Lalo Schifrin is a true Renaissance man. As a pianist, composer and conductor, he is equally at home conducting a symphony orchestra, performing at an international jazz festival, scoring a film or television show, or creating works for the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra or the London Philharmonic and even The Sultan of Oman. more

WORLD PREMIERE RECORDING OF LALO SCHIFRIN’S ROMERIAS!
(Pre-Order Now – Available September 14th)

ALEPH RECORDS TO RELEASE SERGIO PUCCINI ROMERIAS

Classical Guitarist Performs Works By Lalo Schifrin, Astor Piazzolla, Enrique Bevacqua, Alfredo Rugeles, Leo Brouwer, Salim Dada, Manuel de Falla, John Duarte, and Hernán Navarro

(July 29, 2010- Los Angeles, CA) – Aleph Records will release Sergio Puccini’s seventh recording Romerías on September 14, 2010. The repertoire on the recording includes the world premiere recording of Romerías, a nine movement suite for solo guitar composed by Lalo Schifrin, along with pieces by Astor Piazzolla, Enrique Bevacqua, Alfredo Rugeles, Leo Brouwer, Salim Dada, Manuel de Falla, John Duarte, and Hernán Navarro.

Sergio Puccini was born in Rosario, Argentina, in 1958. He began his musical training at 8, at first playing folk, pop and jazz guitar. At 15 he made his classical guitar debut, studying at first in Argentina and then moved to the United States to study at Indiana University in Bloomington.

Puccini has appeared as a soloist with chamber and symphonic orchestras
including National Philharmonic Orchestra of Venezuela, Orquesta Nacional de Música Argentina, San Francisco Carnerata Americana, Mannes Orchestra in New York City, Maracaibo Symphony Orchestra in Venezuela, Symphony of the Americas in Florida, National Symphony of El Salvador, Santa Fe and Rosario Symphony Orchestra (Argentina), Hungarian Virtuosi of Budapest, Czech Moravian Chamber Orchestra, and the Cairo Symphony Orchestra, among others.

Sergio has recorded six previous CDs and is featured in the 5th edition of the book “The Classical Guitar: its evolution, players and personalities since 1800” by Maurice Summerfield. In December 2006 he was awarded the MUSI Prize in Rosario, Argentina, as the best classical artist of the year. Since 1990 he has served as the Director of the Instituto Provincial del Profesorado de Música in Rosario City, Argentina, where he takes part in a flute/guitar due with flutist
Gabriel Leo.

Astor Piazzolla said of Puccini, “My music is not so difficult to play but the most important are the accents and the flavor; Mr. Puccini got them and that makes me very happy! Forza Puccini.”

The repertoire on Romerias includes “Romerías” by Lalo Schifrin, “Preludio Otoñal” by Enrique Bevacqua, “Tanguitis” by Alfredo Rugeles, “Nuevos Estudios Sencillos” by Leo Brouwer, “Ya Qalbi (O! Mon Coeur)” by Salim Dada, “Libertango” by Astor Piazzolla, “Homenaje (Le Tombeau de Debussy)” and “Danza del Molinero” by Manuel de Falla, “Sua Cosa op. 52” by John Duarte, “Calle de Las Fraguas” by Hernán Navarro and a bonus track composed by Sergio’s 9 year-old daughter Sabina Puccini.

This album features the world premiere recording of the nine movement
suite Romerías, composed by Lalo Schifrin. “I was immediately captivated by his work and started preparing the recording of the whole suite,” said Puccini.

Mr. Schifrin said about his work: “Romerías in Spanish means carnivals or big parties where there is a display of popular arts, food, and drinks. Romerías for solo guitar is a Suite that reflects that feeling of celebration. It explores the different possibilities of this great instrument within the parameters of classical, popular, and folk elements. At the same time, it also brings out the various
potentialities of the guitar technique.”

In addition to composing the title piece, Schifrin’s family-owned label, Aleph Records, is releasing the recording. “I feel myself privileged for Lalo’s support of this project and for having been able to record this magnificent Suite in its premier.”

