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G.F. Handel: Italian Cantatas / Valentina Varriale, Mvsica Perdvta

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Mira, Lilla gentile, cantata for soprano, violin or cello & continuo (attributed); Tra le fiamme, HWV 170; Anonymous: La caduta di Icaro, cantata for soprano, 2 violins & con...
Performers: Varriale, Valentina
Conductors: Criscuolo, Renato
Ensemble: Musica Perduta

One of the greatest composers of the Baroque era, George Frideric Handel was born in Germany but spent most of his career living in London....continue...
Recording information: Millennium Audio Recording, Roma (11/28/2010); Oratorio P.P. Barnabiti, Rome (11/28/2010); Millennium Audio Recording, Roma (2011-12-14_2011-12-16&2012-); Oratorio P.P. Barnabit...continue...

Handel: Italian Duets / Susanna Rydén, Gemma Bertagnolli, Harmonices Mundi, Claudio Astronio

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Work(s); Italian Duets; Va, speme infida, duet for 2 sopranos & continuo, HWV 199; Amor gioje mi porge, for 2 soprano voices & continuo, HWV180; Toccata; Ahi nelle sorti uman...
Performers: Bertagnoli, Gemma [Soprano Vocal]; Ryden, Susanne
Conductors: Astronio, Claudio
Ensemble: Harmonices Mundi

The marvelously affecting Italian Duets have long remained favorites among Handel's oeuvre, distinct markers of the influences of the young Saxon's early trips to Rome...continue...
Recording information: Vereinshaus, Lengmoos, Süd-Tirol (07/26/2009-07/29/2009)....continue...

In Paradisum: Spiritual Classical Melodies by Faure, Mozart, Franck, Bruckner, Mahler et al. / various British choirs

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem; Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Vesperae solennes de confessore; Requiem; Mass in C minor, KV 427; César Franck: Pani...
Performers: Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Farcas, Valentina; Heuvelmans, Pamela; Jones, Angharad Gruffydd; Kirkby, Emma; Ramselaar, Bas; Zazzo, Lawrence
Conductors: Leusink, Pieter Jan; Robinson, Christopher; Brown, Timothy; Matt, Nicol; Cleobury, Stephen; Inbal, Eliahu; Brown, Mark; Camerata Academica Wurzbu; Marinov, Ivan; Savchuk, Yevhen; Dixon, Alistair
Ensemble: ; Brandenburg Consort; Cambridge Ensemble; Camerata Academica Wurzbu

This sublime compilation will take listeners on a journey through some of the most profound classical music ever written, demonstrating the wealth of inspiration that...continue...

Handel: Complete Cantatas, Vol. 4 / Klaartje van Veldhoven; Stefanie True

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-01-31

Works: George Frederick Handel: Clori, mia bella Clori, cantata, HWV 92; Sans y penser, cantata for soprano, HWV 155; Clori, vezzosa Clori, cantata for soprano, HWV 95; Pensieri notturni di filli (Nel dolce...
Performers: True, Stefanie; Veldhoven, Klaartje van
Conductors: Vitale, Marco;
Ensemble: Contrasto Armonico

This new recording is a new installment in a series which is quickly establishing itself as one of the most ambitious and prestigious projects of...continue...
Recording information: Oud-Kathilieke Kerk, Delft, The Netherlands (04/2010)....continue...

Handel: Complete Cantatas, Vol. 3 / Klaartje van Veldhoven, Stefanie True

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Aminta E Fillide (Arresta il Passo), cantata for 2 sopranos, strings & continuo, HWV 83
Performers: Veldhoven, Klaartje van
Conductors: Vitale, Marco
Ensemble: Contrasto Armonico

Thanks to the generous patronage of the Princess Claudia Ruspoli, this third volume of George Frideric Handel's Complete Cantatas is now available to the public....continue...
Recording information: Oud-Katholieke Kerk, Delft, NL (10/03/2010-10/07/2010)....continue...

Brixi, Handel, Haydn, Soler, Vivaldi: Organ Concertos

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: George Frederick Handel: Organ Concerto in G minor, Op.4/1, HWV 289; Organ Concerto in B flat major, Op.4/2, HWV 290; Organ Concerto in G minor, Op.4/3, HWV 291; Concertos (6) for Organ, Op. 4; Conce...
Performers: Balzereit, Charlotte; Croci, Maurizio; Dijk, Pieter van; Guglielmo, Federico; Heutjer, Juliane; Holzapfel, Anton; Loreggian, Roberto; Schmitt, Christian [Organ]; Scholz, Susanne; Wiemer, Elodie
Conductors: Matt, Nicol; ; Wieninger, Florian
Ensemble: ; Dolce Risonanza; European Chamber Soloists; L'Arte dell'Arco

The organ concerto flourished in the Barock period, and early classical age, and, with a few exceptions (Rheinberger, Poulenc, Guilmant and Dupre) has not found...continue...

