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The Piano Guys 2

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-05-07

Works: Al van der Beek: Begin Again; Mission Impossible (after Shifrin); Berlin; Just the Way You Are; Charlie Brown Medley (after Guaraldi); Me and My Cello (Happy Together); Twinkle Lullaby; Steven Sharp ...
Performers: Nelson, Steven Sharp; Schmidt, Jon; Stirling, Lindsey; Van Der Beek, Al
Conductors:
Ensemble: The Piano Guys

The second studio outing from YouTube celebrities the Piano Guys (pianist Jon Schmidt. cellist Steven Sharp Nelson, and multimedia specialists Al Van Der Beek and Tel Stewart), the appropriately title...continue...

Japanese Melodies / Yo-Yo Ma

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-04-23

Works: Kosaku Yamada: Matsushima Ondo, folk song, for voice & piano; Chugoku-Chiho-No-Komoriuta, folk song, for voice & piano; Rentaro Taki: Kojyo no tsuki; Japanese Traditional: Zui-Zui-Zukkorobashi, folk ...
Performers: Ma, Yo-Yo; Nakagawa, Masami; Yoshiwara, Sumire [Percussion]; Zander, Patricia
Conductors: Mamiya, Michio
Ensemble: Pro Musica Nipponia

Recording information: Niiza-Shimin-Kaikan-Hall, Saitama, Japan (11/25/1983-11/26/1983)....continue...

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, Renée; Frank, Pamela; Glennie, Evelyn; Kremer, Gidon; Kroyt...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Perahia, Murray; Mehta, Zubin; Haitink, Bernard; ; Davis, Colin; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; English 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...

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-05-01

Performers: Beasley, John; Das, Suchismita; Doering, George; Eustache, Pedro; Hariharan; Newman, Thomas; Tavaglione, Steve
Conductors: Newman, Thomas

Once: A New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-03-13

Performers: Abeles, David; Connolly, Will; Davis, Elizabeth; Kazee, Steve; Kelly, David Patrick; Milioti, Cristin; Nathan, Anne L.; Papaelias, Lucas; Taylor, Andy [Strings]; Walsh, Erikka; Whitty, Paul; Zygo, J....
Conductors: Lowe, Martin

Red Tails: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / Terence Blanchard

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-02-07

Works: Terence Blanchard: Red Tails, film score; Sammy Cahn: It's Been A Long, Long Time; Hughie Prince: Boogie-Woogie Bugle Boy; Irving Berlin: Blue Skies; Eddie Lane: Bless You
Performers: Almazan, Fabian; Andrews Sisters, The; Blanchard, Terence; Harry James & His Orchestra; Ink Spots, The; Scott, Kendrick; Sullivan, Maxine
Conductors: Klemens, Adam; James, Harry; Schoen, Vic; Sullivan, Maxine

Recording information: Dvorák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, Czech Republic (06/04/2011-06/07/2011).

The score for Anthony Hemingway's film Red Tails is the 33rd by trumpeter and composer Teren...continue...

Il Tenore, The Tenor / Salvatore Licitra

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-02-07

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci; Giuseppe Verdi: Ernani; Macbeth; Il trovatore; Un ballo in maschera; Luisa Miller; Otello; Aida, ope...
Performers: Alvarez, Marcelo [Tenor Vocal]; Chegwidden, Davey; Frittoli, Barbara; Gavazzi, Ernesto; Hamilton, Mike; Jones, Warren; Labèque, Katia; Licitra, Salvatore; May, Daniel; Plazas, Mary; Wood, Nath...
Conductors: Brignoli, Roberto Rizzi; Rizzi, Carlo; Muti, Riccardo; May, Daniel; Armiliato, Marco

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, Dave; 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...

