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Marco Frisina: Passio Cæciliæ / Barbara Vignudelli; David Sebasti. Coro Musicanova

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Marco Frisina: Passio Caeciliae, sacred cantata for narrator, voice, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Vignudelli, Barbara
Conductors: Scogna, Flavio Emilio
Ensemble: Nova Amadeus Chamber Orchestra

The disc presents the sacred cantata Passio Ceciliae, which tells the story of the virginal Cecilia and details the events leading up to her martyrdom....continue...
Recording information: Cripta delle Ancelle della Carità, Roma (03/17/2012)....continue...

Nicola Porpora: Cantatas for Soprano / Maria Laura Martorana, coloratura soprano; I Virtuosi Italiani

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Nicola Porpora: Il Vulcano, cantata for voice & strings; Il Sogno, cantata for voice & continuo, Op. 1/2; Venticel che trà le frondi, cantata for voice & strings; Il Nome, cantata for voice & co...
Performers: Martorana, Maria Laura
Conductors: Martini, Alberto
Ensemble: I Virtuosi Italiani

At any rate, these cantatas are a testimony to the composer's reputation as one of the most important and influential musicians of the 18th century....continue...
Recording information: Sala Rossa of Villa San Fermo, Lonigo, Vicenza, Italy (04/2012)....continue...

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 festo angelorum - A journey through Spanish, Portuguese & Italian Baroque sacred music / Monica Piccinini, soprano; Manuel Vilas, Spanish baroque harp

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Giovanni Maria Pagliardi: Ad'arma, ad bella, motet; Jose de Vaquedano: Matribus suis dixerunt, lamentation; Fabrizio Fontana: Ricercare for keyboard no 11; Domenico Mazzocchi: Amar a Dios por Dios, m...
Performers: Piccinini, Monica

A delightful recording of the intimate, yet powerful combination of soprano and baroque harp, in a journey through Spanish, Portuguese and Italian Baroque music, Dramatic...continue...
Recording information: San Vincente de Pombeiro, Lugo (07/2008)....continue...

Haydn: The Seasons / Helen Donath, Adalbert Kraus, Kurt Widmer / Wolfgang Gonnenwein

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Seasons; The Creation, H 21 no 2
Performers: Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Kraus, Adalbert; Widmer, Kurt
Conductors: Gönnenwein, Wolfgang
Ensemble: ; Suddeutches Madrigalchor

Joseph Haydn was not only a prolific orchestral and chamber music writer, but also a fine vocal composer who produced many songs during his extensive...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...

Misterio: Ritual Music for an Uncertain Age / Sandra Pirruccio, flute; Francesco Chirivì, transverse flute;, Margherita Scafidi, harp; Marco Ciannella, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-06-26

Works: Gaspare Spontini: Notturno concertante for oboe, flute & orchestra; Hector Berlioz: L' enfance du Christ, Op. 25; Marco Ciannella: Suite for flute & piano; Miserio for flute & orchestra no 1; Miserio...
Performers: Chirivi, Francesco; Ciannella, Marco; Kazarian, Artaches; Pirruccio, Sandra; Scafidi, Margherita
Conductors: Chirivì, Francesco; Chirivi, Francesco
Ensemble: Accademia Barocca Dorica; International Ensemble de Córdoba

This CD presents an original selection of works by composers associated with Freemasonry: Spontini, Berlioz, Clementi, Sibelius, Puccini, Ciannella. Although comprising highly varied music that...continue...
Recording information: Ancona, Italy (04/09/2011-04/11/2011); Córdoba, Spain (04/09/2011-04/11/2011); Pesaro, Italy (04/09/2011-04/11/2011); Ancona, Italy (04/12/2011-04/13/2011); Córdoba, S...continue...

