Winner of over 15 Grammy Awards and with cumulated world wide record sales over 1 million, Itzhak Perlman is one of the most popular and recognizable names in classical music Classic Perlman - Rhapsody highlights the violinists extraordinary catalogue on Sony Classical with 12 carefully selected tracks comprised of romances, humoresques, dances, and themes. Each of these works reveals a different facet of the lyricism of Itzhak Perlman as a violinist and as a musician.

Classic Perlman - Rhapsody encompasses Perlman’s work in repertoire ranging from popular classical selections to his phenomenal contribution to film music including Perlman's lyrical performances of John Williams’ achingly beautiful theme from Schindler’s List, Max Steiner’s thumbnail sketch of romantic travails from Now, Voyager, Ennio Morricone’s “Love Theme” from Cinema Paradiso and William Walton’s score to the 1944 classic film of Shakespeare’s Henry V. This exquisite previously unreleased track was recorded with The Boston Pops and conductor John Williams. Classic Perlman also features the violinist in collaboration with Yo-Yo Ma, virtuoso guitarist John Williams and others.