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Vladimir Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca / Ashkenazy, Perlman, Harrell, Fistoulari, Solti, Kondrashin et al. [Limited Edition]

50 CD / Decca / 2013-04-02

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Belkin, Boris; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Cash, Teresa [Soprano Vocal]; Civil, Alan; Cohen, Franklin; Cooke, Terry; Corkhill...
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Fistoulari, Anatole; Maazel, Lorin; Segal, Uri; Zinman, David; Kertész, István; Previn, Andre; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Solti, S...

Decca Classics releases Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca on April 2, 2013, a limited edition box-set comprised of 50 CDs to celebrate the labels remarkable...continue...

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

1 CD / Decca / 2013-02-19

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

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

Quartet [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

1 CD / Decca / 2013-01-08

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Rigoletto; Dario Marianelli: Quartet, film score; Franz Schubert: An Sylvia; Arthur Sullivan: The Mikado; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Luigi Boccher...
Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Charles, Leon; Cotrubas, Ileana; D'Angelo, Gianna; Engel, Karl; Georgiadis, John [Conductor]; Heley, John; Herbert, Ita; Hughes, Ronnie; Jones, Peggy Ann; Kampen, Christopher van; M...
Conductors: Morgan, James; Nash, Royston; Munchinger, Karl; Dorati, Antal; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Bartoletti, Bruno; Bonynge, Richard; Solti, Sir Georg

The original motion picture soundtrack to Dustin Hoffman's comedy Quartet brings together a variety of vintage performances from Decca's back catalog that are complemented by excerpts from the film sc...continue...

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...

Villazon Verdi / Rolando Villazon, tenor. Gianandrea Noseda

1 CD / Decca / 2012-11-19

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio; I due Foscari; Brindisi I ("Mescetemi il vino!"), song for voice & piano; L'esule, song for voice & piano; I Lombardi alla prima crociata; In solitaria...
Performers: Barilli, Armando; Erdmann, Mojca; Favaro, Ugo [Horn]; Lukic, Relja; Ombuena, Vicente; Picatto, Luigi [Clarinet]; Villazon, Rolando
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: ; Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Tori

Released to coincide with Verdi's anniversary year (1813 to 2013).

A unique and carefully-crafted personal selection of Verdi arias and songs that takes us on

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Recording information: Auditorio RAI Arturo Toscanini, Turin, Italy (09/2012)....continue...

Dario Marianelli: Anna Karenina [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2012]

1 CD / Decca / 2012-11-13

Works: Dario Marianelli: Anna Karenina, film score
Performers: Dale, Caroline; Hession, Eddie; Hunt, Matthew; Liebeck, Jack; Marianelli, Dario; Peel, Hannah
Conductors: Wallfisch, Benjamin

Personnel: Jody Jenkins (programming).

Recording information: Air Lyndhurst Recording Studios.

Befitting its tale of star-crossed love in Russia's late 19th century high society, Joe Wri...continue...

A Late Quartet - Music by Angelo Badalamenti [Original Soundtrack]

1 CD / Decca / 2012-11-06

Works: Angelo Badalamenti: A Late Quartet, film score; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die Tote Stadt; Cristian Puig: Bulerias del encuntreno, song; Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 14 in C sharp minor...
Performers: Forsberg, Bengt; Forsberg, Ulf; Lidstrom, Mats; Lysell, Kjell; Puig, Cristian; Sparf, Nils-Erik [Violin/Viola]; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Grace, Jeff; LoDuca, Joseph

Elgar & Carter: Cello Concertos / Alisa Weilerstein, cello, Daniel Barenboim and Staatskapelle Berlin

1 CD / Decca / 2012-10-30

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello; Elliott Carter: Concerto for Cello; Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 47
Performers: Weilerstein, Alisa
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Staatskapelle Berlin

The much-anticipated album from the brilliant young American cellist marks one of the most exciting Decca Classics debuts in many years.

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The Art of Renee Fleming - in music of Richard Rodgers, JS Bach, Handel, Bernstein, Puccini, Schubert, Gershwin et al.

1 CD / Decca / 2012-09-11

Works: Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera; Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Ave Maria; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt; Antoni...
Performers: Anderson, Rusty; Beroukhim, Cyrus; Fleming, Renee; Gerlach, Alexis Pia; Hakim, William; Hartley, David; Kahne, David; Mills, Jesse; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]; Pearce, Steve; Pelton, Shawn; Salmins, Ral...
Conductors: Delfs, Andreas; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Tate, Jeffrey; Solti, Sir Georg; Gergiev, Valery; Levine, James; Barenboim, Daniel; Bicket, Harry; Gemignani, Paul; Summers, Patrick

A new priority album of the very best from the world's favorite soprano, released to coincide with a major international TV appearance

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Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites - Nutcracker; Sleeping Beauty; Swan Lake / Karajan - Vienna PO

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a
Performers: Brabec, Emanuel; Sivo, Josef
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Tchaikovsky's three classic ballets combine his remarkable gift for melody with sparkling orchestration and a real sense of theatrical magic. Herber von Karajan and the...continue...

Classical 2012

2 CD / Decca / 2012-05-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K 339; Sergey Rachmaninov: Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giovanni Pergolesi: Nel c...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Benedetti, Nicola; Bocelli, Andrea; Bolet, Jorge; Calleja, Joseph; Coker, Paul; Di Stefano,...
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Pappano, Antonio; Dudamel, Gustavo; Armiliato, Marco; Chailly, Riccardo; Callegari, Daniele; Chichon, Karel Mark; Karajan, Herbert von; Rizzi, Carlo; Hollingworth, Robert; Previn, ...
Ensemble: ; I Fagiolini

Classical 2012 allows you to sample some of the finest new recordings of the year and introduce yourself to some of the most exciting new...continue...

Eric Whitacre: Water Night

1 CD / Decca / 2012-04-03

Works: Eric Whitacre: Alleluia, for chorus; Equus, for wind ensemble or orchestra; Oculi Omnium, for chorus; The River Cam, for cello & string orchestra; Her sacred spirit soars; Water Night (version for st...
Performers: Davidson, Grace; Hymas, Benedict; Learmonth, Alexander; Lloyd Webber, Julian; Oldfield, Laura; Plitmann, Hila

Eric Whitacre's new album "Water Night" features no less than 7 world premiere recordings. Winning a Grammy in 2012 for his first recording as both...continue...

Mstislav Rostropovich: The Complete Decca Recordings

5 CD / Decca / 2012-03-13

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Arpeggione in A minor, D 821; Robert Schumann: Stücke im Volkston (5) for cello (or violin) & piano, Op. 102; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H...
Performers: Britten, Benjamin; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin

To celebrate the 85th anniversary of the Russian maestro's birth on 27 March 2012, Decca have collated all the recordings he made for Decca and...continue...

Mercury Living Presence Collection [51 CDs]

51 CD / Decca / 2012-03-06

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Night on the Bare Mountain; Béla Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106; Hungarian Sketches, for orchestra, Sz. 97; Romanian...
Performers: Bachauer, Gina; Belov, Rudolf; Fischer, Irwin; Glenecke, Thomas; Graham, Allan; Hood, Boyde [Trumpet]; Janis, Byron; Koves, Toni; London Symphony Orchestra; Menuhin, Yehudi; Metzenger, Edward; Miquel...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Hanson, Howard; Dorati, Antal; Fennell, Frederick; Paray, Paul; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; ; Menges, Herbert; Kondrashin, Kirill; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Gnutov, Vitaly; Alessandro, ...
Ensemble: ; Battery B, 2nd New Jersey Light Artillery; Eastman Wind Ensemble

Mercury Living Presence is special in many ways - an American company, from the heyday of classical recording in the U.S. that reproduced some of...continue...
Includes work(s) by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky....continue...

The Decca Delius Edition / Charles Mackerras [8 CDs]

8 CD / Decca / 2012-01-24

Works: Frederick Delius: Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody; In a Summer Garden, rhapsody for orchestra, RT vi/17; A Village Romeo and Juliet; North Country Sketches, for orchestra, RT vi/20; Appalachia - Ame...
Performers: Evans, Rebecca; Forsberg, Bengt; Hampson, Thomas; Hoare, Peter [; Kars, Jean-Rodolphe; Little, Tasmin; Lloyd Webber, Julian; Mora, Barry; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]; Washington, Daniel
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Collins, Anthony

Marking the 150th Anniversary of Delius' birth date in 1862, Decca Classics releases the 'Delius Edition' - the most comprehensive Collection of Delius' music ever...continue...

Maria / Cecilia Bartoli

2 CD / Decca / 2012-01-17

Works: Giovanni Pacini: Irene, o L'Assedio di Messina; Dopo tante e tante pene (alternative ending for Rossini's opera Tancredi), rondo; Giuseppe Persiani: Ines di Castro; Felix Mendelssohn: Infelice, Op. 9...
Performers: Albelo, Celso; Bartoli, Cecilia; Forster, Benjamin; Goldschmidt, Maria; Mermoud, Claudio; Pesch, Ada; Pezzotti, Daniel; Pickup, Robert; Pisaroni, Luca; Prelle, Una; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]; Vicini, ...
Conductors: Fischer, Adam

"[Bartoli] has aimed not only to present Malibran's repertoire but also to capture her sound. Bartoli's rich voice, with its pyrotechnical capabilities and dramatic powers,...continue...
Recording information: Evangelisch-reformierte Kirchgemeinde, Zürich-Oberstras (2006-08-14_2006-08-16&2006-)....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...

