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Robert Schumann: Complete Secular Choral Works / Studio Vocale Karlsruhe

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Robert Schumann: Songs (3) for solo voices & piano, Op. 29; Part songs (4/5) for mixed voices, Op. 59; Lieder (6), Op. 33; Part songs (5) for mixed voices, Op. 55; Beim Abschied zu singen, for chorus...
Performers: Chung, Locky; Hoppe, Gesa; Lampert, Christian; Lampert, Daniel; Schneider, Gundula; Witoschynskyj, Ira Maria
Conductors: Pfaff, Werner; Engelbrecht, Bernd
Ensemble: ; Renner Ensembles Regensburg

During Schumann's troubled life, the composer came relatively late to writing choral music. Inspired by nature and poetry, his secular choral works reveal a fascinating...continue...
Recording information: Baden-Baden & Regensburg....continue...

Franz Poenitz: Songs and Hymns with Harp / Laura Vinciguerra & Susanna Bertuccioli, harp Iⅈ Sophie Marilley mezzo-soprano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-06-26

Works: Franz Poenitz: Fantasia for harp in G flat major, Op. 65; Thirteenth Psalm of David, for mezzo-soprano & harp, Op. 30; Spukhafte Gavotte, for 2 harps, Op. 75; Der Fischer, for soprano (or tenor) & ha...
Performers: Bertuccioli, Susanna [Harp]; Brizi, Claudio; Marilley, Sophie; Vinciguerra, Laura

This world premiere recording is the second installment of the Poenitz cycle on Brilliant Classics presents works for solo voice, accompanied by harp(s) and harmonium....continue...
Recording information: Complesso Musicale di S. Croce, Umbertide - Perugia, It (10/05/2011-10/10/2011)....continue...

Famous Ballet Music - works by Adam, Delibes, Massenet, Khachaturian, Tchaikovsky

5 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; The Sleeping Beauty, suite, Op. 66a; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh, suite; Spartacus, suite; Masquerade, suite; Léo D...
Performers: Cairns, Christine; Watson, Lillian
Conductors: Bátiz, Enrique; Simonov, Yuri; Davis, Carl; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Academy of St Martin in the Fields; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

For lovers of ballet music, this superb 5-disc set is an attractive collection of famous ballet music, featuring such immortal ballets from Tchaikovsky, Adam, Khatchaturian,...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...

The Richard Strauss Edition [35 CDs + CD-Rom]

36 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-02-28

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24; Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59; Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28; Don Juan, Op. 20; Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Metamorph...
Performers: Becker, Herbert; Beranova, Katerina; Bierbach, Franz; Blankenburg, Heinz; Boese, Ursula; Botha, Johan; Cassilly, Richard; Clement, Manfred; Damm, Peter; Dermota, Anton [Tenor Vocals]; Dunn, Mignon; E...
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf; Plasson, Michel; Karajan, Herbert von; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Böhm, Karl; Keilberth, Joseph; De Waart, Edo

This truly unique set comprises a superb collection of some of the greatest performances of Richard Strauss's orchestral, operatic, chamber and vocal works, brought together...continue...

André Jolivet: Complete Songs / Marilley, Perler, Immler

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: André Jolivet: Poems (2) of Francis Jammes, for voice & piano; Chewing-gum, for 2 voices & piano; Faux Rayon, for voice & piano; Rondel ("Au retour de dure prison"), for voice & piano; La Mule d...
Performers: Farinelli, Filippo; Immler, Christian; Marilley, Sophie; Perler, Rene

An important figure in the French Avant-garde of the 20th century, Andre Jolivet desired to emphasize the ancient, ritualistic, and even the religious functions of...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Excelsior, Passaggio di Bettona, Perugia, Italy....continue...

J.C. Bach, Mozart: Concert Arias / Hiroko Kouda

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Johann Christian Bach: Ebben, si vada & Io, ti lascio, transcription of recitative & aria for voice & orchestra (after Mort; Sentimi, non partir and Al mio bene, a lei che adoro, recitative & aria fo...
Performers: Belácek, Gustáv; Kouda, Hiroko; Thébault, Hjördis
Conductors: Talpain, Didier
Ensemble: Solamente Naturali

Recording information: 08/2008....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; 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...

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

Guillaume de Machaut: Sacred and Secular Music; Messe de Nostre Dame

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: Guillaume de Machaut: Messe de Nostre Dame; Le Judgement du Roi de Navarre; Dame, vostre doulz viaire, virelai for voice; Amours qui ha le povoir/Faus samblant/Vidi dominum, motet for 3 voices; Je vi...
Performers: Bonnardot, Emmanuel; Cook, Randall; Hamon, Pierre; Lablaude, Anne-Marie; Lesne, Brigitte; Tachikawa, Akira; Vellard, Dominique

Vivaldi: Ottone in Villa, opera

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-11-09

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Ottone in Villa, RV 729; Unspecified: Ottone in villa Liner Notes, Synopsis, Artist Biographies & Libretto [CD-ROM track]
Performers: Dordolo, Luca; Martorana, Maria Laura; Ouatu, Florin Cezar; Semmingsen, Tuva
Conductors: Guglielmo, Federico

Vivaldi’s fame as an opera composer is due in now small part to his incredible industry. He composed around 50 operas, and of these around...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Olimpico, Vicenza (06/20/2008-06/22/2008)....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...

