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The 1940's Decca K Recordings: Schubert, Mozart & J. Strauss / Josef Krips

1 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2011-12-13

Works: Franz Schubert: Rosamunde Incidental Music, Op. 26; Symphony no 6 in C major, D 589 "Little C Major"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 39 in E flat major, K 543; Johann Strauss II: Accelerationen...
Conductors: Krips, Josef
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; New Symphony Orchestra

American Record Guide, September / October 2012
A program like this paired with a conductor like Josef Krips is self-recommending. The music is pleasant, the maestro...continue...

Ariadne - Bach: Mass in B minor / Enescu, BBC Chorus, et al

2 CD / Somm / 2011-10-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11 "Ascension Oratorio"
Performers: Boyce, Bruce; Danco, Suzanne; Malcolm, George; McCallum, David; Moore, Douglas S.; Pears, Peter, Sir; Spinks, Charles; Walker, Norman
Conductors: Enescu, George; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Jacques, Reginald
Ensemble: ; Jacques Orchestra; New Symphony Orchestra

This performance is important for the quality of the singing as well as for Enescu's impressive overall conception. The singing of both Peter Pears in...continue...

Bach, Mozart, Brahms: Concertos / Jascha Heifetz, et al

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2007-01-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Do...
Performers: Friedman, Erick; Heifetz, Jascha; Lofthouse, Thornton; Piatigorsky, Gregor; Primrose, William
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Solomon, Izler; Wallenstein, Alfred
Ensemble: New Symphony Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

The incomparable Jascha Heifetz plays three of the greatest double concertos - by Bach, Brahms, and Mozart - in distinguished collaboration with cellist Grego Piatigorsky,...continue...

Hall of Fame Vol 1 - Rose, Ellis, Anderson, Farnon

1 CD / Guild / 2006-05-01

Works: David Rose: Holiday for Strings; Vivian Ellis: Coronation Scot; Leroy Anderson: Serenata; Robert Farnon: Portrait of a Flirt; Noel Coward: Words and Music; Jack Strachey: In Party Mood; George Melach...
Performers: Black, Stanley; Richardson, Clive
Conductors: Gould, Morton; Williams, Charles; Fiedler, Arthur; Farnon, Robert; Kostelanetz, André; Voss, Louis; Melachrino, George; Faith, Percy; Collins, Anthony; Robinson, Stanford; Riddle, Nelson; ; Ho...
Ensemble: André Kostelanetz Orchestra; Boston Pops Orchestra; Camarata; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; David Rose Orchestra; Harry Horlick Orchestra; Kingsway Orchestra; London Promenade Orchestra; Marek ...

After so many wonderful releases in the Golden Age of Light Music series, it is now time for the awards season. To wit, this particular...continue...

Bruch, Vieuxtemps: Concertos / Heifetz, Sargent, et al

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2006-02-07

Works: Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46; Henri Vieuxtemps: Concerto for Violin no 5 in A minor ("Grétry"), Op. 37
Performers: Ellis, Osian; Heifetz, Jascha
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: New Symphony Orchestra

Heifetzs interpretations of Bruch argue in favor of including them in the pantheon of the worlds greatest violin masterpieces, and the virtuosic demands of Vieuxtemps...continue...

Chopin: Piano Concertos no 1 & 2 / Rubinstein, et al

1 Super Audio CD / RCA Records / 2005-07-26

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21
Performers: Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]
Conductors: Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Wallenstein, Alfred
Ensemble: New Symphony Orchestra; Symphony of the Air

"Arthur Rubinstein shouldn't be the only Chopin pianist in your collection, but he should probably be the first... Rubenstein's performances here are full of gently...continue...

