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Murray Perahia: First 40 Years [63 CDs & 5 DVD-Videos]

73 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2012-11-06

Works: Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze for Piano, Op. 6; Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13; Symphonic Etudes in Variation Form, WoO 6; Moderato; Songs (5) for voi...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Brainin, Norbert [Violin]; Cole, Vinson; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Cox, Michael; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Fleming, Renee; Frank, Pamela; Glennie, Evelyn; Kremer, Gidon; Kroyt, Boris...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Perahia, Murray; Mehta, Zubin; Haitink, Bernard; ; Davis, Colin; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra (Chamber orchestra)

In recognition of his 40th anniversary with the label, Sony Classical is proud to present Murray Perahia: The First 40 Years. This limited edition box...continue...

Obrigado Brazil / Yo-Yo Ma, cello

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-01-17

Works: César Camargo Mariano: Cristal; Samambaia; Antonio Carlos Jobim: Chega de Saudade; O Amor em Paz; Heitor Villa-Lobos: A Lenda do Caboclo, W 166; Chôro no 5 for Piano "Alma brasileira"; Jac...
Performers: Alves, Helio; Assad, Odair [Guitar]; Assad, Sergio [Guitar/Composer]; Baptista, Cyro; Braga, Paulo; Castro-Neves, Oscar; D'Rivera, Paquito; Faria, Jose De; Gismonti, Egberto [Guitar/Composer]; Lubamb...

"Merengue" was nominated for the 2005 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition. "Libertango" was nominated for Best Instrumental Arrangement.

Recording information: 2002.

While so...continue...

John Williams: The Adventures of Tintin, The Secret of the Unicorn

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-12-13

Performers: Adams, Mark [Horn]; Ahn, Eun Mee; Altenbach, Richard; Anassian, Armen; Becknell, Steven; Booth, William; Bovyer, Gary; Brand, Jacqueline; Campo, Darius; Cani, Roberto; Cheng, Gloria; Clark, Stuart [C...
Conductors: Williams, John

My Week with Marilyn [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-11-29

Works: Conrad Pope: My Week with Marilyn, film score; Terry Gilkyson: Memories Are Made of This; Jesus A. Perez-Alvarez: Uno, Dos, Tres; Gus Kahn: You stepped out of a dream; Joseph Kosma: Autumn Leaves (Le...
Performers: Arch, Dave; Barclay, John; Baron, Chris; Bishop, Dave; Bucknall, Nicholas; Cole, Nat "King"; Desplat, Alexandre; Jones, Karen [Flute]; Kettel, Gary; Lang Lang; Martin, Dean; Nightingale, Mark; Orches...
Conductors: Pope, Conrad

Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London; Air Lyndhurst Studios, London.

Conrad Pope is the credited composer for the score of My Week with Marilyn, but, as indicated on this soundtrac...continue...

War Horse [Original Score]

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-11-21

Works: John Williams: War Horse, film score
Performers: Adams, Mark [Horn]; Ahn, Eun Mee; Altenbach, Richard; Anassian, Armen; Berg, Robert; Booth, William; Bovyer, Gary; Brand, Jacqueline; Brophy, Robert; Cani, Roberto; Cheng, Gloria; Chilnick, Judy; Cla...
Conductors: Williams, John

Recording information: Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City, CA.

The plot points in director Steven Spielberg's 2011 film adaptation of the children's novel War Horse (which is separate from the ...continue...

Henry Jackman: Puss in Boots, music from the motion picture

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-11-15

Works: Henry Jackman: Puss in Boots, film score; Gabriela Quintero: Diablo Rojo; Hanuman
Performers: Barclay, John; Bright, Dudley; Carnac, Jon; Chamberlain, Simon; Clarvis, Paul; Fordham, Ben; Gabriela, Rodrigo Y; Hartley, David; Jackman, Henry; Jacobs, Bryce; Jemison, Daniel; Jones, Karen [Flute];...
Conductors: Greenaway, Gavin

Recording information: Air Studios, Lyndhurst, London.

