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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...

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...

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 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

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...

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 Sébas...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Baillie, Peter; Bartoli, Alberto; Beck, Jeff; Bonaviri, Daniele; Brown, Kameron; Bunger, Reid; Centonze, Michele; Cortesi, Manuela "Manu"; Fabbri, Giorgio "Cartolo"; Flossman, Gilels; ...
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...

Ultimate Schubert - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2007-09-11

Works: Franz Schubert: Rosamunde Incidental Music, Op. 26; Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Symphony no 5 in B flat major, D 485; Symphony no 9 in C major, D 944 "Great"; Quartet for Strings no...
Performers: Cohen, Isidore; Curzon, Clifford; Gürtler, Dietfried; Greenhouse, Bernard; Hortnagel, Georg Maximilian; Pressler, Menahem; Rhodes, Samuel [Viola]
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Kertész, István;
Ensemble: ; Beaux Arts Trio; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

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...

Original Masters - Clifford Curzon - Decca Recordings 1944-1970 Vol 4

7 CD / Decca / 2007-02-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Liebeslieder Waltzes (18), Op. 52; Ne...
Performers: Boskovsky, Willi; Breitenbach, Gunther; Britten, Benjamin; Curzon, Clifford; Gal, Hans; Gunter, Horst; Hubner, Nikolaus; Krump, Johann; Patzak, Julius; Seefried, Irmgard
Conductors: Knappertsbusch, Hans; Szell, George; ; Beinum, Eduard Van; Britten, Benjamin; Kertész, István
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Members of the Vienna Octet (Members); Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

British born pianist Clifford Curzon's recordings are collected in this fourth volume on Original Masters. The other sets were critically acclaimed and loved by critics....continue...

Sentimiento Latino

1 CD / Decca / 2006-03-14

Works: Pedro Elias Gutiérrez: Alma llanera; José Alfredo Jiménez: Ella, song; Chabuca Granda: La flor de la canela (Cinnamon Flower), waltz; Fina Estampa; Bello durmiente, song; Carlos Gardel...
Performers: Basrak, Karen; Binelli, Daniel; Bruton, Laura; Cherkasov, Eugene; Clay, William; CollinsBray, Shields; Decosta, Adriana Voirin; Florez, Juan Diego; Galvez, David; Lin, Swang; Sheng, Xiao-Hua; Shih, M...
Conductors: Harth Bedoya, Miguel;
Ensemble: ; Mariachi de Oro

Peruvian tenor star Juan Diego Flrez sings from his heart on this new album of irresistible popular songs from his native South America and Spain....continue...
Personnel: Juan Diego Flórez (tenor, bongos); Juan Diego Flórez (vocals); David Galvez (guitar); Eugene Cherkasov, Swang Lin (violin); Laura Bruton (viola); Shields Collins Bray (piano); Dan...continue...

Odyssey

1 CD / Decca / 2005-10-18

Works: Rolf Lovland: Prayer; Joni Mitchell: Both Sides Now; Jeff Franzel: Never Saw Blue; Andrea Sandri: Dell'amore non si sa; Stephan Moccio: What You Never Know; Enya: May It Be (for the film Lord of the ...
Performers: Aderwall, Marica; Arthurs, Tom; Bocelli, Andrea; Chamberlain, Simon; Christie, Phil; Clarvis, Raul; Critchley, Greg; Foster, Will; Heliling, Emil; Holmgren, Emma; Jaimes, Mark; Jiear, Alison; Kenyon,...
Conductors: Brett, James; ; Hawes, Patrick; Ahlin, Johan
Ensemble: ; Ensemble of Bologna

Last year, Hayley Westenra sold over 250,000 units of her debut album, Pure, and appeared on Good Morning America, The Today Show, CBS Sunday Morning,...continue...
Personnel: Hayley Westenra (vocals); Hayley Westenra; Larry Salzman, Mark Jaimes, Robbie McIntosh (guitar); Angie Passarella (acoustic guitar); Davis Mariotti (flute); Giles Martin (recorder); Phil S...continue...

The Best

2 CD / Decca / 2005-09-13

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La traviata; Luisa Miller; Aida, opera; Un ballo in maschera; Il Trovatore; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; La figlia del reggimento; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; M...
Performers: Bartoli, Alberto; Brown, Kameron; Centonze, Michele; Freni, Mirella; Garrett, Eric [Vocals]; Giannetti, Veris "Pecos"; Nanni, Stefano "Tellus"; Odorici, Piero; Panerai, Rolando; Pavarotti, Luciano; P...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Rescigno, Nicola; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Karajan, Herbert von; Maag, Peter; Maazel, Lorin; Solti, Sir Georg; Patanè, Giuseppe; Chailly, Riccardo; Mehta, Zubin; Chiaramello, ...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; John Alldis Choir; London Symphony Orchestra; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orch...

Luciano Pavarotti recently celebrated his 40th anniversary as a recording artist and has just begun his 40-date worldwide farewell tour that will kick off in...continue...
Few operatic tenors of the 20th century were more honored than Luciano Pavarotti, and none were as popular; his fame went far beyond the usual boundaries of classical music and his music was as widely...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, José [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Einaudi, Ludovico; Ferrier, Kathleen; Flórez, Juan Diego; Fleming, Renée; Freire...
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; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Mormon Tab...

