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Vladimir Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca / Ashkenazy, Perlman, Harrell, Fistoulari, Solti, Kondrashin et al. [Limited Edition]

50 CD / Decca / 2013-04-02

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Belkin, Boris; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Cash, Teresa [Soprano Vocal]; Civil, Alan; Cohen, Franklin; Cooke, Terry; Corkhill...
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Fistoulari, Anatole; Maazel, Lorin; Segal, Uri; Zinman, David; Kertész, István; Previn, Andre; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Solti, S...

Decca Classics releases Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca on April 2, 2013, a limited edition box-set comprised of 50 CDs to celebrate the labels remarkable...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5; Serenade for Strings / Ashkenazy

1 CD / Decca / 2012-10-09

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Tchaikovsky's Fifth is the most popular of his seven symphonies. Its string of unforgettable melodies, raw emotional power and a sense of glorious triumph over...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites - Nutcracker; Sleeping Beauty; Swan Lake / Karajan - Vienna PO

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a
Performers: Brabec, Emanuel; Sivo, Josef
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Tchaikovsky's three classic ballets combine his remarkable gift for melody with sparkling orchestration and a real sense of theatrical magic. Herber von Karajan and the...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Symphony No. 4 / Vladimir Ashkenazy - London SO

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

The opening of Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto is arguably the most famous of any piano concerto, but astonishingly the work was dismissed as worthless when...continue...

Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture; Capriccio Italien; Romeo & Juliet / Royal PO; St. Petersburg PO, Ashkenazy

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Capriccio italien, Op. 45; Romeo & Juliet; Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32; 1812 Overture, Op. 49
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Tchaikovsky's "1812" Overture is the most spectacular of all classical orchestral works, commemorating the turning point of Napoleon's failed invasion of Russia. Renowned for its...continue...

Classical 2012

2 CD / Decca / 2012-05-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K 339; Sergey Rachmaninov: Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giovanni Pergolesi: Nel c...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Benedetti, Nicola; Bocelli, Andrea; Bolet, Jorge; Calleja, Joseph; Coker, Paul; Di Stefano,...
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Pappano, Antonio; Dudamel, Gustavo; Armiliato, Marco; Chailly, Riccardo; Callegari, Daniele; Chichon, Karel Mark; Karajan, Herbert von; Rizzi, Carlo; Hollingworth, Robert; Previn, ...
Ensemble: ; I Fagiolini

Classical 2012 allows you to sample some of the finest new recordings of the year and introduce yourself to some of the most exciting new...continue...

And The Band Played On: Music Played On The Titanic / I Salonisti

1 CD / Decca / 2012-05-01

Works: Robert Vollstedt: Comic Cake Walk; Sydney Baynes: Destiny; John Philip Sousa: El Capitan; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: None but the Lonely Heart, Op. 6, no 6; Percy Grainger: Molly on the Shore, folk s...
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Ensemble: I Salonisti

In this delightful collection, I Salonisti has gathered together a variety of pieces from the White Star Line Songbook, a compilation of overtures, waltzes, marches and even sacred music used for the ...continue...

Mercury Living Presence Collection [51 CDs]

51 CD / Decca / 2012-03-06

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Night on the Bare Mountain; Béla Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106; Hungarian Sketches, for orchestra, Sz. 97; Romanian...
Performers: Bachauer, Gina; Belov, Rudolf; Fischer, Irwin; Glenecke, Thomas; Graham, Allan; Hood, Boyde [Trumpet]; Janis, Byron; Koves, Toni; London Symphony Orchestra; Menuhin, Yehudi; Metzenger, Edward; Miquel...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Hanson, Howard; Dorati, Antal; Fennell, Frederick; Paray, Paul; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; ; Menges, Herbert; Kondrashin, Kirill; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Gnutov, Vitaly; Alessandro, ...
Ensemble: ; Battery B, 2nd New Jersey Light Artillery; Eastman Wind Ensemble

Mercury Living Presence is special in many ways - an American company, from the heyday of classical recording in the U.S. that reproduced some of...continue...
Includes work(s) by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky....continue...

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...

Martha Argerich: The Collection 4 - Complete Philips Recordings

6 CD / Decca / 2011-06-14

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Suite for 2 Pianos no 2, Op. 17; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Camille Saint-Saëns: ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashkirova, Elena; Brunner, Eduard; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Goudswaard, Willy; Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; Hortnagel, Georg Maximilian; Kovacevich, Stephen; Kremer, Gidon; La...
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo; Kondrashin, Kirill; Zinman, David

One of the releases marking Argerich's 70th birthday is a further installment in the very successful Martha Argerich Collection (already available: Solo Recordings, Concerto Recordings,...continue...