Sharon Isbin & Friends: Guitar Passions

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-08-30

Works: Gentil Montana: Porro, for guitar & percussion; Quique Sinesi: Sonidos de aquel día (Sounds from that Day), for guitar; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Isaac Albéniz: Suite esp...
Performers: Isbin, Sharon; Jordan, Stanley; Lubambo, Romero; Mello, Gaudencio Thiago de; Morse, Steve; Passos, Rosa; Vai, Steve; Wilson, Nancy; Winter, Paul [Sax]

Recording information: Kaufman Studios, New York City (01/19/2011); Threshold Sound, Santa Monica, CA (01/19/2011); Kaufman Studios, New York City (2010-11-30_2010-12-01&2011-); Threshold Sound, Santa...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...

Rojotango / Erwin Schrott, bass

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-04-19

Works: Pablo Ziegler: Rojotango, tango; Milonga en el viento; Astor Piazzolla: Enrico IV; Chiquilín de Bachin; Los paladros perdidos; Rinascero (Preludio para el año 3001), tango song (with Ferr...
Performers: Botti, Julio; Cafe; Del Curto, Hector; Erde, Sara; Lubambo, Romero; Ok, Jisoo; Ozawa, Machiko; Palma-Nidel, Susan; Ragazzi, Claudio; Schrott, Erwin; Shaham, Rinat; Tan, Wei; Ting, Liuh-Wen; Ziegler, ...

"Schrott is at his best in up-tempo numbers such as Violeta Parra's Gracias a la Vida, where you hear the laughter and pleasure in his...continue...
Recording information: MSR Studios, Studio B, New York City, USA (2010-07-18_2010-07-20&2010-)....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...

Celebrating 70 - A Collection of Personal Favorites / James Galway

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-07-28

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; François-Joseph Gossec: Tambourin; Johann S...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bell, Hilario; Bryant, David; Cooke, David; Coulter, Phil; Cunningham, Sarah [Viola da gamba]; Downes, David; Fonte, Tebelio; Gallagher, Frank; Galway, James [Flute]; Galway...
Conductors: Galway, James [Flute]; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gerhardt, Charles; Mancini, Henry; Fanuele, Vincent; ; Iwaki, Hiroyuki; Faerber, Jörg
Ensemble: ; I Solisti di Zagreb; The Chieftains

To celebrate Sir James Galway's 70th Birthday he has selected a collection of his personal favourites. These 19 tracks especially chosen also includes collaborations with...continue...

Copland Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-24

Works: Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the common man; El salón México; Appalachian Spring; Rodeo; Billy the Kid, ballet; The Tender Land; Quiet City; Our Town, suite from the film score for orches...
Performers: Fleck, Bela; Glennie, Evelyn; Leo Smit (ii) [Piano/Composer]; Morrison, Timothy; Thorstenberg, Laurence
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson; Copland, Aaron; Williams, John; Bernstein, Leonard; Slatkin, Leonard; Kostelanetz, André; Wordsworth, Barry;
Ensemble: ; Flecktones

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...

New Impossibilities / Harth-Bedoya, Ma, Silk Road Ensemble

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2007-07-31

Works: Rabih Abou-Khalil: Arabian Waltz; Osvaldo Golijov: Night of the Flying Horses; Hai-Hai Huang: Galloping Horses, for pipa & bass; Zhou Long: Poems from Tang; Sandeep Das: Shristi, for voice, percussio...
Performers: Cords, Nicholas; Das, Sandeep; Dong-Won, Kim; Gandelsman, Jonathan; Gramley, Joseph; Jacobsen, Colin [Violin]; Jacobsen, Eric; Kalhor, Kayhan; Liu, Lin; Ma, Yo-Yo; Man, Wu; Shanahan, Shane; Suter, Ma...
Conductors: Harth-Bedoya, Miguel; ; Harth Bedoya, Miguel
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Qi Lin; Silk Road Ensemble

Inspired by the art and culture of the historic Silk Road, Silk Road Chicago ran from June 2006 to June 2007 and was created in...continue...
Personnel: Yo-Yo Ma (cello); Shane Shanahan (vocals, conch shell, dumbek, caxixi); Joseph Gramley (vocals, snare drum, tom tom, caxixi); Mark Suter (vocals, bongos, bodhran); Sandeep Das (vocals, tabl...continue...

