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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...

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...

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...

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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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...

Ferdinnand Rebay: Quartets for guitar, flute and strings / Noqué, Fernandez-Cueva, Galindo, Torres, Villalba

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-02-28

Works: Ferdinand Rebay: Quartet for guitar, violin, viola & cello in D minor; Quartet for guitar, flute, viola & cello in A minor
Performers: Fernadez-Cueva, Alicia; Galindo, Raul; Noque, Gonzalo; Torres, Pedro Michel; Villalba, Jacobo

This World Premiere Recording is a rare and important discovery by Ferdinand Rebay, a Viennese composer of the first half of the 20th century. Rebay's...continue...
Recording information: Fray Luis de León Hall, Madrid (02/25/2011-02/27/2011)....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...

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...

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...

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...

Richard Strauss: Complete Chamber Music / Sawallisch, Ritzkowsky, Pirner

9 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Richard Strauss: Ständchen, for piano quartet in G major (TrV 114, AV 168); Festmarsch (no 2) in D major for piano quartet (TrV 136, AV 178); Pieces (2) for piano quartet (TrV 169, AV 182); Quar...
Performers: Hess, Sebastian; Kandinskaia, Anna; Metzger, Roland; Mrongovius, Begonia-Uriarte; Mrongovius, Karl-Hermann; Pirner, Gitti; Ritzkowsky, Johannes; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor/Piano]; Sebestyen, Ern...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Sinnhoffer Quartet; Wiener Streichtrio

For the first time issued in one set: the complete chamber music of Richard Strauss! Produced by the prestigious Bayerische Rundfun and with performances by...continue...

Luigi Gatti: Six Sonatas for Violin & Viola / Paolo Ghidoni, violin; Alfredo Zamarra, viola

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Luigi Gatti: Sonata for violin & viola no 1 in B flat major; Sonata for violin & viola no 2 in D major; Sonata for violin & viola no 3 in A major; Sonata for violin & viola no 4 in F major; Sonata fo...
Performers: Ghidoni, Paolo; Zamarra, Alfredo

Recording information: Cremona, Museo Civico 'Ala Ponzone' (03/2009)....continue...

Crusell: The Clarinet Concertos / Johnson, Schwarz

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Bernhard Henrik Crusell: Concerto for clarinet & orchestra no 1 in E flat major, Op. 1; Concerto for clarinet & orchestra no 2 in F minor, Op. 5; Concerto for clarinet & orchestra no 3 in B flat majo...
Performers: Furman, Misha; Graaf, Henk de; Johnson, Emma [Clarinet]; Pachuka, Joanna; Shimon, Itamar
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard;
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; Members of the Daniel String Quartet

C.P.E. Bach, Benda, Chopin, Danzi: Flute Concertos

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Franz Danzi: Concerto no 1 in G major for flute & orchestra, Op. 30; Concerto no 2 in D minor for flute & orchestra, Op. 31; Concerto no 3 in D minor for flute & orchestra, Op. 42; Concerto no 4 in D...
Performers: Adorjan, Andras [Flute]; Baudet, Remy; Bruine, Frank de; Clerck, Paul de; Dewez, Luc; Dingfelder, Ingrid; Galasso, Ugo; Gorniak, Ulka; Graf, Peter-Lukas; Grauwels, Marc; Herbert, Giselle; Michel, Cat...
Conductors: Stadlmair, Hans; Munclinger, Milan; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Leonard, Laurence; ; Kieft, Roland; Leppard, Raymond; Dumortier, Georges; Vandernoot, Andre; Waterlot, Ulysse
Ensemble: ; Ars Rediviva Orchestra; Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra; Cordevento; English Chamber Orchestra; Modo Antiquo; Munich Chamber Orchestra

A 10CD set that traces the development of the flute from a traverse one keyed instrument of the 18th century through to the 8 keyed...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

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...

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...

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos no 4 and 5 / Pieter-Jan Belder, Musica Antiphon

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G major, BWV 1049; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Brandenburg Concerto no 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051
Performers: Baudet, Remy; Belder, Pieter-Jan; Boer, Johannes; Coolen, Saskia; Swarts, Lucia; Swierstra, Staas; van der Velden, Mieneke; Yamagata, Sayuri
Conductors: Belder, Pieter-Jan
Ensemble: Musica Amphion

Bach's six concertos dedicated to the Margrave of Brandenburg were completed in 1721. They are supreme examples of the concerto grosso form, though in some...continue...
Recording information: Lokhorstkerk, Leiden, The Netherlands (05/2006/06/2006)....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...

