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Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Saint-Saens, Ravel / Benjamin Grosvenor, piano; James Judd

1 CD / Decca / 2013-02-05

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22; Carnival of the animals; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Prélude for Piano in A minor; George Gershwin: Rhap...
Performers: Grosvenor, Benjamin [Piano]
Conductors: Judd, James
Ensemble: ; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

A second recording from the twenty year old Benjamin Grosvenor voted Gramophone's Young Artist Of the Year at the 2012 awards and who won prizes...continue...
Recording information: The Friary, Liverpool (04/16/2012-04/19/2012)....continue...

Quartet [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

1 CD / Decca / 2013-01-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Rigoletto; Dario Marianelli: Quartet, film score; Franz Schubert: An Sylvia; Arthur Sullivan: The Mikado; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Luigi Boccher...
Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Charles, Leon; Cotrubas, Ileana; D'Angelo, Gianna; Engel, Karl; Georgiadis, John [Conductor]; Heley, John; Herbert, Ita; Hughes, Ronnie; Jones, Peggy Ann; Kampen, Christopher van; M...
Conductors: Morgan, James; Nash, Royston; Munchinger, Karl; Dorati, Antal; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bartoletti, Bruno; Bonynge, Richard; Solti, Sir Georg

The original motion picture soundtrack to Dustin Hoffman's comedy Quartet brings together a variety of vintage performances from Decca's back catalog that are complemented by excerpts from the film sc...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...

Opera Arias - Nessum Dorma; Casta Diva; O Mio Babbino Caro et al. / Pavarotti, Sutherland, Tebaldi

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Turandot; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Il Trovatore; Nabucco; La traviata; Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann; Alfredo Catalani: ...
Performers: Berbie, Jane; Bergonzi, Carlo; Corelli, Franco; Cross, Richard; Freni, Mirella; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Krause, Tom; Milnes, Sherrill; Pavarotti, Luciano; Popp, Lucia; Sutherland, Joan,...
Conductors: Gardelli, Lamberto; Bonynge, Richard; Cleva, Fausto; Varviso, Silvio; Kertész, István; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Sir Georg; Lewis, Henry; Maazel, Lorin; Pritchard, John; Mehta, Zubin

Opera has it all - the radiant melodies, comic characters, rousing choruses and far-fetched plots. This stirring collection includes the most famous highlights from this...continue...

Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony; Piano Concerto No. 2 / Peter Hurford, organ; Pascal Rogé, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22
Performers: Hurford, Peter; Roge, Pascal
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: ; Montreal Symphony Orchestra

Saint-Saens said of his magnum opus, "I gave everything to it I was able to give. What I have here accomplished, I will never achieve...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...

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...

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...

Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No.3, Grieg: Piano Concerto / Julia Fischer [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2010-09-07

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Violin no 3 in B minor, Op. 61; Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16
Performers: Fischer, Julia
Conductors: Pintscher, Matthias
Ensemble: German Youth Philharmonic Orchestra

Filmed live on New Years Day 2008, this concert marked the professional debut of Julia Fischer as a concert pianist. In his review of this...continue...
Run Time: 97 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Chine...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

Best of Joshua Bell - The Decca Years

3 CD / Decca / 2009-09-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/1; Gabr...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Coker, Paul; Isserlis, Steven; Mustonen, Olli [Conductor/Piano]; Sanders, Samuel [Piano]; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Maag, Peter; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This is the very 1st 'Best of Joshua Bell' album to ever be released! Highlighting the essential moments of Joshua Bell's career on Decca, this...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 French Classics - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2009-08-25

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; La mer; Maurice Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole; Boléro; La valse; Ma mère l'oye; Pavane p...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Birch, John; Chorzempa, Daniel [Organ]; Khaner, Jeffrey; McNair, Sylvia
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Monteux, Pierre; Marriner, Sir Neville; Haitink, Bernard; De Waart, Edo; Zinman, David
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Healing - Music to Sooth the Mind and Body

1 CD / Decca / 2009-08-25

Works: Claude Debussy: La Fille Aux Chevaux De Lin; Camille Saint-Saëns: The Swan (from Carnival of the Animals); Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Cantata no 156, "Ich steh' mit ein...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Kennedy, Nigel; Lenehan, John; Lloyd Webber, Julian; Robles, Marisa; Sanders, Samuel; Schiff, Andras; Schiff, Heinrich
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Bonynge, Richard; Judd, James; Münchinger, Karl; Brown, Iona
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Stuttgart Chamber 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 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

