FOR WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 16, 1985 IIij 1 Copyright 1985, Billboard Publications, Inc. No part of this publication u r may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, EEPING SCORE or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. by Is Horowitz TOP CLASSICAL ALBUMS Compiled from a national sample of retail store sales reports. IF RECENT CROSSOVERS have favored tenors over display material, bearing artwork similar to that on sopranos, Jessye Norman is out to even the score. The both book and album, is being distributed. TITLE ARTIST artist's "With A Song In My Heart" ships this week in Content of both disk and book are on the light side. LABEL & NUMBER /DISTRIBUTING LABEL configurations, and it is expected to receive The recording offers a batch of familiar pieces, includ- all three AMADEUS SOUNDTRACK FANTASY WAM -1791 (CD) 8 weeks at No. One 1 1 14 contributory promotional support from a couple of ing "The Swan" and "The Flight Of The Bumblebee," NEVILLE MARRINER than its label, Philips. either written or arranged for cello. The book, pub- sources other MAMMA LONDON 411959 (CD) 2 2 30 On the album, Norman sings an even dozen pop lished by Merrimack, borrows anecdotes from Lloyd LUCIANO PAVAROTTI by such composers as Richard Rodgers, Webber's experiences as a touring artist. standards HAYDN /HUMMEL /MOZART: TRUMPET CONCERTOS CBS inn 37846 (CD) and Je- 3 3 80 Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Harold Arlen WYNTON MARSALIS, NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC ORCH. (LEPPARD) rome Kern. support is by the Boston Pops FEW THINGS PROVIDE better insight to a perform- Orchestral MOZART: REQUIEM L'OISEAU LYRE 412.711 (CD) "Gershwin's being witness to his way 4 5 18 and John Williams, and on one tune, er's approach to his art than ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC (HOGWOOD) "Love Is Here To Stay," Williams accompanies at the BAROQUE SOLOS AND DUETS CBS IM -39061 (CD) 5 4 16 piano alone. WYNTON MARSALIS WITH EDITA GRUBEROVA This marks the 100th anniversary of the Pops, Philips sets promos year PACHELBEL:CANON /FASCH:TRUMPET CONCERTO RCA FRL1 -5468 6 6 270 as well as the centenary of Kern's birth, and Philips PAILLARD CHAMBER ORCHESTRA on of the events commemo- for Norman, Webber hopes to hitch a ride some BOULEZ CONDUCTS ZAPPA -THE PERFECT STRANGER 7 7 22 rating those occasions. ANGEL D5.38170 (CD) PIERRE BOULEZ, FRANK ZAPPA In a more direct way, however, the label will be buy- with a talented student. Films of master classes con- BACH: GOLDBERG VARIATIONS CBS IM.37779 (CD) will fur- 8 8 120 ing time for radio spots in major markets and ducted by such luminaries as Pablo Casals, Andres GLENN GOULD point -of- purchase material to stores, in- Segovia and Jascha Heifetz, each with instrument in nish ample g THE BEST OF WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART PHILIPS 412 -244 A dis- 13 18 cluding full -color posters and front -cover trims. hand, shown on public tv in past decades, are unique NEVILLE MARRINER play contest for retailers is being readied, says Philips examples of such occasions. IN THE PINK RCA CRC1.5315 (CD) in film 10 14 8 product manager Susan Mann, and -store appear- Now, Nathan Kroll, who produced series of JAMES GALWAY & HENRY MANCINI ances by Norman in New York and on the West Coast these master classes in the '60s, and another only a BIZET: CARMEN (EXCERPTS) ERATO HBC1.5302 (CD) mak- 11 11 14 are being set. Latter will be tied in with a cross -coun- couple of years ago with Luciano Pavarotti, is DOMINGO (MAAZEL) try recital tour that winds up in New York March 10. ing them available on home video. One by each of CAVERNA MAGICA CBS FM 37827 (CD) a 12 16 6 Philips is participating in an even more lofty promo- these artists has just been placed on the market, at ANDREAS VOLLENWEIDER tion in connection with the simultaneous release this suggested list of $69.50, and others will be issued peri- GERSHWIN: AN AMERICAN IN PARIS ANGEL D5.38130 (CD) 13 9 18 week of the new Julian Lloyd Webber album, "Trav- odically. LABEQUE SISTERS els With My Cello," and a book of Lloyd Webber's In all, Kroll has 26 separate class segments by Ca- VIVALDI: FOUR SEASONS L'OISEAU LYRE 410.126 (CD) 10 by Heifetz and six by Pavarotti. 