Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas / Bart van Oort, piano5 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-11-13 Bart van Oort is one of today's foremost fortepiano players, and one who relishes the constant reinvention of works through restored period instruments and copied...continue... ![]() Shostakovich Edition Box Set [51 CDs]51 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-11-13 Shostakovich was ever the chronicler of the relationship between Russia and the Soviet Regime: his works told the tale from the bright and optimistic inception...continue... ![]() Ferdinand Rebay: Sonatas for Flute and Guitar / Gonsalo Noque, guitar; Maria Jose Belotto, flute1 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 majorPerformers: 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... ![]() Jonathan Goldstein: Cyclorama / Balanescu Quartet and Ensemble1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-11-13 Works: Jonathan Goldstein: Reverie for ensemble; Notturno for ensemble; Everywhere, for piano & ensemble; Cras amet, for voice & ensemble; Crystals, for ensemble; Elegy for ensemble; Etude for cello no 1; E...Performers: Davidson, Grace; Holland, Nicholas; Pearson, James Conductors: Goldstein, Jonathan Ensemble: Balanescu Ensemble Jonathan Goldstein is an award-winning composer of music for film, TV, and advertising. This, his first album, is a ranging view of his instrumental works...continue... Recording information: St. Jude's-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London....continue... ![]() Carols from Kings / Stephen Cleobury, King's College Choir1 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... ![]() 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... ![]() Latin American Classics - works by Fernandez, Ginastera, Hung, Marquez, Revueltas et al. / Kuchar1 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... ![]() Mozart: Don Giovanni / Werner van Mechelen, Elena Vink, Nancy Argenta, Christina Hogman. Kuijken3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-10-30 Conductors: Kuijken, SigiswaldEnsemble: La Petite Bande No serious opera collection is complete without Don Giovanni, one of the most popular and performed operas in history and to this day. This CD...continue... ![]() The Boccherini Edition / Parisii Quartet; Petersen Quartet; Ensemble Claviere, Lajos Lencses [37 CDs]37 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-10-30 Conductors: Erxleben, Michael; Brozi, EnricoEnsemble: Accademia I Filarmonici de Verona; New Berlin Chamber Orchestra The average music lover knows only one piece by Boccherini: the famous Menuet. And inded it is quintessential Boccherini, elegant, charming, sweetly melodic, warm, and...continue... ![]() La Monarcha - 17th century music from the Spanish territories / Erik Bosgraaf, Izhar Elias, Alessandro pianu1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-10-30 Works: Andrea Falconieri: Corriente dicha la cuella; La suave melodia y su corrente; Il Rosso Brando; Contrente detta l'avellina; Il Spiritillo Brando; Alemana dicha la Villega, for guitar, theorbo & lute; ...Conductors: Ensemble: Cordevento American Record Guide, March / April 2013 The program is tied together with the guitar as the central instrument - naturally. The notes give quite a...continue... Recording information: Kruiskerk, Bergum, The Netherlands (09/01/2011-09/03/2011). Includes repicavan las campanillas (e. moulinié) / repicava by various composers....continue... ![]() Oistrakh Trio Plays Russian Piano Trios - works by Glinka, Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov3 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... ![]() Tchaikovsky: The Oprichnik / Vassily Savenko, Elena Lassoskaya, Vladimir Ognovenko, Vsevolod Grivnov. Rozhdestvensky3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-10-30 Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, GennadyEnsemble: Orchestra del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari This live recording of one of Tchaikovsky's least known operas, in fact his earliest surviving complete opera, is bursting with full-blooded Russian voices that spin...continue... ![]() Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 7, 9 & 10; The Bolt and Michelangelo suites3 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... ![]() 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, piano1 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 joyeusePerformers: Vacatello, Mariangela The exciting young Italian pianist Mariangela Vacatello is a renowned Liszt specialist, turning now to a no less complex but perhaps more elliptical aesthetic with...continue... Recording information: Perugia (01/07/2012/05/04/2012)....continue... ![]() Beethoven: Complete Violin Sonatas / Kristof Barati, violin; Klara Wurtz, piano [4 CDs]4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-10-30 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in D major, Op. 12 no 1; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 12; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in E flat major, Op. 12 no 3; Son...Performers: Baráti, Kristóf; Würtz, Klára "Sonatas for piano with violin" was the way Beethoven initially thought of these works, and indeed the earliest of the sonatas reflect that attitude. But...continue... Recording information: Ferenc Liszt Concert Hall, Pécs, Hungary (2011-11-03_2011-11-09&2012-)....continue... ![]() Sviatoslav Richter plays Beethoven: Sonatas nos 3, 4, 17, 18, 27, 28, 30, 31 & 32; Concerto no 33 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-10-30 Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 27 in E minor, Op. 90; Sonata for Piano no 30 in E major, Op. 109; Sonata for Piano no 31 in A flat major, Op. 110; Sonata for Piano no 32 in C minor, Op. 11...Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav Conductors: Sanderling, Kurt Ensemble: ; Moscow Youth Symphony Orchestra The hardworking Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter is said to have given more concerts than any other pianist of the 20th century, due in part to...continue... Recording information: 1952-??-??&1965-??-??&1972-....continue... ![]() Maria Yudina plays Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Liszt / Maria Yudina, piano [3 CDs]3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-10-30 Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903; Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869; Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 3 in E major, BWV 1016; Franz Liszt: Preludes...Performers: Kozolupova, Marina; Yudina, Maria Maria Yudina was one of the great pianists of 20th Century Russia, and one of the few artists openly opposed to the Soviet regime of...continue... Recording information: 1948-1958....continue... ![]() Nielsen: Complete Symphonies / Theodore Kuchar3 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... ![]() Bach: Complete Orchestral Suites (4) / Consort of London1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-09-25 Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 1 in C major, BWV 1066; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Suite for Orchestra no 4 in D major, BWV 1069Conductors: Clark, Robert Haydon Ensemble: Consort of London One of the few complete recordings of the four orchestral suites on one CD, Bach's rich and varied approach to orchestration comes to the fore,...continue... Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (1990)....continue... ![]() In festo angelorum - A journey through Spanish, Portuguese & Italian Baroque sacred music / Monica Piccinini, soprano; Manuel Vilas, Spanish baroque harp1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-09-25 Works: Giovanni Maria Pagliardi: Ad'arma, ad bella, motet; Jose de Vaquedano: Matribus suis dixerunt, lamentation; Fabrizio Fontana: Ricercare for keyboard no 11; Domenico Mazzocchi: Amar a Dios por Dios, m...Performers: Piccinini, Monica A delightful recording of the intimate, yet powerful combination of soprano and baroque harp, in a journey through Spanish, Portuguese and Italian Baroque music, Dramatic...continue... Recording information: San Vincente de Pombeiro, Lugo (07/2008)....continue... ![]() Francesco Mancini: 12 Recorder Concertos / Corina Marti, recorder; Capella Tiberina2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-09-25 Works: Francesco Mancini: Recorder Concerto no 8 in C minor; Recorder Concerto no 5 in G major; Recorder Concerto no 19 in E minor; Recorder Concerto no 20 in C minor; Recorder Concerto no 18 in F major; Re...Performers: Marti, Corina; Nigito, Alexandra Conductors: Nigito, Alexandra Ensemble: Capella Tiberina Neapolitan musician Francesco Mancini was a leading light in his city's culture of composition and education. His modern reputation largely rests on his recorder sonatas....continue... Recording information: Chiesa di Sant'Isidoro a Capo le Case, Rome (04/07/2011); I Musicanti Studio, Rome, Italy (04/07/2011); Chiesa di Sant'Isidoro a Capo le Case, Rome (05/04/2011-05/07/2011); I Mu...continue... ![]() Bach: Sacred Choral Music - The Passions; B Minor Mass; Easter Oratorio; Christmas Oratorio10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-09-25 Conductors:Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort; Choirs of Jesus College; Choirs of King's College; Coro della Radio Svizzera Lugano; Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca; Trompetensemble Pfeiffer This set brings together the five large scale choral works which marked Bach as one of the greatest creative geniuses of mankind: Matthäus and Johannes...continue... ![]() Salve Regina del Signor Monteverdi - Newly discovered pieces by Monteverdi and Frescobaldi / Il Pegaso; Maurizio Croci, organ1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-09-25 Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Regina Caeli, motet for 3 voices & organ; Salve Regina (III), for 3 voices (from Selva morale e spirituale), SV 285; Salve Regina, motet for tenor, SV 327; Selva morale e spiritua...Performers: Croci, Maurizio Conductors: Ensemble: Il Pegaso Claudio Monteverdi and Girolamo Frescobaldi were two of the most influential musical figures in 17th century Italy. This new recording celebrates the influence that these...continue... Recording information: Basilica of the Holy Trinity, Bern (02/21/2012-02/23/2012)....continue... ![]() Robert Schumann: Complete Secular Choral Works / Studio Vocale Karlsruhe4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-09-25 Works: Robert Schumann: Songs (3) for solo voices & piano, Op. 29; Part songs (4/5) for mixed voices, Op. 59; Lieder (6), Op. 33; Part songs (5) for mixed voices, Op. 55; Beim Abschied zu singen, for chorus...Performers: Chung, Locky; Hoppe, Gesa; Lampert, Christian; Lampert, Daniel; Schneider, Gundula; Witoschynskyj, Ira Maria Conductors: Pfaff, Werner; Engelbrecht, Bernd Ensemble: ; Renner Ensembles Regensburg During Schumann's troubled life, the composer came relatively late to writing choral music. Inspired by nature and poetry, his secular choral works reveal a fascinating...continue... Recording information: Baden-Baden & Regensburg....continue... ![]() Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232 / Invernizzi, Banditelli, Fasolis, Dawson, Pregardien2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-09-25 Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232Conductors: Fasolis, Diego Ensemble: Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca The importance of Bach's B Minor Mass is difficult to over-estimate: some consider it the most quintessential work of Bach, a summing up of his...continue... Recording information: Cattedrale di San Lorenzo, Lugano, Switzerland (06/03/1997)....continue... ![]() Vivaldi: Complete Chamber Concertos / Stefano Bagliano, recorder; Collegium Pro Musica3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-09-25 Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto, for recorder, oboe, 2 violins & continuo in C major, RV 87; Chamber Concerto, for flute, oboe, violin, bassoon & continuo in G minor, RV 107; Chamber Concerto in D ...Conductors: Ensemble: Collegium Pro Musica One of music's most frequently performed composers; this charming release explores Vivaldi's cultivation of the chamber concerto. With acclaimed period ensemble Collegium Pro Musica's sensitive...continue... Recording information: Oratorio di S. Rocco, Grignano Polesine, Rovigo, Italy....continue... ![]() The Rimsky-Korsakov Edition [25 CDs]25 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-09-25 Conductors: Tjeknavorian, Loris; Butt, Yandani; Mravinsky, Evgeny; Chistiakov, Andrey; Angelov, StoyanEnsemble: Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra; Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra; Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra Detailing the works of one of Russia's greatest masters and full of fine, often authentically Russian performances, this fascinating 25-CD release is guaranteed to provide...continue... ![]() Adam: Giselle, ballet (Highlights) / Neville Marriner1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-09-25 Works: Adolphe Adam: GiselleConductors: Marriner, Sir Neville Ensemble: ; Academy of St Martin in the Fields Premiered in 1841, Adolphe Adam's Giselle stands as one of the most important French dance creations, a rare masterpiece of lyric theatre that is particularly...continue... Recording information: Church of St. Jude on the Hill, London, England (11/21/1994-11/23/1994)....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... ![]() Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6 / Musica Amphion2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-09-25 Works: Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6/1; Concerto Grosso in F major, Op. 6/2; Corelli - Concerto Grosso pt. 1; Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6/4; Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Concert...Performers: Belder, Pieter-Jan Conductors: Belder, Pieter-Jan; Ensemble: Musica Amphion Arcangelo Corelli was nothing less than a musical pioneer, a champion of the violin's potential as a solo instrument and an immense influence on the...continue... Personnel: Hank Heyink (archlute). Recording information: 2004....continue... ![]() Haydn: The Seasons / Helen Donath, Adalbert Kraus, Kurt Widmer / Wolfgang Gonnenwein4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-09-25 Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: The Seasons; The Creation, H 21 no 2Performers: Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Kraus, Adalbert; Widmer, Kurt Conductors: Gönnenwein, Wolfgang Ensemble: ; Suddeutches Madrigalchor Joseph Haydn was not only a prolific orchestral and chamber music writer, but also a fine vocal composer who produced many songs during his extensive...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 quartetPerformers: 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... ![]() Albert Roussel: Promenade Sentimentale, Complete Piano Music / Emanuele Torquati, piano
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