Decca Classics (“DECCA” in white uppercase on a blue-over-red rectangular block; until 1999, for use outside of North America only)

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Annotation

The Decca Classics logo includes the DECCA name in white uppercase superimposed on a blue-over-red rectangular background (see logo), and was used in all countries except the US; its sister imprint that was used instead in the US until 1999 was London, as the Decca Record Company Ltd. wasn't allowed to use the "Decca" name in the country up till then, when the MCA and PolyGram families eventually merged and Universal Music Group was born.

Annotation last modified on 2019-01-01 23:36 UTC.

Releases

ReleaseArtistFormatTracksCountry/DateCatalog#Barcode
The 3 Great SymphoniesDvořák; The Cleveland Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnányi2×CD8 + 5
452 182-2028945218229
GiselleAdam; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Bonynge2×CD21 + 13
452 185-2028945218526
Classic MoodsVarious Artists2×CD16 + 16
452 249-2, 452 250-2, 452 251-2028945224923
Solo Keyboard WorksJ.S. Bach; András Schiff2×CD35 + 26
452 279-2028945227924
The Art of the Prima Donna: Joan SutherlandJoan Sutherland2×CD8 + 8
452 298-2028945229829
Das Lied von der ErdeLeonard Bernstein, James King, Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau & The Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraCD6
452 301-2028945230122
Wilhelm Kempff Plays Chopin, Volume 1Chopin; Wilhelm KempffCD12
452 307-2028945230726
Wilhelm Kempff Plays Chopin, Volume 2Chopin; Wilhelm KempffCD8
452 308-2028945230825
The Great Violin ConcertosMendelssohn, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius; Kyung Wha Chung2×CD6 + 6
452 325-2028945232522
Piano ConcertosMendelssohn; Peter Katin, John Ogdon2×CD8 + 7
452 410-2028945241029
Falla: L'Amour SorcierAlbéniz, Falla; New Philharmonia Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de BurgosCD19
452 638-2028945263823
An Introduction to Entartete MusikVarious ArtistsCD11
452 664-2028945266428
Concert Champêtre / Sinfonietta / Suite FrançaisePoulenc; Pascal Rogé, Orchestre national de France, Charles DutoitCD20
452 665-2028945266527
Le Bal masquéFrancis PoulencCD41
452 666-2028945266626
Chant d'amour : mélodies françaisesCecilia Bartoli, Myung-Whun ChungCD19
  • -1996
452 667-2028945266725
Pure Classic MoodsVarious Artists2×CD16 + 16
452 758-2028945275826
Pavarotti & Friends for War Child (note: track 5 in this release is "Un piccolo aiuto")Pavarotti & FriendsCD17
452 900-2028945290027
Organ FavouritesPeter HurfordCD14
4521662028945216621
Complete Piano QuartetsBrahms; Beaux Arts Trio, Walter Trampler2×CD8 + 8
454 017-2028945401720
Complete String Trios & DuosMozart; Grumiaux Trio, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble, Arrigo Pelliccia2×CD12 + 14
454 023-2028945402321
Sublime PavarottiLuciano Pavarotti2×CD18 + 17
455 000-2028945500027
All-Chopin RecitalFryderyk Chopin; Wilhelm BackhausCD22
455 047-28014394121861
The Christmas Spirit (disc 1)Various ArtistsCD19
  • DE1996
  • -2007-09-17
475 9177, 4759177028947591771
Alto Rhapsody / Nänie / Four Serious Songs / Five SongsJohannes Brahms; Helen Watts, L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet, John Shirley‐Quirk, Martin IseppCD11
Peer Gynt, incidental music, op. 23 / Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16Edvard GriegCD13
  • -1996
Die VögelBraunfels; Kwon, Wottrich, Kraus, Holzmair, Görne, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Deutsches Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin, Lothar Zagrosek2×CD17 + 12
  • XE1997-02-11
448 679-2028944867923
Madama ButterflyPuccini; Tebaldi, Bergonzi, Cossotto2×CD19 + 23
0289 452 5942 0, 452 594-2028945259420
The 4 Great Symphonies: Symphonies 38, 39, 40 & 41Mozart; Sir Georg Solti2×CD7 + 8
  • GB1997-03-03
448 924-2028944892420
Choral WorksJohannes Brahms; Blomstedt, Abbado, Preston2×CD7 + 13
  • XE1997-03-03
452 582-2028945258225
Adagio religiosoVarious ArtistsCD11
  • -1997-03-10
252 625-2028945262529
Favourite ChopinChopin; Vladimir AshkenazyCD13
  • XE1997-03-18
452 623-2028945262321
Symphony no. 2Krenek; Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Lothar ZagrosekCD3
  • GB1997-04-01
452 479-2028945247922
