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Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Three Fantastic Dances Op. 5 / Cristina Ortiz, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102; Fantastic Dances (3) for Piano, Op. 5
Performers: Ortiz, Cristina
Conductors: Berglund, Paavo
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

This disc includes the two Piano Concertos; the first was originally intended to be a concerto for trumpet, but during the composition process the piano...continue...
Recording information: 1975....continue...

Flavours: Music for cello and piano by Debussy, Schnittke, Beethoven, Van Breen / Amber Docters van Leeuwen, cello; Taisiya Pushkar, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Claude Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano; Alfred Schnittke: Sonata for cello & piano no 1; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 5 in D major, Op. 102 no 2; Eef Van Breen: Flavours, f...
Performers: Pushkar, Taisiya; Van Leeuwen, Amber Docters

This compilation provides a showcase of the many aspects of the cello and the range of emotions and characters that the instrument is able to...continue...
Recording information: Motor Music Studio, Mechelen, Belgium (02/09/2011)....continue...

Mozart: Concertos for 2 and 3 Pianos; Concert Rondos / Zoltan Kocsis; Dezso Ranki, pianos. Schiff

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for 2 Pianos in E flat major, K 365 (316a); Concerto for 3 Pianos in F major, K 242; Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in D major, K 382; Rondo for Piano and Orchestra i...
Performers: Kocsis, Zoltan; Ránki, Dezsö; Schiff, Andras; Schmidt, Annerose
Conductors: Ferencsik, János; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Annersoe Schmidt

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is considered one of the greatest composers of all time. In his relatively short life he contributed to every style of composition....continue...

Philip Glass: Solo Piano Music / Jeroen van Veen

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Philip Glass: Glassworks; Metamorphosis, for piano; Mad Rush; Wichita Vortex Sutra, for piano; The Hours, music from the film score for piano; Truman Sleeps (for the film "The Truman Show"); The Olym...
Performers: van Veen, Jeroen [Piano]

This selection of pieces showcases Glass's music for solo piano, with each of the works baring the hallmarks of minimalism. Among the pieces featured in...continue...
Recording information: Barbara Church, Culemborg, The Netherlands (10/23/2006-10/28/2006)....continue...

A Liszt Recital / Vanessa Benelli Mosell, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Franz Liszt: Valse impromptu for Piano, S 213; Capriccio alla turca sur des motifs de Beethoven, transcription for piano (after Op. 113; 3 versions; Concert Etudes (3) for Piano, S 144; Hungarian Rha...
Performers: Benelli-Mosell, Vanessa

The first Brilliant Classics disc from Vanessa Benelli Mosell included music by Prokofiev and Scriabin: a test for even the most consummate virtuoso. A second...continue...
Recording information: Montevarchi, Italy (03/2012)....continue...

The Frescobaldi Legacy - works by Respighi, Bauer, Reicha, Feinberg, Bartok, Ligeti / Sandro Ivo Bartoli, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Arrangement; Harold Bauer: Capriccio on the Cuckoo's Call, for piano (after Frescobaldi); Antoine Reicha: 36 Fugues for Pianoforte, Op. 36; Samuel Feinberg: Canzona for piano (afte...
Performers: Bartoli, Sandro Ivo

Although Girolamo Frescobaldi is said to have had a beautiful singing voice, it was his talent as a keyboardist that brought him into the spotlight...continue...
Recording information: Chiesa di San Pantaleone Alcara Li Fusi Messina - Itali (06/29/2012-06/30/2012)....continue...

Schumann: Music for Cello and Piano, Vol. 2 - Romances Op. 94; Sonata Op. 105 et al. / Francesco Dillon, cello; Emanuele Torquati, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Romances (3) for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in A minor, Op. 105; Vier Marschen, Op. 76; Phantasiestücke (8) for Piano, Op. 12; Piano Quintet, Op. 4...
Performers: Dillon, Francesco; Torquati, Emanuele

Combining communicative performances with engaging programming, this release is dedicated to Schumann's music for cello and piano - works that were written after a period...continue...
Recording information: Fondazione Spinola Banna per l'Arte, Poirino (07/23/2012-07/24/2012)....continue...

