THE DECCA SOUND
A limited-edition 50-CD set of legendary recordings celebrating the world-renowned DECCA sound.
Classic-status pioneering stereo recordings from the past 55 years and starring a galaxy of internationally-acclaimed artistic talent.
Where an original release may have been of short duration due to limitations of the LP a bonus work featuring the same artists has been added.
A 200-page booklet documents the development of stereo recording as it developed in the 1950s through to modern digital recordings; there is an article on Decca artists and repertory with particular reference to the artists featured in the set.
Full recording information on each disc is included and there are numerous photographs.
CD 1
Manuel de Falla 1876-1946
[1]-[8] El sombrero de tres picos*
[9] La vida breve – interludio y danza 7:05
bonus
Claude Debussy 1862-1918
[10]-[14] Images pour orchestre 33:31
Teresa Berganza soprano*
L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Ernest Ansermet
Recorded 1961
CD 2
Emmanuel Chabrier 1841-1894
[1] España 6:26
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 1844-1908
[2]-[6] Capriccio espagnol, op.34 14:30
Enrique Granados 1867-1916
[7] Andaluza - Danza española No.5 in E minor, op.37 4:08
Moritz Moszkowski 1854-1925
[8]-[12] Spanish Dances, Book 1, op.12
bonus
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1840-1893
[13]-[15] Violin Concerto in D major, op.35* 33:38
Alfredo Campoli violin*
London Symphony Orchestra
Ataúlfo Argenta
recorded 1957, 1956*
CD 3
Sergei Rachmaninov 1873-1943
[1]-[3] Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor, op.30 42:40
bonus
[4]-[6] Piano Sonata No.2 in B flat minor, op.36* 25:30
Vladimir Ashkenazy piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Anatole Fistoulari
recorded 1963, 1977*
CD 4
Jean Sibelius 1865-1957
[1]-[4] Symphony No.1 in E minor, op.39 39:24
bonus
Modest Mussorgsky 1839-1881
[5]-[10] Pictures at an Exhibition* (orchestrated Vladimir Ashkenazy) 34:45
Philharmonia Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy
recorded 1984, 1982*
CD 5
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
[1] Ecco quel fiero istante! (La partenza, WoO 124) 0:55
[2] Che fa il mio bene? 1:35
(L’amante impaziente I, op.82 no.3)
[3] Ch fa il mio bene? 2:04
[4] T’intendo, sì, mio cor (Liebes-Klage, op.82 no.2) 3:21
[5] Dimmi, ben mio (Hoffnung, op.82 no.1) 2:04
[6] In questa tomba oscura, WoO 133 3:21
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791
[7] Ridente la calma, K152 (210a) 3:52
Franz Schubert 1797-1728
[8] Vedi quanto adoro, D510 4:52
[9] Se dall’Etra (Nel boschetto, D738) 2:42
[10] Lo vuo’ cantar di Cadmo (Alla cetra, D737) 3:49
[11] La pastorella, D528 2:12
[12] Non t’accostar all’urna, D688 no.1 3:18
[13] Guarda, che bianca luna, D688 no.2 3:04
[14] Da quel sembiante appresi, D688 no.3 1:42
[15] Mio ben ricordati, D688 no.4 2:01
[16] Piensa, che questo istante, D76 2:24
[17] Mi batte ‘l cor! (Felice arrivo e congedo, D767) 3:08
Joseph Haydn 1732-1809
[18] Arianna a Naxos 20:47
Cecilia Bartoli mezzo-soprano
András Schiff piano
recorded 1992
CD6
Samuel Barber 1910-1981
[1]-[3] Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, op.14 22:43
Ernest Bloch 1880-1959
[4]-[6] Baal Shem (Nigun) 14:07
William Walton 1902-1983
[7]-[9] Concerto for Violin and Orchestra 30:32
Joshua Bell violin
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
David Zinman
recorded 1996
CD 7
Richard Strauss 1864-1949
[1] Don Juan, op.20 17:35
[2]-[21] Alpensymphonie, op.64 55:25