Favourite Piano SonatasBeethoven; Vladimir Ashkenazy2×CD12 + 10
  • GB1997-06-02
452 952-2028945295220
The Piano SonatasAlexander Scriabin; Vladimir Ashkenazy2×CD15 + 7
  • XW1997-06-02
452 961-2028945296128
Piano Dreams: The Erik Satie CollectionErik Satie; Pascal RogéCD25
  • GB1997-06-16
458 105-2028945810522
Stabat Mater / Miserere II / Magnificat / Salve ReginaGiovanni Battista Pergolesi2×CD22 + 17
  • DE1997-06-30
455 017-2028945501727
Carmina BuranaOrff; Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles DutoitCD25
  • GB1997-06-30
455 290-2028945529028
Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248Johann Sebastian Bach; Elly Ameling, Helen Watts, Peter Pears, Tom Krause, Lübecker Kantorei, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger2×CD23 + 24
  • DE1997-06-30
455410-2028945541020
The world of KetèlbyAlbert KetèlbeyCD14
  • GB1997-06-30
466 511-2028946651124
GötterdämmerungRichard Wagner; Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti4×CD13 + 9 + 14 + 18
  • DE1997-08-04
455 569-2028945556925
Spem in alium / Lamentations of JeremiahTallis; King’s College Choir, St John's College Choir2×CD13 + 10
  • -1997-08-12
455 029-2028945502922
Mahler 6 / Zemlinsky: 6 Maeterlinck-LiederMahler, Zemlinsky; Jard van Nes, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly2×CD7 + 3
  • GB1997-08-22
444 871-2028944487121
Great Piano ConcertosMozart; Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy2×Digital Media7 + 8
  • XW1997-08-26
The World of PsalmsSt John's College Choir, Cambridge, George GuestCD18
  • GB1997-09-15
45294120028945294124
Don GiovanniMozart; Terfel, Fleming, Murray, Pertusi, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti3×CD20 + 20 + 17
  • GB1997-09-15
455 500-2028945550022
Hits & MoreLuciano PavarottiCD21
  • DE1997-09-29
Greatest Hits - The Ultimate CollectionLuciano Pavarotti2×CD21 + 20
  • US1997-09-30
028945800028
Pavarotti Präsentiert: Die schönsten Verdi-OpernVarious ArtistsCD18
  • DE1997-10-13
443 816-2028944381627
The Violin ConcertosMozart; Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood, Simon Standage2×CD10 + 8
  • XE1997-10-14
455 721-2028945572123
The Choirboy’s ChristmasAnthony WayCD21
  • US1997-10-14
Forspill til en fauns ettermiddagClaude Debussy; Cleveland Orkester, Vladimir AshkenazyCD7
424 504-2-NO
Porgy and Bess: HighlightsGershwin; Cleveland Orchestra & Chorus, Lorin Maazel, Willard White, Leona Mitchell, McHenry Boatwright, Florence Quivar, Francois Clemmons, Barbara HendricksCD18
436 306-2028943630627
Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons)Haydn, Brighton Festival Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ileana Cotrubaş, Werner Krenn, Hans Sotin, Antal Doráti2×CD17 + 19
448 101-2028944810127
The Tempest / Kuolema / King Christian II / Scènes Historiques / Scaramouche / SwanwhiteSibelius; Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra, Jussi Jalas2×CD26 + 14
448 267-2028944826722
Lieutenant Kije / Chout / The Prodigal Son / Scythian Suite / Autumnal / The Stone FlowerProkofiev; Abbado, Ansermet, Ashkenazy, Doráti, Varviso2×CD20 + 9
  • -1997
448 273-2028944827323
Klavierkonzerte KV 450 & KV 537Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Robert Levin, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher HogwoodCD7
  • -1997
448 388-2000001070798
Schoenberg in HollywoodArnold Schoenberg; Deutsches Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin, Rundfunk‐Sinfonieorchester Berlin, John MauceriCD8
448 619-2028944861921
Symphony no. 7 "Leningrad"Shostakovich; St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir AshkenazyCD5
  • -1997
448 814-2028944881424
Wie is er bang van klassiek?Various Artists3×CD16 + 15 + 14
450.027-2028945802725
A Tebaldi FestivalRenata Tebaldi2×CD12 + 14
452 456-2028945245621
The Goldschmidt AlbumBerthold Goldschmidt; Rattle, Goldschmidt, Dutoit, KreizbergCD18
452 599-2028945259925
Beethoven: Violin Concerto / Bruch: Schottische FantasieBeethoven, Bruch; Kyung Wha ChungCD7
452 629-2028945262925
Fantasia on GreensleevesVaughan Williams, Delius, Elgar, Warlock, Butterworth; Academy of St Martin‐in‐the‐Fields, Neville Marriner2×CD15 + 13
452 707-2028945270722
Great Piano Concertos: Nos. 20, 21, 23, 24 & 25Mozart; Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy2×CD7 + 8