Charles Koechlin: Complete Music for Saxophone / David Brutti, saxophone; Atem Saxophone Quartet

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Charles Koechlin: Sonatina no 1 for oboe d'amore, flute, clarinet, harp & string sextet, Op. 194/1; Sonatina no 2 for oboe d'amore, flute, clarinet, string sextet & harpsichord, Op. 194/2; 12 Monodie...
Performers: Bartelucci, David; Brutti, David; Caroli, Mario; Farinelli, Filippo
Conductors: ; Farinelli, Filippo
Ensemble: ; Duo Disecheis; Orchestra Città Aperta Wind Ensemble; Orchestra Citta Aperta

The duo has achieved enormous success in international competitions and has collaborated with composers such as Paolo Baioni, Stefano Trevisi and Dimitri Nicolau. Joining the...continue...
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Jonathan Goldstein: Cyclorama / Balanescu Quartet and Ensemble

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Jonathan Goldstein: Reverie for ensemble; Notturno for ensemble; Everywhere, for piano & ensemble; Cras amet, for voice & ensemble; Crystals, for ensemble; Elegy for ensemble; Etude for cello no 1; E...
Performers: Davidson, Grace; Holland, Nicholas; Pearson, James
Conductors: Goldstein, Jonathan
Ensemble: Balanescu Ensemble

Jonathan Goldstein is an award-winning composer of music for film, TV, and advertising. This, his first album, is a ranging view of his instrumental works...continue...
Recording information: St. Jude's-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London....continue...

Respighi: Complete Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 - Impressioni brasiliane; Trittico botticelliano; Vetrate di chiesa; Poema Autunnale et al.

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-10-30

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Brazilian Impressions; Trittico botticelliano (Three Botticelli Pictures) for orchestra, P. 151; Vetrate di chiesa (Church Windows), 4 impressions for orchestra, P. 150; Concerto a...
Performers: Brodski, Vadim [Violin]; Petrucci, Chiara [Violin]; Scuccuglia, Désirée; Tenaglia, Andrea; Turriziani, Marco; Valenti, Vincenzo
Conductors: Vecchia, Francesco La
Ensemble: ; Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma

The second volume of the complete orchestral music of Ottorino Respighi presents a wealth of lesser known works in the context of the concerto form...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium Conciliazione, Rome (04/14/2010-04/19/2010); OSR Studios, Rome (04/14/2010-04/19/2010); Auditorium Conciliazione, Rome (2009-01-14_2009-01-19&2009-); OSR Studios, Rom...continue...

Scriabin: Complete Piano Sonatas / Dmitri Alexeev, piano [2 CDs]

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-10-30

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Sonata for Piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 6; Sonata for Piano no 2 in G sharp minor, Op. 19 "Sonata fantasy"; Sonata for Piano no 3 in F sharp minor ("Etats d'âme"), Op. 23; Son...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri

The fascinating character of Scriabin may best be appreciated not through his lush orchestral works, but his innovative piano music. The ten Sonatas for Piano...continue...
Recording information: The Music Room, Champs Hill, West Sussex (2008-2011)....continue...

Debussy: 12 Etudes; Estampes; 2 Arabesques; L'Isle Joyeuse / Mariangela Vacatello, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-10-30

Works: Claude Debussy: Études (12) for piano in 2 books, L. 136; Estampes (3) for Piano; Arabesques (2) for Piano; L'isle joyeuse
Performers: Vacatello, Mariangela

The exciting young Italian pianist Mariangela Vacatello is a renowned Liszt specialist, turning now to a no less complex but perhaps more elliptical aesthetic with...continue...
Recording information: Perugia (01/07/2012/05/04/2012)....continue...

