Wall.E (Disney Pixar Classics)
[ Walt Disney Studios / Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 14/Jan/2009 ] After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, WALL·E discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a search robot named EVE and sets into motion one of the most exciting and imaginative comedy adventures ever brought to cinemas. |
Aaron Neville
Bring it on Home... the Soul Classics [ Sony & BMG Entertainment / CD - released 3/Apr/2007 ] This album features 13 soul classics reinterpreted by New Orleans' "first son" and four-time Grammy award-winning artist, Aaron Neville - with special guests Chaka Khan, Chris Botti, Mavis Staples, David Sanborn and Art Neville. |
Al Di Meola
Original Album Classics (5CD) [ Sony / 5 CD - released 25/Oct/2010 ] This excellent box set includes five albums, recorded between 1976 and 1981 and released on the Columbia label, by the great US guitarist / composer Al Di Meola: "Land Of The Midnight Sun", "Elegant Gypsy", "Casino", "Splendido Hotel" and "Electric.. |
BIZET / VERDI / MASSENET / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / SAINT-SAENS / etc
Anita Rachvelishvili Anita Rachvelishvili (mezzo-soprano) / Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Giacomo Sagripanti [ Sony Classics / CD - released 19/May/2018 ] "This is a must-have CD for not just all lovers of great vocalism, but for anyone who relishes a singing actress in the first flush of her youthful triumph." Opera Now Five Stars |
TCHAIKOVSKY / RACHMANINOV / TOSTI / DUPARC / FALLA
Anita Rachvelishvili - Elegie Anita Rachvelishvili (mezzo-soprano) Vincenzo Scalera (piano) [ Sony Classics / CD - released 16/Jul/2021 ] "Élégie" is the second Sony release from Anita Rachvelishvili, showcasing her in the song repertoire to which she has a special connection despite being best known as a star of the world's greatest opera houses. |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: The Snow Maiden, Op. 12 Annely Peebo (mezzo-soprano) & Vsevolod Grivnov (tenor) / MDR Sinfonieorchester & MDR Chor, Kristian Järvi [ Sony Classics / CD - released 1/May/2016 ] "Kristjan Järvi's account is excellent. There is a welcome warmth to the MDR Leipzig strings, recorded in concert." (Gramophone March 2016) |
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: The Cello Suites (Nos. 4, 5 & 6) Anner Bylsma (Violoncello Stradivarius) [ Sony Classics / CD - released 20/Mar/1999 ] Anner Bylsma plays the Servais Stradivarius from the collection of Smithsonian instruments |
LISZT / SCRIABIN / RACHMANINOV / SCHUMANN
Live At Carnegie Hall. Arcadi Volodos (piano) [ Sony Classics / CD ] Taken live from his 1998 Carnegie Hall debut recital, Arcadi Volodos confirms his position as one of the world's master pianists. "His sonority can be as delicate as it is thunderous and full-blooded. His accuracy and taste are impeccable so that... |
BIZET / RACHMANINOV / LISZT / PROKOFIEV / MOZART / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Piano Transcriptions Arcadi Volodos (piano) [ Sony Classics / CD - released 2/Feb/1997 ] 'Sony's sound is superlative and this delectable recital makes one long for more substantial as well as glittering fare from a pianist who, as his producer puts it, "never loosens the reins of his guiding intellect".' Gramophone |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 20 & 3 Minuets Arcadi Volodos (piano) [ Sony Classics / CD - released 5/Nov/2019 ] Internationally acclaimed pianist, Arcadi Volodos returns with his sensationally recordings of Schubert's Piano Sonata D 959 and Minuets D 334, D 335, D 600. |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Solo Piano Works: Sonata In E Major D157 / Sonata In G Major D894 / etc Arcadi Volodos (piano) [ Sony Classics / CD - released 18/Mar/2002 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1801-1850) - Gramophone Magazine - Recording of the month (June 2002) |
LISZT / SCRIABIN / SCHUMANN
Volodos in Vienna Arcadi Volodos (piano) [ Sony Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] "Volodos is absolutely up there with the best of them" Gramophone Awards 2010 WINNER - Instrumental |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 and solo piano works Arcadi Volodos (piano) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, James Levine [ Sony Classics / CD - released 15/Oct/2018 ] "So many things about it are distinguished and thrilling. The flowing tempo of the opening bars and the subtle assertion of soloistic presence augur well....Levine ensures that the following orchestral transition keeps moving (how often conductors... |
Aretha Franklin
Sings The Greatest Diva Classics [ Sony / CD - released 24/Oct/2014 ] Aretha Franklin is showing some R-E-S-P-E-C-T to her fellow diva: The Queen Of Soul will release an album covering classic songs from other female singers. 'Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics' includes songs such as Glady's Knight's... |
George Fenton / Various Composers
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: Lady In the Van BBC Concert Orchestra, Clare Hammond (piano) [ Sony Pictures Classics / CD - released 26/Jul/2016 ] Best known for his work in film and television, George Fenton is one of Hollywood s most successful movie composers, writing scores for over 70 films and collaborating with some of the most influential filmmakers. His transition from television to... |
Blondie
Original Album Classics (3CD) [ Sony / 3 CD - released 26/Sep/2011 ] |
Bob Dylan
Original Album Classics (3CD) [ Sony / 3 CD - released 28/Jun/2013 ] The three Dylan albums collected here are 1985's Empire Burlesque, 1988's Down in the Groove, and 1990's Under the Red Sky. |
Bob Dylan
Original Album Classics [ Sony / 5 CD - released 28/Mar/2014 ] A collection of five albums from one of the most iconic and legendary singer/songwriters of our time, this set features Bob Dylan's 80s output between 1981 through to 1989 comprising three studio albums and two live sets. Includes the... |
Carmen McRae
Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics [ Sony / CD - released 13/Feb/1997 ] Carmen McRae Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics is a 1962 studio album by Carmen McRae, recorded in tribute to McRae's idol, Billie Holiday, who had died two years previously (Wiki) |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Four Seasons & Violin Concertos RV257, 376 & 211 Giuliano Carmignola (baroque violin), Andrea Marcon (harpsichord & organ) / Venice Baroque Orchestra, Andrea Marcon [ Sony Classics / CD - released 18/Sep/2000 ] Giuliano Carmignola and the Venice Baroque Orchestra use a slightly different scoring of Vivaldi's masterpiece, the 1996 Ricordi critical edition, and somehow unveil world premieres of three Vivaldi concertos. Their period-instrument performance of... |