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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...

Oscar Hammerstein II: Out of My Dreams

1 CD / Decca / 2012-02-28

Performers: Andrews, Julie; Brightman, Sarah; Brynner, Yul; Clayton, Jan; Clooney, Rosemary; Cook, Barbara [pop vcl]; Drake, Alfred; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Fisher, Connie; Haynes, Dick; Mitchell, B...
Conductors: Mauceri, John; Young, Victor; Lee, Simon; Dvonch, Frederick; Gemignani, Paul; Blackton, Jay; Littau, Joseph; Waters, Willie Anthony

Out Of My Dreams is the audio companion to an acclaimed new documentary about the celebrated theater lyricist, Oscar Hammerstein II. The documentary, written and...continue...

Stravinsky: The Complete Ballets & Symphonies / Ashkenazy, Chailly, Dutoit et al.

7 CD / Decca / 2011-10-18

Works: Igor Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra; Les Noces III (The Wedding), ballet in 4 tableaux for vocal soloists, chorus, 4 pianos & percussion; Movements (5), ...
Performers: Banens, J.; Blakeslee, D. [tuba]; Blokker, C.; Boiko, Galina; Brink, Ruud Van Den; Decroos, Jean; Hakii, Ken; Leer-Studebaker, Julia van; Ludha, Ludovit; Maruna, Margarita; Masseurs, Peter; Mustonen,...
Conductors: ; Dutoit, Charles; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Chailly, Riccardo; Bychkov, Semyon; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: ; Piano Circus

A unique collection of all Stravinsky's ballets and symphonies in superb digital recordings under the direction of five of today's most celebrated conductors; two other...continue...

Vivaldi Masterworks: Complete Concertos & Sonatas Op. 1-12

28 CD / Decca / 2011-09-20

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Trio Sonatas (Suonate da camera a 3), for 2 violins & continuo, Op. 1; Sonatas (12) for violin & continuo, Op. 2; L'estro armonico, concertos (12) for 1-4 solo instruments, strings &...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Bond, Danny; Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Bruine, Frank de; Bylsma, Anner; Canino, Bruno; Caudle, Mar...
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher; Pickett, Philip; Preston, Simon; Dyer, Paul
Ensemble: ; New London Consort

This 28-CD set offers all the greatest Concertos, Sonatas and Vocal Works by the most popular Baroque composer of all time! These celebrated recordings -...continue...

Radu Lupu: Complete Decca Concerto Recordings

6 CD / Decca / 2011-09-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. ...
Performers: de Vries, Han; Lupu, Radu; Pieterson, George; Pollard, Brian; Zarzo, Vicente
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Foster, Lawrence; Segal, Uri; De Waart, Edo; Previn, Andre

Iconic pianist Radu Lupu first recorded for Decca in 1970 and his recorded repertory has centered round a small number of composers - chiefly Beethoven,...continue...

Nico Muhly: I Drink The Air Before Me

1 CD / Decca / 2010-09-21

Works: Nico Muhly: I Drink the Air Before Me, ballet
Performers: Baer, Seth; Clayville, Michael [Trombone]; Muhly, Nico; Sirota; Sopp, Alex

'I Drink the Air I Breathe' is a ballet score written for the Stephen Petronio Dance Company's 25th anniversary. The New York Times commented, "The...continue...
Recording information: Clinton Recording Studio, New York City.

REVIEWS:

Pitchfork (Website) - "Throughout, Muhly realizes some magical effects, like transforming string drones into a wi...continue...

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

2 CD / Decca / 2010-02-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G m...
Performers: Breuninger, Sebastian; Ehrlich, Robert [Recorder]; Fritzsch, Thomas [Cello]; Giger, Christian [Cello]; Grohmann, Cornelia [Flute]; Hallmann, Olaf; Hemken, Dorothea; Hensel, Antje [Recorder]; Janneman...
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo

Here Maestro Riccardo Chailly records Johann Sebastian Bach for Decca for the very first time! Having conducted the illustrious Gewandhaus Orchestra since 1986, this esteemed...continue...
Recording information: Gewandhaus zu Leipzig (11/22/2007-11/23/2007)....continue...