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...

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...

Pure

1 CD / Decca / 2004-04-06

Works: Maori Traditional: Pokare Kare Ana; Pamela Sheyne: Never Say Goodbye (after Ravel); Sonia Aletta Nel: Who Painted the Moon Black?; Charlie Dore: River of Dreams (after Vivaldi); George Martin: Beat o...
Performers: Barrett, Chris [Engineer]; Benson, Roy; Brett, James; Davis, Guy; Hammond, Mary; Hartley, David; Humphries, Ian; Ingleby, Tony; Kallmark, Anders; Knowles, Gregory [Percussion]; Martin, Giles; McIntos...
Conductors: Dean, Ian; Martin, George

Personnel: Hayley Westenra (vocals); Giles Martin (guitar, keyboards, programming); Robbie McIntosh, Tony Ingelby (guitar); Dave Hartley (piano); James Brett (keyboards); Steve Pearce, Mark Brown (bas...continue...

Kiri: A Portrait

2 CD / Decca / 2004-02-10

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

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

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...

The #1 Bach Album

2 CD / Decca / 2003-01-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Overture in the French Manner, partita for keyboard in B minor (Clavier-Übung II/2), BWV 831;...
Performers: Adeney, Richard; Andre, Maurice; Ayo, Felix; Brendel, Alfred; Curley, Carlo; Daines, Francis; Dart, Thurston; Gazzelloni, Severino; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Holliger, Heinz; Hurwitz, Emanuel; Koopm...
Conductors: ; Marriner, Sir Neville; Goebel, Reinhard; Pinnock, Trevor; Britten, Benjamin; Hogwood, Christopher; Munchinger, Karl; Rose, Barry; Gérecz, Arpad; Richter, Karl; Chailly, Riccardo; Gardiner, Joh...
Ensemble: ; Camerata Bern; I Musici; Les Solistes Romandes; The English Concert

Evening Adagios - Over 2 1/2 Hours of Peaceful Evening Music

2 CD / Decca / 2002-07-16

Works: Claude Debussy: Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque); Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma)...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Boskovsky, Willi; Breitenbach, Gunther; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Curzon, Clifford; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Forsberg, ...
Conductors: Fennell, Frederick; Zinman, David; Dutoit, Charles; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Marriner, Sir Neville; Munchinger, Karl; Tate, Jeffrey; David, Colin; ; Malcolm, George; Chailly, Riccardo; Kertész, Is...
Ensemble: ; I Musici

Born / Bond, Gay-Yee Westerhoff, Eos (violinist), Magnus Fiennes and Tonci Huljic

1 CD / Decca / 2001-03-13

Performers: Bond String Quartet; Cousins, Gareth; Featherstone, Ric; Fiennes, Magnus; Kelsey, Anita; pson, Clem; Sebestyen, Marta; Themis, John; Todd, Phil; Westerhoff, Gay-Yee; Wood, Mark
Conductors: ; Gascoigne, Brian; Kershaw, Julian
Ensemble: Bond (String Quartet)

Great Choral Classics from King's - Allegri, Tallis, et al

2 CD / Decca / 1998-06-09

Works: Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Stabat Mater; Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium; Sancte Deus, sancte fortis; William Byrd: Ave verum corpus; Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" fr...
Performers: Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Baines, Francis; Dart, Thurston; Goodman, Roy; Heath, Kenneth [Cello]; Langdon, John; Lord, Roger; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Richards, Bernard; Vaughan, Eli...
Conductors: Willcocks, David
Ensemble: ; Jacobean Consort of Viols

Mozart: The Concert Arias / Te Kanawa, Gruberova, et al

5 CD / Decca / 1997-11-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ah, lo previdi...Ah, t'invola agl'occhi miei, recitative and aria for soprano & orchestra, K. 272; Vado, ma dove?, K 583; O temerario Arbace!...Per quel paterno, recitative a...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Corena, Fernando; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gruberova, Edita; Hobarth, Elfriede; Knussen, Stuart; Kuchl, Rainer; Laki, Krisztina; Parsons, Geoffrey; Te Kanaw...
Conductors: Fischer, György; Pritchard, John; Peters, Reinhard; Quadri, Argeo
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Vienna Haydn Orchestra

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...

Rossini: La Cenerentola / Chailly, Bartoli, Dara, Matteuzzi

2 CD / Decca / 1993-10-12

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola
Performers: Baldotto, Enrico; Banditelli, Gloria; Bartoli, Cecilia; Benotto, Mario; Corbelli, Alessandro; Costa, Fernanda; Dara, Enzo; Matteuzzi, William; Pertusi, Michele; Ravetti, Dario
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus

Saint-Saëns: Carnaval des animaux / Charles Dutoit

1 CD / Decca / 1986-11-10

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Phaéton, Op. 39; Le rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31; Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40
Performers: Bell, Sebastian; Kampen, Christopher van; McGee, Robin; Ortiz, Cristina; Pay, Antony [Clarinet]; Roge, Pascal
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: London Sinfonietta; Philharmonia Orchestra