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Sony Classical, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, and a world leader in the field of recorded music, was formed in January 1989, after the purchase of CBS Records by Sony Corporation.
Sony Classical is particularly interested in uncovering and encouraging original compositional voices to write for our late 20th-century world, and bringing them together with leading classical music interpreters.
Sony Classical is convinced that classical music can reclaim its place in the vanguard of the listening experience, so long as this music is both artistic and accessible.
www.sonyclassical.co.uk /aboutus   (1172 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Living / Arts / Classical gasp
A cash cow for profit-strapped classical labels for more than a decade, the crossover genre has historically been home to classical artists who -- by virtue of their accessible material or youth or marketing potential -- appeal to a wide audience.
And Sony Classical's Stratton -- with his crystalline countertenor and manicured arrangements -- is in the end as watered down as the crossover titans who've preceeded him.
"Classical music as a whole is trying to redefine itself more as an adult market," says Greg Sandow, a critic for the Wall Street Journal who writes and speaks frequently about the future of classical music.
www.boston.com /news/globe/living/articles/2004/01/25/classical_gasp   (1293 words)

  
 Greg Sandow -- Billy Joel's Classical Album
He took classical piano lessons when he was a kid and then got turned on again eight years ago or so, when he listened to Beethoven.
Classical sophisticates might wish his style was more advanced, that his music sounded more like the present than the past.
Instead, he took it to his long-time pop label, Columbia, also part of the Sony stable, which enlisted Sony Classical as a partner to help publicize the CD to the classical world.
www.gregsandow.com /billyjoel.htm   (1739 words)

  
 Publish: Sony Classical.com: Behind the music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
According to Sony Classical, with the increasingly huge role played by the Web in the marketing of its artists and albums, its site needed to not only attract listeners, but also draw them in and provide them with the information they need to move on to the ultimate goal – an album purchase.
Now, when users enter the site, they immediately see the top artists in Sony Classical’s repertoire, and when they choose artists and click on their pictures, an interactive screen pops up with all the latest information about that artist, upcoming concerts, CD releases and so on.
In addition, tracks from their latest Sony Classical CD load and play in the background, providing a visually and musically compelling experience.
findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_zd4149/is_200401/ai_n9476912   (578 words)

  
 ABC News: President of Sony Classical Division Named   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Hetherwick will oversee all of Sony BMG's classical music labels comprising labels such as RCA Red Seal, Sony Classical, Odyssey, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi and Arte Nova, the company's chief operating officer Michael Smellie announced Wednesday.
Peter Gelb, the former president of Sony Classics, is in discussions with Sony BMG regarding a short-term role prior to succeeding Joseph Volpe as general manager of the Metropolitan Opera.
Sony BMG's classical division is home to an array of classical catalogs and major artists including Yo-Yo Ma, Joshua Bell and John Williams.
abcnews.go.com /Entertainment/wireStory?id=408666   (207 words)

  
 Norton Publishers: MusicNews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Now, Norton and Sony Classical will extend their Internet offerings with full-length tracks and complete works, available for the first time to music educators and students online in the United States.
Selections from the Sony Classical catalogue will range from medieval music to 20th-century works and include such masterpieces as the symphonic works of Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart, and many other important composers, the entire Bruno Walter collection, many recordings from the acclaimed Essential Classics series, Sony Classical's Vivarte recordings, and more.
"Sony Classical is of course interested in expanding the audience for classical music, and we see college and university courses as a wonderful way for young people to be exposed to the great classical music tradition," says Cynthia Elliott, Vice President for Editorial and New Media Services, Sony Classical.
www.wwnorton.com /college/music/musicnews/welcome.htm   (471 words)

  
 Greg Sandow -- Titanic Soundtrack and Sony Classical
Ilberman suggests one answer, corporate synergy: "Classical," he says, "can now become a resource for all our music company." Take for instance Michael Bolton, who's signed to one of Sony's pop labels; when he wanted to sing opera, Sony Classical was there for him.
On Sony Classical, he says, he could shape the soundtrack album as a single composition, culminating in the final song.
Albert Imperato, who runs Polygram's Deutsche Grammophon label in America, wonders about "people with classical on their business card who don't sell classical." He thinks "core" classics still might sell--but, he says, they need to be marketed in modern ways the classical music business doesn't know about.
www.gregsandow.com /titanic.htm   (1172 words)