Mischa Elman - Complete Decca Recordings Vol 1

4 CD / Testament / 2004-05-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 4 in D major, K. 218; Concerto for Violin no 5 in A major ("Turkish") K. 219; Werner Josten: Sonatina for violin & piano; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concert...
Performers: Elman, Mischa; Seiger, Joseph
Conductors: Krips, Josef; Solti, Sir Georg; Boult, Adrian; Fistoulari, Anatole
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; New Symphony Orchestra

Heavenly Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2003-11-04

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166); Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (H...
Performers: Agoult, Raymond; Berbié, Jane; Bonynge, Richard; Brown, Iona; Caracciolo, Franco; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chorus, Vienna State Opera; Davis, Colin, Sir [Conductor]; Dutoit, Charles; Gergie...
Conductors: Munchinger, Karl; Bonynge, Richard; Dutoit, Charles; Agoult, Raymond; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Sir Georg; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Judd, James; Page, Neil; Marriner, Sir Neville; Rogé, Pasca...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; English Sinfonia; Kirov Theater Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Naples Rossini Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; New...

Personnel: Anthony Way (treble); Marie Goosens, Marisa Robles (harp); Michael Kennedy, Iona Brown (violin); Julian Lloyd Webber, Miklós Perényi (cello); Pascal Rogé (piano)....continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos no 25 & 26; Beethoven / Gulda

1 CD / Testament / 2003-08-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major, K 503; Concerto for Piano no 26 in D major, K 537 "Coronation"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 22 in F major, Op. 54
Performers: Gulda, Friedrich
Conductors: Collins, Anthony
Ensemble: New Symphony Orchestra

Friedrich Gulda, a dazzling and bizarre personality, was considered to be one of the great pianists of the 20th century. Yet he was nicknamed 'Terrorist-Pianist',...continue...

Don Gillis: Symphony no 5 1/2, Saga of a Prairie School, etc

2 CD / Dutton Laboratories / 2003-06-01

Works: Don Gillis: Symphony no 5 and a 1/2 "A Symphony for Fun"; Symphony no 7 "Saga of A Prairie School"; The Alamo; Portrait of a Frontier Town; The Man Who Invented Music
Performers: Kilty, Jack
Conductors: Gillis, Don
Ensemble: New Symphony Orchestra

Gilbert & Sullivan: Iolanthe / D'Oyly Carte Opera Company

2 CD / Decca / 2003-05-13

Works: Arthur Sullivan: Iolanthe
Performers: Adams, Donald; Bradshaw, Dawn; Knight, Gillian; Newman, Yvonne; Reed, John [baritone]; Round, Thomas; Sandford, Kenneth; Sansom, Mary; Styler, Alan; Toye, Jennifer; Wales, Pauline
Conductors: Godfrey, Isidore
Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus; Grenadier Guards Band; New Symphony Orchestra

"The chorus is excellent and the orchestral detail has the usual light Godfrey touch... the production was given added panache by introducing the Grenadier Guards...continue...

Concertos for Harp and Orchestra / Van Hoesen, et al

1 CD / Boston Records / 2002-10-01

Works: Reinhold Glière: Harp Concerto in E flat major, Op. 74; Joseph Jongen: Harp Concerto, Op. 129; Manuel Moreno-Buendia: Suite Concertante for harp & orchestra
Performers: Hoesen, Gretchen Van
Conductors: Milanov, Rossen
Ensemble: New Symphony Orchestra

Rubinstein Adagios - Romantic Reveries / Arthur Rubinstein

1 CD / RCA Records / 2002-02-05

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; S...
Performers: Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]
Conductors: Wallenstein, Alfred; Leinsdorf, Erich; Ormandy, Eugene; Reiner, Fritz; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; New Symphony Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra; Symphony of the Air

For Your Life - For a Sunday Morning

1 CD / Decca / 2002-01-15

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Antonin Dvorák: Serenade for Strings; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D m...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Dart, Thurston; Detroit Symphony Orchestra; New Symphony Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Suisse Romande Orchestra; Symphony, San Franci...
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert; Marriner, Sir Neville; Hogwood, Christopher; Paray, Paul; Agoult, Raymond; Ansermet, Ernest; Davis, Colin; Boskovsky, Willi
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Detroit Symphony Orchestra; New Symphony Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra; St. Paul Chamber Ensemble; Suisse...

