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Respighi: Complete Orchestral Works, Vol. 3 - Concerto gregoriano; Toccata; Adagio con variazioni; Sinfonia drammatica; Fantasia Slava

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Ottorino Respighi: Concerto gregoriano, for violin & orchestra, P. 135; Toccata, for piano & orchestra, P. 156; Adagio con variazioni for Cello and Orchestra; Sinfonia drammatica, P. 102; Fantasia Sl...
Performers: Bertoglio, Chiara; Brodsky, Vadim; Noferini, Andrea; Scuccuglia, Desiree
Conductors: Vecchia, Francesco La
Ensemble: ; Orchestra Sinfonica Di Roma

The works are played by the Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma, directed by Francesco La Vecchia, and feature astute readings by soloists Vadim Brodski, Andrea Noferini,...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium Conciliazione, Rome (2009-06-30_2009-07-01&2010-); OSR Studios, Rome (2009-06-30_2009-07-01&2010-); Auditorium Conciliazione, Rome (2009-10-10_2009-10-11&2011-); OSR ...continue...

Top 50 Favourite Classical Chillout Tunes by Mozart, Dvorak, Saint-Saens, Schubert and Liszt

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-03-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C, K. 467 "Elvira Madigan"; Serenade no 13 in G, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"; Serenade no 10 in B flat, K. 361/370a "Gran Partita"; Concerto f...
Performers: Austbo, Hakon; Berkhemer, Joan; Crombach, Sara; David, Nadia; Dubach, Alexandre; Giacometti, Paolo; Goldenweiser, Alexander [Composer]; Goldstein, Misha; Grauwels, Marc; Groop, Monica; Han, Derek; He...
Conductors: Vermeulen, Dirk; Paavo, Järvi; Goodman, Roy; Sharon, Gil [Violin]; Vonk, Hans; Zweden, Jaap van; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Marturet, Eduardo; Ermler, Mark; Menuhin, Yehudi; Schneider, Alexander; Fe...
Ensemble: ; Cambridge Ensemble; Consort of London; La Magnifica Comunità ; La Petite Bande; Musica ad Rhenum

A classical TOP 50, aiming at a public not specifically acquainted with classical music: young urban people with an open mind, who will enjoy the...continue...
Includes work(s) by Alessandro Marcello....continue...

Giovanni Albini (b. 1982): Musica Ciclica / Davide Alogna, violin; Giorgio Mirto, guitar

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Giovanni Albini: Corale no 4, prelude for solo cello; Una teoria della prossimità, for string orchestra; Double Concerto for violin, guitar & orchestra; Estatica, for guitar; Quartet for Strings...
Performers: Alogna, Davide; Mirto, Giorgio [Guitar]; Mureddu, Fabio
Conductors: Garegnani, Dario
Ensemble: Duo Bonfanti; La Cameriste Ambrosiane; Le Cameriste Ambrosiane

This collection showcases a variety of works from Albini's oeuvre, many of which have been praised for their mathematical significance. Strong links to Western Classical...continue...

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

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-01-29

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Giorgio Mirto: Chamber Works with Guitar / Giorgio Mirto & Victor Villadangos, guitars; Fation Hoxholli, violin; Solisti dell'O.C.B.

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: Giorgio Mirto: Tres piezas de Abril, for 2 guitars; I sentieri del sogno, for violin & guitar; Su Bentu, for 3 guitars; Triste, solitario y final, for guitar & string quartet
Performers: Hoxholli, Fation; Mirto, Giorgio [Guitar]; Tampalini, Giulio; Villadangos, Victor

Described as "one of the most interesting composers" of recent years, composer-performer Giorgio Mirto is a leading light in the world of contemporary guitar music....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...

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...

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...

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...

Tchaikovsky: Complete Orchestral Suites (4) / Neville Marriner

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-06-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Suite for Orchestra no 1 in D major, Op. 43; Suite for Orchestra no 2 in C major, Op. 53; Suite for Orchestra no 3 in G major, Op. 55; Suite for Orchestra no 4 in G major, ...
Performers: Kalafusz, Hans
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

Tchaikovsky is best-loved for his symphonic, operatic, and balletic works. With most of his opus falling into these formal genres, it comes as no surprise...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...

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...

