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Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Van Cliburn Winning the Tchaikovsky Competition   
This month we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Van Cliburn winning the 1st International Tchaikovsky competition. His win was monumental to American's who were disheartened by the cold war and rocketed him into international fame. Upon Van Cliburn’s arrival to New York he was greeted by a ticker tape parade attended by 100,00 people. In discussing Van Cliburn’s legacy, The New York Times touted Mr. Cliburn’s live recording of Rachmaninoff’s Third Concerto with the Symphony of the Air as "one of the finest piano recordings ever made," and additionally singled out "his classic account of the Tchaikovsky concerto with the RCA Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kirill Kondrashin," the first classical LP to go platinum. -- Anthony Tommasini, "Cold War, Hot Pianist. Now Add 50 Years," The New York Times, Mar. 9, 2008›Discover Van Cliburn Itzhak Perlman & Jascha Heifetz  Available now, for your listening pleasure. The plentiful box sets from Itzhak Perlman and Jascha Heifetz, featuring their original jackets.
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Ahn Trio, Lullaby for My Favorite InsomniacSisters Angella, Lucia, and Maria continue to modernize and reinvent the standard piano-trio repertoire and structure. Their latest release, Lullaby for My Favorite Insomniac, includes several tracks that build on the music of fellow Julliard-graduate and award-winning composer Kenji Bunch, a variety of commissioned works by Michael Nyman and Astor Piazzolla and innovative arrangements of music by Pat Metheny and David Bowie.
›Discover the Dream The Runaway Bunny, Tubby the Tuba, and Paddington Bear’s First ConcertBeloved classic children’s stories narrated by Brooke Shields and Stephen Fry, with colorful arrangements by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. This album features, the Runaway Bunny, Tubby the Tuba, and Paddington Bear’s First Concert.
›Take a closer look Into the Woods with SondheimGet to know Stephen Sondheim, recipient of prestigious awards such as, the Grammy®, Academy, Tony, and even the Pulitzer Prize. His famed scores include, Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music, Sunday in the Park with George, and Merrily We Roll Along.
›Discover Stephen Sondheim No One is Alone with Betty BuckleyQuintessence, a hypnotic album drawn from jazz standards, Brazilian music, and Musical Theatre song book. Ms. Buckley describes the musical choices as “paintings with sound”.
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