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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...

Valentina Lisitsa / Live At The Royal Albert Hall [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2012-08-07

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasy for Piano in C minor, K 475; Franz Liszt: Ave Maria; Erlkönig (Schubert) for Piano, S 558 no 4; Totentanz for Piano, S 525; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Pian...
Performers: Lisitsa, Valentina [Piano]

Valentina Lisitsa is the highest viewed classical artist on YouTube and has quickly become one of the most popular artist of our time.

Her highly

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Pianist Valentina Lisitsa: Live at the Royal Albert Hall

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Prelude, Op. 32, no 5; Preludes (13) for Piano, Op. 32; Prelude for piano no 21 in B minor, Op. 32/10; Étude-tableau no 39; Ludwig van Beet...
Performers: Lisitsa, Valentina [Piano]

Valentina Lisitsa is the highest viewed classical artist on YouTube and has quickly become one of the most popular artist of our time.

Her highly

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Recording information: Royal Albert Hall, London (06/19/2012)....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...

Prokofiev: Sonata No. 6; Liszt, Saint-Saens / Behzod Abduraimov, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2012-04-24

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; Sergey Prokofiev: Four Pieces, Op. 4; Sonata for Piano no 6 in A major, Op. 82; Franz Liszt: Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude...
Performers: Abduraimov, Behzod

The debut recording from the superb young pianist, who, at the age of just eighteen, won a sensational victory in the 2009 London International Piano...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth, UK (06/28/2011-07/01/2011)....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...

Benjamin Grosvenor Plays Chopin Liszt & Ravel

1 CD / Decca / 2012-02-28

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo for Piano no 1 in B minor, B 65/Op. 20; Nocturne for piano no 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15/2, CT. 112; Scherzo for Piano no 4 in E major, B 148/Op. 54; Nocturne for p...
Performers: Grosvenor, Benjamin [Piano]

Chopin Liszt Ravel is the debut album from the incredible Benjamin Grosvenor. Decca Classics' new signing made his name as an 11 year old prodigy...continue...
Recording information: Lyndhurst Hall, Air Lyndhurst, London, England (04/23/2011-04/26/2011)....continue...

Alfred Brendel Artist's Choice: Franz Liszt

3 CD / Decca / 2011-08-30

Works: Franz Liszt: Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178; Années de pèlerinage no 3, S 163; Unstern (Evil star); Nuages gris (Grey clouds); Sursum Corda!, for piano (Années III/7), S. 163/7...
Performers: Brendel, Alfred
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard

A key release for the Liszt anniversary year: Alfred Brendel: Liszt - an addition to the series of Artist's Choice albums in which Alfred Brendel...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...

Liszt: Harmonies du Soir / Nelson Freire

1 CD / Decca / 2011-05-17

Works: Franz Liszt: Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145; Sonetto del Petrarca no 104 (Pace non trovo; I) for piano (Tre sonetti no 1), S. 158/1; Valses oubliées (4) for Piano, S 215; Ballade for Piano ...
Performers: Freire, Nelson [Piano]

In celebration of the Liszt year 2011, multi-award winning pianist Nelson Freire has personally selected the repertoire for his latest recording - his contribution to...continue...
Recording information: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg (01/26/2011-01/31/2011)....continue...

New Year's Day Concert 2011 / Franz Welser-Most/Vienna PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2011-02-08

Works: Johann Strauss II: Reitermarsch (Riders March), for orchestra, Op. 428 (RV 428); Simplicius; Amazonen-Polka, for orchestra, Op. 9 (RV 9); Debut-Quadrille, for orchestra, Op. 2 (RV 2); Mutig voran!, s...
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.0 Surround
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New Year's Day Concert 2011 / Welser-Möst

2 CD / Decca / 2011-02-08

Works: Johann Strauss II: Reitermarsch (Riders March), for orchestra, Op. 428 (RV 428); Simplicius; Amazonen-Polka, for orchestra, Op. 9 (RV 9); Debut-Quadrille, for orchestra, Op. 2 (RV 2); Mutig voran!, s...
Conductors: Welser-Möst, Franz

Recording information: Goldener Saal des Wiener Musikvereins (01/01/2011)....continue...

The Romantic Virtuoso / Jorge Bolet

4 CD / Decca / 2010-10-05

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Variations on a Theme of Chopin, for piano, Op. 22; Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Preludes (13) for Piano, Op. 32; Morceaux de fan...
Performers: Bolet, Jorge
Conductors: Fischer, Iván; Solti, Sir Georg

This specially priced 4-CD set combines the romantic spirit and dignified musicality of Cuban-born pianist Jorge Bolet, who made many celebrated recordings as a Decca...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

Liszt: Complete Tone Poems / Haitink, London PO

4 CD / Decca / 2010-03-30

Works: Franz Liszt: Ce qu'on entend sur la montagne, symphonic poem for orchestra ("Bergsymphonie;" 4 versions), S. 95 (; Tasso - Lamento e trionfo, S 96; Les préludes, S 97; Orpheus, S 98; Prometheus,...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard

This 4-CD classic collection brings together the complete symphonic poems of Liszt performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra led by Bernard Haitink....continue...
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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

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 Liszt - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2008-08-26

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125; Concert Etudes (3) for Piano, S 144; Hungarian Rhapsodies (6) for Orchestra, S 359; Faust Symph...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Curzon, Clifford; Kozma, Lajos
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Masur, Kurt; Dorati, Antal; Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

A Mother's Love - Music for Mary / Christophers, The Sixteen

1 CD / Decca / 2008-03-11

Works: Edvard Grieg: Ave maris stella, EG 150; William Cornysh: Ave Maria mater Dei; Josquin Desprez: Gaude virgo, mater Christi, motet for 4 parts; Anton Bruckner: Tota pulchra es, WAB 46; Camille Saint-Sa...
Performers: Arnold, Jonathan; Berridge, Simon; Cooper, Julie; Davidson, Grace; Dobell, Mark; Dougan, Eamonn; Dunkley, Sally; Jones, Timothy; Outram, Rebecca; Roy, David; Unwin, William
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

Britain’s best-selling choir of the 21st Century, The Sixteen, releases a new album of music inspired by the Virgin Mary. Harry Christophers, the most prolific...continue...

