With Essential Classics, building a library of classical music has never been easier! From Bach to Mozart, from Beethoven to Tchaikovsky, you can collect the greatest "hits" of classical music... all at a budget price. "It would be difficult to find better value for the money, or more durable performances at any price."  Los Angeles Times

89732 - Available on CD

Sony Classical is pleased to announce nine new mind-blowing digital and digitally remastered releases in the best-selling Essential Classics series. Essential Classics has become the staple of budget classical music the world over. To date, the series consists of over 100 great titles, with sales of over 10 million worldwide.

This edition adds nine new "must have" titles to the series. From best loved, relaxing Classical and Romantic melodies to exciting, heart stopping tunes from the Baroque and Contemporary Eras, every selection will help enhance your mood or lifestyle. Those who collected the original LPs will be delighted to see these performances reissued on CD at attractive prices.

On this new CD, composer Béla Bartók's Concertos for Piano and Orchestra Nos.1, 2 and 3 are performed by pianist Yefim Bronfman and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen.