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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...

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...

Novecento Guitar Preludes - works by Asafiev, Ponce, Badings, Sauguet, Farkas / Cristiano Porqueddu, guitar

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Boris Asaf'yev: Preludes (12), for guitar; Manuel Ponce: Preludes (24) for guitar; Henk Badings: Preludes (12), for guitar; Henri Sauguet: Preludes (3), for guitar; Ferenc Farkas: Exercitium tonale, ...
Performers: Porqueddu, Cristiano [Guitar]

This collection brings together guitar preludes by Asafiev and Ponce, and includes world premiere recordings of Badings's 12 Preludes, Sauget's 3 Preludes and Farkas's Exercitium...continue...
Personnel: Giuseppe Guagliardo, Livio Lorenzatti (guitar).

Recording information: Chiesa della Solitudine, Nuoro, Italy (11/02/2010-03/15/2012)....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...

Ferdinand Rebay: Sonatas for Flute and Guitar / Gonsalo Noque, guitar; Maria Jose Belotto, flute

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Ferdinand Rebay: Sonata for flute & guitar no 1 in E major; Sonata for flute & guitar no 2 in D major
Performers: Belotto, Maria Jose; Noque, Gonzalo

The combination of flute and guitar enjoys a long tradition, going back to the earliest known Western music. The two blend happily, with flowing flute...continue...
Recording information: St. John Chrysostom Church, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada (07/06/2011-07/08/2011)....continue...

Latin American Classics - works by Fernandez, Ginastera, Hung, Marquez, Revueltas et al. / Kuchar

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-10-30

Works: José Pablo Moncayo Garcia: Huapango, for orchestra; Arturo Márquez: Danzón no 2; Aldemaro Romero: Tocatta Bachiana y Pajarillo Aldemaroso; Silvestre Revueltas: Janitzio, for orchestr...
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: ; Orquesta Sinfonica de Venezuela

The lush, idyllic landscape of Latin America has long inspired art from outsiders. This release gives the floor over to the less often heard works...continue...
Recording information: 07/2011....continue...

Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 7, 9 & 10; The Bolt and Michelangelo suites

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-10-30

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 7 (as used in the film "Testimony"); Symphony no 9 in E flat major, Op. 70; Suite on Verses of Michelangelo, songs (11) for bass & orchestra, Op. 145a (orchestration ...
Performers: Nesterenko, Evgeny
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
Ensemble: ; USSR Ministry of Culture Symphony Orchestra; USSR State Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra

To this day Gennady Rozhdestvensky stands as one of Russia's greatest conductors. Here the maestro conducts an all-Shostakovich program, touring the works of that 20th...continue...
Recording information: 1968-??-??&1976-??-??&1982-....continue...

Oistrakh Trio Plays Russian Piano Trios - works by Glinka, Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-10-30

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Trio for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 50; Mikhail Glinka: Trio pathétique, for clarinet (or violin), bassoon (or cello) & piano in D minor, G. iv173; Nikolai Ri...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Igor Oistrakh Trio

In this fascinating compilation, major and minor composers are all viewed through the lens of the somewhat underutilized piano trio, in differing states of maturity...continue...

Agustín Barrios International Guitar Competition, Vol. 1 / works by Barrios, Ponce, Asencio et al. / Elise Neumann, guitar

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: Agustín Barrios-Mangoré: Pais de Abanicos, for guitar; Medallon antiguo, for guitar; Habanera, for guitar; Waltz for guitar in D major, Op. 8/4; Gavota al estilo antiguo; Vals Tropical, for...
Performers: Neumann, Elise

This disc is the first in an exciting new collaborative series between Brilliant Classics and the International Barrios Guitar Competition. 2011 First Prize Winner Elise...continue...
Recording information: ME.TO. Recording Studio, Asti, Italy (12/2011)....continue...

John Cage: Music for an Aquatic Ballet; Music for Carillon No. 6 / Jonathan Faralli, percussion; Roberto Fabbriciani, flutes

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: John Cage: Music for an Aquatic Ballet, for flutes, percussion & tape (reconstruction); Dialogues, for bass flute & percussion; 27'10.554", for percussion; Atlas Eclipticalis; Two, for flute & piano;...
Performers: Fabbriciani, Roberto; Faralli, Jonathan

In addition to electrifying performances and exciting repertoire, this fascinating disc offers several world premiere recordings to the Cage canon. Flautist and Cage expert Roberto...continue...
Personnel: Jonathan Faralli (electronics).

Recording information: Montevarchi, Arezzo, Italy (2011)....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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Bartók: Complete Works for Violin, Vol. 2 - Sonata for solo violin; 44 Duos for 2 violins / Antal Zalai; Valery Oistrakh

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Béla Bartók: Sonata for Violin solo, Sz 117; Duos (44) for 2 violins, Volumes 1-4, Sz. 98
Performers: Oistrakh, Valeri; Szalai, Antal

The second installment of Antal Zalai's complete Bartók violin edition centers on the monumental Sonata for Solo Violin. The work is a landmark of the...continue...
Recording information: Westvestkerk, Schiedam, The Netherlands (11/30/2011-12/01/2011)....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...

