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Dvorak: Cello Concerto; Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations / Truls Mork, cello. Jansons

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33
Performers: Tonnesen, Terje; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss
Ensemble: ; Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

Norwegian cellist Truls Mork is among the leading master of his instruement, while the Dvorak concerto and Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations are among the most popular...continue...
Recording information: Konserthus, Oslo (05/12/1992-05/14/1992)....continue...

Purcell: Music for Pleasure and Devotion / Andrew Parrott, Taverner Consort

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Henry Purcell: The Indian Queen; Abdelazer; Gordian Knot Unty'd; Fairy Queen, Z 629; Fantasia upon a Ground in D major, Z 731; Close thine eyes and sleep secure, Z 184; Ground in Gamut for Harpsichor...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Ainsley, John Mark; Andrews, Haden; Berridge, Simon; Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Bury, Alison; Campbell, Richard; Earle, Richard; Grant, Simon [Bass Vocal]; Hollowa...
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

Henry Purcell is regarded as the first great master of English Baroque music and his works find their best interpreters today in Andrew Parrott and...continue...
Recording information: 06/1985-03/1994....continue...

The Very Best of Benjamin Britten [3 CDs]

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Cello Symphony, Op. 68; Elegy for Viola solo; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); Quartet for Strings...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Alley, John [Piano]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Blatchly, Mark; Booth, Claire; Bostridge, Ian; Coleman-Wright, Peter; Dean, Stafford; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Fullbrook, Charles; Gritton, Susan;...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Knussen, Oliver; Brown, Iona; Warren-Green, Christopher; Paavo, Järvi; Hickox, Richard; Willcocks, David; Brunelle, Philip; Haitink, Bernard; Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble; Endymion Ensemble

Since his death in 1976 many musicians have looked at Benjamin Britten's scores anew - not simply the repertory Britten never recorded, but the many...continue...

A Year With Jesus / Gloria, Miserere, Stabat Mater, Magnificat, Requiem by Bach, Pergolesi, Mozart et al. / Véronique Gens, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Andrew Parrott, Riccardo Muti et al.

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, cantata, BWV 123; Easter Oratorio, BWV 249; Magnificat, BWV 243; Herz und Mund und ...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Chance, Michael; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gens, Veronique; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Lesne, Gerard; Neilz, Jacques; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Veyron-Lacroix, Robert
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew; Herreweghe, Philippe; Christophers, Harry; Hill, David; Cleobury, Stephen; Mandrin, Emmanuel; Lara, Francisco; ; Hillier, Paul; Plasson, Michel; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Willcocks, David;...
Ensemble: ; Brunel Ensemble; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Il Seminario Musicale; La Petite Bande; Taverner Players; The Hilliard Ensemble; The Sixteen (Choir)

From Easter Sunday to All Saints' Day, A Year with Jesus is the ultimate collection of sacred music to help celebrate the Christian holidays. This...continue...

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...

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...

Beethoven: String Quartets Nos. 11 & 15 / Borodin String Quartet

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-10-18

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 11 in F minor, Op. 95 "Serioso"; Quartet for Strings no 15 in A minor ("Heiliger Dankgesang"), Op. 132
Performers: Berlinsky, Valentin

Recording information: Forde Abbey, Chard, Somerset....continue...

Fauré: Complete Chamber Music for Strings and Piano / Angelich, Capucon, Dalberto, et. Al.

5 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-10-18

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in A major, Op. 13; Berceuse for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 16; Romance for Violin and Piano in B flat major, Op. 28; Andante for Violin...
Performers: Angelich, Nicholas; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Dalberto, Michel; Merlin, Raphael
Conductors:
Ensemble: Quatour Ebene

Fauré's chamber music is here performed by nine leading French-born musicians - violinist Renaud Capuçon and cellist Gautier Capuçon, the talented brothers who were featured...continue...

Fauré: Requiem; Cantique de Jean Racine; Elegie in c, Op. 24 / Eric Picard, cello

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-10-04

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Elégie for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 24; Pavane, Op. 50; Super flumina Babylonis, for chorus & orchestra (Psalm 126)
Performers: Picard, Eric; Rabec, Ugo; Savastano, Marie Virginia; Vidal, Mathias
Conductors: Paavo, Järvi
Ensemble: Orchestra of Paris Chorus

The second Virgin Classics CD from the Orchestre de Paris under its new Music Director, Paavo Järvi, is entirely devoted to Fauré, with his Requiem...continue...
Recording information: Salle Pleyel, Paris (02/08/2011-02/13/2011)....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...