Moments of Passion

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-10-03

Works: Placido Domingo, Jr.: Willkommen Bei Uns (Welcome), for voice & orchestra; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Tosca; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; Agustín Lara: Granada; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigo...
Performers: Arteta, Ainhoa; Caballe, Montserrat; Denver, John; Domingo, Placido; Hernandez, Julio; Hernandez, Orlando; Kaye, Jeff; Mayone, Gary; McGovern, Maureen; Milnes, Sherrill; Mula-Tchako, Inva; Plishka, P...
Conductors: Grin, Leonid; Cobos, Luis; Silvetti, Bebu; Mehta, Zubin; Santi, Nello; Holdridge, Lee; Levine, James; Downes, Edward; Maazel, Lorin; Solti, Sir Georg; Kohn, Eugene
Ensemble: Bastille Opera Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus; Royal ...

In four consecutive World Cup tournaments from 1990 to 2002, the Three Tenors sang to packed stadiums of fans and helped revive interest in live opera, particularly in America. By 2006, though, with J...continue...

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...

Bartók: Piano Sonata, Suite, etc / Murray Perahia, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-06-06

Works: Béla Bartók: Sonata for Piano, Sz 80; Improvisations (8) on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20, Sz 74; Suite for Piano, Op. 14/Sz 62; Out of Doors, suite for piano, Sz. 81, BB 89; Sonata for 2...
Performers: Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Glennie, Evelyn; Perahia, Murray; Solti, Sir Georg

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 Ricott...continue...

Simply Christmas

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-10-11

Works: James Pierpont: Jingle Bells; George Frederick Handel: Joy to the World (theme by Handel); Christmas Traditional: What Child Is This? (Greensleeves); Angels We Have Heard on High; Il est né, le ...
Performers: Barber, Terrance; Chavez, Mike; Clark, Mark; Finch, Catrin; Gagan, Jon; Labeque, Katia; Labeque, Marielle [Piano]; LaGoya, Alexandre; Legrand, Michel; Liebert, Ottmar; Lyons, Gary [Engineer/Producer]...
Conductors: Haenchen, Hartmut

Personnel: Terrance L. Barber Jr. (countertenor); Alexandre Lagoya, Ottmar Liebert (guitar); Gary Lyons (slide guitar); Catrin Finch, Ayako Shinozaki (harp); Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute); Mike Middleto...continue...

Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra, etc / Ormandy, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-08-30

Works: Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116; Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion, Sz 110; Improvisations (8) on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Op. 20, Sz 74
Performers: Casadesus, Gaby; Casadesus, Jean-Claude [Conductor]; Casadesus, Robert; Drouet, Jean-Pierre; Rosen, Charles
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra

This release features an acclaimed recording of the Concerto for Orchestra from Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra dazzles once again in this newly reastered...continue...

Brass Masterworks - American Brass Band Journal

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-08-30

Works: G.W.E. Friederich: Farewell My Lilly Dear (from the American Brass Band Journal, Ste. 3); Signal March (American Brass Band Journal, Ste. 2); Ellen Bayne (from the American Brass Band Journal, Ste. 2...
Performers: Ames, Frank; DeWitt, John; Flowers, David Flowers; Gould, Mark [Trumpet]; Harbison, Kenneth; Kraft, James; Marcellus, John; Sanchez, Adel; Swallow, John; Taylor, Jon; Thayer, Edwin
Conductors: ; Fennell, Frederick
Ensemble: Members of the Empire Brass Quintet (Members)

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 (BC A174); Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 ...
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; Chen, Xieyang; Tan Dun;
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...

re: Bach / Lara St. John

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2004-05-25

Works: Magnus Fiennes: Goldberg2 (after Bach); Largo (after Bach); Tocceilidh; Duetto; Echo; The Sicilian; Bombay Minor; Recit; Aria; Fugue; Double; Gigue; Prelude; Ten Fifty Two (after Bach); BADinerie (af...
Performers: Bonell, Dario; Chabadiss, Aziz; Chorzelski, Krzysztof; Clarvis, Paul; Cole, B.J.; Cottell, Lawrence; Cottle, Laurence; Danesh, Pandit; Featherstone, Ric; Fiennes, Magnus; Findon, Andrew; Gascoigne, B...