This selection contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Thurston Dart (harpsichord).

Another volume in Decca's lifestyle classical music series, For a Sunday Morning collects liv...continue...

La Stupenda - The Supreme Voice of Joan Sutherland

2 CD / Decca / 2001-10-09

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Attila; La traviata; Rigoletto; Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620...
Performers: Berbie, Jane; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bonifacio, Tina; Cassinelli, Ricardo; Duval, Pierre; Elkins, Margreta; Flagello, Ezio [Bass Vocals]; Gibbs, John; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Pavarotti, Lucia...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Santi, Nello; Pritchard, John; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: ; Ambrosian Light Opera Chorus; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; London Opera Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra;...

"...In recognition of her 75th birthday, also in November, Decca has issued a 27-track 'best of' CD set, showcasing some of [Dame Sutherland's] most famous...continue...

Ruggiero Ricci - Tchaikovsky, Paganini / Sargent, et al

1 CD / Pearl / 2001-02-27

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Niccolò Paganini: Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1
Performers: Ricci, Ruggiero
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: New Symphony Orchestra

The Glories of Handel Opera / Berganza, Kirkby, Horne, et al

1 CD / Decca Import / 2001-02-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina; Orlando; Riccardo Primo, HWV 23; Atalanta; Semele; Rodelinda; Ezio, HWV 29; Giulio Cesare; Rinaldo; MEDLEY; Berenice, Regina d'Egitto, HWV 38
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Greevy, Bernadette [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Haim, Emmanuelle [Condcutor/Harpsichord]; Horne, Mari...
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher; Rousset, Christophe; Bonynge, Richard; ; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Balkwill, Bryan; Lewis, Henry
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Les Talens Lyriques; New Symphony Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra; Suisse Romande Orchestra; Vienna Cantata Or...

Concert Favorites / Sir Adrian Boult

1 CD / Chesky / 2001-01-01

Works: Edward Elgar: Coronation Ode, Op. 44; Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Arthur Sullivan: Overture di ballo, for o...
Conductors: Boult, Adrian
Ensemble: New Symphony Orchestra

Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 6; Smetana / Alexander Gibson

1 CD / Chesky / 2001-01-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Pathétique Symphony, Op. 74; 1812 Overture, Op. 49; Bedrich Smetana: Má vlast
Conductors: Gibson, Alexander, Sir
Ensemble: London Festival Orchestra; New Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphonies 4 & 7 / Leibowitz, Royal Philharmonic

1 CD / Chesky / 2001-01-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Ruins of Athens, Op. 113; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92
Conductors: Leibowitz, René
Ensemble: New Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic 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

Romantic Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2000-06-13

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; Erik Satie: Gymnop&...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Cohen, Franklin; Goossens, Marie; Harrell, Lynn; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Lupu, Radu; Ortiz, Cristina; Rogé, Pascal; Si...
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: ; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; New Symphony Orchestra; Royal...

Artists of the Century - Jascha Heifetz - The Supreme

2 CD / RCA Records / 2000-02-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; M...
Performers: Heifetz, Jascha; Smith, Brooks
Conductors: Reiner, Fritz; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Hendl, Walter
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; New Symphony Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

This two CD set, specially priced as though it were a single CD, provides an excellent cross section of violin legend Jascha Heifetz in some...continue...