A Handel Portrait

42 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: George Frederick Handel: The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Handel - Bourée; Concerto for Oboe no 3 in G minor, HWV 287; C...
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Balzereit, Charlotte; Borgstede, Michael; Bosgraaf, Erik; Brett, Charles; Bury, Alison; Carolan, Lucy [Harpsichord]; Comberti, Micaela; Corti, Francesco; Gati, Istv...
Conductors: Clark, Robert Haydon; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Haenchen, Hartmut; Lubbock, John; Szostak, Zdzislav; Rolla, János [Violin]; Vitale, Marco; Matt, Nicol; ; Willcocks, David; Wentz, Jed; Cleobury, ...
Ensemble: ; Brandenburg Consort; Consort of London; L'Ecole d'Orphée; Musica ad Rhenum

A wider survey of Handel’s output could scarcely be imagined, making this the perfect introduction to one of 'our' musical geniuses, whether you are English,...continue...

Handel: Water Music / Consort of London

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: George Frederick Handel: The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348
Conductors: Clark, Robert Haydon
Ensemble: Consort of London

Recording information: 1989....continue...

In Paradisum / Spiritual Classical Music

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-03-22

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem; Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Laudate Dominum; Requiem; Mass in C minor, KV 427; César Franck: Panis angelicus; Gio...
Performers: Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Farcas, Valentina; Heuvelmans, Pamela; Jones, Angharad Gruffydd; Kirkby, Emma; Ramselaar, Bas; Zazzo, Lawrence
Conductors: Leusink, Pieter Jan; Robinson, Christopher; Brown, Timothy; Matt, Nicol; Cleobury, Stephen; Inbal, Eliahu; Brown, Mark; Marinov, Ivan; Savchuk, Yevhen; Schmidt-Gaden, Gerhard
Ensemble: ; Brandenburg Consort; Cambridge Ensemble; Camerata Academica Wurzburg

In Paradisum is back by popular demand! The most moving, serene, peaceful and comforting choral classics: In Paradisum, includes a breathtaking selection of well-loved spiritual...continue...

Passionate Baroque Arias / Gemma Bertagnolli, soprano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-07-13

Works: Johann Adolf Hasse: Astarto; George Frederick Handel: Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno, HWV 46a; Watermusic, suite in F Major, HWV 348; Concerto Grosso, Op. 6/6, HWV 324; Concerto Grosso, Op. 3/...
Performers: Bertagnolli, Gemma; Imbalzano, Elisa; Monti, Davide; Romaner, Franziska; Veggetti, Stefano; Zeller, Konrad
Conductors: Veggetti, Stefano
Ensemble: Ensemble Cordia

In 18th-century Italian opera the solo aria was the main, indeed almost the exclusive, vehicle for expressing the characters' feelings and emotions. And the presentation...continue...
Recording information: Pfarrkirche Kiens (Südtirol) (08/07/2007-08/09/2007)....continue...

Classical Top 100

5 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-05-04

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Concerto for Flute "Il Gardellino"; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Carnival of the Animals; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata, K. 331; Eine ...
Performers: Austbo, Hakon; Boer, Harmen de; Crombach, Sara; Geiger, Gyorgy; Goldstein, Misha; Grafova, Maria; Grauwels, Marc; Groop, Monica; Han, Derek; Hoek, Martijn van den; Holbling, Anna; Jerie, Marek; Jones...
Conductors: Warchal, Bohdan; Clark, Robert Haydon; Bátiz, Enrique; Ermler, Mark; ; Robev, Georgi; Sándor, János; Kosler, Zdenek; Heyerick, Florian; Davis, Carl; Lenárd, Ondrej; Vandernoot, An...
Ensemble: ; Early Music Consort of London; London Baroque; Musica ad Rhenum; New York Harp Ensemble

This set is newly compiled, choosing the 100 very best tracks in the best available performances, including London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Carl...continue...