Sergio Puccini Romerias will be released by Aleph Records on September
14, 2010. The recording is the first to be released as part of the
label’s new distribution deal with Allegro Media Group.

For more information please contact Beth Krakower, CineMedia Promotions
@ 212.533.6864 or beth@cinemediapromotions.com

ALLEGRO MEDIA GROUP EXPANDS LABEL ROSTER
Aleph Records To Partner with Allegro

(July 07, 2010 - Portland, OR) Allegro is delighted to welcome Aleph Records to the family of labels they are honored to represent. Like many small businesses in America, Los Angeles-based Aleph Records is a family affair. The difference is that the patriarch of this family is Lalo Schifrin - the Argentine-born composer, pianist, and conductor responsible for some of the most recognizable film and television scores in music history. Aleph Records was founded by Donna Schifrin, Lalo's wife and the company's president, in 1997. Theresa Eastman
Schifrin, their daughter-in-law, is the label’s designer, marketing and sales director.

The label's name comes from the Louis Borges short story “El Aleph,” about a place in which all points in the universe converged. Aleph Records releases music in three fields: film and television, jazz, and classical. Highlights include the five soundtracks from the Dirty Harry film series, Bullitt, Cool Hand Luke, The Cincinnati Kid, Rush Hour, and Schifrin’s Gillespiana and Jazz Meets the Symphony Collection.

Forrest Faubion, distribution product manager for Allegro notes, “We are extremely pleased to welcome to our roster one of the great composers and musicians working today. Our new partnership with Aleph Records further illustrates Allegro's commitment to quality and expertise!" He goes on to say “I am personally especially looking forward to working with an artist I have for so long admired.”

"We are very excited to partner with Allegro," said Donna Schifrin. "They have a wonderful roster of labels and their focus exactly fits the Aleph catalog."

In 2010, The Allegro Group continues their reign as one of the most successful industry leaders in music & entertainment distribution. The company’s ability to introduce some of the most diverse audio and video landscapes into the North American marketplace leaves an indelible mark on the industry as a whole.

Founded over 30 years ago, Allegro Media Group is well established as one of North America’s leading independent entertainment distributors. Highly versed in the business of independent music and lifestyle distribution, Allegro and its growing business cover a wide spectrum of audio and video products, in virtually all genres and markets, including: classical, jazz, rock, world, gift, lifestyle, children’s, specialty retail and digital distribution. As a result, The Allegro Group stands out as the most diversified independent music and video
distributor in the North America.

Allegro Media Group distributes some of the most respected independent
labels in the world, including ZOHO, Winter & Winter, Spring Hill, Arbors, Summit Records, Challenge Records, Buda Musique, Enja Records.

The first new release that will be part of the new distribution deal is the world premiere recording of Romerías, a Suite for solo guitar in nine movements written by Lalo Schifrin which will be released on September 14, 2010. The recording features classical guitarist Sergio Puccini performing Romerías along with pieces by Astor Piazzolla, Enrique Bevacqua, Alfredo Rugeles, Leo Brouwer, Salim Dada, Manuel de Falla, John Duarte, and Hernán Navarro. Mr. Schifrin said about his work: “‘Romerías’ in Spanish means Carnivals or big parties where there is a display of popular arts, food, and drinks. ‘Romerías’ for solo guitar is a Suite that reflects that feeling of celebration. It explores the different possibilities of this great instrument within the parameters of classical, popular, and folk elements. At the same time, it also brings out the various potentialities of the guitar technique.”

 

For more information about these and other Allegro / Nail Distribution and NewSound children and lifestyle titles, please visit allegromediagroup.com

For more information about Aleph Records, contact Beth Krakower,
CineMedia Promotions, 212-533-6864 or beth@cinemediapromotions.com

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: MY LIFE IN MUSIC

Mission Impossible: My Life in Music is the engaging autobiography of Lalo Schifrin, the musician, conductor, and composer of more than 60 jazz and classical works and over 100 film and television scores, including Bullitt, the Rush Hour series, Cool Hand Luke, The Dead Pool, Tango, The Fox, Voyage of the Damned, The Amityville Horror, The Sting II, and Mission Impossible.

 

 

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