Classical Album 2011

2 CD / Decca / 2011-06-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Franz Liszt: Liebestr...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Benedetti, Nicola; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Domingo, Placido; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Fisc...
Conductors: Dudamel, Gustavo; Fischer, Adam; Levine, James; Abbado, Claudio; Chailly, Riccardo; Armiliato, Marco; Lanchbery, John; Fischer, Iván; Dutoit, Charles; Ahronovitch, Yuri; Mackerras, Charles, Sir;...
Ensemble: ; International Chamber Soloists

This stunning collection showcases the greatest stars of classical music with dazzling performances from Gustavo Dudamel, Cecilia Bartoli, Lang Lang and Anna Netrebko, to name...continue...

Tchaikovksy: Symphony No. 6 / Barenboim

1 CD / Decca / 2011-06-07

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Pathétique Symphony, Op. 74
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel

In 1999, Daniel Barenboim founded the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra with the late literary critic, Edward Said. On this first of many projects on Decca Classics...continue...
Recording information: Salzburg, Groáes Festspielhaus (08/13/2007)....continue...

Seiji Ozawa Anniversary Edition [11 CDs]

11 CD / Decca / 2010-09-14

Works: Béla Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106; Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116; Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Roméo et Juliette, Symphonie dramatique, ...
Performers: Arimori, Hiroshi; Croft, Dwayne; Firth, Everett; Honeck, Rainer; Kobayashi, Mariko; Nicolet, Aurele; Pinnock, Trevor; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Scholz, Rudolf; Yasue, Sawako; Yoshino, Naoko
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji

In honor of internationally acclaimed Maestro Seiji Ozawa's 75th Birthday, this 11-CD set presents Seiji Ozawa in a wide variety of symphonic repertory in collaboration...continue...

Renee Fleming & Dmitri Hvorostovsky: A Musical Odyssey In St. Petersburg [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2010-09-07

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore; Simon Boccanegra; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Songs (6), Op. 38; Sergei Rachmaninov: Songs (6), Op. 4
Performers: Fleming, Renee; Hvorostovsky, Dmitri
Conductors: Orbelian, Constantine
Ensemble: State Hermitage Orchestra

Rene Fleming and one of her favorite singing partners, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, explore the origins of 19th century European opera performance in the courtly theatres of...continue...
Run Time: 113 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
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50 Classical Music Favorites

3 CD / Decca / 2010-06-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F; Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Suite no 3 in D; Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G min...
Performers: Agostini, Federico; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Arrau, Claudio; Black, Neil; Carmirelli, Pina; Chorzempa, Daniel [Organ]; Colandrea, Italo; Copley, Michael [Recorder/Flute]; Davidovich, Bella; Freire, ...
Conductors: ; Brüggen, Frans; Davis, Colin; Masur, Kurt; Varviso, Silvio; Haitink, Bernard; Beinum, Eduard Van; Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Schreier, Peter; Bychkov, Semyon; Szell, George; Bauer-T...
Ensemble: ; I Musici

Ultimate Russian Classics - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2009-08-25

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Op. 49; Capriccio italien, Op. 45; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Marche slave, Op. 31; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; Mo...
Performers: Fenyves, Lorand
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles; Ansermet, Ernest; Muti, Riccardo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Dorati, Antal
Ensemble: Detroit Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; Suisse Romande Orchestra

Ballet Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2009-06-16

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Souvenir d'un lieu cher; Swan Lake; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Jules Massenet: La Vierge;...
Performers: Golan, Ron
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Agoult, Raymond; Zinman, David; Dorati, Antal; Dutoit, Charles; Khachaturian, Aram; Ashkenazy, Vladimir

Hand-picked from Decca's world-renowned catalog of recordings, and featuring the Vienna Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra among many others, the 'Adagios' series has consist...continue...

