John Rutter/Steven Osborne/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - "Reflections". This new recording is the first orchestral album from one of Britain's most beloved composers, Sir John Rutter. Released just ahead of Rutter's 80th birthday in September 2025. Known around the world for his choral music, the album includes the first recording of Rutter's rarely heard piano concerto, Reflections, performed by pianist Steven Osborne and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by the composer himself. In addition to the piano concerto, the album includes the orchestral works Celebration Overture, Four Miniatures for Orchestra, Cityscapes, and Elegy. Rutter's music is performed across the globe, and he has received many honors, including a CBE in 2007 and a knighthood in 2024 for services to music. Being knighted by King Charles III, a strong supporter of the arts, was a particularly special moment for Rutter. CD Digisleeve.
Lise Davidsen / James Baillieu - "Live at The Met" / On September 14, 2023, Lise Davidsen became one of the youngest singers ever invited to give a solo recital at the Metropolitan Opera, a house with which she has a very special relationship: "I consider the Met my second home, " she says, "but that doesn't mean one will be asked for something so special as this, so I was very touched when Peter asked me." With pianist James Baillieu, Lise performed a program including highlights from her Met roles, as well as a variety of song literature, plus some lighter pieces from the world of operetta and musical theater. Peter Gelb (General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera) believes Lise Davidsen is "the greatest Wagnerian talent since Birgit Nilsson and Kirsten Flagstad. Her voice in the Met's luxurious acoustics sounds extraordinary, with incredible beauty but amazing power." Although still in her thirties, "she's the consummate artist."
Nicola Benedetti -"Violin Cafe" - Violin Cafe brings together music that represents the different musical strands of Nicola's life and career, from virtuosic showpieces to French romance, contemporary favorites and Scottish folk, freshly arranged for a new dynamic group of instruments: violin, guitar, accordion & cello, and smallpipes. This inventive new line-up of instruments delivers a communal, conversational "evening cafe appropriate" sound. A sound with the flexibility to work across genres, cultures and performance environments. The album reunites Nicola with audiences she has known and been supported by for over 22 years. This is a thank you to the people of all ages, from all around the world, who share a deep love of classical music and the violin, whose children Nicola has taught after concerts and whose curiosity of the arts she shares.
STEPHAN MOCCIO / SCENES FROM A VELVET ROOM Stephan Moccio - composer behind hit songs for Celine Dion, Miley Cyrus, and The Weeknd - recalls his formative years as pianist at the Toronto Four Seasons hotel lounge on his wistful, nostalgic, and jazz-infused new album Scenes from a Velvet Room. (Decca Records)
Step into the heart of London's West End with Paddington The Musical - Original Cast Recording, capturing all the warmth, wonder, and whimsy of the beloved bear's latest adventure. Adapted from Michael Bond's timeless stories and the award-winning STUDIOCANAL films, this brand-new musical features music and lyrics by Tom Fletcher, book by Jessica Swale, and direction by Luke Sheppard. From toe-tapping ensemble numbers to heartfelt ballads, the soundtrack celebrates family, friendship, and finding your place in the world. Join Paddington and the Browns as they face peril, laughter, and plenty of marmalade along the way. Recorded with the full West End cast, this album brings the charm of Windsor Gardens straight to your home. Available on CD and a collectible vinyl edition, it's a joyful keepsake for fans of all ages - a perfect companion to London's most loveable bear.
Stella Cole's first live album captures the magic of her sold-out engagement at New York's iconic Cafe Carlyle. Featuring Great American Songbook favorites - many inspired by the classic films she grew up with - she delivers warm", heartfelt takes on standards like "It's Magic"," "Moon River"," and "Singin' in the Rain"," joined by pianist Michael Kanan", bassist Michael Migliore", and drummer Hank Allen-Barfield.
April 25, 2025: Carnegie Hall has been sold out for months in anticipation of Yunchan Lim's return to perform Bach's Goldberg Variations. The whole world watched as a moment of musical history was made. 70 years earlier - and just a few blocks from Carnegie Hall - a 22-year-old Canadian called Glenn Gould made a recording of the Goldbergs which was also destined for legendary status. Decca Classics is now proud to present the next chapter in the history of this timeless music and an extraordinary young artist.
