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100 Years of Strauss

1 CD / Decca Import / 2011-04-26

Works: Johann Strauss II: Wiener Blut; Perpetuum mobile, Op. 257 "Musikalischer Scherz"; Die Tänzerin Fanny Elssler; Fata Morgana, Op. 330; The Gypsy Baron; Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald; Casanova; Sp...
Performers: Awouters, Michel; Awouters, Veronique; Bercu, Jan; Bertholome, Marie Helene; Brepols, Mireille; Casteleyn, Elke; Cordewener, Arthur; Cremers, Freya; Das, Monica; Delplanque, Claire; Derwahl, Tanja; D...
Conductors: Rieu, André
Ensemble: Johann Strauss Orchestra

Recording information: Wijngrachttheater, Kerkrade, The Netherlands....continue...

Ernest Ansermet Conducts Lalo & Chabrier

2 CD / Decca Import / 2010-01-26

Works: Edouard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, for violin & orchestra in D minor, Op. 21; Namouna; Divertissement, for orchestra (from opera "Fiesque"); Scherzo for orchestra in D minor; Rapsodie norvégienn...
Performers: Cuvit, Michel [Trumpet]; Pepin, Andre; Ricci, Ruggiero
Conductors: Ansermet, Ernest

It used to be fashionable to include the music of Lalo in concert in the mid-20th century. At the start of the 21st century, however,...continue...
Recording information: Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland....continue...

Handel - The Masterworks

30 CD / Decca Import / 2009-04-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Handel - Bourée; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; The Water Music; Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Concerto Grosso ...
Performers: Adeney, Richard; Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Ainsley, John Mark; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Auger, Arleen; Bennett, William; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Bostridge, Ian; Connah, Trevo...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Malcolm, George; Jones, Granville; Hogwood, Christopher; ; Cleobury, Stephen; Preston, Simon; Gardiner, John Eliot; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; McCreesh, Paul; Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; English Baroque Soloists; English Chamber Orchestra; Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Players; King's College Choi...

Celebrate the 250th anniversary of Handel's death with this impressive 30-CD box set of the composer's most celebrated works. Featured conductors include Sir Neville Marriner,...continue...

For Mother - A Classical Bouquet

4 CD / Decca Import / 2009-03-10

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Symphony no 2 in E ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Bolet, Jorge; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Cohen, Franklin; Curzon, Clifford; Dichter, Misha; Goossens, Marie; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Har...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Bonynge, Richard; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Dutoit, Charles; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Khachaturian, Aram; Solti, Sir Georg; Segal, Uri; Agoult, Raymond; Kempe, Rudolf; Gavazzeni, Giana...
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

In time for Mother's Day comes this new box-set, a bouquet of classical gems for every mother's music library. This 4-CD set includes a wide-range...continue...

Mozart: Flute and Harp Concerto; Flute Concerto No. 1; Bassoon Concerto

1 CD / Decca Import / 2008-04-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Andante for Flute and Orchestra in C major, K 315 (285e); Concerto for Bassoon in B flat major, K 191 (186e); Concerto for Flute...
Performers: Beznosiuk, Lisa; Bond, Danny; Hogwood, Christopher; Kelly, Frances [Harp]
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher

Penguin Guide
The performances are peerless and have 'authentic' timbres, notably Danny Bond's bassoon.
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The #1 Baroque Album

2 CD / Decca Import / 2007-11-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Handel - Bourée; Rinaldo; Der Messias; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; MEDLEY; The Water Music; Coronation Anthem; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gig...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Adeney, Richard; Bennett, William; Bonney, Barbara; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brown, Iona; Carmirelli, Pina; Chorzempa, Daniel [Organ]; Cuckston, Alan...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Munchinger, Karl; Preston, Simon; Brown, Iona; Hogwood, Christopher; Cleobury, Stephen; Malcolm, George; Bicket, Harry; ; Solti, Sir Georg; Rousset, Christophe; Leppard, Raymon...
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; English Baroque Soloists; English Chamber Orchestra; I Musici; King's College Choir, Cambridge; Les talens l...