J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio / Schlick, Chance, Crook, Kooy, Herreweghe

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-05-03

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Performers: Cable, Jonathan; Chamorro, Adrian; Hantai, Marc; Hantai, Pierre [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Keavy, Stephen; Kitasato, Taka; Ponseele, Marcel; Terakado, Ryo [Violin]; Zweistra, Ageet
Conductors: Herreweghe, Philippe
Ensemble: Collegium Vocale Ghent

Recording information: Minderbroederskerk, Ghent, Belgium (01/1989)....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...

C.P.E. Bach: Cello Concertos / Truls Mork

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-04-05

Works: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Concerto for cello, strings & continuo ("No. 3") in A major, H. 439, Wq. 172; Concerto for cello, strings & continuo ("No. 2") in B flat major, H. 436, Wq. 171; Concerto fo...
Performers: Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech
Conductors: Labadie, Bernard
Ensemble: Les Violons du Roy

Cellist Truls Mørk’s profound sensitivity to musical style is again evident as he and Les Violons du Roy, under the direction of Bernard Labadie, bring...continue...
Recording information: Salle Raoul-Jobin, Palais Montcalm, Québec, Quebec, Can (11/24/2008-11/27/2008)....continue...

Fiction

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-03-22

Works: Nicholas Roubanis: Misirlou, song (for the film Pulp Fiction); Doris Fisher: Amado mio, song (for the film Gilda); Eden Ahbez: Nature Boy; John Lennon: Come Together; Brad Mehldau: Unrequited, for pi...
Performers: Ardant, Fanny; Casal, Luz; Dessay, Natalie; Hery, Richard; Herzog, Mathieu; Kent, Stacey; Merlin, Raphael; Quatuor Ebene

"In everything we have been willing to do musically - during all that time spent practicing Haydn, Beethoven or Bartók - there has always been...continue...
Personnel: Pierre Colombet, Gabriel Le Magadure (violin); Mathieu Herzog (viola); Raphaël Merlin (cello); Richard Héry (drums).

Recording information: Curtis Schwartz Studios, Ardingl...continue...

Dvorák: Cello Concerto; Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations / Truls Monk

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-10-25

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Variations for Cello and Orchestra on a Rococo theme, Op. 33
Performers: Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech
Conductors: Jansons, Mariss

Recording information: Konserthus, Oslo, Norway (05/12/1992-05/14/1992)....continue...

Britten: Cello Symphony; Elgar: Cello Concerto / Truls Otterbech Mork

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Edward Elgar: Concerto for Cello in E minor, Op. 85; Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4
Performers: Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Pergolesi: Stabat Mater / Veronique Gens, Gerard Lesne

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Salve Regina in A minor; Sinfonia for Cello and Basso Continuo in F major
Performers: Cocset, Bruno; Gens, Véronique
Conductors: Lesne, Gérard
Ensemble: Il Seminario Musicale

Quigang Chen: Iris Devoilee / Yo-Yo Ma

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Qigang Chen: Iris dévoilée, for 2 sopranos, traditional Chinese instruments & orchestra; Reflet d'un temps disparu, for cello & orchestra; Wu Xing, for orchestra
Performers: Bixia, Wu; Jia, Li; Luwa, Ke; Ma, Yo-Yo; Nan, Wang; Shuai, Ma
Conductors: Tang, Muhai; Dutoit, Charles; Benetti, Didier

The Piazzolla Project / Jacques Ammon, Artemis String Quartet

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-06-30

Works: Astor Piazzolla: Concierto para quinteto, tango; Cuatro estaciónes porteñas (The Four Seasons), tango cycle; Fuga y misterio, tango (from operetta, María de Buenos Aires); Introd...
Performers: Ammon, Jacques; Jacobsen, Volker; Müller, Heime; Prischepenko, Natalia; Runge, Eckart
Conductors:
Ensemble: Artemis Quartett (String Quartet)

For the past 10 years, Artemis Quartet cellist Eckart Runge has been engaged in a side gig with pianist Jacques Ammon, entitled "Celloproject", playing the...continue...

