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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 Mirella Freni

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Madama Butterfly; La rondine; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Suor Angelica; Turandot; Pietro Mascagni: L'amico Fritz; Francesco Cil...
Performers: Corelli, Franco; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Malagu, Stefania; Vilma, Michele
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Schippers, Thomas; Magiera, Leone; Votto, Antonino; Lombard, Alain; Klemperer, Otto; Ferraris, Franco; Karajan, Herbert von

Mirella Freni was one of Herbert von Karajan's favorite signers; indeed, he is known to have commented that if he could have any voice in...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...

Drama Queens / Joyce Didonato, soprano; Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2012-11-06

Works: Giuseppe Maria Orlandini: Berenice; Giovanni Porta: Ifigenia in Aulide; George Frederick Handel: Alcina; Giulio Cesare in Egitto; Alessandro; Reinhard Keiser: Fredegunda; Octavia; Johann Adolf Hasse:...
Performers: DiDonato, Joyce
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

Grammy® Award winner Joyce DiDonato joins conductor Alan Curtis and Il complesso barocco for Drama Queens, an electrifying program of royal arias the 1rom 7th...continue...
Recording information: Villa San Fermo, Lonigo, Italy (07/16/2012-07/22/2012)....continue...

Massenet: Cendrillon / de Billy, DiDonato, Gutierrez, Coote, Podles [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Virgin Classics / 2012-05-22

Works: Jules Massenet: Cendrillon
Performers: Coote, Alice; DiDonato, Joyce; Gutierrez, Eglis; Lafont, Jean-Philippe; Podles, Ewa
Conductors: De Billy, Bertrand
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus

With Joyce DiDonato as Cinderella capturing all hearts – not just Prince Charming’s – Massenet’s enchanting, sophisticated retelling of the classic fairytale makes its debut...continue...
Run Time: 165 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Subtitles: English
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Monteverdi: L'Incoronazione di Poppea / Christie, de Niese, Jaroussky [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Virgin Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea, opera in 3 acts, SV 308
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Bonitatibus, Anna; Cencic, Max Emanuel; De Niese, Danielle; Jaroussky, Philippe; Quintans, Ana
Conductors: Christie, William
Ensemble: Les Arts florissants

The culmination of a three-year Monteverdi project led by conductor William Christie and director Pier Luigi Pizzi at Madrid's Teatro Real, L'incoronazione di Poppea brings...continue...
Run Time: 150 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Subtitles: English, French
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Verdi: La Traviata / Langree, Dessay, Castronovo, Tezier [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Virgin Classics / 2012-04-03

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers: Castronovo, Charles; De La Muela, Silvia; Dessay, Natalie; Scarabelli, Adelina; Tezier, Ludovic
Conductors: Langree, Louis
Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; London Symphony Orchestra

Natalie Dessay made her first European appearances as Violleta in Vedi's La Traviata in a new production by the French director Jean-Francois Sivadier at the...continue...
Run Time: 139 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
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Los Pajaros Perdidos / Pluhar, L'Arpeggiata

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Traditional Argentinian: Duerme negrito, folk song; Ariel Ramírez: Alfonsina y el mar, for guitar; Venezuelan Traditional: Montilla (Golpe), folk song; Pajarillo, traditional melody; Polo marg...
Performers: Andueza, Raquel; Capezzuto, Vincenzo [Vocals]; Galeazzi, Lucilla; Gato, Quito; Jaroussky, Philippe; Mancini, Luciana; Mayoral, David; Orellana, Raul; Rodriguez, Mario Hurtado; Sherwin, Doron
Conductors: Pluhar, Christina
Ensemble: L'Arpeggiata

Los Pájaros Perdidos ('the lost birds'), the group has delved deep into the Latin American tradition, tracing its roots all the way back to African...continue...
Recording information: Chapelle de l'Hôpital Notre-Dame du Bon-Secours, Paris (2011-02-??&2011-07-??&2011-).

Includes caballo viejo (diaz) / alma llanera (joropo) by various composers....continue...

Bel Canto Arias: Donizetti & Rossini / Vivica Genaux, soprano

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-10-18

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La Cenerentola; L'italiana in Algeri; La donna del lago; Semiramide; Il barbiere di Siviglia; Gaetano Donizetti: Lucrezia Borgia; Alahor in Granata; Anna Bolena
Performers: Genaux, Vivica
Conductors: Nelson, John
Ensemble: Ensemble Orchestral de Paris

Recording information: Notre-Dame du Liban, Paris (2002-09-30_2002-09-30&2008-)....continue...

