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Kaufmann - Wagner / Jonas Kaufmann, Markus Bruck, Donald Runnicles, William Spaulding

1 CD / Decca / 2013-02-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Siegfried; Rienzi; Tannhäuser; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Lohengrin; Wesendonck Lieder; Stehe still! ("Sausendes, brausendes Rad der Zeit"), song for ...
Performers: Bruck, Markus; Kaufmann, Jonas
Conductors: Runnicles, Donald
Ensemble: ; Deutschen Oper Berlin Orchestra

Kaufmann's 5th solo album on Decca - specially recorded for Wagner anniversary year by the world's leading Wagner tenor.

Kaufmann and Wagner is a classic

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Recording information: Groáer Sendesaal, Funkhaus Berlin, Nalepastraáe, Berlin (09/17/2012-09/22/2012)....continue...

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Hotter, Nilsson, Flagstad, Fischer-Dieskau, Windgassen, London, Popp, Ludwig et al. / Georg Solti [Super Deluxe Edition 17 CDs]

19 CD / Decca / 2012-11-06

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung; Rienzi; The Flying Dutchman; Tannhäuser; Siegfried Idyll; Kinder-Katechismus ("Wisst ihr, Kinder; Der Ring ...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: ; Vienna State Chorus

The centerpiece of Decca's celebrations of Sir Georg Solti's centenary is a limited-edition (individually numbered), newly-remastered, luxury edition of "The greatest recording of all time!"...continue...

Opera 2012

2 CD / Decca / 2012-05-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore; Rigoletto; La traviata; Nabucco; V...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bocelli, Andrea; Braun, Victor; Caballe, Montserrat; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Chiara...
Conductors: Ono, Kazushi; Mehta, Zubin; Luisi, Fabio; Pappano, Antonio; Antonini, Giovanni; Armiliato, Marco; Abbado, Roberto; Solti, Sir Georg; Wellber, Omer Meir; Bonynge, Richard; Molinari-Pradelli, France; C...

This magnificent collection features the greatest starts of opera including Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Joyce DiDonato, Juan Diego Florez, Cecilia Bartolia, Andrea Bocelli and many...continue...

Wagner: Die Walkure / King, Rysanek, Nienstedt, Nilsson, Adam Burmeister - Bohm

4 CD / Decca / 2011-12-06

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Bayreuth Festival Chorus

Artists:
Birgit Nilsson (Brünnhilde), Theo Adam (Wotan), Leonie Rysanek (Sieglinde), James King (Siegmund), Gerd Nienstedt (Hunding), Annelies Burmeister (Fricka/Siegrune), Gertraud Hop...continue...
Recording information: Bayreuth Festival (1967)....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...

Wagner: Tannhauser / Layer, Andersen, Kiberg [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2011-07-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Andersen, Stig; Hakala, Tommi; Kiberg, Tina; Milling, Stephen; Resmark, Susanne
Conductors: Layer, Friedemann
Ensemble: Royal Danish Opera Orchestra

This visionary Tannhauser, filmed by Cubus Films in high definition and with surround sound, takes the art of the opera on DVD to new peaks...continue...

Opera Album 2011

2 CD / Decca / 2011-06-14

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; La rondine; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Serse; Ruggero Leoncavallo:...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bocelli, Andrea; Caballe, Montserrat; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cotrubas, Ileana; Delgad...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Noseda, Gianandrea; Mehta, Zubin; Hogwood, Christopher; Pappano, Antonio; Solti, Sir Georg; Bonynge, Richard; Santi, Nello; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Norrington, Roger; Stapleton, Robin;...

This magnificent collection features the some of the greatest opera stars of all time: Cecilia Bartoli, Anna Netrebko, Bryn Terfel, Renée Fleming, Andrea Bocelli Luciano...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...

20th Century Classics / Marriner

10 CD / Decca / 2011-05-24

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Pulcinella, suite for orchestra; Apollon musagète, ballet in 2 scenes for string orchestra; Capriccio, for piano & orchestra; Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings,...
Performers: Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Connah, Trevor; Ellis, Osian; Heath, Kenneth [Cello]; Holland, James; Laird, Michael; Loveday, Alan; Nicklin, Celia; Ogdon, John; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Pritchard, Eric;...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville

Over a period of 40 years Marriner and The Academy made over 300 recordings but it is the association with DECCA / ARGO that was...continue...

