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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...

Viva Verdi: Overtures & Preludes / Riccardo Chailly

1 CD / Decca / 2013-01-22

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: I vespri siciliana; Alzira; La traviata; Il corsaro; Nabucco; Jérusalem (Original Version (libr. from 1843 "I Lombardi")); Jérusalem; Giovanna d'Arco; Aida, opera; Macbeth...
Performers: Ferrando, Mauro; Meloni, Fabrizio; Prandino, Luisa; Thouand, Fabien; Zoni, Marco
Conductors: Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; Filarmonica Della Scala

Wiiner of the 2012 ECHO Award for "Conductor of the Year" and one of the world's most respected maestros Riccardo Chailly celebrates Verdi's bicentenary year...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium di Milano (06/05/2012-06/11/2012)....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...

Song of the Reeds / Music for oboe solo by Schuman, Herzogenberg, Klughardt / Tabea Zimmermann, Marie-Luise Neunecker; and Markus Becker

1 CD / Decca / 2012-03-06

Works: August Klughardt: Schilflieder (5), Op. 28 "Fantasy Pieces after Poems by Lenau"; Robert Schumann: Romances (3) for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94; Heinrich von Herzogenberg: Trio for piano, oboe & horn in D...
Performers: Becker, Markus [Piano]; Mayer, Albrecht; Neunecker, Marie-Luise; Zimmermann, Tabea [Viola]

Albrecht Mayer - the acclaimed principal oboist of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra - delves into German Romantic music with his oboe and close friends Tabea...continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem (09/05/2011-09/08/2011)....continue...

Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina / Minjelkiev, Galuzin, Steblianko, Okhotnikov, Borodina, Alexeyev

3 CD / Decca / 2011-11-21

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Khovanschina
Performers: Kazakov, Andrei; Lupachev, Viacheslav; Volobuev, Grigori; Zagorodniuk, Uri
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: Kirov Opera Chorus

Artists:
Bulat Minjelkiev (Ivan Khovansky), Vladimir Galusin (Andrey Khovansky), Alexei Steblianko (Vasily Golitsyn), Nikolai Ohotnikov (Dosifey), Olga Borodina (Marfa), Valery Alexeev (Shak...continue...
Recording information: Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg (01/1991/02/1991)....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...

Radu Lupu: Complete Decca Concerto Recordings

6 CD / Decca / 2011-09-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. ...
Performers: de Vries, Han; Lupu, Radu; Pieterson, George; Pollard, Brian; Zarzo, Vicente
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Foster, Lawrence; Segal, Uri; De Waart, Edo; Previn, Andre

Iconic pianist Radu Lupu first recorded for Decca in 1970 and his recorded repertory has centered round a small number of composers - chiefly Beethoven,...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...

Rimsky-Korsakov: 5 Operas / Gergiev

11 CD / Decca / 2011-04-19

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Kashchey the Immortal (Kashchey bessmertnïy), opera ("autumnal parable") in 1 act; Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya; The Maid of Pskov (Ps...
Performers: Cherenkov, Vaneltin; Fokine, Yuri; Kazakov, Andrei; Lupachev, Viacheslav; Pluzhnikov, Konstantin; Shaguch, Marina; Zagorodnyuk, Yuri
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery

Enter the magical world of Rimsky-Korsakov opera with five celebrated recordings made by the Kirov Opera under Valery Gergiev: Kashchey the Immortal, Legend of the...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...

"Bonjour Paris" / Albrecht Mayer, oboe

1 CD / Decca / 2011-02-08

Works: Claude Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin; Clair de lune; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Jean Françaix: L' Horloge de Flore, for oboe & orchestra; Gotthard Odermatt: Images (3) for oboe &...
Performers: Mayer, Albrecht
Conductors: Monius, Mathias
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

Since first visiting Paris with his parents at the age of twelve, Albrecht Mayer has been in love with France and especially the savoir-vivre of...continue...
Recording information: St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, E (04/20/2010-04/24/2010)....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...

