Sony Classical: version 1

Saved 2026-09-13 14:07 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added wanted barcode 0827969091623, the US CD of Yo-Yo Ma / Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra / Ton Koopman, *Vivaldi's Cello* (Sony Classical SK 90916, 2004); the old site's title was "yo yo ma vivaldis ce. This is the current version.

Source of v1

# Sony Classical <!--brand-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Sony Classical
disambiguation: classical, crossover and soundtrack record label
website: https://www.sonyclassical.com/
founded: 1990
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## Relations <!--relations-->
| role     | target                           | market | from | until | ended | status  | source     | note                                                           |
| -------- | -------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| owned_by | company/sony-music-entertainment |        |      |       |       | sourced | ^wiki-sony | Listed among Sony Music Entertainment's flagship record labels |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name                         | type | locale | from | until |
| ---------------------------- | ---- | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Sony Classical Records       | name |        |      |       |
| Columbia Masterworks Records | name |        |      | 1980  |
| CBS Masterworks              | name |        |      | 1990  |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref           | url                                                  | title                                                           | accessed   | publisher | kind        | published | record_id | locator | licence      | attribution | upstream |
| ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ----------- | --------- | --------- | ------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| discogs-label | https://api.discogs.com/labels/865                   | Discogs label 865: Sony Classical                               | 2026-09-13 | Discogs   | catalogue   |           | 865       |         |              |             |          |
| wiki-album    | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivaldi's_Cello        | Wikipedia: Vivaldi's Cello                                      | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication |           |           |         | CC BY-SA 4.0 |             |          |
| wiki-label    | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Classical_Records | Wikipedia: Sony Classical Records                               | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication |           |           |         | CC BY-SA 4.0 |             |          |
| wiki-sony     | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Music             | Wikipedia: Sony Music (list of Sony Music Entertainment labels) | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication |           |           |         | CC BY-SA 4.0 |             |          |
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## About <!--about-->
Sony Classical is Sony's classical, crossover and soundtrack record label. It began in 1924 as Columbia Masterworks Records, a Columbia Records subsidiary, was renamed CBS Masterworks in 1980 and, after Sony acquired the CBS Records Group in 1988, became Sony Classical in 1990.[^wiki-label] Discogs gives its label code as LC 06868 and notes that it is operated by Sony Music Masterworks in the US and by Sony Classical in Berlin elsewhere.[^discogs-label] It is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment.[^wiki-sony] Its artists include Yo-Yo Ma, whose Vivaldi's Cello it released in 2004.[^wiki-album]
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