Beethoven: Complete Violin Sonatas / Kristof Barati, violin; Klara Wurtz, piano [4 CDs]

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-10-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in D major, Op. 12 no 1; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 12; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in E flat major, Op. 12 no 3; Son...
Performers: Baráti, Kristóf; Würtz, Klára

"Sonatas for piano with violin" was the way Beethoven initially thought of these works, and indeed the earliest of the sonatas reflect that attitude. But...continue...
Recording information: Ferenc Liszt Concert Hall, Pécs, Hungary (2011-11-03_2011-11-09&2012-)....continue...

Sviatoslav Richter plays Beethoven: Sonatas nos 3, 4, 17, 18, 27, 28, 30, 31 & 32; Concerto no 3

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-10-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 27 in E minor, Op. 90; Sonata for Piano no 30 in E major, Op. 109; Sonata for Piano no 31 in A flat major, Op. 110; Sonata for Piano no 32 in C minor, Op. 11...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Sanderling, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Moscow Youth Symphony Orchestra

The hardworking Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter is said to have given more concerts than any other pianist of the 20th century, due in part to...continue...
Recording information: 1952-??-??&1965-??-??&1972-....continue...

Maria Yudina plays Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Liszt / Maria Yudina, piano [3 CDs]

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-10-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903; Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869; Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 3 in E major, BWV 1016; Franz Liszt: Preludes...
Performers: Kozolupova, Marina; Yudina, Maria

Maria Yudina was one of the great pianists of 20th Century Russia, and one of the few artists openly opposed to the Soviet regime of...continue...
Recording information: 1948-1958....continue...

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...

Albert Roussel: Promenade Sentimentale, Complete Piano Music / Emanuele Torquati, piano

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: Albert Roussel: Des heures passent, suite for piano, Op. 1; Résurrection, symphonic prelude for orchestra, Op. 4 ("Symphonic Poem after Tolstoy"); Rustiques, suite for piano, Op. 5; Petit canon ...
Performers: Torquati, Emanuele

Poised at the aft edge of the Romantic era and inculcated to a varied set of influences, French composer Albert Roussel was ideally placed to...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Comunale F. Marchetti, Camerino, Italy (01/23/2012-01/25/2012)....continue...

Friedrich Gernsheim: Violin Sonatas nos 1-4; Andante (1853); Fantasiestuck, Op. 33 et al. / Stefan Kirpal, violin; Andreas Kirpal, piano

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: Friedrich Gernsheim: Introduction & Allegro appassionato, for violin & piano, Op. 38; Sonata for Violin no 1 in C minor, Op. 4; Sonata for Violin no 2 in C major, Op. 50; Fantasiestück, for viol...
Performers: Kirpal, Andreas; Kirpal, Stefan

The music of German composer, conductor, performer, and musical director Friedrich Gernsheim has gone largely unknown despite its great merit. Though his compositions display intelligence,...continue...
Recording information: Heideck-Selingstadt, Germany (04/15/2011-04/17/2011); Heideck-Selingstadt, Germany (12/10/2011-12/12/2011)....continue...

Brahms: Piano Quartets, complete (3) / Derek Han, piano; Isabelle Faust, violin; Bruno Giuranna, viola; Alain Meunier, cello

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: Johannes Brahms: Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in G minor, Op. 25; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 60; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in A major, Op. 26
Performers: Faust, Isabelle; Giuranna, Bruno; Han, Derek; Meunier, Alain

Though Brahms only composed three piano quartets in his long compositional life, all of the rare gems prove to be a window into his intricate...continue...

Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites; Lyric Pieces / Hakon Austbo, piano; Royal PO, Mark Ermler

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55; Lyric Pieces (8), Book 1, Op. 12; Lyric Pieces (8), Book 2, Op. 38; Lyric Pieces (6), Book 3, Op. 43; Lyric Pieces (7), Book 4, Op. 47; Melody, ...
Performers: Austbo, Hakon
Conductors: Ermler, Mark
Ensemble: ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Composer Edvard Grieg was at the forefront of a flourishing of creativity in Scandinavian culture in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, fired by...continue...