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

Prokofiev: The Complete Operas / Kirov Opera

14 CD / Decca / 2010-03-30

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Betrothal in a Monastery ("The Duenna"), opera, Op. 86; Fiery Angel, Op. 37; The Gambler, opera, Op. 24; Love for three oranges; Semyon Kotko, opera, Op. 81; Symphonic Suite from 'W...
Performers: Aleksashkin, Sergey; Chepkov, Antatoli; Galuzin, Vladimir; Gassiev, Nikolai; Gorchakova, Galina; Kan, Vassili; Kazarnovskaya, Ljuba; Kuznetsov, Fyodor; Leiferkus, Sergei; Mayorov, Alexandr; Perlasova...
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery

This set brings together 6 complete operas on 14 CDs featuring the Kirov Opera and Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre - 'Betrothal in a Monastery',...continue...

Voices Of Bach

1 CD / Decca / 2010-03-16

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 75 "Die Elenden sollen essen" BWV 75; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Cantata no 167, "Ihr Menschen, rühmet Gottes Liebe" BWV 167; Ca...
Performers: Mayer, Albrecht
Conductors: Mayer, Albrecht
Ensemble: The English Concert

Principal oboist of the Berlin Philharmonic and a hugely successful recording artist in his native Germany, Albrecht Mayer is a world-renowned musician and winner of...continue...
Recording information: St. Paul's Church, Deptford, London (03/02/2009-03/06/2009)....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...

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

Bach: Violin Concertos / Julia Fischer, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, et al

1 CD / Decca / 2009-01-27

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor, B...
Performers: Fischer, Julia [Violin]; Rubtsov, Andrey; Sitkovetsky, Alexander

Julia is one of the fastest rising music stars in the world today. Her first Decca release features some of the most commercial violin repertoire...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...

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...

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

The Originals - Barber, Ives, etc / Marriner, et al

1 CD / Decca / 2007-06-12

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Charles Ives: Symphony no 3 "The Camp Meeting"; Aaron Copland: Quiet City; Henry Cowell: Hymn and Fuguing Tune no 10 for oboe & string orchestra, HC 813; Paul Crest...
Performers: Laird, Michael; Nicklin, Celia
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

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Few anthologies find room for a symphony; but this one does, and in doing so offers us a very good one, Ives's Third: three gently...continue...

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...

Ultimate Bach - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2006-11-14

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: Curley, Carlo; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Holliger, Heinz; Krebbers, Herman; Schiff, Andras
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Gérecz, Arpad; De Waart, Edo
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

"once I started listening I became as engrossed in this glorious music as I did when I first discovered it, back in the Late Jurassic....continue...

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...

Radu Lupu Edition - Beethoven: The Piano Concertos, etc

4 CD / Decca / 2006-01-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Rondos (2) for piano, Op. 51; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto f...
Performers: de Vries, Han; Lupu, Radu; Pieterson, George; Pollard, Brian; Zarzo, Vicente
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

"The first two [Beethoven] concertos stand out among Radu Lupu's late-1970s Beethoven cycle for Decca, especially the pianist's ravishingly executed, classically posed reading of No....continue...

King Kong [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

1 CD / Decca / 2005-12-13

Works: James Newton Howard: King Kong, film score
Performers: Adams, Mark [Horn]; Ahn, Eun Mee; Altenbach, Richard; Amerson, Stephen; Ames, Morgan; Anassian, Armen; Anderson, Beth [Composer]; Ayling, Phil; Barnes, Jennifer; Beal, Joan; Beasom, Mark; Beasom, Sam...
Conductors: Nowak, Mike; Babcock, Bruce; Anthony, Pete

The soundtrack to one of the most highly anticipated movies of the year will be released on Decca and features the original score by Academy...continue...
Personnel: Beth Andersen, Jennifer Barnes, Clydene Jackson, Jon Joyce , Bob Joyce, Karen Harper, Roger Freeland, Susie Stevens Logan, Luana Jackman, Kathryn Bostic, Andrea Robinson, Darlene Koldenhove...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...