Steeped in elegance and raw emotion, Enamorarse marks a new chapter for Matteo Bocelli as he reimagines his second studio album, Falling In Love, with a collection of romantic Spanish-language versions. Recorded at his home in Tuscany, the project blends his rich classical roots with modern pop influences to create a cinematic and deeply personal tribute to the Latin American community.
Non Fiction - Piano Concerto in Four Movements - Hania Rani is a multi-award-winning composer and pianist who moves effortlessly between the worlds of classical and experimental music. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, Non Fiction is her first piano concerto and examines the horrors of war in Ukraine and Gaza, and how closely we can "observe" and "hear" them through modern media. Drawing on Rani's classical background, and her admiration for experimental music, symbolically juxtaposing precisely scored music with the beauty of momentum, Non Fiction is a modern masterwork: revelatory, powerful, emotional and profound.
Isata has a longstanding love for the music of Prokofiev and performed his Piano Concerto No. 3 for her solo debut at the BBC Proms in 2023. Now she explores the music of this great composer further, on this electrifying new album. As with her last solo album, celebrating Mendelssohn, here Isata offers a rounded portrait of Prokofiev: original solo piano compositions, piano transcriptions by the composer of his most beloved ballets scores - Romeo & Juliet and Cinderella - as well as the opera 'The Love for Three Oranges' with it's famous March.
Verismo, meaning "realism," was a late-19th century movement in Italian opera that shifted the focus from kings and myths to ordinary people living vivid, emotionally charged lives. These operas confront love, jealousy, betrayal, and longing with unfiltered immediacy. The arias on this album are direct, lyrical, and often explosive, demanding a singer who can deliver both technical brilliance and raw human truth. Originally released in 1971, this reissue comes with new remastered HD audio for the first time. These were taken freshly from the pre-master tapes in the Decca vaults and bring a fresh and beautiful perspective to these historic recordings.
Christopher Tin -"Song Offerings: Choral Works by Christopher Tin" Christopher Tin's album, Song Offerings, contains two distinct choral works with the Kantorei Choir (Song Offerings and Transfigurations) celebrating communal love, peace, cosmic spirituality and transcendence. CD Softpak, 24-page booklet.
Luciano Pavarotti - "Novanta". Decca presents NOVANTA - the ultimate greatest hits package of the world's favorite tenor. This release includes his most popular, signature arias and songs, iconic live moments from some of the biggest concerts ever to take place, alongside rarities, new discoveries, and previously unreleased tracks. 80 minutes of music: 20 tracks, spanning opera, Italian song, and sacred music, plus duets with Tracy Chapman and Andrea Bocelli, and 2 previously unreleased arias from Llangollen (1995). Also, available for the first time on Decca, "Adeste Fidelis" from the 1978 concert at the Notre-Dame Basilica, Montreal.
Dodie - "Not For Lack Of Trying". Not For Lack Of Trying explores Dodie's journey with mental health over the last decade. "I have only been able to deal with parts of life in bite-size pieces. These songs are packaged reflections of those pieces - exploring heartbreak, yearning for meaning, and joy amidst depression."
Alexandra Whittingham - "Letters from Paris". From melancholy miniatures to the soaring melodies of French chansons, this is an album which gives us the space to contemplate, marvel and hope. Letters from Paris features specially commissioned new arrangements and guest appearances from other musical stars of Alexandra's generation.
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Soundtrack - Introducing the original motion picture soundtrack to the final film in the Downton Abbey series, scored by composer John Lunn. The film follows the Crawley family and their staff as they enter the 1930s. As the beloved cast of characters navigate how to lead Downton Abbey into the future, they must embrace change and welcome a new chapter.
Max Richter's ethereal score for the film, Hamnet, the untold love story that inspired Shakespeare's greatest masterpiece. From Academy Award-winning writer/director Chloe Zhao, Hamnet tells the powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless classic, Hamlet, featuring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal. Based on the Sunday Times Bestseller by Maggie O'Farrell.