James Levine: Celebrating 40 Years At The Met

193 CD / Decca / 2010-12-07

Works: Alban Berg: Lulu, opera; Wozzeck, opera, Op. 7; Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a; Claude Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande; John Harbison: The Gr...
Performers: Adams, Warren; Baker, Matt; Baker, Matt [Photography]; Bjorneboe, Andreas; Cardoso, Simone; Davis, Brian [Vocals]; Flair, Nicholas; Fracker, Richard; Gallo, Sarah Weber; Greenlaw, Ian; Guyer, Joyce; ...
Conductors: Levine, James

The Met Celebrates the 40th Anniversary of James Levine’s Company Debut with James Levine: Celebrating 40 Years at the Met: a Box Set of 32...continue...

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Böhm

14 CD / Decca / 2010-10-19

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Burmeister, Annelies; Hoffgen, Marga [Contralto Vocals]; Silja, Anja
Conductors: Böhm, Karl

The New Collectors Edition (original US release 3/30/2010) continues with ten new releases, many of which are appearing at budget price for the first time....continue...
Recording information: Bayreuth Festival (1966/1967); Bayreuth Festival / Nuremberg (1966/1967)....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...

Wagner: Lohengrin / Kaufmann, Harteros, Nagano [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Decca / 2010-06-21

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin
Performers: Harteros, Anja; Kaufmann, Jonas; Koch, Wolfgang; Schuster, Michaela
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Bavarian State Opera Orchestra

Wagner’s Lohengrin is the mythical tale of the mysterious Knight of the Grail, who appears to defend the princess Elsa - wrongly accused of the...continue...

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

Heroes & Villains

2 CD / Decca / 2010-06-01

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Un ballo in maschera; Don Carlo; Il trovatore; La traviata; Otello; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Turandot; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Battle, Kathleen; Berbie, Jane; Bergonzi, Carlo; Braun, Victor; Bruson, Renato; Burrowes, Norma; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Clark,...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Chailly, Riccardo; De Billy, Bertrand; Solti, Sir Georg; Pidò, Evelino; Davis, Colin; Abbado, Claudio; Bartoletti, Bruno; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Pritchard, John; Karajan, Herbe...

The biggest stars seize centre stage to sing the greatest scenes and arias of opera's heroes and villains. This is a compilation of the calibre...continue...

Jonas Kaufman sings Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven, Wagner

1 CD / Decca / 2010-04-06

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Die Walküre; Parsifal; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Franz Schubert: Fierrabras; Alfonso und Estrella; Ludwig van Beethoven:...
Performers: Joswig, Margarete; Kaufmann, Jonas; Volle, Michale
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

Jonas Kaufmann has already performed many of these roles on the world's great opera stages. This album consists of outstanding arias from German opera; music...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium Niccolò Paganini, Parma (12/02/2008-12/06/2008)....continue...

Divos & Divas

2 CD / Decca / 2009-08-25

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Agustín Lara: Granada; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Franz Lehár: The Land of Smiles; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera;...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bartoli, Cecilia; Borodina, Olga; Caballe, Montserrat; Cabell, Nicole; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Dan, Elena; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Florez, Juan Diego...
Conductors: Frizza, Riccardo; Harth Bedoya, Miguel; Solti, Sir Georg; Mehta, Zubin; Armiliato, Marco; Gemignani, Paul; Pidò, Evelino; Bartoletti, Bruno; Chailly, Riccardo; Davis, Colin; Müller, Eduardo...
Ensemble: ; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra; Kirov Theater Orchestra; Les Arts florissants; Les Musiciens du Louvre; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; ...

Divos & Divas is a unique collection of all the great genuine opera stars appearing on the world's stages today and includes a galaxy of...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

Heritage Masters - Wagner: Das Rheingold / Solti, Flagstad, London, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2009-03-31

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold
Performers: Balsborg, Oda; Bohme, Kurt [Bass Vocal]; Flagstad, Kirsten; Kmentt, Waldemar; Kreppel, Walter; Kuen, Paul; London, George [Baritone Vocal]; Madeira, Jean; Malaniuk, Ira; Neidlinger, Gustav [Baritone ...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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...