Vivaldi Best Loved Adagios / Fabio Biondi, Jean-Christophe Spinosi, Europa Galante and Ensemble Matheus

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-08-23

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Andromeda Liberata; Concerto for Lute in G minor "La Notte" RV 439; Stabat Mater, RV 621; Concerto for Violin & second violin in A major 'Per eco in Lontano', RV 552; Laudate Pueri D...
Performers: Ciofi, Patrizia; Comparato, Marina; Daniels, David; Genaux, Vivica; Jaroussky, Philippe; See, Janet
Conductors: Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Parrott, Andrew; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Warren-Green, Christopher; Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Matheus; Europa Galante; Taverner Players

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...

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...

Best Handel 50 / EMI

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-05-03

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Ariodante; Arianna in Creta; Radamisto; Orlando; Armino; Serse; Giulio Cesare; Teseo; Alcina; Sarabande; Water Music Suite no 1 in F; Water Music Suite no 2 in D; Wa...
Performers: Asawa, Brian; Auger, Arleen; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Cornwell, Joseph; Daniels, David; Deshayes, Karine; Dessay, Natalie; DiDonato, Joyce; Genaux, Vivica; Gilchrist, Jane; Harrhy, Eiddwen; Jaroussky, Ph...
Conductors: Trevor, Kirk; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Curtis, Alan; Fasolis, Diego; ; Norrington, Roger; Rousset, Christophe; Hickox, Richard; Nelson, John; Briger, Alexander; Linde, Hans-Martin; McGegan, Nicholas; P...
Ensemble: ; I Barocchisti; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale

50 Best is a series of 3-CD sets which feature genres of music ranging from symphonies, concertos, and solo instrumental works to chamber music, songs,...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...

The World of the Castrati: The Voice of Angels

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-11-09

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo; George Frederick Handel: La Resurrezione; Giulio Cesare; Ariodante; Alcina; Serse; Admeto, re di Tessaglia; Fernando, re di Castiglia; Faramondo; Antonio Caldara: La Pass...
Performers: Baldi, Antonio; Bedini, Domenico; Blythe, Stephanie; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Cafarelli; Carestini, Giovanni; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Cicognani, Giuseppe; Ciofi, Patrizia; Daniels, David; Des...
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle; Nelson, John; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Hickox, Richard; Rousset, Christophe; Christie, William; Bolton, Ivor; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Curtis, Alan; Fasolis, Diego; Bicket, Har...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Matheus; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris

The extraordinary adulation accorded to castrati during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries is still today one of the most fascinating phenomena in the history of...continue...

Sibelius: Kullervo / Paavo Jarvi

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-10-25

Works: Jean Sibelius: Kullervo, Op. 7
Performers: Mattei, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Stene, Randi
Conductors: Paavo, Järvi

Recording information: Konserthuset, Stockholm (03/14/1997-03/19/1997)....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

Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia / Florez, DiDonato, ROH, Pappano [DVD]

2 DVD Video / Virgin Classics / 2010-04-20

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
Performers: Corbelli, Alessandro; DiDonato, Joyce; Florez, Juan Diego; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Keenlyside, Simon
Conductors: Pappano, Anthony
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

The cast of this Barbiere, taken from performances in July 2009 at the London's Royal Opera House, could quite simply not be bettered today: dazzling...continue...

Songs from American / Patricia Petibon, American Boychoir

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Aaron Copland: Old American Songs, Set 1; Old American Songs, Set 2; Samuel Barber: Mélodies passagères, Op. 27; Songs (4), Op. 13; James D'Angelo: The Loves of Krishna; The Dance of Kr...
Performers: American Boychoir; Bayl, Benjamin; D'Angelo, James; Goeman, Thomas; Harris, Timothy; Johnson, Matthew; Jr., Jonathon Luff; King, Catherine; Manoff, Susan; Miller, Justin Lee; Morse, Gregory; Petibon,...

The whimsically named FAST CATS AND MYSTERIOUS COWS is a joyous collection of American songs for both choir and solo voice. Some of America's finest composers are represented in this collection, inclu...continue...

