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J.S. Bach: Leipziger Choräle BWV 651-667; Choral Preludes; Passacaglia BWV.582 / Manuel Tomadin, organ

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasia super Komm, heiliger Geist, BWV 651; Komm, heiliger Geist (II), chorale prelude for organ, BWV 652a; An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653; Schmücke dich, o lieb...
Performers: Tomadin, Manuel

Manuel Tomadin is Young ECHO Organist of the Year 2012, having won the ninth Internationaal Schnitger Orgelconcours during the Orgelfestival Holland in June 2011 in...continue...
Recording information: Church of S. Antonio Abate, University College Don Nico (10/27/2010-10/28/2010)....continue...

Gerog Ludwig Böhm: Complete Harpsichord and Organ Music / Simone Stella

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Georg Böhm: Prelude for organ in F major; Capriccio for harpsichord in D; Minuet for keyboard in G major; Prelude, Fugue and Postlude for keyboard in G minor; Chaconne in G major; Suite for harp...
Performers: Stella, Simone

Spanning 4 CDs and presenting over three hours of absorbing listening, this charming release explores the musical output of Georg Böhm - one of the...continue...
Recording information: Chiesa di S. Antonio Abate, Perugia, Italy (05/11/2012-05/14/2012); OnClassical Studio, Pove del Grappa (05/11/2012-05/14/2012); Chiesa di S. Antonio Abate, Perugia, Italy (09/2...continue...

Couperin: Mass for the Parishes; Mass for the Convents / Gruppo Vocale Armoniosoincanto

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: François Couperin: Mass for Organ no 1 "à l'usage ordinaire des paroisses"; Chromorne sur la taille-Gloria
Performers: Falcioni, Adriano
Conductors: Radicchia, Franco
Ensemble: ; Gruppo Vocale Armoniosoincanto

François Couperin, the most important member of the renowned Couperin dynasty, is the foremost composer of the French Baroque. A prodigiously talented keyboard player, he...continue...
Recording information: Church of Santa Maria della Neve, Senigallia, Italy (02/2012-03/2012)....continue...

Bach: Schubler Chorales; 8 Preludes and Fugues / Matteo Messori on historical organs

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue, for organ in B minor, BWV 544 (BC J27); Prelude and Fugue for Organ in G major, BWV 541; Prelude and Fugue for Organ in C minor, BWV 546; Prelude and Fugue f...
Performers: Messori, Matteo

J.S. Bach is widely regarded as the father of the Baroque period. A master of vocal, keyboard, orchestral and chamber repertoire, he is one of...continue...
Recording information: Kreuzkirche of Suhl (06/2011); Propsteikirche St. Cyriakus Duderstadt, Germany (06/2011)....continue...

William Byrd: Fitzwilliam Virginal Book, Vol. 2 / Pieter-Jan Belder, virginal, chest organ

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: William Byrd: Walsingham, variations for keyboard, MB 8; Prelude for keyboard in A minor, MB 12; Fantasia, for keyboard in A minor, MB 13; Fantasia, for keyboard in G major, MB 62; The Carman's Whist...
Performers: Belder, Pieter-Jan

The release is an engaging follow-up to the first volume in the series, extending its instrumental range to include performances on a 1604 virginal by...continue...
Recording information: Doopsgezinde Gemeente Dordrecht (05/26/2012/06/01/2012); Westvestkerk, Schiedam (05/26/2012/06/01/2012); Doopsgezinde Gemeente Dordrecht (10/19/2011-10/20/2011); Westvestkerk, S...continue...

Alexander Knaifel: The Canterville Ghost, opera / Suleimanov, Monogarova, Jurowski

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Alexander Knaifel: Canterville Ghost, opera
Performers: Livental, Alexander; Suleimanow, Stanislaw
Conductors: Jurowski, Michail
Ensemble: Moscow Forum Theatre Orchestra

Alexander Aronovich Knajfel concert tours have taken him all over Russia, Europe and the USA and he has since sung a variety of operatic roles...continue...
Recording information: Mosfilm Studios, Moscow (09/1990)....continue...

