Post Romantic Period > Brilliant Classics

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

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-02-26

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

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

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...

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

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-01-29

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

The duo has achieved enormous success in international competitions and has collaborated with composers such as Paolo Baioni, Stefano Trevisi and Dimitri Nicolau. Joining the...continue...
Recording information: 2011-2012....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...

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...
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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...

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

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-10-30

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

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

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

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-10-30

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

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

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

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-10-30

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

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

Nielsen: Complete Symphonies / Theodore Kuchar

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Carl Nielsen: Symphony no 1 in G minor, Op. 7; Symphony no 2 in B minor, Op. 16 "The Four Temperaments"; Symphony no 3, Op. 27 "Sinfonia espansiva"; Symphony no 4, Op. 29 "Inextinguishable"; Symphony...
Conductors: Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: ; Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra

Half a bar of Carl Nielsen and you know it's him; a characteristic of great composers down the ages, but one peculiarly concentrated around nationalist...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall Ostrava, Czech Republic (2005)....continue...

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

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-08-28

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

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

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

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-08-28

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

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

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

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-08-28

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

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

In Paradisum: Spiritual Classical Melodies by Faure, Mozart, Franck, Bruckner, Mahler et al. / various British choirs

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem; Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Vesperae solennes de confessore; Requiem; Mass in C minor, KV 427; César Franck: Pani...
Performers: Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Farcas, Valentina; Heuvelmans, Pamela; Jones, Angharad Gruffydd; Kirkby, Emma; Ramselaar, Bas; Zazzo, Lawrence
Conductors: Leusink, Pieter Jan; Robinson, Christopher; Brown, Timothy; Matt, Nicol; Cleobury, Stephen; Inbal, Eliahu; Brown, Mark; Camerata Academica Wurzbu; Marinov, Ivan; Savchuk, Yevhen; Dixon, Alistair
Ensemble: ; Brandenburg Consort; Cambridge Ensemble; Camerata Academica Wurzbu

This sublime compilation will take listeners on a journey through some of the most profound classical music ever written, demonstrating the wealth of inspiration that...continue...

Massenet: Ballet Suites - Le Cid; Cendrillon; Thais / Marriner, ASMF

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Jules Massenet: Le Cid, suite for orchestra; Cendrillon, suite for orchestra; Thaïs
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Most mid-19th century French operas included ballets, which often served as light intermezzos amid the fevered action (both dramatic and musical) occurring in the opera...continue...
Recording information: St. Jude on the Hill, London, England (11/23/1994-11/25/1994)....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...

Debussy: Complete Piano Music / Gordon Fergus Thompson, piano

5 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-07-31

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

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

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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Emil Gilels Plays Russian Music

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-06-26

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Svetlanov Conducts Russian Composers - Glazunov, Medtner, Prokofiev et al.

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-06-26

Works: Alexander Borodin: Symphony no 1 in E flat major; Symphony no 3 in A minor; Alexander Glazunov: Concert Waltz no 1 in D major, Op. 47; Concert Waltz no 2 in F major, Op. 51; Ouverture solennelle for ...
Conductors: Svetlanov, Evgeny

One of the 20th century's great interpreters, Evgeny Svetlanov initially trained as a pianist- composer before being appointed principal conductor of the Bolshoi Theatre Symphony...continue...

Franz Poenitz: Songs and Hymns with Harp / Laura Vinciguerra & Susanna Bertuccioli, harp Iⅈ Sophie Marilley mezzo-soprano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-06-26

Works: Franz Poenitz: Fantasia for harp in G flat major, Op. 65; Thirteenth Psalm of David, for mezzo-soprano & harp, Op. 30; Spukhafte Gavotte, for 2 harps, Op. 75; Der Fischer, for soprano (or tenor) & ha...
Performers: Bertuccioli, Susanna [Harp]; Brizi, Claudio; Marilley, Sophie; Vinciguerra, Laura

This world premiere recording is the second installment of the Poenitz cycle on Brilliant Classics presents works for solo voice, accompanied by harp(s) and harmonium....continue...
Recording information: Complesso Musicale di S. Croce, Umbertide - Perugia, It (10/05/2011-10/10/2011)....continue...

Wolf: Complete Music for String Quartet / Quartetto Prometeo

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Hugo Wolf: Quartet for Strings in D minor; Intermezzo for string quartet in E flat major; Serenade for String Quartet in G major "Italian Serenade"
Conductors:
Ensemble: Quartetto Prometeo

Hugo Wolf is best known today for his extraordinary and highly popular Lieder; his small body of compositions for orchestra and chamber ensemble are, sadly,...continue...
Recording information: Chiesa di San Rocco, Grignano Polesine, Rovigo, Italy (09/15/2011-09/17/2011)....continue...

