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Britten: Peter Grimes / Vickers, Harper, Summers. Colin Davis

2 CD / Decca / 2013-04-09

Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Chorus; Royal Opera House Orchestra

Reissued as part of Decca Opera or the Britten Centenary...continue...

Britten: The Turn of the Screw / Helen Donath, Heather Harper, Robert Tear, Ava June. Lillian Watson - Colin Davis

2 CD / Decca / 2012-09-11

Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Reissued for the first time at mid price...continue...

Gounod: Faust / Kiri Te Kanawa, Francisco Araiza, Evgeny Nesterenko, Pamela Coburn and Marjana Lipovsek

3 CD / Decca / 2012-09-11

Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

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This is the most satisfying performance of Gounod's favorite opera yet to appear in the LP/CD era. Davis has generated just the sense of a...continue...

Verdi: Un Ballo in Maschera / Jose Carreras, Ingvar Wixell, Montserrat Caballe, Patricia Payne, Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco

2 CD / Decca / 2012-09-11

Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden

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The passion of ... Jose Carreras's... performance, and in the finals scene its pathos, fulfill every facet of Riccardo's complex personality. Caballe seems inspired by...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concertos No. 5 'Emperor'; Piano Concerto No. 4 / Stephen Kovacevich, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"
Performers: Kovacevich, Stephen
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Perhaps the most remarkable thing about Beethoven's Fourth and Fifth Concertos are the openings - no previous classical concerto had announced itself with the soloist...continue...

Grieg: Peer Gynt; Piano Concerto / Stephen Kovacevich, piano; Colin Davis; Herbert Blomstedt

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55; Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16
Performers: Kovacevich, Stephen
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert; Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

Grieg's music, while based on the German tradition, magically captures the spirit and grandeur of his native Norway. Peer Gynt includes two perennial favorites, "Morning...continue...

Méditation: The Beautiful Music of Massenet

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-03

Works: Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Le Cid; Werther; Hérodiade; Manon; Esclarmonde; Thaïs; Valse très lente, for piano; Chérubin; Cendrillon; Oh! si les fleurs avaient...
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Fleming, Renée; Gheorghiu, Angela; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Kaufmann, Jonas; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Lisni...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Mauceri, John; Armiliato, Marco; Abel, Yves; Rizzi, Carlo; Davis, Colin; Lewis, Henry; Agoult, Raymond

Julesl Massenet, who died 100 years ago in 1912, was a French composer best known for his operas, and was widely considered in his day...continue...

Opera 2012

2 CD / Decca / 2012-05-08

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

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

Sibelius: Complete Symphonies & Tone Poems / Colin Davis, Boston Symphony

5 CD / Decca / 2012-05-08

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Finlandia, Op. 26; Pohjola's daughter, Op. 49; Tapiola, Op. 112; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Symphony no 7 in C major, Op. 105; Symphony no 3 in...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; Boston Symphony Orchestra

Recorded in the mid-1970s with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, this classic cycle of symphonies and tone poems firmly established Sir Colin Davis's reputation as one...continue...
Recording information: All Saints Church, Tooting, London, England (03/1979); Symphony Hall, Boston (03/1979); All Saints Church, Tooting, London, England (04/1979); Symphony Hall, Boston (04/1979)....continue...

Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream / McNair, Asaw, Lloyd, Davis

2 CD / Decca / 2012-03-13

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64
Performers: Conway, Claudia; Ferguson, Carl; Long, Matthew [Vocals]; Newman, David; Rey, Sara
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"Everything is heard with great clarity, the sensuousness of Britten's ravishing score, with all its mysterious harmonies and sonorities, is fully realized, action and reaction...continue...
Recording information: Barbican Centre, London (12/1995)....continue...

Massenet: Werther / José Carreras and Frederica von Stade

2 CD / Decca / 2012-03-13

Works: Jules Massenet: Werther
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

"The pacing of each tableau vivant is handled so superbly by Sir Colin that there is not a single moment of longueur...The casting polarizes this...continue...
Recording information: All Saints' Church, Tooting (02/1990)....continue...

Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel / Ann Murray, Edita Gruberova, Christa Ludwig, Gwyneth Jones, Barbara Bonney

2 CD / Decca / 2011-11-21

Works: Engelbert Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel, opera
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle

Artists:
Ann Murray (Hänsel), Edita Gruberova (Gretel), Christa Ludwig (Witch), Gwyneth Jones (Gertrud), Barbara Bonney (Sandmännchen), Christiane Oelze (Taumännchen)
Staat...continue...
Recording information: Lukaskirche, Dresden (01/1992)....continue...

Britten: Peter Grimes / Jon Vickers, Heather Harper, Jonathan Summers, Elizabeth Bainbridge

2 CD / Decca / 2011-07-12

Works: Benjamin Britten: Peter Grimes
Performers: Robinson, Forbes; van Allan, Richard [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Vickers, Jon
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

Full track lists and synopses n English, German and French.

A "powerful, heroic interpretation"-The Penguin Guide...continue...
Recording information: All Saints' Church, Tooting, London (04/1978/05/1978)....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...

A Birthday Tribute / Alfred Brendel

2 CD / Decca / 2011-02-15

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major, K 503; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 31 in A flat major, Op. 110...
Performers: Brendel, Alfred
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Zender, Hans

On January 5, 2011 Alfred Brendel celebrated his 80th birthday. Since 1969 Brendel has recorded exclusively for Philips and now Decca and has been celebrated...continue...
Recording information: Festspielhaus Baden-Baden (02/15/2002); Groáes Festspielhaus, Salzburg (02/15/2002); Herkulessaal, Munich (02/15/2002); Festspielhaus Baden-Baden (02/28/1985/03/01/1985);...continue...

Kiri Te Kanawa Sings Mozart & Strauss

2 CD / Decca / 2010-08-03

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Zaide; La finta giardiniera; La clemenza di Tito; Così fan tutte, K 588; Il re pastore; Lucio Silla; Idomeneo; Bella mia fiamma, addio!...Resta, o ca...
Performers: Cachemaille, Gilles; Fontana, Gabriele; Grundheber, Franz; Hornik, Gottfried; Ionitza, Alexandru; Rydl, Kurt [Bass Vocals]; Solti, Sir Georg; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Davis, Colin; Pritchard, John; Fischer, György; Tate, Jeffrey; Schirmer, Ulf

Peter Pears: Anniversary Tribute

6 CD / Decca / 2010-06-21

Works: Benjamin Britten: Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31; Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for voice & piano, Op. 22; The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54; The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37; Canticle II, Op. 51...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Britten, Benjamin; Bush, Alan; Cable, Margaret; Cross, Joan; Dart, Thurston; Dickinson, Meriel; Dickson,...
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin; Bedford, Steuart; Boult, Adrian; Norrington, Roger; Munchinger, Karl; Jochum, Eugen; Davis, Colin; Lutoslawski, Witold
Ensemble: ; Melos Ensemble of London

The recorded legacy of the great English tenor Peter Pears is substantial and wide-ranging. It embraces Baroque repertory and Elizabethan songs as well as a...continue...

50 Classical Music Favorites

3 CD / Decca / 2010-06-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F; Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Suite no 3 in D; Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G min...
Performers: Agostini, Federico; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Arrau, Claudio; Black, Neil; Carmirelli, Pina; Chorzempa, Daniel [Organ]; Colandrea, Italo; Copley, Michael [Recorder/Flute]; Davidovich, Bella; Freire, ...
Conductors: ; Brüggen, Frans; Davis, Colin; Masur, Kurt; Varviso, Silvio; Haitink, Bernard; Beinum, Eduard Van; Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Schreier, Peter; Bychkov, Semyon; Szell, George; Bauer-T...
Ensemble: ; I Musici

Heroes & Villains

2 CD / Decca / 2010-06-01

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

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

Prima Donna: First Ladies Of Opera

2 CD / Decca / 2010-02-09

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Turandot; La bohème; Suor Angelica; Tosca; Antonin Dvorák: Rusalka; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Così fan tutte, K 588; Die Zauberf...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Caballé, Montserrat; Cabell, Nicole; Flórez, Juan Diego; Fleming, Renée; Garanca, Elina; Gheor...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Noseda, Gianandrea; Marriner, Sir Neville; Fischer, Adam; Rose, Barry; Chailly, Riccardo; Karajan, Herbert von; Pinnock, Trevor; Abbado, Roberto; Christie, William; Abel, Yve...
Ensemble: ; English Baroque Soloists; International Chamber Soloists; Les Arts Florissants; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; The English Concert

