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Agostino Steffani: Duetti da Camera / Alan Curtis; Daniela Mazzucato, Carolyn Watkinson, Paul Esswood, John Elwes

1 CD / Decca / 2012-12-11

Works: Agostino Steffani: Tu m'aspettasti al mare, chamber duet; M'hai da piangere un dì, chamber duet; Io voglio provar, chamber duet; Placidissime catene; Gia tu parti, chamber duet; E perché...
Performers: Curtis, Alan; Elwes, John; Esswood, Paul; Mazzucato, Daniela; Moller, Wouter; Watkinson, Carolyn
Conductors: Curtis, Alan

The name of Baroque composer Agostine Steffani (1654-1728) has been much in the air recently, and we have taken this opportunity to revive an Archiv...continue...
Recording information: Berlin, Studio Lankwitz (09/1981)....continue...

Albinoni, Marcello, Vivaldi: Oboe Concertos / Heinz Holliger, oboe; I Musici

1 CD / Decca / 2012-10-09

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Concertos à cinque (12), Op. 9; Concerto à cinque, for 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, cello & continuo no 3 in F major, Op. 9/3 (T. 9/3; Concertos à cinque (12), Op. 9; ...
Performers: Bourgue, Maurice; Garatti, Maria Teresa; Holliger, Heinz
Conductors:
Ensemble: I Musici

Albinoni played a major role in establishing the concerto form, with two fast movements framing a slow middle movement, and his exquisite oboe concertos are...continue...

Kathleen Ferrier Centenary Edition: The Complete Decca Recordings

15 CD / Decca / 2012-03-20

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice; Johann Sebastian Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Vergiss mein nicht, vergiss mein nicht! BWV 505; Ach, dass nicht die letzte Stunde, BWV 439; Bist du...
Performers: Ayars, Ann; Britten, Benjamin; Curzon, Clifford; Dobson, Michael; Gál, Hans; Gauntlett, Ambrose; Gilbert, Max; Greene, Eric; Gunter, Horst; Lush, Ernest; McCallum, David; Newmark, John; Parson...
Conductors: Stiedry, Fritz; Jacques, Reginald; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Neel, (Louis) Boyd; Henderson, Roy; Barbirolli, John; Boult, Adrian; Krauss, Clemens; Klemperer, Otto; Beinum, Eduard Van; Walter, Bruno

She was an artist held in awe and affection by numerous colleagues and countless fans worldwide and her reputation is undiminished to this day. A...continue...

Violinist Nicola Benedetti: "Italia" - works by Vivaldi, Tartini, Veracini et al. / Nicola Benedetti, violin

1 CD / Decca / 2012-01-24

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in D major, RV 208 "Il grosso Mogul" - Grave; Il Giustino, RV 717; Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 9 no 5/RV 358; Nulla in mundo pax sincera, RV 530; Descript...
Performers: Benedetti, Nicola; Curnyn, Christian
Conductors: Curnyn, Christian
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Nicola Benedetti's debut album on the Decca label is her first recording of baroque violin repertoire Recorded in Edinburgh, the album celebrates Nicola Benedetti's Scottish-Italian...continue...

Beauty of the Baroque / Danielle De Niese, Andreas Scholl

1 CD / Decca / 2012-01-10

Works: John Dowland: Come Again; Third and Last Booke of Songes; George Frederick Handel: Serse; Samson; Acis and Galatea; Rodelinda; The Triumph of Time and Truth; Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas; Claudio M...
Performers: Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Bicket, Harry; Caminiti, Daniele; Niese, Danielle de; Paronuzzi, Giorgio; Scholl, Andreas; Zeller, Martin
Conductors: Bicket, Harry
Ensemble: The English Concert

Since her early success in Glyndebourne's now famous production of Handel's Giulio Cesare, Danielle de Niese has become most closely associated with the music of...continue...
Recording information: St. Jude on the Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London (08/12/2010-08/16/2010)....continue...

Mozart: Don Giovanni / Terfel, Fleming, Murray, Pertusi, Lippert, Groop, Scaltriti

3 CD / Decca / 2011-11-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni
Performers: Constable, John [Keyboards]
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg

Artists:
Bryn Terfel (Don Giovanni), Renee Fleming (Donna Anna), Ann Murray (Donna Elvira), Michele Pertusi (Leporello), Herbert Lippert (Don Ottavio), Monica Groop (Zerlina), Roberto Scaltr...continue...
Recording information: Royal Festival Hall, London (10/05/1996/10/07/1996)....continue...