Patrie! Duets from French Romantic Opera by Halevy, Saint-Saens, Kosice , Gounod / Thébault, Pruvot

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Fromental Halévy: Charles VI; Camille Saint-Saëns: Henry VIII; Jules Massenet: Eve; Le Mage; Charles Gounod: Polyeucte; Emile Paladilhe: Patrie!; Ambroise Thomas: Le Caïd
Performers: Pruvot, Pierre-Yves; Thébault, Hjördis
Conductors: Talpain, Didier
Ensemble: ; Kosice Philharmonic Orchestra

The keyboard sonatas of C.P.E. Bach (1714 - 1788) bear hallmarks of a composer who lived through a significant moment in musical history: he composed...continue...
Recording information: Slovak State Philharmonic Hall, Kosice, Slovakia (04/16/2010-04/18/2010)....continue...

Bernardo Pasquini: Passion Cantatas / Sharon Rostorf-Zamir, Furio Zanasi

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-03-27

Works: Bernardo Pasquini: Hor ch'il Ciel fra densi horrori, cantata for 2 voices, violins & continuo; Padre, Signore e Dio, cantata for 2 voices, violins & continuo
Conductors: Caruso, Giovanni
Ensemble: Capella Tiberina

Along with Corelli and Scarlatti, Pasquini played a major part in the musical life of Rome, and was famous for his skill as both a...continue...
Recording information: Villa Puccini, Scornio, Pistoia (10/02/2010-10/04/2010)....continue...

Haydn: The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross, oratorio version

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-03-27

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Die Sieben letzten Worte unseres Erlösers am Kreuze (The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross), o
Performers: Fischesser, Christof [Bass Vocals]; Labitzke, Petra; Sans, Daniel
Conductors: Matt, Nicol
Ensemble: Chamber Choir of Europe

In 1785, age 53 and at the height of fame, Haydn received a commission to write ceremonial music for Good Friday. The resulting instrumental composition...continue...
Recording information: Hotel Wartburg, Mannheim, Germany (01/07/2002-01/09/2002)....continue...

Saint-Saëns: Works for violin and orchestra / Ulf Hoelscher, violin

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-02-28

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, Op. 20; Concerto for Violin no 2 in C major, Op. 58; La muse et le poète, for violin, cello & piano (or orchestra), Op. 132; Weddin...
Performers: Hoelscher, Ulf; Kirshbaum, Ralph
Conductors: Dervaux, Pierre
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

A great reissue of this classic recording of the complete Saint-Saëns violin concertos by Ulf Hoescher, he executes these violin concertos of Saint-Saëns at his...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London (1977)....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...

Mendelssohn: Sacred Choral Works / Chamber Choir of Europe [8 CDs]

9 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Psaume 42; Psalm 95 ("Come Let us Sing"), for tenor, chorus & orchestra in E flat major, Op. 46; Psalm 98 ("Sing to the Lord"), for soloists, chorus, orchestra & organ in D major, ...
Performers: Allert, Lydia; Bittner, Anja; Bittner, Manfred; Duskova, Alice; Fischesser, Christof [Bass Vocals]; Heilmann, Heike; Holzle, Gerhard; Karl, Nathalie; Kremer, Annemarie; Labitzke, Petra; Leja, Alena; ...
Conductors: Matt, Nicol
Ensemble: ; Chamber Choir of Europe

A Jew who converted to Protestantism, Mendelssohn was a prolific composer of sacred music and made important studies of J.S Bach that were instrumental in...continue...

W.F. Bach: Cantatas / Schlick, Schubert, Jochens, Schreckenberger

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Lasset uns ablegen, cantata for 4 voices & instruments, F. 80 (BR F1); Es ist eine Stimme eines Predigers, cantata for 4 voices & instruments, F. 89 (BR F17); Dies ist der Ta...
Conductors: Max, Hermann
Ensemble: ; Rheinische Kantorei

Wilhelm Friedemann Bach is nowadays recognized as the most talented and innovating son of the great J.S. Bach. He studied under his father, and it...continue...
Recording information: Wuppertal-Barmen, Immanuelskirche (04/15/1991-04/22/1991)....continue...