Ultimate Vivaldi - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2007-09-11

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for 4 Violins and Cello in B minor, Op. 3 no 10/RV 580; Concerto for 3 violins, strings & continuo in F major,...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Batjer, Margaret; Bennett, William; Black, Neil; Blum, Norbert; Bowen, Kenneth; Brown, Iona; Brown, Timothy; Cuckston, Alan; Davis, Robin; Fernández, Edu...
Conductors: ; Marriner, Sir Neville; Brown, Iona; Guest, George; Malcolm, George
Ensemble: ; I Solisti di Napoli Orchestra; Los Romeros

The Art of the Trumpet - Albinoni, Haydn, Telemann, Vivaldi, Takemitsu, etc / Håkan Hardenberger

5 CD / Decca / 2007-09-11

Performers: Azzolini, Sergio; Friedrich, Reinhold; Hardenberger, Håkan [Trumpet]; Pöntinen, Roland; Preston, Simon; Schröder, Karl-Ernst; Solomon, Peter
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville

This collection of three centuries of trumpet music ranging from Baroque concertos by Vivaldi and Albinoni, cornerstones of the trumpet repertory including the concertos by...continue...

Ultimate Handel - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2007-06-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Handel - Bourée; Concerti grossi (6), Op. 3; Concerto Grosso i...
Performers: Adeney, Richard; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocal]; Black, Neil; Brett, Charles; Brown, James; Chorzempa, Daniel [Organ]; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Elwes, John; Fisher, Gillian; Gatt, Martin; Harper, ...
Conductors: Munchinger, Karl; Leppard, Raymond; Schroder, Jaap; Hill, David; Marriner, Sir Neville

Poulenc: Orchestral and Choral Works / Dutoit

5 CD / Decca / 2007-05-15

Works: Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Piano; Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor; Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor; Sinfonietta, for chamber orchestra, FP 141; Concerto Champêtre for Har...
Performers: Balet, B.; Bauer, Marc; Binder, Florence; Carbonare, Alessandro; Coman, Teodor; Coueffe, Yves; Decker, Laurent; Deferne, Sylviane; Fourquet, Jacques; Fustin, Claude; Gantiez, Andre; Goudenhooft, Andr...
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles

"Charles Dutoit's five disc set of the orchestral works, the concerted works, the sacred choral works and the vocal works with orchestral accompaniment by Poulenc...continue...

Art of the Recorder / Michaela Petri

4 CD / Decca / 2007-05-15

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Piccolo in C major, RV 443; Concerto for Piccolo in C major, RV 444; Giuseppe Baldassare Sammartini: Concerto for recorder & orchestra in F major; Sonata for flute/violi...
Performers: Malcolm, George; Petri, Michala; Sheen, Graham

Britten Conducts Britten Vol 4

7 CD / Decca / 2007-02-13

Works: Benjamin Britten: Concerto for Piano in D major, Op. 13; Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 15; Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Cantata misericordium, for tenor, bar...
Performers: Blyth, Denis; Britten, Benjamin; de Peyer, Gervase; Ellis, Osian; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Katchen, Julius; Lubotsky, Mark; Murray, Alexander; Pears, Peter, Sir; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rostropovich, ...
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin

This is the fourth volume in the Collector Editions series, devoted to the music of English composer Benjamin Britten. It features authoritative performances by the...continue...

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Loveday, Marriner, ASMF

1 CD / Decca / 2006-05-09

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for 2 Oboes in D minor, RV 535; Concerto for Bassoon in A minor, RV 498; Concerto for Piccolo in C major, RV 4...
Performers: Bennett, William; Black, Neil; Gatt, Martin; Heath, Kenneth [Cello]; Hogwood, Christopher [Conductor]; Loveday, Alan; Nicklin, Celia; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Tilney, Colin

"Marriner's 1970 Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields version with Alan Loveday is an exception and still remains near the top of the list of recommended CDs....continue...

Radu Lupu Edition - Beethoven: The Piano Concertos, etc

4 CD / Decca / 2006-01-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Rondos (2) for piano, Op. 51; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto f...
Performers: de Vries, Han; Lupu, Radu; Pieterson, George; Pollard, Brian; Zarzo, Vicente
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

"The first two [Beethoven] concertos stand out among Radu Lupu's late-1970s Beethoven cycle for Decca, especially the pianist's ravishingly executed, classically posed reading of No....continue...