De Courson: Lambarena - Bach to Africa

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-06-02

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" (Hu...
Performers: Aladjian, Florent; Ateba, Sami; Aubin, Alain; Audin, Jean-Philipp; Audin-Toussain, Agnes; Aurelien; Boterf, Bruno [Tenor Vocals]; Calo, Oswaldo; Cavelier, Herve; Chamot, Marc; Chenadec, Raoul le; Dup...
Conductors: Gubitsch, Tomas
Ensemble: Elugu Ayong ensemble; Groupe Awana Africa; Groupe Eluguayong; Groupe Inongo; Groupe Kokayi; Groupe Lissimbu; Groupe M'Boudi; Groupe Mendzang M'Assove de Libreville; Groupe Nzi Ninbu; Groupe Nzimba; G...

This reissue of the very first concept album released by Hughes de Courson, entitled 'Lambarena: Bach to Africa', perfectly exemplifies the composer's unique fusion of...continue...
Includes mayingo / fugue on mayingo by various composers....continue...

Opium - Mélodies francaises / Philippe Jaroussk

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-04-07

Works: Reynaldo Hahn: A Chloris; Fêtes galantes (text by Verlaine), for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book I"); Rondels; Mélodies (20), Volume 1; Chansons grises (7); Cécile Chaminade: So...
Performers: Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Ducros, Jerome; Jaroussky, Philippe; Pahud, Emmanuel

Acclaimed countertenor Philippe Jaroussky makes the leap from the Baroque to the Belle Epoque for this program of French songs. In his company are four...continue...

Boccherini: Trio, Quartet, Quintet, Sextet for Strings / Fabio Biondi, L'Europa Galante, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-03-10

Works: Luigi Boccherini: String Quintet for 2 violins, viola & 2 cellos in C minor, G. 355 (Op. 45/1); String Sextet in F minor, G. 457 (Op. 23/4); Quartet for Strings in C minor, G. 214 (Op. 41/1); Trio (T...
Performers: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Marcocchi, Stefano; Naddeo, Maurizio

"This could be the best disc of Boccherini's chamber music ever recorded. Whereas most ensembles seem to hold to the idea that Boccherini was a...continue...

Dvorak, Herbert: Cello Concertos / Gautier Capuçon, Paavo Järvi, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Victor Herbert: Concerto for Cello no 2 in E minor, Op. 30
Performers: Capucon, Gautier
Conductors: Paavo, Järvi

Acclaimed cellist Gautier Capucon presents his third concerto recording for Virgin Classics, following his early disc of Haydn concertos in 2003, and his 2007 recording...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...

Donna - Mozart: Opera & Concert Arias / Diana Damrau, Jérémie Rhorer, Le Cercle de l'Harmonie

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mitridate, rè di Ponto, opera, K. 87 (K. 74a); Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; La finta sem...
Performers: Boud, Nicola; Chauvin, Julien [Violin]; Damrau, Diana; Gliozzi, Emilia; Kossenko, Alexis; Michel, Amelie; Pecqueur, Antoine; Philippe, Jean-Marc; Regel, Susanne; Whelan, Peter; Zafra, Javier
Conductors: Rhorer, Jérémie
Ensemble: Le Cercle de l'Harmonie

For her second recording as an exclusive Virgin Classics artist, soprano sensation Diana Damrau has chosen to sing a remarkably varied selection of concert and...continue...

The Best of Baroque

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Henry Purcell: Abdelazer, Z 570 "Moor's Revenge"; George Frederick Handel: Suite for Harpsichord in D minor, HWV 437; Co...
Performers: Beckett, Rachel; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Cavasanti, Lorenzo; Gens, Veronique; Goodwin, Paul [Oboe, Conductor]; Huggett, Monica; Kirshbaum, Ralph
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew; Briger, Alex; Cleobury, Stephen; Norrington, Roger; Christie, William; Reyne, Hugo; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Biondi, Fabio; Rees, Jonathan
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; English Chamber Orchestra; Europa Galante; Il Seminario Musicale; King's College Choir, Cambridge; La Simphonie du Marais; Les Arts Florissants; London Classical ...

Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite, Pelléas et Mélisande Op 46, etc / Järvi, Stene, Mattei, Kringelborn, Paasikivi, Jonsson, et al

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-05-27

Works: Jean Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22; Luonnotar, Op. 70; Maiden in the Tower; Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 46; Kuolema
Performers: Jonsson, Lars-Erik; Kringelborn, Solveig; Lavotha, Elemér; Magee, Garry; Paasikivi, Lilli
Conductors: Paavo, Järvi

Schubert: String Quartet D 703, String Quintet D 956 / Truls Mork, Artemis Quartet

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-05-13

Works: Franz Schubert: Quartet for Strings no 12 in C minor, D 703/Op. posth "Quartettsatz"; Quintet for Strings in C major, Op. 163/D 956
Performers: Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech

Following their highly acclaimed recording of the Schumann and Brahms piano quintets with Leif Ove Andsnes, the Artemis Quartet have once again collaborated with one...continue...