Opera Arias / Joyce Didonato, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Armida; La Donna del Lago; Maometto II; Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra; Semiramide; Otello; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers: Amici, Corrado; Brownlee, Lawrence; DiDonato, Joyce; Nicola, Roberta de; Putelli, Carlo
Conductors: Müller, Eduardo
Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra

"While recording companies do not routinely concern themselves with exploring the legacies of singers that no one can reasonably hear, to her credit DiDonato takes...continue...

Santa Cecilia - Haydn, Handel, Purcell / Parrott, Ledger, Corboz, et al

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-05-19

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; George Frederick Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75; Franz Joseph Haydn: Missa Cellensis, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in C major ("Cantata Mass"), H. 22/5
Performers: Allan, Thomas; Burgess, Sally; Chance, Michael; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Daniels, Charles; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Fink, Marcos; Fournier, Brigitte; George, Michael; Gr...
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Corboz, Michel
Ensemble: Gulbenkian Foundation Symphony Orchestra Lisbon; King's College Choir, Cambridge; Taverner Consort

Handel shares his anniversary year with two other composers who hold a prominent place in the musical pantheon, Henry Purcell (born 1659) and Josef Haydn...continue...

Handel Anniversary Edition 1759-2009 - Arias & Duets / Dessay, Daniels, et al

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-05-05

Works: George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; Rodelinda; Dietro l'orme fuggaci, HWV 105 "Armida abbandonata"; Rinaldo; Ariodante; Sorgi il dì, HWV 72 "Aci, Galatea, e Polifemo"; Admeto, Rè di Tessag...
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Auger, Arleen; Banditelli, Gloria; Bonitatibus, Anna; Bostridge, Ian; Ciofi, Patrizia; Daneman, Sophie; Daniels, David; Dawson, Lynne; Dessay, Natalie; DiD...
Conductors: Norrington, Roger; ; Curtis, Alan; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Nelson, John; Hickox, Richard; Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]; Kraemer, Nicholas
Ensemble: ; Il Complesso Barocco; Il Seminario Musicale; Les Basses Réunies ; Raglan Baroque Players

To commemorate the 250th anniversary of Handel's death, Virgin Classics is releasing a 2-CD collection of his finest arias and duets. This generous selection includes...continue...

Handel: Admeto, Arminio, Deidamia, Radamisto, Rodrigo, Fernando / Alan Curtis, Furio Zanasi, et al

16 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rodrigo, HWV 5; Radamisto, HWV 12; Admeto, Rè di Tessaglia, HWV 22; Sosarme, HWV 30; Arminio, HWV 36; Deidamia
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Adami, Filippo; Banditelli, Gloria; Banerjee, Neal; Beaumont, Maite; Bonitatibus, Anna; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Buwalda, Sytse; Cangemi, Veronica; Cencic, Max Emanuel; Che...
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

This 16-CD boxed set contains six complete Handel operas composed over a period of more than 30 years, and arrives just in time to celebrate...continue...

Furore - Handel: Opera arias / Joyce Didonato, Christopher Rousset, Les talens lyriques

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-01-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; Teseo; Giulio Cesare; Admeto, Rè di Tessaglia, opera, HWV 22; Hercules; Semele; Imeneo, HWV 41; Ariodante; Amadigi
Performers: DiDonato, Joyce; Hendry, Dave; Lafont, Josep Domenech [Oboe]
Conductors: Rousset, Christophe
Ensemble: Les Talens Lyriques

"Every aria here is a worthy experience and each grips the listener. Christophe Rousset and his Les Talens Lyrique have a remarkable sense of drama,...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...

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...

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

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...

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; Carroll, Paul; Charlesworth, Stephen; Consort, Taverner; Cooper, Peter [violin]; Daniels, C...
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew
Ensemble: Taverner Choir; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

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...

Mozart: Opera & Concert Arias / Elina Garanca, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2006-01-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Chi sa qual sia, K 582; La Clemenza de Tito; Basta, vincesti...Ah, non lasciarmi, K 486a (295a); La finta giardiniera, K 196; Alma grande e nobil core, KV 578; Misero me...Mi...
Performers: Braley, Frank; Garanca, Elina
Conductors: Langrée, Louis

Ms. Garanca has quickly established herself as one of opera's brightest new stars. As a member of the Vienna Staatsoper, she has come to the...continue...