King Kong [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

1 CD / Decca / 2005-12-13

Works: James Newton Howard: King Kong, film score
Performers: Adams, Mark [Horn]; Ahn, Eun Mee; Altenbach, Richard; Amerson, Stephen; Ames, Morgan; Anassian, Armen; Anderson, Beth [Composer]; Ayling, Phil; Barnes, Jennifer; Beal, Joan; Beasom, Mark; Beasom, Sam...
Conductors: Nowak, Mike; Babcock, Bruce; Anthony, Pete

The soundtrack to one of the most highly anticipated movies of the year will be released on Decca and features the original score by Academy...continue...
Personnel: Beth Andersen, Jennifer Barnes, Clydene Jackson, Jon Joyce , Bob Joyce, Karen Harper, Roger Freeland, Susie Stevens Logan, Luana Jackman, Kathryn Bostic, Andrea Robinson, Darlene Koldenhove...continue...

Beethoven Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2005-05-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Symphony no 6 in F ma...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Backhaus, Wilhelm; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Civil, Alan; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; McDonagh, Terence; Perlman, Itzhak; Starker, Janos; Szeryng, Henryk; Waterhous...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Solti, Sir Georg; Inbal, Eliahu; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans;
Ensemble: ; Beaux Arts Trio; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; I Musici; Winds of the London Symphony Orchestra (Winds)

Janácek: Chamber Music, Orchestral Works/Chailly, Mackerras

5 CD / Decca / 2004-10-12

Works: Leos Janácek: On the Overgrown Path (Po zarostlém chodnícku), for piano, JW 8/17; Theme and variations for piano in B flat major ("Zdenciny variace," "Zdenka Variations"), JW 8/6...
Performers: Atherton, Joan; Bell, Sebastian; Benackova, Marta; Bogachev, Vladimir; Burrowes, Brian; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Craxton, Janet; Crees, Eric; Crossley, Paul [Piano]; Eastop, Phillip; Farrell, Jul...
Conductors: Atherton, David; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Huybrechts, François; Marriner, Sir Neville; Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Slovak Philharmonic Choir; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Janacek's birth this Decca Collector Edition brings together most of the composer's chamber works and solo pieces plus his...continue...

Handel

1 CD / Decca / 2004-09-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Semele; Scipione; Orlando; MEDLEY; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Rinaldo; Giulio Cesare; Rodelinda; Lotario, opera, HWV 26; Agrippina; Alexander Balus
Performers: Blackadder, David; Bury, Alison; Fleming, Renee; Robson, Anthony; Turbett, Philip
Conductors: Bicket, Harry
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

"Fleming is undoubtedly America's most renowned soprano, consistantly filling the world's opera houses with her golden voice, versatile technique and stunning musicality." - The Washington...continue...
Renée Fleming is widely hailed as one of the world's leading sopranos--and for good reason. The charismatic singer has captivated audiences worldwide with a voice of stunning beauty and a radiant...continue...

Ave Maria - The Ultimate Sacred Christmas Album

1 CD / Decca / 2000-10-10

Works: Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra ("Minuit, Chrétiens," "O Holy Night"); César Franck: Panis angelicus; George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; J...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Gormley, Michael G.; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Maria, Ave; McNair, Sylvia; Pavarotti, Luciano; Price, Leontyne; Scholl, Andreas; Scott, Joh...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Chung, Myung-Whun; Norrington, Roger; Gardiner, John Eliot; Rose, Barry; Harrer, Uwe Christian; Dearnley, Christopher; Munchinger, Karl; Lewis, Henry; Solti...
Ensemble: ; English Baroque Soloists

Billed as "the ultimate sacred Christmas album," AVE MARIA has reason to claim the title: performances of some of the world's most beloved seasonal music by top international performers make this CD a...continue...

Bach: St John Passion / Britten, Pears, Howell, Harper et al

2 CD / Decca / 1995-06-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245
Performers: Adeney, Richard; Aronowitz, Cecil; Ballardie, Quintin; Beers, Adrian; Brown, James; Burgess, Russell; Farrell, Timothy; Gatt, Martin; Graeme, Peter; Harper, Heather; Heath, Kenneth [Cello]; Hill, Jen...
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

"Britten characteristically refuses to follow any set tradition, whether baroque, Victorian or whatever, and, with greater extremes of tempo than is common (often strikingly fast),...continue...