Composer Henry Jackman takes an obvious tack in the early and late parts of his score for the animated prequel to the Shrek series, Puss i...continue...

Brahms, Beethoven, Mozart: Trios for Piano, Clarinet & Cello

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-07-12

Works: Johannes Brahms: Trio for clarinet (or viola), cello & piano in A minor, Op. 114; Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano, Clarinet/Violin and Cello no 4 in B flat major, Op. 11; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Ma, Yo-Yo; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]

Recording information: Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, Massachu (06/27/1993-06/29/1993)....continue...

X-Men: First Class

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-06-28

Works: Henry Jackman: X-Men
Performers: Adams, Mark [Horn]; Ahn, Eun Mee; Baptist, Rick; Becknell, Steven; Brand, Jacqueline; Brophy, Robert; Broughton, Belinda; Campo, Darius; Cani, Roberto; Clark, Heather; Clark, Stuart [Clarinet]; Clay,...
Conductors: Glennie-Smith, Nick

Recording information: Newman Scoring Stage, 20th Century Fox, Los Angeles, CA.

Composer Henry Jackman's dizzying main theme for director Matthew Vaughn's 2011 reboot of the X-Men franchise is ...continue...

Wonderland

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-05-03

Works: Frank Wildhorn: Wonderland, musical
Performers: Bacher, Kurt; Blinn, David; Camerieri, C.J.; Cheng, Nicholas; Choi, Jennifer; Copely, Kirstin Agresta; Copely, Marc; Cummins, Stephanie; DeVos, William; Flynn, George [Trombone]; Kelley, R.J.; Lams, ...
Conductors: Howland, Jason

Recording information: MSR Studios, New York City (2001-02-26&2011-03-06&2011-).

The musical Wonderland, which opened on Broadway on April 17, 2011, is the umpteenth screen or stage adaptation ...continue...

Roots - My Life, My Song

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-06-15

Works: Traditional: African Drum Invocation; His eye is on the sparrow, song; Pretty Horses, song; God's Gonna Cut You Down, song; Anonymous: I Want Two Wings; Traditional Spiritual: I Couldn't Hear Nobody ...
Performers: Coleman, Ira; Johns, Steve [Drummer]; Lovatt, Mike; Markham, Mark; Martin Williams [Sax/Clarinet]; Norman, Jessye

Recording information: Philharmonie Berlin.

A sticker included on at least some versions of this Sony Classical release promises "music from Berlioz to Ellington," which would make it a pretty ...continue...

The Music of America: John Williams

3 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-06-08

Works: John Williams: Air and Simple Gifts, for cello, clarinet, piano & violin; American Journey; Suite from Memoirs of a Geisha for Cello and Orchestra; Song for World Peace, for orchestra; Summon the Her...
Performers: LeClair, Judith; Ma, Yo-Yo; McGill, Anthony; Montero, Gabriela; Morrison, Timothy; Perlman, Itzhak
Conductors: Williams, John

The Music of America: Bernstein

3 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-06-08

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; Serenade for Violin and Orchestra "after Plato's Symposium"; Chichester Psalms; Songfest, song cycle for 6...
Performers: Adrian, Max; Alexander, Cris; Chaplin, Sydney; Chapman, William; Cheek, John; Comden, Betty; Cook, Barbara [pop vcl]; Goodman, Benny; Green, Adolph; Grist, Reri [Soprano Vocals]; Hahn, Hilary; Hartma...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard; Zinman, David; Slatkin, Leonard; Goberman, Max; Vaccariello, Patrick; Engel, Lehman

The Pianist

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-03-02

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doubtful), KK Anh.Ia/6; Nocturne for piano no 19 in E minor, Op. 72/1, CT. 126; Nocturne for piano no 13 in C minor, Op. 48/1, CT. 120;...
Performers: Olejniczak, Janusz; Szpilman, Wladyslaw; Wolczedska, Hanna [Clarinet]
Conductors: Strugala, Tadeusz

Liszt Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2010-02-02

Works: Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Liebesträume, notturno for piano no 3 in A flat major ("O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst"), S. 541/; La Campanella II, etude for piano in...
Performers: Bolet, Jorge; Cardillo, Pasquale; Castro, Ricardo; Entremont, Philippe; Pennario, Leonard; Watts, André
Conductors: Fiedler, Arthur; Leibowitz, René; Reiner, Fritz; Bernstein, Leonard

Recording information: 1955-??-??&1960-??-??&1963-....continue...