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

Living a Dream

1 CD / Decca / 2009-01-27

Works: Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You; Gustav Holst: I vow to thee, my country; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Turandot; Francesco Sartori: Canto della terra, song; Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Phanto...
Performers: Bold, M.; Finch, Catrin; Jenkins, Katherine; Paracelli, J.
Conductors: Inglis, Anthony

Katherine Jenkins' Italian-language version of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" ("L'Amore Sei Tu"), first performed live at Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire on August...continue...
Personnel: Katherine Jenkins (mezzo soprano); The Prague Symphony (various instruments); J. Paracelli (guitar); Guillo (keyboards); M. Bold (percussion).

Originally released in Europe in 2005 b...continue...

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...

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...

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...

Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos no 2 & 5 / Thibaudet, Dutoit

1 CD / Decca / 2007-10-02

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Piano no 5 in F major, Op. 103 "Egyptian"; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22; César Franck: Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra, M 46
Performers: Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: Suisse Romande Orchestra

"...Indeed, [Thibaudet and Dutoit] get along together like oil and vinegar, joining and separating as best serves to accent the pungent flavors of these savory...continue...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

Lalo, Saint-Saëns, Chausson, Massenet / Joshua Bell

2 CD / Decca / 2005-05-10

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Violin no 3 in B minor, Op. 61; Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E major, Op. 83; Edouard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, for violin & orchestra in D minor, Op....
Performers: Bell, Joshua
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles; Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: Montreal Symphonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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...

For Your Life - For Yoga / Dutoit, Marriner, Ozawa, Previn

1 CD / Decca / 2004-04-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Erik Sati...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Boston Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Goossens, Marie; Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Holliger, Heinz;...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Malcolm, George; Dutoit, Charles; Järvi, Neeme; Leppard, Raymond; Judd, James; Ozawa, Seiji; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Previn, Andre
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Boston Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philhar...

This disc contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Eduardo Fernandez (guitar); Marie Goosens (harp); Christer Thorvaldsson (violin); Julian Lloyd Webber, Jascha Silberstein (cello); He...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...

For Your Life - For Your Baby

1 CD / Decca / 2004-01-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Variations (12) for Piano in C major on "Ah vous dirai-je maman", K 265 (300e); Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sona...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Ambrosini, Jean-Claude; Arrau, Claudio; BBC Concert Orchestra; Berry, Walter; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Burrowes, Norma; English Chamber Orchestra; Eschenba...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Solti, Sir Georg; Judd, James; Wordsworth, Barry; Ozawa, Seiji; Previn, Andre; Davis, Carl; Munchinger, Karl
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Concert Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Marilyn Horne (mezzo soprano); Naoko Yoshino (harp); Toyohiko Satoh (lute); Christian Ferras (violin); Julian Lloyd Webber (cel...continue...

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...

Bedroom Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2003-09-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Partita for Lute in E major, BWV 1006a; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat un...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Ansermet, Ernest; BBC Concert Orchestra; Bennett, William; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Britten, Benjamin; Brown, Iona; Cleobury, Nicholas; Cleobury, Step...
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Marriner, Sir Neville; Previn, Andre; Sillito, Kenneth; Ansermet, Ernest; Wordsworth, Barry; Litton, Andrew; Cleobury, Nicholas; Britten, Benjamin; Guest, George; Malcolm, George; J...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Concert Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra; Suisse Romand...

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Alexandre Lagoya, Steve Erquiaga, Eduardo Fernandez , Pepe Romero, Göran Söllscher (guitar); Mischa Maisky, Julian Lloy...continue...

For Your Life - For When You're Alone

1 CD / Decca / 2002-09-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Concerto for Oboe d'Amore in A major, BWV 1055; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080; Sonata f...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Bern, Camerata; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Bychkov, Semyon; Bylsma, Anner; Chedeville, Nicolas; Chung, Myung-Whun [Conductor/Piano]; Clement, Manfred; Czech ...
Conductors: Richter, Karl; Marriner, Sir Neville; Leppard, Raymond; Ozawa, Seiji; Previn, Andre; Hogwood, Christopher; Fennell, Frederick; Stokowski, Leopold; Bychkov, Semyon; Chung, Myung-Whun
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bastille Opera Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Debuche de Paris; Eastman Wind Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra; Munich Bach O...