Saint-Saëns: Works for violin and orchestra / Ulf Hoelscher, violin

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-02-28

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Violin no 1 in A minor, Op. 20; Concerto for Violin no 2 in C major, Op. 58; La muse et le poète, for violin, cello & piano (or orchestra), Op. 132; Weddin...
Performers: Hoelscher, Ulf; Kirshbaum, Ralph
Conductors: Dervaux, Pierre
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

A great reissue of this classic recording of the complete Saint-Saëns violin concertos by Ulf Hoescher, he executes these violin concertos of Saint-Saëns at his...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, London (1977)....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...

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...

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...

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: 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...

Vivaldi: Violin Concertos Op. 6 / Federico Guglielmo, violin

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major, Op. 6/4, RV 216; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in E minor, Op. 6/5, RV 280; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D...
Performers: Guglielmo, Federico
Conductors:
Ensemble: L'Arte dell'Arco

These performances of Vivaldi's violin concertos Op. 6 are a far cry from the elegant and charming performances of past generations: played on period instruments,...continue...
Recording information: Sala Canonica Capitolare, Oratorio della Santissima Tri (09/13/2010-09/15/2010)....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...

Haydn: Complete Baryton Trios / Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia

21 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-08-30

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Baryton Trio in A major, H. 11/1; Baryton Trio in A major, H. 11/2; Baryton Trio in A major, H. 11/3; Baryton Trio in A major, H. 11/4; Baryton Trio in A major, H. 11/5; Baryton T...
Performers: Andrasfalvy-Brussing, Maria; Brussing, Michael; Fontana, Fabio; Rocchetti, Gabriele; Sensi, Roberto
Conductors:
Ensemble: Esterhazy Ensemble; Piccolo Concerto Wien

This 21-CD box-set contains the very first complete recording of Haydn's complete Baryton Trios. Recorded by the talented Esterházy Ensemble in combination with a various...continue...
Recording information: Esterházy Castle, Eisenstadt (09/2006-07/2008)....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

Stenhammar: Symphonies; Piano Concerto / Järvi

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Wilhelm Stenhammar: Symphony no 1 in F; Lodolezzi sjunger, suite from the incidental music, Op. 39; The Song, cantata, Op. 44; Symphony no 2 in G minor, Op. 34; Midwinter for chorus & orchestra, Op. ...
Performers: Derwinger, Love; Mattei, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Ortiz, Cristina; Wallin, Ulf
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme; Paavo, Järvi
Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Malmo Symphony Orchestra

Albinoni, Bellini, Crusell, Krommer: Wind Concertos

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Strings in G major, RV 151 "Alla rustica"; Concerto for Cello in G minor, RV 417; Concerto for Flute in D major, Op. 10 no 3/RV 428 "Il gardellino"; Concerto for 2 Flute...
Performers: Becker-Bender, Tanja; Boer, Harmen de; Deangeli, Giovanni; Glaetzner, Burkhard; Graaf, Henk de; Grauwels, Marc; Herbert, Giselle; Jeurissen, Herman; Johnson, Emma [Clarinet]; Lencses, Lajos; Quaranta...
Conductors: ; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Matt, Nicol; Van Staalen, Marien; Veronesi, Alberto; Pfund, Romely; Hofmann, Wolfgang; Goodman, Roy; Markiz, Lev; Labadie, Bernard; Schwarz, Gerard; Herbig, Günther
Ensemble: ; Amadeus Ensemble, Rotterdam; Amsterdam Sinfonietta; English Chamber; English Chamber Orchestra; Florilegium Musicum Ensemble (Netherlands); Konzertensemble Salzburg; Les Violons du Roy; Musica ad R...

This 10CD includes concertos for bassoon and other wind instrumnets by Vivaldi, and oboe concertos by his younger Venetian colleague Albinoni. Molter might be an...continue...

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...

