of discs: 1

The Prayer Cycle

The Prayer Cycle
~ Jonathan Elias (Composer), Lawrence Schwartz (Conductor), English Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra), Devin Provenzano (Performer), James Taylor (Performer), et al.
58 days in the top 100
(113)

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ALANIS MORISSETTE/JONATHAN ELIAS The Prayer Cycle (Deleted 1999 US CD album featuring a choral symphony in nine movements with music and text by Jonathan Elias featuring Alanis on the tracks Mercy Hope Innocence and Faith plus also includes James Taylor Perry Farrell John Williams Ofra Haza Linda Ronstadt and more. Complete with picture sleeve with deletion drill hole through the spine in a stickered jewel case and sealed from new)

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #405 in Music
• Released on: 1999-03-23
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .23 pounds

Trinity Requiem: Choral Music of Robert Moran (Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of September 11, 2001)

Trinity Requiem: Choral Music of Robert Moran (Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of September 11, 2001)
~ Trinity Youth Chorus (Artist), The Esoterics (Artist), Musica Sacra (Artist), Blackburn (Artist), Moran (Composer), et al.
Release Date: September 6, 2011

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Moran was commissioned by Trinity Wall Street (the 'Ground Zero' church) to write a Requiem for their youth chorus to commemorate the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001. The result is a heartfelt and heavenly work for angelic voices with organ, harps and cellos. Its simplicity and direct appeal rival that of Faure himself and it is sure to become a standard repertory work. While many of the singers were barely born at the time of the attacks in New York, the composer found inspiration in the all-too common grief found in war zones around the world (such as Kosovo and London) when children suddenly lose their families to violence.
Listeners will note the synchronicity recorded on tape during the Offertory; a siren passed by during the best vocal take and could not be edited out. It becomes a touching reminder of the context of this work and the personal authenticity of these fine musicians.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #974 in Music
• Released on: 2011-09-06
• Number of discs: 1

Live at the Metropolitan Opera

Live at the Metropolitan Opera
~ Anna Netrebko (Artist), Roberto Alagna (Performer), Joseph Calleja (Performer), Juan Diego Florez (Performer)
Release Date: September 20, 2011

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Our generation's greatest performer on the MET stage showcases her finest performances in one collection. Live At The Met features excerpts from live performances on the Met stage from La Boheme, Don Giovanni, War &Peace, I Puritani, Les Contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann), Romeo etJuliette, Don Pasquale and Lucia di Lammermoor. Anna Netrebko Live at the Metropolitan Opera is Anna's first live solo album on CD.The selections - including performances with tenors Roberto Alagna, Joseph Calleja and Juan Diego Flórez - demonstrate Anna Netrebko's remarkable vocal range and dramatic imagination. All recorded live, they are infused with her unique vocal magnetism and irresistible on-stage charisma.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #1191 in Music
• Released on: 2011-09-20
• Number of discs: 1

Wicked Game

Wicked Game
~ Il Divo (Artist)
1 day in the top 100
Release Date: November 8, 2011

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #26 in Music
• Released on: 2011-11-08
• Number of discs: 1

Late Romantic Masterpieces

Late Romantic Masterpieces
~ Charles Munch (Artist)
Release Date: September 6, 2011

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #939 in Music
• Released on: 2011-09-06
• Number of discs: 7
• Formats: Box set, Import

Forbidden Love

Forbidden Love
~ Giuseppe Verdi (Composer), Pietro Mascagni (Composer), Francesco Cilea (Composer), Umberto Giordano (Composer), Amilcare Ponchielli (Composer), et al.
3 days in the top 100
(7)

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #238 in Music
• Released on: 2006-08-22
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .24 pounds

Bruno Walter Conducts Mozart

Bruno Walter Conducts Mozart
~ Bruno Walter (Artist)
Release Date: September 6, 2011

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #1489 in Music
• Released on: 2011-09-06
• Number of discs: 6
• Formats: Box set, Import

Beethoven's Wig: Sing Along Symphonies

Beethoven's Wig: Sing Along Symphonies
~ Beethoven's Wig (Artist)
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This delightful collection features catchy lyrics set to the greatest hits of classical music, including \Franz Liszt the Famous Pianist" (from Hungarian Rhapsody) and ""Please Don't Play Your Violin At Night"" (from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik). The orchestral performance of each classical piece is also included without vocals.
Genre: Childrens
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 5-MAR-2002"""

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #1147 in Music
• Brand: BEETHOVEN'S WIG
• Released on: 2002-03-05
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

Salvatore Licitra - The Debut

Salvatore Licitra - The Debut
~ Salvatore Licitra (Conductor), Giacomo Puccini (Artist), Giuseppe Verdi (Artist), Carlo Rizzi (Artist)
4 days in the top 100
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• Amazon Sales Rank: #451 in Music
• Released on: 2002-07-02
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .24 pounds