Decca Classical Discography by David Edwards & Mike Callahan © 2018 by Mike Callahan Decca Classical Discography Part 1. 10 Inch LP’s Decca DL-4000 Gold Label Series: DL-4000 – Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2/Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 – Bavarian Symphony Orchestra; Edmund Nick, conductor [1952] DL-4001 – Lehar The Merry Widow –Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Edmund Nick, conductor [195?] DL-4002 – Rossini Overtures – Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul van Kampen (1st work) and Ferenc Fricsay, (2nd and 3rd work) conductors [195?] William Tell Overture/The Silken Ladder Overture/El Signor Bruschino Overture DL-4003 – Berlioz Overture to Benvenuto Cellini/Auber Overture to Fra Diavolo – Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul van Kampen, conductor (1st work)/Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Fritz Lehmann, conductor (2nd work) [195?] DL-4004 – Beethoven Romance No. 1 in G Major, Op. 40/Romance No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50 – Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Scherman, conductor [195?] DL-4005 – Renata Tebaldi Sings Arias from La Boheme, Andrea Chenier, La Wally – Renata Tebaldi [1952] Si, Mi Chiamano Mimi/Donde Lieta Usci/La Mamma Morta/Ebben, Ne Andro Lontana DL-4006 – Mendelssohn Overture to a Midsummer’s Night Dream/Carl Maria von Weber Overture to Oberon – The Berlin Philharmonic; Ferenc Fricsay, conductor (1st work); Eugen Jochum, conductor (2nd work) [1952] DL-4007 – Puccini Arias – Camarata and his Orchestra [1952] Un Bel Di Vedremo/O Mio Babbino Caro/Musetta's Waltz Song/Che Gelida Manina DL-4008 – Operatic Arias – Camarata and his Orchestra [1952] Celeste Aida From Aida (Verdi)/Depuis Le Jour From Louise (Charpentier)/Flower Song From Carmen (Bizet)/Nume, Custode E Vindice From Aida (Verdi) DL-4009 – Waltzes by Johann Strauss – Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Ferenc Fricsay, conductor [1952] Blue Danube Waltz/Wiener Blut Waltz DL-4010 – Rossini Semiramide Overture/The Italian Woman in Algiers Overture – Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Ferenc Fricsay, conductor [1952] DL-4011 – Bartok Three Rondos on Folk Tunes/Roumanian Folk Dances – Lili Kraus, piano [1952] Roumanian Folk Dances//Rondoìk Neìpi Dallamokkal DL-4012 – Georges Enesco Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A Major, Op. 11/Bednich Smetana The Moldau – Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Alfred Wallenstein, conductor [1952] 1 DL-4013 – Charles T. Griffes Poem/Arthur Foote A Night Piece for Flute and String Quartet – Julius Baker, flute; Chamber Orchestra conducted by Daniel Saidenberg (1st work); Sylvan Shulman and Bernard Robbins, violins; Harold Coletta, viola; Bernard Greenhouse, cello (2nd work) [1952] DL-4014 – Smetana The Bartered Bride – Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Alfred Wallenstein, conductor [1952] DL-4015 – Mendelssohn Fingal’s Cave Overture/Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture Op. 27 – Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Fritz Lehmann, conductor [1952] DL-4016 – Verdi La Forza Del Destino Overture/La Traviata: Preludes to Act I and III – Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Ferdinand Leitner, conductor [1952] DL-4017 – Schumann Manfred Overture/Pfitzner Katchen von Heilbronn Overture – Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Lehmann, conductor [1952] DL-4018 – Dvorak Slavonic Rhapsody in G Minor Op. 45 No. 2/Slavonic Rhapsody in A Flat Major, Op. 45, No. 3 – Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Lehmann, conductor [1952] DL-4019 – Carl Maria von Weber Invitation to the Dance/Amilcare Ponchielli Dance of the Hours – Royal Opera House Orchestra, Hugo Rignold, conductor [1952] DL-4020 – Franz von Suppé Overtures Volume 1 – Bavarian Symphony Orchestra; Kurt Graunke, conductor [1952] Poet And Peasant Overture//Light Cavalry Overture DL-4021 – Franz von Suppé Overtures Volume 2 – Bavarian Symphony Orchestra; Kurt Graunke, conductor [1952] The Beautiful Galatea//Jolly Robbers. DL-4022 – Mussorgsky A Night on Bald Mountain/Borodin In the Steppes of Central Asia – RIAS Symphony Orchestra, Ferenc Fricsay, conductor [1952] DL-4023 – Grieg Triumphal March/Wedding Day at Troldhaugen – Bavarian Symphony Orchestra, Kurt Graunke, conductor [1952] DL-4024 – Delibes Arias from Lakme – Lily Pons, soprano; with Symphony Orchestra directed by Gabriel Cloe@z [1952] Bell Song (Air Des Clochettes)/Pourquoi Dans Les Grands Bois? (Why In These Great Forests?)