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The Very Best of Nicolai Gedda

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Jules Massenet: Werther; Manon; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, op...
Performers: Blanc, Ernest; Eyron, Jan; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Mallabrera, Andre; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Zareska, Eugenia
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Dervaux, Pierre; Gardelli, Lamberto; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Downes, Edward; Patanè, Giuseppe; Bender, Heinrich; Dobrowen, Issay; ...

Nicolai Gedda, the most recorded tenor in history, was exceptionally versatile artist who has excelled in a wide variety of operatic roles as well as...continue...

The Very Best of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Ridente la calma, K 152 (210a); Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz...
Performers: Fischer, Edwin [Piano]; Gieseking, Walter; Grummer, Elisabeth; Jackson, Harold; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo; Pritchard, John; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Böhm, Karl; Susskind, Walter; Schmidt, Heinrich; Karajan, Herbert von; Matacic, Lovro von; Gellhorn, Peter; Szell, George; Ackermann, Otto

Multi-award winning opera singer Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, praised for the 'pristine beauty of her lyric soprano' voice by The Guardian, was revered in opera houses worldwide...continue...

Richard Strauss: Songs with Orchestra; Metamorphosen / Gundula Janowitz

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Richard Strauss: Lieder (4), Op. 27; Lieder (8), Op. 49; Lieder (5), Op. 48; Befreit, Op. 39 no 4; Lieder (6), Op. 37; Lieder (5), Op. 41; Lieder (6), Op. 56; Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142
Performers: Janowitz, Gundula; Manning, Peter
Conductors: Stamp, Richard
Ensemble: Academy of London

Without exception, the second edition in the RED LINE series feature absolute classics from the EMI catalog. These fantastic pieces range from Chopin to Beethoven...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London (04/1988/11/1989); All Saints Church, Tooting, London (04/1988/11/1989); Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London (10/1988); All Saints Church, Tooting, L...continue...

Great Opera Duets / Various Artists

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucie de Lammermoor; Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orphee et Euredice; Jacques Offenbach: La Belle Hé...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Alagna, Roberto; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Auger, Arleen; Beuron, Yann; Blake, Rockwell; Blythe, Stephanie; Bostridge, Ian; Ciofi, Patrizia; Daniels, David; Dessay, Natali...
Conductors: Rizzi, Carlo; Pidò, Evelino; Nelson, John; Gardiner, John Eliot; Minkowski, Marc; Plasson, Michel; Pappano, Antonio; Harding, Daniel; Norrington, Roger; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Hickox, Richard; ;...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale

Great Opera Duets is a 2-CD collection which traces the operatic and oratorio duet from its origins to the modern era - a program spanning...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...

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...

Poesie: Richard Strauss Lieder / Damrau

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-02-15

Works: Richard Strauss: Ich wollt' ein Sträusslein binden, song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 68/2 (TrV 235/2); Lieder (8), Op. 49; Lieder (3), Op. 88; Lieder (5), Op. 48; Lieder (4), Op. 27; A...
Performers: Damrau, Diana
Conductors: Thielemann, Christian

“Strauss loved female voices,” says Damrau, “and he explores some extreme possibilities in these many-layered songs, each with its different point of view. Sensitivity to...continue...
Recording information: Gasteig, Munich, Germany (03/10/2009-03/15/2009)....continue...

Diva Divo / Joyce DiDonato

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-01-25

Works: Jules Massenet: Chérubin; Cendrillon; Ariane; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro; La Clemenza di Tito; Christoph Willibald Gluck: La Clemenza di Tito; Gioachino Rossini: Il Barbiere di ...
Performers: DiDonato, Joyce; Montvidas, Edgaras; Obrecht, Pascale; Semenova, Elena; Stupenengo, Paolo; Suliman, Nabil
Conductors: Ono, Kazushi

Joyce DiDonato’s capacity for characterization is as astounding as the range and flexibility of her voice. This new collection showcases DiDonato’s multi-faceted art, and the...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium de Lyon, France (09/18/2010-09/28/2010)....continue...

Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos / Levine/Met, Dessay, Voigt [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Virgin Classics / 2010-09-28

Works: Richard Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos
Performers: Dessay, Natalie; Gunn, Nathan; Margison, Richard; Mentzer, Susanne; Voigt, Deborah
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Two of today's reigning sopranos - Deborah Voigt and Natalie Dessay - embody the contrasting philosophies at the heart of this 2003 Metropolitan Opera production...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

Coloraturas

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-01-12

Works: Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; Un ballo in maschera; Un ballo in mascchera; Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Igor St...
Performers: Damrau, Diana
Conductors: Ettinger, Dan

The multifaceted German coloratura soprano, who has been described as "the Meryl Streep of classical music" shows her vocal and dramatic range with this collection...continue...
Recording information: Bayerischer Rundfunk, Studio 1 (2008-02-11_2008-02-12&2009-)....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...

Capriccio - Mendelssohn, Schubert, Debussy, etc / Renaud Capuçon, Jérôme Ducros

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-05-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Auf Flügeln des Gesanges (On Wings of Song), song for voice & piano, Op. 34/2; Franz Schubert: Bagatelle for violin & piano, "Die Biene" Op.13/9; Ave Maria; Edward Elgar: La ...
Performers: Capucon, Renaud; Ducros, Jerome

In the wake of the great violinists of the past century - such as Heifetz, Milstein, Kreisler, Menuhin - Renaud Capucon, accompanied by French pianist...continue...

The Miracle of the Voice - Natalie Dessay

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2007-01-16

Works: Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Gaîté Parisienne; Robinson Crusoé; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Le pardon de Ploërmel "Dinorah"; Jules Mass...
Performers: Bonaccorso, Rosario; Cassar, Yvan; Cavallier, Nicolas; Ceccarelli, Andre; Dessay, Natalie; Naouri, Laurent; Nougaro, Claude; Tezier, Ludovic
Conductors: Plasson, Michel; Fournillier, Patrick; Minkowski, Marc; Langrée, Louis; Guschlbauer, Theodor; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Pappano, Antonio; Schoenwandt, Michael; Conlon, James; Rombi, Philippe; Davis...

From Baroque music to Stravinsky, this 2-CD compilation offers a comprehensive sample of Natalie Dessay's musicianship....continue...

Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht / Artemis Quartet

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2006-04-04

Works: Richard Strauss: Capriccio, Op. 85; Alban Berg: Sonata for Piano, Op. 1; Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht for String Sextet, Op. 4
Performers: Erben, Valentin; Jacobsen, Volker; Kakuska, Thomas; Muller, Heime; Prischepenko, Natalia; Runge, Eckart

This new recording of music for string sextet by Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, and Richard Strauss is the third album for Artemis Quartet's on the...continue...

Opera Recital [Includes Bonus DVD]

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2006-02-21

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; A...
Performers: Laconi, Florian; Villazon, Rolando
Conductors: Plasson, Michel

Rolando Villazon is undoubtedly the revelation of the years 2004-2005, and has received critical acclaim and several awards including a 2005 Gramophone Award and the...continue...

Rolando Villazón - Opera Recital / Plasson, Munich Radio SO

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2006-02-07

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Umberto Giordano: Fedora; Friedrich von Flotow: Martha; A...
Performers: Blank, Theresa; Laconi, Florian; Villazon, Rolando
Conductors: Plasson, Michel
Ensemble: Munich Radio Orchestra

Rolando Villazon is undoubtedly the revelation of the years 2004-2005, and has received critical acclaim and several awards including a 2005 Gramophone Award and the...continue...

A Musical Journey Through Europe

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2004-01-04

Works: Paul Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'apprenti sorcier), symphonic scherzo for orchestra; César Franck: Le Chasseur maudit (The Accursed Huntsman), symphonic poem (also arr. for piano, 4 hand...
Conductors: Pehlivanian, George
Ensemble: Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra