Today marks Pierre Boulez’ 90th birthday. The iconic French artist is a towering figure in 20th century music: a revolutionary composer who influenced a generation, and a conductor who championed the new and the challenging. Being one of the greatest musicians of modern times, he has been an exclusive recording artist with Deutsche Grammophon for over 20 years; his recording legacy with the label is immense. We celebrate his birthday with a 44-CD box set of his complete DG 20th century music recordings an aspect of his work that lies at the heart of his achievement. Celebrate this wonderful artist with us and win a box set!
We are proud to announce that we have just released a Chinese language version of our Beethoven’s 9th Symphony app and that over a quarter of a million people in China have downloaded it in the first 10 days. We’d like to celebrate this milestone with you, by inviting you to take advantage of a 25% discount on the iPad version and a 60% discount on the iPhone version until the end of March.
Vive la France! Tenor Piotr Beczala has just released his new album “The French Collection”. Watch the new music video of “La fleur que tu m’avais jetée” from the album.
Sviatoslav Richter would have been 100 years old on March 20. Discover the pianist’s legacy with us and win a newly remastered LP of his Tchaikovsky recording from 1962.
It is finally spring (at least in the northern hemisphere)! What do you like most about this season? The sunlight, the colors, the smells or the sounds? Listen to our “Sounds of Spring” playlist and enjoy this wonderful time of the year.