Fan Francisco Symphony
Herbert Blomstedt
recorded 1989
CD 8
Anton Bruckner 1824-1896
[1]-[4] Symphony No.4 in E flat, “Romantic” 68:10
Wiener Philharmoniker
Karl Böhm
recorded 1973
CD 9
New Year’s Concert 1979
Johann Strauss I 1804-1849
[1] Loreley-Rhein-Klänge, op.154 8:11
Johann Strauss II 1825-1899
[2] Bitte schön! – polka française (after motifs from Cagliostro in Wien, op.372) 4:34
Eduard Strauss 1835-1916
[3] Ohne Bremse – Polka schnell, op.238 2:11
Johann Strauss II
[4] Wein, Weib und Gesang, op.333 6:32
Josef Strauss 1827-1870
[5] Die Emancipierte – polka mazur, op.282 3:29
Carl Michael Ziehrer 1843-1922
[6] Hereinspaziert, op.518 7:16
Franz von Suppé 1819-1895
[7] Overture: Die schöne Galathee 7:54
Johann Strauss II
[8] Bei uns z’Haus – waltz, op.361 8:11
Josef Strauss
[9] Moulinet – polka française, op.57 3:33
Johann Strauss II
[10] Tik-Tak – polka schnell, op.365 2:43
[11] Pizzicato Polka 3:07
Josef Strauss
[12] Rudolfsheimer – polka schnell, op.152 3:11
Johann Strauss II
[13] Auf der Jagd, op.373 4:07
[14] Leichtes Blut – polka schnell, op.319 3:21
[15] An der schönen blauen Donau, op.314 9:23
Johan Strauss I
[16] Radetzky-Marsch, op.228 3:35
Wiener Philharmoniker
Willi Boskovsky
recorded 197
CD 10
Benjamin Britten 1913-1976
[1]-[19] War Requiem 81:03
Galina Vishnevskaya soprano
Peter Pears tenor
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau baritone
The Bach Choir
London Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Highgate School Choir
Simon Preston organ
Melos Ensemble
London Symphony Orchestra
Benjamin Britten
recorded 1963
CD 11
Olivier Messiaen 1908-1992
[1]-[10] Turangalîla Symphonie 75:56
Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano
Takashi Harada ondes Martenot
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly
recorded 1992
CD 12
Felix Mendelssohn 1809-1847
[1]-[3] Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64 25:39
Max Bruch 1838-1920
[4]-[6] Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, op.25* 24:16
[7]-[10] Scottish Fantasy, op.46* 27:54
Kyung Wha Chung violin
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*
Charles Dutoit
Rudolf Kempe*
recorded 1972*, 1981
CD 13
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791
[1]-[3] Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor, K466 33:00
[4]-[6] Piano Concerto No.27 in B flat major, K595 32:03
Clifford Curzon piano
English Chamber Orchestra
Benjamin Britten
recorded 1970
CD 14
Arnold Schoenberg 1874-1951
[1]-[9] Erwartung, op.17 28:41
Alban Berg 1885-1935
[10]-[14] Lulu Suite** 34:38
Anton Webern 1883-1945
[15] In Sommerwind* 14:43
Anja Silja soprano
Wiener Philharmoniker
The Cleveland Orchestra*
Christoph von Dohnányi
recorded 1979, 1973**, 1991*
** first international CD releas
CD 15
Igor Stravinsky 1882-1971
[1]-[15] L’Oiseau de feu 43:36
[16]-[28] Le Sacre du printemps* 33:42
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati
recorded 1981, 1982*
CD 16
Maurice Ravel 1875-1937
[1]-[6] Ma Mère l’oye 28:11
[7] Pavane pour une infante défunte 6:38
[8]-[11] Le Tombeau de Couperin 15:26
[12]-[15] Valses nobles et sentimentales 16:03
bonus
[16] Boléro* 15:02
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Charles Dutoit
recorded 1983, 1981*
CD 17
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791
Le nozze di Figaro
[1] Porgi amor 3:51
[2] E Susanna non vien! …Dove sono i bei momenti 6:15
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1840-1893
Eugene Onegin
[3] Letter scene: “Puskai pogilabnu ya, no pryezhde 21:16