Nocturnes for Guitar / Giorgio Mirto, guitar

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Giorgio Mirto: Nocturnes (3) for guitar; Livio Torresan: Notturno, for guitar; Roberto Manca: Notturno no 3, for guitar; Ulisse, for guitar; Rosolino di Salvo: La notte di Penelope, for guitar; Giorg...
Performers: Mirto, Giorgio [Guitar]

With its romantic and mystical connotations, night has long been the inspiration behind many works of art. Guitarist Giorgio Mirto takes on the theme in...continue...
Recording information: Casa Sonora studios, Italy (01/2012); Casa Sonora studios, Italy (11/2011)....continue...

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...

Rudolph Barshai Conducts Russian Music: Lokshin, Meerovich, Prokofiev, Weinberg et al.

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-06-26

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 14 for soprano, bass, strings & percussion, Op. 135; Chamber Symphony in A flat major, Op. 118a (arr. by Robert Barshai from String Quartet No 10); Prelude & Fugue fo...
Performers: Reshetin, Mark; Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Barshai, Rudolf
Ensemble: ; Moscow Chamber Orchestra

Rudolf Barshai's influence as a conductor of Russian music is hard to overstate. Combining an inexhaustible work ethic with a commitment to perfecting every detail...continue...

Evgeny Mravinsky Conducts Russian Composers

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-06-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48; The Nutcracker, suite, Op. 71a; Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32; Symphony no 5 in E minor, Op. 64; Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66; Capriccio i...
Conductors: Mravinsky, Yevgeny
Ensemble: ; Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra

Famed for his colossal stature and rigorous rehearsal methods, Evgeny Mravinsky is generally considered to be the greatest of all Soviet conductors. The maestro was...continue...

Simeon Ten Holt: (b. 1923): Canto Otinato / Piano Ensemble

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Simeon Ten Holt: Canto Ostinato for keyboards
Conductors:
Ensemble: Piano Ensemble

Considered one of the best and most successful works of "Minimal Music", the Canto Ostinato by Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt acquired a cult status....continue...
Recording information: Barbara Church, Culemborg (05/23/2005-05/27/2005)....continue...

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

5 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-05-29

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

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

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...

Khachaturian: Gayaneh, Spartacus Ballet Suites / Svetlanov

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh, ballet suite; Spartacus Suite, for orchestra no 1
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny
Ensemble: ; Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra

Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, Khachaturian's earliest musical influences were the folk music of Georgia and of his ancestral homeland, Armenia. Gayaneh (1942) tapped into this...continue...
Recording information: Moscow (01/03/2000-01/06/2000)....continue...

Michael Tippett: String Quartets Nos. 1-4 / Britten Quartet

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Michael Tippett: Quartet for Strings no 1; Quartet for Strings no 2; Quartet for Strings no 3; Quartet for Strings no 4
Conductors:
Ensemble: Britten Quartet

Tippett (1905 - 98) wrote a total of 7 string quartets, along with 2 early efforts that he suppressed deeming the works too immature. Like...continue...
Recording information: St. George's, Brandon Hill, Bristol (12/1990)....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...

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...

Hommage a Debussy: Spanish and French Guitar Music from Paris / Izhar Elias, Guitar

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-01-31

Works: Manuel de Falla: Homenaje - M. de Falla; Joaquín Rodrigo: Invocación y Danza for Guitar "Hommage a M de Falla"; Henri Sauguet: Soliloque, for guitar; Joaquín Turina: Sonata for Guitar ...
Performers: Elias, Izhar

Spanish and French Guitar Music from Paris is a fascinating program concept evoking the unique atmosphere of Paris at the beginning of the 20th century....continue...
Recording information: Chapel of Château de Poussignol, France (08/01/2011-08/04/2011)....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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Choral Classics: O Magnum Myseterium / Finck, Ockeghem, Gombert, Brumel

5 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Guillaume Dufay: Missa Ecce ancilla Domini, for 4 voices; Johannes Ockeghem: Missa pro defunctis; Missa prolationum, for 4 voices; Gloria from Cuiusvis toni a 4; Josquin Desprez: Missa da pacem, for ...
Conductors: Gottwald, Clytus
Ensemble: ; Schola Cantorum Stuttgart,

Music in 14th century Europe was dominated by composers working in the Netherlands, Belgium and Northern France. Dufay of Cambrai went to Italy in the...continue...
Recording information: Villa Berg, Stuttgart, Germany....continue...

Russian Archives: Mstislav Rostropovitch plays Russian cello concertos / Glazunov, Khachaturian, Miaskovsky and Prokofiev

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 125; Nikolay Myaskovsky: Concerto for Cello in C minor, Op. 66; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Variations for Cello and Orchest...
Performers: Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Svetlanov, Evgeny

One of the interesting facts surrounding the incredible number of great Russian musicians born in the Soviet area, is that the overwhelming majority of them...continue...

