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Angels & Saints at Ephesus / Benedictines of Mary; Queen of Apostles1 CD / Decca / 2013-05-07 Works: St. Alphonse Ligouri: O God of loveliness; Oreste Ravanello: Te Joseph celebrent, for chorus; Veritas mea, for chorus; Est secretum, for chorus; Gregorian Chant: Christe sanctorum decus Angelorum, hy...Recording information: Priory of Our Lady of Ephesus (02/26/2013-02/28/2013)....continue... ![]() Schubert: String Quintet; Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht / Janine Jansen. Brovtsyn, Grosz, Maintz, Rysanov, Thedeen1 CD / Decca / 2013-04-30 Passionate chamber musician, Dutch violinist Janine Jansen celebrates the 10th anniversary of her Utrecht-based Internaitonaal Kamermuziek Festival with a new album coupling two of the...continue... ![]() Verdi: Il Corsaro / Caballe, Carreras, Norman, Gardelli2 CD / Decca / 2013-04-09 Conductors: Gardelli, LambertoEnsemble: Ambrosian Singers; New Philharmonia Orchestra The Penguin Guide In II Corsaro, though the characterization is rudimentary, the contrast between the two heroines is effective, with Gulnara, the Pasha's slave, carrying conviction...continue... ![]() Verdi: Attila / Deurekom, Bergonzi, Milnes, Raimondi. Gardelli2 CD / Decca / 2013-04-09 Conductors: Gardelli, LambertoEnsemble: Ambrosian Singers; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra The Penguin Guide With its dramatic anticipations of Macbeth, the musical anticipations of Rigolettoa and the compression which (on record if not on the stage) becomes...continue... ![]() Britten: Peter Grimes / Vickers, Harper, Summers. Colin Davis2 CD / Decca / 2013-04-09 Conductors: Davis, ColinEnsemble: Royal Opera House Chorus; Royal Opera House Orchestra Reissued as part of Decca Opera or the Britten Centenary...continue... ![]() Verdi: Jérusalem / Mescheriakova, Giordani, Scandiuzzi.3 CD / Decca / 2013-04-09 Conductors: Luisi, FabioEnsemble: L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande The Penguin Guide To have a long-buried Verdi opera dusted down and given a brilliant first recording like this is a rare joy, particularly when it...continue... ![]() Britten: Albert Herring / Pears, Brannigan, Noble, Fischer, Amit, Pashley, Rex, Cantelo. Britten2 CD / Decca / 2013-04-09 Conductors: Britten, BenjaminEnsemble: Englilsh Chamber Orchestra Reissued as part of Decca Opera or the Britten Centenary...continue... ![]() Britten: Gloriana / Barstow, Jones, Langridge, Opie and Summers. Mackerras2 CD / Decca / 2013-04-09 Conductors: Mackerras, CharlesEnsemble: Welsh National Opera Chorus; Welsh National Opera Orchestra Reissued to coincide with Britten Centenary. 60th anniversary of the premiere of the opera will be marked with performances at the Royal Opera House, Covent ...continue...![]() Wagner: Siegfried / Windgassen, Nilsson, Adam, Neidlinger. Bohm4 CD / Decca / 2013-04-09 Conductors: Bohm, KarlEnsemble: Bayreuther Festspiel Orchestra The Penguin Guide The natural-sounding quality of Bohm's live recording from Bayreuth, coupled with his determination not to let the music lag, makes his account Siegfried...continue... ![]() Wagner: Das Rheingold / Adam, Nienstedt, Silja, Esser, Windgassen, Neidlinger, Talvela, Burmeister, Dernesch. Bohm2 CD / Decca / 2013-04-09 Conductors: Bohm, KarlEnsemble: Bayreuther Festspiel Orchestra The Penguin Guide Gustav Neidlinger as Alberich is superb, even more involving here than he is for Solti with the curse made spine-chilling. It is also...continue... ![]() Ponchielli: La Gioconda / Caballe, Pavarotti, Baltsa, Milnes and Ghiaurov. Bartoletti3 CD / Decca / 2013-04-09 Conductors: Bartoletti, BrunoEnsemble: London Opera Chorus; National Philharmonic Orchestra The Penguin Guide The colorfully atmospheric melodrama of this opera gives the Decca engineers the chance to produce one of their most vivid opera recordings. Caballe......continue... ![]() Verdi: I Lombardi / Deutekom, Domingo, Raimondi and Gardelli2 CD / Decca / 2013-04-09 Conductors: Gardelli, LambertoEnsemble: Ambrosian Singers; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra The Penguin Guide I Lombardi reaches its apotheosis in the famous Trio well known from the days of 78 rpm recordings. There are some glorious moments...continue... ![]() 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... ![]() Daniil Trifonov Plays Frédéric Chopin / Trifonov, piano1 CD / Decca / 2013-04-02 Works: Frédéric Chopin: Rondo for Piano in F major, B 15/Op. 5 "à la Mazur"; Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 62/Op. 18 "Grande valse brillante"; Etude for piano no 8 in F major, Op. 10/8, ...Performers: Trifonov, Daniil [Piano] Mr. Trifonov's first CD was released on Decca in 2011, featuring a selection of Chopin solo piano works. Daniil Trifonov is emerging as one of...continue... ![]() Rachmaninov: Complete Piano Concertos; Paganini Rhapsody / Valentina Lisitsa, piano2 CD / Decca / 2013-03-12 Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...Performers: Lisitsa, Valentina [Piano] Conductors: Francis, Michael Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra Very much an artist of the twenty-first century, Ukranian-born Lisitsa secured a vast global audience purely through social media. She quickly became one of the...continue... Personnel: Valentina Lisitsa (piano). Recording information: Studio 1, Abbey Road Studios, London (2009-09-12_2009-09-13&2009-)....continue... ![]() Max Bruch: Violin Concerto; Dvorak: Violin Concerto / Julia Fischer, violin; Zinman1 CD / Decca / 2013-03-05 Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 53; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26Performers: Fischer, Julia [Violin] Conductors: Zinman, David Ensemble: ; Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra Joined by the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra and David Zinman, Fischer pairs the ever-popular Bruch concerto with Dvorak's undeservedly neglected but perennially fresh masterpiece - a...continue... Recording information: Tonhalle, Zurich, Switzerland (04/19/2012/04/20/2012)....continue... ![]() Verdi: The Complete Works / Caballe, Carreras, Cotrubas, Domingo, Freni, Horne, Pavarotti, Sutherland, Abbado, Bonynge, Chailly, Karajan, Levine, Solti et al. [75 CD Limited Edition]75 CD / Decca / 2013-03-05 On the 200th anniversary of Verdi's birth in 2013 Decca are proud to present the first ever complete collection of Verdi's entire compositional output: The...continue... ![]() Rachmaninov Rarities for Piano / Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano1 CD / Decca / 2013-03-05 Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Andante semplice [fragment]; Morceaux (7) de salon, Op. 10; Nocturnes (3) for Piano; Song without words for Piano in d; Piano piece (Canon), in D minor, TN ii/14; Fugue for piano ...Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir Legendary Russian pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy is considered the pre-eminent interpreter of Rachmaninov's music, and as he marked his seventy-fifth birthday (6 July 2012), he recorded...continue... Personnel: Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano). Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk (03/14/2012-03/16/2012)....continue...
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