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...

Martha Argerich: The Collection 4 - Complete Philips Recordings

6 CD / Decca / 2011-06-14

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Suite for 2 Pianos no 2, Op. 17; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Camille Saint-Saëns: ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashkirova, Elena; Brunner, Eduard; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Goudswaard, Willy; Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; Hortnagel, Georg Maximilian; Kovacevich, Stephen; Kremer, Gidon; La...
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo; Kondrashin, Kirill; Zinman, David

One of the releases marking Argerich's 70th birthday is a further installment in the very successful Martha Argerich Collection (already available: Solo Recordings, Concerto Recordings,...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...

Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue; Concerto In F / Chailly

1 CD / Decca / 2011-03-22

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Porgy and Bess; Concerto for Piano in F major; Rialto Ripples, rag for piano
Performers: Bollani, Stefano; Erben, Frank-Michael; Hipper, Thomas; Jannemann-Fischer, Gundel [Oboe]; Timm, Jurnjakob; Ziesch, Thomas
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo

With this recording of the Rhapsody in Blue and the Concerto in F, Riccardo Chailly blends the classical elegance and sophistication of the Gewandhaus Orchestra...continue...
Recording information: Gewandhaus zu Leipzig (01/28/2010-01/30/2010)....continue...

Sospiri / Cecilia Bartoli

1 CD / Decca / 2011-01-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Il Trionfo del Tiempo e del Disinganno; Antonio Vivaldi: Il Farnace; Geminiano Giacomelli: Merope; Antonio Caldara: La Morte d'Abel; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figa...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Florez, Juan Diego; Goldschmidt, Maria; Maurizio, Cinzia; Pezzotti, Daniel; Piovano, Luigi; Prelle, Una; Rossi, Daniele; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc; Antonini, Giovanni; Abbado, Claudio; Chung, Myung-Whun; Marchi, Alessandro de; Adam, Fischer
Ensemble: ; Il Giardino Armonico; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble

After great success with the deluxe edition, Sospiri is now available in a jewel version. In this special new collection, Cecilia sings tender, sensual arias...continue...

Sospiri / Cecilia Bartoli

2 CD / Decca / 2010-11-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Serse; Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno; Geminiano Giacomelli: Merope; Antonio Vivaldi: Farnace; Antonio Caldara: La morte d'abel figura di quella del nostro redentore; ...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Flórez, Juan Diego; Goldschmidt, Maria; Maurizio, Cinzia; Pavarotti, Luciano; Pezzotti, Daniel; Piovano, Luigi; Prelle, Una; Rossi, Daniele; Savini, Mary Cotton; Terfel, Bryn...
Conductors: Antonini, Giovanni; Minkowski, Marc; Abbado, Claudio; Chung, Myung-Whun; Marchi, Alessandro de; Fischer, Adam; Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; International Chamber Soloists

Cecilia Bartoli is loved the world over for vocal fireworks and spectacular coloratura, but she is also adored for her spine-tingling pianissimi and her ability...continue...

Brahms: Concertos & Symphonies / Haitink, Arrau, Szeryng, et al.

7 CD / Decca / 2010-10-19

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. Anthony"; Concerto for Violin ...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Starker, János; Szeryng, Henryk
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard

The New Collectors Edition (original US release 3/30/2010) continues with ten new releases, many of which are appearing at budget price for the first time....continue...
Recording information: Grotezaal, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam....continue...

Playing The Piano / Sakamoto

2 CD / Decca / 2010-09-28

Works: Ryuichi Sakamoto: Amore, for piano; Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, theme from the film score for piano; A Flower is not a Flower, for piano; The Sheltering Sky, theme from the film score for piano; Ta...
Performers: Fennesz, Christian; Filskov, Karen H.; Leong, Dana; Moose, Rob; Oyamada, Keigo; Sakamoto, Ryuichi; Shimizu, Shimmy Hirotaka; Sverrisson, Skuli; Touno, Tamami

In 2009, Universal International released Ryuichi Sakamoto's Playing the Piano, a collection of solo piano pieces he calls "self-covers"; that is, a newly recorded collection of his own compositons an...continue...

