This collection of 15 canticles was composed in less than two weeks during 1914, and dedicated to the memory of Rachmaninov's friend and authority on medieval church music, Stepan Smolensky, who had died the previous year. It was intended to be sung during the night-long vigil in monasteries and on the eve of holidays in the Russian Orthodox Church. According to strict Church protocol, it was based largely on existing plainchant, although Rachmaninov was allowed greater freedom in just six numbers, which he called conscious counterfeits nos.1, 3, 5, 6, 10 and 11. He later requested that one of these, his favorite fifth canticle, be played at his funeral, although sadly in the event this proved impossible. Following years of neglect, the All-Night Vigil is now widely celebrated as one of Rachmaninov's most important scores, one which provides a vital key to his obsession with chant-like melody.

Various Artists - "101 Romantic Piano" Some of the most romantic music ever composed has been written for the piano and this collection includes discs of music by Chopin, Rachmaninov and Liszt, and is framed by discs, one dedicated to Beethoven, Mozart and Schubert, and the other to the French composers, Debussy, Ravel and Satie. With a total running time of well over seven and a half hours, this represents outstanding value for money and will be welcomed by both casual lovers and serious collectors of piano music.

Following her recent, well-received recordings of Glass, Nyman, and the �tudes of Chopin and Schumann, pianist Valentina Lisitsa now records works of Scriabin. For the composer's 100th anniversary in 2015, Valentina delves into his lesser-known works and finds some beautiful gems. All the works included are recorded for Decca for the very first time.

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RESPIGHI Riccardo Chailly, Orchestra Filarmonica Della Scala DECCA

2019 release. Four-time Grammy winner Ren�e Fleming presents her first full-length Lieder album in almost two decades, featuring a selection of favorite songs from Brahms, Schumann, and Mahler, including Brahm's "Lullaby" and a breathtaking performance of Mahler's R�ckert Lieder with Christian Thielemann and the Munich Philharmonic.

Romantic Adagios II features the world's finest orchestras led by conducting giants such as Leonar d Bernstein, Charles Dutoit, Valery Gergiev, Berna rd Haitink, Herbert von Karajan and many more.

Various Artists - "101 Romantic Classics" The 101 Series offers all the world's best-known and most-loved classical repertoire featuring great classical artists. Each 101 release features 101 tracks, approximately 7 hours of music across 6 CDs, compiled for maximum listening pleasure.

Zubin Mehta has had a long association with the Vienna Philharmonic, conducting them for his first ever recording for Decca (Bruckner's Ninth Symphony) and returning often to conduct them both in their home city and on tour. He conducts their 2007 New Year's Concert, for example. Collected here for the first time are his complete Decca recordings of Schumann - the four symphonies as well as two of the overtures, all played with immense verve and with a gloriously burnished sound from the Vienna Philharmonic.

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Three CD collection. This release coincides with release of Pavarotti: Genius is Forever, the documentary directed by Ron Howard. This set is for fans who want a deeper dive at a great price. Greatest Hits features six never before released duets: James Brown ('It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World'), Lou Reed ('Perfect Day'), Barry White ('You're My First, My Last, My Everything'), Sting ('A New Dance'), Queen's Brian May & Roger Taylor ('Too Much Love Will Kill You'), Zucherro, and Andrea Bocelli ('Miserere').

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The world-premiere recording of Siroe re di Persia by Johann Adolf Hasse, whose music encapsulates the refined aristocratic cultural tastes of the European Ancien R�gime. Offering true musical fireworks and delights, Siroe is led by Max Cencic in the title role with the vital orchestra of Armonia Atenea and their high-powered conductor, George Petrou: The same vibrant partnership which saw their first album on Decca, Handel's Alessandro, win a clutch of top awards. Cencic is supported by a truly stunning cast, with Decca's award-winning Julia Lezhneva, countertenor Franco Fagioli, Juan Sancho, Mary-Ellen Nesi, and Lauren Snouffer.