At Home with Friends

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-09-29

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; John Dowland: Come Again; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico IV; Ennio Morricone: Cinema Paradiso; Traditional: Para Ti; Richard Rodgers: My Funny Valentine; I'll Take Manhattan...
Performers: Abt-Greenfield, Meryl; Bell, Joshua; Blinn, David; Botti, Chris; Bush, Sam; Chatterjee, Samir; Chenoweth, Kristin; Childs, Billy; Denk, Jeremy; Eggar, Dave [Piano]; Erdody, Stephen; Finck, David; Gro...
Conductors: Redford, J.A.C.;
Ensemble: ; Tiempo Libre

The concept of 'At Home With Friends' was inspired by Bell's long-time practice of holding "musical soirees" at his New York residence - eclectic gatherings...continue...
Personnel: Joshua Bell (violin); Frankie Moreno, Regina Spektor (vocals, piano); Josh Groban, Kristin Chenoweth, Sting (vocals); Nathan Gunn (baritone); Sam Bush, Mike Marshall (guitar, mandolin); Ro...continue...

Terry Riley: In C

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-24

Works: Terry Riley: In C, for unspecified performers
Performers: Burnham, Edward; Dempster, Stuart; Hassell, Jon [Trumpet]; Hassell, Margaret; Kirkbride, Jerry; Reynard, Darlene; Riley, Terry [Composer]; Rosenboom, David; Shostac, David; Singer, Lawrence

Original Jacket Collection - Bernstein conducts Bernstein

10 CD / Sony Classical / 2008-08-05

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; On the Waterfront; Fancy Free, ballet; Symphony no 1 "Jeremiah"; Symphony no 2 "Age of Anxiety"; I Hate Music, cycle of "5 kid songs...
Performers: Alexander, Cris [Broadway]; Bernstein, Leonard; Brown, Mark [Baritone Vocal]; Butler, Antonia; Clarke, Michael [Drummer]; Comden, Betty; Entremont, Philippe; Foss, Lukas [Composer]; Francescatti, Zin...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: ; Columbia Jazz Combo; Columbia Wind Ensemble

'Bernstein conducts Bernstein' is the ultimate tribute to the legendary composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein - specially created to celebrate the 90th anniversary of his...continue...

Just Before Sunrise

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-08-07

Works: Gene Scheer: Just Before Sunrise, song; Say Anything, song; Jam Tart, song; Tom Waits: The Briar and the Rose, song; Innocent When You Dream, song; James Van Heusen: Polka dots and moonbeams; Ben Moo...
Performers: Brice, Richard; Brown, Nathan; Chenoweth, Kristin; Djangirov, Eldar; Donovan, Peter; Ercole, Jimmy; Garment, Paul; Gomez, Lino; Gunn, Julie; Gunn, Nathan; Haskins, M. Daniel; Klucevsek, Guy; Miller, ...
Conductors: Cullen, David; Thalken, Joseph

Just Before Sunrise is a collection of romantic and intimate songs of today. Musically capturing the in-between time before sunrise, Nathn Gunn sings music for...continue...
Personnel: Nathan Gunn (baritone); Kristin Chenoweth (vocals); Nathan Brown (guitar, electric guitar); Grace Paradise (harp); Belinda Whitney (violin); Richard Brice (viola); Brian Miller , Kathleen N...continue...