Ultimate Wagner - Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2008-08-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Parsifal
Performers: Adam, Theo; Bode, Hannelore; Browner, Alison; Burmeister, Annelies; Cervena, Sona; Cox, Jean; Dene, Jozsef; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Esser, Hermin; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Greindl, Jos...
Conductors: Böhm, Karl; Solti, Sir Georg; Varviso, Silvio; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Bayreuth Festival Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The Copenhagen Ring / Wagner / Schenwandt/Royal Danish Opera [7 DVD]

7 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-08-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Andersen, Stig Fogh; Milling, Stephen; Reuter, Johan; Sjoberg, Gitta-Maria; Theorin, Irene
Conductors: Schonwandt, Michael
Ensemble: Royal Danish Opera Choir; Royal Danish Orchestra

This is the first release of the acclaimed recent Ring Cycle production at the Royal Danish Opera. The staging by Kasper Bech Holten has been...continue...
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Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese
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Jessye Norman / Jessye Norman: A Portrait / [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-04-22

Works: Franz Schubert: Erlkonig; Richard Strauss: Zueignung; Beim Schlafengehn - Richard Strauss; Marseillaise; Great Day (Spiritual); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), o...
Performers: Norman, Jessye

An intimate and in-depth portrait of one of the world's greatest sopranos, a true 'primadonna assoluta'! Yves Saint Laurent's garden paradise in Marrakech provides the...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Marilyn Horne - The Complete Decca Recitals

11 CD / Decca / 2008-04-15

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Otello; Tancredi; Semiramide; L'italiana in Algeri; La Cenerentola; L'assedio di Corinto; La donna del lago; Vincenzo Bellini: I Capuleti e i Montecchi, op...
Performers: Ellis, Osian; Horne, Marilyn; Katz, Martin
Conductors: Lewis, Henry; ; Mehta, Zubin; Davis, Carl
Ensemble: Ambrosian Opera Chorus; English Chamber Orchestra; Geneva Grand Theatre Chorus; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Suisse Rom...

"Each of the 11 CDs comes in a slip case with the original cover art, but no texts or translations are provided. At the price...continue...

Romantic Arias / Jonas Kaufmann, Marco Armiliato, Prague PO

1 CD / Decca / 2008-03-11

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; La traviata; Rigoletto; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, J ...
Performers: Kaufmann, Jonas; Sibera, Jana
Conductors: Armiliato, Marco

Jonas Kaufmann is without question the most versatile tenor of his generation, and his current repertoire includes an astonishing range of opera roles from Mozart...continue...

The # 1 Opera Album Vol 2 / Bartoli, Pavarotti, Price, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2007-10-09

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Aida, opera; I vespri siciliani; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Luisa Miller; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; La Rondine; Madama Butterfly; Manon Lescaut; Wolfgang Am...
Performers: Bar, Olaf; Bartoli, Cecilia; Battle, Kathleen; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Bonney, Barbara; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cerquetti...
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Solti, Sir Georg; Karajan, Herbert von; Leinsdorf, Erich; Östman, Arnold; Marriner, Sir Neville; Böhm, Karl; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Bonynge, Richa...

The #1 Opera Album II features the best-loved and most popular arias sung by an all-time roster of the greatest opera stars - including tracks...continue...

Ultimate Opera - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2007-06-12

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Tosca; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; La Rondine; La Fanciulla del West; Manon Lescaut; Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Rigoletto; Luisa Miller; La tr...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Bacquier, Gabriel; Bastianini, Ettore; Berbie, Jane; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bjorling, Jussi; Borthayre, Jean; Braun, Victor; Bumbry, Grace; Burrowes,...
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto; Lewis, Henry; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Maazel, Lorin; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Bernet, Dietfried; Solti, Sir Georg; Patanè, Giuseppe; Serafin, Tullio; Downes, Edward; Gibson,...

"Decca doesn't stint in offering some of its most outstanding performances -- the star-studded list of singers includes Joan Sutherland, Renata Tebaldi, Birgit Nilsson, Marilyn...continue...

