TELEMANN
Ino Cantata Dramatic Barbara Schlick (soprano) / Music Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 31/Aug/2009 ] Of all the composers who witnessed the widespread blossoming of the arts in the middle of the 18th century, it was Georg Philipp Telemann who responded the most enthusiastically to each new phase of musical development. In his last works in... |
TRADITIONAL
Georgi Robev Russisch-Orthodoxe Weihnachtschore [Chants for Christmas] Boris Christoff (Bass) Choir Of The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Angel Popkonstantinov / Bulgarian National Choir Svetoslav Obretenov [ BRILLIANT CLASSICS / CD - released 28/Feb/2009 ] RUSSISCH-ORTHODOXEN WEIHNACHTSCHÖRE Russian Orthodox Chants for Christmas |
HANDEL
Handel Jubilee set Various artists incls Academy of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, Lynne Dawson, John Mark Ainsley, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Brandenburg Consort [ Brilliant Classics Masterworks / 10 CD - released 16/Dec/2006 ] Handel highlights must contain the Music for the Royal Fireworks, and the Water Music. In this set a large helping of concerti grossi (3 CD’s) and some flute concertos are added. The oratorio Israel in Egypt is combined with the Messiah and the... |
J. S. BACH
Bach Masterworks [Brandenburg Concertos, Violin Concertos, Goldberg Variations, etc] Various artists incls musica Amphion, Camerata Antonio Luco, Netherlands Bach Ensemble, Ton Koopman (organ), Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord) [ Brilliant Classics / 10 CD Box Set - released 10/Jun/2010 ] Bach is here represented by some of his major works. This set contains a brand new and exciting recording of the complete Brandenburg Concertos played on period instruments by Musica Amphion. |
DVORAK
Dvorak Jubilee set Various artists incls Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Walter Susskind, Ruggiero Ricci (violin) [ Brilliant Classics Masterworks / 10 CD - released 16/Dec/2006 ] All composers are represented by some of their best known works. Also included are some pieces one might not expect. Performances are by prominent musicians. Some of the recordings were made as recent as only a few months ago. |
TELEMANN
Telemann Jubilee set Various artists incls Wiener Academie, Martin Haselback, English Chamber Orchestra, Thomas Indermahle, Kurpfalzisches Kammerorchester Mannheim [ Brilliant Classics Masterworks / 10 CD - released 16/Dec/2006 ] 4 CD's of this set are taken up by Telemann's Tafelmusik. Most enjoyable recordings by Musica Amphion under Pieter-Jan Belder on period instruments. In addition there are several discs with concertos for flute, trumpets, oboe etc. Two more discs are... |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi Edition Various artists including Federico Guglielmo, Jaap ter Linden, Rinaldo Alessandrini, Federico Maria Sardelli, Pieter Jan Leusink [ Brilliant Classics / 66 CD Box Set - released 30/Nov/2014 ] This release draws attention to the diversity of his oeuvre, starting with his instrumental music and moving on to feature his sacred cantatas and operas. It is the most comprehensive edition of Vivaldi's music yet |
W.A. MOZART
The Best of Mozart (Incls 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusic' & 'Le Nozze Di Figaro' overture) Various artists including La Petite Bande, Mozart Academie Amsterdam, Karl Leister (clarinet) etc [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 23/Apr/2006 ] This double CD offers a very mixed bag of some of Mozart's loveliest compositions: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Requiem, the Jupiter Symphony, Ave Verum and the Clarinet Concerto. |
ALKAN / BEETHOVEN / HUMMEL / MENDELSSOHN / SCHNITTKE / VIVALDI / etc
Cello Sonatas Edition various cellists from the vast Brillian Classics catalogue [ Brilliant Classics / 33 CD Box Set - released 10/Apr/2020 ] This set offers an extensive anthology of Cello Sonata on 33 CDs. The deep resonant and eloquent sound of the cello is able to express the widest spectrum of human emotions, from intimately whispering, mournfully lamenting to passionately singing. |
C.P.E. BACH / BENDA / MOZART / DANZI / TELEMANN / VIVALDI / etc
Flute Concertos [10 CD set special price] Various flautists including Andras Adorjan, Erik Bosgraaf, Ingrid Dingfelder, Peter-Lukas Graf, Marc Grauwels, etc [ Brilliant Classics / 10 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2010 ] A brilliant collect of the famous and not so famous flute concertos from the world's most accomplished musicians - all at a super special price. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven Complete Edition (85 CDs) Various performers, conductors & orchestras [ Brilliant Classics / CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2017 ] The ONLY Complete Beethoven Edition available! With the addition of some brand new recordings (Piano Variations) and featuring the iconic Alfred Brendel in the Piano Concertos. |
C. P. E. BACH
The best of C.P.E. Bach Various performers from the vast Brilliant Classics catalogue [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Feb/2015 ] This set brings together the best of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, a composer who achieved considerable renown in his own lifetime. The two discs reveal that C.P.E. composed in practically every genre except opera. |
ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI
Scarlatti Collection Various performers from the vast Brilliant Classics catalogue [ Brilliant Classics / 30 CD - released 26/Jan/2018 ] The first serious Edition of one of the most important but still neglected Italian Baroque composers: Alessandro Scarlatti, founder of the Neapolitan School, and a great influence on composers after him. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
TOP50 Classical Chillout Tunes Various soloists and instrumentalists [ Brilliant Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 10/Feb/2013 ] 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 classics in a relaxed and "cool" atmosphere, where music is part of their lifestyle. |
MARIN / Del VADO / PARADES / DURON
Vea Yo Los Ojos Bellos: Music From The Time Of Cervantes Victor Sordo Vicente (tenor), Luz y Norte [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 24/Feb/2017 ] This fascinating programme is a homage to the literary genius from Madrid, Miguel Cervantes, on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of his death. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Tretiakov Edition: various violin concertos, chamber music and solo pieces Viktor Tretiakov (violin) with various orchestras and accompanists [ Brilliant Classics / 10 CD - released 28/Nov/2006 ] Viktor Tretiakov is a prominent Russian violinist who won the Tchaikovsky International Competition at 20 in 1966. Somehow his fame in the Western world has not equalled that of some of his fellow countrymen playing the violin. |
BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Concerto Nos 1 & 2 Vincenzo Maltempo, Mitteleuropa Orchestra [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 25/May/2018 ] Crowning the very summit of the piano concerto literature are the two examples by Brahms, posing as stern a test of technique, temperament and poetic feeling to the interpreter now as they did when they were composed over a century and a half ago.... |
GIOVANNI BATTISTA VIOTTI
Viotti: Flute Quartets Op.22 Viotti Quartet [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 10/Apr/2020 ] Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755-1824) was one of the leading Italian violin virtuosos in the period between Tartini and Paganini. |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Orchestral Suites Viruosi Saxoniae, Ludwig Guttler [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Apr/2015 ] Can one ever tire of the dancing inspiration that animates these four portmanteau collections which have delighted both serious and casual listeners ever since Bach compiled them for use in social occasions as the 30-something Kapellmeister at the... |
FERDINAND RIES
Ries: Clarinet Trio & Sonatas Vlad Weverbergh (clarinet), Jadranka Gasparovic (cello), Vasily Ilisavsky (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2023 ] Ferdinand Ries may still be known almost exclusively to the musical world as Beethoven's friend, pupil, secretary and first biographer, but Brilliant Classics have done much to broaden our understanding of this significant figure in the Vienna of the... |