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21/10/2023

Mamma, it's a tour! 🇺🇸🇨🇦 I couldn't be more thrilled to announce that "Maramao: Songs between the Wars" will tour USA & Canada. I can't wait to see you all! 🌹

10/22 SYRACUSE St. Cecilia's Church
10/24 NEW YORK The Green Room 42 (Broadway Special Event)
10/27 TORONTO Trentino Club
10/28 MONTREAL Trentino Club
10/29 MONTREAL École de Musique "Vincent-d'Indy" (Italian Institute of Culture in Montreal Special Event)

"Broadway Special Event" Tix & Livestream link: bit.ly/TGR42MatteoFerrari
"Italian Institute of Culture in Montreal Special Event" Registration link: bit.ly/IICMMatteoFerrari

Conceived and Directed by Matteo Ferrari
Musical Director: Simone Cappello
Musical Arrangements: Riccardo Barba
Costume Design: Veronica Pattuelli
Make-up & Hair Design: Riccardo De Agostini
Photography: Giuseppe Gradella
Thanks to Francesco Bocchetti
Cultural event sponsored by Trentini nel Mondo of Trento, Italy
Partners: The Green Room 42, Istituto Italiano di Cultura - Montréal, Bluebelldisc Music, PS Classics

Solvay Tyrol Club Saint Marianne Cope - The Catholic Community of Lakeland & Solvay Club Trentino Of Toronto Circolo Trentino di Montreal École de musique Vincent-d'Indy

15/10/2023

Ciao mamma, volo a Broadway! ?? Unitevi a me per il mio debutto da solista a New York con “Maramao: Songs between the Wars”. Martedì 24 ottobre ore 21.30 al The Green Room 42 . Evento culturale patrocinato da Trentini nel Mondo di Trento, Italia Partners: Bluebelldisc Music, PS Classics. A chi ...

12/05/2023

Enjoy this preview of Matt Scott's moving and beautiful 'THE JESUS YEAR (a letter from my dad)' which drops a week from today! Read more and pre-order at http://www.psclassics.com/cd_matthewscottt-thejesusyear.html

05/05/2023

Soundclips are up for Matthew Scott's THE JESUS YEAR, due May 19. It's one of the most moving albums we've released, and we hope you'll give a listen. (Bill Finn fans will want to check out "Fishing With My Dad" and "Earth Stopped Turning.") - Tommy & Philip

The period of crisis and rebirth that can arrive at age 33 is often called the Jesus Year. For Matthew Scotts father, it manifested in a sinking feeling that he might not live to see his four young sons grow up. So he began writing them a letter life lessons ranging from s*x to communication to...

21/04/2023

We’re thrilled to announce our latest album, due May 19: Matthew Scott (Sondheim on Sondheim, An American in Paris, Jersey Boys) in ‘THE JESUS YEAR (a letter from my dad)’ – a moving, joyous and deeply personal exploration of the bonds between fathers and sons. We’ve adapted and expanded Matt’s acclaimed one-man show – its songs ranging from Billy Joel to Harry Chapin, from William Finn to Stephen Sondheim – with all-new orchestrations. Read more and pre-order at

11/11/2022

Out today, at all digital and streaming sites: the astonishing Victoria Clark and a 37-piece orchestra reinventing Maury Yeston’s ‘December Songs.’ Hers is one of the greatest performances it’s been our privilege to preserve on disc. Don’t miss it…

You may think you know Maury Yeston's December Songs � his poignant, richly layered journey patterned after Schubert's Winterreise � but you don't. Commissioned in 1991 by Carnegie Hall in honor of its centennial celebration, Yeston responded with a seminal work for voice and piano that reflecte...

28/10/2022

Now available for iTunes preorder: Victoria Clark and a 37-piece orchestra performing Maury Yeston’s ‘December Songs.’ iTunes is offering a special preorder price, with two tracks available for instant download.

Album · 2022 · 10 Songs

26/10/2022

We’re thrilled to announce our new CD, due November 11. Victoria Clark and a 37-piece orchestra reinvent Maury Yeston’s ‘December Songs.’ Hers is one of the greatest performances it’s ever been our privilege to preserve. You won’t want to miss it. More at http://psclassics.com/cd_decembersongsforvoice.html

21/10/2022

We’re thrilled to announce our new CD, due November 11. Victoria Clark and a 37-piece orchestra reinvent Maury Yeston’s December Songs. Hers is one of the greatest performances it’s ever been our privilege to preserve; you won’t want to miss it!

It’s already the #1 New Release in Vocal Pop on Amazon. Thanks to all our amazing customers for your continued support.

– Tommy & Philip

You may think you know Maury Yeston's December Songs his poignant, richly layered journey patterned after Schubert's Winterreise but you don't. Commissioned in 1991 by Carnegie Hall in honor of its centennial celebration, Yeston responded with a seminal work for voice and piano that reflected ...

08/06/2022

Now available for iTunes preorder: Jeff Harnar tells the story of his life via Sondheim songs, reimagined as an LGBTQ narrative and recast in a jazz idiom, with an orchestra of 20. iTunes is offering a special preorder price, with two tracks available for instant download. Don't miss it!

Album · 2022 · 16 Songs

22/04/2022

We’re thrilled to announce our latest CD, due June 17. Jeff Harnar tells the story of his life via Sondheim songs: reimagined as an LGBTQ narrative and recast in a jazz idiom, with an orchestra of 20. Steve loved this; we think you will too. Read more at http://psclassics.com/cd_harnar2.html

MAC and Bistro Award-winning artist Jeff Harnar heard in the songs of Stephen Sondheim the story of his own life. That story was adapted into an acclaimed one-man show, and has now been expanded and preserved on disc in I Know Things Now: My Life in Sondheim's Words, a dazzling tapestry of over 25 s...

03/03/2022

‘★★★★★ No matter what the genre, Ferrari brings each & every song to life’ - Musical Theatre Review

Singer and actor Matteo Ferraris debut album, Maramao, seduces the listener with a bouquet of beautiful melodies from Italys golden age of popular song. Ferraris expressive voice and dramatic skill infuse these canzonette (simple songs) written between the world wars with a joy, romance an...

19/02/2022

'Jonathan Sings Larson,' our acclaimed 2007 release, has been expanded to a dozen new streaming sites. There's a whole lot of tick, tick… BOOM and a whole lot more. Check it out!

Jonathan Larson�s career was brief and intense. Like the characters he created so vividly for his Pulitzer Prize-winning Rent, Larson radiated a great vitality and sense of purpose. Engaging and warmly gregarious, he also possessed a sharp wit and keen sense of irony. JONATHAN SINGS LARSON uses La...

14/02/2022

If you’re planning a romantic Valentine’s Day dinner, have we got some music for you! Our latest release ‘Maramao,’ by Italian singer Matteo Ferrari, might just be the most romantic album we’ve ever put out. Enjoy, and happy Valentine’s Day!

A new music service with official albums, singles, videos, remixes, live performances and more for Android, iOS and desktop. It's all here.

07/02/2022

With Valentine’s Day approaching, treat yourself to our newest release: Matteo Ferrari’s ‘Maramao.’ A bouquet of melodies from Italy’s golden age of popular song, it’ll touch your heart and buoy your spirits. Details, soundclips and streaming links at http://psclassics.com/cd_maramao.html

27/11/2021

Between 2000 and 2013, I had the honor of producing 14 cast albums for Steve. After every album was put to bed, he’d phone me to thank me. I was humbled to be working with a legend — one I had revered since I was a teenager — and here he was thanking me. I was awed by Steve’s genius, but it was his kindness that overwhelmed me.

Since news came yesterday of his passing, many folks have asked for my favorite Sondheim memory. Nothing grandiose comes to mind; instead, it’s — as the man himself wrote — the little things. Hundreds of them. It’s how, every time he gave me notes on an album, he would finish with, “And that concludes my entire performance — in French,” channeling Zan Charisse in Gypsy. It’s the time Philip and I were vacationing in the Adirondacks, and when we came back, Steve had left a message on our answering machine telling me how thrilled he was with the Sweeney Todd album — two minutes of praise, after which I said to Philip, “We must never tape over this.” It’s how, when I was having a bad health spell in 2012 and was bedridden for several months, he sent me lists of old movies I should watch, and after I watched each one, we would compare notes. (I remember one of his all-time favorites was The Hard Way with Ida Lupino, and after I saw it, I understood why.) It’s how he arrived at the sessions for Follies, sat down, and the first words out of his mouth were, “Is Czerny here?” (He loved playing with our miniature schnauzer during the breaks. And if Jeff was there, they would both take delight in playing with him.)

Since yesterday, folks have been recounting Sondheim lyrics galore. Often the expected ones, but no less resonant for being so expected: e.g., “Sometimes people leave you halfway through the wood.” I’m too numb right now to think of a proper lyric to honor his passing. The oddest one keeps coming to mind – but if I had to say something back to Steve right now in his own language, it would merely be, “You’re lovely. Absolutely lovely. Who’d believe the loveliness of you?“ No one that brilliant had to be that kind, and generous, and thoughtful, and compassionate. Steve was.

RIP, old friend.