Jean-Yves Thibaudet - Aria - Opera Without Words

1 CD / Decca / 2007-02-13

Works: Randy Kerber: Fantasy on 2 Themes from Saint-Saëns' "Samson et Dalila", for piano; Percy Grainger: Ramble on R Strauss's love duet from "Der Rosenkavalier"; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, ope...
Performers: Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]

Jean Yves Thibaudet brings a lifelong passion for opera to his new CD of irresistible operatic melodies: Aria - Opera Without Words, an album that...continue...

Everybody's Opera

2 CD / Decca / 2006-09-12

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Madama Butterfly; La Rondine; Manon Lescaut; Tosca; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigole...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bjorling, Jussi; Bocelli, Andrea; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Collier, Marie; Corelli, Franco; Crespin, Regine; Cross, Gr...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Solti, Sir Georg; Davis, Colin; Karajan, Herbert von; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Bonynge, Richard; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Mehta, Zubin; Pidò, Evelino; Mackerr...
Ensemble: ; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; John Alldis Choir; London Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Montreal Symph...

Featuring an all-star lineup that includes Andrea Bocelli, Luciano Pavarotti, Renee Fleming, Placido Domingo, Bryn Terfel, Cecilia Bartoli, Jose Carreras and many others. This is...continue...

Classic Opera - Wagner: Die Meistersinger / Solti, et al

4 CD / Decca / 2005-05-10

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Performers: Appel, Wolfgang; Bailey, Norman; Berger-Tuna, Helmut; Bode, Hannelore; Dallapozza, Adolf; Egel, Martin; Hamari, Julia [Contralto Vocals]; Hartmann, Rudolf; Klumlikboldt, Werner; Kollo, René [T...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg

"Bailey's... is the most rounded portrayal to date... the set as a whole is a considerable achievement, a worthy addition to the Decca/solti/Wagner discography." -...continue...

The Art of Joan Sutherland

6 CD / Decca / 2005-03-15

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Der Messias; Athalia, HWV 52; Giulio Cesare; Giovanni Bononcini: Griselda; Giovanni Paisiello: La Molinara, opera; Niccolò Piccinni: La Ce...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Begg, Heather; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bonynge, Richard; Clement, Joseph; Dilley, Harry; Dobson, John; Krenn, Werner; Pepin, Andre; Sillito, Kenneth; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Te Kanawa, Kiri,...
Conductors: Lewis, Anthony; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Bonynge, Richard; Boult, Adrian; Hogwood, Christopher; Jones, Granville; Gamley, Douglas; Santi, Nello; Pritchard, John

This new major retrospective showcases Joan Sutherland in many of her famous roles and recordings across her career from 1959 to a recording of a...continue...

The Essential Wedding - Wedding favorites by Bach, Handel, Stainer, Pachelbel, Wagner

2 CD / Decca / 2004-05-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, B...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Dilley, Harry; Farnes, Richard; Hurford, Peter; King's College Choir, Cambridge; Michael Laird Brass Ensemble; National ...
Conductors: Munchinger, Karl; Marriner, Sir Neville; Cleobury, Stephen; ; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Karajan, Herbert von; Morris, Wyn; Guest, George; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Page, Neil; Rudel, Julius; Ingman, Nick...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Choir of Uppingham School; English Sinfonia; Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra; Huddersfield Choral Society; King's College Choir of Cambridge; Michael Laird Bras...

Personnel: Felicity Palmer, Leontyne Price, Joan Sutherland, Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); Luciano Pavarotti (tenor); Anthony Way (treble); Harry Dilley (trumpet); Stephen Cleobury , Richard Farnes, Peter...continue...

The #1 Wedding Album

2 CD / Decca / 2003-05-13

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; John Stanley: Voluntaries (10) for Organ, book 2, Op. 6; Henry Purcell: Indian Queen, Z 630; Trumpet Tune; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum in D major, H 146; Johann Sebas...
Performers: André, Maurice [trumpet]; Augér, Arleen; Bilgram, Hedwig; Carreras, José; Cleobury, Stephen; Cochereau, Pierre; Delmotte, Roger; Domingo, Placido; Francescatti, Zino; Hurford, Pe...
Conductors: Howarth, Elgar; ; Marriner, Sir Neville; Münchinger, Karl; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Arndt, Günther; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Bernstein, Leonard; Molinari-Pradelli, F.; Hogwood, Christopher; Mackerr...
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Handel Chorus; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Florence Maggio Mus...