Vivere: Live in Tuscany

2 CD / Decca / 2008-01-29

Works: David Foster / Chris Botti: Italia, song; Elio Isola: La Voce del Silenzio (The Voice of Silence), song; Francesco Sartori: Canto della terra, song; Bellissime stelle ("Verrai, verrai, dovunque arriv...
Performers: Bocelli, Andrea; Botti, Chris; Brightman, Sarah; Elisa; G, Kenny; Headley, Heather; Lang Lang; Pausini, Laura

Digipak packaging. This DVD/CD set captures Bocelli's first ever concert performance of his most popular songs featuring guests Chris Botti, Kenny G., Lang Lang, Sarah...continue...
Personnel: Andrea Bocelli (tenor); Elisa (vocals); Sarah Brightman (soprano); Kenny G (soprano saxophone); Chris Botti (trumpet); Lang Lang (piano).

Recording information: Clock Studios, Bolog...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...

Ultimate Piano Classics - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2006-11-14

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT. 212; Etude for piano no 12 in C minor ("Revolutionary"), Op. 10/12, CT. 25; Polonaise for piano no 3 in A maj...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bolet, Jorge; Cherkassky, Shura; Cooper, Joseph; Davis, Ivan; De Larrocha, Alicia; Eden, Bracha; Gillespie, Rhondda; Katchen, Julius; Lupu, Radu; Nishry, Varda; Roge, Pascal; Sch...

Peaceful Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2006-07-04

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Franz Liszt: Liebesträume for Piano, S 541; Alessandro Marcello: Concerto for Oboe in D minor; Piet...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bolet, Jorge; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Fernández, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Kocsis, Zoltan; LaGoya, Alexandre; Lupu, Radu; Ortiz, Cristina; Popp...
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles; Sillito, Kenneth; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Marriner, Sir Neville; Stein, Horst; Chailly, Riccardo; Tate, Jeffrey; Malcolm, George; Bonynge, Richard; Haitink, Bernard; Agoult, Raymond; ...

This is the latest release in the popular "Adagio Series": a great selection of soothing and relaxing music as well as a great introduction to...continue...

The Art of Alicia De Larrocha

7 CD / Decca / 2003-06-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Italian Concerto, for solo keyboard in F major (Clavier-Übung II/1), BWV 971 (BC L7); French Suite no 5 in G major, BWV 816; Work(s); Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, ...
Performers: De Larrocha, Alicia
Conductors: Zinman, David; Comissiona, Sergiu; Dutoit, Charles; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Foster, Lawrence
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Sinfonietta; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Suisse Romande Orchestra

Larrocha is unquestionably the greatest living interpreter of Spanish piano literature; this collection has two CDs devoted to this repertoire. This collection also includes many...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 #1 Piano Album

2 CD / Decca / 2002-11-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Arrau, Claudio; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Backhaus, Wilhelm; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bolet, Jorge; Brendel, Alfred; Cherkassky, Shura; De Larrocha, Alicia; Demus, J...

Romantic Piano Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2002-06-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Sergey Rachmaninov: Conc...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bolet, Jorge; Brendel, Alfred; Cherkassky, Shura; Cooper, Joseph; Haas, Werner [Piano]; Kocsis, Zoltan; Kovacevich, Stephen; Lupu, Radu; Ortiz, Cristina; ...
Conductors: De Waart, Edo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Dutoit, Charles; Davis, Colin; Wolff, Hugh; Segal, Uri; Maazel, Lorin; Galliera, Alceo; Schiff, Andras
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Sinfonietta; London Symphony Orchestra; Monte Carlo ...

Liszt: Piano Works / Jorge Bolet

9 CD / Decca / 2001-10-09

Works: Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Liebesträume, notturno for piano no 3 in A flat major ("O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst"), S. 541/; Episodes from Lenau's Faust, S 110; ...
Performers: Bolet, Jorge
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Fischer, Iván
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

"...[These Liszt recordings] are characterised by, at best, an aristocratic grandeur that in our day only Arrau has equalled... Key examples here are the B...continue...

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...

Liszt: Liebestraum - Favourite Piano Works / Jorge Bolet

2 CD / Decca / 1995-11-14

Works: Franz Liszt: Liebesträume for Piano, S 541; Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke, S 514 "Mephisto Waltz no 1"; Funerailles; Réminiscences de Don Juan (Mozart), S 418; Grand Bravura Fantasia on Pagan...
Performers: Bolet, Jorge

"Scintillating, demonic, warmly lyrical and contemplative by turns, Bolet's performances never promote pianistic display at the expense of the music....Bolet communicates immense understanding of the...continue...

Pavarotti at Carnegie Hall

1 CD / Decca / 1988-10-10

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Il Pirro e Demetrio; Alessandro Stradella: Pietà, Signore (Agnus Dei), aria di chiesa (spurious, by Niedermeyer or Fétis); Giovanni Legrenzi: Eteocle E Polinice, opera...
Performers: Pavarotti, Luciano; Wustman, John