Appassionato / Yo-Yo Ma

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-01-09

Works: John Williams: Going To School, for cello & piano; César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; George Gershwin: Preludes (3) for piano; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F m...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Brunetti, Octavio; Casadesus, Gaby; D'Rivera, Paquito; Entremont, Philippe; Fan, Joel; Kahane, Jeffrey; Lubambo, Romero; Ma, Yo-Yo; Meyer, Edgar; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]; Stern, Isaac; S...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton; Ormandy, Eugene; Morricone, Ennio; Abbado, Claudio

This album represents the entire span of Ma's recording career, beginning with his first recording (Saint-Saens 'The Swan') and culminating with three new tracks by...continue...
Appassionato (2007), the follow-up album to the well-received Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone (2005), is a 15-track collection of love-themed material handpicked by the classical crossover cellist hims...continue...

Classical Cuisine - A German Feast

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-12-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Work(s); George Frederick Handel: Organ Concerto in B flat major, Op.4/6, HWV 294 (originally for harp); Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 103 in E flat major, H 1 no 103 "Drumro...
Performers: Biggs, E. Power; Fournier, Pierre; Francescatti, Zino; Marcellus, Robert
Conductors: Lamon, Jeanne; Boult, Adrian; Bernstein, Leonard; Szell, George; Walter, Bruno; Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

Leonard Bernstein: America's Maestro

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-12-05

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Candide; Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Dance Episodes (3) from "On the Town", for orchestra; Chichester Psalms; Symphony no 2 "Age of Anxiety"
Performers: Entremont, Philippe; Goodman, Benny
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: ; Columbia Jazz Combo

Simply Christmas - Home for the Holidays

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-09-26

Works: Christmas Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) (German); As I out rode this enderes night (The Coventry Shepherds' Carol) (16th century); I Wonder As I Wa...
Performers: Cafe; Douglas, Bill; Galway, James [Flute]; Gomez, Eddie [Bassist]; Mitchell, Emily; Petri, Michala; Samuels, Dave; Shinozaki, Ayako; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]; Wall, Jeremy
Conductors: ; Pople, Ross; Neary, Martin; Georgiadis, John
Ensemble: Canadian Brass; London Festival Orchestra; Munich Radio Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra

Includes work(s) by Christmas Traditional....continue...

Mozart 250 - A Celebration

4 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-02-07

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Quintet for 2 violins, 2 violas & cello no 6 in E flat major ("String ...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Cho-Liang, Lin; Cieslewicz, Philipp; Clevenger, Dale; De Larrocha, Alicia; Flagello, Ezio [Bass Vocals]; Galway, James [Flute...
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Szell, George; Bruno, Weil; Lockhart, James; Brico, Antonia; Leppard, Raymond; Kubelik, Rafael; Faerber, Jörg; Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard; Kuhn, Gustav; Zukerman, Pinchas; Maazel, Lori...
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Winds; Cleveland Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Chamber Orchestra; Franz Liszt Academy Chamber Orchestra; London Symp...

The Joshua Bell Collection

3 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-01-24

Works: Alexander Courage: Fantasy on Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess", for violin & orchestra; George Gershwin: Preludes (3) for piano; Girl Crazy; Nice Work If You Can Get It, song (from A Damsel in Distress, f...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Bucknall, Nicholas; Hessian, Eddie; Laurence, Christopher; Ricotti, Frank; Schwartz, Alexys; Williams, John [Film Composer]; Wright, Gavyn
Conductors: Williams, John; Zinman, David; Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra; Shanghai Film Studio Children's Chorus

Personnel: Joshua Bell (violin); Alexys Schwartz (vocals); Gavyn Wright (viola); Eddie Hession (accordion); Nick Bucknall (clarinet); John Williams (piano); Chris Laurence (double bass); Frank Ricot...continue...

The Essential Yo-Yo Ma

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-08-16

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" (Hunt) BWV...
Performers: Agri, Antonio; Alimjan; Assad, Odair [Guitar]; Assad, Sergio [Guitar/Composer]; Ax, Emanuel; Baptista, Cyro; Bolling, Claude; Burr, Jon [Bass]; Butta, Gilda; Casadesus, Gaby; Console, Hector; Cossin,...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton; Maazel, Lorin; Masur, Kurt; Morricone, Ennio; Tan Dun; Chen, Xieyang;
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Claude Bolling Ensemble; New York Philharmonic; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Roma Sinfonietta; Shanghai National Orchestra; Shanghai Percussion Ensemble; Shanghai Symph...