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

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-05-29

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

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

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...

Prokofiev: Ballet Suites - Cinderella, The Stone Flower, Romeo & Juliet / Katz

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Cinderella Suite no 1, Op. 107; Wedding Suite, for orchestra, Op. 126 (from the ballet The Tale of the Stone Flower, Op. 118); Romeo and Juliet Suite no 2, Op. 64b
Conductors: Katz, Arnold
Ensemble: ; Novosibirsk Symphony Orchestra

The earliest of the ballets featured here is Romeo and Juliet, commissioned in the mid-1930s, soon after Prokofiev returned to the USSR from self-imposed exile....continue...
Recording information: 06/1997....continue...

Patrie! Duets from French Romantic Opera by Halevy, Saint-Saens, Kosice , Gounod / Thébault, Pruvot

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Fromental Halévy: Charles VI; Camille Saint-Saëns: Henry VIII; Jules Massenet: Eve; Le Mage; Charles Gounod: Polyeucte; Emile Paladilhe: Patrie!; Ambroise Thomas: Le Caïd
Performers: Pruvot, Pierre-Yves; Thébault, Hjördis
Conductors: Talpain, Didier
Ensemble: ; Kosice Philharmonic Orchestra

The keyboard sonatas of C.P.E. Bach (1714 - 1788) bear hallmarks of a composer who lived through a significant moment in musical history: he composed...continue...
Recording information: Slovak State Philharmonic Hall, Kosice, Slovakia (04/16/2010-04/18/2010)....continue...

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

6 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-04-24

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

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

Rachmaninov: Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom; Panteley the Healer / Valery Polyansky

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-03-27

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 31; O Mother of God vigilantly praying (Sacred concerto), motet for chorus, TN ii/61; Don Juan; Panteley the Healer
Conductors: Polyanskii, Valeri
Ensemble: ; Russian State Symphony Capella

This issue of the liturgy in 2CD format presents a fantastic opportunity to acquire this striking but largely neglected masterpiece that is a fine testament...continue...
Recording information: 2003....continue...

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

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-03-27

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Mendelssohn: Sacred Choral Works / Chamber Choir of Europe [8 CDs]

9 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Psaume 42; Psalm 95 ("Come Let us Sing"), for tenor, chorus & orchestra in E flat major, Op. 46; Psalm 98 ("Sing to the Lord"), for soloists, chorus, orchestra & organ in D major, ...
Performers: Allert, Lydia; Bittner, Anja; Bittner, Manfred; Duskova, Alice; Fischesser, Christof [Bass Vocals]; Heilmann, Heike; Holzle, Gerhard; Karl, Nathalie; Kremer, Annemarie; Labitzke, Petra; Leja, Alena; ...
Conductors: Matt, Nicol
Ensemble: ; Chamber Choir of Europe

A Jew who converted to Protestantism, Mendelssohn was a prolific composer of sacred music and made important studies of J.S Bach that were instrumental in...continue...

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...

Hugo Alfvén: Symphonies Nos. 1-5; Swedish Rhapsodies [Box Set]

5 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Hugo Alfvén: Swedish Rhapsody no 2, for orchestra ("Uppsalarapsodi"), Op. 24; Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 7, R24; Drapa, for orchestra ("In Memoriam King Oscar II"), Op. 27, R62; Revelation, c...
Performers: Ahnsjo, Claes-Hakan; Hogman, Christina
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

Hugo Alfvén remains one of the best-loved of Swedish Romantic composers. He was especially drawn to the possibilities of the orchestra, and considered his first...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...

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

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-10-25

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

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

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

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-10-25

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

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

Legendary Russian Pianists

25 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-09-27

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

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

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...

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...

Balakirev: Complete Piano Works / Alexander Paley, piano

6 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-07-26

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

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

Busoni: Fantasia Contrappuntistica; Seven Elegies / Sandro Ivo Bartoli, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Ferruccio Busoni: Fantasia contrappuntistica (I), for piano ("Edizione definitiva"), KiV 256; Elegien, suite of elegies (6) for piano, KiV 249; Berceuse, for piano (Elegies no 7), KiV 252
Performers: Bartoli, Sandro Ivo

The Italian virtuoso, Ferruccio Busoni, is mainly remembered for his magnificent, yet ferociously demanding works for piano. In this first CD of a planned series,...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium Enrico Caruso, Gran Teatro Giacomo Puccini, (03/11/2011-03/12/2011)....continue...