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HEADLINES
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* Listen & Watch

* Classical News
   In the studio
   Renée and Bryn- "Under the Stars" - WIN a DVD Player!
   Claudio Arrau Anniversary Box set
   Renée Fleming website re-launch
   D'Oyly Carte Gilbert & Sullivan to be reissued
   Entartete Musik to be reissued in Germany
   Mitsuko Uchida - Perspectives

* Crossover News
   The Life of David Gale
   Buffy Competition Winners
   Bond in Japan
 
* New releases

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LISTEN & WATCH
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Andrea Bocelli - EXCLUSIVE. Previously unavailable track from the Sentimento sessions - Oh Quand Je Dors.
http://www.deccaclassics.com/media/audio/PROMO_01_01_00.00-04.08_56k.ram
Read more about Sentimento at www.sentimento.info

The Life of David Gale OST-"Another Bleeding Heart" -  by Jake and Alan Parker
http://www.deccaclassics.com/media/audio/044006673325_01_01_00.20-01.20_22k.ram

Bryn Terfel & Renée Fleming: Under the Stars
See the web feature for an exclusive video and full-length track
http://www.deccaclassics.com/reneeandbryn

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CLASSICAL NEWS
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In the Studio
Andreas Scholl is in the studio in Milan this month with the Accademia Bizantina, recording Arcadian Cantatas.

Renée and Bryn- "Under the Stars" - WIN a DVD Player!
This long awaited album of duets between two of the world's greatest singers is out now in the US, and available internationally in April. It features fabulous vocal renditions of some of Broadway's most cherished show tunes. We've just launched our special web feature, which includes a full-length track from the album, and an exclusive video from Bryn Terfel's annual Faenol festival. In addition, you get the chance to win a DVD player and a copy of the forthcoming Renée & Bryn DVD! Click below to enter.

http://www.deccaclassics.com/reneeandbryn

Claudio Arrau Anniversary Box set
February 2003 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Claudio Arrau. His performances and recordings of the important Austro-German repertory are among the most distinguished in the history of recording and few would argue that Arrau's Beethoven represents one of his greatest achievements. To celebrate, this month we're releasing a special 10-CD anniversary collection. Click below for more information.

http://www.deccaclassics.com/newsandnewreleases/february2003/473461.html

Renée Fleming website re-launch
We've just re-launched Renée Fleming's much-improved website at www.deccaclassics.com/reneefleming. You'll now be able to catch up with all the latest news and reviews, leave messages in the guestbook, and browse her entire Decca discography to look for any gaps that need filling in your collection!

D'Oyly Carte Gilbert & Sullivan to be reissued
The definitive Gilbert & Sullivan recordings by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company will be reissued next month. These legendary Decca stereo recordings will be available in 2CD sets featuring the original LP artwork, all available at a new low price. In addition, for the true G&S fan all 12 2CD sets will be available together in a special edition slipcase. More news next month

Mitsuko Uchida - "Perspectives"
Out now in the US, and released internationally this fall is a brand new retrospective of Mitsuko Uchida. Entitled 'Perspectives', it features as

It was recently made New York Radio Station WQXR's - HOT PICK OF THE WEEK!
http://www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa/cla/article.html?record=1622.

Entartetete Musik series to be re-issued in Germany...
We've received many requests about this acclaimed series, and you'll be pleased to know that Universal Music Germany is re-issuing the entire Decca "Entartete Musik" series. The releases will shortly be available to buy at http://www.klassikakzente.de

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CROSSOVER & SOUNDTRACK NEWS
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>> Buffy the Vampire Slayer - competition winners
Many thanks for all your entries to last month's Buffy competition. The winners were Gill Brown from the UK, Helen Hodson from Australia and John Osako and Derek Bishop from the USA.

>> The Life of David Gale
Alan Parker's new film The Life of David Gale is a taut suspense thriller starring two-time Academy Award-winner Kevin Spacey and Oscar nominees Kate Winslet and Laura Linney. The score features music from Alan's two sons Alex and Jake, and is a fusion of their two very different musical directions.  Although they have all worked together in the past, this is the first time they have scored an entire film for their father.

Alan Parker explains:
"When I first got to Austin, one block's walk away from my hotel, I soon discovered 6th Street, where for ten blocks on either side it was jam-packed with bars - all of them blaring out live music.  The banners across the street proclaimed Austin to be 'the live music capital of America', and although some other cities might boast the same claim, you couldn't deny the quantity and diversity of music on offer.  Catering as they do for the eclectic tastes of a student population of 50,000, I pored through the shelves of the local record stores to narrow down the source music relevant to The Life of David Gale.

During the preparation and shoot of The Life of David Gale, I asked my son Alex to experiment for me in areas where I thought the score might go.  I wanted a modern rhythm-driven score to serve the thriller aspect of the movie and I also wanted it to echo the themes within it.  I sent Alex a pile of research materials to do with the political heart of the film and included some biblical quotations which had been often used both for and against the death penalty."

Read more and listen to clips at
http://www.deccaclassics.com/music/soundtracks/davidgale.html

Bond in Japan
Bond have just finished a fantastically received short tour of Japan and are off to Korea and Thailand. Keep up with all the latest at www.bond-music.com. For all bond fans in Australia, the latest album Shine is released March 9th!