Brahms: Complete Songs & Duets / Volle, Elsner

14 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 46; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 72; Songs (9) for voice & piano, Op. 63; Über die Heide, song for voice & piano, Op. 86/4; Der Tod, das ist...
Performers: Adolfsen, Hans; Baianu, Adrian; Bognar, Ferenc; Bourve, Antonia; Danz, Ingeborg; Deutsch, Helmut; Elsner, Christian [Vocals]; Glassl, Roland; Hartlieb, Tobias; Huber, Gerold; Irányi, Stefanie;...

The songs of Brahms span his entire, 60-year creative life, and contain many of his most personal utterances, as well as many of his most...continue...

Brilliant Opera Collection - Wagner: Tristan und Isolde / Furtwängler, Flagstad, et al

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-07-14

Works: Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Performers: Davies, Rhydderch; Evans, Edgar; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Flagstad, Kirsten; Greindl, Josef; Schock, Rudolf; Suthaus, Ludwig; Thebom, Blanche
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus

This first recording made by EMI in 1952 for the new LP format and produced by the legendary Walter Legge was the first major recording...continue...

Brilliant Opera Collection - Donizetti: Anna Bolena / Rudel, Sills, Plishka, et al

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-06-30

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena
Performers: Burrows, Stuart; Kern, Patricia; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Plishka, Paul; Sills, Beverly; Tear, Robert; Verrett, Shirley
Conductors: Rudel, Julius
Ensemble: John Alldis Choir; London Symphony Orchestra

This recording which dates from 1973 using the uncut version of the opera has been at the top of the critics' list of recommended versions...continue...

Brilliant Opera Collection - Bellini: Norma / Serafin, Callas, Fillipeschi, Stignani

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-06-30

Works: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma, opera
Performers: Callas, Maria; Caroli, Paolo; Cavallari, Rina; Filippeschi, Mario; Rossi-Lemeni, Nicola; Stignani, Ebe
Conductors: Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble: Milan Teatro alla Scala Chorus; Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra

This recording from La Scala in 1954, whilst not technically perfect, captures Callas in her element. "For a generation of opera-goers, Callas was Norma, and...continue...

Verdi: Requiem / Marinov, Nedialkova, Ninova, Doikov, Ponorski, et al

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-05-05

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Doikov, Roumen; Nedialkova, Daniela; Ninova, Ivanka; Ponorski, Emil
Conductors: Marinov, Ivan
Ensemble: Choir and Orchestra of The Sofia Opera

Beethoven: Symphony no 9 "Choral" / Blomstedt, Döse, Adam, Schiml, Schreier, Dresden Staatskapelle

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-01-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Adam, Theo; Döse, Helena; Schiml, Marga; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle

Schiller's 'Ode to Joy' although pre dating the French Revolution, was the nearest a German artist had come to espousing the same lofty ideas of...continue...

Chabrier: España, Gwendoline, Suite pastorale, etc / Plasson, Hendricks, Mentzer, et al

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-01-13

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Gwendoline; Joyeuse marche "Marche française"; Suite pastorale; Le roi malgré lui, opéra-comiq...
Performers: Del Vescovo, Pierre; Hendricks, Barbara; Mentzer, Susanne
Conductors: Plasson, Michel
Ensemble: Toulouse Capitole Orchestra

'Espana' is one of the great orchestral showpieces, and has almost deemed Chabrier a one work composer. He was one of a group of French...continue...

Palestrina: Il primo libro di madrigali / Concerto Italiano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2008-11-11

Works: Giovanni Palestrina: Deh, or foss'io; S'il disse mai; Queste saranno ben lacrime; Che non fia che giammai; Rime, dai sospir miei; Lontan dalla mia diva; Nessun visse giammai; Il primo libro di madrig...
Performers: Banditelli, Gloria; Carnovich, Daniele; Cavina, Claudio; Damiani, Andrea; Maletto, Giuseppe; Naglia, Sandro
Conductors: Alessandrini, Rinaldo
Ensemble: Concerto Italiano

Giovanni Palestrina is one of the giants of late Renaissance music. Probably better known for his religious works he also composed a large number of...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...

