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Brahms, Berg: Violin Concertos / Renaud Capuçon, violin; Daniel Harding

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin
Performers: Capuçon, Renaud
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic

Renaud Capuçon, the leading French violinist of his generation, joins the British conductor Daniel Harding and the Wiener Philharmoniker for two landmark concertos of the...continue...
Recording information: ORF RadioKulturhaus, Vienna, Austria (12/19/2011); ORF RadioKulturhaus, Vienna, Austria (12/21/2011-12/22/2011)....continue...

Ludwig van Beethoven Invents Jazz

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 32, Op. 111; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Cello no 2, Op. 99; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Claude Debussy: Children's Corner; La plus que len...
Performers: Braley, Frank; Capucon, Renaud; Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; de Peyer, Gervase; Ivaldi, Christian [Piano]; Lagerspetz, Juhani; Lee, Noel [Piano]; Meyer, Sabine [Clarinet]; Nat, Yves; Pommie...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Rattle, Simon, Sir; ; Zedda, Alberto; Klemperer, Otto; Marshall, Wayne; Järvi, Paavo; Metzmacher, Ingo
Ensemble: ; Melos Ensemble of London

Ludwig van Beethoven invented jazz. That statement might seem enough to provoke a paroxysm from a musicologist, but, with a passage in his final piano...continue...

Zen Violin / 3 CDs of serene melodies by Debussy, Joachim, Korngold, Kreisler et al.

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-07-12

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: The 4 Seasons Spring; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin no 1; Partita no 1; Concerto for Violin no 2; Sonata no 3; Concerto for 2 violins; Partita no 3; Jean-Marie Leclair: ...
Performers: Brown, Ian [Piano]; Capuçon, Renaud; Crayford, Marcia; Ducros, Jérôme; Gililov, Pavel; Kampen, Christopher van; Kantorow, Jean-Jacques [Conductor/Violin]; Laredo, Jaime; Pommier, ...
Conductors: Warren-Green, Christopher; Rees, Jonathan; Kantorow, Jean-Jacques; Tetzlaff, Christian; Marriner, Sir Neville; Longree, Louis; Harding, Daniel; Dausgaard, Thomas
Ensemble: Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields; Danish National Symphony Orchestra; Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen; London Chamber Orchestra; Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Orchestre D'Auvergne; Scottish Cham...

Virgin Classics is proud to release a new installment to the successful Zen compilation titles: Zen Violin. Four strings, one bow and 3 CDs of...continue...

Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem / Järvi

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-05-03

Works: Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45
Performers: Dessay, Natalie; Tezier, Ludovic
Conductors: Paavo, Järvi
Ensemble: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

In October 2009 the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra celebrated its 80th birthday with a performance of Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem. Under the baton of Paavo...continue...
Recording information: Alte Oper Frankfurt (10/07/2009-10/09/2009)....continue...

Brahms: Violin Sonatas; Cello Sonatas / Laredo, Rose

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-05-03

Works: Johannes Brahms: Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, WoO 2 "FAE Sonata"; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 78; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 100; Sonata for Vio...
Performers: Laredo, Jaime; Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Rose, Leonard

Recording information: Château de Malesherbes, France....continue...

Classic Lullabies: Music For Sweetest Dreams

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-05-03

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Robert Schumann: Scenes of Childhood, Op. 15; Märchenbilder no 4 (Langsam, mit melancholischem Ausdruck), for viola (or violin) & piano, Op....
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Bonney, Barbara; Debost, Michel; Février, Jacques [Piano]; Janowitz, Gundula; Lagerspetz, Juhani; Laval, Danielle; Little, Tasmin; Paik, Kun-woo; Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Rosc...
Conductors: ; Tate, Jeffrey; Stamp, Richard; Marriner, Sir Neville; Tortelier, Paul; Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Baudo, Serge
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble

Joannes Brahms was not the only great composer to write a beautiful lullaby. Virgin Classics is proud to release a brand new compilation containing 18...continue...

Zen Voices

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-05-18

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem; Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Wolfgang Amadeus M...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Caballe, Montserrat; Cornwell, Joseph; Daniels, David; Desderi, Claudio; Dessay, Natalie; Gens, Veronique; Hallenberg, Ann; Hendricks, Barbara...
Conductors: Schoenwandt, Michael; Hill, David; Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Equilbey, Laurence; Paavo, Järvi; Plasson, Michel; Guadagno, Anton; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Gardelli, Lamberto; Litton, A...
Ensemble: ; Cellos ensemble of the Orchestre de Paris; Ensemble Matheus; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Kammer Ensemble de Paris; Nash Ensemble

Zen Piano

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-05-18

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21, K. 467; Concerto for Piano no 23, K. 488; Sonata for Piano no 8, K. 310; Concerto for Piano no 20, K. 466; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "H...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Anderszewski, Piotr; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Beroff, Michel; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Fray, David; Hough, Step...
Conductors: Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Vonk, Hans; Fray, David; Pletnev, Mikhail; ; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Pesek, Libor; Litton, Andrew; Hickox, Richard; Maksymiuk, Jerzy
Ensemble: ; Grieg Trio; Nash Ensemble

Brahms: String Quartet No. 1; Piano Quintet / Quatuor Ébène, Akiko Yamamoto

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quartet for Strings no 1 in C minor, Op. 51/1; Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 34
Performers: Yamamoto, Akiko

For their second Virgin Classics release the members of the Quatuor Ebene turn from the native French repertoire of their first release to music firmly...continue...