Historic Russian Archives: David Oistrakh - Chamber Music Edition

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in D major, K 306 (300l); Variations (12) on "La bergère Célimene," for violin & piano in G major, K. 359 (K. 374a); Sergey Rachmani...
Performers: Badura-Skoda, Paul; Bauer, Frida; Goldenweiser, Alexander [Composer]; Knushevitsky, Svyatoslav; Kollegorskaya, Inna; Makarov, Abram; Oborin, Lev; Oistrakh, David; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Richter, Sv...

The reissue of this unique collection of chamber music masterpieces, ranging from Baroque to 20-century, played by the legendary David Oistrakh, with his luminous, sonorous

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John Cage: Music for Piano, Vol. 4 - 1 - 84; ASLSP; One; One2; One5 / Giancarlo Simonacci, piano

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: John Cage: Music for Piano, 1-84; ASLSP, for piano; One, for piano; One2, for 1- 4 pianos; One5, for piano
Performers: Simonacci, Giancarlo

With this 3-CD set Cage specialist and champion Giancarlo Simonacci continues his foray into the piano works of John Cage. Perhaps most interesting about this...continue...
Recording information: Fazioli Concert Hall, Sacile, Italy (11/28/2011-12/01/2011)....continue...

Beethoven: Cello Sonatas, Op. 102; Schumann: 5 Pieces in Folk Style, Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73 / Quirine Viersen, cello; Silke Avenhaus, cello

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 4 in C major, Op. 102 no 1; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 5 in D major, Op. 102 no 2; Robert Schumann: Phantasiestücke (3) for Clarinet and Pi...
Performers: Avenhaus, Silke; Viersen, Quirine

The combination of cello and piano has long been a favored choice among composers. Detailing a selection of works by two of the world's greatest;...continue...
Recording information: De Nieuwe Veste Breda, The Netherlands (04/09/1999-04/10/1999)....continue...

Debussy: Complete Piano Music / Gordon Fergus Thompson, piano

5 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Claude Debussy: Poèmes (7) de Banville; Suite bergamasque; Images oubliées; Images for Piano, Set 1; Images for Piano, Set 2; Ballade (slave), for piano (or piano, 4 hands), L. 70; Tarent...
Performers: Fergus-Thompson, Gordon

Himself an accomplished pianist, Debussy created a unique pianistic tradition in which the harmonic and timbral possibilities of the instrument were developed explosively, resulting in...continue...
Recording information: 1989....continue...

Mendelssohn: Complete Works for Cello & Piano / Luca Fiorentini, cello; Stefania Redaelli, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Variations Concertantes for Cello and Piano, Op. 17; Sonata for cello & piano no 2 in D major, Op. 58; Song without words for Cello and Piano in D major, Op. 109; Sonata for cello ...
Performers: Fiorentini, Luca; Redaelli, Stefania

Felix Mendelssohn's love for the cello was famed, and accordingly it was well-represented in his body of work. These works for cello and piano show...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Ponchielli, Cremona, Italy (01/02/2012-01/04/2012)....continue...

Emil Gilels Plays Russian Music

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-06-26

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 14; Sonata for Piano no 3 in A minor, Op. 28; Sonata for Piano no 8 in B flat major, Op. 84; Visions fugitives, Op. 22; Toccata for piano in D ...
Performers: Gilels, Emil

Spanning over three decades of recording and featuring some of Gilels' favorite works to perform, this comprehensive set offers a fascinating glimpse into a musician...continue...

Evgeny Kissin Plays Chopin and Liszt

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-06-26

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Waltz for Piano in E minor, B 56; Mazurka for piano no 40 in F minor, Op. ...
Performers: Kissin, Evgeni
Conductors: Kitaenko, Dimitri

A former child prodigy who had already made his concerto debut by the age of 10, Russian pianist Evgeny Kissin is one of today's most...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...