'The #1 Baroque Album' features the best-loved and most popular works by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Pachelbel and many others. This disc features performances of Renee...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (highlights) / Valery Gergiev, et al

1 CD / Decca Import / 2007-11-13

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
Performers: Bondarenko, Vadim; Kryuchkov, Sergei; Kundyanok, Pavel; Shlykova, Natalia; Terentiev, Kirill; Voshchak, Odarka; Zalizajlo, Zinon
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Mariinsky Theater Orchestra, St. Petersburg

Mamma / Henry Mancini, Luciano Pavarotti

1 CD / Decca Import / 2007-10-23

Works: Cesare Andrea Bixio: Mamma; Vivere; Parlami d'amore, Mariù; La mia canzone al vento; Ernesto de Curtis: Non ti scordar di me; Arturo Buzzi-Peccia: Lolita "Spanish Serenade"; Stanislao Gastaldo...
Performers: Griminelli, Andrea; Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Mancini, Henry
Ensemble: Mancini Chorus; Mancini Orchestra

Volare

1 CD / Decca Import / 2007-10-23

Works: Domenico Modugno: Volare; Luigi Denza: Occhi di fata; Cesare Andrea Bixio: La strada nel bosco; Chi E Piu Felice Di Me? for voice & orchestra; La Canzone dell'amore, for voice & orchestra (& chorus a...
Performers: Griminelli, Andrea; Mancini, Henry; Pavarotti, Luciano
Conductors: Mancini, Henry; Tonini, Adalberto
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus; Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna

Ti Adoro

1 CD / Decca Import / 2007-10-23

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, Romano; Chiaramello, Giancarlo; Mathes, Rob; Nanni, Stefano "Tellus"; Whitaker, David

It seems that the reports of Luciano Pavarotti's professional demise were premature. To the contrary, TI ADORO, his first solo studio album in 15 years, emphatically proclaims that the old master has ...continue...

Poulenc: Piano Music; Chamber Music [Box Set]

5 CD / Decca Import / 2007-10-09

Works: Francis Poulenc: Les soirées de Nazelles, for piano, FP 84; Novelettes (3) for piano, FP 47 & 173; Pastourelle, ballet movement (for collab. work, L'éventail de Jeanne), FP 45; Mouvements p...
Performers: Bourgue, Maurice; Cazalet, Andre; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Juillet, Chantal; Portal, Michel; Roge, Pascal; Wallez, Amaury

Relaxing Adagios

2 CD / Decca Import / 2006-09-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3); Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Léo Delibes...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bennett, William; Berbié, Jane; Bolet, Jorge; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Hasson, Maurice; Kipnis, Igor [Harpsichord/Piano]; Kulka, Konstanty; Lab&eg...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Bonynge, Richard; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Munchinger, Karl; Solti, Sir Georg; Dutoit, Charles; ; Karajan, Herbert von; Cleobury, Nicholas; Masur, Kurt; Jorda, Enrique
Ensemble: ; Capricorn (Ensemble); Du Brassus; I Musici; Lausanne Pro Arte

This CD includes a great selection of "soothing and relaxing" music as well as a great introduction to the classics....continue...

Britten: Serenade For Tenor, Horn & Strings, Les Illuminations, Nocturne

1 CD / Decca Import / 2006-05-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31; Les Illuminations; Nocturne, Op. 60
Performers: Blyth, Denis; Brain, Dennis [French Horn]; de Peyer, Gervase; Ellis, Osian; Murray, Alexander; Pears, Peter, Sir; Tuckwell, Barry [French Horn]; Waters, Willie Anthony
Conductors: Goossens, Eugene, Sir; Britten, Benjamin

The three orchestral song cycles collected here are central to the Britten canon of recorded repertoire and whereas Pears' other recordings of the Serenade and...continue...

