Back to Labels
Virgin Classics

Virgin Classics

Sub-label of EMI Classics

100 releases 10 sub-labels 1986–2013
Baroque Romantic Classical Renaissance Chamber Music Choral

About

Classical music label. Label Code: LC 7873 / LC 07873. Launched in 1988. Absorbed into Warner Classics in 2013.

Links

Connect

Web

Top Virgin Classics Releases

España antigua
España antigua
Hespèrion XX, Jordi Savall
Weihnachts-Oratorium
Weihnachts-Oratorium
J S Bach; Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe
1989
España antigua
España antigua
Hespèrion XX, Jordi Savall
2001
Pictured Within
Jon Lord
1998
Libre vermell de Montserrat
Libre vermell de Montserrat
Hespèrion XX, Jordi Savall
1979
敦煌〜Romantic Energy〜
女子十二乐坊
2005
Oratorio Di Natale
J.S. Bach, Coro E Orchestra Collegium Vocale Di Gand, Philippe Herreweghe
1996
Rêve d'amour
Franz Liszt
2011
Mediterraneo
Mediterraneo
L'Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar
2013
The Mystery Sonatas
The Mystery Sonatas
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber; Tragicomedia, John Holloway, Davitt Moroney
1990
Los pájaros perdidos: The South American Project
Los pájaros perdidos: The South American Project
L'Arpeggiata & Christina Pluhar
2012
LCO 4: Britten
Benjamin Britten; London Chamber Orchestra
1989
Mass In B Minor · Masses BWV 233 - 236
Mass In B Minor · Masses BWV 233 - 236
J.S. Bach; Collegium Vocale, Ghent, Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment, Philippe Herreweghe
2006
L’Opéra pour les nuls
L’Opéra pour les nuls
Various Artists
2011
Joyeux Noël
Philippe Rombi
2005
Christmas Carols
Christmas Carols
The Taverner Consort, Andrew Parrott
2007
The Very Best of Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2006
The Christmas Album 2
The Christmas Album 2
Taverner Consort, Choir and Players, Andrew Parrott
1995
Sinfonietta / Violin Concerto / Taras Bulba / Overture From the House of the Dead
Janáček; Libor Pešek, Christian Tetzlaff, The Philharmonia
1992
Music in Europe 1550-1650
Hespèrion XX, Jordi Savall
2004
Mozart: Requiem / Fauré: Requiem / Cantique de Jean Racine / Motets / Messe basse
Mozart, Gabriel Fauré; Michel Corboz, Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne, Orchestre de chambre de Genève
2004
Rosa
Christopher Wilson
1991
Music for Solo Piano
Music for Solo Piano
Barber; Leon McCawley
1997
Sacred Arias & Cantatas
J.S. Bach; David Daniels, The English Concert, Harry Bicket
2008
50 Best Classical Composers
Various Artists
2012
Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno
Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno
George Frideric Handel; Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm
Best Bach 100
Best Bach 100
Johann Sebastian Bach
2006
Vespro della Beata Vergine
Vespro della Beata Vergine
Claudio Monteverdi; Taverner Consort, Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott
1984
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
Arvo Pärt
1998
Riverrun / Water-Ways / Rain Coming / Rain Spell / Tree Line
Riverrun / Water-Ways / Rain Coming / Rain Spell / Tree Line
Toru Takemitsu; Paul Crossley, The London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen
2001
In the Mix: Ibiza Classics
Various Artists
2006
Overtures
Overtures
Ludwig van Beethoven; Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Daniel Harding
The Old Hall Manuscript
The Hilliard Ensemble
1991
Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night’s Dream Opp. 21 & 61
Felix Mendelssohn, Rebecca Evans, Joyce DiDonato, Royal Shakespeare Company, Le Jeune Chœur de Paris, Orchestre de chambre de Paris & Emma Nelson
2002
Classique Zen
Various Artists
2007
Bach: Magnificat / Händel: Dixit Dominus
Bach: Magnificat / Händel: Dixit Dominus
Johann Sebastian Bach, Handel; Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm
2007
Complete Lute Suites
Bach; Sharon Isbin
2003
Démons & merveilles
Lambert Wilson
1997
Tragédiennes
Tragédiennes
Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset, Véronique Gens
2006
Mozart l’égyptien 2 / Mozart in Egypt 2
Hughes de Courson & Ahmed al Maghreby
2005
Nocturne Voices
Various Artists
2004
Le violon roi
Renaud Capuçon
2013
Massive Classics
Various Artists
2003
Piano Concertos / Symphony No. 6 / The Seasons / Piano Pieces
Tchaikovsky; The Philharmonia, Russian National Orchestra, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Mikhail Pletnev
2004
Sacred Treasures
Various Artists
2012
Diva, Divo
Diva, Divo
Joyce DiDonato
Don Quixote / Till Eulenspiegel / Don Juan
Richard Strauss; Steven Isserlis, Minnesota Orchestra, Edo de Waart
1992
The Seasons / 6 Pieces, op. 21
Tchaikovsky; Mikhail Pletnev
1995
Beata Vergine: Motets in the Virgin from Rome and Venice
Philippe Jaroussky, Ensemble Artaserse
2006
Symphonies 39 & 41
Mozart; Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Jukka‐Pekka Saraste
1991
Music for Organ
Johann Pachelbel; Werner Jacob
1990
Cries and Fancies
Cries and Fancies
Orlando Gibbons; Fretwork with Paul Nicholson & Red Byrd
1989
String Quartets nos. 3, 7, 8
Shostakovich; Borodin String Quartet
1991
Élections de l’opéra
Various Artists
2008
An Ode on the Death of Mr Henry Purcell
Blow; Gérard Lesne, Steve Dugardin, La Canzona
2000
Danse de la Chèvre: Music for flute and piano
Widor, Fauré, Debussy, Honegger, Roussel, Messiaen, Poulenc; Jonathan Snowden, Andrew Litton
1989
Masses & Motets
Leonel Power
1989
Drama Queens
Joyce DiDonato, Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
String Quartets nos. 2, 3, 7, 8, 12
Dmitry Shostakovich; Borodin String Quartet
1999
Piano Works
Ravel; Anne Queffélec
1998
Beatus
Beatus
Arvo Pärt; Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tõnu Kaljuste
1997
Via Crucis
Via Crucis
L'Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar
2010
Tenebrae Responsories
Tenebrae Responsories
Victoria; The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
1992
1812
1812
The Swingle Singers
1995
Les voix des cathédrales
Various Artists
2000
Arie di bravura
Arie di bravura
Mozart, Salieri, Righini; Diana Damrau, Le Cercle de l'Harmonie, Jérémie Rhorer
2007
Alexandre Tharaud plays Scarlatti
Alexandre Tharaud plays Scarlatti
Domenico Scarlatti; Alexandre Tharaud
2011
Le Bœuf sur le toit
Le Bœuf sur le toit
Renaud Capuçon, Daniel Harding, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
2001
Mozart l’égyptien 1 & 2
Hughes de Courson et Ahmed el Maghraby
Wedding classics
Various Artists
2001
Cello & Piano Works
Grieg, Sibelius
1994
Œuvres pour piano, Volume 2
Erik Satie; Anne Queffélec, Catherine Collard
1993
Tavener: The Protecting Veil / Britten: Cello Suite No 3 / Tavener: Thrinos
John Tavener, Britten; Steven Isserlis, London Symphony Orchestra, Gennadi Rozhdestvenski
1992
Keyboard Concertos, BWV 1052, 1055, 1056, 1058
Johann Sebastian Bach; David Fray
2008
Complete String Quartets
Complete String Quartets
Beethoven; Artemis Quartet
2011
Fiction
Quatuor Ébène
2010
Minimalist
Minimalist
Adams, Glass, Reich, Heath; London Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Warren‐Green
1994