Bassoon Kaleidoscope - works by Rossini, Boddecker, Saint-Saens, Dubois et al. / Bram van Sambeek, bassoon

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Phillip Friedrich Böddecker: Sonata sopra La Monica, for bassoon & organ (from Sacra Partitura); Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonata for bassoon & piano,...
Performers: Bosdijk, Joost; Corver, Ellen; de Gidts, Marijn Korff; Elias, Izhar; Majoor, Maria-Paula; Schneemann, Marieke; Stotijn, Rick; van Sambeek, Bram

This program showcases the many colors and moods that the bassoon is ideally suited to creating. The music ranges from the early Baroque sonata of...continue...
Recording information: De Doelen, Rotterdam (04/20/2011-04/23/2011)....continue...

Spanish Piano Music: works by Albeniz, Granados, De Falla / Meshulam, Ortiz [6 CDs]

6 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Iberia Suite, Book 1; Iberia Suite, Book 2; Sonata for Piano no 5 in G flat major, Op. 82, B. 27; Pavana capricho, for piano in E minor (also arranged for 2 pianos), Op. 12, B. 1;...
Performers: Meshulam, Benita; Ortiz, Cristina; Sanchez, Esteban

This superb 6 CD set is an exciting overview of some of the greatest piano music to have been composed in Spain during the late...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...

Shostakovich: Romances - Song Cycles for Bass & Piano / Peter Gluboky; Natalia Rassudova

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Yunoshu, gorku rïdaya (A girl, sobbing bitterly), Op. 46/2; Romances (6) to verses by English poets, for bass & piano, Op. 62 (orchestrated as Op62a); Monologues (4), for vo...
Performers: Gluboky, Peter; Rassudova, Natalia

Famed today as one of the 20th century's great symphonists, and composer of one of the greatest cycles of string quartets, he was also a...continue...
Recording information: Moscow Conservatory, Moscow, Russia (1994)....continue...

Ildebrando Pizzetti: Complete Piano Works / Giancarlo Simonacci, piano

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Ildebrando Pizzetti: Romanza senza parole, for piano; Sogno, for piano; Poemetto Romantico, for piano; Foglio d'Album, for piano; Le Danze, for piano; Monte Morello sotto la luna, for piano; Da un Au...
Performers: Simonacci, Giancarlo

Pizzetti's (1880-1968) love of melody is quintessentially Italian. Many of his works are exquisite miniatures, with the exception of the large scale Sonata of 1943--an...continue...
Recording information: Faziolo Hall, Sacile, Italy (03/28/2011-03/29/2011)....continue...

The Last Bard: Chamber music of Alessandro Appignani / Alessandro Rappignani, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Alessandro Appignani: Piano Quintet; The Last Bard, for string quartet; L'Aleph, 26 visions for piano; Mediterranean Song - Canzona 1, for viola & paino; A Window in the Wood, for viola; La Coscienza...
Performers: Appignani, Alessandro; Kanamaru, Yoko; Schmidt, Wolfgang Emanuel; Turconi, Gianluca; Zigante, Manuel
Conductors:
Ensemble: Quartetto d'archi di Torino

Italian contemporary composer Appignani, began to play piano and cello as a small child, and was later drawn to composition. He identifies as "The Last...continue...
Recording information: Gustav Mahler Hall, Dobbiaco, Bolzano, Italy (2009-07-12&2010-09-11_2010-)....continue...

Bartok: Complete Works for Violin, Vol. 1 / Antal Zalai, violin; Jozsef Balog, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Béla Bartók: Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor; Albumblatt (Andante), for violin & piano in A major, DD 70, BB 26b; Sonatina for violin & piano (ar. from piano work by E.Gertler wi...
Performers: Balog, Jozsef; Szalai, Antal

Bartók went beyond national boundaries for inspiration, as can be heard in the Transylvanian, Romanian and Slovak folk material featured on this disc. This album...continue...
Recording information: Brussels Conservatory (04/18/2011-04/20/2011)....continue...

Christoph Eschenbach: The Early Recordings / Beethoven, Chopin, Schubert, Henze

6 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"; Frédéric Chopin: Prelud...
Performers: Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]
Conductors: Henze, Hans Werner; Ozawa, Seiji

Chief conductor of the Orchestre de Paris, Eschenbach (b.1941) is one of today's foremost conductor-pianists. This fascinating retrospective focuses on his brilliant early career as...continue...