Harp Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2005-09-13

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; George Frederick Handel: Concerto for Harp in B flat major, Op. 4 no 6/H...
Performers: Challan, Annie; Ellis, Osian; Henson-Conant, Deborah; Hermanjat, Jean-Claude; Holliger, Heinz; Holliger, Ursula; Jellinek, Hubert; Jucker, Rama; Kremer, Gidon; Michel, Catherine [Harp]; Pepin, Andre;...
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles; ; Couraud, Marcel; Almeida, Antonio de; Bonynge, Richard; Brown, Iona
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Antiqua Musica; I Musici; London Symphony Orchestra; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Beethoven Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2005-05-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Symphony no 6 in F ma...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Backhaus, Wilhelm; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Civil, Alan; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; McDonagh, Terence; Perlman, Itzhak; Starker, Janos; Szeryng, Henryk; Waterhous...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Solti, Sir Georg; Inbal, Eliahu; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans;
Ensemble: ; Beaux Arts Trio; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; I Musici; Winds of the London Symphony Orchestra (Winds)

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...

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...

Handel

1 CD / Decca / 2004-09-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Semele; Scipione; Orlando; MEDLEY; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Rinaldo; Giulio Cesare; Rodelinda; Lotario, opera, HWV 26; Agrippina; Alexander Balus
Performers: Blackadder, David; Bury, Alison; Fleming, Renee; Robson, Anthony; Turbett, Philip
Conductors: Bicket, Harry
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

"Fleming is undoubtedly America's most renowned soprano, consistantly filling the world's opera houses with her golden voice, versatile technique and stunning musicality." - The Washington...continue...
Renée Fleming is widely hailed as one of the world's leading sopranos--and for good reason. The charismatic singer has captivated audiences worldwide with a voice of stunning beauty and a radiant...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...

Debussy - Orchestral Works / Dutoit, Ansermet, Chailly, etc

4 CD / Decca / 2004-04-13

Works: Claude Debussy: Printemps, symphonic suite for chorus, piano & orchestra, L. 61; Fantaisie for piano & orchestra, L. 73; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; La mer; Nocturnes (3) ...
Performers: Badings, Vera; Barnes, James Earl; Baskin, Theodore; Gugolz, Robert; Hutchins, Timothy; Kars, Jean-Rodolphe; Morse, Margaret
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Ansermet, Ernest; Haitink, Bernard; Beinum, Eduard Van; Stokowski, Leopold; Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Suisse Romande Orchestra

This collecters edition set brings together all Debussy's original orchestral music as well as several famous orchestrations of some of his piano and piano duets....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...

The #1 Wedding Album

2 CD / Decca / 2003-05-13

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; John Stanley: Voluntaries (10) for Organ, book 2, Op. 6; Henry Purcell: Indian Queen, Z 630; Trumpet Tune; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum in D major, H 146; Johann Sebas...
Performers: André, Maurice [trumpet]; Augér, Arleen; Bilgram, Hedwig; Carreras, José; Cleobury, Stephen; Cochereau, Pierre; Delmotte, Roger; Domingo, Placido; Francescatti, Zino; Hurford, Pe...
Conductors: Howarth, Elgar; ; Marriner, Sir Neville; Münchinger, Karl; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Arndt, Günther; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Bernstein, Leonard; Molinari-Pradelli, F.; Hogwood, Christopher; Mackerr...
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Handel Chorus; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Florence Maggio Mus...

Greatest Hits - Pachelbel and other Baroque Favorites

1 CD / Decca / 2003-02-11

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Partie á 4, for violin, 2 violas & violone (or continuo) in G major, T. 339; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and ...
Performers: Friedrich, Reinhold [Trumpet]; Garatti, Maria Teresa; Hardenberger, Håkan [Trumpet]; Haskil, Clara; Holliger, Heinz; Hurford, Peter; Jones, Philip; Läubin, Bernhard; Läubin, Hannes; L...
Conductors: Munchinger, Karl; Goebel, Reinhard; ; Minkowski, Marc; Negri, Vittorio; Howarth, Elgar
Ensemble: ; Dresden Staatskapelle; I Musici; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; Musica Antiqua Köln