J.S. Bach: Chorales / Chamber Choir of Europe

7 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata, BWV 40; Seelen-Bräutigam, chorale setting for 4 voices, BWV 409 (BC F173); Cantata, BWV 187; Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, chorale setting for 4 voices, BWV 41...
Performers: Halobek, Jorg; Hummer, Heike; Rothbauer, Martina; Sagasser, Robert; Wollenschlager, Jens
Conductors: Matt, Nicol
Ensemble: Chamber Choir of Europe

Here perhaps is the very heart of Bach; a palpable demonstration of his heritage and impact. His endless inventiveness in taking old hymn tunes devised...continue...

Hugo Alfvén: Symphonies Nos. 1-5; Swedish Rhapsodies [Box Set]

5 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Hugo Alfvén: Swedish Rhapsody no 2, for orchestra ("Uppsalarapsodi"), Op. 24; Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 7, R24; Drapa, for orchestra ("In Memoriam King Oscar II"), Op. 27, R62; Revelation, c...
Performers: Ahnsjo, Claes-Hakan; Hogman, Christina
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

Hugo Alfvén remains one of the best-loved of Swedish Romantic composers. He was especially drawn to the possibilities of the orchestra, and considered his first...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...

Bach: Orchetral Works Complete: Brandenburg, Suites, Concerto / Manze, Belder

9 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-08-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G m...
Performers: Baudet, Remy; Belder, Pieter-Jan; Boeken, Marten; Boer, Johannes; Bruggen, Albert; Bruine, Frank de; Coolen, Saskia; Delft, Menno Van; Drzyzgula, Kamil; Heberlin, Juditha; Hengelbrock, Thomas; Henstr...
Conductors: Belder, Pieter-Jan; Manze, Andrew; ; Glaetzner, Burkhard; Szostak, Zdzislav
Ensemble: ; Amsterdam Bach Soloists; Camerata Antonio Luco; La Stravaganza Köln ; Musica Amphion; Netherlands Bach Society; Neues Bachisches Collegium

This massive 9-CD box set includes the complete orchestral works of one of Baroque music's greatest composers: Bach. This recording is a collaborative project which...continue...

Stenhammar: Symphonies; Piano Concerto / Järvi

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Wilhelm Stenhammar: Symphony no 1 in F; Lodolezzi sjunger, suite from the incidental music, Op. 39; The Song, cantata, Op. 44; Symphony no 2 in G minor, Op. 34; Midwinter for chorus & orchestra, Op. ...
Performers: Derwinger, Love; Mattei, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Ortiz, Cristina; Wallin, Ulf
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme; Paavo, Järvi
Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Malmo Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven Edition: Complete Works / Grumiaux, Haitink, Vienna PO, Schiff et al.

86 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Performers: Altvater, Tobias; Amadeus Webersinke; Ander, Eva; Bartel, Reinhold; Berkes, Kalman; Bischoff, Joachim; Bittner, Manfred; Boensch, Cornelius; Bourve, Antonia; Brendel, Alfred; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Bryn...
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert; Stein, Horst; Oskamp, Gerard; Haitink, Bernard; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bünte, Carl-August; Semkov, Jerzy; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Marriner, Sir Neville; Koch, Helmut; Batz...
Ensemble: ; Berliner Solisten; Borodin Trio; Brahms-Trio; Erben-Quartett; European Chamber Soloists; Members of the MDR Leipzig Radio Chorus; Members of the Orchestra da Camera di Genova (Memb; Ottetto Italiano

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; Comberti, Micaela; Corti, Francesco; Gati, Istvan; Grafova, M...
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, St...
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...

Haydn: Songs and Cantatas / Emma Kirkby, soprano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-03-22

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Wanderer, song for voice & keyboard (from English canzonettas, set 2), H.26a/32; Original Canzonettas Book 2, H 26a; Spirit's Song, H 26a no 41; Fidelity, Hob. 26a no 30; O Tu...
Performers: Hadjimarkos, Marcia; Kirkby, Emma

The songs on this CD all resulted from a dinner in Vienna on December 1790. Haydn, Mozart and the violinist and impresario Salomon were discussing...continue...
Recording information: Salle Charratmuse, Charrat, Switzerland (01/2009)....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...

Schubert: Vocal Duets, Trios & Quartets

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-11-09

Works: Franz Schubert: Hermann und Thusnelda ("Ha, dort kömmt er"), song for voice & piano, D. 322; Antigone und Oedip, D 542/Op. 6 no 2; Cronnan ("Ich sitz' bei der moosigten Quelle"), song for voice ...
Performers: Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Laubenthal, Horst R.; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Schreier, Peter

Schubert’s solo lieder made his reputation as a composer and overshadowed his subsequent work for two or more voices. Although meant for music making in...continue...

Louis-Nicolas Clérambault: Orpée-Médée

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-11-09

Works: Louis-Nicolas Clérambault: Orphée, cantata no 3 for voice & ensemble; Médée, cantata for voice & ensemble; Suite for harpsichord No 1 in C; Suite for harpsichord no 2 in C minor
Performers: Curtis, Alan; Gilbert, Kenneth; Goebel, Reinhard [Conductor]; Hazelet, Willbert; Medlam, Charles; Vocals], Rachel Yakar [Soprano

Louis-Nicolas Clérambault came from a musical dynasty, and was a formidable violinist and organist. He favored the Italianate style of Corelli, and his music is...continue...

J.S. Bach Edition - Complete Works (Brilliant Classics) [157 CDs]

157 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-09-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G m...
Performers: Asperen, Bob van; Baudet, Remy; Beekman, Marcel; Belder, Pieter-Jan; Black, Neil; Boeken, Marten; Boer, Johannes; Borgstede, Michael; Bruggen, Albert; Bruine, Frank de; Christiane Wuyts; Coolen, Sask...
Conductors: Belder, Pieter-Jan; Clark, Robert Haydon; Sitkovetsky, Dmitry; Glaetzner, Burkhard; ; Koetsveld, Krijn; Leusink, Pieter Jan
Ensemble: ; Amsterdam Bach Soloists; Bach Ensemble Heidelberg; Consort of London; Ensemble Il Quadrifoglio; Netherlands Bach Society; Neues Bachisches Collegium

In just over a decade Brilliant Classics Editions have become industry trademarks. Consisting of the entire oeuvre or the complete works in one genre by...continue...

Rameau: Anacréon, Le berger fidèle / Marc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-07-13

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Anacréon, acte de ballet; Le Berger fidèle, cantata for tenor, 2 violins & continuo
Performers: Gens, Véronique
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc

Although Rameau's creative career spanned six decades, he only turned to opera later in life. His dramatic output all dates from the last 30 years...continue...
Recording information: Cité de la Musique, Salle des concerts, Paris, France (11/1995)....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...

Schumann: Das Paradies und Die Peri

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-04-20

Works: Robert Schumann: Das Paradies und die Peri (Paradise and the Peri), for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 50; Overture, Scherzo & Finale for orchestra in E minor / E major, Op. 52
Performers: Faulkner, Julie; Hale, Robert; Lewis, Keith; Quivar, Florence [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Swensen, Robert; Wilke, Elisabeth
Conductors: Sinopoli, Giuseppe

Robert Schumann wrote his oratorio Das Paradies und die Peri on Persian fairy tales, a rather unusual subject in a period when oratorios were mainly...continue...
Recording information: Semperoper, Dresden (03/25/1994-03/28/1994)....continue...

Scarlatti: San Filippo Neri

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-03-23

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: San Filippo Neri; Unspecified: San Filippo Neri Booklet Notes, Artist Biographies and Sung Text in Italian and English [CD-ROM trac
Conductors: Velardi, Estevan

Alessandro Scarlatti composed his oratorio on the life of Saint Philip Neri in 1705. St Philip had several oratorios written about his life, and what...continue...
Recording information: Oratorio di S. Erasmo, Sori, Italy (04/28/2006-05/05/2006)....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...

