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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...

Rachmaninov: Complete Piano Concertos; Paganini Rhapsody / Valentina Lisitsa, piano

2 CD / Decca / 2013-03-12

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...
Performers: Lisitsa, Valentina [Piano]
Conductors: Francis, Michael
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Very much an artist of the twenty-first century, Ukranian-born Lisitsa secured a vast global audience purely through social media. She quickly became one of the...continue...
Personnel: Valentina Lisitsa (piano).

Recording information: Studio 1, Abbey Road Studios, London (2009-09-12_2009-09-13&2009-)....continue...

Rachmaninov Rarities for Piano / Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2013-03-05

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Andante semplice [fragment]; Morceaux (7) de salon, Op. 10; Nocturnes (3) for Piano; Song without words for Piano in d; Piano piece (Canon), in D minor, TN ii/14; Fugue for piano ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

Legendary Russian pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy is considered the pre-eminent interpreter of Rachmaninov's music, and as he marked his seventy-fifth birthday (6 July 2012), he recorded...continue...
Personnel: Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano).

Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk (03/14/2012-03/16/2012)....continue...

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto Nos. 1 & 3 / Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2012-10-09

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1
Performers: Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra

The hugely popular "Rach 3" is widely regarded as the most challenging of its kind in the popular repertoire, one that all budding concert pianists...continue...

Violin Encores - Meditation; Salut d'Amour; Liebeslied et al. / Kyung Wha Chung; Joshua Bell; Nicola Benedetti

1 CD / Decca / 2012-10-09

Works: Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); John Williams: Schindler's List; Dmitry Shostakovich: The Gadfly Suite; Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid; Liebesfreud; Edward Elgar: Salut d'amour; Camille S...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Bell, Joshua; Benedetti, Nicola; Benson, Clifford; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Grynyuk, Alexei; Jansen, Janine; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Mintz, Shlomo; Moll, Phi...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Wordsworth, Barry; Dutoit, Charles; Fischer, Iván;
Ensemble: ; Roby Lakatos Ensemble

This collection of popular encores celebrates the instrument's glittering brilliance and features some of the world's greatest violinists. It contains the intense lyricism of Massenet,...continue...

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2; "Paganini" Rhapsody / Rafael Orozco, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini
Performers: Orozco, Rafael
Conductors: De Waart, Edo
Ensemble: ; Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Rachmaninov was one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century and since his death he has become one of the most popular composer. His...continue...

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...

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...

Russian Fantasy: Piano Duets by Mussorgsky, Rachmaninoff and Glinka / Vladimir and Vovka Ashkenazy

1 CD / Decca / 2012-01-24

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Sergey Rachmaninov: Suite for 2 Pianos no 1, Op. 5 "Fantaisie-tableaux"; Mikhail Glinka: Valse-Fantaisie, for piano in B minor, G. vi193; Alexander Scri...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka

Following their album of French music for two pianos, father and son Vladimir and Vovka Ashkenazy revel in their musical heritage with this dazzling programme...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk (08/07/2011-08/09/2011)....continue...

Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata No. 1; Chopin Variations / Vladimir Ashkenazy

1 CD / Decca / 2012-01-10

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Variations on a Theme of Chopin, for piano, Op. 22; Sonata for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 28
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

The combination of Vladimir Ashkenazy and the music of Rachmaninov is one of the iconic partnerships of recorded music, with the piano concertos alone selling...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk (2010-10-10_2010-10-11&2011-)....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...

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...

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...

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...

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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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 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...

Ultimate Rachmaninov - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2007-09-11

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto ...
Performers: Borodina, Olga; Kocsis, Zoltan; Mostovoy, Vladimir
Conductors: De Waart, Edo; Dutoit, Charles; Korniev, Nikolai

The Originals - Rachmaninov: Preludes / Vladimir Ashkenazy

1 CD / Decca / 2007-06-12

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Preludes (10) for piano, Op. 23; Preludes (13) for piano, Op. 32
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

"More significantly, the re-mastering allows the colors and nuances of Ashkenazy's performances to sound more cleanly and accurately. In the hard-charging B-flat major Prelude, the...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...

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...

Ikon / Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

1 CD / Decca / 2006-06-13

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria; Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 31; John Tavener: Song for Athene; Exhortation and Kohima, for chorus; Arvo Pärt: De profundis; The Woman with the Alabaster Box...
Performers: Cooper, Julie; Davidson, Grace; Dobell, Mark; Fullbrook, Charles; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Williams, Huw [Organ]
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

"There are 29 singers listed in the booklet, giving a rather bigger and more unfettered sound than usual from this group. Not surprising, perhaps, given...continue...

Rachmaninov: Moments musicaux, etc / Vladimir Ashkenazy

1 CD / Decca / 2005-04-12

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Moment musical in E flat minor, Op. 16/2; Andante semplice [fragment]; How Fair This Spot; Songs (14), Op. 34
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

Vladimir Ashkenazy's Decca discography, recorded over an amazing 40 year period includes many outstanding interpretations, but it is in Russian repertoire that he has been...continue...

