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</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="Thorn_EMI" title="Thorn EMI">Thorn EMI</a> (1992–1996)</li><li><a href="EMI" title="EMI">EMI</a> (1996–2012)</li><li><a href="Parlophone" title="Parlophone">Parlophone Label Group</a><br>(independent operation; 2012–2013)</li><li><a href="Warner_Music_Group" title="Warner Music Group">Warner Music Group</a><br>(back catalogue; 2013–present)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1988<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1988</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="Richard_Branson" title="Richard Branson">Richard Branson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Defunct</th><td class="infobox-data">2013<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="dtend">2013</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Defunct; absorbed into <a href="Erato_Records" title="Erato Records">Erato Records</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="Classical_music" title="Classical music">Classical music</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country of origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="France" title="France">France</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

<p><b>Virgin Classics</b> was a record label founded in 1988 as part of Richard Branson's <a href="Virgin_Records" title="Virgin Records">Virgin Records</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>The unit, along with <a href="EMI_Classics" title="EMI Classics">EMI Classics</a>, was acquired by <a href="Universal_Music_Group" title="Universal Music Group">Universal Music Group</a> in 2012 as part of the takeover of the <a href="EMI_Music_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="EMI Music Group">EMI Music Group</a>, however the terms of the <a href="European_Commission" title="European Commission">European Commission</a>'s September 2012 approval of the takeover requires divestment of the classical labels<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which were sold on 7 February 2013 to <a href="Warner_Music_Group" title="Warner Music Group">Warner Music Group</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a> approved the deal in May 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Warner Music's <a href="Warner_Classics" title="Warner Classics">Warner Classics</a> unit absorbed the Virgin Classics artists roster and catalogue into <a href="Erato_Records" title="Erato Records">Erato Records</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but lost the rights to use either the EMI or Virgin names.

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<ul><li><a href="Piotr_Anderszewski" title="Piotr Anderszewski">Piotr Anderszewski</a></li>

<li><a href="Leif_Ove_Andsnes" title="Leif Ove Andsnes">Leif Ove Andsnes</a></li>

<li><a href="Nicholas_Angelich" title="Nicholas Angelich">Nicholas Angelich</a></li>

<li><a href="Fabio_Biondi" title="Fabio Biondi">Fabio Biondi</a></li>

<li><a href="Gautier_Capu%C3%A7on" title="Gautier Capuçon">Gautier Capuçon</a></li>

<li><a href="Renaud_Capu%C3%A7on" title="Renaud Capuçon">Renaud Capuçon</a></li>

<li><a href="Max_Emanuel_Cencic" class="mw-redirect" title="Max Emanuel Cencic">Max Emanuel Cencic</a></li>

<li><a href="William_Christie_(musician)" title="William Christie (musician)">William Christie</a></li>

<li><a href="Hughes_de_Courson" title="Hughes de Courson">Hughes de Courson</a></li>

<li><a href="Alan_Curtis_(conductor)" class="mw-redirect" title="Alan Curtis (conductor)">Alan Curtis (conductor)</a></li>

<li><a href="Diana_Damrau" title="Diana Damrau">Diana Damrau</a></li>

<li><a href="David_Daniels_(countertenor)" title="David Daniels (countertenor)">David Daniels</a></li>

<li><a href="Natalie_Dessay" title="Natalie Dessay">Natalie Dessay</a></li>

<li><a href="Joyce_DiDonato" title="Joyce DiDonato">Joyce DiDonato</a></li>

<li><a href="David_Fray" title="David Fray">David Fray</a></li>

<li><a href="Vivica_Genaux" title="Vivica Genaux">Vivica Genaux</a></li>

<li><a href="V%C3%A9ronique_Gens" title="Véronique Gens">Véronique Gens</a></li>

<li><a href="Emmanuelle_Ha%C3%AFm" title="Emmanuelle Haïm">Emmanuelle Haïm</a></li>

<li><a href="Daniel_Harding" title="Daniel Harding">Daniel Harding</a></li>

<li><a href="Philippe_Jaroussky" title="Philippe Jaroussky">Philippe Jaroussky</a></li>

<li><a href="Paavo_J%C3%A4rvi" title="Paavo Järvi">Paavo Järvi</a></li>

<li><a href="Truls_M%C3%B8rk" title="Truls Mørk">Truls Mørk</a></li>

<li><a href="Roger_Norrington" title="Roger Norrington">Roger Norrington</a></li>

<li><a href="Artemis_Quartet" title="Artemis Quartet">Artemis Quartet</a></li>

<li><a href="%C3%89b%C3%A8ne_Quartet" title="Ébène Quartet">Quatuor Ebène</a></li>

<li><a href="Christina_Pluhar" title="Christina Pluhar">Christina Pluhar</a></li>

<li><a href="Valeriy_Sokolov" title="Valeriy Sokolov">Valeriy Sokolov</a></li>

<li><a href="Christian_Tetzlaff" title="Christian Tetzlaff">Christian Tetzlaff</a></li>

<li><a href="Alexandre_Tharaud" title="Alexandre Tharaud">Alexandre Tharaud</a></li>

<li><a href="Rolando_Villaz%C3%B3n" title="Rolando Villazón">Rolando Villazón</a> (early recordings)</li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="EMI_Classics" title="EMI Classics">EMI Classics</a></li></ul>

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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.emiclassics.com/aboutusvirgin.php">Virgin Classics - EMI Classics</a> "Virgin Classics was launched in April 1988 by Richard Branson, the founder and director of Virgin Classics."</span>

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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rhinegold.co.uk/magazines/classical_music/news/classical_music_news_story.asp?id=1576">Buyers circle EMI Classics and Virgin Classics after EU judgment </a> 28 September 2012, "French indie outfit Naïve and Richard Branson's Virgin group have refused to comment on reports they are in talks about bidding for parts of the recording empire – for the former it would be Virgin Classics and the huge expertise of its chief, Alain Lanceron."</span>

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</style><cite id="CITEREFJolly2013" class="citation web cs1">Jolly, James (February 7, 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/warner-to-buy-the-parlophone-label-group">"Warner to buy the Parlophone Label Group"</a>. <i>www.gramophone.co.uk</i>.</cite></span>

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