Minimal Piano Collection - Glass, etc / Jeroen van Veen

9 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Philip Glass: Opening; Metamorphoses (5); Mad Rush; Wichita Vortex Sutra; The Hours; The Truman Show; The Olympian; Modern Love Waltz; How Now; Trilogy Sonata for Piano; John Adams: China Gates; Arvo...
Performers: Van Veen, Jeroen

"This unusual collection is dedicated to a very popular style: minimal music. Over the years this has evolved from austere, almost strict repetition with tiny...continue...

Historical Russian Archives: Rudolf Barshai Edition / Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Bartok et al. [10 CDs] (live, 1956 - 1974)

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Don Giovanni; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Concerto no 6 in G minor (from 6ème Pièces de clavecin en concerts); Gavott...
Performers: Barshai, Rudolf; Dobrokhotov, Boris; Dokshitzer, Timofei; Korneyev, Alexander; Lill, John; Moreira-Lima, Arthur; Morozova, Irina; Reshetin, Mark; Smirnov, Yevgeny; Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Barshai, Rudolf
Ensemble: Moscow Chamber Orchestra

The Russian conductor Rudolf Barshai was born in 1924 and studied at the Moscow and Leningrad Conservatories. He quickly became part of a group of...continue...

Franz Liszt: Songs and Sonnets / Marcello Nardis, tenor; Michele Campanella, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Franz Liszt: Sonetti di Petrarca (3), song cycle for voice & piano (I & II), S. 270 (LW N12); Kling leise, mein Lied (I & II), song for voice & piano, S. 301 (LW N42); Im Rhein, im schönen Strom...
Performers: Campanella, Michele; Nardis, Marcello

Liszt's songs are among his least performed works. With the bicentenary of his birth upon us, much of his output will be performed and recorded,...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Comunale Montecarotto, Italy (12/2010)....continue...

Russian Archives: The 5 Beethoven Piano Concertos; Sonatas 12 & 16 / Emil Gilels

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Conce...
Performers: Gilels, Emil
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: State Symphony Orchestra of USSR

Emil Gilels belongs to a select group of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. Born in Odessa in 1916, he began his studies at...continue...
Recording information: 1976....continue...

Russian Archives: Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff / Evgeny Kissin, piano

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. ...
Performers: Kissin, Evgeni; Soustrot, Bernard
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery; Spivakov, Vladimir; Chistiakov, Andrey

Few classical artists have made so spectacular an initial impact upon public - even global - consciousness as the pianist Evgeny Kissin, when in 1984...continue...
Recording information: 1985-1989....continue...

Russian Archives: Scriabin, Borodin, Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff / Vladimir Sofronitsky, piano

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 11; Sonata for Piano no 3 in F sharp minor ("Etats d'âme"), Op. 23; Sonata for Piano no 2 in G sharp minor, Op. 19 "Sonata fantasy"; Poème f...
Performers: Sofronitsky, Vladimir

'He played like a god - he looked like a god' - Heinrich Neuhaus Vladimir Sofronitsky was born in St Petersburg in 1901, the youngest...continue...

Russian Archives: Gidon Kremer / 20th C. composers / Prokofiev, Kupkovic, Karayev, Salmanov et al.

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for violin & piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 80; Concerto for Violin no 1 in D, Op. 19; Sonata for 2 violins in C major, Op. 56; Ladislav Kupkovic: Souvenir for violin & piano; Ka...
Performers: Bondarenko, Maria; Grindenko, Tatjana; Kremer, Gidon; Maisenberg, Oleg; Muntyan, Mikhael; Smirnov, Yuri
Conductors: Kozhukar, Vladimir; Bashmet, Yuri; Kremer, Gidon
Ensemble: ; Moscow Philharmonic Society Soloists Ensemble

'I am attached to music that speaks to you and does not just manipulate your sophistication. The point is not only to say something unheard...continue...

