STACK #137 Mar 2016

Your guide to enjoying the Classics without really trying!

ROBERTISSIMO

He’s a musical chameleon who can thrill you with Nessun dorma one minute and have you swinging in the aisles with Abbalati the next. Now, superstar tenor Roberto Alagna is set to make his debut in Australia (go to alagna.com.au ) and to mark this occasion we release the ultimate 2CD anthology Robertissimo .

DON’T

PLAY GAMES

WITH ME!

A bold, new remake of The Greatest Video Game Music now with the addition of a 140-strong male voice choir. Featuring classical orchestrations of the best- known video game themes including Mario Bros, Call of Duty, Zelda, Final Fantasy, Halo, World of Warcraft , the incredibly successful Angry Birds and many more.

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AS

MARCH

RELEASE

SEEN ON

SBS

Probably the most frequently heard piece of classical music ever… the testosterone-laden opening chorus of Carmina Burana is classical music’s answer to rock. If there’s one recording that will get you pumping, it’s the one by Eugen Jochum. M U S I C T O C H A N G E Y O U R L I F E

WISH YOU

FIT FOR A QUEEN

In honour of the 90th birthday celebrations of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, ABC Classics is proud to present this collection of superb

WERE HERE

The amazing symphonic reworking of Pink Floyd ’s iconic 1975 #1 album newly

recorded in Abbey Road Studios where the band recorded their original album. Features Alice Cooper , Rick Wakeman and two members of Australian Pink Floyd .

British music, including twelve pieces performed at the Queen’s coronation ceremony in 1953.

DOWNTON ABBEY

The show that riveted the nation reaches its conclusion and with it you get Downton Abbey – The Ultimate Collection , the perfect collection with which to relive all those great moments from the TV series.

THE

MUSICAL

GRANDPA

One of the most famous violinists of all time – Yehudi Menuhin – would have celebrated his 100th birthday in April. One of his prized students, Daniel Hope , pays tribute to him in a selection of violin pieces that move from meditative to exotic. It’s world music meets classical music . Soulfood.

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