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| Sony Classical | |
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| Parent company | Sony Music Entertainment (SME) |
| Founded | 1924, as Columbia Masterworks Records |
| Distributor(s) | Sony Masterworks |
| Genre | Classical |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Official website | www |
Sony Classical is an American record label founded in 1924 as Columbia Masterworks Records, a subsidiary of Columbia Records. In 1980, the Columbia Masterworks label was renamed as CBS Masterworks Records. The CBS Records Group was acquired by Sony in 1988, and in 1990 it was renamed Sony Classical.[1]