Ultimate Classical Dreams - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2009-04-21

Works: Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Pietro Mascagni: Cava...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Berbie, Jane; Bolet, Jorge; Boskovsky, Willi; Breitenbach, Gunther; Brown, Iona; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Curzon, Clifford; Dichter, Misha; Fassbaender, Brigitte [M...
Conductors: Fennell, Frederick; Zinman, David; Dutoit, Charles; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Marriner, Sir Neville; ; Munchinger, Karl; Tate, Jeffrey; Davis, Colin; Malcolm, George; Chailly, Riccardo; Kertész, Is...
Ensemble: ; Borodin Quartet; Weller Quartet

Ultimate Classical Spectacular - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2009-04-21

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Op. 49; Capriccio italien, Op. 45; Mily Balakirev: Oriental Fantasy for Piano, Op. 18 "Islamey"; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; In the steppes of central As...
Performers: Loveday, Alan; Warren-Green, Christopher [Violin/Conductor]
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka; Marriner, Sir Neville; Dutoit, Charles; Ashkenazy, Vladimir

The Art of Bernard Haitink

7 CD / Decca / 2009-03-17

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 7 in D minor, Op. 70/B 141; Bedrich Smetana: Má vlast; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A maj...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Released in honor of Bernard Haitink's 80th birthday (March 4th, 2009), this 7-CD box set is available at a special budget price. It includes selections...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin / Fleming, Hvorostovsky, Vargas, Gergiev [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Decca / 2008-11-18

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Op. 24
Performers: Fleming, Renee; Hvorostovsky, Dmitri; Vargas, Ramon
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Renee Fleming and Dmitri Hvorostovsky triumph in Tchaikovsky's operatic masterpiece 'Eugene Onegin,' filmed live at the Metropolitan Opera. Their onstage chemistry, emotional singing and outstanding...continue...

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker / Gergiev/Mariinsky Theatre [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Decca / 2008-11-18

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker, Op. 71
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Mariinsky Theater Orchestra, St. Petersburg

Filmed in the Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg where the ballet was first performed in 1892. The production, by world-renowned avant-garde artist Mikhail Shemiakin, is a...continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake / Gergiev/Mariinsky Theatre [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / Decca / 2008-11-18

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Mariinsky Theater Orchestra, St. Petersburg

Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Theatre give a definitive performance of this ballet classic....continue...
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
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Renée Fleming - Signature Roles at the Met Opera - R. Strauss: Four Last Songs [Deluxe Edition]

2 CD / Decca / 2008-09-16

Works: Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, AV 150; Ariadne auf Naxos, Op 60; Songs (4) for Voice and Orchestra, Op. 33; Lieder (5), Op. 48; Lieder (8), Op. 10; Die ägyptische Helena, Op. 75; Capriccio, O...
Performers: Berry, Walter; Diadkova, Larissa; Fleming, Renee
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian; Solti, Sir Georg; Abel, Yves; Eschenbach, Christoph
Ensemble: Bordeaux Aquitaine Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Ultimate Classical Relaxation - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2008-03-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Concerto for oboe, violin, strings & continuo in F major (recons...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bennett, William; Black, Neil; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Boskovsky, Alfred; Brown, Iona; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; De Larrocha, Alicia; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Goo...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Munchinger, Karl; Stokowski, Leopold; Agoult, Raymond; Schiff, Andras; Dart, Thurston; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Boskovsky, Willi; Brown, Iona; ; Karajan, Herbert von; Maazel, Lorin...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Phil...

One of four 'Ultimate' releases for February 2008, this superb 5CD set 'Ultimate Classic Collection' features many popular favourites. The set includes two CDs devoted...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...

Ultimate Piano Concertos - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2008-03-11

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Felix ...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Bolet, Jorge; Curzon, Clifford; Kovacevich, Stephen; Ortiz, Cristina; Postnikova, Viktoria
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Atzmón, Moshe; Chailly, Riccardo; Knappertsbusch, Hans; Davis, Colin; Inbal, Eliahu
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

A must for piano fans, the great concerti by Chopin, Grieg and Rachmaninov are featured in this set, alongside Mozart, Beethoven and Schumann. Presenting some...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin / Fleming, Hvorostovsky, Vargas, Gergiev [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-12-18

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Op. 24
Performers: Fleming, Renee; Hvorostovsky, Dmitri; Vargas, Ramon
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Renee Fleming and Dmitri Hvorostovsky triumph in Tchaikovsky’s operatic masterpiece 'Eugene Onegin,' filmed live at the Metropolitan Opera. Their onstage chemistry, emotional singing and outstan...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake / Gergiev/Orchestra Of The Mariinsky Theatre [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-11-13

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Mariinsky Theater Orchestra, St. Petersburg

Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake / Valery Gergiev, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2007-10-23

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Mariinsky Theater Orchestra, St. Petersburg

This is the stuff from which magic is made: Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 - known as...continue...

