LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y., Dec.

NEW YORK, July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of pianist Leon Fleisher's 80th birthday on July 23nd, Sony Classical will release for the first time in digital format six full-length recordings, made between 1954 and 1963 that have only been previously available complete on LP.

By Christopher Blank The addition of a new Steinway piano at the Germantown Performing Arts Centre - with a price tag of more than $100,000 - was more than enough reason to invite a handful of the world's best pianists to take it for a spin.

From "Good Vibrations" to "GoodFellas," Brian Wilson and Martin Scorsese scored. Steve Martin strutted as one of the "wild and crazy guys." Diana Ross sang to Motown stardom. Pianist Leon Fleisher surmounted a debilitating injury.

From "Good Vibrations" to "GoodFellas," Brian Wilson and Martin Scorsese scored. Steve Martin strutted as one of the "wild and crazy guys." Diana Ross sang to Motown stardom. Pianist Leon Fleisher surmounted a debilitating injury.