Nico Muhly: A Good Understanding

1 CD / Decca / 2010-09-21

Works: Nico Muhly: Bright Mass with Canons, for chorus & organ; First Service (Magnificat & Nunc dimittis), for chorus & organ; Senex puerum portabat, for chorus & brass; A Good Understanding, for chorus, o...
Performers: Benedict, Marissa; Cravens, Terry; Englander, Michael; Fedoruk, Claire; Greene, Fred; Hoffman, Michael; Leighton, Lesley; Mitchell, Joseph; Morrell, Kristy; Morrison, Ralph III; Pitelka, Kazi; Pressl...
Conductors: Gershon, Grant

Decca is proud to announce its newly formed relationships with American composer Nico Muhly as well as the Los Angeles Master Chorale. For this all-new...continue...
Recording information: Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles (06/10/2010-06/11/2010).

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Pitchfork (Website) - "A GOOD UNDERSTANDING is remarkably whole. Its mostly-religious songs...continue...

Ultimate Collection - Katherine Jenkins

1 CD / Decca / 2010-08-03

Works: Francesco Sartori: Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò), song; Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah; Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You; Traditional: I Vow To Thee My Country; Robert John Lange: Everyt...
Performers: Bradbury, Adrian; Jenkins, Katherine; Pailthorpe, Emily; Parricelli, John; Scott, Keith; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Dodd, Nicholas; Inglis, Anthony;
Ensemble: ; Arcadian Ensemble

2009 collection from the world's favorite mezzo-soprano. From the crossovers of Cohen's 'Hallelujah' to the straight operatic conventions of Puccini's 'O Mio Babbino Caro', Jenkins...continue...
Released shortly after the Welsh soprano turned 30, the Katherine Jenkins compilation The Ultimate Collection is a good summation of her recording career so far. In that sense, it tends to confirm the...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...

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

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...

Best of Joshua Bell - The Decca Years

3 CD / Decca / 2009-09-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/1; Gabr...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Coker, Paul; Isserlis, Steven; Mustonen, Olli [Conductor/Piano]; Sanders, Samuel [Piano]; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Maag, Peter; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This is the very 1st 'Best of Joshua Bell' album to ever be released! Highlighting the essential moments of Joshua Bell's career on Decca, this...continue...

Healing - Music to Sooth the Mind and Body

1 CD / Decca / 2009-08-25

Works: Claude Debussy: La Fille Aux Chevaux De Lin; Camille Saint-Saëns: The Swan (from Carnival of the Animals); Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Cantata no 156, "Ich steh' mit ein...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Kennedy, Nigel; Lenehan, John; Lloyd Webber, Julian; Robles, Marisa; Sanders, Samuel; Schiff, Andras; Schiff, Heinrich
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Bonynge, Richard; Judd, James; Münchinger, Karl; Brown, Iona
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

Ultimate Brahms - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2009-08-25

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Va...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Starker, Janos; Szeryng, Henryk
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

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; Pena, Paco; Quarmby, Jonathan; Rowe, Samantha; Serci, Giorgio; Sherid...
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 (accor...continue...

Ultimate Haydn - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2009-04-21

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 104 in D major, H 1 no 104 "London"; Symphony no 95 in C minor, H 1 no 95; Symphony no 94 in G major, H 1 no 94 "Surprise"; Symphony no 96 in D major, H 1 no 96 "Mirac...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bonney, Barbara; Howells, Anne; Roberts, Stephen; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Stringer, Alan; Tuckwell, Barry [French Horn]
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Dorati, Antal; Britten, Benjamin; Marriner, Sir Neville; Hickox, Richard; Hogwood, Christopher

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

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...

Pavarotti: The Duets

1 CD / Decca / 2008-11-11

Works: Tony Renis / Alberto Testa / Fabio Testa: I Hate You Then I Love You, song (after Manuel de Falla); Elton John: Live like horses; Mariah Carey / Walter Afanasieff: Hero; Brian Eno: Miss Sarajevo; Eri...
Performers: Afanasieff, Walter; Armon, Vaughan; Babylon, Guy [Keyboards/Composer]; Baron, Christopher; Barron, Alex; Benham, Bill; Birch, Bob [Bass]; Bocelli, Andrea; Bon Jovi, Jon; Bono; Borsari, Alberto; Bradb...
Conductors: Boemi, Marco; Armiliato, Marco; Molina, Jose; ; Sisillo, Aldo; Magiera, Leone; Rossi, Silvia; Miller, Bill
Ensemble: ; Eurythmics; The Edge

Luciano Pavarotti was the rare artist who could easily bridge the divide between classical and popular music. Together with an impressive roster of the best-known...continue...
Personnel: Corale Voci Bianche, Liberian Children's Choir, The East London Gospel Choir (vocals); Davey Johnstone , John Jorgenson, Rob Mathes (guitar); Walter Afanasieff (acoustic guitar, keyboards, ...continue...