Offenbach: La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein / Minkowski

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2005-10-04

Works: Jacques Offenbach: La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein
Performers: Beuron, Yann; Fallat, Maryline; Gabriel, Alain; Grappe, Boris; Grapperon, Christophe; Huchet, Eric; Legay, Aurelia; Leguerinel, Franck; LeRoux, Francois [Baritone Vocal]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Voca...
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: Choeur des Musiciens du Louvre

This new Offenbach release of 'La Grande Duchese de Gerolstein' marks the return on Virgin Records of Mark Minkowski and Felicity Lott following their very...continue...

Grieg: Peer Gynt / Järvi, Mattei, Tilling, Hellekant

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2005-06-07

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt
Performers: Hellekant, Charlotte; Leibur, Arvo; Mattei, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Tilling, Camilla; Vilu, Rain
Conductors: Järvi, Paavo
Ensemble: Ellerhein Girls' Choir; Estonian National Male Choir

Virgin Classics is pleased to offer a new recording of this magnificent work by Grammy Award winning conductor Paavo Jarvi. The album features the complete...continue...

Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini / Nelson, Kunde, et al

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2005-01-11

Works: Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23
Performers: Ciofi, Patrizia; Delaigue, Renaud; DiDonato, Joyce; Huchet, Eric; Kunde, Gregory; Lapointe, Jean Francois; Mauillon, Marc; Naouri, Laurent; Nedelec, Ronan; Nemtanu, Sarah [Violin]; Salha, Eric
Conductors: Nelson, John
Ensemble: French National Radio Chorus

Virgin Classics presents a new recording of Berlioz's gigantic operatic work 'Benvenuto Cellini', recorded at La Maison de Radio France in 2003 in parallel to...continue...

Amor e Gelosia - Handel / Patrizia Ciofi, Joyce Di Donato

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2004-06-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Poro, Rè dell'Indie, HWV 28; Rinaldo; Rodelinda; Silla, HWV 10; Sosarme, HWV 30; Faramondo; Atalanta; Muzio Scevola, HWV 13; Orlando; MEDLEY; Admeto, Rè di Tess...
Performers: Ciofi, Patrizia; Curtis, Alan; DiDonato, Joyce
Conductors: Curtis, Alan
Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco

Alan Curtis' new recording brings together two singers already familiar to the Virgin label - Joyce Di Donato in 'Midsummer Night's Dream' and Patrizia Ciofi...continue...

Offenbach: La Belle Hélène / Minkowski, Lott, Beuron, et al

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2001-11-06

Works: Jacques Offenbach: La belle Hélène
Performers: Alvaro, Laurent; Beuron, Yann; d'Oustrac, Stephanie; Gabriel, Alain; Huchet, Eric; LeRoux, Francois [Baritone Vocal]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Naouri, Laurent; Senechal, Michel [Tenor Vocals];...
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc

"This new recording of 'La belle Helene' was made at the same time as performances at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris and the sense...continue...

The Best Opera Album in the World...Ever!

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 1999-07-27

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Nabucco; Rigoletto; Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Tosca; Madama Butter...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Armstrong, Richard [Conductor]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barbirolli, John, Sir [Conductor]; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Berbié, Jane; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Blanc, Erne...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Gelmetti, Gianluigi; Armstrong, Richard; Schippers, Thomas; Haitink, Bernard; Lombard, Alain; Santini, Gabriele; Kohn, Eugene; Prêtre, Georges; Levine, James; Chung, Myung-Whun; ...
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Bavarian State Opera Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra; National P...

This collection contains both stereo and monaural, and both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Nadine Sautereau, Montserrat Caballé, Maria Callas, Helga Dernesch , Mirella Freni, Edita Gru...continue...

The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World...Ever!

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 1999-03-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata no 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 (BC...
Performers: Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Caballe, Montserrat; Collard, Jeanine; du Pre, Jacqueline; Ellis, Osian; Ferrier, Kathleen; Galway, James [Flute]; Gavrilov, Andrei; Helmis, Fritz; Ho...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Willcocks, David; Frémaux, Louis; Thompson, Bryden; Lombard, Alain; Kurtz, Efrem; Kaspszyk, Jacek; Karajan, Herbert von; Lysy, Alberto; Boult, Adrian; Rattle, Simon, Sir; ...
Ensemble: ; Camerata Lysy Gstaad; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra

Personnel: Jocelyn Pook (vocals, violin, viola, keyboards); Kathleen Ferrier, Melanie Pappenheim (vocals); Montserrat Caballé, Zofia Kilanowicz, Mady Mesplé (soprano); Jeannine Collard, Dani...continue...