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NIKOLAI MEDTNER
Medtner: Incantation, Complete Songs, Vol. 1 Ekaterina Levental (mezzo-soprano), Frank Peters (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 28/Aug/2020 ] Medtner's legacy for solo piano is now widely esteemed alongside Rachmaninov and other giants of the Russian 'silver age': melodists to their core, romantics at heart, yet rigorous craftsmen to their fingertips, who took their muse seriously and... |
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NIKOLAI MEDTNER
Medtner: Angel - Complete Songs, Vol. 3 Ekaterina Levental (mezzo-soprano), Frank Peters (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 14/Jan/2022 ] Anybody who has entered into the cosmos of Medtner's music, and especially of his songs, will be aware of its introvert, secretive, sometimes even hermetic character. |
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JOHN ADAMS
Adams: Piano Music (LP) Jeroen van Veen (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / LP - released 19/Jan/2024 ] The LP version of a highly successful CD issue of the complete piano music by John Adams (born 1947). "Minimalism, but not as you know it", thus described The Guardian the John Adams' music. John Adams is active in almost every musical genre,... |
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DEBUSSY / FRANCK / RAVEL
French Violin Sonatas Shlomo Mintz (violin) & Yefim Bronfman (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon/ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/May/2010 ] "Taking into account the very engaging recording quality of this issue, the marvellously finished performances and the generously well-conceived coupling, I have no real hesitation in recommending this new disc." (Gramophone) |
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ALFREDO CASELLA
Casella: Complete Music for Cello and Piano Andrea Favalessa (cello) Maria Semeraro (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2014 ] Casella was, if it isn't a contradiction in terms, a kind of neoclassical Romantic; of sufficient pianistic skill that he was admitted to the Paris Conservatoire at the age of 13 and thus perhaps escaped from the pressure to plough the furrow of... |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Choral Works & Folksongs [6 CD set plus CD Rom] Chamber Choir of Europe. Nicol Matt. with Jargen Meier, piano, and Martina Schrott, harp / Amadeus Choir [ Brilliant Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 20/Nov/2011 ] Brahms's choral music ranges from the severe magnificence of the Fest- und Gedenk-sprüche to the ravishing opulence of the Op.17 Songs for female voices, horns and harp. Brahms conducted amateur choirs throughout his professional life, both as a... |
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ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
Glazunov: Music for Piano 4-hands and 2 Pianos Duo Datteri Lenconi [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 8/May/2022 ] Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936) was one of the most important Russian romantic composers, but he didn't belong to the "Mighty Handful" or "The Five", whose strongly nationalistic tendencies he respected, but did not embrace. |
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ILDEBRANDO PIZZETTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Pizzetti: Complete Piano Works Giancarlo Simonacci (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] "The two discs are very well played by Giancarlo Simonacci, who proves a worthy exponent, and presents three premiere recordings." MusicWeb |
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EDVARD GRIEG
Grieg: Complete Lyric Pieces, Piano Music Håkon Austbø (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 4/Oct/2019 ] "..all of Disc 5's small, relatively inconsequential miniatures turn into gems by virtue of Austbo's innate charm and subtle use of tone color. You won't find a better Grieg piano music bargain anywhere on the planet." ClassicsToday |
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LEOPOLD KOZELUCH
Kozeluch: Complete Sonatas for Piano 4-hands Ilario Gregoletto, Marius Bartoccini (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 25/Feb/2022 ] The recent Kozeluch revival, featuring recordings of his solo, chamber and orchestral music, has demonstrated his status as one of the most important figures in the whole of Viennese Classicism. |
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LOUISE FARRENC
Farrenc: Music for Violin & Piano Italian Rest Ensemble [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 24/Sep/2021 ] Louise Farrenc was one of the first successful female composers in 19th century France. Born in a family of high artistic activity, she became an accomplished pianist (having had lessons with Moscheles and Hummel), eventually holding a professorship |
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LUDOVICO EINAUDI
Einaudi: Waves - The Piano Collection Jeroen van Veen (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 7 CD Box Set - released 20/Apr/2015 ] Ludovico Einaudi may well become the "Satie of the 21‐st century". His minimalist, deceptively simple piano works reach a massive audience well beyond the strict boundaries of traditional classical music. |
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RACHMANINOV / SCHUMANN / LISZT / SCHUBERT / CHOPIN / DEBUSSY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Klara Wuertz Plays Romantic Piano Klara Wuertz (piano) / National Symphony Orchestra of the Ukraine, Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] Through her many recordings for Brilliant Classics Hungarian/Dutch pianist Klára Würtz established herself firmly as one of the more exciting pianists of the younger generation. Her playing radiates with energy, brilliance and warmth, not only laying... |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas Klára Würtz (piano) [ Brilliant Classics Quintessence / 5 CD Box Set - released 4/Oct/2019 ] Mozart's piano sonatas date from 1773 until 1788 - a period in which his style matured at a truly remarkable rate. The earliest sonatas are very much in the galant style of W.F and CPE Bach, and in places Scarlatti's influence can be detected. |
