1 CD / Virgin Classics /
2013-04-09
Works: Hugh Keyte: La Pellegrina, for chorus
Performers:
Kirkby, Emma
Conductors:
Parrott, Andrew
Ensemble:
Taverner Players
The sixth release in the Rediscoveries series from Virgin Classics Andre Parrott's landmark recording of La Pellegrina - Music for the Wedding of Ferdinando De...continue...
Recording information: Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London (07/1986)....continue...
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VCL 026842
1 CD / Virgin Classics /
2013-02-12
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Masonic Funeral Music in C minor, K 477 (479a); Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Ave verum corpus
Performers:
Ainsley, John Mark; Argenta, Nancy; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]
Conductors:
Norrington, Roger
Ensemble:
; Schutz Choir of London
The Mozart Requiem is one of the best-known sacred works in the classical repertoire. It was the composer's last work, and he left it unfinished...continue...
Recording information: St Augustine's Church, Kilburn, London (09/1991)....continue...
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VCL 352962
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; David Miller [Lute/Baroque Guitar]; Earle, Richard...
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...
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VCL 352982
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...
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VCL 164942B
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...
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VCL 165022
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...
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VCL 026792
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...
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VCL 164972
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...
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VCL 026672
1 CD / Virgin Classics /
2013-01-08
Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 170, "Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust" BWV 170; Cantata no 161, "Komm, du süsse Todesstunde" BWV 161; Cantata no 177, "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ"...
Performers:
Schlick, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Vocal], Nigel Rogers [Tenor
Conductors:
Linde, Hans-Martin
Ensemble:
Linde Consort
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: Protestant Church, Séon, Switzerland (04/1980)....continue...
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VCL 322912B
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...
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VCL 322792
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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VCL 025099
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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VCL 709519
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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VCL 307989
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...
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VCL 709502
1 CD / Virgin Classics /
2011-11-29
Works: Franz Liszt: Der Fischerknabe, for voice & orchestra (Wilhelm Tell no 1), S. 372/1 (LW N32/1); Im Rhein, im schönen Strome (I & II), song for voice & piano, S. 272 (LW N3); Die Loreley; Die drei...
Performers:
Damrau, Diana; Deutsch, Helmut
Following her album of Strauss songs with orchestra, soprano Diana Damrau - described by France's Classica as "first and foremost a liedersängerin" and by The...continue...
Recording information: August Everding Saal, Grünwald (2011-08-22_2011-08-23&2011-)....continue...
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VCL 709282B
1 CD / Virgin Classics /
2011-11-01
Works: Etienne-Nicolas Méhul: Ariodant; Rodolphe Kreutzer: Astyanax; Antonio Salieri: Les Danaïdes; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride; François-Joseph Gossec: Thés...
Performers:
Gens, Veronique
Conductors:
Rousset, Christophe
Ensemble:
Les Talens Lyriques
In her third 'Tragédiennes' album for Virgin Classics, French soprano Véronique Gens continues her exploration of French operatic repertoire. Tragédiennes Vol. 3 covers the late...continue...
Recording information: IRCAM, Paris (06/30/2011-07/05/2011)....continue...
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VCL 709272B
1 CD / Virgin Classics /
2011-08-23
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21, K. 467; Concerto for Piano no 23, K. 488; Concerto for Clarinet K. 622; Concerto for flute & harp, K. 299; Sinfonia Concertante, for violin & viola,...
Performers:
Capucon, Renaud; Coles, Samuel; Dessay, Natalie; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Meyer, Paul; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Tamesit, Antoine; Yoshino, Naoko
Conductors:
Pommier, Jean-Bernard; Nelson, John; Menuhin, Yehudi; Langrée, Louis; Pletnev, Mikhail; Hill, David; Marriner, Sir Neville; Corboz, Michel
Ensemble:
; Ensemble instrumental de Genève
; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris
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VCL 840292
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
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VCL 840302B
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...
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VCL 289842
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...
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VCL 286100
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...
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VCL 708292
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...
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VCL 708222
2 CD / Virgin Classics /
2011-05-03
Works: Elliott Carter: Three Occasions; Concerto for Violin; Concerto for Orchestra; Oliver Knussen: Songs without Voices, Op 26; Whitman Settings, for voice & piano, Op. 25; Hums and Songs of Winnie-the-Po...