Legendary Russian Pianists

25 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 33 in B major, Op. 56/1, CT. 83; Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Etude for piano no 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 10/4, CT. 17; Etude for pi...
Performers: Akopian-Tamarina, Nelly [Piano]; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bashkirov, Dmitri; Berman, Lazar; Davidovich, Bella; Demidenko, Nikolai; Flier, Yakov; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gilels, Emil; Ginzburg, Grigori; Grinber...
Conductors: Gauk, Alexander; Oistrakh, David; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Tretiakov, Viktor; Temirkanov, Yuri

Russia is home to some of the antiquities most iconic piano players: Konstantin Igumnov, Grigory Ginzburg, Lev Oborin, Vladimir Sofronitzky, Sviatoslav Richter, and Evgeny Kissin...continue...

Beethoven: Favourite Piano Sonatas / Alfred Brendel

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"; S...
Performers: Brendel, Alfred

Born in Wiesenberg, Czechoslavakia to a non-musical family, Alfred Brendel has grown into one of Austria's most renowned pianists. Known as one of the most...continue...
Recording information: 1962-1964....continue...

Giovanni Paisello: Complete Piano Concertos / Pietro Spada, piano

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Giovanni Paisiello: Concerto for Keyboard no 1 in C major; Concerto for Keyboard no 3 in A major; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor; Concerto for Piano no 7 in A major; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F ...
Performers: Spada, Pietro
Conductors: Spada, Pietro
Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Chamber Orchestra

Giovanni Paisiello was a successful Italian composer during the Classical era. Although Paisiello's works are mostly forgotten now, his piano concertos still enjoy popularity: they...continue...
Recording information: Rome....continue...

Alexander Tcherepnin: Complete (6) Piano Concertos / Noriko Ogawa, piano

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Alexander Tcherepnin: Concerto for piano & orchestra no 1, Op 12; Concerto for Piano no 2, Op. 26; Concerto for piano & orchestra no 3, Op.48; Concerto for piano & orchestra, No 4 "Fantaisie"; Concer...
Performers: Ogawa, Noriko
Conductors: Shui, Lan
Ensemble: ; Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Available for the first time is this 2-CD set of Russian-born composer and pianist, Alexander Tcherepnin's, complete piano concertos. Conducted by Lan Shui and performed...continue...
Recording information: Victoria Concert Hall, Singapore (01/1999)....continue...

Schumann: Lieder; Violin Sonata No. 2; Kinderszenen arr. for Cello and Piano / Friedrich Grutzmacher

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-08-30

Works: Robert Schumann: Myrthen, Op. 25; Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42; Lieder und Gesänge (5), Op. 127; Liederkreis, Op. 39; Frühlingsnacht ("Uberm Garten durch die Lüfte"), song for voice &...
Performers: Dillon, Francesco; Torquati, Emanuele

Arranged for cello and piano by Friederich Grützmacher, this 2CD release performs Schumann like you've never experienced before. Francesco Dillon (cello) and Emanuele Torquati (piano)...continue...
Recording information: Studio Forzani, Milan (01/09/2010-01/12/2010)....continue...

Balakirev: Complete Piano Works / Alexander Paley, piano

6 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Mily Balakirev: Oriental Fantasy for Piano, Op. 18 "Islamey"; Reminiscences on "A Life for the Czar", for piano (2nd version of Fantasy on Glinka's themes); Phantasiestück, for piano in D flat m...
Performers: Paley, Alexander

Founder of the group of Russian composers called 'The Mighty Handful', Mily Balakirev is known for having helped create a distinctive Russian school of music...continue...

Liszt On His Favorite Piano: Late Masterpieces / Michele Campanella, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Franz Liszt: Hungarian Historical Portraits (7), for piano (first version), S. 205; Sancta Dorothea, for piano, S. 187 (LW A278); Carousel de Mme. Pelet-Narbonne, for piano, S. 214a (LW A271); Resign...
Performers: Campanella, Michele

Recording information: Palazzo Chigi Saracini, Siena (02/08/2011-02/10/2011)....continue...