Claude Bolling - "Le Magnifique Pt. 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)" / A score on a tightrope between realism, fantasy, mariachi, romantic outbursts, frenzied boleros and James-Bondian nods - the lush music of Le Magnifique establishes Claude Bolling as Henry Mancini's French cousin. CAM Sugar and Decca Records France are offering the first complete vinyl version of this Le Magnifique score in this 2 LP set, combining the original 1973 album with previously unreleased tracks and alternative takes from the CAM Sugar archives.

MENDELSSOHN

IN A LANDSCAPE

STRAVINSKY: PETROUCHKA / DEBUSSY: JEUX & PRELUDE A

MY PEACE I GIVE YOU

CHOPIN ETUDES

HOLST: THE PLANETS (THE DECCA COLLECTION)

Gershwin Rhapsody - Jean-Yves Thibaudet & Michael Feinstein / Commemorating the 1924 premiere of Rhapsody in Blue, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet collabs with Michael Feinstein, the 'one-man encyclopaedia of the Great American Songbook' to celebrate the magic of Gershwin. Gershwin Rhapsody sees best-loved Gershwin melodies sit alongside world premiere recordings of 4 rediscovered Gershwin songs: 'Graceful and Elegant', 'Dance of the Waves', 'Sutton Place' and 'Under the Cinnamon Tree'. The album also includes a medley based on Rhapsody in Blue comprising a selection of piano duos, solos and Feinstein vocals featuring the music of George & Ira Gershwin. The two also perform a Gershwin-esque setting of Vincent Youman's classic tune, 'Tea for Two' and the programme rounds off with 'Jasbo Brown Blues' from Porgy & Bess. Michael Feinstein and Jean-Yves Thibaudet extensively toured this programme around the US under the title 'Who Could Ask For Anything More?' including a date at Carnegie Hall on December 13th.

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PETER GREGSON

The three original Chet Baker In Paris albums, originally released on Barclay Records, have been remastered from the original master tapes and presented on 180g vinyl in single sleeves with original jackets and liner notes. Volume 2 was recorded on October 24, 1955, just three days after Twardzik's passing due to an overdose. Chet leads his quartet with Jimmy Bond (the only one left from his original accompanying trio), young French pianist Gerard Gustin and Swedish drummer Nils-Bertil Dahlander

Benjamin Grosvenor -"Rhapsody In Blue" [Blue LP] / Celebrating the 100-year anniversary of Rhapsody In Blue, Decca presents Benjamin Grosvenor's recording with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Originally released in 2012, the album features some of the foremost romantic piano concertos accompanied by the lush textures of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Available on LP for the first time, pressed on blue vinyl.

GOLDEN RENAISSANCE: PALESTRINA

Verve Label Group - Marriner Conducts Beethoven - Sir Neville Marriner - 15 April 2024 marks the centenary of the birth of Sir Neville Marriner, widely considered to have the most extensive discography of any single musician. He recorded for most of Decca's imprints - L'Oiseau-Lyre, Decca, Argo, and by acquisition, Philips Classics. He also recorded extensively for EMI and, in the final chapter of his discographical history, Hanssler Classics. - Known and celebrated for his recordings of Baroque music and of Mozart, Marriner also made highly-desired recordings of Beethoven with 'his' Academy of St. Martin in the Fields - a chapter in his recorded history being gathered together for the first time. - In September 1970 he set down recordings of Beethoven's first two symphonies for Philips. These were first included in a 4-LP set entitled 'The Rise of the Symphony' (6707 013). One more symphony, No. 4, coupled with a string-orchestra transcription of the 'Grosse Fuge' was set down in December 1974. Perhaps a complete Beethoven symphony cycle was never envisaged at the time, for it wasn't until the 1980s that recordings of Beethoven symphonies gathered momentum, starting with the 'Eroica' in 1982 and concluding with the Ninth in April 1989. - Two recordings of the Violin Concerto were also made: with long-standing leader of the Academy, Iona Brown (herself also a conductor) in January 1980 for Argo, and quite surprisingly, again in December that year with Gidon Kremer for Philips, who incorporated two of the Schnittke cadenzas into his performance. These were rounded out with a disc of a selection of charming Minuets, German Dances and Contredanses, also for Philips, in 1978.

SUMMER PORTRAITS

SUMMER PORTRAITS

FRANS BRUGGEN PROJECT

Yunchan Lim -"Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3" - It was the performance that launched a career, garnering 16 million views on YouTube and catapulting him to fame. It is now available to own, as part of Yunchan's future legacy, released just ahead of the 2025 Cliburn Competition - the first since Yunchan's historic win. Marin Alsop declares, "From the moment we started playing together, I noticed just how incredibly musical Yunchan was, and that he seemed like an old soul, rather than a young performer." Crescendo, the film made about the 2022 competition, will finally be available for download at the same time. Until now, it has only been available in Korean cinema or on American Airlines and is much anticipated by fans. The product will include a note by US journalist Jed Distler, with new comments from Marin Alsop. Artist Hometown: South Korea Verve Label Group; Decca; Classical; Catalog.

ORCHESTRAL WORKS

Global superstar Yunchan Lim's Cliburn-winning performance of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 is available to own for the first time on CD. Yunchan Lim's performance made him the youngest ever winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2022 and launched his career, catapulting him to fame and earning him millions of views on YouTube and sold-out concert halls worldwide.

LULLABIES FOR PIANO AND CELLO

Vinyl LP pressing. Broadchurch became "a bona fide national obsession" (Entertainment Weekly) on both sides of the pond. It's BAFTA-winning composer Olafur Arnalds returned for the third and final season in 2017 with another soundtrack of evocative and atmospheric music, deemed crucial by fans and critics alike to this poignant series.

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MOZART: THE PIANO WORKS (THE DECCA COLLECTION)

CHOPIN: PIANO SONATAS 2 & 3