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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...

The Silver Violin - Music by Carlos Gardel, Korngold, John Williams, Howard Shores, Shostakovich / Nicola Benedetti, violin

1 CD / Decca / 2013-02-19

Works: John Williams: Schindler's List; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt, Op. 12; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Carlos Gardel: Por una cabeza, tango for voice & chamber orchestra; Dmitry Sh...
Performers: Benedetti, Nicola; Elschenbroich, Leonard; Grynyuk, Alexei; Knowles, Gregory [Percussion]; Sidorova, Ksenija [Accordion]; Sitkovetsky, Alexander; Tom Dunn [Violin/Viola]
Conductors: Karabits, Kirill
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Acclaimed as one of the leading violinists of her generation, best-selling violin virtuoso Nicola Benedetti turns the spotlight on Hollywood in this collection of the...continue...
Recording information: The Guildhall, Southampton, England (2012-04-11_2012-04-12&2012-)....continue...

Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Symphony no 9 / Peter Jablonski, Cristina Ortiz

1 CD / Decca / 2012-10-09

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102; Symphony no 9 in E flat major, Op. 70
Performers: Jablonski, Peter; Ortiz, Cristina; Simmons, Raymond
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Shostakovich was the greatest composer of the Soviet era and throughout his life walked a tightrope between satisfying the authorities and voicing the hopes and...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...

Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 / Vladimir Ashkenazy, Royal PO

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-31

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Chamber Symphony in C minor, Op. 110a (arr. by Barshai from String Quartet no 8 )
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony was premiered in Leningrad on 21 November 1937 and was the composer's response to Pravda's earlier denunciation of his opera Lady Macbeth...continue...
Recording information: Walthamstow Assembly Hall....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...

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...

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...

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...

Richter The Master Vol 11 - 20th Century Piano Music

2 CD / Decca / 2008-02-12

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 14; Igor Stravinsky: Piano-Rag-Music, for piano; Dmitry Shostakovich: Prelude & Fugue for piano no 19 in E flat major, Op. 87/19; Prelude & Fug...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

Decca concludes its commemoration of Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter, considered by many to be the greatest pianist of the 20th century, with the final two...continue...

Shostakovich: Cheryomushki [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-07-10

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Cheryomushki
Performers: Bortnikov, Grigori; Khotuntseva, Marina; Merkuyev, Vasili; Polbentseva, Marina; Vasilyev, Vladimir; Zabotkina, Olga; Zemlyanikin, Vladimir; Zhivankova, Svetlana
Conductors: Rabinovich, Nikolai
Ensemble: Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra

The 1963 film Cheryomushki (Cherry Town) sprang from the popular and commercial success that greeted Shostakovich’s tuneful homage to the Broadway musical. A gentle satire...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Shostakovich: Katerina Izmailova / Galina Vishnevskaya, Simeonov/Shevchenko Opera [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2007-01-09

Works: Dmitri Shostakovich: Katerina Izmaylova, Op. 114
Performers: Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors:
Ensemble: Shevchenko Ukrainian Theater Orchestra

This is a remarkable Soviet film version of Shostakovich's own re-working of his opera 'Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, featuring Russian soprano Galina Vishnevskaya in the...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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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...

Shostakovich: Piano Music, Chamber Works

6 CD / Decca / 2006-06-13

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87; Sonata for piano no 2 in B minor, Op. 61; Fantastic Dances (3) for Piano, Op. 5; Preludes (5) for piano (taken from Op. 2 for inclusion...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Harrell, Lynn; Mustonen, Olli [Conductor/Piano]; Zilberstein, Lilya
Conductors:
Ensemble: Beaux Arts Trio

2006 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dmitri Shostakovich, and during the Spring of 2006, Universal Classics has been releasing five exceptional budget...continue...

Shostakovich: Concertos, Orchestra Suites, etc

9 CD / Decca / 2006-06-13

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Suite for Jazz Orchestra no 1, Op. 38b; Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Jazz Suite no 2 (as used in the film "Testimony"); Tahiti Trot, Op. 16 "Tea for Two"; Moskva, ...
Performers: Brautigam, Ronald; Kotliarov, Mikhail; Kremer, Gidon; Masseurs, Peter; Mullova, Viktoria; Schiff, Heinrich; Storojev, Nikita [Bass Vocals]; Vogel, Siegfried
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo; Barshai, Rudolf; Järvi, Neeme; Haitink, Bernard; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Kegel, Herbert; Previn, Andre; Ozawa, Seiji; Shostakovich, Maxim
Ensemble: ; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Leipzig Radio Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchest...

This volume of the Shostakovich 100th Anniversary box set series is devoted to the Concertos, Orchestral Suites and Chamber Symphonies. "For all his sophistication of...continue...

Shostakovich: The Symphonies / Haitink, Concertgebouw, LPO

11 CD / Decca / 2006-05-16

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony no 3 in E flat major (The First of May), Op. 20; Symphony no 2 in B flat major (To October), Op. 14; Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93;...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Karcykowski, Ryszard; Rintzler, Marius; Söderström, Elisabeth; Varády, Julia [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Men's Chorus; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

"Haitink brings out an unexpected refinement in the symphonies, a rare transparency of texture. He's helped by a recording of Decca's finest quality, vividly remastered."...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...

Shostakovich: Piano Works / Vladimir Ashkenazy

1 CD / Decca / 2004-02-10

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Piano no 2 in B minor, Op. 61; Fantastic Dances (3) for Piano, Op. 5; Preludes (5) for piano (taken from Op. 2 for inclusion in collaborative work of 24 preludes with ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

"It would be difficult to think of a better advocate for this music than Ashkenazy. You are instructed to act quickly and purchase this so...continue...

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...

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 ...

The #1 Classical Album

2 CD / Decca / 2002-05-14

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Gioachino Rossini: Guglielmo Tell; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Eduardo di Capua: O sole mio; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Domingo, Placido; Haselbock, Martin; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Loveday, Alan; Ortiz, Cristina; Pavarotti, Luciano; Schiff, Andr...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Chailly, Riccardo; Karajan, Herbert von; Chiaramello, Giancarlo; Munchinger, Karl; Végh, Sándor; Boskovsky, Willi; Kempe, Rudolf; Tate, Jeffrey; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Dutoi...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philhar...

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 - 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...

Ovation - Shostakovich: Symphony no 7 / Haitink, London PO

1 CD / Decca / 2000-08-08

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 7 (as used in the film "Testimony")
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

This celebrated symphony, completed in 1943, commemorates the siege of Leningrad during the Second World War, in which over 630,000 people lost their lives. The...continue...

Ovation - Shostakovich: Symphonies no 5 and 9 / Haitink

1 CD / Decca / 2000-07-18

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Symphony no 9 in E flat major, Op. 70
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

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...

Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues Op 87 / Ashkenazy

2 CD / Decca / 1999-06-15

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
Here's a Shostakovich Preludes and Fugues cycle to be reckoned with. It starts none too promisingly, with (by the highest standards) a...continue...
When Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich composed this set in the early 50's for pianist Taitian Nikolaeva, fugues weren't particularly "in," apparently frowned upon by authorities concerned with the ...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...

Shostakovich: The Jazz Album / Chailly, Royal Concertgebouw

1 CD / Decca / 1993-02-16

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Suite for Jazz Orchestra no 1, Op. 38b; Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Jazz Suite no 2 (as used in the film "Testimony"); Tahiti Trot, Op. 16 "Tea for Two"
Performers: Brautigam, Ronald; Masseurs, Peter
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra