Diego 21 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 http://www.scena.org/columns/lebrecht/090204-NL-decca.htmlMaybe if they hadn't passed on the Beatles (j/k)... but really is sad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Blimey.This is the first dying company I actually give a poo about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 without them we wouldn't have a narration-less version if Angela's AshesRIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitch 57 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I wonder what Sir Georg Solti would have said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I wonder what Sir Georg Solti would have saidMaybe it'll make my Ring Cycle box increase in value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,191 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 without them we wouldn't have a narration-less version if Angela's AshesAnd that's one of their lesser credits.Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Holy sh!t! Who's next? Deutsche Grammophon? Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,683 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 They, like so many labels, refused to embrace the digital age for everything they could (I've never noticed any scores released by them on digital download sites).I'm not saying they deserved to die, but I think there's more they could have done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitch 57 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 And really, really sad day for classical music enthusiasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego 21 Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 They, like so many labels, refused to embrace the digital age for everything they could (I've never noticed any scores released by them on digital download sites).I'm not saying they deserved to die, but I think there's more they could have done.Well, I'm pretty sure I've seen Jaws in iTunes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Bummer, especially when I look at the albums I have on the Decca label.I'm hoping that this isn't a sign of things to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Terrible, terrible news.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 They, like so many labels, refused to embrace the digital age for everything they could (I've never noticed any scores released by them on digital download sites).I'm not saying they deserved to die, but I think there's more they could have done.You haven't looked hard enough Rich, there's a lot of Decca material on iTunes. Besides, the article states their death is because of the guy who runs them and his lack of respect. I don't see where digital downloads even come into this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,683 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Ok, fair play, I just sort of skimmed the article.Where do digital downloads come in? Well I'm not talking just about them, but it's pretty noticeable that the music industry is having a hard time adapting to the digital age, and their pessimistic attitudes to file sharing - it can't have helped Decca amongst their other problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamsfan301 11 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Ok, fair play, I just sort of skimmed the article.Where do digital downloads come in? Well I'm not talking just about them, but it's pretty noticeable that the music industry is having a hard time adapting to the digital age, and their pessimistic attitudes to file sharing - it can't have helped Decca amongst their other problems.The first victim.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Has anyone checked their CD collection for Decca releases? Besides Angela's Ashes, I couldn't find any () . I do have a lot of Teldec, EMI and Deutsche Grammaphon. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 I have the Solti Ring Box, the Rachmaninov Piano concertos, Prokofiev's complete concertos, Prokofiev's Cinderella, Bartok's Concert for Orchestra, Mozart's Requiem, Wagner's Overtures and quite a few others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,191 Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Herrman's Phase4 albums, the Entartete Musik series (including Mauceri's Korngold recordings), Dutoit's Planets, Karajan's Boris Godunov, several Shostakovichs, a Ralph Vaughan Williams 2-disc set, complete sets of Schumann's and Sibelius' symphonies, anything ever recorded by Solti, at least one Rolling Stones album, and several more.Plus various soundtracks which aren't as easily recogniseable becaues they don't have the familiar Decca spine design. I think The Mummy is on Decca? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego 21 Posted February 6, 2009 Author Share Posted February 6, 2009 The Mummy returns is definately on Decca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamsfan301 11 Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 I have a few, but most of my collection is made up of Telarc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 The Solti Ring Cycle, some Stones, and a couple of soundtracks, such as the one below:http://www.deccaclassics.com/music/soundtracks/jaws.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 From my limited collection:The TerminalJaws 25th AnniversaryWar of the WorldsMilk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie_twinkle 48 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Has anyone checked their CD collection for Decca releases? Besides Angela's Ashes, I couldn't find any () . I do have a lot of Teldec, EMI and Deutsche Grammaphon. AlexWithout having to leave my chair I can see the complete Shostakovich quartets and Symphonies, Bach's Well-Tempered Klavier played by Schiff (great performance!) and at least a dozen other CDs on Decca and London.This is really sad news.EDIT: I have 51 Decca/London CDs with me in the States. I probably have a damn site more back in England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,513 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Has anyone checked their CD collection for Decca releases? Besides Angela's Ashes, I couldn't find any () . I do have a lot of Teldec, EMI and Deutsche Grammaphon. AlexQuite a bit of John Barry's recent stuff is on Decca (Beyondness Of Things, Playing By Heart, Enigma, etc.). I am completely shocked that such a long-standing, and respectable compamy could close down. I shall miss it a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Coscina 3 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 They also released Shostakovich's entire symphonies set conducted under Bernard Hatink. Awesome interpretations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Has anyone checked their CD collection for Decca releases? Besides Angela's Ashes, I couldn't find any () . I do have a lot of Teldec, EMI and Deutsche Grammaphon. AlexThe 2 Braveheart CD's, The Mummy Returns, their Jaws release and 2 of there Cinema Gala recordings is what I haveNot a big playa then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Yes, I have their Jaws too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 I have...JawsAngela's AshesJurassic Park IIIThe TerminalWar of the WorldsMunichThe MummyThe Last CastleThe Mummy ReturnsThe X-Files: I Want To BelieveRed DragonHulkBraveheartA Beautiful MindGladiatorHannibalBlack Hawk DownKing KongElizabethBond: Classified Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjguitar 0 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 False alarm.http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?section...1036857&c=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 D'OH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie_twinkle 48 Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Yippeeeeee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Do we feel like idiots or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Do we feel like idiots or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie_twinkle 48 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Actually, I don't so much feel like an idiot. However, the initial news seemed incredibly true. I believed it hook line and sinker. The sad fact is that in this day of economic crisis, with companies like Wedgewood Royal Doulton going into receivership after 250 years in business, coupled with the incredibly poor sales of classical and soundtrack CDs, the news of a well-loved and erstwhile successful specialist CD company going bust seems horribly realistic. Whether the news ended up being well-founded or not, it really brought home how fragile the classical music industry has become these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Well said, pixie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie_twinkle 48 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 I know. I choked myself up writing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Actually, I don't so much feel like an idiot. However, the initial news seemed incredibly true. I believed it hook line and sinker. The sad fact is that in this day of economic crisis, with companies like Wedgewood Royal Doulton going into receivership after 250 years in business, coupled with the incredibly poor sales of classical and soundtrack CDs, the news of a well-loved and erstwhile successful specialist CD company going bust seems horribly realistic. Whether the news ended up being well-founded or not, it really brought home how fragile the classical music industry has become these days.I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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