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The Voice: Philippe Jaroussky

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2012-11-19

Works: Nicola Porpora: Polifemo; Siface; Antonio Vivaldi: Tito Manlio; Ercole sul Termodonte; Pianti, sospiri e dimandar mercede; Giustino; L'Olimpiade; Tieteberga; George Frederick Handel: Ariodante; Serse...
Performers: Cencic, Max Emanuel; Deuter, Markus; Ducros, Jerome; Gliozzi, Emilia; Huille, Jerome [Cello]; Jaroussky, Philippe; Rial, Nuria; Rivoal, Frederic
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; ; Tubéry, Jean; Rhorer, Jérémie; Pluhar, Christina; Paavo, Järvi; Fasolis, Diego; Christie, William
Ensemble: ; Concerto Köln ; Ensemble Artaserse; Ensemble la Fenice (France); Ensemble Matheus; Europa Galante; L'Arpeggiata; Le Concert d'Astrée ; Les Arts Florissants

Established as one of Virgin Classics' bestselling artists, Philippe Jaroussky, who has been described as "the Apollo of countertenors" by Germany's A Die Zeit, stands...continue...

Handel: Cleopatra Arias / Natalie Dessay

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-02-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV17
Performers: Dessay, Natalie; Wallace, Stephen
Conductors:
Ensemble: Le Concert d'Astrée

Soprano Natalie Dessay, conductor Emanuelle Haïm and composer George Frideric Handel make an established and admired team. Cleopatra in Giulio Cesare is a new role...continue...
Recording information: Notre Dame du Liban, Paris (11/06/2010-11/13/2010)....continue...

Lamenti - Cavalli, Monteverdi, Carissimi, etc / Emmanuel Haïm, Le Concert d'Astrée, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Francesco Cavalli: Egisto; Didone; Claudio Monteverdi: Lamento della Ninfa (Canto Amoroso); Lasciatemi morire "Lamento d'Arianna a 1"; L'Incirinazione Di Poppea; L'Orfeo; Barbara Strozzi: Cantate, ar...
Performers: Ciofi, Patrizia; Dessay, Natalie; DiDonato, Joyce; Gens, Veronique; Haim, Emmanuelle [Condcutor/Harpsichord]; Jaroussky, Philippe; Lehtipuu, Topi; Naouri, Laurent; Purves, Christopher; Villazon, Rola...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Le Concert d'Astrée

Emmanuelle Haim follows her acclaimed 2006 recording of Monteverdi's 'Combattimento' with an unusual and inventive program on the theme of the lamento, a literary and...continue...

Bach: Magnificat; Handel / Haïm, Dessay, Jaroussky, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2007-11-20

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat; George Frederick Handel: Dixit Dominus
Performers: Degand, Stephanie-Marie; Deshayes, Karine; Dessay, Natalie; Naouri, Laurent; Spence, Toby
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle
Ensemble: Le Concert d'Astrée

This month, Virgin Classics is proud to offer a new recording of the ever-popular Bach 'Magnificat' and Handel 'Dixit Dominus', bringing together for the first...continue...

Handel: Il Trionfo del Tempo / Haïm, Dessay, et al

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2007-05-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno
Performers: Brslik, Pavol; Degand, Stephanie-Marie; Dessay, Natalie; Haim, Emmanuelle [Condcutor/Harpsichord]; Hallenberg, Ann
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle
Ensemble: Le Concert d'Astrée

BBC Music Magazine Disc of the Month, May 2007. "The first fruit of Handel's early collaborations with Italian musicians in Rome, this sublime cantata is...continue...

Monteverdi: Combattimento / Haïm, Villazón, Ciofi, Lehtipuu, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2007-01-16

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigals, Book 8; Interrotte speranze, eterna fede; Scherzi musicali, volume 2; Madrigals, Book 9; Madrigals, Book 10; Piú lieto il guardo; Madrigals, Book 7; Madrigals, B...
Performers: Ciofi, Patrizia; Haim, Emmanuelle [Condcutor/Harpsichord]; Lehtipuu, Topi; Villazon, Rolando
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle
Ensemble: Le Concert d'Astrée

Emmanuelle Haim and her ensemble Le Concert d'Astree continue their exploration of Monteverdi works with this recording of the tragic war madrigal Il Combattimento di...continue...

Mozart: Mass in C / Langrée, Dessay, Gens, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2006-10-03

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a) "Great"; Masonic Funeral Music in C minor, K 477 (479a)
Performers: Dessay, Natalie; Gens, Veronique; Lehtipuu, Topi; Pisaroni, Luca
Conductors: Langrée, Louis
Ensemble: Le Concert d'Astrée

"Just as with the Requiem, the incomplete Mass in C minor is hardly pure Mozart. The missing sections aside, every movement he left us from...continue...