Bach: Sinfonia / Ottavio Dantone and Accademia Bizantina

1 CD / Decca / 2011-11-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Wir danken dir, Gott, cantata, BWV 29; Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, cantata, BWV 150; Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats, cantata, BWV 42; Geist und Seele wird verwirret, can...
Performers: Dantone, Ottavio
Conductors: Dantone, Ottavio
Ensemble: Accademia Bizantina

Accademia Bizantina are now firmly established among the best period performance ensembles of our time, with their director, Ottavio Dantone, in demand in the opera...continue...
Recording information: Church of San Girolamo, Bagnacavallo, Ravenna (01/03/2011-01/07/2011)....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...

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...

Mozart: Piano Concertos / Alfred Brendel

12 CD / Decca / 2011-04-19

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F major, K. 37; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, K. 39; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D major, K 40; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, K 41;...
Performers: Brendel, Alfred; Bychkov, Semyon; Cooper, Imogen; Haebler, Ingrid; Koopman, Ton; Labeque, Katia; Labeque, Marielle [Piano]
Conductors: Melkus, Eduard; Koopman, Ton; Bychkov, Semyon; Marriner, Sir Neville

Mozart Piano Concertos are a cornerstone of any CD collection and this cycle features the winning combination of Alfred Brendel and The Academy of St...continue...

Santo: Sacred Songs / Juan Diego Flórez

1 CD / Decca / 2010-10-25

Works: Johann Joseph Fux: Plaudite, sonat tuba; César Franck: Panis angelicus; Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra ("Minuit, Chrétiens," "O Holy Night"); Vincenzo Bellini: Ma...
Performers: Ayala, Carlos; Breddermann, Ulrich Stephan; Espinoza, Edgar Espinoza; Florez, Juan Diego; Guerrero, Armando; Mezzini, Nicoletta; Milani, Luca; Willcocks, David, Sir [Choral Conductor]
Conductors: Mariotti, Michele

Today's leading bel canto tenor, and one of the world's biggest opera stars, celebrates this Christmas season with a very personal choice of sacred arias...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Manzoni, Bologna, Italy (01/15/2010-01/27/2010); Teatro Manzoni, Bologna, Italy (01/2010)....continue...

Seiji Ozawa Anniversary Edition [11 CDs]

11 CD / Decca / 2010-09-14

Works: Béla Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106; Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116; Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Roméo et Juliette, Symphonie dramatique, ...
Performers: Arimori, Hiroshi; Croft, Dwayne; Firth, Everett; Honeck, Rainer; Kobayashi, Mariko; Nicolet, Aurele; Pinnock, Trevor; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Scholz, Rudolf; Yasue, Sawako; Yoshino, Naoko
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji

In honor of internationally acclaimed Maestro Seiji Ozawa's 75th Birthday, this 11-CD set presents Seiji Ozawa in a wide variety of symphonic repertory in collaboration...continue...

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...

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...

Bach Adagios - Over 2 hours of Bach's beautiful melodies

2 CD / Decca / 2009-08-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1); Prelude and Fugue in E major, BWV 854 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1); Prelude and Fugue in A fla...
Performers: Bennett, William; Garatti, Maria Teresa; Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Gulda, Friedrich; Holliger, Heinz; Krebbers, Herman; Malcolm, George; Petri, Michala; Rampal, Jean-Pierr...
Conductors: Judd, James; De Waart, Edo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Munchinger, Karl; Leppard, Raymond; Brown, Iona; Schreier, Peter; Jochum, Eugen; Gérecz, Arpad; Holliger, Heinz
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; English Chamber Orchestra

Over two hours of the world's most beautiful melodies from one of the world's greatest composers: Decca's best-selling series of soothing 'Adagios' continues with Bach....continue...