For Your Life - For Your Wedding

1 CD / Decca / 2003-04-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude for organ (Sc...
Performers: Agoult, Raymond; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Dutoit, Charles; English Chamber Orchestra; Howarth, Elgar; Jones, Philip; Kubelik, Rafael; Laird, Michael; Laubin...
Conductors: Richter, Karl; Marriner, Sir Neville; Howarth, Elgar; Karajan, Herbert von; Agoult, Raymond; Boult, Adrian; Rose, Barry; Dutoit, Charles; Pinnock, Trevor; Kubelik, Rafael; Steiner, Heinrich
Ensemble: ; The English Concert

This selection features both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Wolfgang Marschner (violin); Philip Jones, Bernhard Läubin, Hannes Läubin, Wolfgang Läubin, James Gerard Watson, J...continue...

Wagner - The Opera Collection: Tannhäuser / Solti

3 CD / Decca / 2003-02-11

Works: Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
Performers: Bailey, Norman; Braun, Victor; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Hollweg, Werner [Tenor Vocals]; Jungwirth, Manfred [Bass Vocals]; Kollo, René [Tenor Vocal]; Ludwig, Chri...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Opera Chorus

It is a landmark recording as it presents the Paris version of the opera for the first time on record (rather than the more commonly...continue...

Romantic Adagios II

2 CD / Decca / 2003-01-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Concerto for Horn ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Bolet, Jorge; Curzon, Clifford; Dichter, Misha; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Harrell, Lynn; Hirons, Christopher; Jaap Schroder [Violin/Conductor]; Khaner, Jeffrey; La...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Kertész, István; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Chailly, Riccardo; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Dutoit, Charles; Mehta, Zubin; Tuckwell, Barry; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Si...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Or...

The Compact Opera Collection - Wagner: Die Walküre/Leinsdorf

3 CD / Decca / 2002-08-20

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre
Performers: Brouwenstijn, Gre; Gorr, Rita; London, George [Baritone Vocal]; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Vickers, Jon; Ward, David
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

The legendary Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson as Brunnhilde heads a magnificent cast. George London is equally acclaimed for his Wotan, while the heroic qualities needed...continue...

The #1 Choral Album - Beethoven, Handel, Verdi, Bizet, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2002-03-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Requiem Mass; Il Trovatore; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Tannhäuser; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, ...
Performers: Braun, Victor; Burrowes, Norma; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Doughty, Stephen; Goodman, Roy; Morris, James; Norman, Jessye; Schunk, Robert; Sotin, Hans; Terfel, Bry...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Karajan, Herbert von; Willcocks, David; Thomas, Kurt; Cleobury, Stephen; Guest, George; Davis, Colin; Dutoit, Charles; Nelson, John; Farncombe, Charles; Daniel, Paul; Munchinger, Ka...

La Stupenda - The Supreme Voice of Joan Sutherland

2 CD / Decca / 2001-10-09

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Attila; La traviata; Rigoletto; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620...
Performers: Berbie, Jane; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bonifacio, Tina; Cassinelli, Ricardo; Duval, Pierre; Elkins, Margreta; Flagello, Ezio [Bass Vocals]; Gibbs, John; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Pavarotti, Lucia...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Santi, Nello; Pritchard, John; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: ; Ambrosian Light Opera Chorus; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; London Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra;...

"...In recognition of her 75th birthday, also in November, Decca has issued a 27-track 'best of' CD set, showcasing some of [Dame Sutherland's] most famous...continue...

The #1 Tenor Album / Alagna, Bergonzi, Björling, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2001-07-10

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Luisa Miller; Il Trovatore; La traviata; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; La bohème; Tosca; La Fanciulla del West; Turandot; Madama Butterfly; Georges Bi...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Aragall, Giacomo; Bailey, Norman; Bergonzi, Carlo; Björling, Jussi; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Franco; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Placi...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Chailly, Riccardo; Solti, Sir Georg; Pidò, Evelino; Serafin, Tullio; Erede, Alberto; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Böhm, Karl; Maazel, Lorin; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Patan...

