Leonard Bernstein conducts his own score on this studio recording, which features opera singers Kiri Te Kanawa and {José Carreras}. The singers [more]
"Wynton Marsalis is, in every way of considering the title, the Compleat Musician. Whether caught in a jazz club or concert hall or on Sesame Street, there is no musician out there whose merest flourish of sound speaks more eloquently or purposefully or deeply." —The New York Times
There are undoubtedly many jazz fans who've been curious about Wynton Marsalis' classical recordings. Recognizing Marsalis' canon would benefit from an introductory volume, Sony [more]
The critics rave!
To commemorate the end of the century, Sony Music assembled the gargantuan 26-disc box set Sony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a Century. The title [more]
"Wynton Marsalis is, in every way of considering the title, the 'Compleat Musician.' Whether caught in a jazz club or concert hall or on Sesame Street, there is no musician out there whose merest flourish of sound speaks more eloquently or purposefully or deeply." —The New York Times
Like any other classical star, Wynton Marsalis felt the urge to re-record the basic repertoire for his instrument after awhile -- and so, he goes at the Haydn, Leopold Mozart, [more]
In conjunction with the release of Ken Burns' ten-part, 19-hour epic PBS documentary {#Jazz}, Columbia issued 22 single-disc compilations devoted to jazz's most significant artists, [more]
It was 1951 when Philip Jones formed the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, and during the intervening half-century this phenomenal ensemble has [more]
"Galway's technique is still razor-sharp. His trademark tone, big and luscious, flows with incredible ease and evenness throughout the instrument's compass." —The Seattle Times, 2004
Few musicians have attained the popularity and fame that the flutist James Galway has achieved during his extraordinary career. [more]
"Isaac Stern was a musical giant and a great person who gave the world some of the most fantastic beauty … his legacy and his art will live for many generations to come." —Yefim Bronfman
Isaac Stern — a musical portrait of a great artist.
It is extraordinarily appropriate that there should be a recording titled In Tribute and [more]
Decca's incredible lifestyles series has been nothing short of unprecedented, with over one million units sold in the US alone. These albums are created [more]
The second of three double CDs in this series has a disc from Stan Kenton's 1961 Mellophonium Orchestra (heard during two different engagements) and a concert from the [more]
Decca's incredible lifestyles series has been nothing short of unprecedented, with over one million units sold in the US alone. These albums are created especially [more]
This Decca compilation is themed as background music for a dinner party, and features selections from composers Handel, Vivaldi, Mozart, William Babell, and Franz Joseph Haydn. [more]
{+West Side Story} is one of the greatest musicals of all time, effectively blending Broadway with a symphonic grandeur (courtesy of [more]
Like father, like sons, acoustic guitarist Larry Coryell and sons Julian and Murali get together for their first recorded project, and it sounds fine. Larry [more]
One of the final recordings of Leroy Jenkins before his passing, this collaborative quartet dubbed Driftwood indeed emphasizes instruments made of wood in nomadic [more]