Posts Tagged ‘Sony Classical’
Sony Classical celebrates 75th birthday of Philip Glass with ‘essential’ limited edition 3-CD set – Jan 30, 2012
Sony Classical is to release The Essential Philip Glass to mark the composer’s 75th birthday. The set includes excerpts from the composer’s three “portrait [...]
Glenn Gould’s complete television broadcasts for CBC to get DVD release on Sony Classical – Jan 16, 2012
The television broadcasts made by the idiosyncratic and iconic pianist Glenn Gould for the Canadian Broadcasting Company between 1954 and 1977 are to be [...]
Joshua Bell turns towards France for his first sonata collection for Sony Classical – Jan 03, 2012
Joshua Bell has recorded his first collection of sonatas for Sony Classical since becoming an exclusive artist with the label in 1996. French Impressions [...]
MOZART The Magic Flute – Nov 30, 2011
Mozart lovers interested in seeing what Die Zauberflöte looks like after it has been tossed around the inimitable brain of director Julie Taymor will [...]
MASCAGNI Cavalleria Rusticana LEONCAVALLO Pagliacci – Nov 24, 2011
Plácido Domingo has been regarded as “remarkable for his age” for so many years now, that it comes as a bit of a shock [...]
Christian Thielemann issues live recordings of the complete Beethoven Symphonies with the Vienna Philharmonic for Sony Classical – Nov 24, 2011
Sony Classical is to release recordings of all nine Beethoven symphonies by the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Christian Thielemann. The critically acclaimed performances, captured [...]
VERDI Otello – Oct 28, 2011
There are two principal reasons to savor this 1978 Metropolitan Opera telecast of Verdi’s Otello: Jon Vickers’ searing portrayal of the title role, and [...]
Simon Keenlyside records ‘Songs of War’ for Sony Classical – Oct 12, 2011
Baritone Simon Keenlyside is to follow Tales of Opera, his award-winning debut on Sony Classical, with a recital of songs dealing with war. The [...]
TAN DUN The Martial Arts Trilogy – Sep 26, 2011
Of the many Chinese-born composers who have settled in the U.S. and celebrated their cross-cultural credentials through fusing Western and Eastern musical elements, none [...]
Plácido Domingo signs first exclusive recording contract in 40 years with Sony Classical – Sep 22, 2011
Plácido Domingo, who celebrated his 70th birthday in January this year, has signed an exclusive recording contract with Sony Classical that “promises to explore [...]
