Delos’ “strong personality” is due, above all, to the pioneering goals and philosophy of our late founder, Amelia S. Haygood. Combining her unshakable faith in the therapeutic powers of classical music, determination to provide a recording platform for deserving American artists, championing of unusual repertoire, and endless fascination with cutting-edge recording technology, she forged an independent label that quickly gained an enviable worldwide reputation for the extraordinary artistry and audiophile quality of its recordings.

We at Delos celebrate our fortieth anniversary with a three-CD collection containing forty choice excerpts drawn from our catalog of over 500 recordings, covering orchestral, vocal and chamber/instrumental music encompassing our entire history. Among many others, our survey treats you to the artistry of orchestras like Gerard Schwarz’s Seattle Symphony and Constantine Orbelian’s Moscow Chamber Orchestra; vocal superstars like soprano Renée Fleming and baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky; and revered instrumental virtuosos including cellist Janoś Starker, clarinetist David Shifrin and guitar innovator Paul Galbraith. You’ll also hear from several rising star performers as well as emerging composers like Kenji Bunch. Many of them also showcase Delos’ renowned, audiophile-endorsed sound quality: the work (and legacy) of our GRAMMY winning engineer, the late John Eargle.

Artists

Carol Rosenberger (piano), James Earl Jones, Charles Butler, Michael York, Marina Domashenko (mezzo-soprano), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone), Sondra Radvanovsky (soprano), Arleen Auger (soprano), Renée Fleming (soprano), Ewa Podles (contralto), Tatiana Pavlovskaya, Vsevolod Grivnov, Dalton Baldwin (piano), Michael Spyres (tenor), Tom Zohar, Brea Sinfonietta, La and Sharon Lavery, Indra Thomas, Sandra Lutters, Joe Williams (vocals), James 'Red' Holloway, Phil Upchurch (guitar), Ray Brown (double bass), Jack McDuff, Gerryck King, Paul Galbraith (guitar), David Shifrin (clarinet), Ransom Wilson, Paul Neubauer (violin), Nancy Allen, Mark Kruczek, Clara Rockmore, Nadia Reisenberg, Janos Starker (cello), Dmitri Kogan, Sasha Rozhdestvensky, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonia of Russia, Oregon Symphony, New York Chamber Symphony, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Yale Cellos, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, Russia Spiritual Revival Choir, La, Millar Brass Ensemble, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Mostly Mozart Orchestra, Shanghai Quartet, Quarteto Brasileiro de Violões, iDuo, Voices of Ascension Chorus, Voices of Ascension Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, ALIAS Chamber Ensemble, Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, Italian Saxophone Quartet, Ambar Music Group, Andrew Litton, Zdenek Macal, Constantine Orbelian, James DePreist, Gerard Schwarz, Aldo Parisot, Alfred Heller, Sharon Lavery, Dennis Keene, Vance George, Dmitri Shostakovich