As if the world hasn’t had enough of the Fifty Shades phenom that has mommy blogs and book clubs panting and Hollywood feverishly hunting for their perfect Christian and Anastasia, pre-orders are now available for “Fifty Shades of Grey: The Classical Album” through iTunes.
The expected release date of “Fifty Shades of Grey: The Classical Album” from EMI Records Ltd./EMI Classics is September 11, 2012 on iTunes.
The cost on iTunes is $9.99. Over on Amazon, it’s $13.50 on a CD, and $9.49 digital.
The album from the New York Times best-sellers book list features 15 classical tracks including “Lakmé, Act I: Flower Duet”, “Keyboard Concerto in D Minor, BMV 974: II. Adagio, “Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 (for Soprano and 8 Cello): I. Aria (Cantilena). Adagio, La traviata: Preludio”, “Canon in D Major”, “Spem in Alium”, “Prélude No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 28”, “Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II Adagio sostenuto (Excerpt), “Fantasia On a Theme by Thomas Tallis (Opening), “Chants d’Auvergne, Series 1: II. Bailéro”, “Nocturne No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9 No. 1”, “Requiem, Op. 48: In Paradisum”, “Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria”. “Préludes, Book I: La fille aux cheveux de lin”, and “Cantata No. 147, ‘Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben’ BWV: Choral. Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)”.
Author E.L. James captured the story of a billionaire bachelor turned bondage king, Christian and his unlikely “sub”, Anastasia, and their adventures into the world of BDSM, where classical music created an eccentric ambiance for their sexually charged trysts.
As the “Fifty Shades of Grey” trilogy continues to stay on the top of the best-sellers list for the New York Times for both print and e-book fiction, many fans will most likely re-read the book now with the “Fifty Shades of Grey: The Classical Album” as the perfect accompaniment.