The vinyl cut at Abbey Road Studios is the first LP release of the secret recording of Britten's rehearsals for the War Requiem since the sole pressing gifted by Decca to Britten on his 50th birthday in November 1963. The expansive booklet includes excerpts from John Culshaw's autobiography Putting the Record Straight; reminiscences from three of the original 1963 Decca recording crew; technical notes; detailed essays on the War Requiem; and rare and new photographs.

2024 release. Beloved tenor Andrea Bocelli, the most celebrated classical singer in modern history celebrates his 30th anniversary as a global icon with a brand new album 'Duets'.This definitive collection features all the classic duets with Ed Sheeran, C�line Dion, Sarah Brightman, Dua Lipa, Jennifer Lopez, Giorgia & Edith Piaf alongside new collaborations with Shania Twain, Chris Stapleton, Gwen Stefani, Luciano Pavarotti, Marc Anthony, Matteo Bocelli & Hans Zimmer, Karol G, Sofia Carson & Elisa.

The Essential is a testament to Melody Gardot's enduring artistry. This collection spans 14 years of her career and includes 25 tracks that showcase the breadth of her musical abilities. Featuring selections from her six studio albums, remixes, live recordings and previously unreleased tracks, the album captures the essence of Gardot's talent. Highlights include her multilingual performances, emotive renditions of classics like Elton John's "Love Song," and live recordings that convey the raw honesty of her concerts. Each track offers a glimpse into the diverse emotional landscapes Gardot can traverse, making The Essential a rich and compelling portrait of an artist whose music speaks for itself.

Flore Benguigui & The Sensible Notes / With i-330, Flore Benguigui delivers a manifesto of artistic and feminine emancipation. While the album's title draws it's inspiration from Yevgeny Zamyatin's dystopian novel We, the music itself dissolves the boundaries of time: between 1930s swing and electronic textures, jazz and pop are joyfully reinvented with playful elegance. Recorded live at Studio Pigalle, i-330 breathes spontaneity, warmth and shared joy, carried by a predominantly female collective - The Sensible Notes. Together, they breathe new life into hidden gems by Nat King Cole and Margo Guryan, as well as treasures from French chanson, blending gentleness, boldness and luminous melancholy. More than a record, i-330 is a vibrant refuge - a poetic, timeless space where jazz, free and sensitive, rediscovers it's liberating power.

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.

Luciano Pavarotti is captured at the height of his expressive power, interpreting the arias that made him a legend. From the soaring lyricism of Verdi to the heartfelt passion of Puccini, this definitive collection reveals Pavarotti's unparalleled gift for shaping a melody, illuminating a character, and touching the soul. Each track glows with renewed depth and presence, drawing listeners closer than ever to the unmistakable warmth and brilliance of the world's most beloved tenor. The album is reissued with newly remastered HD audio for the very 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.

Double vinyl LP pressing. 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.

Ludovico Einaudi / Leo Einaudi - Einaudi Vs. Einaudi [LP] Experience the captivating sounds of Ludovico and Leo Einaudi in 'Einaudi Vs. Einaudi'. This vinyl release showcases their unique blend of classical music, perfect for both new listeners and longtime fans.

Double vinyl LP pressing. Includes book. A truly historic concert, filmed and recorded in Llangollen, North Wales and released on audio for the very first time. The concert marked 40 years since Pavarotti and his fellow choir members from Modena won first prize in the Choral Competition at the International Eisteddfod in 1955. Featuring 75-minutes of remastered musical glory, a program overflowing with operatic arias from Cavalleria Rusticana, Il trovatore, MacBeth, Manon Lescaut and La traviata, and popular Neapolitan song. Also featured, 2 tracks recorded in 1955 and thought to be the earliest Pavarotti recordings - plus, a special interview with Luciano recalling his choir's competition win. Recorded with the BBC Philharmonic (conducted by Leone Magiera), the Corale Rossini and soprano Atzuko Kawahara. The 2 LP set includes a 100-page, LP-sized book detailing the history of the concert, interviews, rare photos, a new biography of Pavarotti and more.

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. This 4 CD set includes 3 CDs of hits, presented in chronological order, and charting 45 years of recordings - across opera, Italian song, and sacred music, plus duets with some of the biggest names in pop and rock. An hour-long bonus CD contains 14 tracks, featuring rarities and new discoveries, and including previously unreleased tracks.

John Lunn - "Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (Original Motion Picture 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.

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."

Stephan Moccio - "Winter Poems". Pianist and composer Stephan Moccio presents his 2020 album Winter Poems - now on vinyl for the first time. A selection of ten peaceful, melodic piano arrangements of timeless holiday favorites. Plus, some seasonal new compositions by Moccio.

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. Almost 100 minutes of music: 25 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 and the first known solo recording of Luciano Pavarotti, "Che gelida manina," recorded in 1961 at the Reggio Emilia Theatre, on LP for the first time. 2 LP set on 180g vinyl.

Dodie - "Not For Lack Of Trying". Vinyl LP pressing. 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.

Braveheart - Mel Gibson's 1995 multi-Oscar-winning tale about 13th century Scottish knight Sir William Wallace, was also nominated for a BAFTA and Golden Globe. Braveheart's soundtrack is one of James Horner's most critically acclaimed film scores and contains some of his most haunting melodies. Horner's stirring score transports us back to the 13th century, drawing heavily on Celtic/Scottish influences to create a melancholic and emotional soundtrack, featuring bagpipes, atmospheric flutes, bodhran drums, orchestra, and a spine-tingling boys' choir. Standard black vinyl 2 LP set with booklet included.

The Kanneh-Masons - "River of Music". "This is a story about our family and the sources of our music. Music runs like a river through the generations, and our passion for listening and playing music comes from our grandparents, and from their stories, flowing from the places and dreams they passed on..." - Konya Kanneh-Mason, Grandad's Dream. From their Welsh grandmother following love across the sea to Sierra Leone, to their Antiguan grandad passing on his own dashed hopes of a musical career, this album celebrates the musical threads of the Kanneh-Mason family. Surrounding Schubert's Trout Quintet, which they all grew up playing, are new arrangements of classical favorites most loved by their grandparents, Welsh folk songs and spirituals, performed and often arranged by the seven siblings. The album is pulled together with a story by writer Konya, called 'Grandad's Dream.'

UNDER ONE SKY

This brand-new deluxe edition is part of Decca's anniversary program commemorating the 100th anniversary of the death of the great opera composer Giacomo Puccini. Made in January 1974 at Vienna's Sofiens?le, this recording features the finest ensemble of the era, led by Mirella Freni and Luciano Pavarotti, and conducted by Herbert von Karajan. Upon it's initial release, the recording was praised by critics and music lovers alike, with Gramophone magazine describing it as "a set to dream about." Remastered from the original 1975 tapes, the legacy continues with this 3 LP set on audiophile 180g vinyl.

This unique score fits it's unique movie: dreamy tunes from James Newton Howard that match the urban fantasy of M. Night Shyamalan's 2006 LADY IN THE WATER. It also features 4 interesting Bob Dylan covers by Silvertide and Amanda Ghost, making for a truly unusual and exciting film score CD.