Personnel: Lara St. John (violin); John Themis (guitar, acoustic guitar); Yoad Nevo (electric guitar, synthesizer, electric bass, programming); Dario Rossetti-Bonell (classical guitar); Krzysztof Chor...continue...

Obrigado Brazil Live in Concert

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2004-02-10

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Libertango; Tango Suite for 2 guitars; Zita, tango (from Suite Troileana); Antonio Carlos Jobim: Chega de Saudade; Aguas de Marco; Paquito d'Rivera: Merengue; Wapango; Aires Tropical...
Performers: Assad, Odair; Assad, Sergio; Baptista, Cyro; D'Rivera, Paquito; Ma, Yo-Yo; Passos, Rosa; Stott, Kathryn

Obrigado Brazil Live captures what no Yo-Yo album before ever has - the excitement, energy, and passion of Yo-Yo's live performances."...a start-to-finish charmer... two hours...continue...

Obrigado Brazil

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-07-29

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; De Faria, Jose; Faria, Jose De; Gismonti, Egberto [Guitar/C...

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

This selection is also available in Super Au...continue...

Beyond Imagination

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2003-01-14

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsumme...
Performers: Babes, Opera; Bova, Jeff; Clarvis, Paul; Cohen, Jon; Cottle, Richard; Dalton, Mitchell; England, Karen; Goldberg, Ivor; Hartley, David; Knight, Rebecca; Kodo; Martin, Juan [Guitar]; Parricelli, John;...
Conductors: Masterson, Cliff; Griffiths, Paul Wynne; Ingman, Nick

Operababes: Rebecca Knight, Karen England.

Producers include: Jon Cohen, Noely, Anne Dudley, Frank Gallagher, Jim Steinman, Avi Geller.

Recorded in London, England and New York, New York...continue...

Tan Dun: Water Passion after Saint Matthew

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-11-19

Works: Tan Dun: Water Passion after St. Matthew, for soprano, bass-baritone, violin, cello, percussion, sound sample
Performers: Beiser, Maya; Bryant, Stephen; Chen, Yuanlin; Cossin, David; Homann, Martin; Keusch, Elizabeth; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]; Weisman, Adam
Conductors: Tan Dun

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...

Silk Road Journeys

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-04-16

Works: Mongolian Traditional: Mongolian Traditional Long song; Byambasuren Sharav: Legend of Herlen; Chinese Traditional: Blue Little Flower; Mido Mountain; Zhao Jiping: Moon Over Guan Mountains; Michio Mam...
Performers: Aghaei, Siamak; Arron, Edward; Cords, Nicholas; Das, Sandeep; Fan, Joel; Gramley, Joseph; Kalhor, Kayhan; Ke, Xue; Ma, Yo-Yo; Man, Wu; Pugh, Jim [Trombone]; Reynolds, Todd [Violin]; Shanahan, Shane; ...

Classic Battle: A Portrait

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-04-02

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Der Messias; Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74; Chilean Traditional: Dormi, Jesu; Traditional: La Can...
Performers: Baptista, Cyro; Barron, Kenny; Battle, Kathleen; Carter, James [Sax]; Chestnut, Cyrus; Lubambo, Romero; Marsalis, Wynton; Norman, Jessye; Parkening, Christopher; Vangelis; Washington, Grover, Jr.
Conductors: Nelson, John; Sadin, Robert; Previn, Andre; Maazel, Lorin

Personnel includes: Kathleen Battle, Jessye Norman (vocals); John Nelson, Blake Neely, Robert Sadin, Andre Previn, Lorin Maazel (conductor); Marlon Graves, Romero Lubambo, Christopher Parkening (guita...continue...