For the Hopeless Romantic

1 CD / Decca / 2005-01-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Concerto for Oboe in D minor, BWV 1059; George Frederick Handel: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infa...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Erquiaga, Steve; Fernández, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Holliger, Heinz; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Leppard, Raymond; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ansermet, Ernest; Malcolm, George; Dorati, Antal; Herrmann, Bernard; Bonynge, Richard; Judd, James; Wordsworth, Barry; Brown, Iona; Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Concert Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Lamoureux Concerts Association Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Roya...

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

Piano Greatest Hits

1 CD / Decca / 2004-07-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in E flat major, BWV 1031; Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Cherkassky, Shura; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Haas, Werner [Piano]; Kempff, Wilhelm; Lupu, Radu; Magaloff, Nikit...
Conductors: Schiff, Andras; Segal, Uri; Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra

Personnel: Mitsuko Uchida, Claudio Arrau, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Shura Cherkassky, Wilhelm Kempff, Radu Lupu, Nikita Magaloff, Pascal Rogé, András Schiff, Jean-Yves Thibaudet , Tamás V...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...

Original Masters - Leopold Stokowski

5 CD / Decca / 2003-11-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869; Mein Jesu, was für Seelenweh, BWV 487; Wir gläuben all'an einen Gott, BWV...
Performers: Civil, Alan; Gray, David; Snell, Howard
Conductors: Stokowski, Leopold
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Hilversum Radio Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

Heavenly Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2003-11-04

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166); Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (H...
Performers: Agoult, Raymond; Berbié, Jane; Bonynge, Richard; Brown, Iona; Caracciolo, Franco; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chorus, Vienna State Opera; Davis, Colin, Sir [Conductor]; Dutoit, Charles; Gergie...
Conductors: Munchinger, Karl; Bonynge, Richard; Dutoit, Charles; Agoult, Raymond; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Sir Georg; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Judd, James; Page, Neil; Marriner, Sir Neville; Rogé, Pasca...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; English Sinfonia; Kirov Theater Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Naples Rossini Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; New...

Personnel: Anthony Way (treble); Marie Goosens, Marisa Robles (harp); Michael Kennedy, Iona Brown (violin); Julian Lloyd Webber, Miklós Perényi (cello); Pascal Rogé (piano)....continue...

By Request / Renée Fleming

1 CD / Decca / 2003-09-16

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly); Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492; Così fan t...
Performers: Calleja, Joseph; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; English Chamber Orchestra; Fleming, Renée; Grusin, Dave; Levine, James; London Philharmonic Orchestra, The; London Symphony Orchestra; Mackerras, ...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Solti, Sir Georg; Summers, Patrick; Tate, Jeffrey; Levine, James
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; London Voices; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Orchestra of St. Luke's

Personnel: Renée Fleming (soprano); Joseph Calleja (tenor); Lee Ritenour (guitar); Dave Grusin (piano).

Recording information: London, England (05/1994-05/2003); New York, NY (05/1994-05/...continue...

The Very Best of Relaxing Classics

1 CD / Decca / 2003-08-12

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Songs (14), Op. 34;...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Anda, Geza; BBC Concert Orchestra; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Davidovich, Bella; English Chamber Orchestra; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Haselbock, M...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Järvi, Neeme; Munchinger, Karl; Karajan, Herbert von; Mauceri, John; Dutoit, Charles; Marriner, Sir Neville; Agoult, Raymond; ; Malcolm, George; Judd, James; Anda, Géza
Ensemble: ; I Musici

This selection features both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Carlos Bonnell, Eduardo Fernandez , Göran Söllscher (guitar); Julian Lloyd Webber (cello); Heinz Holliger (oboe); G...continue...

For Your Life - For Book Lovers

1 CD / Decca / 2003-07-01

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Claude Debussy: Poèmes (7) de Banville; George Frederick Handel: Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Antonin Dvorák: Serenade for Strings; ...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; BBC Concert Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; Cooper, Joseph; Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; ...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Judd, James; Wordsworth, Barry; Litton, Andrew; Barenboim, Daniel; Dorati, Antal; Chailly, Riccardo; Ottley, Jerold D.; Hanson, Howard; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; BBC Concert Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Minneapolis Symphon...

This selection features both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Julian Lloyd Webber (cello); Joseph Cooper (piano)....continue...

Rachmaninoff - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Decca / 2003-04-08

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43; Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Suite for 2 Pianos no 2, Op. 17; Con...
Performers: Arkadiev, Mikhail; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berman, Lazar; Boshniakovich, Oleg; Cleveland Orchestra; Gergiev, Valery; Hvorostovsky, Dmitri; Karcykowski, Ryszard; Krause, To...
Conductors: Ahronovitch, Yuri; Gergiev, Valery; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Maazel, Lorin; Korniev, Nikolai
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Mariinsky (Kirov) Theater Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Chorus; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; St. Petersburg Chamber C...

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings....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...