Antonín Dvorák 1841-1904
Rusalka
[4] O silver moon 6:44
Giuseppe Verdi 1813-1901
Otello
[5] Era più calmo? …piangea cantando …Ave Maria 16:05
Benjamin Britten 1913-1976
Peter Grimes
[6] Embroidery in childhood 5:55
Richard Strauss 1864-1959
Daphne
[7] Ich komme, ich komme (transformation scene) 11:26
Renée Fleming soprano
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Georg Solti
recorded 1996
CD 18
Johannes Brahms 1833-1897
[1]-[3] Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor, op.15 46:24
bonus
Robert Schumann 1810-1856
[4]-[23] Carnaval, op.9* 23:04
Nelson Freire piano
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Riccardo Chailly
recorded 2006, 2002*
CD 19
Dmitri Shostakovich 1906-1975
[1]-[4] Symphony No.5 in D minor, op.47 49:47
bonus
[5]-[9] Symphony No.9 in E flat, op.70 25:51*
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra*
Bernard Haitink
recorded 1983, 1980*
CD 20
Henry Purcell 1659-1695
[1]-[34] Dido and Aeneas 52:26
Dido Catherine Bott
Belinda Emma Kirkby
Aeneas John Mark Ainsley
Sorceress David Thomas
First Witch Elizabeth Priday
Second Witch Sara Stowe
Second Woman Julianne Baird
First Sailor Daniel Lochmann
Spirit Michael Chance
Chorus and Orchestra of
The Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood
recorded 1992
CD 21
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
[1]-[3] Violin Concerto in D major, op.61 40:41
Benjamin Britten 1913-1976
[4]-[6] Violin Concerto, op.15* 32:34
Janine Jansen violin
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie
London Symphony Orchestra*
Paavo Järvi
recorded 2009
CD 22
Gustav Holst 1874-1934
[1]-[7] The Planets 48:37
bonus
[8]-[10] The Perfect Fool – ballet music* 10:41
[11] Egdon Heath* 12:54
Wiener Staatsopernchor
Wiener Philharmoniker
London Philharmonic Orchestra*
Herbert von Karajan
Sir Adrian Boult*
recorded 1961
CD 23
Béla Bartók 1881-1945
[1]-[3] Piano Concerto No.3, BB127, Sz119 24:54
Maurice Ravel 1875-1947
[4]-[6] Piano Concerto in G major 22:16
bonus
Sergei Prokofiev 1891-1953
[7]-[9] Piano Concerto No.3 in C, op.26 26:27
Julius Katchen piano
London Symphony Orchestra
István Kertész
recorded 1965, 1968
CD 24
Antonín Dvorák 1841-1904
[1]-[4] Symphony No.9 in E minor, op.95 “From the New World”
bonus
[5]-[8] Symphony No.8 in G, op.88*
Wiener Philharmoniker
London Symphony Orcestra*
István Kertész
recorded 1961, 1963*
CD 25
Joseph Haydn 1732-1809
[1]-[11] Missa in angustiis “Nelson Mass”, Hob.XXII: 11 40:13
bonus
[12]-[17] Missa in tempore belli “Paukenmesse”, Hob.XXII: 9*º 40:24
Sylvia Stahlman soprano
April Cantelo soprano*
Helen Watts contralto
Wilfred brown tenor
Robert Tear tenor*
Tom Krause baritone
Barry McDaniel baritone*
Simon Preston organ
Stephen Cleobury organ*
The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
St John’s College Choir, Cambridge*
London Symphony Orchestra
The Academy of St Martin in the Fields*
Sir David Willcocks
George Guest*
recorded 1962, 1969º
CD 26
Enrique Granados 1867-1916
[1]-[6] Goyescas 52:25
[7] El Pelele 4:30
bonus
Manuel de Falla 1867-1916
[8]-[10] Noches en los jardines de España* 24:48
Alicia de Larrocha piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
recorded 1976, 1983*
CD 27
Berlin Cabaret Songs
Songs by Mischa Spoliansky, Friedrich Hollaender, Rudolf Nelson & Berthold Goldschmidt
Ute Lemper
Matrix Ensemble
Robert Ziegler
recorded 1996
CD 28
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
[1]-[3] Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor, op.27 no.2 “Moonlight” 17:21