David Garrett

1 CD / Decca / 2009-06-02

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate"; James Hetfield: Nothing Else Matters, song; Hans Zimmer / Klaus Badelt: He's a Pirate (as used in the film Pirates of th...
Performers: Bacon, Kevin; Bryant, Ben; Dyani, Thomas; Garrett, David; Genus, James; Haywood, J.; Heijden, Francine van der; McIntosh, Robbie; Peña, Paco; Quarmby, Jonathan; Rowe, Samantha; Serci, Giorgio;...
Conductors: Kozhuharov, Ivan; Groslot, Robert

2009 album from the non-conforming Classical artist. Garrett's unique, and wholly individual style, pays as much homage to Metallica as to Mozart. This self-titled release...continue...
Personnel: David Garrett (violin); Mark Sheridan (guitar, flamenco guitar); Giorgio Serci, Robbie McIntosh (guitar); Paco Peña (flamenco guitar); Samantha Rowe (cello); Ian On Awi Watson (accord...continue...

Handel Gold - Bartoli, Fleming, Kozená, Terfel, Villazón, Te Kanawa, Sutherland, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2009-04-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno; MEDLEY; Alcina; Ariodante; Atalanta; Giulio Cesare; Tamerlano; Il Floridante, HWV 14; Muzio Scevola, HWV 13; Jep...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bumbry, Grace; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Fuller, Albert; Gritton, Susan; Horne, Marilyn [M...
Conductors: Rose, Barry; Minkowski, Marc; Viotti, Marcello; Bonynge, Richard; Bicket, Harry; McCreesh, Paul; Curtis, Alan; Dunn, Thomas; Gardiner, John Eliot; Boult, Adrian; Preston, Simon; Mackerras, Charles, S...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus; Baroque Chamber Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Cappella Coloniensis; Dresden Staatskapelle; English B...

This 2-CD set celebrates the 250th anniversary of Handel's death and includes selections from Handel's most beautiful operas, oratorios, arias and choruses. This definitive greatest...continue...

Flute Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2009-04-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Andante for ...
Performers: Adeney, Richard; Bennett, William; Bourdin, Roger [Flute]; Challan, Annie; Dohn, Robert; Ellis, Osian; Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; Grant, Michael; Griminelli, Andre...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; ; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Malcolm, George; Munchinger, Karl; Britten, Benjamin; Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Chamber Orchestra; Grumiaux Trio; Montreal Symphony Orchestra

From one of the most popular and successful classical music series, this release features famous flute repertoire - Mozart, Bach, and Vivaldi Concertos and the...continue...

From The Heart

1 CD / Decca / 2009-02-17

Works: Ennio Morricone: Nella fantasia, for voice & orchestra; Cinema Paradiso; Robert John Lange: Everything I Do (I Do It for You) (Italian version; Francesco Sartori: Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partir&o...
Performers: Allwood, Ralph; Banbury, James; Bold, M.; David Rowland [Choir Director, Harpsichord]; Franglen, Simon; Guillio; Jenkins, Katherine; King's Consort Choir; King, Robert; Meirion, Rhys; National Youth ...

Katherine Jenkins' album 'From The Heart - The Best Of Katherine Jenkins' was only released in China in 2007. It is a compilation CD of...continue...
Personnel: Katherine Jenkins (mezzo soprano); Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); Rhys Meirion (tenor); James Banbury (keyboards, percussion); Simon Franglen (keyboards, programming)....continue...

Angels - Christmas with the Great Sopranos / Bonney, Fleming, Te Kanawa, Price, Sutherland, Tebaldi, et al

1 CD / Decca / 2008-10-14

Works: Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra ("Minuit, Chrétiens," "O Holy Night"); Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Christmas Traditional: Good King ...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Bonney, Barbara; Clark, Patricia; Fleming, Renee; Freni, Mirella; Gheorghiu, Angela; McNair, Sylvia; Price, Leontyne; Steele-Perkins, Crispian [Trumpet]; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Te Ka...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Delfs, Andreas; Dutoit, Charles; Bonynge, Richard; Marin, Ion; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Pinnock, Trevor; Marriner, Sir Neville; Rose, Barry; Guadagno, Anton; Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Baroque Soloists; English Concert Choir; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; R...

Celebrate Christmas with some of the most beautiful melodies written for the holidays, sung by the most gorgeous voices. With opera stars both past and...continue...