Prima Donna: The First Ladies of Music is Decca's newest tribute to Opera's greatest stars. This 2 for 1 album features Renee Fleming, Anna Netrebko,...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 Berlioz - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2009-08-25

Works: Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Harold in Italy for viola and orchestra, Op. 16; Tristia, for chorus & Orchestra, Op. 18; Les Troyens, opera, H. 133a; Le carnaval romain Overture, Op. ...
Performers: Budin, Jeffrey; Davies, Ryland; Holt, Hazel; Imai, Nobuko; Smith, Peter; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Davis, Colin; Dutoit, Charles; Maazel, Lorin; Norrington, Roger
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

Ultimate Puccini - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2009-04-21

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Turandot; Manon Lescaut
Performers: Austin, Charles; Bergonzi, Carlo; Borkh, Inge; Carlin, Mario; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Corena, Fernando; Cossotto, Fiorenza; Courtney, James; Croft, Dwayne; Davia, Federico; de Palma, Piero [Ten...
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Serafin, Tullio; Muti, Riccardo; Erede, Alberto; Levine, James
Ensemble: ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra; Westminster Symphonic Choir

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 Liszt - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2008-08-26

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

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...

Puccini Gold - Pavarotti, Netrebko, Bocelli, Villazón, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2008-01-08

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; La Rondine; Suor Angelica; La Fanciulla del West; Chrysanthemums, elegy for string quartet
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bocelli, Andrea; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; De Candia, Roberto; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Ren...
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Davis, Colin; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Serafin, Tullio; Bartoletti, Bruno; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Tate, Jeffrey; Bonyng...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna State Opera Chorus

In 2008, the world of classical music will celebrate the life of Giacomo Puccini, born 150 years ago! Here is the definitive greatest hits package...continue...

Mozart: Symphonies no 28-41 / Davis, Staatskapelle Dresden

5 CD / Decca / 2007-09-18

Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle

Staatskapelle Dresden, Sir Colin Davis, conductor...continue...

Everybody's Opera

2 CD / Decca / 2006-09-12

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

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

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...

A Christmas Nativity

1 CD / Decca / 2005-10-11

Works: Lewis Redner: O Little Town of Bethlehem; Christmas Traditional: I Wonder As I Wander (American); Away in a Manger; Il est né, le divin enfant (French); What Child Is This? (Greensleeves); Child...
Performers: Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Martineau, Malcolm; Pavarotti, Luciano; Price, Leontyne; Scott, John; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Tebaldi, Renata; Terfel, Bryn; Thalben-Ball, George,...
Conductors: Westenburg, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von; Music], John Scott [Choral; Bonynge, Richard; Sanchez, Damian; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Rutter, John; Davis, Colin; Willcocks, David; Davis, Carl; Pinnock, Trev...
Ensemble: ; Bilbao Choral Society; Clare College Choir; London Symphony Orchestra; Musica Sacra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; The English Concert; Vienna Singverein

The Nativity, the enchanting and enduring story that tells of the birth of Jesus Christ, is perhaps the best known tale in the history of...continue...

Kiri: A Portrait

2 CD / Decca / 2004-02-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Joseph Canteloube: Baïlèro; Chants d'Auvergne; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, ...
Performers: Ambrosian Singers Of London; Bär, Olaf; Bar, Olaf; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Bonynge, Richard; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Carreras, Jose [Tenor ...
Conductors: Barlow, Stephen; Tate, Jeffrey; Solti, Sir Georg; Fischer, György; Davis, Colin; Rudel, Julius; Dutoit, Charles; Rosem, Barry; Davis, Carl; Marriner, Sir Neville; Bonynge, Richard; Chailly, Ricc...
Ensemble: ; Lynn Harrell and Instrumental Ensemble

Personnel: Olga Hegedus (cello); Mitsuko Uchida (piano); Chris Bowers Broadbent (organ)....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...

