JOHN WILLIAMS

In recent years, legendary John Williams has conducted and recorded selections of his own music with some of the world’s greatest orchestras, which are now being released in form of a unique limited edition 7-LP-collection entitled John Williams in Concert. The set brings together performances of his film music with the Saito Kinen Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker and Wiener Philharmoniker, as well as the world premiere recording of Williams’s Second Violin Concerto, with soloist Anne-Sophie Mutter and the Boston Symphony Orchestra.  

The collection further includes a booklet featuring the original albums’ liner notes; a new essay about Williams by renowned film-music writer Jon Burlingame; recollections from Williams himself, Anne-Sophie Mutter and other musicians involved in these recordings as well as a selection of concert and portrait photos.  

Further, we are releasing a 12-inch vinyl Darth Vader picture disc featuring all four of Williams’ versions of his iconic Imperial March from ‘Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back’ – one by each orchestra appearing in the vinyl collection. The version with the Boston Symphony Orchestra is released for the first time, both on this disc as well as as a digital single.