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Clementi: The Complete Sonatas, Vol. 6: The Late Sonatas / Costantino Mastroprimiano, fortepiano

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Muzio Clementi: Sonata for Piano in G major, Op. 40/1; Sonata for Piano in B minor, Op. 40/2; Sonata for Piano in D minor/D major, Op. 40/3; Sonata for Piano in B flat major, Op. 46; Monferrinas (12)...
Performers: Mastroprimiano, Costantino

Maestro Costantino Mastroprimiano is once again our guide, creating an absorbing program that effectively encapsulates the achievements of Clementi's distinguished career. His consummate performances ...continue...
Recording information: Rome (07/2009)....continue...

Hummel: Piano Concertos, Vol. 1 / Didier Talpain, Solamente Naturali. / Alessandro Commellato, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 85; Concertino for piano & small orchestra in G major (revision of Mandolin Concerto, S. 28), Op. 73; Le retour à (de) Londres, rondo ...
Performers: Commellato, Alessandro
Conductors: Talpain, Didier
Ensemble: Solamente Naturali

With this release, Brilliant Classics embarks on an exciting series: the complete piano concertos of Johann Nepomuk Hummel played on period instruments. Hummel's superb pianistic...continue...
Recording information: Studio of the Slovak National Radio, Bratislava, Slovak (2009-11-??&2010-08-??&2010-)....continue...

Domenico Scarlatti: Complete Keyboard Sonatas / Pieter-Jan Belder, harpsichord, fortepiano, organ

36 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor, K 1/L 366; Sonata for Harpsichord in G major, K 2/L 388; Sonata for Harpsichord in A minor, K 3/L 378; Sonata for Harpsichord in G minor, K 4/L ...
Performers: Belder, Pieter-Jan; Wakelkamp, Frank

On popular demand we reissue his complete keyboard sonatas. By using various (copies of) period instruments Belder has prevented saturation of the listener. And of...continue...

Mozart: Complete Keyboard Works / Bart von Oort, fortepiano

15 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-08-30

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 13 in B flat major, K. 333 (K. 315c); Fantasia for Piano in D minor, K 397 (385g); Fantasia for Piano in C minor, K 396 (385f); Sonata for Piano no 10 in ...
Performers: Duetschler, Ursula; Oort, Bart van

A common problem for many fans of prolific composers like Mozart, is that it is nearly impossible to find all of their works consolidated into...continue...

Giuliani; Moscheles; Hummel: Guitar Music / Paolo Pugliese; Claudio Maccari, guitars; Giovanni Togni, fortepiano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Mauro Giuliani: Gran Duo Concertante, for guitar & keyboard (co-authored with Moscheles); Rondos (2), for guitar & keyboard, Op. 68; Variations on "Partant pour la Syrie", for guitar (or guitar & key...
Performers: Maccari, Claudio; Pugliese, Paolo; Togni, Giovanni

Recording information: Auditorium BPL, Lodi, Italy (10/2009)....continue...

Antonio Soler: Keyboard Sonatas, Vol. 4 / Pieter-Jan Belder, fortepiano

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Antonio Soler: Keyboard Sonata no 91 in C major, Op. 4/1; Keyboard Sonata no 92 in D major, Op 4/2; Keyboard Sonata no 93 in F major, Op. 4/3; Keyboard Sonata no 94 in G major, Op. 4/4; Keyboard Sona...
Performers: Belder, Pieter-Jan

Recording information: Doopsgezinde Kerk, Deventer (10/2010-11/2010)....continue...

Clementi: The Complete Sonatas, Vol. 5 / Costantino Mastroprimiano, fortepiano

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Muzio Clementi: Sonata for Piano in C major, Op. 34/1; Sonata for Piano in G minor, Op. 34/2; Capriccio in A major, Op. 34/3; Capriccio in F major, Op. 34/4; Progressive Sonatinas (6) for Piano, Op. ...
Performers: Mastroprimiano, Costantino

Recording information: Rome (07/2009)....continue...

Haydn: Keyboard Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 11 / Violante

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-03-22

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Keyboard in D major, H 18 no 11; Concerto for Keyboard in G major, H 18 no 4; Concerto for Keyboard in F major, H 18 no 3
Performers: Guglielmo, Federico; Violante, Jolanda
Conductors: Guglielmo, Federico
Ensemble: L'Arte dell'Arco

Unlike Mozart, Haydn for some reason failed to realize the potential of the new pianoforte as a concert instrument, and his concertos for keyboard tend...continue...
Recording information: Studio Magister, Preganziol, Italy (04/18/2008-04/20/2008)....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...

