With this 2014 release, soprano Patricia Petibon makes a welcome return to French repertoire on disc, exploring the fascinating world of French art song. It features all-time favorites by Satie, Faur�, Poulenc, Reynaldo Hahn, Manuel Rosenthal, plus popular hits by L�o Ferr�. This selection takes the listener on an exciting journey of discovery: From the decadence of the cabarets of turn-of-the-century Paris to the melancholy of the 60s, from the eccentricity of the fin-de-si�cle to modern-day spleen. This original program is a collection of often humorous and eccentric songs with a deeper subtext. Petibon is joined on this occasion by her accompanist and partner of many years, the superb pianist Susan Manoff, and a number of high-profile guests stemming from diverse musical backgrounds and influences, including star violinist Nemanja Radulovic and actor Olivier Py.

Daniel Barenboim marks his new affiliation with Decca and Deutsche Grammophon with four releases - his first-ever recordings of the Chopin and Liszt Piano Concertos, and, with his inspiring West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Tchaikovsky's exhilarating Path�tique and Schoenberg's Variations for Orchestra. The releases coincide with the 60th anniversary of Daniel Barenboim's performing debut. Two releases on Deutsche Grammophon will be devoted to Chopin: A solo recital recorded in Warsaw, with deeply-felt Waltzes, a Polonaise, a Fantasia, a Nocturne and the B flat minor Sonata, as well as Chopins two Concertos, accompanied by the Berlin Staatskapelle under Andris Nelsons, captured live at the Ruhr Piano Festival in July 2010. Barenboim and Boulez celebrate Liszt's 200th birthday with gripping readings of the Concertos no. 1 in E flat major and no. 2 in a major. A debut for both artists. In 1999, Daniel Barenboim founded the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra (WEDO) with the late literary critic, Edward Said. On this first of many projects to partner Barenboim with WEDO (all on Decca) are two blockbusters that WEDO will tour in May, when the album is released: Tchaikovsky's Path�tique and Schoenberg's Variations for Orchestra. WEDO performs this challenging repertoire to high international standards. The Independent opened it's rave review of a Barenboim-WEDO London evening by saying, "Simply sensational! WEDO scored a bull's-eye"

ABBADO - BRUCKNER

BERNSTEIN & WIENER PHILHARMONI

The stars here are of the most brilliant variety: Daniel Barenboim, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Herbert Von Karajan, Yo-Yo Ma, Maurizio Pollini, the Vienna Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic and others. And while many of the pieces are likewise famous, this set also includes rare early works and the composer's own piano arrangement of his Violin Concerto in D Major. Also here: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5; Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in B Flat; Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C Major; Violin Concerto in C Major; Romance for Violin and Orchestra in G Major; Piano Concerto in E Flat Major; Romance Cantabile for Piano, Flute and Bassoon, and more. An essential component of any Beethoven collection; and, really, of any classical-music collection!

Pierre-Laurent Aimard's debut is the first recording of the mystical THE ART OF FUGUE by a world-renowned pianist in 25 years. As a pre-eminent performer of modern music, Aimard brings a unique and exciting approach to his first-ever Bach recording, also serving as his first recording of Baroque repertoire.

Daniel Barenboim and Decca Classics continue their acclaimed Elgar series, recording Sea Pictures again after four decades and paired with the symphonic poem Falstaff. Recorded live in the winter of 2019, the album features the Staatskapelle Berlin and mezzo Elina Garanca in her first recording of Sea Pictures.

IMPERMANENCE

A new Dvorak symphony and concerto cycle from the multi-Gramophone-Award winning conductor and the great Prague-based orchestra. Marking a triumphant return to the orchestra where he trained, the world leading and multi-Gramophone Award winning maestro Jiri Belohlavek records Decca's first Dvorak cycle since the 1960s. Dvorak himself conducted the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra's first concert in 1896, and the shared Bohemian heritage of composer, conductor and orchestra lends a very special authenticity to these recordings. Dvorak's three concertos (violin, cello and piano) feature alongside his nine great Symphonies, with Decca's leading cellist Alisa Weilerstein, Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) and Garrick Ohlsson (piano).

PROKOFIEV

This two CD compilation features the greatest hits of "the king of opera" (Los Angeles Times), Pl�cido Domingo. The 50 tracks display Domingo's unrivaled versatility, including excerpts from famous operas such as Carmen, Aida, Turandot and Tosca as well as first-rate examples of popular songs and Latin American tunes.

Two-Time Grammy Award-Winning Violinist Hilary Hahn Embarks on a New Project in 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores, for Which She Has Commissioned No Fewer Than 26 International Composers to Write New Encores for Violin and Piano. For the 27th Encore She Ran An Innovative Online Competition Through Her Website Which Inspired An Incredible 400 Entries! Hilary Went Through Every Single One Herself and Chose the Winner to Be Hawaiian-Based Composer Jeff Myers for His Encore, Angry Birds of Kauai. For Every Submission Received to This Blind Contest, $2 Were Donated to the Music Programs of Dramatic Need.

MOZART & WEBER CLARINET QUINTE

2016 release. Following Andrea Bocelli's recent smash-hit Cinema, the top-selling international tenor returns to his first love: opera. One of the world's best-loved operas, Aida offers monumental scenes and intimate drama. Taking the lead male role of Radam�s, Bocelli is joined by the award-winning American soprano Kristin Lewis as Aida, as well as Veronica Simeoni, Giorgio Giuseppini, Ambrogio Maestri and Carlo Colombara. Zubin Mehta conducts the orchestra and choir of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.

SCHOENBERG: PELLEAS AND MELISA