Mendelssohn: Octet / Amati String Orchestra

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sextet for Piano and Strings in D major, Op. 110; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20
Performers: Ephrat, Ron; Hülshoff, Alexander; Ouziel, Dalia; Sassen, Jean; Sharon, Gil [Violin]; Tamminen, Liisa

Mendelssohn was perhaps the most precociously gifted of all composers. As a child prodigy he stands out from other famous examples such as Mozart, Saint-Saens,...continue...
Recording information: Hervormde Kerk Rhoon, The Netherlands (1966-1967)....continue...

Boccherini: Complete Cello Sonatas / Puxeddu

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Sonata for cello & continuo, G. 3 (doubtful; 2 movements attributed to Louis-Auguste-Joseph Janson); Sonata for cello & continuo in C minor, G. 2; Sonata for cello & continuo in F m...
Performers: Lapolla, Claudia; Lattuada, Francesco; Puxeddu, Luigi

Luigi Boccherini was born in the Italian city of Lucca, the birthplace of Geminiani, Catalani and Puccini. Like his fellow composer and compatriot Geminiani, he...continue...

Borodin: Complete Chamber Music

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: Alexander Borodin: Quartet for Strings no 1 in A major; Piano Quintet in C minor; Quartet for Strings no 2 in D major; String Quintet for 2 violins, viola & 2 cellos in F minor (Finale completed by O...
Performers: Bobrovsky, Alexander; Detisov, Alexander; Gotthelf, Alexander; Mndoiantz, Alexander; Osokine, Alexander; Polonsky, Alexander; Suliga, Igor
Conductors:
Ensemble: Moscow Trio

Alexander Borodin was one of those composers who did something else for a living. He was a highly respected research chemist who published over 40...continue...
Recording information: 1995....continue...

Monteverdi: Complete Operas on Brilliant Classics

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo; Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria; L'incoronazione di Poppea, opera in 3 acts, SV 308; Unspecified: Orfeo and L'Incoronazione di Poppea
Performers: Antonelli, Giordano; Bucci, Angela; Canihac, Jean-Pierre; Coelati, Riccardo Rama; Giannelli, Jean Michel; Giardini, Luca; Gintoli, Loredana; Imbert, Jean; Lechartier, Eric; Lucchi, Frédé...
Conductors: Vartolo, Sergio

Monteverdi's three great operas (a fourth, Arianna, only survives in part) are among the earliest surviving examples of opera, and are still regular fixtures on...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium of Pigna, Corsica (10/2006); Pigna Auditorium, Corsica, France (10/2006)....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

Vox Temporis - Lekeu: Chamber Music / E. Ysae Ensemble

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-01-27

Works: Guillaume Lekeu: Molto adagio sempre cantante e doloroso; Vouloir; Quartet for Strings in G minor "Méditation"; Quartet for Piano and Strings
Performers: De Neve, Guido; De Neve, Leo; Kessels, Christel; Sciffer, Jan; Van den Hauwe, Dirk
Conductors:
Ensemble: Eugène Ysae Ensemble

Guillaume Lekeu is one of music's might have beens: a prolific composer from the age of 15, who died of typhoid just nine years later...continue...

Schubert: Octet / Berlin Philhmarmonic Octet

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-01-27

Works: Franz Schubert: Octet for Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Strings in F major, D 803/Op. 166
Performers: Brandhofer, Alois; Gawriloff, Saschko; Lemke, Hans; Mehne, Rainer; Seifert, Gerd; Steiner, Peter; Strehle, Wilfried; Zepperitz, Rainer
Conductors:
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Octet

In a two week period in 1824, Schubert started and completed three of his greatest chamber works – the string quartets in A minor D804...continue...

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

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2008-10-14

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

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

Boccherini: String Quintets Vol 6 / La Magnifica Comunità

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Quintet for 2 Violins, Viola and 2 Cellos in D minor, Op. 25 no 1/G 295; Quintet for 2 Violins, Viola and 2 Cellos in E flat major, Op. 25 no 2/G 295; Quintet for 2 Violins, Viola a...
Performers: Casazza, Enrico; Longo, Isabella; Paladin, Mario; Puxeddu, Luigi; Sapere, Leonardo
Conductors:
Ensemble: Accademia della Magnifica Comunità

This group of Italian Baroque experts and musicians continue their journey through Boccherini's greatest contribution to chamber music. He composed over a hundred string quintets,...continue...

