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FERDINAND RIES
Ries: Sonatas for Flute & Piano Laura Trapani (flute), |Rina Cellini (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 17/Jun/2022 ] Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838) was born in Bonn and moved to Vienna in 1801, where his life became closely related to that of Ludwig van Beethoven (also a native of Bonn…). Ries studied piano with him, copied his scores and was the interpreter of several... |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Madrigali, Libro VIII Le Nuove Musiche, Krun Koetsveld [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 3/Mar/2017 ] Claudio Monteverdi published his 8th book of madrigals in 1638, in a time when the opera as art form became steadily more popular. In order to add a theatrical character to his madrigals he named them "madrigali guerrieri e amorosi", madrigals of war... |
MONTEVERDI
Madrigali Libri I & II Le Nuove Musiche, Krijn Koetsveld [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 5/May/2017 ] The first two books of Madrigals by Monteverdi date from the period in which he lived and worked in his native town Cremona. They are sublime examples of the Prima Prattica, in which Recitation of the text came first, and affects were made audible by... |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Madrigals, Books III & IV Le Nuove Musiche, Krijn Koetsveld [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 22/Apr/2016 ] This new instalment of the Complete Madrigals cycle by Le Nuove Musiche presents the complete books 3 and 4. The 3rd and 4th book of Madrigals form a transition from the declamatory Renaissance style to a more expressive way of handling the... |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Frammenti Le Nuove Musiche, Krijn Koetsveld [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2023 ] Following the publication of the collection Parnassus Musicus Ferdinandaeus in 1615, all kinds of compiled collections of sacred music started to appear, often featuring music for smaller ensembles and of course, in the new early-Baroque style, music... |
RENE de BOUSSET
De Bousset: Cantates Spirituelles Le Tendre Amour [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 22/Apr/2013 ] "One can only be grateful that Le Tendre Amour has brought the oeuvre of de Bousset to our attention. the performances are in every way outstanding. These cantatas are very well-written." MusicWeb |
HANDEL
Handel - Complete Chamber Music (Incls the Flute & Recorder sonatas) (Rec 1991) L'Ecole d'Orphee [ Brilliant Classics / 6 CD - released 14/Aug/2005 ] "I have found the set to be most enjoyable throughout with no really weak or 'naff' sonatas or movements. I recommend this set to you with every confidence" (MusicWeb April 2004) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Evgeny Mravinsky: Historical Russian Archives (10 CD set) Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra / Evgeny Mravinsky [ Brilliant Classics / 10 CD Box Set - released 27/Apr/2008 ] A new addition to our popular series of historic Russian radio recordings: Evegeny Mravinsky. With no less than 10 CD's to demonstrate his great art. |
BRAHMS
Lieder Lenneke Ruiten (soprano) & Hans Adolfsen (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Apr/2013 ] Lenneke Ruiten is quickly establishing herself as one of the leading sopranos of her generation. |
RHENE-BATON
Rhene-Baton: Chamber Music for Piano and Strings Leonardo Micucci, Francesco Basanisi, Roberto Mansueto [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2019 ] Rhené-Baton (1879-1940, born as Rhené-Emmanuel Baton) was a key figure in the first half of 20th century Paris. A pianist, composer and orchestral conductor he led many world premieres of the time (among which works by Debussy and Ravel), he was... |
GARULLI
Complete Works for Guitar and Pianoforte (Rec 2002) Leopoldo Saracino (guitar) Massimo Palumbo (fortepiano) [ Brilliant Classics / 8 CD - released 16/Aug/2005 ] "The astonishingly mature playing of guitarist Leopoldo Saracino and pianist Massimo Palumbo are full of character in near faultless performances of works that are packed with quality and interest." (MusicWeb March 2004) |
SVIRIDOV / PART / TCHESNOKOV / MISKINIS / SCHNITTKE
Mysterious Nativity Les Métaboles, Léo Warynski [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 30/Nov/2014 ] This release is a celebration of modern sacred music, and, given how timeless the music sounds, it is astonishing to note that all the pieces were written between 1983 and 2011. |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Twelve Symphonic Poems for 2 pianos Leslie Howard (piano) & Mattia Ometto (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Sep/2018 ] The pre-eminent Lisztian of our day, Leslie Howard recorded every bar of the composer's music for solo piano during the 1990s and 2000s, including many items new to the catalogue. This new album forms a significant appendix to that edition. |
GAETANO DONIZETTI
Donizetti: Nuits d'été à Pausilippe Letizia Calandra (soprano), Fausto Tenzi (tenor), Ilario Nicotra (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Oct/2018 ] Donizetti was prolific in the field of vocal chamber music, to the extent that he almost rivalled Rossini. Nuits d'été à Pausillippe is an album of ariettas, romanzas, notturnos and duettinos published in 1836. The texts speak of four seasons and... |
CARLOS GUASTAVINO
Guastavino: Song Cycles Letizia Calandra (soprano), Marcos Madrigal (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 28/Aug/2020 ] Carlos Guastavino (1912-2000) was one of the most important and famous composers of 20th century Argentina. He wrote over 500 works, most of them songs for voice and piano. He chose his own, personal style, rooted in the Romantic period of the 19th... |
HASSE
Cantatas Volume 1 Lia Serafini (soprano) & Gabriella Martellacci (contralto) / Accademia del Ricercare, Pietro Busca (director) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] "Outstanding performances of some heretofore lost gems for voices lovingly coupled with instrumental works that are sure to please!" (MusicWeb April 2010) |
BERNARDO PASQUINI
Pasquini: L'ombra di solimano - Cantatas for Bass and Continuo Lisandro Abadie (bass) / Capella Tiberina, Alexandra Nigito (harpsichord) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 7/May/2022 ] Bernardo Pasquini (1637-1710) was an Italian composer of opera and church music. A renowned virtuoso keyboard player in his day he was one of the most important Italian composers for harpsichord and organ between Frescobaldi and Scarlatti. |
FRANCK / DEBUSSY
Violin Sonatas (with Tchaikovsky - Humoresque, etc) (Rec 2004) Liza Ferschtman (violin) Bas Verheijden (piano) [ Brilliant Classics SACD / SACD - released 18/Aug/2005 ] "This is quite a conventional programme with the Debussy acting as a foil for the meaty Franck and the Tchaikovsky occupying the sorbet-and-ice-cream end of the lyric meal. That's no bad way to showcase a young duo's talent - and this is a real duo... |
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ELGAR
Enigma Variations / Pomp & Circumstance Marches / Imperial March (with works by Holst, Bax & Walton) [recorded 1953] London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Malcolm Sargent [ Brilliant Classics Retrospective / 2 CD - released 20/Oct/2010 ] Throughout his life, Sir Malcolm Sargent was a passionate advocate of contemporary English music and he conducted a whole range of important first performances, including At the Boar's Head (1925) by Gustav Holst, Hugh the Drover (1924) Sir John in... |
KHACHATURIAN
Spartacus (highlights) / Gayaneh (highlights) Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, Yevgeny Svetlanov [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2014 ] Aram Khachaturian, 20th century Armenian composer, kept the Soviet authorities happy: his music is accessible, melodious, dramatic, folkloristic and glorifies the victory over evil forces. The ballet suites Spartacus and Gayane enjoy huge popularity,... |