Brixi, Handel, Haydn, Soler, Vivaldi: Organ Concertos

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: George Frederick Handel: Organ Concerto in G minor, Op.4/1, HWV 289; Organ Concerto in B flat major, Op.4/2, HWV 290; Organ Concerto in G minor, Op.4/3, HWV 291; Concertos (6) for Organ, Op. 4; Conce...
Performers: Balzereit, Charlotte; Croci, Maurizio; Dijk, Pieter van; Guglielmo, Federico; Heutjer, Juliane; Holzapfel, Anton; Loreggian, Roberto; Schmitt, Christian [Organ]; Scholz, Susanne; Wiemer, Elodie
Conductors: Matt, Nicol; ; Wieninger, Florian
Ensemble: ; Dolce Risonanza; European Chamber Soloists; L'Arte dell'Arco

The organ concerto flourished in the Barock period, and early classical age, and, with a few exceptions (Rheinberger, Poulenc, Guilmant and Dupre) has not found...continue...

Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Bruch: Violin Concertos

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor, B...
Performers: Black, Neil; Carmignola, Giuliano; Dubach, Alexandre; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Grubert, Ilya; Kogan, Leonid; Oistrakh, David; Sitkovetsky, Dmitry; Van Den Booren, Borika
Conductors: Sitkovetsky, Dmitry; Martini, Carlo De; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Kondrashin, Kirill; Sasson, Michel; Foster, Lawrence; Golovschin, Igor; Marturet, Eduardo; Nebolsin, Vasili; Gauk, Alexander
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra

A 10CD collection that includes the great violin concertos performed by some of the great violin virtuosos of our time. Also included are some rarer...continue...

Corelli Complete Edition [10 CDs]

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-05-31

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

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

A Handel Portrait

42 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: George Frederick Handel: The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Handel - Bourée; Concerto for Oboe no 3 in G minor, HWV 287; C...
Performers: Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Balzereit, Charlotte; Borgstede, Michael; Bosgraaf, Erik; Brett, Charles; Bury, Alison; Carolan, Lucy [Harpsichord]; Comberti, Micaela; Corti, Francesco; Gati, Istv...
Conductors: Clark, Robert Haydon; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Haenchen, Hartmut; Lubbock, John; Szostak, Zdzislav; Rolla, János [Violin]; Vitale, Marco; Matt, Nicol; ; Willcocks, David; Wentz, Jed; Cleobury, ...
Ensemble: ; Brandenburg Consort; Consort of London; L'Ecole d'Orphée; Musica ad Rhenum

A wider survey of Handel’s output could scarcely be imagined, making this the perfect introduction to one of 'our' musical geniuses, whether you are English,...continue...

Beethoven Edition: Complete Works / Grumiaux, Haitink, Vienna PO, Schiff et al.

86 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Performers: Altvater, Tobias; Amadeus Webersinke; Ander, Eva; Bartel, Reinhold; Berkes, Kalman; Bischoff, Joachim; Bittner, Manfred; Boensch, Cornelius; Bourve, Antonia; Brendel, Alfred; Brown, Ian [Piano]; Bryn...
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert; Stein, Horst; Oskamp, Gerard; Haitink, Bernard; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bünte, Carl-August; Semkov, Jerzy; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Marriner, Sir Neville; Koch, Helmut; Batz...
Ensemble: ; Berliner Solisten; Borodin Trio; Brahms-Trio; Erben-Quartett; European Chamber Soloists; Members of the MDR Leipzig Radio Chorus; Members of the Orchestra da Camera di Genova (Memb; Ottetto Italiano

Haydn: Keyboard Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 11 / Violante

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-03-22

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Keyboard in D major, H 18 no 11; Concerto for Keyboard in G major, H 18 no 4; Concerto for Keyboard in F major, H 18 no 3
Performers: Guglielmo, Federico; Violante, Jolanda
Conductors: Guglielmo, Federico
Ensemble: L'Arte dell'Arco

Unlike Mozart, Haydn for some reason failed to realize the potential of the new pianoforte as a concert instrument, and his concertos for keyboard tend...continue...
Recording information: Studio Magister, Preganziol, Italy (04/18/2008-04/20/2008)....continue...

Louis-Nicolas Clérambault: Orpée-Médée

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-11-09

Works: Louis-Nicolas Clérambault: Orphée, cantata no 3 for voice & ensemble; Médée, cantata for voice & ensemble; Suite for harpsichord No 1 in C; Suite for harpsichord no 2 in C minor
Performers: Curtis, Alan; Gilbert, Kenneth; Goebel, Reinhard [Conductor]; Hazelet, Willbert; Medlam, Charles; Vocals], Rachel Yakar [Soprano

Louis-Nicolas Clérambault came from a musical dynasty, and was a formidable violinist and organist. He favored the Italianate style of Corelli, and his music is...continue...