Perpetual Motion

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2001-10-02

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in C major, K 159/L 104; Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor, K 213/L 108; Johann Sebastian Bach: Two-Part Invention no 13 in A minor, BWV 784; Partita for Vi...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Fleck, Bela; Glennie, Evelyn; Hoffman, Gary; Meyer, Edgar; Sutton, Bryan; Thile, Chris; Williams, John [Guitar]

Personnel includes: Bela Fleck (banjo); Joshua Bell (violin); Gary Hoffman (cello); Evelyn Glennie (marimba); Edgar Meyer (piano, bass); John Williams (guitar); Bryan Sutton (steel string guitar); Chr...continue...

Heartland - An Appalachian Anthology /Ma, Bell, Fleck, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2001-07-03

Works: Edgar Meyer: Short Trip Home; 1B; Sliding Down; BT; Old Tyme; Death by Triple Fiddle; Traditional: Johnny has gone for a soldier; Soldier's Joy; College Hornpipe; Amazing Grace; Mark O'Connor: Appala...
Performers: Barenberg, Russ; Bayers, Eddie; Bell, Joshua; Bush, Sam; Douglas, Jerry; Fleck, Bela; Jarvis, John; Krauss, Alison; Ma, Yo-Yo; Marshall, Mike [Bluegrass]; Meyer, Edgar; Mock, John; O'Connor, Mark [Vi...

Tan Dun: Bitter Love / Ying Huang, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1999-08-17

Works: Tan Dun: Peony Pavilion
Performers: Celli, Joseph; Cossin, David; Dun, Tan; Gremo, Bruce; Osgood, Steven; Tan, Ian; Xiao-Fen, Min; Xu, Linqiang; Ying, Huang; Yuanlin, Chen; Zhensheng, Wang
Conductors: Dun, Tan
Ensemble: NChiCa Orchestra; New York Virtuoso Singers

"...the 14 songs spin a passionate story...and certainly embrace Tan's description of 'Peony' as 'medieval chant meeting rock 'n' roll meeting ancient Chinese kunju opera'....continue...

Build Your Baby's Brain 2 - Through the Power of Mozart

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1999-05-04

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545; German dances (3) for orchestra, K. 605; Concerto fo...
Performers: Casadesus, Robert; Cieslewicz, Philipp; Clevenger, Dale; Entremont, Philippe; Gould, Glenn; Immler, Christian M.; Muller, Carsten; Windbach, Gerhard; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Bruno, Weil; ; Zukerman, Pinchas; Kapp, Richard; Szell, George; Neidich, Charles; Kubelik, Rafael; Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; Ensemble Wien; European Baroque Soloists; Members of the Philharmonia Virtuosi (Members); Mozzafiato; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra; Tafelmusik Ba...

Researchers at the University of California at Irvine found that scores on intelligence tests rose by an average of eight to nine points immediately after subjects listened to the music of Mozart. It ...continue...

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...

Takemitsu: From Me Flows What You Call Time, etc

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1998-03-17

Works: Toru Takemitsu: From me flows what you call time, for 5 percussionists & orchestra; Twill by Twilight, for orchestra; Requiem, for string orchestra
Performers: Becker, Bob [Percussion]; Cahn, William; Engelman, Robin; Hartenberger, Russ; Wyre, John
Conductors:
Ensemble: Nexus

A Carnegie Hall Christmas Concert / Battle, Von Stade, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-09-11

Works: Christmas Traditional: The Twelve Days of Christmas; Work(s); Jester Hairston: Mary's boy child; Pietro Yon: Gesú bambino; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Richard Rodg...
Performers: Allen, Nancy [Harp]; American Boychoir; Battle, Kathleen; Bennett, Errol "Crusher"; Ensemble; Marsalis, Wynton; Marsalis, Wynton Septet; Orchestra of St. Luke's; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Sapo...
Conductors: DeCormier, Robert; Previn, Andre; Marsalis, Wynton
Ensemble: ; American Boychoir; Orchestra of St. Luke's; Wynton Marsalis Septet

Full of fun and humor, this live recording from Carnegie Hall on December 8, 1991 conveys a real sense of "the event". The moods are...continue...
Personnel: Kathleen Battle (soprano, soprano saxophone); Frederica Von Stade (mezzo soprano, soprano saxophone); Nancy Allen (harp); Herbert Harris , Herbert Herbie Harris (soprano saxophone, tenor s...continue...

