FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 Grigory Sokolov (Piano) / Münchner Philharmoniker, Witold Rowicki [ Sony Classics / CD - released 11/Mar/2016 ] "No comparisons. An extraordinary document, with Solokov's integrity and humanity illuminating every bar" Gramophone |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: String Quartets (complete) Guarneri Quartet [ RCA / SONY Classics / 8 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2019 ] Great music in superb performances by the legendary Guarneri Quartet. A must have for anyone who is interested in the art of the string quartet. |
Immortal Beloved
Original Soundtrack [ Sony Classics / CD ] Available as an import CD from America, this is a wonderful selection of Beethoven's music for a brilliant movie!! |
WILLIAMS / MORRICONE / BONFA / PREVIN / BERNSTEIN / LEGRAND / etc
John Williams Conductor Itzhak Perlman, Joshua Bell (violins) Yo Yo Ma (cello) / Pittsburg Symphjony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops, John Williams [ Sony Classics / 20 CD Box Set - released 20/Jan/2018 ] In 1980, composer John Williams became one of the most visible conductors on the planet after being named Music Director of the Boston Pops Orchestra. Since then he has lead hundreds of high-profile concerts with the Pops and with many other leading... |
HANDEL / BACH / MARCELLO / SCARLATTI / MONTEVERDI / ZELENKA
Renee Jacobs Edition: Sacred Music - Cantatas, Laments, Oratorios, Passions [10 CD set] James Bowman, Anner Bylsma, Montserrat Figueras, Gustav Leonhardt, Renne Jacobs, etc [ Sony / RCA Classics / Deutsche Harmonia Mundi / 10 CD Box Set - released 1/Apr/2012 ] |
DEBUSSY
The Claude Debssy Collection [18 CD set] James Galway, Paul Crossley, Tokyo String Quartet, Boston Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, etc [ Sony Classics / 18 CD Box Set - released 1/Apr/2012 ] This limited-edition boxed set is a real bargain for all who would like to hear more from the composer of famous works like Clair de lune and La Mer. |
Jeff Beck
Original Album Classics (5CD) [ Sony Music / 5 CD Box Set - released 11/Jan/2013 ] This limited edition set contains 5 original Jeff Beck albums on digitally re-mastered CDs, presented in miniature LP vinyl replica sleeves, all packaged in a high quality, rigid cardboard slipcase. |
Joe Satriani
Original Album Classics [ Sony Music / 5 CD Box Set - released 11/Jan/2013 ] This limited edition set contains 5 original Joe Satriani albums on digitally re-mastered CDs, presented in miniature LP vinyl replica sleeves, all packaged in a high quality, rigid cardboard slipcase. |
ALBENIZ / BACH / BARRIOS / GRANADOS / SATIE / TARREGA / etc
The Guitarist [3 CD set] John Williams, guitar [ Sony Classics / 3 CD - released 20/Mar/2013 ] "A comprehensive survey of unmatched prowess" [BBC Music Magazine] |
BACH / ALBENIZ / TELEMANN / SCARLATTI / COUPERIN / GIULIANI / etc
John Williams - Five Classic Original Album Classics [5 CDs] John Williams (guitar), with John Etheridge (guitar), Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti [ Sony Music / 5 CD Box Set - released 15/Sep/2016 ] John Williams, classical guitar virtuoso, is known for his wide-ranging approach to repertory, which includes appearances playing electric rock guitar and international music. |
Johnny Cash
Original Album Classics [ Sony Music / 5 CD Box Set - released 11/Jan/2013 ] This limited edition set contains 5 original albums by Johnny Cash on digitally re-mastered CDs, presented in miniature LP vinyl replica sleeves, all packaged in a high quality, rigid cardboard slipcase. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Voice of the Violin Joshua Bell (Violin) Orchestra of St Luke's / Michael Stern [ Sony Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2006 ] From the world of opera and song, Grammy Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell has chosen some of the most popular and enduring melodies ever written for his latest Sony Classical recording Voice of the Violin. |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: My Piano Hero Lang Lang (piano) / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Valery Gergiev [ Sony Classics / CD - released 25/Sep/2011 ] "There is some quite exquisite playing here (Consolation No. 3, 'Un sospiro' and the rarely-heard Romance 'O pourquoi donc' that opens the programme) and bursts of electrifying dexterity (Grand galop chromatique and Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6). The... |
RACHMANINOV / BRAHMS / BEETHOVEN / CHOPIN / LISZT / KHACHATURIAN / etc
Lazar Berman: The Complete Sony Recordings Lazar Berman (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado / Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf [ Sony Classics Masters / 6 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2016 ] "These can be considered classic interpretations." (Gramophone March 2004) |
PROKOFIEV / SAINT-SAENS
Bernstein Favorites: Children's Classics (Includes 'Peter and the Wolf' & 'Carnival of the Animals') Leonard Bernstein (narrator & conductor) / New York Philharmonic Orchestra [ Sony Bernstein Century / CD - released 19/Sep/2006 ] "Leonard Bernstein did a spectacular job in the narration of Peter and the Wolf. I remember when he did Young Peoples' Concerts many years ago and he made classical music come alive for children." |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Swan Lake (complete ballet) London Symphony Orchestra. Michael Tilson Thomas [ Sony Essential Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2013 ] London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas |
WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI
The Symphonies Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen [ Sony Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2013 ] "The inherent mobility of his idiom seems to make for a magical refreshment of standard gambits - suddenly scuttering woodwind, cutting brass, the slicing, soaring string line. At his most rhetorical, he's never actually predictable." [The Sunday Times] |
Loverboy
Loverboy Classics: Their Greatest Hits (Remastered) [ columbia/sony / CD ] |
GIUSEPPE VERDI
Ludovic Tézier: Verdi Ludovic Tézier (baritone) / Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Frédéric Chaslin [ Sony Classics / CD - released 26/Feb/2021 ] GRAMOPHONE Award WINNER 2021 - Voice & Ensemble |
The Man Who Cried
Soundtrack / Salvatore Licitra / Kronos Quartet / Taraf de Haidouks [ Sony Classics / CD - released 22/May/2001 ] Combining grand opera and Romanian Gypsy traditions for a unique and powerful soundtrack. |