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KUHLAU
Kuhlau: Complete Sonatas for Flute & Piano Maria Caturelli (flute), Michele Tozzetti (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 13/Aug/2021 ] Friedrich Kuhlau was born in Hannover, but as a student he went to Denmark, where he stayed the rest of his life, becoming an important national composer. · Kuhlau was a near contemporary of Beethoven, and his style shares elements of that genius.... |
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JOHN FIELD
Field: Complete Piano Concertos Paolo Restani (piano) / Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice, Marco Guidarini [ Brilliant Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2009 ] "A bargain for all fans of John Field's influential Piano Concertos" Gramophone |
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CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach, (C.P.E.): Sonaten für Kenner und Liebhaber Pieter Jan Belder (fortepiano and clavichord) [ Brilliant Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2013 ] Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, the most famous son of the great Johann Sebastian, created his own individual style, in which freedom of expression was the keyword. |
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SIMEON TEN HOLT
Canto Ostinato XXL Sandra & Jeroen van Veen (piano duo), Elizabeth & Marcel Bergmann (piano duo) & Aart Bergwerff (organ) [ Brilliant Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 14/Aug/2005 ] Canto Ostinato by Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt is becoming one of the most important, iconic, and most frequently performed piece of Minimal Music of our time. This particular performance is the longest ever, lasting more than 4 hours. It uses... |
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KARG-ELERT
Complete Music for Flute Sara Ligas (flute) Elisa Marroni (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2015 ] Sigfried Karg-Elert (1877-1933) is best remembered for his organ works, and more specifically, for the harmonium. His dense, chromatic and complex counterpoint and rich late romantic harmonies put him next to his compatriot Max Reger. This set... |
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BRUNO WALTER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Walter: Lieder - Complete Recording Susanne Winter (soprano) Christian Hilz (baritone) & Katia Bouscarrut (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / BR Klassik / CD - released 20/Oct/2009 ] A first recording, and a most valuable one. Bruno Walter is far better known as a conductor, one of the most persuasive of the last century, whose personal knowledge of Mahler made him an instinctive interpreter of the composer's music. |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Complete Variations Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2017 ] Being a talented pianist Brahms often improvised on the instrument. From the extensive body of works written for the piano by Brahms, Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy has chosen all five sets of variations. This music shows the composer in all his different... |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOFF
Rachmaninoff: Complete Piano Music Zlata Chochieva, Lukas Geniušas, Alexander Gavrylyuk, Nikolai Lugansky, Alexander Ghindin, Elisa Tomellini [ Brilliant Classics / 8 CD Box Set - released 12/Mar/2021 ] This 8-CD set contains the works for piano solo by Sergei Rachmaninoff, 20-th century romantic, one of the greatest pianists of all time himself. |
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LEONE SINIGAGLIA
Sinigaglia: Music for Violin and Piano Alessandra Génot (violin), Massimiliano Génot (piano) & Carlo Negro (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 10/Dec/2015 ] Leone Sinigaglia (1868 ‐ 1944) was a cosmopolitan intellectual, who lived in Germany, Tchechoslowakia, where he formed close friendships with Johannes Brahms and Antonin Dvořák respectively. Of Jewish origin he died under Nazi terror in his native... |
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RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Kashchey the Immortal (complete opera) Alexander Arkhipov, Irina Zhurina, Nina Terentieva, Vladislav Verestnikov / Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra & Yurlov Academic Choir, Andrey Chistiakov [ Brilliant Classics Opera Collection / CD - released 22/Jul/2013 ] By 1901 Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov had already been a professor at the St Petersburg Conservatory for thirty years and had achieved considerable renown as a composer. |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Complete Music for Cello & Piano Alexander Ivashkin (cello) Andrew Zolinsky (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Jan/2014 ] This set contains the complete music for cello solo, cello and piano and offers a world premiere, the cello sonata in A major, a charming piece in Schubertian style, written by the 13‐year old Benjamin. Britten's friendship with the great Russian... |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV / SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninoff & Prokofiev: Cello Sonatas Alexander Russakovsky (cello) & Amber Shay Nicholson (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 22/Feb/2016 ] This new recording (recorded in 2012) brings together two great, but altogether different 20th century Cello Sonatas from Russia: the gorgeous and deeply romantic cello sonata by Rachmaninoff, of near‐symphonic proportions, and the cello sonata by... |