Haydn: String Quartets Complete Vol 7 / Buchberger Quartet

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for Strings in F major, Op. 17 no 2/H 3 no 26; Quartet for Strings in E major, Op. 17 no 1/H 3 no 25; Quartet for Strings in C minor, Op. 17 no 4/H 3 no 28; Quartet for St...
Performers: Buchberger, Hubert; Etzel, Joachim; Greve, Julia; Sohler, Helmut
Conductors:
Ensemble: Buchberger String Quartet

The seventh volume of this complete cycle, due to be completed in time for the worldwide celebrations on the 200th anniversary of Haydn's death next...continue...

Franck: String Quartet, Piano Quintet / Rubackyté, Vilnius String Quartet

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: César Franck: Quartet for Strings in D major, M 9; Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, M 7
Performers: Jakaitis, Girdutis; Rubackyté, Mûza; Silale, Arturas; Vainiunaite, Audrone; Vasiliausksas, Augustinas
Conductors:
Ensemble: Vilnius String Quartet

After Muza Rubackyte's dazzling disc of the piano music, released last month, the second Franck release on Brilliant Classics pairs her with fellow Lithuanian musicians...continue...

Crussell: Complete Clarinet Quartets / De Graff, Furman, Shimon, Pachucka

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2008-05-27

Works: Bernhard Henrik Crusell: Quartet for Clarinet and Strings no 1 in E flat major, Op. 2; Quartet for Clarinet and Strings no 3 in D major, Op. 7; Quartet for Clarinet and Strings no 2 in C minor, Op. 4
Performers: Furman, Misha; Graaf, Henk de; Pachucka, Joanna; Shimon, Itamar

Crusell is a name known to every lover of clarinet music. His concertos for this instrument are well known and loved. These compositions rank among...continue...

Boccherini: String Quintets Vol 4 / La Magnifica Comunità

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2007-07-17

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Quintet for 2 Violins, Viola and 2 Cellos in C minor, Op. 18 no 1/G 283 "Di Nina"; Quintet for 2 Violins, Viola and 2 Cellos in D major, Op. 18 no 2/G 284; Quintet for 2 Violins, Vi...
Performers: Casazza, Enrico; Longo, Isabella; Puxeddu, Luigi; Salomon, Alberto; Sapere, Leonardo
Conductors:
Ensemble: Accademia della Magnifica Comunità

The Italian ensemble La Magnifica Comunita continues its series of recording of the complete string quintets by Boccherini with the six quintets opus 18 from...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...

Haydn: String Quartets Complete Vol 2 / Buchberger Quartet

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-09-05

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for Strings in G major, Op. 33 no 5/H 3 no 41; Quartet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 33 no 2/H 3 no 38 "Joke"; Quartet for Strings in B minor, Op. 33 no 1/H 3 no 37; Qu...
Performers: Buchberger, Hubert; Etzel, Joachim; Greve, Julia; Sohler, Helmut
Conductors:
Ensemble: Buchberger String Quartet

BBC Music Magazine
On Volume 2 of their Haydn cycle, the Frankfurt-based Buchberger Quartet initially sounds rather plain in a dry room acoustic, but one warms...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

Grieg: Complete Chamber Music / Raphael Quartet, et al

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Edvard Grieg: Quartet for Strings in G minor, Op. 27; Quartet for Strings in F major; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in F major, Op. 8; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in G major, Op. 13; Sonata f...
Performers: Benyacs, Zoltan; Cohen, Robert; Hoogeveen, Ronald; Koch, Rami; Kubalek, Antonin; Lambooij, Henk; Röling, Jet; Vignoles, Roger; Zenaty, Ivan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Raphael String Quartet

Ries, Limmer: Piano Quintets / Nepomuk Fortepiano Quintet

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Ferdinand Ries: Quintet for Piano and Strings, Op. 74; Franz Limmer: Quintet for Piano and Strings in D minor, Op. 13
Performers: Fukuda, Riko; Insinger, Jan; Polman, Franc; Smalt, Elisabeth; Smithuijsen, Pieter
Conductors:
Ensemble: Nepomuk Fortepiano Quintet

