Special Editions
Special Editions and award-winning series that deliver some of the best music of the 20th century. All re-issues are digitally remastered for optimum sound quality.

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 SPECIAL EDITIONS ON SONY CLASSICAL

 
Bells Are Ringing
Columbia Broadway Masterworks
Your ticket to the greatest musicals of all time!
Classic musical theater original cast recordings, featuring fully digitally remastered sound, extensive new essays, and rare and never-before-seen archival photos. Many releases include previously unreleased music and/or bonus tracks!
 
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4
Herbert von Karajan: His Legacy for Home Video
The film series on DVD!
The Karajan Legacy series of films on DVD brings the superb artistry of Herbert von Karajan to fuller expression than ever before. One of the pre-eminent musical figures of the century, he conducted some of the most technically precise, luxurious sounding recordings in all of classical music. The Karajan Legacy film series documents many of these definitive performances, were directed by Karajan, and are among his only digital recordings.
 
Mozart: Requiem
Essential Classics
The staple of budget classical music the world over
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.
 
A Copland Celebration
A Copland Celebration
Famous Orchestral, Choral and Chamber Masterpieces
Join us as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Aaron Copland, the "Dean of American composers", with three new double-CD volumes of his most popular titles and including for the first time on CD some rarities that have previously only appeared on LP.
 
Sibelius: Symphony No.2, other works
Bernstein Century
The man, the music... The legend lives on!
Leonard Bernstein is one of the towering cultural figures of the Twentieth Century. He did more than anyone before or since to legitimize American classical music, and educate people to the great works and genres classical music has to offer. His legacy is monumental, and the celebration of this legacy increased in intensity with the 80th anniversary of his birth in 1998. Sony Classical celebrates his recorded legacy with the release of a new series: Bernstein Century.
 
Beethoven: Piano Trios
Vivarte
A treasure trove of early music
Sony Classical's early music imprint, Vivarte has faithfully documented the investigations of a group of world-class artist-scholars. Allying authentic instruments and historically minded techniques with leading-edge recording technology, Vivarte artists have given fresh voice to ever-popular favorites and have unveiled works long unheard.
 
Super Hits: Johann Strauss, Jr.
Super Hits Series
The greatest music from throughout history
Listen to the most popular music of all time, created by the greatest composers of all eras, performed by the foremost performers of our own.
 
The Essential Chopin
Marlboro Music Festival
Anniversary Recordings
The Marlboro Music series classic collection of recordings features legendary artists and critically acclaimed performances. A new two-CD set released for the Festival's 50th anniversary and the 40th anniversary series of recordings pay tribute to the spirit and artistry of this hallowed summer music festival.
 
Build Your Baby's Brain Through the Power of Baroque
Build Your Baby's Brain
Through the Power of Music!
You've heard it on National Public Radio, it's all over the news: classical music makes you smarter, and parents are smartening up too. Read up on the "Mozart Effect" and learn more about classical music at your one-stop source for the best, most brainbuilding music your baby will ever need!
 
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
The Glenn Gould Edition
The award-winning, critically acclaimed series
The Glenn Gould Edition documents the legendary pianist's complete recordings for Columbia and CBS Masterworks. Many of the historical recordings contained in this collection have never before appeared on CD, and some performances are from the archives of both the CBC and the Glenn Gould Estate, giving the series extra depth and offering further tribute to Gould's unique artistry.
 
Mozart: Symphonies Nos.39, 40 and 41
Bruno Walter -- The Edition
The recorded legacy of Bruno Walter
Bruno Walter -- The Edition offers a comprehensive overview of Walter's legendary recordings for Columbia and Columbia Masterworks.
 
Glenn Gould Plays Bach
Original Jacket Collection
Limited edition, deluxe box sets
The days of vinyl may be gone, but they're not completely forgotten. The new Original Jacket Collection deluxe box sets offer handsome mini-jacket reproductions at CD size of the original LP jackets, and each disc recreates the arrangement of repertoire on the original LP, with bonus material and extensive booklet notes.
 
The Music of Stravinsky
NPR Milestones of the Millennium
A millennium of music
An exciting partnership between National Public Radio and Sony Classical, "Milestones of the Millennium" explores the development of music over the last 1,000 years through weekly radio broadcasts and companion CDs, each focusing on a composer, period, place or genre. Radio programs air weekly on NPR's "Performance Today". Companion CDs extend and amplify the theme and content of each radio program with selections and performances drawn from the rich Sony Classical archives, and liner notes from expert NPR commentators.
 
Lauritz Melchior and Helen Traubel Sing Wagner
Masterworks Heritage
The great artistry of the past, the technology of the future
"Masterworks Heritage... boasts a wealth of vocal and instrumental restorations extending through the electrical era to the monophonic beginnings of the LP and on into Stereo Sound. Each album is itself a small treasury. The meticulous care lavished on this project is laudable at every turn."
The New York Times, March 1997
 
Greatest Hits of Tchaikovsky
Greatest Hits Series
A guided tour through the world of classical music
From Bach to Wagner, each self contained collection presents the finest works from the great master composers performed by some of today's famous and best-loved performers.
 
Famous Opera Arias -- Ileana Cotrubas
Vocal Masterworks Series
Solo recital albums from the rich Sony Classical past
The new Vocal Masterworks series features critically acclaimed recordings from vocal powerhouses and opera stars from the late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, all newly remastered from original sources for optimal sound quality.
 

 

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