Double Concertos - Bach, Mozart, Brahms / Heifetz, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 2000-01-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio for Piano in B minor, K 540; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Do...
Performers: Friedman, Erick; Heifetz, Jascha; Lofthouse, Thornton; Piatigorsky, Gregor; Primrose, William
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Solomon, Izler; Wallenstein, Alfred
Ensemble: New Symphony Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

Lebendige Vergangenheit - Friedrich Schorr Vol 2

1 CD / Preiser / 1998-07-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Franz Joseph Haydn: The Seasons; Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz, ...
Performers: Jager, Richard; Newton, Ivor; Schorr, Friedrich
Conductors: Coates, Albert; Barbirolli, John; Blech, Leo; Heger, Robert
Ensemble: ; Berlin State Opera Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New Symphony Orchestra

Heifetz - Violin Greatest Hits

1 CD / RCA Records / 1998-06-16

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Grigoras Dinicu: Hora staccato, for violin & piano (or orchestra); Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 104...
Performers: Bay, Emanuel; Friedman, Erick; Heifetz, Jascha; Smith, Brooks
Conductors: Reiner, Fritz; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Voorhees, Donald; Steinberg, William; Munch, Charles; Steinberg, Charles
Ensemble: ; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; New Symphony Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

This compilation brings together some classic performances by renowned violinist Jascha Heifetz. An excellent introduction for any listener just beging to explore the Heifetz legacy....continue...

The Ultimate Gilbert & Sullivan / D'Oyly Carte Opera Company

1 CD / Decca / 1998-06-09

Works: Arthur Sullivan: HMS Pinafore; Pirates of Penzance; Sorcerer; Gondoliers; Patience (Bunthorne's Bride), operetta; Mikado
Performers: Adams, Donald; Ayldon, John; Brannigan, Owen; Cook, George; Hindmarsh, Jean; Holland, Lyndsie; Jones, Peggy Ann; Knight, Gillian; Masterson, Valerie; Reed, John; Round, Thomas; Sandford, Kenneth; Ski...
Conductors: Godfrey, Isidore; Nash, Royston
Ensemble: D'Oyly Carte Opera Chorus; New Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Artur Rubinstein - Nocturne

1 CD / RCA Records / 1998-05-19

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 8 in D flat major, Op. 27/2, CT. 115; Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57; Manuel de Fal...
Performers: Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]
Conductors: Jorda, Enrique; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Wallenstein, Alfred
Ensemble: New Symphony Orchestra; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

Many of the most beautiful Nocturnes in the piano repertoire are here performed by legendary pianist Arthur Rubinstein. Two of the tracks appear on CD...continue...

Prima Voce - Lauritz Melchior

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1996-11-01

Works: Richard Wagner: Siegfried; Tannhäuser; Tristan und Isolde; Die Walküre; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Götterdämmerung; Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci, opera; Giacomo Meyerb...
Performers: Flagstad, Kirsten; Lehmann, Lotte; Leider, Frieda; Melchior, Lauritz
Conductors: Coates, Albert; Barbirolli, John, Sir; Walter, Bruno; Ormandy, Eugene; McArthur, Edwin
Ensemble: Berlin State Opera Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New Symphony Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; San Francisco Opera Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Heifetz - Bruch, Vieuxtemps / Sargent, New Symphony

1 CD / RCA Records / 1995-08-15

Works: Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46; Henri Vieuxtemps: Concerto for Violin no 5 in A minor ("Grétry"), Op. 37
Performers: Ellis, Osian; Heifetz, Jascha
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir
Ensemble: New Symphony Orchestra

World's Greatest Choruses

1 CD / RCA Records / 1992-08-25

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Charles Gounod: Faust; Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Lohengrin; Tannhäuser; Johann Sebastian Bach: Herz und Mund u...
Performers: Dunn, Thomas; Linval, Monique; Macaux, Geneviève; Price, Leontyne; Pyle, Thomas [baritone]
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Karajan, Herbert von; Shaw, Robert; Stokowski, Leopold; Ormandy, Eugene; Leinsdorf, Erich; Basile, Arturo; Westenburg, Richard
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; Harvard Glee Club; John Alldis Choir; London Symphony Orchestra; Mendelssohn Club Chorus Philadelphia; Musica Sacra; New England Conservatory Chorus; New Symphony Orchestra...