Giovanni Battista Buonamente: L'e' tanto tempo hormai - sonatas, canzonas and sinfonias / Helianthus Ensemble

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Giovanni Battista Buonamente: Sonata no 6 sopra "Rugiero" for theorbo, transverse flute & violin; Sonata Quinta a 2; Canzona a 4; Sonata no 9 sopra "Quello e' quel loco", for transverse flute & conti...
Performers: Centurioni, Olivia; Mascardi, Evangelina; Melendez, Josue; Morini, Guido
Conductors:
Ensemble: Helianthus Ensemble

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
...The Helianthus Ensemble perform on various combinations of anywhere from three to five instruments... This might be...continue...
Recording information: Chiesa di S. Sebastiano al Palatino - Roma (02/28/2012-03/03/2012)....continue...

Carols from Kings / Stephen Cleobury, King's College Choir

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Christmas Traditional: Rejoice and Be Merry; Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); King Jesus Hath A Garden (Dutch); Infant Holy, Infant Lowly ...
Performers: Goode, David; Knight, Alexander; Todd, Nicholas
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: ; King's College Choir

The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, is one of the world's most beloved choral groups. Each Christmas Eve millions across the globe tune in to...continue...
Recording information: La Musée des Augustins, Toulouse, France (08/02/1994-08/03/1994)....continue...

Salve Regina del Signor Monteverdi - Newly discovered pieces by Monteverdi and Frescobaldi / Il Pegaso; Maurizio Croci, organ

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Regina Caeli, motet for 3 voices & organ; Salve Regina (III), for 3 voices (from Selva morale e spirituale), SV 285; Salve Regina, motet for tenor, SV 327; Selva morale e spiritua...
Performers: Croci, Maurizio
Conductors:
Ensemble: Il Pegaso

Claudio Monteverdi and Girolamo Frescobaldi were two of the most influential musical figures in 17th century Italy. This new recording celebrates the influence that these...continue...
Recording information: Basilica of the Holy Trinity, Bern (02/21/2012-02/23/2012)....continue...

Stabat Mater - works by Pergolesi, Palestrina, Vivaldi, Haydn, Dvorak, Boccherini [4 CDs]

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Stabat Mater; Antonio Vivaldi: Amen; Franz Joseph Haydn: Stabat Mater, H 20 bis; Antonin Dvorák: Stabat Mater, Op. 58/B 71; ...
Performers: Ahnsjo, Claes-Håkan; Anlauf, Richard; Bishop, Julia; Borg, Kim; Brown, Timothy [Choral Conductor]; Jones, Angharad Gruffydd; Laki, Krisztina; Levine, Joanna; Levy, Mark [Viol]; Parker, Joanna; ...
Conductors: Brown, Timothy; Leusink, Pieter Jan; Bernius, Frieder; Smetacek, Vaclav; Scogna, Flavio Emilio
Ensemble: ; Choir of Clare College Cambridge; Holland Boys Choir; Netherland Bach Collegium; Prague Philharmonic Choir; Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra

This release is dedicated to some of the most famous settings of the Stabat mater, revealing the genre's varying treatment by composers over the centuries....continue...

Franck: Complete Organ Music - Six Pieces; Three Pieces; Three Chorals / Adriano Falcioni, organ

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: César Franck: Fantasie for Organ in C major; Grande pièce symphonique, for organ in F sharp minor, Op. 17, M. 29; Prelude, Fugue and Variation for Organ in B minor, Op. 18; Pastorale, for o...
Performers: Falcioni, Adriano

The hypnotically gorgeous swell and floating poetry of Cesar Franck's organ works have long evoked mystical images such as musical incense. This focus on the...continue...
Recording information: Basilica Papale di S. Maria degli Angeli, Assisi (Churc (04/29/2011-04/30/2011)....continue...

J.S. Bach: Concerto Reconstructions / Salvatore Carchiolo, organ & harpsichord; Andrea Mion, oboe; Giorgio Sasso, viola & violin

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Work(s); Concerto for Oboe d'Amore in A major, BWV 1055; Concerto for 3 Violins in D major, BWV 1064
Performers: Carchiolo, Salvatore; Mion, Andrea; Sasso, Giorgio
Conductors: Sasso, Giorgio
Ensemble: Insieme Strumentale di Roma

Like many musicians of the era, Bach reused his own melodic and harmonic material in combination and recombination that suggest possible lost "alternative" versions of...continue...
Recording information: Basilica of St. Alessio, Rome (11/17/2011-11/20/2011)....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...