Ultimate Ballet - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2007-09-11

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Léo Delibes: Coppélia; Frédéric Chopin: Les sylphides, ballet (ar...
Conductors: Ansermet, Ernest; Zinman, David; Dutoit, Charles; Dorati, Antal

Ultimate Cello Classics - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2007-09-11

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 33; Allegro appassionato for Cello and Pi...
Performers: Birch, John; Gendron, Maurice; Lloyd Webber, Julian; Sanders, Samuel [Piano]; Schiff, Heinrich
Conductors: Neumann, Václav; Cleobury, Nicholas; Shostakovich, Maxim; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Marriner, Sir Neville; Menuhin, Yehudi

The Originals - Tchaikovsky, Beethoven / Dorati, et al

1 CD / Decca / 2007-07-10

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Op. 49; Capriccio italien, Op. 45; Recorded Sound: Commentary to the 1812 Overture / sound effects / bells; Commentary to Wellington's Victory / sound effect...
Performers: Taylor, Deems
Conductors: Dorati, Antal
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra

"This CD provides such strikingly realistic performances that listeners will be hard-pressed to find contemporary digital recordings to surpass it for credible presence and power....continue...

Ultimate Tchaikovsky - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2007-06-12

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; 1812 Overture, Op. 49; Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; The Voyevoda, Op. 7...
Performers: Band, Leningrad Military District Headquarters; Fouquet, Guy; Juillet, Chantal; Orozco, Rafael; Szeryng, Henryk
Conductors: De Waart, Edo; Haitink, Bernard; Korniev, Nikolai; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Dutoit, Charles

Ultimate Violin Classics - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2007-06-12

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in D minor; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise, for violin & piano (or orchestra) in E major, Op. 83; H...
Performers: Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Hajdu, Istvan [Piano]; Oborin, Lev; Oistrakh, David; Ricci, Ruggiero; Szeryng, Henryk
Conductors: Gamba, Piero; Gibson, Alexander, Sir

The Originals - Tchaikovsky, Sibelius / Kyung-Wha Chung

1 CD / Decca / 2007-02-13

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47
Performers: Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"Kyung Wha Chung's earlier recording of the Tchaikovsky Concerto with Previn conducting has remained one of the strongest recommendations for a muchrecorded work...With Previn a...continue...

Original Masters - Ataúlfo Argenta - Complete Decca Recordings 1953-1957

5 CD / Decca / 2007-01-09

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra, also arranged for 2 pianos; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol (Kaprichchio na ispankskiye temï), for orchestra, Op. 34; Enriqu...
Performers: Campoli, Alfredo; Katchen, Julius
Conductors: Argenta, Ataúlfo

The Spanish conductor Ataulfo Argenta had a short-lived but important career. His sudden death in 1957 was regarded as a national tragedy in Spain and...continue...

The Art of Charles Dutoit

6 CD / Decca / 2006-11-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Hector Berlioz: Les Francs-Juges, opera, H. 23a (fragments); Franz von Suppé: Die leichte Kavallerie; Camille Saint-Sa...
Performers: Barnes, James Earl; Hutchins, Timothy; Iacurto, Emilio; Maiste, Armas; Roberts, Richard; Roge, Pascal; Thomson, James
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: French National Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Suisse Romande Orchestra

"To understand Dutoit's gift, you have only to watch him lead an orchestra. Animated by the music, his conducting technique is perhaps the most graceful...continue...

Ultimate Classics - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2006-11-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Der Messias; MEDLEY; Tolomeo, HWV 25; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bennett, William; Blyth, Bruce; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Boskovsky, Willi; Burrows, Stuart; Farnes, Richard; Flood, David; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gruenberg, Erich; Howarth, Elgar; Jo...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Bonynge, Richard; Guest, George; Munchinger, Karl; Morris, Wyn; Gamba, Piero; Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von; Previn, Andre; Gardelli, Lamberto; Solti, Sir Georg; Anserm...
Ensemble: ; Vienna Mozart Ensemble

Decca's Ultimate Classics is a five-CD box set that presents the best-known pieces of classical music in a straightforward, no-frills program. Most of the selections are quite famous, taken from large...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake / Moscow Classical Ballet [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2006-11-14

Works: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20
Conductors: Salnikov, Pavel
Ensemble: Moscow Ballet Orchestra

A new DVD performance of the greatest of all classical ballets-Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake.' A beautiful and authentic staging in the great tradition of Russian classical...continue...
Run Time: 104 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Country of Origin: USA
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Homage - The Age of the Diva / Fleming, Gergiev, et al

1 CD / Decca / 2006-10-17

Works: Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Bedrich Smetana: Dalibor, B 133/T 96; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The oprichnik; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Das Wunder der Heliane, oper...
Performers: Fleming, Renee; Skvarova, Yvona; Terentiev, Kirill
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery

Acclaimed American soprano Renee Fleming enjoys particular success in roles from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when glorious vocal writing and opulent orchestrations...continue...

