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My Christmas Philips Millions will rejoice this holiday season with the much-anticipated release of Andrea Bocellis My Christmas The first-ever Christmas recording from Andrea is a heart-warming collection of seasonal favorites produced by the legendary David Foster The lush beautiful arrangements alongside Bocellis unmistakable soaring vocals make this a must-have holiday recording Highlights include White Christmas Oh Holy Night Santa Claus is Coming to Town Jingle Bells Silent Night The Christmas Song and What Child Is This among others My Christmas will also be a major component of a PBS Great Performances special to air on Public Television this December featuring Andrea and David Foster with additional special guests The Promise Sony Sony Il Divo are back refreshed reinvigorated and ready to remind the world in 2008 just what they have been missing Four of the greatest operatic voices in the world come together again to create their unique signature sound to re-interpret popular romantic songs The Promise features 12 songs once again produced by Steve Mac Il Divo The Christmas Collection Ancora Siempre The Promise is Il Divos first release in two years Il Divo have become an international sensation bringing the sound of opera to the world of popular music since their debut in 2002 Il Divo has sold over 22 million albums worldwide Cecilia Bartoli: Sacrificium Decca The age of the castratos was one of the most dazzling and remarkable in European music history Seldom has there ever been such a complete fusion of sensuousness and splendor form and content poetry and music and above all such a perfection of vocal virtuosity as was achieved in the glory days of the Baroque era The legendary art of the castratos continues to exert its fascination even today and despite the great human sacrifice it exacted a new assessment of this extraordinary period is surely justified - Cecilia Bartoli Cecilia Bartoli uncovers the extraordinary and cruel world of the Castrati and sings the glorious music they inspired The all-new album consists almost entirely of world-premiere recordings of some of the most virtuosic music ever written for the human voice The arias on the album are drawn from the works of Nicola Porpora 1686-1768 Antonio Caldara c 1670-1736 Francesco Araia 1709-1770 Carl Heinrich Graun c 1703-1759 Leonardo Leo 1694-1744 Leonardo Vinci 1696-1730 Riccardo Brosc hi c 1658-1756 and Geminiano Giacomello c 1692- 1740 After extensive research Bartoli has produced not only a new recording but also a comprehensive study of the castrati and their time period through two lavishly produced and illustrated articles included in the deluxe package Sacrificium marks the first collaboration of Il Giardino Armonico Giovanni Antonini and Bartoli since their Grammy Award-winning The Vivaldi Album ten years ago This deluxe package is a hardback book 12 x 14 cm including 2 CDs of music including 11 world-premiere recordings The extensive booklet includes two essays on the castrati Evviva il coltellino Long live the the little knife Castrato Compendium a 108-page A-Z of the castrati The entire project features lavish illustrations and photos throughout along with an additional 44-page libretto At Home With Friends Bell Sony At Home With Friends is inspired by Joshua Bells fondness for hosting informal musicales in his Manhattan home Join the Grammy Award-winning violinist as he celebrates the many musical friendships he has made over the years - a diverse group of artists sharing their love of music in an intimate setting Features vocal and instrumental duets with Chris Botti Sting Josh Groban Kristin Chenoweth Regina Spektor and many others Chris Botti in Boston (CD/DVD) Sony Sony Special CD/ DVD edition of the trumpeters 2009 live release includes a bonus DVD that includes a two hour concert plus a 40-minute Behind-The-Scenes bonus Chris Botti In Boston finds the chart-topping Jazz trumpeter and special guests performing live at the historic Boston Symphony Hall with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops on September 18 and 19 2008 Includes guest appearances from Josh Groban Yo-Yo Ma John Mayer Katharine McPhee Sting Lucia Micarelli and Steven Tyler The Irish Tenors Christmas Razor & Tie Since they first joined voices in 1998 The Irish Tenors have made countless traditional treasures breathe with new life Moreover theyve proven themselves gifted interpreters of a wide range of material with such songs as My Heart Will Go On made famous by Celine Dion Fairytale Of New York