This selection features both DDD and ADD recordings....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

For Your Life - For When You're Alone

1 CD / Decca / 2002-09-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Concerto for Oboe d'Amore in A major, BWV 1055; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080; Sonata f...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Bern, Camerata; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Bychkov, Semyon; Bylsma, Anner; Chedeville, Nicolas; Chung, Myung-Whun [Conductor/Piano]; Clement, Manfred; Czech ...
Conductors: Richter, Karl; Marriner, Sir Neville; Leppard, Raymond; Ozawa, Seiji; Previn, Andre; Hogwood, Christopher; Fennell, Frederick; Stokowski, Leopold; Bychkov, Semyon; Chung, Myung-Whun
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bastille Opera Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Debuche de Paris; Eastman Wind Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra; Munich Bach O...

This CD contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Pepe Romero (guitar); Maria Graf (harp); Thomas Füri, Arthur Grumiaux , Monica Huggett, Catherine Mackintosh, Kenneth Sillito (vio...continue...

For Your Life - For Your Soul

1 CD / Decca / 2002-08-27

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; George Frederick Handel: Largo; Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Camille Saint-Saëns: ...
Performers: Brewer, Edward; Garatti, Maria Teresa; Goossens, Marie; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Hajdu, Istvan [Piano]; Haselbock, Martin; Holliger, Heinz; Otto, Lisa [Soprano Vocal]; Silberstein, Jascha; Wolfgang...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Wordsworth, Barry; Arndt, Günther; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Levine, James; Dutoit, Charles; ; Hickox, Richard; Munchinger, Karl
Ensemble: ; I Musici

This selection contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Marie Goosens (harp); Arthur Grumiaux (violin); Heinz Holliger, Randy Wolfgang (oboe).

Another volume in Decca's lifestyl...continue...

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

Baroque Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2002-02-12

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins ...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Ayo, Felix; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Black, Neil; Bonney, Barbara; Brown, Iona; Castagnone, Riccardo; Connah, Trevor; Dart, Thurston; Fernandez...
Conductors: Munchinger, Karl; ; Malcolm, George; Marriner, Sir Neville; Dyer, Paul; Brown, Iona; Agoult, Raymond; Schiff, Andras; Norrington, Roger; Hogwood, Christopher; Leppard, Raymond; Lewis, Anthony
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Australian Brandenburg Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; English Chamber Orchestra; Engl...

Over 2-and-a-half hours of the most peaceful & relaxing pieces of baroque music including Pachelbel's Canon, Vivaldi's Four Seasons (excerpts), Albinoni's Adagio, Handel's Largo, Bach's...continue...
The 17th-century musician and writer Thomas Mace described in 1676 how listeners were "drawn into raptures and contemplations by...musick's divine language, to quietness, joy, and peace; absolute tran...continue...

Piazzolla: Tangazo / Charles Dutoit, Montreal SO

1 CD / Decca / 2001-11-13

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Tangazo; Adios nonino; Milonga del Angel; Concerto for Bandoneon and Guitar; Enrico IV; Movimientos tanguisticos porteños (3); Danza criolla
Performers: Binelli, Daniel; Isaac, Eduardo; Pellerin, Louise
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra

"...Piazzolla's tango-based compositions are as remarkable for their variety of character as Chopin's Mazurkas or Faure's Barcarolles - and, at their best, they're every bit...continue...

For Your Life - For a Rainy Day

1 CD / Decca / 2001-10-02

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy); Claude Debussy: Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque); Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves; The lark ascending; Fr...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Bernard Herrmann & His Orchestra; Brown, Iona; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Gavazzeni, Gianandre...
Conductors: Herrmann, Bernard; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Leppard, Raymond; Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra

Personnel: Carmel Kaine, Joshua Bell, Iona Brown (violin); Tess Miller (oboe); Vladimir Ashkenazy, Pascal Rogé (piano); Raymond Leppard (harpsichord)....continue...