This is the essential collection from one of the most popular musicians of our time and includes 34 tracks spanning Yo Yo Ma's entire careere...continue...
The Essential Yo-Yo Ma seems to be a presentation of the recordings in which the esteemed cellist has participated that might have the widest appeal to the general market. There's nothing wrong with t...continue...

Expanded Edition - Schubert, Mozart / Serkin, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2004-07-27

Works: Franz Schubert: "Trout" Quintet; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581; Johannes Brahms: Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano in E flat major, Op. 40
Performers: Bloom, Myron; Cohen, Isidore; Laredo, Jaime; Naegele, Philipp; Parnas, Leslie; Rhodes, Samuel [Viola]; Schneider, Alexander [Violin]; Serkin, Rudolf; Tree, Michael; Wright, Harold

"[The Trout] remains one of the two or three ideal performances. These people handle the music as if it's theirs - with confidence and flair....continue...

Expanded Edition - Brahms, Beethoven, Mozart / Ma, Ax, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2004-07-27

Works: Johannes Brahms: Trio for clarinet (or viola), cello & piano in A minor, Op. 114; Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano, Clarinet/Violin and Cello no 4 in B flat major, Op. 11; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Heller, Alexander; Ma, Yo-Yo; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]

"Stolzman's bright clarinet contributes much to Beethoven's perky first movement and genial variation finale... while Ma is winningly songful in the Adagio. Throughout, Emanuel Ax...continue...

Expanded Edition - Mozart: Piano Quartets / Ax, Stern, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2004-02-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in E flat major, K 493; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, K 478; Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano in E flat major, K 498 "Ke...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Stern, Isaac; Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]

"This grouping of star names from Sony offers performances of comparable imagination and insight. Speeds are beautifully chosen, and in both works the performances consistently...continue...

Expanded Edition - Gershwin, Grofé, etc / Bernstein, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-09-30

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Ferde Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite, for orchestra; Leonard Bernstein: Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard; Collins, Phil; Columbia Jazz Band; Corigliano, John; Corigliano, John, Sr. [Violin]; Goodman, Benny; New York Philharmonic
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Columbia Jazz Combo; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

"Bernstein's approach is inspirational, exceptionally flexible and completely spontaneous. The performance of 'An American in Paris' is vividly characterized, brash and episodic; an unashamedly Americ...continue...
This selection is a DSD (Direct Stream Digital) recording....continue...

A Total Embrace: The Composer

3 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-09-09

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Symphony no 1 "Jeremiah"; Serenade for Violin and Orchestra "after Plato's Symposium"; Symphony no 2 "Age of Anxiety"; I Hate Music, cycle of "5 kid songs" for s...
Performers: Adrian, Max; Alexander, Cris [Broadway]; Bernstein, Leonard; Calin, Mickey; Chaplin, Sydney; Chorus; Comden, Betty; Cook, Barbara [pop vcl]; Cooper, Marilyn; Ensemble; Entremont, Philippe; Girls, Sha...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Chorus; Columbia Jazz Band; Columbia Wind Ensemble; Ensemble; New York City Ballet Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Orchestra; Symphony of the Air

Personnel: Leonard Bernstein (piano); Nancy Williams (mezzo soprano); Isaac Stern (violin); Benny Goodman (clarinet); Philippe Entremont (piano).

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) was not only a br...continue...

Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals, etc / Ma, Biggs, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-04-01

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"; Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Suite algérienne, for orchestra in C major, Op. 60; Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; Carnival of th...
Performers: Arrignon, Michel; Biggs, E. Power; Cals, Michel; Casadesus, Gaby; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Cerutti, Michel; Entremont, Philippe; Lauridon, Gabin; Ma, Yo-Yo; Marion, Alain [Flute]; Pasquier, Regis; Tor...
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Entremont, Philippe
Ensemble: ; Philadelphia Orchestra

The Essential Igor Stravinsky

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-03-25

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Fireworks, Op. 4; Firebird; Pétrouchka; Le sacre du printemps; Suite no 1 for small Orchestra; Rag-time for 11 instruments; Histoire du soldat - Trois danses; Piano-Rag-Music,...
Performers: Albert, Adrienne; Anderson, Linda; Baker, Israel; Berberian, Cathy; Bressler, Charles; Cho-Liang, Lin; Craft, Robert [Conductor]; Entremont, Philippe; Garrard, Don; Goodman, Benny; Gramm, Donald; Hei...
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Stravinsky, Igor; ; Craft, Robert
Ensemble: C. B. C. Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; Columbia Jazz Combo; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; London Sinfonietta; London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

All Rise

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-10-01

Works: Wynton Marsalis: All Rise, for soloists, chorus, jazz orchestra & symphony orchestra
Performers: Alston, Kenneth; Anderson, Wes [Director]; Goines, Victor; Marsalis, Wynton; Nash, Ted; Pearson, Norman; Printup, Marcus; Temperley, Joe
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka

Personnel: Wynton Marsalis (trumpet); The Paul Smith Singers, The Northridge Singers Of California State University At Northridge, Morgan Stated Choir, Lincloln Center Jazz Orchestra, Los Angeles Phil...continue...

Sometimes I Dream

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-09-17

Works: Steve Wood: Vincerò, Perderò; Nicola Piovani: Life Is Beautiful (La Vita é Bella), film score; Mario Frangoulis: Sometimes I Dream (adapted from Puccini's 'E lucevan le stelle'); Ton E...
Performers: Bredice, Sue; Crum, Steve; Farah, Ardeshir; Frangoulis, Mario; Hamilton, Mike; Hardy, Richard; Hayward, Justin [Vocals/Guitar]; Ioannidou, Anna; Karantinis, Manolis; Kyriakou, Katerina; Lewis, Brent;...
Conductors: May, Daniel

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.

Personnel includes: Mario Frangoulis, Justin Hayward, Beth Fitchet Wood (vocals); Steve Wood (arr...continue...

Music for you - What does your world sound like?

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-05-07

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopédies (3) for Piano; Miles Davis: Flamenco Sketches; Johannes Brahms: Pieces (6) for Piano, Op. 118; Howard Skempton: Well, Well, Cornelius; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem ...
Performers: Adderley, Julian "Cannonball"; Ax, Emanuel; Brubeck, Dave; Chambers, Paul; Cobb, Jimmy; Coltrane, John; Davis, Miles; Evans, Bill [Piano]; Groethuysen, Andreas; Ma, Yo-Yo; Perahia, Murray; Shimada, R...
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; ; Riesman, Michael; Williams, John [Guitar]
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Philharmonia Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra; Philip Glass Ensemble; Tal & Groethuysen Duo

L.A.G.Q. - Kanengiser, et al / Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1998-09-08

Performers: Chelyapov, Leo; Dearman, John; Masae Yoshizawa; Timmermans, Tim; Tokatlian, Ara; Walker, Jim; York, Andrew
Conductors:
Ensemble: Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

"It's fun to hear the LAGQ expanding their repertory to popular world music in solo and ensemble. Beginning with 'African Suite' in four movements, the...continue...
The members of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet may surprise you. Sure, they're four classically-trained guitarists who have known each other since college. And yes, they do play music from the standa...continue...

Bernstein Century - Bernstein on Jazz - Handy, Brubeck

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1998-07-14

Works: Spoken Word: Mr. Bernstein Looks at Jazz, with the assistance of its leading exponents (with musical examples); W.C. Handy: St. Louis Blues, song; Howard Brubeck: Dialogues for jazz combo & orchestra
Performers: Armstrong, Louis; Bernstein, Leonard; Dave Brubeck Quartet; Deems, Barrett; Hall, Edmond; Kyle, Billy [Piano]; New York Philharmonic; Young, Trummy
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Dave Brubeck Quartet; New York Philharmonic

Personnel: Leonard Bernstein (piano); Edmond Hall (clarinet); Louis Armstrong, Buck Clayton (trumpet); Trummy Young (trombone); Billy Kyle (piano); Barrett Deems (drums).