previously recorded by Kirsty MacColl and The Pogues and even Jimmy Kennedys South Of The Border Down Mexico Way These songs live comfortably in their repertoire alongside Danny Boy My Wild Irish Rose and Fields Of Athenry The Irish Tenors Christmas features such Holiday classics as Hark The Herald Angels Sing Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Silent Night and a few medleys including Rockin Round the Christmas Tree/ Jingle Bell Rock The Irish Tenors powerful vocal line-up of Finbar Wright Anthony Kearns and Karl Scully all classically trained singers each having performed in leading concert halls across the world combine to produce a sound and concert experience which touches hearts and stirs the emotions Happy songs of celebration and humor mixed with touching melodies and songs that warm the heart Verismo Decca Ren e Fleming sings opera arias by Puccini and his contemporaries Celebrating the composers of the Verismo style Favorite Puccini arias from La Boh me Turandot Manon Lescaut Il Trittico etc r Rarely heard arias by other Verismo composers World Premiere recording of the original manuscript version of the aria from Puccini s Manon Lescaut Star tenor Jonas Kaufmann joins Ren e Fleming for an irresistible melody from Act II of Puccini s La Rondine David Garrett Garrett Decca Records Garretts unique and wholly individual style pays as much homage to Metallica as to Mozart His forthcoming record covers an incredibly diverse selection of repertoire representing his love for many genres and the ability to tackle each successfully Michael Jacksons Smooth Criminal is cleverly reinterpreted as is Queens ballad Who Wants to Live Forever AC/ DCs Thunderstruck is given a memorable new twist alongside Hes a Pirate from Pirates of the Caribbean Given his enduring commitment to his first musical love David still includes some classical selections on his American debut including the last movement of Vivaldis Summer from The Four Seasons and Bachs Air Not to be satisfied with only imaginative covers David also displays his own deft writing skills with notable originals including Chelsea Girl Melody of Rhythm: Triple Concerto & Music for Trio Koch Records In this era of cookie-cutter synthetic sounds that can be generated by virtually anyone and everyone its almost impossible to make music that can be instantly recognized as unique and incomparable To have that music revealed as both groundbreaking and accessible to all is an even rarer occurrence Banjo legend Bela Fleck tabla genius Zakir Hussain and double-bass master Edgar Meyer internationally-renowned virtuosi and composers have achieved that pinnacle with this release The centerpiece and catalyst for this album is The Melody of Rhythm Concerto a gorgeously haunting dynamic three-movement composition for banjo double bass and tabla Recorded live with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Leonard Slatkin the highly rhythmic work soars melding Indian classical rhythms with American roots-derived melodies and big-sky orchestral horizons The remaining trio pieces further explore a group dynamic that promises to gain in richness and nuance as they continue their travels throughout the world Fleck and Meyer have been collaborating for over 25 years inclduing the Grammy-winning Perpetual Motion and the classic Appalachian Journey with Yo Yo Ma Fellow Grammy winner Zakir Hussain is generally acknowledged to be the worlds greatest virtuoso of the tabla drums renowned for his cross-genre work with the likes of John McLaughlins Shakti Mickey Harts Planet Drum and Yo To Mas Silk Road Project For all three of these explorers an understanding of musical tradition and improvisation has led them to this common crossroads or as Bela Fleck described it in a recent Downbeat cover story getting together with some brothers he hadnt seen in some time Christmas Eve and Other Stories © 1996 Atlantic Recording Corp. / Lava Records Is the Trans-Siberian Orchestras Christmas Eve and Other Stories a holiday rock opera Or perhaps just a holiday prog-rock disc Or maybe its New Age Whatever the case may be this isnt your typical Christmas album Filled with electric guitar solos plenty of synthesized keyboards a childrens choir and lively drumming Christmas Eve can only be compared to one other record the Trans-Siberian Orchestras other holiday disc The Christmas Attic On this CD angelic vocal solos on numbers such as The Prince of Peace are interspersed with driving instrumentals Sentimental occasionally bombastic but as high-concept as holiday albums can be --Jason Verlinde