  
 Star Wars: Collecting | Sony Classical Presents Star Wars Trilogy Soundtracks on CD
The heart of this collection is the original musical soundtrack, composed and conducted by John Williams and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra.
In 2005, Sony Classical will complete the entire saga with the original soundtrack recording of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith.
For more information about Sony Classical, visit their website here.
www.starwars.com /collecting/news/misc/news20040820.html   (300 words)

  
 Star Wars: Episode III | Hear Episode III Soundtrack Previews at Sony Classical
Sony Classical has just released the soundtrack to the saga's final chapter, composed and conducted by Star Wars maestro John Williams.
The Revenge of the Sith soundtrack has plenty of classic motifs to keep original trilogy aficionados reeling back (or ahead) to the adventures of Luke Skywalker and company, and lots of dark, new, brooding tracks that really send this score to places no Star Wars strains have ever been.
Hyperspace members can get some insight into the makings of the latest soundtrack by checking out the new John Williams webdoc recently posted, and fans can also pick up the new Episode III soundtrack package today by stopping by StarWarsShop.com.
www.starwars.com /episode-iii/release/publishing/news20050506.html   (262 words)

  
 Opera Babes - Beyond Imagination - Sony Classical
The vocals bring to mind the equally gorgeous and entrancing voice of Nicola Walker Smith, whose beautifully rendered renditions of classical poetry is stunning; another coup of Sony Classical in the capture of Geoff Smith.
Sony hopes to change some of that with the release of this disc.
With a modification of the boundaries and a redefining of the way opera is presented, Sony envisions a broadening of musical acceptance by changing the landscape of old world opera.
www.musictap.net /Reviews/OperaBabesBeyondImagination.html   (703 words)

  
 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Complete Score Petition
It is very important to the undersigned fans to let Sony Classical know exactly what they expect from the Star Wars name.
Clearly, Sony Classical has good reason to pay attention to what the fans are saying now.
The Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Complete Score Petition to Sony Classical was created by the fans of Star Wars and the music of John Williams and written by John Takis and Bill Williams.
www.petitiononline.com /epIIcomp/petition.html   (1303 words)

  
 Business Wire: Sony Classical Garners Two Original Score Oscar... @ HighBeam Research
Sony Classical Garners Two Original Score Oscar Nominations for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Chocolat.
The score for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was composed by Sony Classical artist Tan Dun, with Yo-Yo Ma performing cello solos.
Portman won the Oscar in 1996 for her score for the adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma and she received a nomination for the Oscar in 1999 for her score to The Cider House Rules (Sony Classical recording).
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:70433334&refid=holomed_1   (459 words)

  
 JOHN WILLIAMS
Williams, a renowned classical guitarist, is fastidious and soft-spoken, with more subtlety in his playing.
The roots of LIVE IN DUBLIN can be found in Williams’ two most recent Sony Classical albums — The Magic Box, on which he discovered the continu¬ing tradition of guitar music in Africa and Madagascar (and which also featured Etheridge), and El Diablo Suelto: Guitar Music of Venezuela.
Four of the tracks on the new album are fresh treatments of material heard on The Magic Box, and it also features a live performance “El totumo” by the Venezuelan composer Benito Canonico (aka Cañonigos), which Williams recorded on El Diablo Suelto.
www.johnwilliamsguitar.com   (2258 words)

  
 PlaybillArts: News: Sony BMG Says Classical Division Will Focus on Core Repertoire
The merged classical divisions of Sony and BMG will be renamed Sony BMG Masterworks and will focus on "classical music in the traditional sense," Sony BMG announced.
Under the leadership of Peter Gelb, who is leaving the company to become the general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, Sony Classical had concentrated much of its efforts on pop-classical crossover.
"Sony BMG believes in a positive future for the classical music business and has tremendous confidence in Gilbert's vision for Sony BMG Masterworks," said Michael Smellie, the CEO of Sony BMG Music, in a statement.
www.playbillarts.com /news/article/1819.html   (362 words)