Recording information...continue...

György Ligeti Edition Vol 7 - Chamber Music / Aimard et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1998-01-20

Works: György Ligeti: Trio for horn, violin & piano ("Hommage à Brahms"); Pieces (10) for wind quintet; Bagatelles (6) for wind quintet; Sonata for viola
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Davies, Philippa; Gawriloff, Saschko; Hulse, Gareth; Neunecker, Marie-Luise; Robin O'Neill [Bassoon/Conductor]; Watkins, Richard; Zimmer...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Winds of the London Symphony Orchestra (Winds)

"Sony's extraordinary Ligeti project continues without a slip. This volume (number 7) brings us one of the composer's most performed pieces, one of his greatest,...continue...

Bernstein Century - Bernstein: Mass

2 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-10-28

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Alleluia
Performers: Anderson, Claudia; Anthony, John D.; Arner, Leonard; Bashor, Phil; Beal, John; Bianchi, Carl; Biddicome, Robert; Bowman, Peter; Breeden, Linda; Busch, David; Carmin, Faith; Chapman, Peter; Cowie, Mar...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Berkshire Boys Choir

"This is certainly the performance to get. The fact that Bernstein is at the helm makes other recording superfluous, and no one could sing 'A...continue...

Grace / Kathleen Battle

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-03-18

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Joshua; Hugo Wolf: Mörike Lieder; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Laudate Dominum; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 21, "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis BWV 21; C...
Performers: Allen, Nancy [Harp]; Arak, Alan; Baker, Timothy; Battle, Kathleen; Baumer, Bruce R.; Bennion-Feeney, Krista; Bushman, Robin; Caplin, Martha; Carroll, David; Church, Sandra [Flute]; Curtis, Charles; D...
Conductors: Sadin, Robert

Lieberson: King Gesar / Lieberson, Ebrahim, Ma, Serkin, Ax

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1996-10-01

Works: Peter Lieberson: King Gesar, for narrator & ensemble
Performers: Adorjan, Andras [Flute]; Ax, Emanuel; Ma, Yo-Yo; Marshall, Deborah; Purvis, William [Horn]; Serkin, Peter [Piano]; Taylor, David
Conductors: Lieberson, Peter

"...Although all the performers are transfigured by the white heat of spiritual communication, special mention must be made of narrator Omar Ebrahim. His speaking voice...continue...

Cartoons - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1996-05-14

Works: Raymond Scott: Powerhouse; In an 18th-Century Drawing Room (after Mozart's piano sonata No 1),; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 1, Op. 46; Felix Mendelssohn: Song Without Words; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaik...
Performers: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Eastman Wind Ensemble; Entremont, Philippe; Faine, Maria Luisa; Glazer, Frank; Herman, Woody; Hogner, Gunter; Hungarian State Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Kos...
Conductors: Kostelanetz, André; Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Abbado, Claudio; Mehta, Zubin; Chailly, Riccardo; ; Patanè, Giuseppe; Adler, Samuel; Kostelanetz, André; Bernstein, Leonard; Herman, Woody; Hu...
Ensemble: André Kostelanetz Orchestra ; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Eastman Wind Ensemble; Ensemble Wien-Berlin; Hungarian State Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; La Scala Theater Orchestra; New ...

This disc includes both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: HansJörg Schellenberger (oboe); Milan Turkovic (bassoon); Frank Glazer, Philippe Entremont, Maria Luisa Faine, Eugene List, Bar...continue...