Performers:
Bohm, Ole; Saffer, Lisa; Serkin, Peter [Piano]; Shelton, Lucy [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors:
Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble:
; Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
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VCL 963542
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...
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VCL 286680
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...
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VCL 286640
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...
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VCL 078722
1 DVD Video / Virgin Classics /
2010-12-07
Works: Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Performers:
Alvarez, Marcelo; Courtney, James; Gagnidze, George; Makepeace, Jonathan; Mattila, Karita; Pittsinger, David; Plishka, Paul; Sorensen, Joel
Conductors:
Colaneri, Joseph
Ensemble:
Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
This production of Tosca opened the Metropolitan Opera's 2009 - 10 season, the first to be programmed entirely by the house's General Manager Peter Gelb,...continue...
Region: All Picture Format: NTSC, Color
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VCL 419739
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...
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VCL 487912
1 CD / Virgin Classics /
2010-10-25
Works: Niccolò Jommelli: Lamentations of the Prophet Jeremiah
Performers:
Gens, Veronique; Rannou, Blandine
Conductors:
Rousset, Christophe
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VCL 286282
1 CD / Virgin Classics /
2010-10-25
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni; Le nozze di Figaro; La clemenza di Tito; Così fan tutte, K 588; Ch'io mi scordi di te...Non temer, amato bene, K 505; O temerario Arbace!...Per quel patern...
Performers:
Gens, Veronique; Tan, Melvyn [Piano]
Conductors:
Bolton, Ivor
Recording information: Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London (02/24/1998); Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London (02/27/2009-03/02/2009)....continue...
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VCL 286332
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...
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VCL 418679
1 CD / Virgin Classics /
2010-08-10
Works: Franz Schubert: Gretchen am Spinnrade, D 118; Du bist die Ruh, D 776/Op. 59 no 3; Rastlose Liebe, D 138/Op 51; Ganymed, D 544/Op. 19 no 3; Geheimes, D 719/Op. 14 no 2; Auf dem See, D 543; Der Musenso...
Performers:
Auger, Arleen; Orkis, Lambert [Keyboards]
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VCL 285982
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
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VCL 284432
2 CD / Virgin Classics /
2010-05-18
Works: George Frederick Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75; The Choice of Hercules, oratorio, HWV 69
Performers:
Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Harper, Heather; Tear, Robert; Watts, Helen [Contralto Vocals]
Conductors:
Ledger, Philip, Sir
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VCL 285202
1 DVD Video / Virgin Classics /
2010-04-06
Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera
Performers:
Bayo, Maria; Chaignaud, Jean-Luc; Obregon, Cristina; Pratico, Bruno; Villazon, Rolando
Conductors:
Callegari, Daniele
Ensemble:
Gran Teatre del Liceu Chorus; Gran Teatre del Liceu Symphony Orchestra
When Donizetti's comedy, updated to the mid-20th century by the Uruguayan-born director Mario Gas, was mounted at Barcelona's magnificent Liceu opera house in 2005, Opera...continue...
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VCL 672779
2 DVD Video / Virgin Classics /
2010-01-12
Works: Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow
Performers:
Gens, Veronique; Guerrero, Alexandre; Léger, Magali; Le Roux, Francois; Lefort, David; Ludlow, Ivan
Conductors:
Korsten, Gérard
Ensemble:
Lyon Opera Chorus; Lyon Opera Orchestra
The heroine of 'La Veuve Joyeuse' is called Missia Palmieri, but she had started off in 1905 as Hanna Glawari in Vienna, where this operetta...continue...
Run Time: 129 min. Region: 1 Picture Format: NTSC, Color Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
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VCL 961369
2 DVD Video / Virgin Classics /
2010-01-12
Works: Claude Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
Performers:
Degout, Stephane; Dessay, Natalie; Ens, Phillip; Lemieux, Marie-Nicole; Mirfin, Timothy; Naouri, Laurent
Conductors:
De Billy, Bertrand
Ensemble:
Arnold Schoenberg Choir; Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
"There's more to life than top notes," Natalie Dessay has said. She has, of course, made her reputation with the florid, stratospheric heroines of Romantic...continue...