Praetorius: Dances from Terpsichore / Philip Pickett, et al

1 CD / Decca / 2008-01-08

Works: Michael Praetorius: Terpsichore
Performers: Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Chateauneuf, Paula; Cheetham, Richard [trombone]; Eaton, Nigel; Finucane, Tom; Hamilton, Kenneth; Hunt, Richard; Isserlis, Anette; Kelly, Frances; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Nieman, Pau...
Conductors: Pickett, Philip
Ensemble: New London Consort

"The New London Consort, numbering forty players for this recording, presented Pickett the fullest possible range of period instruments indicated in Praetorius' 'Syntagma musicum', so...continue...

Young Frankenstein: The New Mel Brooks Musical [Original Broadway Cast Recording]

1 CD / Decca / 2007-12-26

Works: Mel Brooks: Young Frankenstein, musical
Performers: Agee, Martin; Applegate, Fred; Ayers, Heather; Bart, Roger; Bontrager, Laura; Borstelmann, Jim; Brady, Patrick S.; Brice, Richard; Castree, Paul; Cavari, Jack; Christianson, Mike; Chungsun; Crowl, Je...
Conductors: Brady, Patrick S.

From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation The Producers comes this monster new musical comedy, based on the Oscar-nominated smash-hit 1974 film. A wickedly...continue...

Pavarotti - The Studio Albums

12 CD / Decca / 2007-11-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Luisa Miller; I due Foscari; Un ballo in maschera; Macbeth; Il Trovatore; Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor; Il Duca d'Alba; La Favorita; Dom Sébasti...
Performers: Augér, Arleen; Baillie, Peter; Bartoli, Alberto; Beck, Jeff; Bonaviri, Daniele; Brown, Kameron; Bunger, Reid; Centonze, Michele; Cortesi, Manuela "Manù"; Fabbri, Giorgio "Cartolo"; Flos...
Conductors: Downes, Edward; Rescigno, Nicola; Magiera, Leone; Bonynge, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von; Mehta, Zubin; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Chiaramello, Giancarlo; Guadagno, Anton; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Chailly, ...

'The Studio Albums' comprise the twelve original studio albums Luciano Pavarotti recorded during the course of his unparalleled career spanning four decades from the earliest...continue...

Handel: Concerti Grossi Op 3 & 6 / Neville Marriner, et al

3 CD / Decca / 2007-10-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerti Grossi (12), Op. 6, HWV 319-330; Concerti Grossi (6), Op.3, HWV 312-17
Performers: Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Brown, Iona; Connah, Trevor; Dart, Thurston; Heath, Kenneth [Cello]; Heller, Stanislav; Keenlyside, Raymond; Latchem, Malcolm; Loveday, Alan; Maguire, Hugh; Malcolm, G...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Handel's two sets of concertos are one of the pinnacles of the Baroque concerto grosso, displaying a wealth of musical invention and enormous variety of...continue...

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons / Christopher Hogwood, et al

1 CD / Decca / 2007-10-09

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"
Performers: Bury, Alison; Hirons, Christopher; Hogwood, Christopher [Conductor]; Holloway, John; Mackintosh, Catherine
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

This acclaimed recording of Vivaldi's popular Four Seasons concertos makes a welcome return on CD. Each of the four concertos has a different soloist, a...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

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

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

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...

Rossini: L'Italiana in Algeri / Varviso, Berganza, et al

3 CD / Decca / 2007-04-10

Works: Gioachino Rossini: L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers), opera
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Corena, Fernando; Montarsolo, Paolo; Pace, Miti Truccato; Panerai, Rolando; Tavolaccini, Giuliana; Vedovelli, Umberto
Conductors: Varviso, Silvio
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra

"This recording of L'italiana in Algeri was made in the Teatro de la Pergola, Florence in the summer of 1963...Rolando Panerai is his usual incomparably...continue...

Dowland: The Collected Works / Rooley, Consort of Musicke

12 CD / Decca / 2007-03-13

Works: John Dowland: The Firste Booke of Songes or Ayres of Fowre Parts; The Second Booke of Songs or Ayres of 2, 4. and 5. parts; The Third and Last Booke of Songs or Aires; A Pilgrimes Solace, lute song; ...
Performers: Bailes, Anthony; Lindberg, Jakob; North, Nigel [Lute]; Rooley, Anthony [Lute]; Simpson, Glenda; Tilney, Colin; Wilson, Christopher [Lute]
Conductors: Rooley, Anthony
Ensemble: Consort of Musicke

This acclaimed 12 CD box of Dowland's collected works features Anthony Rooley directing the Consort of Musicke and is a complete set of all of...continue...