Mozart - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Decca / 2003-02-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545; Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A ...
Performers: Anda, Geza; Damm, Peter; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Uchida, Mitsuko
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; ; Anda, Géza; Davis, Colin; Böhm, Karl; De Waart, Edo; Végh, Sándor
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; I Musici; London Symphony Orchestra; Netherlands Wind Ensemble

This selection features both ADD and DDD recordings....continue...

The Dream Cast - Puccini: La Bohème / Alagna, Bocelli, et al

1 CD / Decca / 2002-11-12

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bocelli, Andrea; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; D'Arcangelo, Ildebrando; De Candia, Roberto; Fleming, Renee; Freni, Mirella; Gheorghiu, Angela; Gh...
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio; Noseda, Gianandrea; Barlow, Stephen; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Karajan, Herbert von; Davis, Colin; Chailly, Riccardo

The Voice of Puccini / Bergonzi, Carreras, Del Monaco, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2002-09-10

Works: Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; Turandot; La Fanciulla del West; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Suor Angelica; La Rondine
Performers: Bastianini, Ettore; Bergonzi, Carlo; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cesari, Renato; Cura, Jose; D'Angelo, Gianna; Del Monaco, Mario; Di Stefano, Giuseppe; Domingo, Placido; Freni,...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Serafin, Tullio; Patanè, Franco; Davis, Colin; Rescigno, Nicola; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Muti, Riccardo; Chailly, Riccardo; Erede, Alberto; Mehta, Zubin; Capuana, Franco; Abbad...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; John Alldis Choir; London Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala ...

Mozart - The Greatest Hits

2 CD / Decca / 2002-07-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Così fan tutte, K 588; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Symphony no 25 in G minor, K 183 (173dB); Gran Partita; Ave verum corpus; Symp...
Performers: Alaimo, Simone [Bass Baritone Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Anda, Geza; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Auger, Arleen; Baltsa, Agnes; Bar, Olaf; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Gilels, Elena; Grumiaux, Arthu...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Anda, Géza; De Waart, Edo; Solti, Sir Georg; Böhm, Karl; Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; Netherlands Wind Ensemble; Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra; Vi...

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 Choral Album - Beethoven, Handel, Verdi, Bizet, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2002-03-12

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

For Your Life - For a Sunday Morning

1 CD / Decca / 2002-01-15

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Antonin Dvorák: Serenade for Strings; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D m...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Dart, Thurston; Detroit Symphony Orchestra; New Symphony Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Suisse Romande Orchestra; Symphony, San Franci...
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert; Marriner, Sir Neville; Hogwood, Christopher; Paray, Paul; Agoult, Raymond; Ansermet, Ernest; Davis, Colin; Boskovsky, Willi
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Detroit Symphony Orchestra; New Symphony Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra; St. Paul Chamber Ensemble; Suisse...

This selection contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Thurston Dart (harpsichord).

Another volume in Decca's lifestyle classical music series, For a Sunday Morning collects liv...continue...

Christmas Adagios - Works by Adam, Schubert, Harold Darke. Christmas Traditional / Karajan, Pavarotti, Gheorghiu, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2001-10-09

Performers: Academy and Chorus of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Bach Choir; Barter, Robin; Bostridge, Ian; Briggs, David; Carter, Elinor; Clare College Choir & Orchestra, Ca...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Marriner, Sir Neville; Rose, Barry; Lewis, Henry; Guadagno, Anton; ; Malcolm, George; Marin, Ion; Music], John Scott [Choral; Davis, Colin; Bonynge, Richard...
Ensemble: ; German Bach Soloists

The #1 Christmas Album / Domingo, Pavarotti, Price, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2001-10-09

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Lullaby; Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Christmas Traditi...
Performers: Ambrosian Singers; Bach Choir; Barter, Robin; Blades, James; Briggs, David; Chester Cathedral Choir; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Clare College Choir & Orchestra, Cambridge; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Cond...
Conductors: Adler, Kurt Herbert; Karajan, Herbert von; Bonynge, Richard; Guadagno, Anton; Munchinger, Karl; Solti, Sir Georg; Rudel, Julius; Davis, Colin; ; Music], John Scott [Choral; Boskovsky, Willi; Maazel, ...
Ensemble: ; Members of Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble; Vienna Mozart Ensemble

Personnel: Douglas Gamley (conch shell).

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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...