This CD contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Pepe Romero (guitar); Maria Graf (harp); Thomas Füri, Arthur Grumiaux , Monica Huggett, Catherine Mackintosh, Kenneth Sillito (vio...continue...

For Your Life - For Your Soul

1 CD / Decca / 2002-08-27

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; George Frederick Handel: Largo; Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Camille Saint-Saëns: ...
Performers: Brewer, Edward; Garatti, Maria Teresa; Goossens, Marie; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Hajdu, Istvan [Piano]; Haselbock, Martin; Holliger, Heinz; Otto, Lisa [Soprano Vocal]; Silberstein, Jascha; Wolfgang...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Wordsworth, Barry; Arndt, Günther; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Levine, James; Dutoit, Charles; ; Hickox, Richard; Munchinger, Karl
Ensemble: ; I Musici

This selection contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Marie Goosens (harp); Arthur Grumiaux (violin); Heinz Holliger, Randy Wolfgang (oboe).

Another volume in Decca's lifestyl...continue...

Evening Adagios - Over 2 1/2 Hours of Peaceful Evening Music

2 CD / Decca / 2002-07-16

Works: Claude Debussy: Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque); Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma)...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Boskovsky, Willi; Breitenbach, Gunther; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Curzon, Clifford; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Forsberg, ...
Conductors: Fennell, Frederick; Zinman, David; Dutoit, Charles; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Marriner, Sir Neville; Munchinger, Karl; Tate, Jeffrey; David, Colin; ; Malcolm, George; Chailly, Riccardo; Kertész, Is...
Ensemble: ; I Musici

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 ...

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...

Classics for Children - Prokofiev, Saint-Saëns, et al

2 CD / Decca / 1999-10-12

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Nouvelles suites de pi&egr...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Nishry, Varda; Ortiz, Cristina; Roge, Pascal
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin; Dutoit, Charles; Munchinger, Karl; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Ansermet, Ernest; Bonynge, Richard
Ensemble: ; London Sinfonietta; London Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Suisse Romande Orchestra

Two and a half hours of well-known classical music, all composed specifically with children in mind. The "Peter and the Wolf" on this set is...continue...

Amor - Opera's Great Love Songs

1 CD / Decca / 1998-08-11

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Luisa Miller; Rigoletto; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Manon Lescaut; Turandot; Tosca; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et ...
Performers: Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corelli, Franco; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Domingo, Placido; Freni, Mirella; Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Ma...
Conductors: Magiera, Leone; Gardelli, Lamberto; Chailly, Riccardo; Downes, Edward; Lewis, Henry; Bonynge, Richard; Mehta, Zubin; Maazel, Lorin; Solti, Sir Georg; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Molinari-Pradelli, France...

Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos 1-5 / Rogé, Dutoit

2 CD / Decca / 1995-05-16

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D major, Op. 17; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22; Concerto for Piano no 3 in E flat major, Op. 29; Concerto for Piano no 4 in C minor, ...
Performers: Roge, Pascal
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Pavarotti's Opera Made Easy - My Favorite Love Songs

1 CD / Decca / 1994-08-23

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; La Fanciulla del West; Manon Lescaut; Francesco Cilèa: L'Arlesiana; Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Rig...
Performers: Cassinelli, Ricardo; Freni, Mirella; Gibbs, John; Harwood, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Matteuzzi, William; Panerai, Rolando; Pavarotti, Luciano; Plessis, Christi...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Gardelli, Lamberto; Karajan, Herbert von; Rescigno, Nicola; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Magiera, Leone; Bonynge, Richard; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Patanè, Giuseppe; Lewis, Henry

Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre, etc / Dutoit, Philharmonia Orch

1 CD / Decca / 1992-05-12

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; Phaéton, Op. 39; Le rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31; Havanaise for Violin and Orchestra in E major, Op. 83; Havanaise, for violin & piano (or ...
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Saint-Saëns: Carnaval des animaux / Charles Dutoit

1 CD / Decca / 1986-11-10

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Phaéton, Op. 39; Le rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31; Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40
Performers: Bell, Sebastian; Kampen, Christopher van; McGee, Robin; Ortiz, Cristina; Pay, Antony [Clarinet]; Roge, Pascal
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: London Sinfonietta; Philharmonia Orchestra