The #1 Opera Album Vol 1

2 CD / Decca / 2001-02-27

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Nabucco; Rigoletto; Il trovatore; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; Tos...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berbie, Jane; Bjorling, Jussi; Bocelli, Andrea; Burrowes, Norma; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cross, Gregory; Domingo, Placido;...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Bonynge, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von; Erede, Alberto; Gardelli, Lamberto; Patanè, Giuseppe; Mauceri, John; Mehta, Zubin; Dutoit, Charles; Fischer, György; Chailly, Ricca...

40 Famous Marches

2 CD / Decca / 2000-02-08

Works: Edward Elgar: Coronation Ode, Op. 44; Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39; Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Johann Strauss II: Jubelfest-Marsch (Jubilee Festival March), for orchestra (wit...
Performers: Curley, Carlo; Hurford, Peter; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Boskovsky, Willi; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Howarth, Elgar; Bonynge, Richard; Knappertsbusch, Hans; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Weller, Walter; Blomstedt, Herbe...
Ensemble: ; Baroque Brass of London; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

This stirring collection of 40 of the world's most best-known classical marches includes Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance; Wagner: Grand March from Tannhauser; Schubert: Marche Militaire;...continue...

Sir Georg Solti - A Celebration

1 CD / Decca / 1999-01-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op. 84A; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass no 4 for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C minor (missa solemnis, "Waisenhausmesse"), K. 139 (; Le nozze di Figaro (The M...
Performers: Gheorghiu, Angela; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Thunder & Lightning / Sir Georg Solti

2 CD / Decca / 1998-11-10

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Guillaume Tell; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Mikhail Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Lohengrin...
Performers: Frick, Gottlob; Lorengar, Pilar; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Talvela, Martti
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Rome Opera House Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Vienna Philharmon...

The Ultimate Divas Album

1 CD / Decca / 1998-09-15

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Otello; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chénier; Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Bu...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Battle, Kathleen; Caballe, Montserrat; Flagstad, Kirsten; Fleming, Renee; Freni, Mirella; Gheorghiu, Angela; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Jo, Sumi; Lopardo, Frank; Milanov,...
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo; Lewis, Henry; Solti, Sir Georg; Cleva, Fausto; Previtali, Fernando; Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard; Knappertsbusch, Hans
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; National Orchestra Monte Carlo; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra...

Nessun Dorma - 20 Great Tenor Arias / Pavarotti, et al

1 CD / Decca / 1998-06-09

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Tosca; Turandot; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Luisa Miller; La traviata; Il Trovatore; Aida, opera; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Um...
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Bailey, Norman; Bergonzi, Carlo; Björling, Jussi; Bode, Hannelore; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Franco; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Placi...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Chailly, Riccardo; Solti, Sir Georg; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Maazel, Lorin; Bonynge, Richard; Erede, Alberto; Downes, Edward; Patanè, Franco; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Resc...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; New P...

Wagner: Favourite Overtures / Sir Georg Solti

1 CD / Decca / 1998-05-12

Works: Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Lohengrin; Rienzi; The Flying Dutchman; Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90; Tannhäuser; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Wagner: Gotterdammerung / Wolfgang Windgassen, Birgit Nilsson, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Gottlob Frick / Christa Ludwig and Dame Gwyneth Jones

4 CD / Decca / 1997-10-14

Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Frick, Gottlob; Guy, Maureen; Hoffmann, Grace; Jones, Gwyneth, Dame [Soprano Vocal]; Ludwig, Christa; Neidlinger, Gustav [Baritone Vocals]; Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal];...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

BBC Music Magazine
Götterdämmerung has moments of unprecedented savagery, even by Wagnerian standards, and the only conductor to get them brutally right is Solti. In Birgit...continue...

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen / Solti, Vienna Philharmonic

14 CD / Decca / 1997-10-14

Works: Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold; Die Walküre; Siegfried; Götterdämmerung
Performers: Watts, Helen [Contralto Vocals]

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
As perspectives on the Solti/Culshaw enterprise lengthen, and critical reactions are kept alert by the regular appearance of new, or newly issued,...continue...

Pavarotti's Opera Made Easy - My Favorite Opera for Children

1 CD / Decca / 1994-08-23

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Charles Gounod: Faust; Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore; Aida, opera; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Richard Wagner: Die Walk...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Berbie, Norma; Berry, Walter; Burrowes, Norma; Charon, Jacques; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Domingo, Placido; Elkins, Margreta; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Hamari, Jul...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Varviso, Silvio; Bonynge, Richard;
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra