Let's buy classical music for Japan
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norman lebrecht
April 05, 2011
A rush release, out tomorrow, features some of the foremost classical artists on Deutsche Grammophon giving their services for Japan quake and tsunami victims.
Big cheers for all concerned. Add it to your collection.
Meantime, I hear the Stuttgart orchestras have raised 70,000 Euros for Japan. Good on them.
Here’s the release information:
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Deutsche Grammophon, Decca release Classics for Japan – Music for Healing April 6 to benefit Japanese Red Cross
Charity album features stars of the classical music world including Daniel Barenboim, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Mitsuko Uchida, Seiji Ozawa
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As part of the global music relief effort to benefit those affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, some of the biggest names of the classical music world have come together to releaseClassics for Japan – Music for Healing, a digital-only album released on April 6.
Featuring favourites of the classical music repertoire, such as the Andante from Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.21, Massenet’s Meditation from Thais and Beethoven’s Moonlight Piano Sonata, the album boasts a stellar list of artists who are either Japanese or who have enjoyed particular success in Japan, including Mitsuko Uchida, Daniel Barenboim, Seiji Ozawa, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Alice Sara Ott and Akiko Suwanai.
The featured world-class artists hope to demonstrate to classical music lovers across the world the uniting force of music, bringing comfort and relief to all both through the power of music and through the direct proceeds of the album. Funds will be used for the provision of immediate relief and resources, and for the ongoing recovery of the affected population.
Deutsche Grammophon and Decca Classics are working together to release and promoteClassics for Japan – Music for Healing. Universal Music and the artists on the album will donate their proceeds to the Japanese Red Cross Society.
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