Rhapsody - Rachmaninov, Prokofiev: Cello Sonatas

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-02-05

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for cello & piano in G minor, Op. 19; Songs (14), Op. 34; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 119
Performers: Capucon, Gautier; Montero, Gabriela

"In pairing Gautier Capucon and Gabriela Montero in Russian sonatas, Virgin have produced a disc of some refreshingly direct, passionate and unbuttoned music-making. Capucon is...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...

Christmas Carols / Andrew Parrott, The Taverner Consort

4 CD / Virgin Classics / 2007-11-06

Works: William Billings: Methinks I See a Heavenly Host; A Virgin Unspotted; John Foster: While shepherds watched their flocks by night (A 2nd Collection of Sacred Music. York, ca. 1820); Joan Cererols: Mar...
Performers: Ardagh-Walter, Patrick; Blackadder, David; Bonner, Tessa; Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Carolan, Lucy [Harpsichord]; Carroll, Paul; Charlesworth, Stephen; Consort, Taverner; Cooper, Peter [Fiddl...
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew
Ensemble: Taverner Choir; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

Chopin: Cello Sonata, etc / Truls Mork, Kathy Stott

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2007-09-18

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 19 in E minor, Op. 72/1, CT. 126; Prelude for piano no 6 in B minor, Op. 28/6, CT. 171; Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, B 160/Op. 65; Prelude f...
Performers: Stott, Kathryn; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech

With his newest disc from Virgin Classics, cellist Truls Mork - hailed worldwide as a master of chamber music - returns to the genre for...continue...

Bach for my Baby

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2007-06-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC A166); Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Orchestral Suite ...
Performers: Anderszewski, Piotr; Asperen, Bob van; Bussi, Marcelo; Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]; Isbin, Sharon; Kirshbaum, Ralph; Klapprott, Bernhard; Lohff, Carsten; Mathis, Edith; Murdoch, Jane; Rees, Jonat...
Conductors: Ledger, Philip, Sir; Rees, Jonathan; Asperen, Bob van; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Parrott, Andrew
Ensemble: Consortium Musicum; English Chamber Orchestra; Melante Amsterdam; Scottish Ensemble; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players

Schubert: Complete Piano Trios / Capuçons, Braley

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2007-04-03

Works: Franz Schubert: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in B flat major, D 898/Op 99; Trio for Piano and Strings in B flat major, D 28; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E flat major, Op. 100, D 929; Nottur...
Performers: Braley, Frank; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud

"The Capucon brothers, on violin and cello, and their pianist colleague Frank Braley offer warm and characterful readings of Schubert's four works for piano trio:...continue...

Inventions / Renaud Capuçon, Gautier Capuçon

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2006-10-31

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Two-Part Invention no 8 in F major, BWV 779; French Suite no 2 in C minor, BWV 813; Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869; English Suite no 3 in G minor, BWV 808; English ...
Performers: Capucon, Aude; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud

"If you're put off by the idea of a whole CD of just violin and cello (Aude Capuçon only joins brothers Renaud and Gautier for...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...

Ravel: Sonates & Trio / R. & G. Capuçon, Frank Braley

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2006-02-07

Works: Maurice Ravel: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A minor; Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major; Sonata for Violin and Cello; Sonata Posthume for Violin and Piano
Performers: Braley, Frank; Capuçon, Gautier; Capuçon, Renaud

Virgin Classics offers one of the truly great masterpieces of 20th century chamber music in this recording of Ravels Trio for Violin, Cello & Piano....continue...

Handel: Delirio / Dessay, Haïm, Le Concert d'Astrée

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2006-01-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Il Delirio amoroso; Sorgi il dì, HWV 72 "Aci, Galatea, e Polifemo"; Mi palpita il cor, cantata, HWV 132
Performers: Beaugiraud, Patrick; Degand, Stephanie-Marie; Dessay, Natalie; Gaillard, Heloise; Haim, Emmanuelle [Condcutor/Harpsichord]; Sakai, Atsushi
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle

This album features Cantatas of George Frideric Handel that owe their writing to the young composer's sojourn to Italy; they are some of his most...continue...