Passacaglia - works by Reger, Buxtehude, Mendelssohn, Couperin, Kerll, Bach, et al. / Matthias Havinga, organ

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Max Reger: Introduction and Passacaglia for organ in D minor; Dietrich Buxtehude: Passacaglia for organ in D minor, BuxWV 161; Felix Mendelssohn: Little Piece (Passacaglia) for organ in C minor [Litt...
Performers: Havinga, Matthias

This original program by organist Matthias Havinga plays on the theme of the passacaglia throughout history: from its formal maturity in the 17th century through...continue...
Recording information: Kotka, Finland (09/16/2010-09/17/2010)....continue...

Saint-Saens: Complete Symphonies / Bernard Gavoty, organ; Martinon

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony in A major; Symphony no 1 in E flat major, Op. 2; Symphony no 2 in A minor, Op. 55; Symphony in F major ("Urbs Roma"); Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ"
Performers: Gavoty, Bernard
Conductors: Martinon, Jean
Ensemble: ; Orchestre National de l'ORTF

This complete symphonies of Saint-Saëns on 2 CD's is a most welcome set. Saint-Saëns' music, always extremely well crafted, delights in melodic richness, colorful orchestration...continue...

Respighi: Complete Orchestral Works Vol. 1 / Roman Festivals; Roman Fountains; Pines of Rome

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-03-27

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Feste romane; Fountains of Rome; Pines of Rome; Gli uccelli "The Birds"; Suite for strings, P. 41; Aria for Strings and Organ in g, P 32
Performers: Palcich, Antonio
Conductors: Vecchia, Francesco La
Ensemble: ; Rome Symphony Orchestra

Respighi's (b. 1879) first great triumph as a composer - and the work that he is most well known for is the 'Roman trilogy', which...continue...

Tchaikovsky: The Complete Symphonies / Fedoseyev, Rozhdestvensky, Simonov

7 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-02-28

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 13 "Winter daydreams"; 1812 Overture, Op. 49; Symphony no 2 in C minor, Op. 17 "Little Russian"; Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32; Symphony no 3 in...
Performers: Elms, Rod
Conductors: Fedoseyev, Vladimir; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Simonov, Yuri; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Temirkanov, Yuri

Brilliant Classics is proud to present these essential masterworks in a new 7-CD set featuring conductors Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, Vladimir Fedoseyev and Yuri Simonov, Russians who...continue...

Francesco Maria Zuccari: Cello Sonatas / Renato Criscuolo, Musica Perduta

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-02-28

Works: Francesco Maria Zuccari: Sonata for Cello no 1 in D major; Sonata for Cello no 2 in B flat major; Sonata for Cello no 3 in G major; Sonata for Cello no 4 in A minor; Sonata for Cello no 6 in C major;...
Performers: Bagnai, Alberto; Carreca, Michele; Criscuolo, Renato; Marzetti, Luca [Cello]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Musica Perduta

MVSICA PERDVTA proved these manuscripts of the Baroque Cello Sonatas to be by the hand of Francesco Maria Zuccari, organist and Maestro di Capella of...continue...
Recording information: Oratorio P.P. Barnabiti, Rome (05/31/2010-06/03/2010)....continue...

Frescobaldi Edition Vol. 10: Fantasies & Canzoni / Roberto Loreggian, harpsichord, organ

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-01-31

Works: Girolamo Frescobaldi: Fioretti del Frescobaldi, pieces (12) for keyboard (attrib.); Fantasie a quattro (12), for instruments; Recercari et Canzoni Francesi fatte sopra diversi oblighi, Libro 1; Canzo...
Performers: Loreggian, Roberto

This is the last installment of the Complete Frescobaldi Edition, one of the gems of the Brilliant Classics Integrales Series. Roberto Loreggian, the originator and...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...

Mozart; Requiem; Masses, Vespers, Sacred Choral works / Chamber Choir of Europe

11 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, K. 243; Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacra...
Performers: Bittner, Anja; Bittner, Manfred; Farcas, Valentina; Fischesser, Christof [Bass Vocals]; Fischesser, Marietta; Haller, Benoit; Heuvelmans, Pamela; Kremer, Annemarie; Labitzke, Petra; Matt, Nicol; Morv...
Conductors: Matt, Nicol

Mozart may have written masses of masses as a professional obligation, but that doesn't mean they are merely workaday music. These works tend towards a...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...

Choral Classics: Choral Classics from Cambridge / Corydon Singers

6 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-11-15

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: Brown, Jonathan [Organ]; Carter, William; Dexter, Keri; English, John; Kenny, Liz; Manze, Andrew; Marcus, Marshall; Masters, Rachel; Pearce, Richard; Quinney, Robert; Schlapp, Jan; Vivian, James; War...
Conductors: Brown, Timothy; Cleobury, Stephen; Robinson, Christopher
Ensemble: ; Wallace Collection (Brass Ensemble)

This 5 disc set showcases the celebrated choral music tradition of Cambridge's Clare College, King's College and St John's College. Featuring a collection of popular...continue...

Alain Jehand: Complete Organ Works / Jean-Baptiste Robin, organ

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Jehan Alain: Litanies for Organ, AWV 100/Op. 79; Intermezzo, for organ ("Fileuse"), JA 66bis (AWV 74a); Trois Danses; Choral Cistercien pour une Élévation, for organ, JA 134 (AWV 62); Fanta...
Performers: Alain, Jehan; Robin, Jean-Baptiste
Conductors: Algazi, Léon

Not many composers are also considered war heroes, but not all composers are Jehan Alain. His short career as a composer ended when the French-man,...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...

J.S. Bach: Tfhe Art of the Fugue / Cappella Augustana

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080; Vom himmel hoch, da komm ich her (II), canonic variations on the Christmas hymn for organ (early ver; Musical Offering, BWV 1079
Performers: Messori, Matteo; Teresi, Tommaso
Conductors:
Ensemble: Cappella Augustana

Schreker: Orchestral and Choral Music

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Franz Schreker: Symphony in A minor, Op. 1; Das Weib des Intaphernes, for speaker & orchestra; Psalm 116, for women's chorus, orchestra & organ, Op. 6; Festwalzer und Walzerintermezzo, for orchestra;...
Performers: Dicke, Peter; Georg, Mechtild; Westphal, Gert
Conductors: Gulke, Peter
Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Holn

The Observer
this two-disc set fills in his fascinating background as a vocal and orchestral composer around the beginning of the 20th century...The bombastic Symphony No...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...

Frescobaldi Edition, Vol. 9: Il primo libro di Recercari / Roberto Loreggian, organ

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Girolamo Frescobaldi: Toccata for keyboard in D major (Turin Raccolta Giordano, tome 1; CEKM 30/1, no 11); Ricercari, et canzoni franzese, Vol.1 no 1, Recercar Primo, for keyboard in G minor; Toccata...
Performers: Loreggian, Roberto

Recording information: Chiesa di S. Caterina, Treviso, Italy (07/05/2009-07/06/2009)....continue...

J.S. Bach: Clavier-ubung III; Matteo Messori, organ

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue for Organ in E flat major, BWV 552 "St. Anne"; Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit, BWV 669; Christe, aller Welt Trost, BWV 670; Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist, BWV 671...
Performers: Messori, Matteo

Corelli Complete Edition [10 CDs]

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: Arcangelo Corelli: Sonate da chiesa a tre (Trio Sonatas) (12), for 2 violins, violone (or archlute) & organ, Op. 1; Trio Sonatas (12) for 2 Violins and Basso Continuo, Op. 2; Sonata for Trumpet, 2 Vi...
Performers: Baudet, Remy; Belder, Pieter-Jan
Conductors: Belder, Pieter-Jan
Ensemble: Musica Amphion

It may seem surprising: can 10 discs really contain all of Arcangelo Corelli's output? They can, and do, but the surprise is merited, for the...continue...

Carlo Sturla: Passio di Venerdi Santo

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: Carlo Sturla: Passio di Venerdì Santo, Passione secondo Giovanni, for chorus & ensemble
Performers: Bagnoli, Lucia; Barbieri, Jonatha; Barbieri, Nicola; Bozzo, Patrizia; Cuneo, Luisa; Dalfino, Laura; Esposito, Emanuele; Figueroa, Eduardo; Gattino, Alessandra; Goidanich, Marlise; Gubri, Marianne; Me...
Conductors: Ferrari, Franco
Ensemble: Il Concento Ecclesiastico

Recording information: Chiesa del Convento de Santa Caterina, Genova (09/03/2006-09/05/2006)....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...