— Tommy Krasker

02/05/2021

Joining our friends Becca and Sally Wilfert on ‘All the Girls’ was one of our greatest joys. Thanks to Jesse Green for today’s New York Times rave, in which he hails it as “rich and compelling ... in some ways Luker’s funniest and wisest album.”

— Tommy & Philip

The much-loved Broadway soprano, who died in December, had one more miracle up her sleeve.

17/04/2021

Our dear friend Becca would have been 60 today. There hasn’t been a day we haven’t missed her. There hasn’t been a day we haven’t listened to her sing. Often we start with this track, “April Fooled Me” and go from there. Treat yourself to some Rebecca today, and remember.

— Tommy & Philip

Song · 3:30 · 2013

14/02/2021

Song · 4:44 · 2018

12/02/2021

ALL THE GIRLS, Rebecca Luker and Sally Wilfert's glorious album, is now available for hard-copy preorder: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T4885F7/. Street date is March 5. Please forgive the delay: Amazon is overwhelmed and understaffed, and we had to jump through some hoops. But spread the word!! 😊

All The Girls

23/12/2020

We don’t have the proper words to express our sorrow over the passing of our dear friend Rebecca Luker. From the moment we met her in the mid-‘80s, she became a close friend. In 2003, just three years after we started this label, she came to us with a new solo album that she wanted us to have, and from that point on, she entrusted us with all her recordings. And we were forever asking her to star on various studio albums and songbooks that we were releasing, because there was no one we enjoyed working with more. It wasn’t just the voice, which of course was unmatched: it was her passion and dedication and fierce intelligence. Tommy once said, “If I could have Rebecca Luker on every album I made, I would be the happiest producer in the world.“ RIP, dear friend. We shall miss you dearly. The updated homepage on our website is a tribute to a lady we loved so very much. RIP, dear Becca. – Tommy & Philip http://psclassics.com

18/12/2020

Rebecca Luker and Sally Wilfert’s glorious ‘All the Girls‘ drops next Friday, Christmas Day, at all digital and streaming sites. We’re so thrilled with the album, and excited to unveil it. Read more, see a track listing and listen to soundclips now at http://psclassics.com/cd_allthegirls.html

Building on a deep friendship forged on and off the stage, Broadways Rebecca Luker and Sally Wilfert have recorded an intensely personal celebration of womanhood in all its complexities and varied expressions. Adapted from the show of the same name, All the Girls is framed by songs from such theat...

26/11/2020

THINGS WE’RE GRATEFUL FOR: Last year, we were able to record Rebecca Luker and Sally Wilfert’s thrilling two-woman show ‘All the Girls’. We enlarged the band to 10, are currently doing final tweaks, and plan on a Christmas Day release, as a gift to you all. More info soon!

23/10/2020

MAURY SINGS YESTON drops digitally today, on Maury’s 75th birthday. Consider an iTunes purchase, where a booklet awaits you. Physical CDs arrive Dec 11 (the soonest our replicator, due to pandemic delays, can turn them around), in time for the holidays. 😊

And please join us in wishing Maury a very happy 75th birthday! 🎉

Maury Sings Yeston plays less like a set of demos and more like an undiscovered solo disc by a great American singer/songwriter. Professionally recorded in studios over a forty-year period, these solo performances (several with elaborate multitracked vocals) capture the giddiness of creation with nu...

22/10/2020

MAURY SINGS YESTON, 40 tracks designed to delight and amaze you, will be released tomorrow at all digital and streaming platforms. A couple of important words in advance, and please pass them around…

The iTunes download will come with a full 29-page booklet, which includes an essay by Maury, all the lyrics, and information about songs that were cut or revised, and why. It also “sets up” the songs that benefit from a little exposition. We urge you to purchase the iTunes edition for that reason.

And we urge you to purchase rather than stream for the following reason. People keep asking us to make more albums. So permit us to talk about the economics of the business for a moment:

If you purchase the album at iTunes, roughly $8 comes back to the label, and we might be able to pay off the cost of actually making this album. If you stream the album, then approximately *seven cents* comes back to the label. Labels don’t often discuss how much streaming is killing us.

But everyone seems committed to keeping the arts alive right now, and we hope that includes record labels like ours, still dedicated to preserving the heritage of Broadway and American Popular Song. And to help us do that, consider downloading instead of steaming. And for your own pleasure, consider downloading from iTunes and enjoying the booklet we’ve been working with Maury to prepare for you.

Although our output is more limited now than half a decade ago, we still love these albums we make, and we love unveiling them for you all. We hope to do so for many years to come, and we thank you for the privilege of entertaining you. – Tommy & Philip, PS Classics

http://psclassics.com/cd_maurysingsyeston.html

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