Bach: Cello Suites / Truls Mork

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2006-01-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1008; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 4 in E f...
Performers: Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech

A recording of the Bach 'Cello Suites' is essential in any cellist's career. Truls Mork had reached the crossroads in his career where he accepted...continue...

Vivaldi: Virtuoso Cantatas / Jaroussky, Artaserse Ensemble

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2005-04-12

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Alla caccia, alla caccia, RV 670; Qual per ignoto, RV 677; Orlando furioso, opera in 3 acts, RV 728; Care selve amici prati, RV 671; Sonata no 1 in B flat (Largo, Allegro, Largo, All...
Performers: Antonini, Claire; Gliozzi, Emilia; Jaroussky, Philippe
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble Artaserse

Philippe Jaroussky has become quite a sensation in France and is rapidly cultivating a strong reputation throughout Europe. Most of Vivaldi's cantatas are for solo...continue...

Schubert: Trout Quintet, etc / Braley, Capuçon, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2005-01-11

Works: Franz Schubert: "Trout" Quintet; Introduction and variations op. 160; Litanei auf das Fest Aller Seelen, D 343
Performers: Braley, Frank; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Posch, Alois

Schubert's masterpiece the 'Trout Quintet' needs no introduction, but new, fresh performance of this work are always welcome. A young French team at the peak...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...

Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des Animaux, Septuor-Fantasie

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2004-01-13

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Fantasie for Violin and Harp, Op. 124; Romance for Horn and Orchestra in F major, Op. 36; Prière for Violin/Cello and Organ, Op. 158; Samson et...
Performers: Braley, Frank; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Dalberto, Michel; Guerrier, David; Hoppe, Esther; Jodelet, Florent; Langlamet, Marie-Pierre; Meyer, Paul; Muthebet, Beatrice; Pahud, Emmanuel; Saint-...

Personnel: Emmanuel Pahud (flute); Frank Braley (piano).

Recording information: Espace de Projection, IRCAM, Paris, France (07/14/2002-03/20/2003); La Chaux-De-Fonds, Fondation Musica-Theatre, ...continue...

Face à Face / Renaud & Gautier Capuçon

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2003-07-08

Works: Johan Halvorsen: Passacaglia and Sarabande with variations for violin & viola in G major, Op. 20/2 (after Handel); Zoltán Kodály: Duo for violin & cello, Op. 7; Éric Tanguy: Sona...
Performers: Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud

On this new Virgin Classics release, brothers Renaud and Gautier Capucon tackle duos composed for violin and cello written over a span of three centuries....continue...

Haydn: Cello Concertos / Capuçon, Harding, Mahler CO

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2003-06-10

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H. 7b/1; Concerto for Cello no 2 in D major, H. 7b/2 (Op. 101); Concerto for Cello in D major H. 7b/4 (spurious)
Performers: Capucon, Gautier
Conductors: Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: Mahler Chamber Orchestra

Vivaldi: Four Seasons, etc / Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2003-05-06

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in E flat major ("La tempesta di mare"; "Il cimento"; Concerto for 2 violins, c...
Performers: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Casazza, Enrico; Longo, Isabella; Naddeo, Maurizio; Negri, Raffaello
Conductors:
Ensemble: Europa Galante

Scarlatti: Concerti & Sinfonie / Biondi, Europa Galante

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2002-05-07

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Clori, Dorino e Amore, serenata for 3 voices, chorus & instruments; Concerti grossi (6) ("VI Concertos in Seven Parts"); Sonata in A minor; Domenico Scarlatti: Sinfonia no 7 for...
Performers: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Colitto, Lorenzo; Köll, Margret; Naddeo, Maurizio; Negri, Raffaello; Zejfart, Petr
Conductors: Biondi, Fabio [Violin]
Ensemble: Europa Galante

"Fabio Biondi has by now established himself and his Europa Galante group as not only one of the most exciting and imaginative of today's period-style...continue...

Grieg: Cello Sonata, String Quartet / Truls Mork, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2002-05-07

Works: Edvard Grieg: Sonata for Cello and Piano in A minor, Op. 36; Quartet for Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 27
Performers: Gimse, Havard; Sigerland, Solve; Sponberg, Atle; Tomter, Lars Anders; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech

"The four artists assembled here can hold their own with most of the competition. They convey freshness and passion which infuse this vital and often...continue...