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

Liszt: Ad Nos, Ad Salutarum Undam; Reger; Franck, Saint-Saëns / Ramirez, organ

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-03-22

Works: Franz Liszt: Fantasie und Fuge über den choral 'Ad nos, ad salutarem undam' aus der oper 'Der Prophet' von Meyerb; Max Reger: Chorale Fantasia for organ ("Straf' mich nicht in deinem Zorn"), Op....
Performers: Ramirez, Raul Prieto [Organ]

These four organ showpieces were performed on the Great Organ of Milan Cathedral. Franz Liszt was a master at taking well-known tunes from popular operas...continue...
Recording information: Milan Cathedral, Milan, Italy (11/04/2008-11/06/2008)....continue...

Morales: Mass / Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-12-07

Works: Francisco Guerrero: Cançión a 6; Cançión "Subiendo amor" a 5; Cançión "Todos aman" a 5; O Doctor optime, motet for 6 voices; Philippe Rogier: Ecce sacerdos magnus, for 5...
Performers: Clarkson, Julian; Grant, Simon [Bass Vocal]; Lyons, William; Pott, Charles; Roberts, Timothy [Keyboardist/Conductor]
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul
Ensemble: Gabrieli Players

In 1545 a very sick Cristobal de Morales left Rome where he had contracted malaria, and travelled back to his hometown of Toledo in Spain....continue...
Recording information: 06/1995-10/1995....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...

Frescobaldi: Il Primo Libro di Capricci / Loreggian, organ

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-08-10

Works: Girolamo Frescobaldi: Il primo libro di capricci fatti sopra diversi soggetti et arie in partitura
Performers: Loreggian, Roberto

Brilliant is coming to the end of another ground-breaking series with this ninth volume of the first-ever recorded integrale of the works of Girolamo Frescobaldi....continue...
Recording information: Chiesa Auditorium di S. Caterina, Treviso (05/03/2009-05/05/2009)....continue...

Vivaldi: Concerti Con Organo Obligato / L'Arte Dell'Arco

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-07-13

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Double Concerto, for violin & organ, strings & continuo in D minor, RV 541; Double Concerto, for violin & organ, strings & continuo in F major, RV 542; Sonata for Violin, Oboe, Organ...
Performers: Guglielmo, Federico; Loreggian, Roberto
Conductors:
Ensemble: L'Arte dell'Arco

Among Vivaldi's 600 or so concertos, those for keyboard - organ or harpsichord are surprisingly small in number for this most prolific of baroque composers....continue...
Recording information: Sala superiore (Capitolo della Confraternita), Oratorio (09/26/2007-09/28/2007)....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...

Liszt: Organ Works / Hans Jürgen Kaiser

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: Franz Liszt: Prelude and Fugue for Organ on B-A-C-H, S 260; Variations for Organ on "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen", S 673; Fantasia and Fugue on "Ad nos salutarem undam" S 624
Performers: Kaiser, Hans Jürgen

Liszt composed only a small number of works for the organ, but among them are two of the most impressive works in the instrument's repertoire....continue...

Pergolesi: Stabat Mater

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-02-10

Works: Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Salve Regina
Performers: Bishop, Julia; Brown, Timothy [Organ]; Jones, Angharad Gruffydd; Levine, Joanna; Levy, Mark; Parker, Joanna; Whiskin, Peter; Zazzo, Lawrence

Venetian Vespers / Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort, et al

5 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-01-27

Works: Giovanni Gabrieli: Intonationi d'organo; Surrexit Christus; Canzoni et sonate (21); Hic est filius Dei; Sacrae symphoniae, Book 1; Regina coeli; Dulcis Jesu patris imago; Toccata a 4, C237; Symphonia...
Performers: McCreesh, Paul; Roberts, Timothy
Conductors: ; McCreesh, Paul
Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Players

Paul McCreesh and the Gabrieli Consort and Players have become famous for their recreations of the great liturgical set pieces of the Venetian 16th and...continue...

Soler: Six Concerti for 2 Organs / Maurizo Croci, Pieter van Dijk

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Antonio Soler: Concerto no 1 for 2 organs in C major; Concerto no 2 for 2 organs in A minor; Concerto no 3 for 2 organs in G major; Concerto no 4 for 2 organs in F major; Concerto no 5 for 2 organs i...
Performers: Croci, Maurizio; Dijk, Pieter van

To compliment the gradual release of Soler's complete harpsichord sonatas, Brilliant Classics presents the semi-sacred side of Soler's prolific output with six concertos for the...continue...