Virgin Classics Artist Roster

Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
47 releases
Person
Various Artists
Various Artists
45 releases
Other
Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms
29 releases
Person
Libor Pešek
Libor Pešek
28 releases
Person
Paavo Järvi
Paavo Järvi
24 releases
Person
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven
23 releases
Person
Antonín Dvořák
Antonín Dvořák
22 releases
Person
Truls Mørk
Truls Mørk
19 releases
Person
Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi
18 releases
Person
Renaud Capuçon
Renaud Capuçon
16 releases
Person
Andrew Litton
Andrew Litton
16 releases
Person
Natalie Dessay
Natalie Dessay
15 releases
Person
Joseph Haydn
Joseph Haydn
14 releases
Person

Sub-labels

Virgin Classics Club

Virgin Veritas

Label used by Virgin Classics for recordings dedicated to early music performed in an authentic style, and also music of the nineteenth century played on period instruments. Note: this brand...

Ultraviolet (2)

Ultraviolet is the new series from Virgin Classics - a range of outstanding recordings from the award-winning Virgin Classics catalogue, available at a very special price. Designer:

4 Pleasure

LCO

Numbered series of releases by The London Chamber Orchestra on the Virgin Classics label.

Virgin Edition

Premium (6)

Series of classical releases.

Veritas (4)

Series created by Virgin Classics in 1988 for recordings of early music performed in the authentic style and music of the nineteenth century played on period instruments. It was superseded in 1994...

The Classics (6)

Mid-priced reissue line from Virgin Classics

The Classics (7)

Contact Label