Sting Reaches New Heights with Songs from the Labyrinth

Sting Reaches New Heights with Songs from the Labyrinth

New Deutsche Grammophon CD Debuts at #1 on Billboard's Traditional Classical Chart and Classical Overall Chart

Critical Acclaim and High Profile Appearances Continue Throughout the Fall

NEW YORK, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Sting's latest CD, Songs From the Labyrinth -- a personal tribute to Elizabethan composer John Dowland -- lands at the top of the classical charts both domestically and overseas. Called "vivid" and "romantic" by The Wall Street Journal, the disc was released October 10th from Deutsche Grammophon and debuted at #1 on Billboard's Traditional Classical Chart and Classical Overall Chart, while also cracking the Top 200 Album Chart at #37. Resonating with audiences as an inspired and exceptional effort, the record also debuted at #1 on the classical charts in Canada, England, France and Germany.

Songs From The Labyrinth also boasts the masterful playing of renowned lutenist Edin Karamazov. On October 9th, Sting and Karamazov celebrated the release with an exclusive performance at New York City's Allen Room in Jazz At Lincoln Center. An audience comprised of fans and invited guests were treated to an evening of intimate music recorded for XM Satellite Radio's series, "Artist Confidential," which premiered the week of October 16th. Showcasing both the album as well as a few newly arranged encores of Sting favorites ('Fields of Gold' and 'Message in a Bottle'), the show was a magical one for all in attendance.

Sting and Karamazov's media tour continued with appearances on The Today Show, CBS Sunday Morning and NBC's primetime hit, Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip. The duo was also profiled on NPR's Morning Edition, as well as the Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Early Music America and BBC Music Magazine. The CD has subsequently dominated the Amazon and BarnesandNoble.com charts ever since. They have also been hailed in the press for their collaborate effort. The Wall Street Journal declared, "15 songs by Dowland are delivered with an urgency not often found on recordings of early music," while The Los Angles Times proclaimed, "If Dowland isn't exactly as well-known as the former Police frontman, Sting's new album, with its well considered and evocative readings ... may change that."

Source: Universal Music Classics Group

CONTACT: Olga Makrias of Universal Music Classics Group,
+1-212-333-1485, Olga.makrias@umusic.com; or Tracy Bufferd of Forge Ahead
Media, Inc., +1-212-777-5117, tracy@tracybufferd.com

Web site: http://www.iclassics.com/

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