Hasse: Cantatas Vol 1 / Busca, Serafini, Martellacci, Accademia del Ricercare

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: Johann Adolf Hasse: Come l'ape di fiore in fiore, aria for voice, 2 violins & continuo; Il nome, cantata for voice, flute & continuo; Trio Sonata for 2 flutes & continuo in E minor no 2, Op. 3/2; Chi...
Performers: Serafini, Lia
Conductors: Busca, Pietro
Ensemble: Accademia del Ricercare

Muzio Clementi (1752-1832) was among other things an English composer and keyboard player of Italian origin. His main output consists of works for solo piano...continue...
Recording information: Ex Salone Comunale, Verolengo, Italy (2008-02-17_2008-02-18&2008-)....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

Stradella: Cantata for Christmas Eve / Casazza, Miatello, Calvi, Abbondanza, La Magnifica Comunità

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Alessandro Stradella: Sinfonia no 2; Si apra al riso ogni labro; Sinfonia in A major; Sinfonia in F major
Performers: Abbondanza, Roberto; Calvi, Caterina; Casazza, Enrico; Ferrarini, Francesco; Longo, Isabella; Loreggian, Roberto; Miatello, Cristina
Conductors: Casazza, Enrico
Ensemble: Accademia della Magnifica Comunità

A contemporary of Buxtehude and Lully, Antonio Stradella remained in Italy his entire life. In Rome, in the mid-seventeenth century, with the theatres being closed...continue...

Scarlatti: Cantatas da Camera / Bertotti, Seicento Italiano

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2008-02-05

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: O qual meco Nice cangiata; Se fedele tu m'adori; Dir vorrei; Che vidi, oh ciel; Pur nel sonno almen tal'ora; Piangete occhi dolenti; Tinte a note di sangue; Scritte con falso inga...
Performers: Bertotti, Lavinia; Boccaccio, Daniele; Croce, Rossella; Eccher, Giuliano; Ferri, Rebeca; Pinardi, Giangiacomo; Raffeiner, Hedwig
Conductors: Boccaccio, Daniele
Ensemble: Seicento Italiano Ensemble

Cantatas by D. Scarlatti? Yes, this set contains two CDs with eight charming secular cantatas. Their subjects are love or rather the pains and aches...continue...

Scarlatti: Cantatas / Ensemble Aurora, et al

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2007-11-06

Works: Alessandro Scarlatti: Andate, o miei sospiri
Conductors:
Ensemble: Aurora Ensemble; Fortuna Ensemble

Carrisimi, Legrenzi: Oratorios of the Italian Baroque

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2007-10-09

Works: Giovanni Legrenzi: La vendita del core humano
Conductors:
Ensemble: Legrenzi Ensemble

Carissimi is one of the most influential 17th century musical figures in Italy. For his oratorios, he mostly used texts from the Old Testament. Giovanni...continue...

Bach: Johannes Passion / Cleobury, Richardson, et al

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2007-07-17

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245
Performers: Agnew, Paul; Ainsley, John Mark; Bott, Catherine; Chance, Michael; Richardson, Stephen; Varcoe, Stephen
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort; King's College Choir, Cambridge

The 'other' Passion by Bach, the Johannes, deserves as much attention as the St.Matthew's Passion is receiving. This recording proves once again its superb 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...

Bach: Secular Cantatas (complete) / Berliner Solisten, et al

8 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-09-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 36c, "Schwingt freudig euch empor" BWV 36c; Cantata no 209, "Non sa che sia dolore" BWV 209; Cantata no 203, "Amore traditore" BWV 203; Cantata no 201, "Der Streit z...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Augér, Arleen; Hamari, Julia; Lorenz, Siegfried; Mathis, Edith; Popp, Lucia; Schreier, Peter; Watkinson, Carolyn
Conductors: Schreier, Peter
Ensemble: Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin Soloists

In his secular cantatas J.S. Bach tackled some of the lighter issues of life. Like coffee and marriage...Somehow these are not heard that often in...continue...

Janácek: Piano Works - Complete / Håkon Austbö

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Leos Janácek: Sonata 1.X.1905 "From the street"; On the overgrown path; In the mists; Thema con variazioni for Piano, Op. 1 "Zdenka variations"; In Memoriam; Moravian Dances (3) for Piano; Mus...
Performers: Austbö, Haakon

"If you want every Janácek piano piece extant, significant or slight, in superb, beautifully engineered interpretations at rock-bottom cost, look no further. Häkon Austbo is...continue...