Odyssey [UK]

1 CD / Decca Import / 2006-04-11

Works: Enya: May It Be (for the film Lord of the Rings; American Traditional: The Water Is Wide (after O Waly, Waly); Andrea Sandri: Dell'amore non si sa; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Rolf Lovland: Pra...
Performers: Bocelli, Andrea; Bould, Miles; Chamberlain, Simon; Christie, Rupert; Clarvis, Raul; Cole, Helen; Furey, Finbar; Hinnegan, Tony; Jiear, Alison; Kenyon, Carol; Mariotti, Davis; McIntosh, Robbie; McKenn...
Conductors: Brett, James; Ingman, Nick; Malavasi, Mauro; Hawes, Patrick; Hussey, Stephen
Ensemble: ; Ensemble of Bologna

The young singer's sophomore album "Odyssey" has been re-outfitted with different cover art and three previously unreleased recordings for this issue: "The Water Is Wide",...continue...
Personnel: Hayley Westenra (vocals, piano); Mae McKenna, Alison Jiear, Andrea Bocelli, Carol Kenyon (vocals); Robbie McIntosh (guitar); Angie Passarella (acoustic guitar); Francois Rive (cello); Davi...continue...

The Art of Peter Hurford

2 CD / Decca Import / 2005-08-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582; Fugue for organ in G major, BWV 577 (BC J61); Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731; Prelude and Fugue for Organ in G major, BWV 541;...
Performers: Bennett, William; Black, Neil; Hurford, Peter; Kracht, Johan; Pollard, Brian; Rubingh, Henk; Singers, Alban; Straesser, Wim; Trotter, Thomas; Urquhart, Margaret
Conductors: ; Rifkin, Joshua
Ensemble: Michael Laird Brass Ensemble; Royal Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra

A virtuoso recitalist, Peter Hurford won wide acclaim and his influence on organ design and his performance has been significant. This 2-CD set provides a...continue...

Mahler: Symphony no 3, Bach Suite / Chailly, Concertgebouw

2 CD / Decca Import / 2004-05-11

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 3 in D minor; Suite aus den Orchestrawerken, for orchestra, harpsichord & organ (after J.S. Bach)
Performers: Damrow, Fritz; De Man, Annelie; Lang, Petra; Meylemans, Ivan; Ram, Richard; Verhey, Paul
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: Netherlands Children's Choir; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

The newest release in the acclaimed cycle of Mahler symphonies from Riccardo Chailly and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam. Mahler's monumental Symphony No. 3 includes...continue...

The British Music Collection - Holst: Savitri, Hymns, etc

2 CD / Decca Import / 2004-03-09

Works: Gustav Holst: Choral Hymns (4 groups) from the Rig Veda, for chorus & orchestra, Op. 26, H. 97-100; Sávitri, chamber opera, Op. 25, H. 96; Partsongs (7) for soprano, female chorus & strings, O...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bogorad, Julia; Ellis, Osian; Greenbank, Kathryn; Hemsley, Thomas; Longfield, Susan; Tear, Robert
Conductors: Holst, Imogen; Hogwood, Christopher; Boult, Adrian; Howarth, Elgar
Ensemble: BBC Chorus; English Chamber Orchestra; Grimethorpe Colliery Band; Purcell Singers; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

Essential Bach

2 CD / Decca Import / 2000-06-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1); Brandenb...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Adeney, Richard; Bennett, William; Carmirelli, Pina; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Colandrea, Italo; Copley, Michael [Recorder/Flute]; Dart, Thurston; De Larrocha,...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Marriner, Sir Neville; Leppard, Raymond; Agoult, Raymond; Munchinger, Karl; Solti, Sir Georg; Brown, Iona
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus; English Chamber Orchestra; New Symphony Orchestra

The Greatest Mozart Show on Earth

2 CD / Decca Import / 2000-05-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Beznosiuk, Lisa; Cohen, Franklin; Dolezal, Fritz; Fleming, Renee; Hink, Werner; Jo, Sumi; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Kroisamer, Hubert; Lupu, Radu; Pe...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Segal, Uri; Fischer, György; Cleobury, Stephen; Hogwood, Christopher; Solti, Sir Georg; Boskovsky, Willi; Karajan, Herbert von; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Chung, Myung-...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Vienna Mozart Ensemble; Winchester College Quiristers; Winds of the London Symphony Orchestra (Winds)

Mozart: Wind Concertos / Tuckwell, de Peyer, Maag, et al

2 CD / Decca Import / 2000-02-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Flute no 1 in G major, K. 313 (K. 285c); Concerto for Oboe in C major, K 314 (285d); Concerto for Bassoon in B flat majo...
Performers: Bennett, William; de Peyer, Gervase; Mack, John; McGill, David; Tuckwell, Barry [French Horn]
Conductors: Maag, Peter; Malcolm, George; Dohnányi, Christoph von
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

This is a generous coupling featuring such well kown Mozart interpreters as Gervase de Peyer and Barry Tuckwell in his classic recordings from 1959 and...continue...