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...

Ultimate Baroque - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2006-11-14

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin in E flat major, Op. 8 no 5/RV 253 "La tempesta di mare"; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo i...
Performers: Bennett, William; Blum, Norbert; Bremsteller, Ulrich; Buccarella, Francesco; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Noiri, Shizuko; Pearson, Leslie [Keyboard]; Sirbu, Mariana; Tilston, Jeremy
Conductors: ; Munchinger, Karl; Leppard, Raymond; Marriner, Sir Neville; Malcolm, George
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Chamber Orchestra; I Musici

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...

The Classical Album 2005 [US Version]

2 CD / Decca / 2005-09-13

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: En Aranjuez con tu amor; Agustín Lara: Granada; Derek Strange / Bond: Viva! (after Vivaldi); Maori Traditional: Pokare Kare Ana; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Afrikanerin; Ludovic...
Performers: Banbury, James; Bocelli, Andrea; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Einaudi, Ludovico; Ferrier, Kathleen; Fleming, Renee; Florez, Juan Diego; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Gar...
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; ; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Banbury, James; Norrington, Roger; Scholes, Peter; Rudel, Julius; Cleobury, Nicholas; Horner, James; Solti, Sir Georg; Musumarra, Romano; Giulini, Carlo Maria...
Ensemble: ; Bond (String Quartet); Czech Film Orchestra; Duel; Duel Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra (Chamber orchestra); Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony O...

The greatest artists of today on this 2-on-1CD includes Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman, Luciano Pavarotti,Hayley Westenra, Russell Watson, Renée Fleming, Bond, José Carreras, Bryn Terfe...continue...

Cecilia Bartoli - Opera Proibita

1 CD / Decca / 2005-09-13

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Serafini al nostro canto, cantata for 3 voices & instruments; Il giardino di rose; Il Sedecia, re di Gerusalemme; San Filippo Neri; George Frederick Handel: Il Trionfo del Tempo...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Bellocq, Eric; D'Herin, Sebastian; Hantai, Jerome; Imamura, Yasunori; Marq, Sebastien; Miriel, Yann; Vinikour, Jory; Wieboldt, Nils
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

Here is a brand new recording featuring Cecilia Bartoli performing some of the most intriguing fruits of the Baroque era with selections from long-unheard cantatas...continue...

The Art of Joan Sutherland

6 CD / Decca / 2005-03-15

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Der Messias; Athalia, HWV 52; Giulio Cesare; Giovanni Bononcini: Griselda; Giovanni Paisiello: La Molinara, opera; Niccolò Piccinni: La Ce...
Performers: Aveling, Valda; Begg, Heather; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bonynge, Richard; Clement, Joseph; Dilley, Harry; Dobson, John; Krenn, Werner; Pepin, Andre; Sillito, Kenneth; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Te Kanawa, Kiri,...
Conductors: Lewis, Anthony; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Bonynge, Richard; Boult, Adrian; Hogwood, Christopher; Jones, Granville; Gamley, Douglas; Santi, Nello; Pritchard, John

This new major retrospective showcases Joan Sutherland in many of her famous roles and recordings across her career from 1959 to a recording of a...continue...

For Your Life - For April Showers

1 CD / Decca / 2005-03-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; John Baston: Concerto for flute/recorder, strings & continuo, no 2 in...
Performers: Boskovsky, Willi; Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Gililov, Pavel; Jones, Philip; Kuchl, Rainer; Maisky, Mischa; Petri, Michala; Pinnock, Trevor; Schiff, Andras; Wilbraham, John
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot; Sillito, Kenneth; Boskovsky, Willi; Rousset, Christophe; Marriner, Sir Neville; Pinnock, Trevor; Melkus, Eduard; Schiff, Andras; Schreier, Peter; Chung, Myung-Whun; Böhm, K...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bastille Opera Orchestra; Boskovsky Ensemble; C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Eduard Melkus; English Baroque Soloists; Les Talens Ly...