Purcell: Dido and Aeneas / Wentz, Wermyss, Zook, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z 626
Performers: Baker, Matthew [Tenor]; Clarke, Penni; Kim, Yong-Hee; Poorthuis, Maaike; Rasker, Helene; Simpson, Rowena; Van der Heijden, Francine; Wemyss, Nicola; Zook, Richard
Conductors: Wentz, Jed
Ensemble: Musica ad Rhenum; Musica ad Rhenum Choir

Fauré: Chamber Music / Walker, Osostowicz, et al

5 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Quintet for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 89; Quintet for Piano and Strings no 2 in C minor, Op. 115; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in C minor, Op. 15; Quartet for...
Performers: Agostini, Federico; Benson, Clifford; Brown, Ian [Classical]; Carmirelli, Pina; Corti, Nicolas; Crayford, Marcia; Crombach, Sara; Degen, Johannes; Igloi, Thomas; Jones, Maureen; Osostowicz, Krysia; P...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Amati String Quartet; Ames Piano Quartet; Fauré Quintet; Nash Ensemble

Mozart - The Early Operas - Lucio Silla / Cambreling

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Lucio Silla, K 135
Performers: Aruhn, Britt-Marie; Barbaux, Christine; Cuberli, Lella; Murray, Ann; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony; Van Baasbank, Adrian
Conductors: Cambreling, Sylvain
Ensemble: Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Chorus; Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie Orchestra

Mozart - The Early Operas - Mitridate, rè di Ponto / Wentz

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K 87 (74a)
Performers: Borgstede, Michael; Grigorev, Alexei; Kim Lee, Young-Hee; Reijans, Marcel; Sant, Cecile van de; Stralen, Marije van; Van der Heijden, Francine; Wieringa, Erwin; Zomer, Johannette
Conductors: Wentz, Jed
Ensemble: Musica ad Rhenum

Mozart: La Finta Semplice / Hager, Donath, Ihloff, Berganza

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La finta semplice, K 51 (46a)
Performers: Berganza, Teresa; Donath, Helen; Holl, Robert; Ihloff, Jutta-Renate; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Moser, Thomas; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony
Conductors: Hager, Leopold
Ensemble: Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra

Mozart - The Early Operas - Ascanio in Alba

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ascanio in Alba, K 111
Performers: Allen, Tom; Beekman, Maaike; McFadden, Claron; Patacca, Claudia; Wemyss, Nicola
Conductors: Wentz, Jed
Ensemble: Coqu Vocal Ensemble; Musica ad Rhenum

Zarzuela! - Spanish Operetta / Carreras, Berganza, et al

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Amadeo Vives: Doña Francisquita; Reveriano Soutullo: El último romántico; La leyenda del beso; Simeon José Serrano: Alma de Dios; La alegría del batallón; Lo...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa; Carreras, José
Conductors: Ros Marbà, Antoni; Garcia-Asensio, Enrique
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

Donizetti: Operas / Campanella, Bernart, Soudant, et al

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: La fille du régiment; Lucia di Lammermoor; L' elisir d'amore, opera; Poliuto; Maria di Rohan
Performers: Alaimo, Vincenzo; Brighi, Walter; Briscik, Barbara; Bruscantini, Sesto; Bruson, Renato; Carroli, Silvano; Colafelice, Giacomo; Coni, Paolo; Connell, Elizabeth; d'Amico, Mildela; Dara, Enzo; Federici,...
Conductors: Campanella, Bruno; de Bernart, Massimo; Soudant, Hubert; Latham-Koenig, Jan
Ensemble: Bologna Teatro Comunale Chorus; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Bratislava Philharmonic Chorus; Emilia Romagna Arturo Toscanini Symphony Orchestra; Italian International Orchestra; Naples Teatro S...

Schubert: Lieder / Schreier, Auger, Fischer-Diskau, et al

7 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Franz Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Schwanengesang, D 957; Der Winterabend, D 938; Das Lied im Grünen, D 917/Op. 115 no 1; An die Musik, D 547...
Performers: Bedford, Steuart; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Grubert, Naum; Höll, Hartmut; Holl, Robert; Janowitz, Gundula; Olbertz, Walter; Schreier, Peter; Shirley-Quirk, John; Spencer, Charles [Piano]; Vigno...

250 Years - Mozart: Così fan tutte / Kuijken, et al

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Claessens, Hubert; Groop, Monica; Isokoski, Soile; Schäfer, Markus; Vollestad, Per
Conductors: Kuijken, Sigiswald
Ensemble: La petite bande; La Petite Bande Chorus

Beethoven: Symphonies / Sawallisch, Price, Lipovsek, et al

5 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

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 8 in F major, Op. 93; Symphony no 4 in B flat maj...
Performers: Lipovsek, Marjana; Price, Margaret; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Seiffert, Peter
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Düsseldorf Städtischer Musikvereins Chorus; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Now a (re-issue of) the complete cycle of Beethoven's symphonies by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, one of the world's leading orchestras. Conductor is Wolfgang Sawallisch,...continue...