Schubert: Winterreise / Hilz

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-11-09

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89
Performers: Hilz, Christian; Sellheim, Eckart

Winterreise (Winter Journey) is quite probably Schubert’s magnum opus. Composed in 1827, a year before his death, this song cycle deals in themes of despair,...continue...
Recording information: Imberger Foundation, Salzburg....continue...

Chopin & His Contemporaries / Bart van Oort, piano

6 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-07-13

Works: John Field: Nocturne no 1, for piano in E flat major, H. 24; Nocturne no 2, for piano in C minor, H. 25; Nocturne for Piano no 3 in A flat major, H 26; Nocturne no 4, for piano in A major, H. 36; Noc...
Performers: Groot, Cor De; Hoogland, Stanley; Mastroprimiano, Costantino; Oldenburg, Fred; Oort, Bart van; Vermeulen, Jan

This 6CD set charts not only the development of the Nocturne as a musical form, but also the development of the piano from the closing...continue...

Hummel: Piano Septets Nos. 1 & 2

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-03-23

Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Septet for piano, flute, oboe, horn, viola, cello & double bass (or for piano quintet) in D minor, O; Septett Militaire for piano, flute, violin, clarinet, cello, trumpet & dou...
Performers: Commellato, Alessandro; Okuyama, Aya
Conductors: Valent, Milos
Ensemble: Solamente Naturali

Hummel's musical style provides a direct link with Mozart through to Chopin, who openly admitted his debt to the older composer. His music is wonderfully...continue...
Recording information: Slovak Radio Studios (11/2007)....continue...

Haydn: Klavierstücke / Bart van Oort

6 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Variations (12) for Harpsichord in E flat major, H 17 no 3; Sonata for Keyboard in F minor, H 17 no 6; Variations (20) for Harpsichord in A major, H 17 no 2; Variations on the Hym...
Performers: Van Oort, Bart

This useful set gathers up the many shorter works that Haydn wrote for the keyboard: many minuets of light character and charming temperament and variation...continue...

Bohemian Songs

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2008-09-01

Works: Leopold Antonin Kozeluch: Sognando mi parea, for voice & piano, Op. 31/1; Un serto di fiori, for voice & piano, Op. 31/4; Sento amor, for voice & piano, Op. 31/3; Chi un dolce amor, for voice & piano...
Performers: McFadden, Claron; Oort, Bart van

Clementi: Complete Sonatas Vol 1 / Mastroprimiano

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2007-05-08

Works: Muzio Clementi: Sonatas (3) for Piano, Op. 7; Musical Characteristics for Keyboard, Op. 19; Sonatas (3) for Piano, Op. 8; Sonatas (3) for Piano, Op. 9; Sonata for Piano in C major, Op. 9 no 2; Sonata...
Performers: Mastroprimiano, Costantino

They are hardly ever performed, let alone recorded. Even these days Italian composer Muzio Clementi is known to almost any amateur pianist because of his...continue...

Boccherini: Clavier Quintets (Complete) / Ensemble Claviere

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-09-05

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Quintet for Piano and Strings in E minor, Op 56 no 1/G 407; Quintet for Piano and Strings in F major, Op. 56 no 2/G 408; Quintet for Piano and Strings in C major, Op. 56 no 3/G 409;...
Performers: Airoldi, Sebastiano; Contini, Enrico; Croce, Rossella; Gregoletto, Ilario; Panzeri, Giulia
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble Claviere

At the time when Luigi Boccherini wrote his piano quintets the genre was not really the fashion. For these later works the composer adopted a...continue...

Chopin, Field, Kalkbrenner, etc: Nocturnes / Bart van Oort

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: John Field: Nocturne for Piano no 1 in E flat major, H 24; Nocturne for Piano no 2 in C minor, H 25; Nocturne for Piano no 3 in A flat major, H 26; Nocturne for Piano no 4 in A major, H 36; Nocturne ...
Performers: Chabowska, Agnieszka; Van Oort, Bart

Mozart: Complete Keyboard Works / Bart van Oort

14 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 13 in B flat major, K 333 (315c); Fantasia for Piano in D minor, K 397 (385g); Fantasia for Piano in C minor, K 396 (385f); Sonata for Piano no 10 in C ma...
Performers: Duetschler, Ursula; Van Oort, Bart

Mendelssohn: The Complete Concertos

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Concerto for Piano and Violin in D minor
Performers: Sharon, Gil [Violin]; Van Oort, Bart
Conductors: Sharon, Gil [Violin]
Ensemble: Amati Chamber Orchestra