452 958-2028945295824
The World of the Brass BandMassed Brass Bands of Fodens Motor Works, Fairey Aviation & Morris MotorsCD15
452939-2028945293929
5 MassesMozart; King’s College Choir, Stephen Cleobury2×CD17 + 12
455 032-2028945503226
Anna Bolena (1968 studio cast)Gaetano Donizetti; Elena Souliotis, Marilyn Horne, John Alexander, Nicolaï Ghiaurov, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Opernorchester, Silvio Varviso3×CD17 + 12 + 17
455 069-2028945506920
Afrika SongsWilhelm Grosz; Matrix Ensemble, Robert ZieglerCD19
455 116-2028945511627
Concierto de AranjuezEduardo Fernández2×CD9 + 12
455 364-2028945536422
Gregorian Chant: Mass for Peace. Missa pro pace et iustitia servandaCoro Gregoriano de Lisboa, Maria Helena Pires de MatosCD25
  • -1997
455 499-2028945549927
La TebaldiRenata Tebaldi2×CD11 + 13
455 504-28014394401680
Conversations with Bill EvansBill Evans; Jean‐Yves ThibaudetCD12
455 512-2028945551227
An Italian SongbookCecilia BartoliCD20
455 513-2028945551326
Die WalküreRichard Wagner; Sir Georg Solti4×CD12 + 12 + 5 + 14
455 559-2028945555928
SiegfriedRichard Wagner; Sir Georg Solti4×CD15 + 13 + 12 + 11
  • -1997
455 564-2028945556420
The Piano Trios: B-flat major, op. 99 / E-flat major, op. 100Schubert; Ashkenazy, Zukerman, Harrell2×CD4 + 4
455 685-2028945568522
L’elisir d’amoreDonizetti; Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Scaltriti, Simone Alaimo, Elena Dan, Orchestre et Chœur de l’Opéra national de Lyon, Evelino Pidò2×CD17 + 13
455 691-2028945569123
Com’ è bella la vitaLuciano PavarottiCD4
455 809-2
Wilhelm Kempff Plays Chopin, Volume 1Chopin; Wilhelm KempffCD12
  • -1997
455 973-28014394122035
Pavarotti in the Amsterdam ArenaLuciano PavarottiCD17
455 982-2028945598222
Prélude à la nuit, Volume 1Various ArtistsCD15
458 100-20028945810027
The Greatest Opera Show on EarthVarious Artists2×CD19 + 21
458 118 2028945811826
8 Symphonies & 3 QuartetsC.P.E. Bach; The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood2×CD18 + 16
The Piano ConcertosRachmaninov; Vladimir Ashkenazy, André Previn6×CD6 + 6 + 13 + 23 + 10 + 12
Aida: Scenes & Arias (Orchestra e coro del Teatro dell' Opera di Roma feat. conductor: Sir Georg Solti)Giuseppe VerdiCD13
  • US1998-01-05
458 206-2028945820620
American SongsBarbara Bonney, André PrevinCD30
289 455 511-20028945551128
The Essential BorodinAlexander Borodin2×CD9 + 11
455 632-2028945563220
TurandotPuccini; Borkh, Tebaldi, del Monaco, Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Alberto Erede2×CD14 + 14
  • GB1998-02-02
452 964-2028945296425
Torna a Surriento (Songs of Italy & Sicily)Giuseppe Di Stefano2×CD11 + 18
  • GB1998-02-02
455 482-2028945548227
The Impromptus / Moments musicauxFranz Schubert; András Schiff2×CD18 + 9
  • XW1998-02-02
028945813929
Turandot HighlightsPuccini; Sutherland, Pavarotti, Caballé, Ghiaurov, Krause, Pears, John Alldis Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin MehtaCD19
  • DE1998-02-03
458 202-2028945820224
All That Jazz: The Best of Ute LemperUte LemperCD21
  • GB1998-02-09
458 931-2028945893129
The String QuartetsShostakovich; Fitzwilliam String Quartet6×CD8 + 9 + 10 + 14 + 10 + 9
  • XW1998-02-10
455 776-2028945577623
Petite Messe solennelle / Stabat MaterRossini; Pavarotti, Freni, Lorengar, Minton, Valentini-Terrani, Sotin, Raimondi2×CD12 + 12
  • DE1998-02-17
455 023-2028945502328
Violin Concerto No. 1 / Scottish FantasiaBruch; Kyung Wha-ChungCD7
  • XE1998-03-10
448 597-2028944859720
The Early Piano WorksErik Satie; Reinbert de LeeuwDigital Media33
  • XW1998-03-16
4621612[none]
Music for the Royal Fireworks / Water MusicGeorge Frideric Handel; Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl MünchingerCD23
  • DE1998-03-18
458 647-2028945864723
Rhapsody in Blue / An American in Paris / Cuban Overture / Porgy-and-Bess-SuiteGeorge Gershwin; Ian Davis, Cleveland Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati, Lorin MaazelCD4
  • DE1998-03-19
458 651-2028945865126
WalzerJohann Strauß; Wiener Philharmoniker, Willi BoskovskyCD14
  • DE1998-03-19
458 656-20028945865621
TurandotGiacomo Puccini; Inge Borkh, Renata Tebaldi, Mario del Monaco, Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Alberto Erede2×Digital Media14 + 14
  • GB1998-03-19
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