Maestro Zubin Mehta celebrates his 90th birthday on 29 April 2026. For much of the 1960s and 70s an exclusive Decca artist, he forged a remarkable recorded legacy that bridged Central European tradition and American dynamism. His performances combined interpretative insight with electrifying energy, captured in recordings renowned for their brilliance and sonic splendour.

Spanning repertoire from Mozart to Mahler, this comprehensive box set gathers Mehta’s Decca and Deutsche Grammophon recordings over nearly 50 years from 1965 to 2013. Arranged alphabetically by composer and supplemented by thematic collections, it reflects two of his principal artistic homes – Israel and Vienna – while also showcasing landmark collaborations in Berlin, London, Florence, and New York. The Mehta/Decca story began in Vienna in 1965, when, just days after his 26th birthday, he recorded a Bruckner Ninth Symphony that remains a touchstone of the catalogue.

Tracklist:

CD 1: BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra · Hungarian Sketches

CDs 2–4: BEETHOVEN Piano Concertos 1–5

CDs 5–8: BEETHOVEN Piano Concertos 1–5 · 2 Rondos Op.51 · Piano Sonatas 19 & 20

CD 9: BEETHOVEN Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus Ballet music

CD 10: BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique

CD 11: BERLIOZ Harold en Italie

CD 12: BLOCH Voice in the Wilderness · Schelomo

CD 13: BRAHMS Symphony No.1 · Tragic Overture

CD 14: BRAHMS Piano Concerto No.1

CD 15: BRAHMS Piano Concerto No.2

CD 16: BRAHMS Violin Concerto · BRUCH Violin Concerto No.1

CDs 17–18: BRUCKNER Symphony No.9 · Te Deum · Mass No.2

CD 19: CHOPIN Piano Concertos 1 & 2

CD 20: DVOŘÁK Symphony No.7

CD 21: DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto · R. STRAUSS Don Quixote

CD 22: LALO Symphonie espagnole · VIEUXTEMPS Violin Concerto No.5 · SAINT-SAËNS Introduction and Rondo capriccioso (1988)

CD 23: LISZT Les Préludes · WAGNER Preludes Lohengrin Acts I & III · Parsifal · Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

CD 24: MAHLER Symphony No.1

CD 25: MAHLER Symphony No.2

CD 26: MAHLER Symphony No.4

CD 27: MENDELSSOHN Octet (orchestral version)

CDs 28–29: MOZART Symphonies 34, 39 & 40 · Eine kleine Nachtmusik

CD 30: PAGANINI Violin Concerto No.1

CD 31: PAGANINI Violin Concerto No.1 · CHAUSSON Poème · WAXMAN Carmen Fantasie · MILSTEIN Paganiniana

CDs 32–33: PUCCINI La fanciulla del West

CDs 34–35: PUCCINI Turandot

CD 36: SARASATE Carmen Fantasy · CHAUSSON Poème (1986) · SAINT-SAËNS Havanaise · Introduction and Rondo capriccioso (1986) · RAVEL Tzigane

CD 37: SCHMIDT Symphony No.4 · EINEM Symphony No.1 “Philadelphia”

CDs 38–42: SCHUBERT Symphonies 1–6, 8, 9 · Rosamunde (excerpts)

CDs 43–45: SCHUMANN Symphonies 1–4 · Overtures Genoveva · Manfred

CDs 46–47: TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.5 · Swan Lake Suite · The Nutcracker Suite

CDs 48–51: VERDI Il trovatore · VERDI La traviataCD 52: VERDI Arias from Aida · Un ballo in maschera · Otello · Ernani · MASSENET Manon Ah! dispar, vision

CD 53: ROSSINI La scala di seta Overture · VERDI La traviata Preludes I & III · I vespri siciliani Overture · WEBER Oberon Overture · MENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night’s Dream Nocturne & Scherzo

CD 54: ROSSINI Guillaume Tell Overture · BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No.3 · TCHAIKOVSKY Capriccio italien · RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Capriccio espagnol

CDs 55–56: HUBERMAN FESTIVAL, 1982 – VIVALDI Four Seasons · Concerto in B minor RV 580 (Op.3/10) · J.S. BACH Concerto for 2 Violins · MOZART Sinfonia concertante K.364; Concertone K.190

CD 57: SIR GEORG SOLTI: A CELEBRATION OF HIS LIFE IN MUSIC · BEETHOVEN Egmont Overture · MOZART Mass in C minor Laudamus te · Le nozze di Figaro Voi che sapete · VERDI La forza del destino Pace, pace, mio Dio! · PUCCINI Gianni Schicchi O mio babbino caro · WAGNER Götterdämmerung Dawn, Siegfried’s Rhine Journey & Closing Scene