Debussy: Orchestral Works / Pierre Boulez

2 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-12-05

Works: Claude Debussy: La mer; Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Printemps, symphonic suite for chorus, piano & orchestra, L. 61; Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra; Prélude à l'apr...
Performers: Chalifoux, Alice; de Peyer, Gervase
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; John Alldis Choir; New Philharmonia Orchestra

Mozart by Candlelight

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-11-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Divertimento for 2 Oboes, 2 Bassoons and 2 Horns no 14 in B flat major, K 270; Ave verum corpus; Symphony ...
Performers: Degtjarenko, Alexei; Ioffe, Alexander; Krasnik, Dmitry; Kurlin, Vladimir; Moshevelov, Jury; Osetinskaya, Paulina; Shedrin, Sergei; Taranusitch, Vladimir; Uruvayev, Sergei; Vanoosthuyse, Eddy; Zes, Al...
Conductors: Titov, Alexander; Korchin, Leo; Nesterov, Valentin; Sondeckis, Saulius
Ensemble: ; New Classical Orchestra, St. Petersburg; St. Petersburg Camerata of the Hermitage Museum; St. Petersburg Chamber Orchestra; Vilnius Quartet

Prokofiev - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-11-14

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Love for Three Oranges; Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60; Romeo and Juliet Suite no 2, Op. 64b; Symphony no 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical"; Romeo and Juliet, Suite no 3 for or...
Performers: Bronfman, Yefim [Piano]; Feidman, Giora; Krosnick, Joel; Mann, Robert [Violin]; Rhodes, Samuel [Viola]; Smirnoff, Joel
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Kapp, Richard; Gosman, Lazar; Schippers, Thomas; Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Juilliard String Quartet; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philharmonia Virtuosi of New York; Tchaikovsky Chamber Orchestra; Westminster Choir

Greatest Hits - Saint-Saëns

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-11-14

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Carnival of the animals; Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; Suite algérienne, for orchestra in C major, Op. 60; Havanaise for Violin and Orches...
Performers: Arrignon, Michel; Cals, Michel; Casadesus, Gaby; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Cerutti, Michel; Domingo, Placido; Entremont, Philippe; Graves, Denyce; Jones, Mason; Lauridon, Gabin; Licad, Cecile; Ma, Yo-Y...
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Entremont, Philippe; Maazel, Lorin; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; DeMain, John; Previn, Andre; Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; ORTF National Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; Rio de Janeiro Municipal Theatre Orchestra

Glenn Gould Edition - Berg, Krenek, Webern, Debussy, Ravel

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-06-27

Performers: Campbell, James; Gould, Glenn
Conductors: Brott, Boris

Rossini - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-06-13

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; La gazza ladra; La scala di seta; L'italiana in Algeri; Semiramide; Guglielmo Tell; Guillaume Tell; Ottorino Respighi: La boutique fantasque
Performers: Baltsa, Agnes; Neidich, Charles; Nucci, Leo
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Chailly, Riccardo; Marin, Ion; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Davis, Andrew; Neidich, Charles; Szell, George; Bernstein, Leonard; Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra; EIAR Symphony Orchestra Turin; London Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra; Mozzafiato; New York Philharmonic; Philadelphia Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Mendelssohn - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-06-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; A Midsummer Night's Dream; Concerto for Violin in D minor; Song Without Words; Athalie, incidental music, Op. 74; Song without words, Op...
Performers: Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocal]; Beths, Gijs; Beths, Vera; Bylsma, Anner; Cerutti, David; Cho-Liang, Lin; Dann, Steven; Entremont, Philippe; Gatwood, Jody; Hogner, Gunter; Jansen, Rudolf [Piano]; Koyam...
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; ; Szell, George; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Davis, Andrew; Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Wien-Berlin

Glenn Gould Edition - Schoenberg: Piano Works

2 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-02-07

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Pieces (3) for piano, Op. 11; Pieces (5) for piano, Op. 23; Little Pieces (6) for piano, Op. 19; Suite for piano, Op. 25; Pieces (2) for piano, Op. 33; Piano Concerto, Op. 42; Fant...
Performers: Armin, Adele; Baker, Israel; Bloemendal, Coenraad; Campbell, James [Clarinet]; Gould, Glenn; Shulman, Suzanne; Smith, Peter
Conductors: Craft, Robert; Gould, Glenn
Ensemble: ; C. B. C. Symphony Orchestra