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MUSSORGSKY
Pictures at an Exhibition (piano version) [with Tchaikovsky - The Seasons] Alexander Warenberg (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] |
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MUSSORGSKY
Pictures at an Exhibition Alexander Warenberg (piano) / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Igor Markevitch [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 30/Nov/2014 ] Ravel's orchestration of Pictures, performed with freshness and vision by Markevitch and the Leipzig Gewandhaus. |
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BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonatas Nos. 8, 14 & 23 [recorded 1962-64] Alfred Brendel (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] 'The playing is very deeply committed, very intense, but never ponderously philosophical' Gramophone |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano variations and Bagatelles Alfred Brendel (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 14/Dec/2006 ] A truly historic document: some 40 years ago Alfred Brendel recorded Beethoven's Bagatellen and Piano variations. Here the eminent pianist already showed his idiosyncratic self. Some people consider his playing dull; others find it refreshingly... |
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CARL HEINRICH REINECKE
Reinecke: Complete Cello Sonatas Ana Turkalj (cello), Aleck Carratta (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2022 ] The fundamentally Romantic idiom of Carl Reinecke coexists with the twilight of the 19th century and the dawn of the 20th century. He was a precocious and prolific composer, who wrote music from an early age after his birth in the North German town... |
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ANTONIO BAZZINI
Bazzini: Complete Opera Transcriptions Anca Vasile Caraman (violin) & Alessandro Trebeschi (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2018 ] "The playing of Anca Vasile Caraman and Alessandro Trebeschi is very good. There is a real sense of enjoyment in their performance, especially in the way that they bring out the differing characters of the operas, their composers and that of Bazzini" |
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GLASS / KANCHELI / TUUR
Music for Violin & Piano Andrea Cortesi (violin) Marco Ventur (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] The reissue of one of the gems from the famous VOX catalogue: the complete Saint-Saëns Piano Concertos played by Gabriel Tacchino and the Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg, conducted by maitre Louis de Froment. |
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GIYA KANCHELI
Miniatures for Violin and Piano Andrea Cortesi (violin) & Marco Venturi (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2016 ] Any album of music by the Georgian composer Giya Kancheli is eagerly awaited by a wide audience receptive to his particular, post-Soviet voice, which has touched the hearts and minds of many thousands of listeners through his music for both film and... |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Violin Sonatas Andrea Cortesi (violin) & Marco Venturi (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 22/Feb/2016 ] These wonderful violin sonatas, written a few years before his death in an asylum, belie the dictum that "Schumann started as a genius, and ended as a talent". These are works by a passionate genius, highly original, full of feverish energy,... |
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RICHARD STRAUSS / LUDWIG THUILLE
R. Strauss & Thuille: Cello Sonatas Andrea Favalessa (cello) & Maria Semeraro (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 24/Feb/2017 ] Between Richard Strauss and Ludwig Thuille (born in 1864 and 1861 respectively) existed a strong friendship and mutual respect. Their two youthful cello sonatas share the same idiom: passionate and lateromantic soaring themes, a profound lyricism and... |
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MARCO lo MUSCIO
Andrea Padova plays lo Muscio Andrea Padova (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 12/Jul/2019 ] Born in 1971, Marco lo Muscio is an organist, pianist and composer who has performed on the great organs of Europe and the US. His own music been performed by the likes of Christopher Herrick, Thomas Trotter and David Briggs. This album focuses on... |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto Nos. 2 & 3 Anna Federova (piano) / Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, Laërcio Diniz & Gerard Oskamp [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 12/Apr/2024 ] The Ukrainian pianist Anna Fedorova is renowned for her playing of Rachmaninoff, and in particular the four concertos which she has performed across the world. She made these recordings in 2014, at a relatively early stage in her career. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Short Cuts: 50 Piano Pieces Antonio Ballista (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 4/Dec/2020 ] A special and intriguing concept: ultra-short (one minute plus) piano pieces by 50 composers, encompassing 3 centuries, starting with Rameau and ending with Sciarrino, Crumb, Ligeti and Berio. Much can be said with few words, and so much can be... |
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GRIEG
Peer Gynt Suites / Lyric Pieces Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Mark Ermler / Håkon Austbø (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/May/2015 ] The composer Edvard Grieg was at the forefront of a flourishing of creativity that took place in Scandinavian culture in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, alongside his contemporaries, Nielsen and Sibelius. His imagination was particularly... |