Jenkins: Adiemus 2 - Cantata Mundi

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-08-26

Works: Karl Jenkins: Cantata Mundi; Cantilena; Elegia
Performers: Barratt-Jenkins, Jody; Carewe, Mary [soprano]; Stockley, Miriam; Thorby, Pamela; Warren-Green, Christopher
Conductors: Jenkins, Karl
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Bajo el Cielo Español / Placido Domingo

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1996-07-02

Works: Agustín Lara: Granada; Clavel sevillano; Murcia; Cuerdas de mi guitarra; Madrid; Sevilla; Españolerías; Silverio; Toledo; Maria Teresa Lara: Novillero; Fermín; Valencia
Performers: Domingo, Placido; Hernández, Julio; Hernández, Orlando; Kaye, Jeff; López, Manny; Mayone, Gary; Peral, Kelly; Shubert, Mark; Silvetti, Bebu
Conductors: Silvetti, Bebu
Ensemble: VVC Symphonic Orchestra

Trumpet - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1994-12-06

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; George Frederick Handel: Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Trumpets and Strings in D m...
Performers: Balm, Neil; Biggs, E. Power; Campion, David; Dean, Allan; Firth, Everett; Franks, Rod; Gould, Mark [Trumpet]; Gruberova, Edita; Hammer, Stephen; Marsalis, Wynton; Mills, Frederic [Trumpet]; Molnar, A...
Conductors: Kapp, Richard; Leppard, Raymond; ; Mehta, Zubin; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Szell, George; Bernstein, Leonard; Hunsberger, Donald; Schuller, Gunther; Black, Stanley
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; Columbia Chamber Ensemble; Eastman Wind Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Philharmonia Orche...

Dinner Classics - The Italian Album

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1989-07-11

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème; Tosca; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Aida, opera; Rigoletto; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Giovanni Gab...
Performers: Bonell, Carlos; Gascoigne, Brian; Perlman, Itzhak; Pert, Morris; Williams, John [Guitar]; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Kostelanetz, André; Ormandy, Eugene; ; Davis, Andrew, Sir; Patanè, Giuseppe; Zukerman, Pinchas; Lane, Louis; Gosman, Lazar
Ensemble: André Kostelanetz Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Hungarian Radio Orchestra; Philadelphia Brass Ensemble; Philadelphia Orchestra; Tchaikovsky Chamber Orchestra; Toro...

Dinner Classics - The Japanese Album

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1989-07-11

Works: Traditional: Sakura-Sakura; Yamanakabushi; Toryanse; Ohara bushi; Imayoh; Hidemaro Konoe: Chin-Chin-Chidori; Kengyo Yoshizawa: Chidori no kyoku; Haseo Sugiyama: Defune; Kazuaki Miyazaki: Shimabara No...
Performers: Ma, Yo-Yo; Naka, Hiroaki; Nakagawa, Masami; Nakashima, Yasuko; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Stern, Isaac; Uno, Utae; Yamamoto, Hozan; Yoshihara, Sumire; Yuize, Shinichi; Zander, Patricia
Conductors: Mamiya, Michio; Fuju, Bondai; Hayakawa, Mas-aki; Naitoh, Takatoshi
Ensemble: Nipponia Ensemble; Pro Musica Nipponia

The Mozart Album / Canadian Brass

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1988-11-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio and Fugue for Strings in C minor, K 546; Adagio and Allegro for Mechanical Organ in F minor, K 594; Ave verum corpus in D major, K 618; Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a...
Performers: Daellenbach, Charles; Hartenberger, Russ; Mills, Frederic [Trumpet]; Ohanian, David; Romm, Ronald; Watts, Eugene
Conductors:
Ensemble: Canadian Brass