For the Hopeless Romantic

1 CD / Decca / 2005-01-11

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

Christmas Recitals - Renata Tebaldi - Christmas Festival

1 CD / Decca / 2004-10-12

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Repentir "O Divine Redeemer"; Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Christmas Traditional: What...
Performers: Brahms, Johannes; Franck, Cesar; Gounod, Charles [Composer]; Gruber, Franz Xaver [Composer]; McGillivray, James; Schubert, Franz [Vienna]; Tebaldi, Renata; Thalben-Ball, George, Sir [Composer/Organ];...
Conductors: Guadagno, Anton
Ensemble: Ambrosian Singers; New Philharmonia Orchestra

Personnel: James McGillivray (musette).

Recording information: Kingsway Hall, London, England (04/1971)....continue...

For Coffee Lovers

1 CD / Decca / 2004-07-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 211, "Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht," (Coffee Cantata), BWV 211 (BC G48); Cantata no 212, "Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet," ...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Altobelli, Enzo; Ayo, Felix; Bennett, William; Bylsma, Anner; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Garatti, Maria Teresa; Kirkby, Emma; Kremer, Gidon; Lester, Gabrie...
Conductors: Judd, James; Hogwood, Christopher; Marriner, Sir Neville;
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; I Musici; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Personnel: Felix Ayo, Kenneth Sillito (violin); Enzo Altobelli, Denis Vigay, Richard Lester , Julian Lloyd Webber, Anthony Pleeth (cello); William Bennett (flute); George Malcolm (harpsichord); Mari...continue...

Cello Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2004-05-11

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Sonata for cello and piano in G minor, Op. 19; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Johann Sebast...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Canino, Bruno; Cleobury, Nicholas; Dorati, Antal; English Chamber Orchestra; Harrell, Lynn; Judd, James [Conductor]; Lenehan, John [Piano]; Leonskaja, Elisabeth; Lloyd Webber, Ju...
Conductors: Judd, James; Menuhin, Yehudi; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Cleobury, Nicholas; Marriner, Sir Neville; Dorati, Antal
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; English Chamber Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra (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...

Rutter: Distant Land, Suites, etc / Rostal, Schaefer, RPO

1 CD / Decca / 2004-01-13

Works: John Rutter: Distant Land (A Prayer for Freedom), for chorus; Five Meditations for Orchestra; Suite for Strings; Suite Antique, for flute, harpsichord & strings; Beatles Concerto, for 2 pianos & orch...
Performers: Birch, John; Nicholson, Andrew; Rostal, Peter; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Schaefer, Paul A.; Williams, Andrew [Producer]; Wilson, Rolf
Conductors: Rutter, John
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

'Distant Land' is John Rutter's first album of orchestral music. Known and loved throughout the world as a choral composer and director - his emotional,...continue...
Personnel: Rolf Wilson (violin); Andrew Williams (viola); Andrew Nicholson (flute); John Birch (harpsichord).

Recording information: Watford Colosseum (05/29/2003/05/30/2003).

If John R...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; Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166); Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die mu...
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...

Ti Adoro / Pavarotti

1 CD / Decca / 2003-09-23

Works: Romano Musumarra: Il canto; Roberto Bonaventura / Carlo Mioli / Veris Giannetti: Neapolis; Ornella D'Urbano / Michele Centonze / Luisella Giannettoni: Starai con me; Michele Centonze / Robin Smith: T...
Performers: Bartoli, Alberto; Beck, Jeff; Bonaviri, Daniele; Brown, Kameron; Centonze, Michele; Cortesi, Manuela "Manu"; Fabbri, Giorgio "Cartolo"; Giannetti, Veris "Pecos"; Griminelli, Andrea; Jaimes, Mark; Nan...
Conductors: Musumarra, Roberto; Chiaramello, Giancarlo; Mathes, Rob; Nanni, Stefano "Tellus"; Whitaker, David
Ensemble: ; Bulgarian National Chorus; Bulgarian National Symphony Orchestra; Choir; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Personnel: Claudio Maria Perselli (vocals); Antonella Pepe (soprano); Veris "Pecos" Giannetti (tenor); Michele Centonza (guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming); Daniele Bonaviri, Jeff Beck, Mark ...continue...

By Request / Renée Fleming

1 CD / Decca / 2003-09-16

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

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

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

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 [Conductor]; BBC Concert Orchestra; Bennett, William; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Britten, Benjamin; Brown, Iona; Cleobury, Nicholas; Cl...
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...

The Very Best of Relaxing Classics

1 CD / Decca / 2003-08-12

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

This selection features both ADD and DDD recordings.

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