  
 PlaybillArts: News: BMG Executive Gilbert Hetherwick Named Head of Sony BMG Classical Division
Hetherwick has served as vice president and general manager of BMG Classics since 2003, and was general manager of Angel Records/EMI Classics for four years before that.
The short-term role of Peter Gelb, who leaves his post as president of Sony Classical in August to begin preparation to succeed general manager Joseph Volpe at the Metropolitan Opera, is not yet clear.
According to the company’s press release, Gelb is “in discussions” with Sony BMG about his function before his departure.
www.playbillarts.com /news/article/1159.html   (325 words)

  
 All Things Strings: Cover Story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
At 16, she completed the Curtis Institute’s graduation requirements, made her Carnegie Hall debut (again with the Philadelphia Orchestra), and signed an exclusive recording contract with Sony Classical.
Her first CD (Sony 62793)—a patrician performance of the last three of Bach’s monumental Sonatas and Partitas for unaccompanied violin—received France’s Diapaison d’Or for young talent.
There are some pictures that I take with a digital camera that Sony loaned me, and I send them in by e-mail.
www.stringsmagazine.com /issues/strings80/CoverStory.shtml   (3425 words)

  
 John Corigliano - Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
He was the second classical composer, after Aaron Copland, to be so honored.
Esa-Pekka Salonen leads soloist Joshua Bell and the strings of the London Philharmonia in Sony Classical's recording of the soundtrack, which also features the first recording of The Red Violin: Chaconne for Violin and Orchestra, an 18-minute movement for violin and full orchestra introduced in 1997 by Bell with the San Francisco and Boston symphonies.
His music is recorded on Sony, RCA, BMG, Telarc, Erato, New World, and CRI, and published exclusively by G. Schirmer.
www.schirmer.com /composers/corigliano_bio.html   (1060 words)

  
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Sony BMG Music Entertainment Sony BMG was created in 2004 from the merger of the US-based music arm of Sony Corporation with Bertelsmann's BMG Music Entertainment.
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 Boston.com / A&E / Music / Downey Inks Album Deal at Sony Classical   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
is stepping up to the mike with a solo recording deal at Sony Classical.
"Robert is a brilliantly gifted songwriter who writes lyrics that are wise and moving," Sony Classical president Peter Gelb said.
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www.boston.com /ae/music/articles/2004/09/23/downey_inks_album_deal_at_sony_classical   (227 words)

  
 Finnish music in a nutshell — Virtual Finland
chamber orchestra, which combined classical concert repertoire and contemporary music in novel ways in its concerts and at its festivals.
Despite the profusion of local events, the Finnish Broadcasting Company is still an important channel for the promotion of Finnish composers and performing artists.
The first local radio specializing in classical music was founded in the Helsinki area in 1992.
virtual.finland.fi /finfo/english/finmusic.html   (3680 words)

  
 Classical Net - Master Review Index by Composer - Bach Family
New York Philharmonic/Collegiate Chorale/Boys' Choir of The Church of the Transfiguration/Bernstein - Sony 60727 (RT)
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 WWW VL Classical Music: Organizations, academic and commercial   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Classical Music Library of Lincoln Center; the Lincoln Center Library of Classical Music - featuring the world's greatest classical music conducted by the finest maestros of our time.
E.S.Records E.S.Records presents the new release of the Russian born composer Emilian Sichkin - "Romeo and Juliet" - complex romantic symphonic tragedy for the orchestra, choir, synthesizers and soloists.
Detroit Classical Radio Corporation; a non-profit corporation that seeks to re-establish a classical music radio station in the greater Detroit area.
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 classical music - andante - gilbert hetherwick named president of combined sony/bmg classical division
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 Sony Classical - Artists
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