14 10 16 bearing the same title. sals, 14 by Segovia, ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC (HOGWOOD) The cellist was due to sign autograph copies of both They are being issued under the Homevideo Exclu- BEHIND THE GARDENS, BEHIND THE WALLS CBS FM -37793 (CD) New Inc., in New 15 19 6 book and album while in flight Sunday (10) to sives logo, a division of Kroll Productions ANDREAS VOLLENWEIDER York from London. He also was due to give a mini -re- York. Early initial sales are direct, but Kroll says he BIZET: CARMEN (COMPLETE) ERATO NUM -751133 (CD) later. 16 12 28 cital for fellow passengers on the Virgin Atlantic will consider retail marketing proposals DOMINGO (MAAZEL) flight. Radio and television interviews are scheduled (Continued on page 85) RAMEAU CBS IM 39540 (CD) 17 17 10 in Washington, New York and Beton, and in -store BOB JAMES MOZART: EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK L'OISEAU LYRE 411 -720 (CD) 18 18 24 ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC ( HOGWOOD) BACH: UNACCOMPANIED CELLO SUITES VOL. I CBS M -39345 19 22 6 YO -YO MA PACHELBEL: CANON RCA AGI ) -521) 20 15 48 PAILLARD CHAMBER ORCHESTRA BOLLING: SUITE FOR CELLO AND JAZZ PIANO TRIO CBS M -39059 (CD) OTAS 21 21 48 by Enrique YO -YO MA, CLAUDE BOLLING 22 NEW CANTELOUBE: SONGS OF THE AUVERGNE VOL. 2 LONDON 411.730 (CD) Fernandez KIRI TE KANAWA COME TO THE FAIR ANGEL DS -38097 (CD) 23 20 30 TE KANAWA BOLLING: SUITE FOR FLUTE AND JAZZ PIANO CBS M -33233 (CD) 24 24 470 IS U.S. LATIN RADIO ready for a European trip that took him to not yet released in the U.S. And he JEAN -PIERRE RAMPAL, CLAUDE BOLLING Spanish- language rock? Da vid Midem in Cannes. He also visited insists that the 45 r.p.m. single is THE HARMONIOUS BLACKSMITH ARCHIV 413.591 /ARCHIVE (CD) 25 25 8 Forman of the newly formed C .as- record companies and radio sta- the most effective promotion tool, TREVOR PINNOCK ica Moderna label hopes so. "his tions in Madrid, Barcelona, Paris, because it joins the efforts of radio SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE RCA HBCI -5042 (CD) first 26 23 24 year he's launching the label's Amsterdam and Brussels. stations with what's playing on ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST effort, the album "Ritmo F eli- Besides Zerimar, Forman is hop- Latin jukeboxes. Playing songs 27 NEW MOZART: EXSULTATE, JUBILATE L'OISEAU LYRE 411.832 (CD) groso" by the Los Angeles -ba sed ing to find other progressive Latin that are hits in other countries EMMA KIRKBY group Zerimar. And so far he talent for his label. "Zerimar will benefits no one, he adds, for it MOZART: REQUIEM PHILIPS 411 -420 (CD) h 28 28 10 says, radio programmers ive be our label's flagship band," he frustrates the public that can't SCHREIER been receptive. explains, "and we hope to use them find those records in the market. SONGS OF ERNESTO LECUONA ces FM 38828 29 29 24 Zerimar is a four -member La lino in other group recordings to give However, Aceves complains that PLACIDO DOMINGO youth -oriented rock group that has all our product the 'Clasica Mo- Chicago is merely "part of an auto- 30 NEW op. BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONIES 5 & 9 DG 413 -933 a harder rock'n'roll sound t an derna sound.' " matic mailing" by the labels. "A BERLIN PHILHARMONIC (KARAJAN) most of the rock /pop that has I een song can be a No. 1 hit in New JONGEN: SYMPHONIE CONCERTANTE TELARC 80096 (CD) 31 37 4 filtering into Latin radio recel .tly. COMMENTING ON radio's rela- York or Miami and we haven't re- SAN FRANCISCO ORCHESTRA ceived it yet." STRAUSS: FC R LAST SONGS PHILIPS 6514 322 (CD) 32 27 64 Moderna label offers VISITORS TO MIAMI don't have JESSYE NORMAN (MASUR), The Clasica ADAMS: GRA D PIANOLA ANGEL DS -37345 (CD) to go far to hear Latin music. Even 33 33 4 -language rock travelers stopping overnight on SOLISTI NEW YORK hard -edged Spanish GREATEST H S OF 1720 CBS MX -34544 (CD) their way elsewhere can catch 34 36 24 salsa acts from Miami and New PHILHARMONIA VIRTUOSI (KAPP) BEETHOVEN: TH SYMPHONY DG 413.933 (CD) York at the Crossway Inn, one of 35 35 4 It's the ticket, Forman hopes, for tion to the Latin labels, Carlos BERLIN PHILHARMONIC (KARAJAN) the post -Menudo market. Muno Aceves of Chicago's WOJO the hotels in the Miami Interna- PUCCINI: TO :A ANGEL BLX -3508 tional Airport area. 36 26 10 Curiously, he says, the U.S. is writes to explain why his station MARIA CALLAS the toughest market for such a prefers to cooperate with the in- Last week, the Crossway fea- tured singer Roberto Torres 37 NEW PUCCINI: MA ON LESCAUT DG 413 -893 (CD) group to crack. In Spain and many dustry. "We prefer to play the cut MIRELLA FRENI, PLACIDO DOMINGO South American countries, Span- promoted as a single in order backed by the Miami salsa band that's HANDEL: WA ER MUSIC ARCHIV 410.525 /ARCHIVE (CD) Conjunto Cristal.