Mozart: Violin Concertos, Wind Concertos / Leppard, Goodman

7 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Concerto for Flute no 1 in G major, K 313 (285c); Andante for Flute and Orchestra in C ...
Performers: Boer, Harmen de; Gandelsman, Yuri; Graf, Peter-Lukas; Grauwels, Marc; Höbling, Guido; Hölbling, Anna; Herbert, Giselle; Jeurissen, Herman; Karten, Ronald; Schneemann, Bart; Sharon, Gil [Vio...
Conductors: Markiz, Lev; Labadie, Bernard; Leppard, Raymond; Goodman, Roy; Marturet, Eduardo; Sharon, Gil [Violin]; Warchal, Bohdan
Ensemble: Amati Chamber Orchestra; Amsterdam Sinfonietta; English Chamber Orchestra; Les Violons du Roy; Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Slovak Chamber Orchestra

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

Giuliani: Complete Guitar Concertos / Maccari, Pugliese

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Mauro Giuliani: Concerto for Guitar no 1 in A major, Op. 30; Concerto for Guitar no 3 in F major, Op. 70; Concerto for Guitar no 2 in A major, Op. 36; Quintet for Guitar and Strings, Op. 65 "Gran Qui...
Performers: Bellofiore, Fabio; De Donatis, Fiorenza; Frezzato, Marco; Frigerio, Claudio; Maccari, Claudio; Marcocchi, Stefano; Pugliese, Paolo; Righini, Mauro; Rognoni, Andrea
Conductors: Rognoni, Andrea
Ensemble: Ensemble L'Ottocento

Telemann: Concertos / Indermühle, Haselböck, et al

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for 3 Trumpets, 2 Oboes, Timpani and Strings in D major, TV 54 no D 3; Symphony no 1 in G major, TV 50 no 1 "Il grillo"; Concerto for Flute, Oboe d'Amore and Viola d'...
Performers: Aigner, Peter; Bik, Thomas; Bitzinger, Christoph; Cavallini, Maria Paola; De Martini, Maria; Fabretti, Pier-Luigi; Fischer, Karl [timpani]; Gamerith, Johanna; Gurtner, Christian; Indermühle, Tho...
Conductors: Haselböck, Martin; Indermühle, Thomas;
Ensemble: Amsterdam Bach Soloists; English Chamber Orchestra; Musica ad Rhenum; Vienna Academy

Boccherini: String Quintets Vol 2 / Magnifica Comunità

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Quintets (6) for 2 Violins, Viola and 2 Cellos, Op 11/G 271-76
Performers: Casazza, Enrico; Lanaro, Alessandro; Longo, Isabella; Piombo, Vittorio; Puxeddu, Luigi
Conductors:
Ensemble: Accademia della Magnifica Comunità

Haydn: String Quartets Complete Vol 1 / Buchberger Quartet

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for Strings in D minor, Op. 9 no 4/H 3 no 22; Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 9 no 1/H 3 no 19; Quartet for Strings in G major, Op. 9 no 3/H 3 no 21; Quartet for Strin...
Performers: Buchberger, Hubert; Etzel, Joachim; Greve, Julia; Sohler, Helmut
Conductors:
Ensemble: Buchberger String Quartet

250 Years - Mozart: Great String Quartets / Schubert Quartet

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Strings no 14 in G major, K 387 "Spring"; Quartet for Strings no 15 in D minor, K 421 (417b); Quartet for Strings no 16 in E flat major, K 428 (421b); Quartet for...
Performers: Pascher, Hartmut; Rosenkranz, Helge; Stadlmair, Vincent; Zwiauer, Florian
Conductors:
Ensemble: Franz Schubert String Quartet

Beethoven: String Quintets, etc / Zurich String Quintet, etc

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quintet for Strings in C major, Op. 29; Quintet for Strings in C minor, Op. 104; Quintet for Strings in E flat major, Op. 4; Fugue for String Quintet in D major Op. 137; Duet fo...
Performers: Alexandru, Viorel; Bartha, Mátyás; Hakhnazarian, Mikael; Livschitz, Boris; Livschitz, Zvi; Ostertag, Dominick
Conductors:
Ensemble: Zurich String Quintet