Tchaikovsky: The Symphonies, etc / Mehta, LAPO

5 CD / Decca / 2006-04-11

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 13 "Winter daydreams"; Symphony no 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"; Symphony no 3 in D major, Op. 29 "Polish"; Capriccio italien, Op. 45;...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

Decca presents the second of two recordings released in celebration of Zubin Mehta's 70th birthday on April 29th. This is a 5-CD compilation of the...continue...

The Ultimate Relaxation Christmas Album II

1 CD / Decca / 2005-10-11

Works: Christmas Traditional: Still, Still, Still (Stille, stille, stille) (Austrian); The First Nowell (English); Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head (American); The Twelve Days of Christmas; Richard Storrs Willi...
Performers: Atkinson, Lynton; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Goss, Stephen; Keenlyside, Simon; King, Robert; Pavarotti, Luciano; Scott, John; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Tinkler, Mark; Way, Anthony
Conductors: Westenburg, Richard; Mantovani, The Orchestra; Rose, Barry; Rutter, John; Guest, George; Rogers, Eric; Adler, Kurt Herbert;
Ensemble: ; Clare College Choir; English Chamber Orchestra; Eric Rogers Chorale; Musica Sacra (New York); National Philharmonic Orchestra; St. John's College Choir, Cambridge; Trapp Family Singers

Essential Carols: The Very Best of King's College Choir, Cambridge

2 CD / Decca / 2005-10-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; Christmas Traditional: The First Nowell (English); I Saw Three Ships, carol; Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); King Jesus Hath A Garde...
Performers: Alan, Hervey; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; King's College Choir, Cambridge; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]
Conductors: Willcocks, David

Personnel: Hervey Alan (bass baritone); Andrew Creswell Davis , Simon Preston (organ)....continue...

The Joshua Bell Edition Vol 3 - Brahms, etc: Violin Ctos

2 CD / Decca / 2005-04-12

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Henryk Wieniawski: Concerto for Violin no 2 in D minor, Op. 22; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Robert Schu...
Performers: Bell, Joshua
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin / Solti, Weikl, Burrows, Ghiaurov

2 CD / Decca / 2004-09-14

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin
Performers: Burrows, Stuart; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Hartle, Enid; Kubiak, Teresa; Mason, William [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Reynolds, Anna; Senechal, Michel [Tenor Vocals]; van Allan, R...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg

Choral Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2004-09-14

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem, Op....
Performers: Aronsky, Peter; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Conn, Michael [Guitar]; Gardner, Edward; Hussain, Alastair; Kampen, Christopher van; Tunstall, Helen; Varady, Julia [Soprano Vocals]; Vivian, Jame...
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Munchinger, Karl

The Romantic Violin / Joshua Bell

1 CD / Decca / 2004-07-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/1; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Niccolò Paganini: Cantab...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Coker, Paul; Sanders, Samuel [Piano]; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Litton, Andrew; Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This new collection features a selection of favorite movements from great Romantic violin concertos... well over an hour of romantic violin music! "Bell projects an...continue...

Cello Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2004-05-11

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Sonata for cello and piano in G minor, Op. 19; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Johann Sebast...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Canino, Bruno; Cleobury, Nicholas; Dorati, Antal; English Chamber Orchestra; Harrell, Lynn; Judd, James [Conductor]; Lenehan, John [Piano]; Leonskaja, Elisabeth; Lloyd Webber, Ju...
Conductors: Judd, James; Menuhin, Yehudi; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Cleobury, Nicholas; Marriner, Sir Neville; Dorati, Antal
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Personnel: Lynn Harrell, Julian Lloyd Webber, Janos Starker (cello); Vladimir Ashkenazy, John Lenehan , Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano)....continue...

Janine Jansen

1 CD / Decca / 2004-03-09

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Aram Khachaturian: Masquerade; Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise, for violin & piano (or orchestra) in E major, Op. 83; Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E...
Performers: Jansen, Janine
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Personnel: Janine Jansen (violin).

Recording information: The Colosseum, Watford, London, England (02/20/2003/02/21/2003)....continue...