Passion: A Passion Music By Palestrina

15 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-03-09

Works: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Stabat Mater; Super flumina Babylonis; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Robert Ramsey: How Are the Mighty Fallen; Thomas Weelkes: When David heard; Thomas Tallis: Lamenta...
Performers: Ahnsjo, Claes-Hakan; Anlauf, Richard; Bishop, Julia; Brown, Timothy [Choral Conductor]; Fischesser, Christof [Bass Vocals]; Jones, Angharad Gruffydd; Labitzke, Petra; Laki, Krisztina; Levine, Joanna;...
Conductors: Messori, Matteo; Cleobury, Stephen; Brown, Timothy; Schafer, Wolfgang; Bernius, Frieder; Matt, Nicol

This stunning 15 CD collection contains some of the greatest sacred music ever written! From the great Lamentations of Byrd, Tallis and Palestrina, the listener...continue...

Handel: Complete Cantatas, Vol. 2

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Un' alma innamorata, cantata, HWV 173; O luceniti, o sereni occhi, cantata for soprano, HWV 144; Del bel idolo mio, cantata for bass, HWV 104; Aure soavi e liete, cantata, HW...
Performers: True, Stefanie
Conductors: Vitale, Mario

Handel's cantatas represent an important but until recently little-known area of his work. They were written during his time in Rome from 1707, and were...continue...
Recording information: Oud Katholieke Kerk, Delft, The Netherlands (2009-01-14_2009-01-15&2009-)....continue...

Handel: Messiah / Musica Sacra

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-10-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen

Recording information: Pieterskerk, Leiden, The Netherlands (1994)....continue...

Handel: La Resurrezione / Vitale, Gether, True, Beekman, Sandler, et al

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-06-02

Works: George Frederick Handel: La resurrezione, HWV 47
Performers: Beekman, Marcel; Gether, Kristine; Sandler, Mitchell; True, Stefanie
Conductors: Vitale, Marco
Ensemble: Contrasto Armonico Baroque Orchestra

With this recording, Contrasto Armonico continues its recording project of Handel's Italian vocal works. The first release in the series, of the serenata Aci, Galatea...continue...

Handel: Messiah (Highlights) / Cleobury, Dawson, Summers, Ainsley, Miles, / King's College Choir Cambridge

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-05-05

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Dawson, Lynne; Miles, Alastair; Summers, Hilary
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen;
Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort; King's College Choir, Cambridge

Handel: Recorder Sonatas / Erik Bosgraaf, Francesco Corti

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-05-05

Works: George Frederick Handel: Sonata for Recorder and Basso Continuo in C major, HWV 365/Op. 1 no 7; Sonata for Recorder and Basso Continuo in D minor, HWV 367a/Op. 1 no 9; Sonata for Recorder and Basso c...
Performers: Bosgraaf, Erik; Corti, Francesco

"The keyboard is almost an equal partner with the recorder. In this respect and in others, this album represents an excellent imaginative reconstruction of what...continue...

Handel: Suites for Harpsichord / Michael Borgstede

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2008-08-05

Works: George Frederick Handel: Suite for Harpsichord in A major, HWV 426; Suite for Harpsichord in F major, HWV 427; Suite for Harpsichord in D minor, HWV 428; Suite for Harpsichord in E minor, HWV 429; Su...
Performers: Borgstede, Michael

Handel's harpsichord music may have languished in the shadow of Bach's more famed mastery of the instrument, but as these new recordings and scholarly notes...continue...

Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo / Vitale, True, Mancini, Sandler, et al

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2008-05-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Sorgi il dì, HWV 72 "Aci, Galatea, e Polifemo"
Performers: Mancini, Luciana; Sandler, Mitchell; True, Stefanie
Conductors: Vitale, Marco
Ensemble: Contrasto Armonico Baroque Orchestra

Looking ahead to Handel year 2009 this CD offers a rare opportunity to listen to Handel's "Aci, Galatea e Polifemo". This seldomly heard 'serenata' (musical...continue...

Handel: Israel In Egypt / Bramall, Cornelius, et al

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2007-02-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Israel in Egypt, oratorio, HWV 54
Performers: Berchtold, Bernhard; Bourvé, Antonia; Cornelius, Susan; Kares, Mika; Mead, Timothy; Sander, Klemens
Conductors: Bramall, Anthony
Ensemble: Chamber Choir of Europe; German Handel Soloists Orchestra

Handel will always be associated with his Messiah. But of course he wrote quite a number of other oratorios as well. "Israel in Egypt" -...continue...