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The Decca Sound / Highlights from the 50 CD Special Editon [5 CDs]

5 CD / Decca / 2011-11-15

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Giacomo Puccini: La fanciulla del West; Turandot; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; O...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Augér, Arleen; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Bonney, Barbara; Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Caballé, Montserrat; Carlin, Mari...
Conductors: Argenta, Ataúlfo; Capuana, Franco; Maag, Peter; Martinon, Jean; Kertész, István; Willcocks, David; Ansermet, Ernest; Karajan, Herbert von; Monteux, Pierre; Britten, Benjamin; Fistoular...
Ensemble: ; Les Talens Lyriques; Matrix Ensemble; Melos Ensemble of London; New London Consort; Vienna Octet

Includes tracks from all 50 CDs in The Decca Sound box. 55 years of recording celebrating the glorious Decca Sound from the early days of...continue...

Karajan - The Legendary Decca Recordings - Brahms, Adam, etc

9 CD / Decca / 2008-03-11

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 103 in E flat major, H 1 no 103 "Drumroll"; Symphony no 1...
Performers: Brabec, Emanuel; Sivo, Josef
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

April 5, 2008 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Herbert von Karajan, the legendary Austrian-born conductor who achieved a position of musical supremacy...continue...

Karajan Gold - Bach, Beethoven, Bizet, Mozart, Vivaldi, etc

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-02-12

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsk...
Performers: Maus, Frank; Meyer, Wolfgang Sebastian; Mutter, Anne-Sophie; Schwalbe, Michel
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Herbert von Karajan (1908–1989), this double album showcases the greatest classical tracks conducted by the most...continue...

The Originals - Holst: The Planets; Strauss / Karajan, VPO

1 CD / Decca / 2007-06-12

Works: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"Von Karajan recorded his 'Planets' way back in 1961, so in terms of sound alone, you'd think this Vienna Philharmonic rendition would be out of...continue...

Karajan Gold - Holst: The Planets / Berlin Philharmoniker

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1993-10-12

Works: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

"This colourful, extrovert work benefits from bright sound, not to mention the flair and brilliance that Karajan and the Berliners bring to it." -Gramophone...continue...