Bach: Goldberg Variations / Elena Barshai

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Performers: Barshai, Elena

For this unique recording of the Goldberg Variations Elana Barshai has chosen another Metzler instrument, at the church of St Peter and Paul in Villmergen....continue...

Andrea & Giovanni Gabrieli: Music for One & Two Organs / Tagliavini, Tamminga

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2008-05-27

Works: Giovanni Gabrieli: Sacrae symphoniae, Book 1; Fuga noni toni; Toccata del secondo tono; Canzoni (6), 1608; Lieto godea; Toccata primi toni; Ricercar primo toni; Andrea Gabrieli: Intonationi d'organo;...
Performers: Tagliavini, Luigi Ferdinando [Organ]; Tamminga, Liuwe

Andrea (Uncle) and Giovanni (nephew) Gabrieli have had a great impact on Italian Renaissance music. Especially their works for cori spezzati (double-choir) - 'inherited' from...continue...

Giuseppi & Giovanni Sammartini: Notturnos & Six solos

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2008-04-01

Works: Giovanni Sammartini: Solos (6) for Flute/Violin/Oboe and Basso Continuo, Op. 13; Sonatas (12) for 2 Flutes/Violins and Basso Continuo; Sonata for Flute, 2 Violins and Basso continuo in G major, Op. 5...
Performers: Cavallini, Maria Paola; Fiorentino, Maria Giovanna; Loreggian, Roberto; Losco, Giovanna; Nasillo, Gaetano; Posser, Pietro; Rufa, Claudio; Salva, Marco Rosa; Tenerani, Ottaviano; Testi, Marica; Tiseo,...
Conductors: ; Tenerani, Ottaviano
Ensemble: Anciuti Ensemble; Ensemble J.M. Anciutti; Fiori Musicali; Il Rossignolo

The Sammartinis may have been well-known during their live times, but their reputation did not prevent their works from disappearing into oblivion later on. The...continue...

Purcell: Complete Chamber Works / Belder, et al

7 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2008-04-01

Works: Henry Purcell: Sonata in 3 parts for two violins, bass viol & continuo no 1 in G minor, Z. 790; Sonata in 3 parts for two violins, bass viol & continuo no 2 in B flat major, Z. 791; Sonata in 3 parts...
Performers: Belder, Pieter-Jan
Conductors: Belder, Pieter-Jan
Ensemble: Musica Amphion

In spite of his past and present international fame too little attention has been paid to this part of Purcell’s oeuvre. This collection offers a...continue...

Euro-Ottomania - Adelburg, Pisani, etc / Araci, et al

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2008-04-01

Works: Luigi Arditi: Inno Turco; Callisto Guatelli: Fatma Sultan; Münire Sultan; Sarki; August Adelburg: Symphonie-Fantaisie, Op. 9; Bartolomeo Pisani: Funeral March in F minor; Angelo Mariani: Inno na...
Performers: Cerny, Pavel; Hurník, Jirí; Jahoda, Milos; Klima, Petr; Pychova, Stepanka; Vacha, Miroslav; Williams, Dagmar
Conductors: Araci, Emre
Ensemble: Prague Chamber Orchestra; Prague Philharmonic Chorus; Prague Symphony Orchestra

This disc provides a new insight into 19th-century relations between Europe and the Ottoman Empire. By this time Turkish music permeated European classical music. Compositions...continue...

Purcell: Sacred Music, etc / Timothy Brown, Michael Chance

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Henry Purcell: Te Deum and Jubilate in D major, Z 232; My beloved spake, Z 28; O God, thou art my God, Z 35; Lord, how long wilt thou be angry?, Z 25; Remember not, Lord, our offences, Z 50; Hear my ...
Performers: Bennett, Mark; Boothby, Richard; Brown, Jonathan; Bryans, Ron; Carter, William; Chance, Michael; Cole, Maggie; Da Costa, Neal Peres; Dexter, Keri; Howes, Robert; Kenny, Elizabeth; Laird, Michael; Man...
Conductors: Brown, Timothy
Ensemble: Baroque Brass of London; Clare College Choir