[4]-[6] Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, op.13 “Pathétique” 22:17
[7]-[9] Piano Sonata No.21 in C, op.53 “Waldstein” 26:11
bonus
[10] 32 Variations in C minor on an original theme, WoO 80* 11:15
Radu Lupu piano
recorded 1972, 1970*
CD 29
Felix Mendelssohn 1809-1847
[1]-[4] Symphony No.3 in A minor, op.56 “Scottish”38:06
bonus
[5]-[12] A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Overture, op.21 & Incidental music, op.61* 40:50
Jennifer Vyvyan soprano
Marion Lowe soprano
Female chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
London Symphony Orchestra
Peter Maag
recorded 1960, 1957*
CD 30
Ottorino Respighi1879-1936
[1]-[4] Feste romane
[5]-[8] Pini di Roma
bonus
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov 1844-1908
[9]-[12] Le Coq d’or – Suite*
The Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel
recorded 1976, 1079*
CD 31
Leos Janácek 1854-1928
[1]-[5] Sinfonietta 24:11
[6]-[8] Taras Bulba 23:20
bonus
[9]-[10] The Cunning Little Vixen – suite* 19:04
Wiener Philharmoniker
Sir Charles Mackerras
recorded 1980, 1979*
CD 32
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1840-1893
[1]-[4] Serenade for strings in C, op.48 30:15
[5]-[8] Souvenir de Florence* 27:22
bonus
Edvard Grieg 1843-1907
[9]-[13] Holberg Suite, op.40º 20:17
The Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner
*first international CD release
recorded 1968, 1970º
CD 33
Jacques Ibert 1890-1962
[1]-[6] Divertissement 15:01
Camille Saint-Saëns 1835-1921
[7] Danse macabre, op.40 6:56
Georges Bizet 1838-1875
[8]-[12] Jeux d’enfants – Petite Suite d’orchestre, op.22 10:52
Saint-Saëns
[13] Le Rouet d’Omphale, op.31 7:50
bonus
Alexander Borodin 1833-1887
[14]-[17] Symphony No.2 in B minor*º 25:02
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra*
Jean Martinon
recorded 1960, 1958º
CD 34
Edgard Varèse 1883-1965
[1] Arcana 18:38
[2] Intégrales 10:36
[3] Ionisation 5:03
bonus
Charles Ives 1874-1954
[4]-[8] Symphony No.2 37:20
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta
recorded 1971, 1975*
CD 35
Maurice Ravel 1875-1937
[1]-[12] Daphnis et Chloé – complete ballet 51:42
bonusEdward Elgar 1857-1934
[13]-[26] Variations on an Original theme, op.36 “Enigma”* 29:10
London Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Monteux
recorded 1959, 1958*
CD 36
Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750
[1]-[11] Magnificat in D, BWV 243 30:58
[12]-[18] Cantata BWV 10 Meine Seel erhebt den Herren 21:59
bonus
[19]-[25] Cantata BWV 140 Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme* 28:43
Hanneke van Bork soprano (BWV 243)
Elly Ameling soprano (BWV 10, 243)
Gabriele Fontana soprano (BWV 140)
Helen Watts contralto (BWV 243)
Werner Krenn tenor (BWV 10, 243)
Gösta Wimbergh tenor (BWV 140)
Tom Krause baritone (BWV 140, 243)
Marius Rintzler bass (BWV 10)
Wiener Akademie-Chor
Hymnuschor, Stuttgart (BWV 140)
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
Karl Münchinger
recorded 1968, 1984*
CD 37
Richard Wagner 1813-1883
[1]-[12] Der Ring des Nibelungen – great scenes 74:42
Brünnhilde Birgit Nilsson
Siegfried Wolfgang Windgassen
Wotan Hans Hotter
Mime Gerhard Stolze
Wiener Philharmoniker
Sir Georg Solti
recorded 1958-196
CD 38
Carreras • Domingo • Pavarotti
in concert
Terme di Caracalla, 7 July 1990
[1]-[17] 68:18
José Carreras • Plácido Domingo • Luciano Pavarotti
Orchestra del Maggio musicale fiorentino
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
Zubin Mehta
recorded 1990
CD 39
Giacomo Puccini 1858-1924