Russian Archives: David Oistrakh / violin concertos by Kabalevsky, Prokofiev, Shostakovich and Taneyev

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, Op. 77 (published as Op. 99); Concerto for Violin no 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 129; Dmitry Kabalevsky: Concerto for Violin in C major, Op. 48; ...
Performers: Oistrakh, David
Conductors: Mravinsky, Yevgeny; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Eliasberg, Karl; Sanderling, Kurt; Kondrashin, Kirill

David Oistrakh is regarded to this day as the greatest violinist to emerge from Russia in the 20th century. Born in Odessa in the Ukraine...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: 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...

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...

Shostakovich: Symphonies [Box Set]

11 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony no 2 in B flat major (To October), Op. 14; Symphony no 3 in E flat major (The First of May), Op. 20; Symphony no 4 in C minor, Op. 43; ...
Performers: Aleksashkin, Sergey; Simoni, Alla; Vaneev, Vladimir
Conductors: Barshai, Rudolf

The complete Symphonies- Shostakovich' music is the music of 20-th century Russia, from the turbulent Revolution, through the horrors of war to the communistic repression....continue...

Heitor Villa-Lobos: Complete Guitar Works / Frederic Zigante, guitar

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Prelúdios (5), for guitar, A. 419; Suite populaire brésilienne, W 20; Valsa brilhante (Valsa concerto no 2), for guitar, A. 009; Simples, marzurka for guitar, A. 040; ...
Performers: Zigante, Frederic

Musicologist Béhague describes Villa-Lobos as "the single most significant figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music". Fusing Latin-American folk-inspired elements with more "learned" European...continue...
Recording information: Romano Canavese (Turin), Chiesa di Santa Marta (10/2009-10/2010)....continue...

Hildegard von Bingen: O Orzchis Ecclesia / Barbara Zanichelli, soprano

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Hildegard von Bingen: Work(s); De Libro divinorum operum; O nobilissima viriditas; O vos imitatores; O felix anima, response for St Disibod; Plainchant: Diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis, Offertoire;...
Performers: Peri, Giulia; Putignano, Letizia; Ramazzini, Cristina; Torii, Noriko; Zanichelli, Barbara
Conductors: Bardazzi, Federico
Ensemble: Ensemble San Felice

Hildegard of Bingen, also known as Saint Hildegard, was a writer, composer, philosopher, Christian mystic, abbess, visionary and polymath. One of the few female composers...continue...
Recording information: Church of San Zanobi, Casignano (10/2007)....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...

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...

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...

L'heure Espagnole: Music for 2 Harps & Voice by De Falla, Ravel and Granados

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Maurice Ravel: Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet; Pièce en forme de Habañera; Sites auriculaires; Manuel de Falla: Canciones populares españolas...
Performers: Tebbe, Eva
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duo Bilitis

Winner of the 2008 International Chamber Music Competition in Holland, Duo Biltis comprises two amazing young harpists, Eva Tebbe and Ekaterina Levental.In this recording the...continue...
Recording information: Doopsgezinde Kerk Deventer, The Netherlands (09/2010)....continue...

Mozart: Complete Keyboard Works / Bart von Oort, fortepiano

15 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-08-30

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

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

Organ & Piano Duets / Langlais, Saint-Saens, Widor, Lutoslawski, Bedard, et al.

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Jean Langlais: Diptyque, for organ & piano, Op. 179; Camille Saint-Saëns: Six Duos, Op. 8; Charles-Marie Widor: Humoresque for organ, Op. 3/1; Allegro cantabile, duo for piano & organ, Op. 3/2; ...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duo Musart

In this rare repertoire, performed by Duo MusArt, comes a duet that perm news called a, "spectacular concert by exceptional artists." Recorded in the Palau...continue...
Recording information: Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona (09/22/2010-09/23/2010)....continue...

Russian Piano Minatures for Children / Rimma Bobritskaia, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Album pour enfants, Op. 39; Sergey Prokofiev: Music for Children, Op. 65; Dmitry Shostakovich: Pieces (5) for Children, for piano (arr. by Atovmyan); A Child's Excercise Bo...
Performers: Bobritskaia, Rimma

This rarely recorded repertoire containes pieces composed by famous composers such as Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and Prokofiev. Skillfully performed by Rimma Bobritskaïa and inspired by children's...continue...
Recording information: Moscow Conservatoire (02/1991)....continue...

André Jolivet: Complete Songs / Marilley, Perler, Immler

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-07-26

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

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

Lyadov: Complete Piano Music / Marco Rapetti, piano

6 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Anatol Lyadov: Biryulki, 14 pieces for piano, Op. 2; Pieces (6) for piano, Op. 3; Arabesque, 4 pieces for piano, Op. 4; Paraphrases (24 Variations and 15 Petite Pieces for piano composed with Cui, Bo...
Performers: Makita, Akane; Nuti, Giampaolo; Rapetti, Marco; Santis, Daniela De

In this 5-CD collection comes the world premiere of the complete piano music of Anatol Lyadov. A prominent figure in St. Petersburg music circles, Lyadov...continue...
Recording information: Villa Vespucci, San Felice a Ema, Florence (01/04/2010-01/07/2010); Villa Vespucci, San Felice a Ema, Florence (12/12/2010-12/15/2010)....continue...