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$26.98
$23.98
VCL 961379
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...
$17.98
$15.98
VCL 193132C
2 CD / Virgin Classics /
2009-11-03
Works: George Frederick Handel: La Resurrezione di Nostro Signor Gesù Cristo, HWV 47; Unspecified: Untitled CD-ROM Track
Performers:
Haim, Emmanuelle [Condcutor/Harpsichord]; Pisaroni, Luca; Royal, Kate; Spence, Toby; Tilling, Camilla
Conductors:
Haïm, Emmanuelle
Continuing the Handel series from Le Concert d'Astree and Emmanuelle Haim is 'La resurrezione', composed during the young Handel's period in Rome and first performed...continue...
$17.98
$15.98
VCL 945670
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...
$13.98
$11.98
VCL 863632
1 CD / Virgin Classics /
2009-10-20
Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 82, "Ich habe genug" BWV 82; Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4; Cantata no 43, "Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen" BWV 43; Cantata no 55, "Ich armer Mensch, ich S&uum...
Performers:
Abete, Antonio; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Bostridge, Ian; Casazza, Enrico; Cavasanti, Lorenzo; Giua, Roberta
Conductors:
Biondi, Fabio [Violin]
$13.98
$11.98
VCL 846302B
1 CD / Virgin Classics /
2009-10-20
Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Pierre Villette: O salutaris hostia, for chorus, Op. 21; O magnum mysterium, Op 53; Jean Roger-Ducasse: Regina coeli laetare
Performers:
Argenta, Nancy; Burrows, Kenan; Farr, Stephen; Keenlyside, Simon; Studt, Richard
Conductors:
Hill, David
Ensemble:
Bournemouth Sinfonietta
$13.98
$11.98
VCL 863542
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
$13.98
$11.98
VCL 863572
1 CD / Virgin Classics /
2009-10-20
Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 4 in G major; Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Performers:
Roschmann, Dorothea
Conductors:
Harding, Daniel
Ensemble:
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
$13.98
$11.98
VCL 863562
1 CD / Virgin Classics /
2009-10-20
Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Laudate Pueri Dominum (Psalm 112), for voice, strings & continuo in C minor, RV 600; Alleluia; In turbato mare irato, solo motet for voice, strings & continuo in G major, RV 627; O q...
Performers:
Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Ciofi, Patrizia
Conductors:
Ensemble:
Europa Galante
$13.98
$11.98
VCL 863622
1 CD / Virgin Classics /
2009-10-20
Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ah, se in ciel, benigne stelle, K 538; Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio!, concert aria, K. 418; No, che non sei capace, K 419; Se tutti i mali miei, K 83 (73p); Popoli di Tessaglia.....
Performers:
Colombo, Carlo; Dessay, Natalie; Estournet, Jean; Tardy, Frederic
Conductors:
Guschlbauer, Theodor
Ensemble:
Lyon Opera Orchestra
$13.98
$11.98
VCL 863712
1 CD / Virgin Classics /
2009-10-06
Works: Giacomo Puccini: La Rondine; La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Charles Gounod: Mireille; Faust; Jules Massenet: Manon; Thaïs; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata
Performers:
Hushi, Agim; Mula-Tchako, Inva
Conductors:
Lipanoviç, Ivo
Praised for her superb technique and musicality, Albanian soprano Inva Mula performs a wide range of roles from the lyric, Bel Canto and Mozartian repertoires....continue...
$17.98
$15.98
VCL 945380
1 CD / Virgin Classics /
2009-07-14
Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste; Orfeo ed Euridice; Antonio Sacchini: Dardanus; Odipe à Colone; Renaud; Niccolò Piccinni: Didon, opera; André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry: Andromaqu...
Performers:
Gens, Veronique
Conductors:
Rousset, Christophe
Ensemble:
Les talens lyriques
Following up her critically-lauded Tragediennes album (winner of Gramophone and Echo Kassik Awards), French soprano Veronique Gens has recorded a sequel, continuing the first album's...continue...
$17.98
$15.98
VCL 165742
1 CD / Virgin Classics /
2009-06-02
Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), B...
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...
$13.98
$11.98
VCL 348642B
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...
$20.98
$17.98
VCL 663562
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