Christmas Fantastique Groundbreaking Orchestral Christmas Cd Emulates Music From
Recorded with a full orchestra and coming in at a complete hour of music
and seventeen distinctive tracks, Christmas Fantastique stands apart
from many Christmas releases that are often recycled recordings from
years past with limited cuts and too few minutes of music to create a
satisfying listening experience. In contrast, every cut from Christmas
Fantastique is freshly arranged and recorded, and the album as a total
delivers a dynamic and gratifying experience, ranging from peaceful to
whimsical to awe-inspiring. One listener said of the album: "It is the
best Christmas music I have ever heard. Christmas is about magic and
this CD is truly magical." With it's distinctive, groundbreaking
approach, this album stands in the tradition of Christmas music forged
by such giants as Mannheim Steamroller and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
Nelidova
Records released Christmas Fantastique in October of 2006 after a solid
five years in the making. A team of top-notch composers and arrangers
from Hollywood was assembled to craft the innovative arrangements. Given
that the primary intention of the album was to fuse the beauty of
Christmas melodies with the power of film music, influences included
such scores as Harry Potter, Titanic, Out of Africa, Star Trek, and Dr.
Zhivago. Nelidova then turned to the world-renowned Moscow Symphony
Orchestra to breathe passionate new life into these Christmas classics.
Recorded at MosFilm's Ton-Studios in the heart of Moscow, it was
subsequently edited in Los Angeles, CA and mixed at Simon Le Bon's
cutting-edge Syn Studios in Tokyo. ChristmasReviews.com comments: "The
selections are mostly the usual suspects, though definitely some of the
better ones, but the arrangements along with the masterful performance
by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, ... [are] worthy of the highest
superlatives. Dramatique! Epique! Fantastique! Check it out!"
Moscow Symphony Orchestra
Nelidova Records, owned and run by Todd Hayen and Scott McRae, chose the
Moscow Symphony Orchestra because of their distinctively passionate
sound. Under the capable and soulful baton of Konstantin Krimets, the
first-class musicians of this 85-person ensemble take listeners on a
dramatic journey through the land of Christmas. In addition to acclaimed
performances in its home city of Moscow, the MSO has toured extensively
throughout the world, including Europe, China and Japan. With over a
hundred recordings to its name, the Moscow Symphony Orchestra has
recently contributed extensively to soundtracks and video games and in
2006 was nominated for a Grammy for its recording of The Adventures of
Mark Twain.
Christmas Fantastique joins Nelidova's other Christmas album Flute
Tootin' Yule, released in 2005. This album warmly celebrates the
Christmas spirit, drawing on the natural beauty of instruments from the
flute family. From poignant to playful, this collection of vibrant
Christmas arrangements features Resonance Flute Consort and uniquely
captures the excitement and grace of the holiday season. Nelidova also
offers sheet music for most of the arrangements from Flute Tootin' Yule
for purchase on their website: http://www.nelidovarecords.com.
Christmas Fantastique is currently available only online or through
telephone orders. It can be purchased at http://www.nelidovarecords.com
or by calling +1 818-563-3787.
Nelidova Records
CONTACT:
Scott McRae, PR Coordinator
Nelidova Enterprises, LLC
VOX: 818-563-3787
FAX: 818-563-2187
smcrae@nelidova.com
http://www.nelidovarecords.com
November 29, 2006
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