J.S. Bach Edition - Complete Works (Brilliant Classics) [157 CDs]

157 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-09-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G m...
Performers: Asperen, Bob van; Baudet, Remy; Beekman, Marcel; Belder, Pieter-Jan; Black, Neil; Boeken, Marten; Boer, Johannes; Borgstede, Michael; Bruggen, Albert; Bruine, Frank de; Christiane Wuyts; Coolen, Sask...
Conductors: Belder, Pieter-Jan; Clark, Robert Haydon; Sitkovetsky, Dmitry; Glaetzner, Burkhard; ; Koetsveld, Krijn; Leusink, Pieter Jan
Ensemble: ; Amsterdam Bach Soloists; Bach Ensemble Heidelberg; Consort of London; Ensemble Il Quadrifoglio; Netherlands Bach Society; Neues Bachisches Collegium

In just over a decade Brilliant Classics Editions have become industry trademarks. Consisting of the entire oeuvre or the complete works in one genre by...continue...

Vivaldi: Mandolin & Lute Concertos

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-08-10

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425; Concerto for 2 Mandolins in G major, RV 532; Trio Sonata for Violin, Lute and Bas...
Performers: Cantalupi, Diego; Guglielmo, Federico; Paladin, Mario; Rebuffa, Davide; Reniero, Nicola; Squillante, Mauro
Conductors: Guglielmo, Federico
Ensemble: L'Arte dell'Arco

The mandolin was essentially the instrument of amateur musicians in the early to mid 18th century. Vivaldi composed many concertos and trios for the young...continue...
Recording information: Chiesa di S.Maria Annunziata, Sovizzo Colle, Vicenza (03/27/2009-03/30/2009)....continue...

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

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-07-13

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

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

Brahms, Schumann, Franck, Lekeu: Violin Sonatas, etc / Christian Ferras, Pierre Barbizet

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-07-13

Works: César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Guillaume Lekeu: Sonata for cello & piano in G major; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 78; Sonata for ...
Performers: Ambrosini, Jean-Claude; Barbizet, Pierre; Ferras, Christian [Violin]

This set contains a selection of the recordings by the great French violinist focusing on his prowess as a chamber musician. Ferras was born in...continue...

Vitali: Sonatas, Op. 11 for Violin / Luigi Cozzolino, violin

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-07-13

Works: Giovanni Battista Vitali: Varie Sonate alla Francese e all'Italiana a 6, Op. 11; Toccata (form Partite sopra diverse sonate); Barabano, for ensemble; Luigi Cozzolino: Grave à 6, an homage to Gio...
Performers: Cozzolino, Luigi
Conductors: Cozzolino, Luigi
Ensemble: Semperconsort

Giovanni Battista Vitali (1632-92) along with Domenico Gabrieli was one of several important musicians to accept posts at the vibrant court of the duchy of...continue...
Recording information: Villa di Bivigliano, Bivigliano, Florence (08/09/2008-08/11/2009)....continue...

Passionate Baroque Arias / Gemma Bertagnolli, soprano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-07-13

Works: Johann Adolf Hasse: Astarto; George Frederick Handel: Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno, HWV 46a; Watermusic, suite in F Major, HWV 348; Concerto Grosso, Op. 6/6, HWV 324; Concerto Grosso, Op. 3/...
Performers: Bertagnolli, Gemma; Imbalzano, Elisa; Monti, Davide; Romaner, Franziska; Veggetti, Stefano; Zeller, Konrad
Conductors: Veggetti, Stefano
Ensemble: Ensemble Cordia

In 18th-century Italian opera the solo aria was the main, indeed almost the exclusive, vehicle for expressing the characters' feelings and emotions. And the presentation...continue...
Recording information: Pfarrkirche Kiens (Südtirol) (08/07/2007-08/09/2007)....continue...

Brahms: Violin Sonatas / Gyorgy Pauk, Roger Vignoles

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-05-04

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 78; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 100; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 108; Scherzo for Violin an...
Performers: Pauk, Gyorgy; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

"The record catalogue is awash with recordings of the three Violin Sonatas, but I doubt if any are more satisfying than this. Pauk and Vignoles...continue...
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