[1]-[19] Turandot – highlights
Turandot Joan Sutherland
Liù Montserrat Caballé
Calaf Luciano Pavarotti
Timur Nicolai Ghiaurov
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta
recorded 1972
CD 40
Tielman Susato c.1500-c.1561
Dansereye 1551
New London Consort
Philip Pickett
recorded 1991
CD 41
Camille Saint-Saëns 1500-1561
[1]-[3] Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.22 24:08
[4]-[5] Piano Concerto No.4 in C minor, op.44*º 26:18
[6]-[8] Piano Concerto No.6 in F, op.103 “Egyptian” 28:58
Pascal Rogé piano
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Philharmonia Orchestra*
Charles Dutoit
recorded 1978, 1979º
CD 42
Giovanni Pergolesi 1710-36
[1]-[12] Stabat mater 36:00
[13]-[17] Salve regina in F minor 14:26
[18]-[21] Salve regina in A minor 9:47
Andreas Scholl countertenor
Barbara Bonney soprano
Les Talens Lyriques
Christophe Rousset
recorded 1999
CD 43
Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750
[1]-[32] Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 72:09
András Schiff piano
recorded 1982
CD 44
Mikhail Glinka 1804-1857
[1] Ruslan and Lyudmila – Overture 5:02
Modest Mussorgsky 1839-1881
[2] Khovanshchina – Prelude 5:05
(compl. & orch. Rimsky-korsakov)
[3] Night on the Bare Mountain 11:11
(arr. Rimsky-Korsakov)
Alexander Borodin 1833-1887
Prince Igor (compl. & orch. Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov)
[4] Overture 10:50
[5] Polovtsian Dances* 13:38
bonus
Franz von Suppé 1819-1895
[6] Leichte Kavallerie* 5:52
[7] Dichter und Bauer* 9:03
[8] Ein Morgen, Mittag und ein Abend in Wien* 7:37
[9] Pique Dame* 7:05
London Symphony Orchestra
Wiener Philharmoniker*
Sir Georg Solti
recorded 1966, 1959*
CD 45
Gustav Mahler1860-1911
[1]-[16] Symphony No.8 in E flat “Symphony of a Thousand” 79:47
Heather Harper • Lucia Popp • Arleen Auger sopranos
Yvonne Minton mezzo-soprano
Helen Watts contralto
René Kollo tenor
John Shirley-Quirk baritone
Martti Talvela bass
Wiener Sängerknaben
Wiener Staatsopernchor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Sir Georg Solti
recorded 1971
CD 46
Sutherland • Horne • Pavarotti
Live from Lincoln Center
Great duets and trios
by Verdi, Bellini & Ponchielli
Joan Sutherland
Marilyn Horne
Luciano Pavarotti
New York City Opera Orchestra
Richard Bonynge
recorded 1981
CD 47
Ludwig van Beethoven1770-1827
[1]-[4] Quartet in F minor, op.95 “Quartetto serioso” 20:28
[5]-[10] Quartet in B flat, op.130 48:03
[11] Große Fuge, op.133 9:19
Takács Quartet
Edward Dusinberre violin • Károly Schranz violin
Roger Tapping viola • András Fejér cello
recorded 2003, 2004
CD 48
Giacomo Puccini1858-1924
[1]-[22] La Fanciulla del West – highlights 61:51
Minnie Renata Tebaldi
Dick Johnson (Ramerrez) Mario del Monaco
Jack Rance Cornell MacNeil
Jake Wallace Giorgio Tozzi
Orchestra e coro dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia Roma
Franco Capuana
recorded 1958
CD 49
Felix Mendelssohn 1809-1847
[1]-[4] Octet in E flat, op.20 32:54
bonus
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827
[5]-[10] Septet in E flat, op.20*
Members of the Wiener Oktett
recorded 1972, 1959*
CD 50
William Walton 1809-1847
[1]-[10] Belshazzar’s Feast* 36:14
bonus
[11] Coronation Te Deum 10:30
Sir Hubert Parry 1848-1918
[12] I was glad 7:24
[13] Blest Pair of Sirens 10:44
[14] Jerusalem 2:51
Bryn Terfel* bass-baritone
Choir of Winchester Vathedral
Waynflete Singers
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
David Hill
recorded 1995, 1990
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