Vivaldi: Adagios

2 CD / Decca Import / 1999-06-15

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'est...
Performers: Bennett, William; Black, Neil; Blum, Norbert; Brown, Iona; Brown, Timothy; Bury, Alison; Bylsma, Anner; Davis, Robin; Fernández, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Finucane, Tom; Gatt, Martin; Hirons...
Conductors: Munchinger, Karl; Malcolm, George; Pickett, Philip; Marriner, Sir Neville; Hogwood, Christopher; Brown, Iona
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Chamber Orchestra; New London Consort

Vivaldi: L'Estro Armonico, Flute Concertos / Hogwood, et al

2 CD / Decca Import / 1998-07-14

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute in F major, Op. 10 no 1/RV 433 "La tempesta di mare"; Concerto for Flute in G minor, Op. 10 no 2/RV 439 "La notte"; Concerto for Flute in D major, Op. 10 no 3/RV 4...
Performers: Holloway, John; Huggett, Monica; Mackintosh, Catherine; Preston, Stephen; Sheppard, Susan; Wilcock, Elizabeth
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK)

Janacek: Sinfonietta, Taras Bulba, etc / Mackerras, et al

2 CD / Decca Import / 1997-10-14

Works: Leos Janácek: Sinfonietta; Taras Bulba; Lachian (Lasské) Dances (6) for orchestra, JW 6/17; Suite for string orchestra, JW 6/2; Mládí (Youth), suite for wind sextet, JW 7/...
Performers: Bell, Sebastian; Craxton, Janet; Crossley, Paul [Piano]; Eastop, Phillip; Gatt, Martin; Harris, Michael [Clarinet]; Pay, Antony [Clarinet]
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Huybrechts, François; Marriner, Sir Neville; Atherton, David
Ensemble: ; London Sinfonietta; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Poulenc: Organ Concerto, Concert Champêtre, etc

2 CD / Decca Import / 1997-10-14

Works: Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Piano; Sextet for wind quintet & piano in C major, FP 100; Sonata for 2 pianos, FP 156; Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor; Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G mi...
Performers: Bourgue, Maurice; Cazalet, Andre; Eden, Bracha; Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Greenberg, Sylvia; Malcolm, George; Portal, Michel; Roge, Pascal; Tamir, Alexander; Wallez, Amaury
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles; Comissiona, Sergiu; ; López-Cobos, Jesús
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Lausanne Pro Arte Chorus; Philharmonia Orchestra; Suisse Romande Orchestra

Bach J.s: Orchestral Suites Nos. 1 - 4

1 CD / Decca Import / 1995-07-31

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 1 in C major, BWV 1066; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Suite for Orchestra no 4 in D major, BWV 1069
Performers: Schulz, Wolfgang [Flute]
Conductors: Munchinger, Karl

Mozart: Flute Concertos K.313 & 314

1 CD / Decca Import / 1994-05-02

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute no 1 in G major, K. 313 (K. 285c); Concerto for Flute no 2 in D major, K. 314 (K. 285d); Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major
Performers: Bennett, William; Jellinek, Hubert; Tripp, Werner
Conductors: Malcolm, George; Munchinger, Karl

Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3, Carnival of the Animals / Dutoit

1 CD / Decca Import / 1992-04-14

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"; Carnival of the animals
Performers: Bell, Sebastian; Hurford, Peter; Kampen, Christopher van; McGee, Robin; Ortiz, Cristina; Pay, Antony [Clarinet]; Roge, Pascal
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: London Sinfonietta; Montreal Symphony Orchestra