/Dans La Foret PreÌs De Nous (In The Forest Near Us) DL-4025 – Mendelssohn A Midsummer Nights Dream – Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Ferenc Fricsay, conductor [195?] DL-4026 – Roussel String Quartet in D Major Op. 45 – Lowenguth Quartet [195?] DL-4027 – Dukas The Sorcerer’s Apprentice/Berlioz The Roman Carnival Overture – Lamoureux Orchestra, Ferenc Fricsay, conductor [195?] DL-4028 – Operatic Selections – Salvatore Camarata and His Orchestra [195?] Anvil Chorus: From Il Trovatore (Giuseppe Verdi)/Nocturne (Micaela's Aria): From Carmen (Georges Bizet)/Brindisi: From La Traviata (Giuseppe Verdi)/Si, Mi Chiamano Mimi (Yes, They Call Me Mimi): From La Boheme (Giacomo Puccini) 2 DL-4029 – Bizet Carmen Suite No. 1/Carmen Suite No. 2 – Stadium Concerts Symphony Orchestra of New York, Salvatore Dell’Isola, conductor [195?] DL-4030 – Wagner Ride of the Walkyries/Preludes to Acts 1 and 3 from Lohengrin – Würtemberg State Orchestra, Ferdinand Leitner, conductor (1st work); Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Eugen Jochum, conductor (2nd work) [195?] DL-4031 – Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture Op. 40/March Slav, Op. 31 – Stadium Concerts Symphony Orchestra of New York, Alexander Smallens, conductor [195?] DL-4032 – Richard Strauss Dance of the Seven Veils, Op. 54/Rosenkavalier Waltz – Stadium Concerts Symphony Orchestra of New York, Alexander Smallens, conductor [195?] DL-4033 – Tchaikovsky Waltz/Polonaise/Andante Cantabile – Stadium Concerts Symphony Orchestra of New York, Alexander Smallens, conductor [195?] DL-4034 – Dvorak Carnaval Overture, Op. 31/Berlioz Overture to Beatrice and Benedict – Stadium Concerts Symphony Orchestra of New York, Alexander Smallens, conductor [195?] DL-4035 – Mozart Overtures Volume 1 – Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Fritz Lehmann, conductor [1952] Cosi Fan Tutte/Don Giovanni/The Magic Flute/La Clemenza Di Tito DL-4036 – Mozart Overtures Volume 2 – Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Fritz Lehmann, conductor [1952] The Abduction From The Seraglio/The Marriage Of Figaro/I Domeneo/The Impresario DL-4037 – Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg – Wurtemberg State Orchestra, Ferdinand Leitner, conductor [195?] DL-4038 – Wagner Prelude and Love Death from Tristan and Isolde – Wurtemberg State Orchestra, Ferdinand Leitner, conductor [195?] DL-4039 – Eric Coates London Suite – Philadelphia Promenade Orchestra, Eric Coates, conductor [195?] DL-4040 - DL-4041 – Strauss Waltzes, Volume 2 – Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Ferenc Fricsay, conductor, Wilma Lipp, soprano (1st work); Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Ferdinand Leitner, conductor, Rudi Knabel, zither (2nd work) [195?] Voices Of Spring: Op. 410//Tales From The Vienna Woods: Op. 325 DL-4042 – Strauss Waltzes, Volume 3 – The RIAS Symphony Orchestra; Ferenc Fricsay, conductor; Württemberg State Orchestra; Ferdinand Leitner, conductor [195?] Roses From The South, Op. 388//Wine, Women And Song, Op. 333 DL-4043 – Strauss Polkas – Various Artists [1953] Pizzicato Polka – Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Ferenc Fricssy, conductor/If You Please: French Polka/High Spirits Polka – Wurtemberg State Orchestra, Ferdinand Leitner/Annen Polka – RIAS Symphony Orchestra, Ferenc Fricsay, conductor/Tritsch-Tratsch Polka – RIAS Symphony Orchestra, Ferenc Fricsay, conductor DL-4044 – Schubert Quartettsatz in C Minor Op. Posth./Wolf Italian Serenade in G Minor – Koeckert Quartet [195?] 3 DL-4045 – Mozart Symphony No. 26 in E Flat Major, K. 184/Symphony No. 33 in G Major, K. 318 – Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Fritz Lehmann, conductor [195?] DL-4046 – Operatic Overtures – The RIAS Symphony Orchestra (1st work); Ferenc Fricsay (1st work), conductor); The Bamberg Symphony Orchestra (remainder); Fritz Lehmann, conductor (remainder) [195?] Sicilian Vespers Overtures (Giuseppe Verdi)/The Caliph of Bagdad Overture (François Boieldieu)/If I Were King (Adolph Charles Adam) DL-4047 – Beethoven Overtures Volume 1 – Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Ferdinand Leitner, conductor; Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; Fritz Rieger, conductor [1952] Overture To Fidelio/Overture To The Ruins Of Athens/Overture To The Creatures Of Prometheus DL-4048 – Brahms Academic Festival Overture/Tragic Overture - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul van Kempen, conductor (1st work)/Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Fritz Lehmann, conductor (2nd work) [195?] DL-4049 – Stars and Stripes Forever and Other Sousa Marches – Hollywood Bowl Pops Orchestra, Johnny Green, conductor [1952] The Stars And Stripes Forever/King Cotton March/Washington Post March/The Thunderer March/High School Cadets/El Capitan March DL-4050 – Leroy Anderson Conducts His Own Compositions Volume 3 – Leroy Anderson and His Pops Concert Orchestra [1952] Irish Suite: The Irish Washerwoman; The Minstrel Boy; The Rakes Of Mallow; The Wearing Of The Green; The Last Rose Of Summer; The Girl I Left Behind Me DL-4051 – Gershwin Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture – Hollywood Bowl Pops Orchestra, Johnny Green, conductor [1953] DL-4052 – Johann Strauss Overtures – RIAS Symphony Orchestra, Ferenc Fricsay, conductor [1953] DL-4053 – Debussy Children’s Corner – Carl Seemann, piano [1953] DL-4054 – Carl Maria von Weber Overtures – Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Ferdinand Leitner, conductor [195?] DL-4055 – The London Baroque Ensemble Plays Mozart – London Baroque Ensemble; Karl Haas, conductor [1953] Contre-Tänze,