Trio - Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos, etc / Ashkenazy, et al

3 CD / Decca / 2003-01-14

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

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...

For Your Life - For Your Dreams

1 CD / Decca / 2002-09-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute no 1 in G major, K. 313 (K. 285c); Concerto for Horn no 4 in E ...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Berbié, Jane; Cleveland Orchestra; Damm, Peter; Gililov, Pavel; Graf, Maria [Harp]; Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; London Symphony Orchestra; Maisky, Misc...
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Bonynge, Richard; Böhm, Karl; Pinnock, Trevor; Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Navarro, Luis A. Garcia; Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Cleveland Orchestra; London Philharmonia Orchestra; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; The English Concert; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This CD contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Narciso Yepes (guitar); Maria Graf (harp); David Oistrakh (violin); Mischa Maisky (cello); Irena Grafenauer (flute); Peter Damm (horn...continue...

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 ...

Movie Adagios / Solti, Tebaldi, Lupu, Schiff, Fleming, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2001-10-09

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Serenade for Winds no 10 in B flat major, K 361 (370a); Così fan tutte, K 588; Req...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Brymer, Jack; Fassbaender, Brigitte; Fleming, Renée; Gürtler, Dietfried; Hasson, Maurice; Krause, Tom; Lloyd Webber, Julian; Lupu, Radu; Ortiz, Cristina; Popp, Lucia;...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Segal, Uri; Gardelli, Lamberto; Atzmón, Moshe; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Mauceri, John; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ingman, Nick; Chailly, Riccardo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Kertész,...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields members; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Clevel...

Eloquence - Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no 2 & 4 / Ashkenazy

1 CD / Decca / 2001-04-10

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40; Russian Rhapsody for 2 Pianos in E minor
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Eloquence - Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

1 CD / Decca / 2001-03-27

Works: Richard Addinsell: Warsaw Concerto; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102; ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ortiz, Cristina
Conductors: Atzmón, Moshe; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Previn, Andre; Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Violin Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2001-03-20

Works: Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; Concerto for 2 ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Brown, Iona; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Coker, Paul; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Hajdu, Istvan [Piano]; Hasson, Maurice; Josefowicz, Leila; Juillet, Chantal; Kennedy...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Kempe, Rudolf; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Zinman, David; Chailly, Riccardo; Haitink, Bernard; Zukerman, Pinchas; ; Davis, Colin; Du...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Berlin RIAS Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Montreal Symphony O...

Romantic Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2000-06-13

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Erik Satie: Gymnop&...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Cohen, Franklin; Goossens, Marie; Harrell, Lynn; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Lupu, Radu; Ortiz, Cristina; Rogé, Pascal; Si...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Bonynge, Richard; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Dutoit, Charles; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Khachaturian, Aram; Solti, Sir Georg; Segal, Uri; Agoult, Raymond; Kempe, Rudolf; Gavazzeni, Giana...
Ensemble: ; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; New Symphony Orchestra; Royal...

Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 2 & 3 / Ashkenazy, Kondrashin

1 CD / Decca / 1999-09-14

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Fistoulari, Anatole
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

"Considering his playing, the orchestras, and the sound, I would call these the best Ashkenazy recordings of these concertos...These are from 1963--a great year for...continue...

Warsaw Concerto

1 CD / Decca / 1999-06-15

Works: Richard Addinsell: Warsaw Concerto; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto f...
Performers: Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Wolff, Hugh; Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra

Personnel: Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano).

For this disc of film-related music, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet looks back to the black-and-white movies of the 1940s and 50s, when piano-orchestral wo...continue...

Renée Fleming - The Beautiful Voice

1 CD / Decca / 1998-02-10

Works: Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Charles Gounod: Faust; Jules Massenet: Manon; Antonin Dvorák: Gypsy Songs, Op. 55; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; Giacomo Puccini: La Rondine; Erich Wolfgang Korngold...
Performers: Ellis, Osian; Fleming, Renee; Greensmith, Clive [Cello]; Voices, London; Watson, Ian; Willey, Paul
Conductors: Tate, Jeffrey; Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: ; London Voices

This disc received Grammy Award for "Best Classical Vocal Performance." It was also nominated for the Award for "Best Classical Album."

Sure, it takes guts for a soprano to call an album THE B...continue...

Rachmaninov: The Symphonies, etc / Ashkenazy, Concertgebouw

3 CD / Decca / 1998-02-10

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony no 1 in D minor, Op. 13; Symphonic Dances, Op. 45; Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Isle of the Dead, Op. 29; Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 44; The Bells, choral symphon...
Performers: Karcykowski, Ryszard; Krause, Tom; Troîtskaya, Natalia
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Chorus; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Rachmaninov: The Piano Concertos, etc / Ashkenazy, Previn

6 CD / Decca / 1997-08-12

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 1-4 / Ashkenazy, Previn

2 CD / Decca / 1996-02-13

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"...Naturally, you will have your own favourite individual performances (mine include Richter in the First and Second Concertos [CDM], Gilels in the Third and Michelangeli...continue...