The Legend of Sacred Music - From Allegri's Miserere to Barber's Agnus Dei

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Sacred Pieces (4), for chorus & orchestra; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; George Frederick Handel: Dixit Dominus; Der Messias; Coronation Anthem; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; ...
Performers: Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bonney, Barbara; Cotrubas, Ileana; Dale, Laurence; Dami, Magali; Dubosc, Catherine; Gens, Veronique; Hantai, Jerome; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik
Conductors: Corboz, Michel; Hill, David; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Parrott, Andrew; Willcocks, David; Marriner, Sir Neville; Herreweghe, Philippe; Norrington, Roger; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Pitz, Wilhelm; Conlon, James...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Il Seminario Musicale; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players

From Allegri's Miserere to Barber's Agnus Dei, this new compilation offers, on 2 CDs for the price of 1, a thorough insight into the great...continue...

Zen Classics - Mozart, Debussy, etc / L. Maazel, P. Järvi, N. Dessay, et al

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Wolfga...
Performers: Ambache, Diana; Dessay, Natalie; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Isbin, Sharon; Isserlis, Steven; Janowitz, Gundula; Litton, Andrew; Mey...
Conductors: ; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Schoenwandt, Michael; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Maazel, Lorin; Janowski, Marek; Tchakarov, Emil; Paavo, Järvi; Kaljuste, Tönu; Rees, Jonathan; Parrott, Andrew; Nelson, Jo...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Orchestra; City of London Sinfonia; English Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Fr...

Virgin Classics presents 3 CDs of music designed to help you find inner peace and calm. From the soothing sounds of Satie's Gymnopedie to the...continue...

Brahms: Piano Quartets 1-3 / Angelich, Caussé, Capuçon, et al

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 60; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 26
Performers: Angelich, Nicholas; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Causse, Gerard [Viola]

Following their Autumn 2007 release of Brahms' Double Concerto and Clarinet Quintet, Renaud and Gautier Capucon further their plan to record the composer's complete solo...continue...

Brahms: Piano Concerto no 1, etc / Angelich, Järvi, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-04-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Hungarian Dances (21) for Piano 4 hands, WoO 1
Performers: Angelich, Nicholas; Braley, Frank
Conductors: Paavo, Järvi

For his fifth recording as a Virgin Classics exclusive artist, Nicholas Angelich furthers his exploration of Brahm's masterpieces for piano. After four highly-acclaimed recordings of...continue...

Brahms, Joachim: Violin Concertos / Tetzlaff, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-02-26

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77; Joseph Joachim: Concerto in Hungarian Style, for violin & orchestra no 2, in D minor, Op. 11
Performers: Tetzlaff, Christian [Violin]
Conductors: Dausgaard, Thomas
Ensemble: Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra

The German violinist Christian Tetzaff has recorded extensively for Virgin Classics both in its early days and more recently as a guest artist. His most...continue...

Brahms: Double Concerto, etc / R. & G. Capuçon, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2007-11-06

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double"; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B minor, Op.115
Performers: Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Meyer, Paul
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun
Ensemble: Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra

Brothers Renaud and Gautier Capucon continue their musical partnership in this performance of Brahms' magnificent 'Double Concerto' (making its first appearance on Virgin Classics). This...continue...

Brahms, Schumann: Piano Quintets / Andsnes, Artemis Quartet

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2007-09-18

Works: Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 44; Johannes Brahms: Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 34
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove

On this new release, EMI Classics pianist Leif Ove Andsnes and Virgin Classics ensemble the Artemis Quartet join their formidable musical forces to record two...continue...

Brahms: Symphonies no 3 & 4 / Daniel Harding, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2007-07-17

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen

Brahms: Violin Sonatas / Capuçon, Angelich

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2005-09-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 78; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 100; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 108; Scherzo for Violin an...
Performers: Angelich, Nicholas; Capuçon, Renaud

A fitting successor to their beautiful recording of Brahms's Trios, Renaud Capucon & Nicholas Angelich renew their partnership on disc with a recording of Brahms's...continue...

Brahms: Piano Trios / Angelich, R. & G. Capuçon

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2004-04-06

Works: Johannes Brahms: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in B major, Op. 8; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in C major, Op. 87; Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 101
Performers: Angelich, Nicholas; Capuçon, Gautier; Capuçon, Renaud

"In these pieces we have many fine recordings, both old and new. This newcomer, offering rich, vibrant performances in splended sound, is as satisfying as...continue...

Brahms: Piano Quartets / Domus

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2000-02-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 60; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 26; Gustav Mahler: Qu...
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Ensemble: Domus Ensemble (Piano Quartet)