Chopin - Adagios / Arrau, Maisky, Argerich, Ashkenazy, Freire, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2008-10-28

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, B 160/Op. 65; Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10; Nocturnes (3) for Piano, B 54/Op. 9; Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Fune...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Arrau, Claudio; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Maisky, Mischa; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Inbal, Eliahu

Andrew Lloyd Weber - A Classical Tribute

1 CD / Decca / 2008-03-25

Works: Andrew Lloyd Webber: Evita; Cats; Phantom of the Opera; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; Requiem; Sunset Boulevard; Jesus Christ Superstar; Aspects of Love; Beautiful Game; Variations fo...
Performers: Argent, Rod; Carreras, José; Clayderman, Richard; Copley, Michael; Cullen, David; Fleming, Renée; Garrett, Lesley; Hartley, Dave; Hiseman, Jon; Jenkins, Katherine; Jones, Paul; Keogh, P...
Conductors: Wordsworth, Barry; Farnon, Robert; Gemignani, Paul; Stratta, Ettore; Barlow, Stephen; Inglis, Anthony; Bateman, Paul
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Prague Sinfonia; Robert Farnon Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra; Welsh National Opera Orchestra

To celebrate the 60th birthday of Andrew Lloyd Webber, this spectacular album brings together recordings made by the most sought-after classical artists, including Jose Carreras,...continue...

Karajan - The Legendary Decca Recordings - Brahms, Adam, etc

9 CD / Decca / 2008-03-11

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 103 in E flat major, H 1 no 103 "Drumroll"; Symphony no 1...
Performers: Brabec, Emanuel; Sivo, Josef
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

April 5, 2008 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Herbert von Karajan, the legendary Austrian-born conductor who achieved a position of musical supremacy...continue...

Ultimate Classical Relaxation - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2008-03-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Concerto for oboe, violin, strings & continuo in F major (recons...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bennett, William; Black, Neil; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Boskovsky, Alfred; Brown, Iona; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; De Larrocha, Alicia; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Goo...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Munchinger, Karl; Stokowski, Leopold; Agoult, Raymond; Schiff, Andras; Dart, Thurston; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Boskovsky, Willi; Brown, Iona; ; Karajan, Herbert von; Maazel, Lorin...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Phil...

One of four 'Ultimate' releases for February 2008, this superb 5CD set 'Ultimate Classic Collection' features many popular favourites. The set includes two CDs devoted...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...

Maria / Bartoli, Vengerov, Fischer, Scintilla CO

1 CD / Decca / 2007-10-16

Works: Giovanni Pacini: Irene; Giuseppe Persiani: Ines de Castro; Felix Mendelssohn: Infelice, Op. 94; Manuel Garcia: El poeta calculista, opera; La figlia dell'aria, opera; Vincenzo Bellini: La sonnambula,...
Performers: Albelo, Celso; Bartoli, Cecilia; Forster, Benjamin; Goldschmidt, Maria; Mermoud, Claudio; Pesch, Ada; Pezzotti, Daniel; Pickup, Robert; Pisaroni, Luca; Prelle, Una; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]; Vicini, ...
Conductors: ; Fischer, Adam
Ensemble: International Chamber Soloists; Scintilla Chamber Orchestra

Cecilia Bartoli revisits the early Romantic era of Rossini, Bellini and their contemporaries and views the Bel canto glory days through the eyes of Maria...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...

Bach: Inventions and Partita / Jansen, Rysanov, Thedeen

1 CD / Decca / 2007-09-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Two-Part Invention no 1 in C major, BWV 772; Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Three-Part Inventions (Sinfonias) (15), for keyboard BWV 787-801 (BC L42-56)
Performers: Jansen, Janine; Rysanov, Maxim; Thedeen, Torleif

On her latest recording, Janine performs Bach's beloved two and three part inventions specially transcribed for violin, viola and cello. She brings a characteristically fresh...continue...

Ultimate Cello Classics - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2007-09-11

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Concerto for Cello no 1 in A minor, Op. 33; Allegro appassionato for Cello and Pi...
Performers: Birch, John; Gendron, Maurice; Lloyd Webber, Julian; Sanders, Samuel [Piano]; Schiff, Heinrich
Conductors: Neumann, Václav; Cleobury, Nicholas; Shostakovich, Maxim; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Marriner, Sir Neville; Menuhin, Yehudi