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LUIS VIERNE
12 Preludes, Solitude & Nocturne Muza Rubackyte (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 15/Aug/2015 ] It is no wonder that Louis Vierne (1870-1937), having been taught by César Franck and Widor, became a famous organist. As a composer...highly complicated counterpoint, chromatic harmonies and an exalted, spiritual atmosphere characterise his work |
BUSONI / CAETANI / CASELLA / EINAUDI / RESPIGHI etc
20th Century Italian Piano Music Various Artists [ Brilliant Classics / 20 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2016 ] The political and social turmoil of the early 20th century did nothing to slow the output of extraordinary piano music from Italy's great composers. From the lyricism of Italian opera to the bravura of the modernist movement, the piano works on these... |
SHOSTAKOVICH
24 Preludes & Fugues Muza Rubackyta (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2007 ] An exciting and brand new recording by Lithuanian pianist Mûza Rubackyté. To top up an almost overflowing vessel she performs the complete 24 preludes and fugues by Shostakovich on this CD. |
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,... |
SIMAKU / VORPSI / LARA / IBRAHIMI / HARAPI / ZADEJA
Albanian Piano music Marsida Koni (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2018 ] "Marsida Koni appears to be the ideal exponent for this music, equally at home in the nostalgic and romantic numbers, never reducing anything to mere sentimental schmaltz, and with a technique able to despatch those passages of Lisztian virtuosity" |
ALBENIZ
Iberia (complete); Suite Espagnole; Piano Sonata No. 5 in G-flat; other piano works (Rec 1968-1974) Esteban Sanchez (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 17/Aug/2005 ] "The small pieces are no less deliciously played. While the sonics are close-up and boxy, you still perceive Sánchez's extraordinary tonal genius and communicative immediacy. No Albéniz fan can afford to miss these amazing... |
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CHARLES-VALENTIN ALKAN
Alkan Edition [Piano, Organ & Chamber Music] Costantino Mastroprimiano, Mark Viner, Laurent Martin, Alan Weiss, Alessandro Deljavan, Costantino Mastroprimiano (pianos) / Trio Alkan, Kevin Bowyer [ Brilliant Classics / 13 CD Box Set - released 20/May/2018 ] "Two major pluses are the excellent contextual essay and the budget price. It's a steal." BBC Music |
CHARLES-VALENTIN ALKAN
Alkan: Solo Piano Music Costantino Mastroprimiano (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 19/Nov/2014 ] Charles‐Valentin Alkan was one of the most important pianists and piano composers of the 19th century, although he lived the largest part of his life in obscurity and seclusion. He was a close friend of Chopin (they were neighbours in Paris) and he... |
OTTORINO RESPIGHI / GABRIEL FAURE / CESAR FRANCK
Alter Ego: Music for Flute and Piano by Respighi, Fauré & Franck Rebecca Taio (flute), Emanuel Silver (flute) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2023 ] Rebecca Taio's choice to programme these well-known pieces from the great repertoire for violin and piano has to do with the technical challenges they pose, both instrumentally and interpretatively. In the flautist's words: 'It's an incredibly... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
American Music for Guitar & Piano Stefano Cardi (guitar), Enrico Pieranunzi (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Nov/2020 ] When they began playing together in 2017, Stefano Cardi and Enrico Pieranunzi went in search of repertoire which would harmonise with their disparate musical backgrounds, that of a classical guitarist with a passion for jazz and blues, and a jazz... |
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... |
LISZT
Angelus, Sacred Piano Music Irene Russo (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 24/Jun/2016 ] A beautiful concept: the "Religious Liszt", or piano music with a sacred inspiration. Franz Liszt, one of the most famous artists of the 19th century, with the status of a modern pop star, was a deeply religious man, in his later years he was... |
ARAM & KAREN KHACHATURIAN
Aram & Karen Khachaturian: Music for Violin and Piano Ruben Kosemyan (violin) & Natalya Mnatsakanyan (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/2018 ] A unique coupling on record of vibrant and impassioned chamber music by the uncleand-nephew Armenian composers. This delightful disc reminds us of the vital role played by the folk tradition in Armenian classical music, as well as the unrivalled... |
ANTON ARENSKY
Arensky: Piano Trios Trio Carducci [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2018 ] Two masterpieces of Russian romantic-era chamber music performed by a talented young Italian trio. The chamber music of Anton Arensky (1861-1906) embodies a happy and inspired synthesis of two contrasting sound-worlds: the peculiarly Russian... |
JOSE ARRIOLA
Arriola: Orchestral Music Real Filharmonía de Galicia, Maximino Zumalave, with Joaquín Soriano (piano) & David Alonso (horn) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2018 ] These are the first-ever recordings of music composed by José (Pepito) Arriola, whose works are virtually unknown. Born in Betanzos in the northern Spanish region of Galicia in 1895, Arriola was a celebrated child prodigy known at the time as a... |
BEETHOVEN / SCHUBERT / CHOPIN / LISZT / SCHUMANN
The Art of Geza Anda (recorded 1943 - 1966) Geza Anda (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2009 ] The great Hungarian pianist Géza Anda was born in Budapest in 1921, and studied with Dohnanyi, who provides a direct link to Brahms, and the great virtuoso composer pianist Eugen D'Albert. |
ARVO PART
Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel (LP) Benjamin Hudson (violin) Sebastian Klinger (cello) Jurgen Kruse (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / LP - released 1/Aug/2023 ] An LP reissue for a critically acclaimed best-seller of the Brilliant Classics catalogue, and an ideal introduction to the unique, meditative world of Arvo Pärt. The gentle piano arpeggios introducing Spiegel im Spiegel calm the pulse and invite... |
J. S. BACH / BUSONI
Bach-Busoni Complete Transcriptions Sandro Ivo Bartoli (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 23/Jun/2015 ] Ferruccio Busoni was a maestro Italian pianist who revolutionised piano transcription, truly bringing it into the modern era. |
DEVIENNE / DONIZETTI / BEETHOVEN
Bassoon Trios Massimo Data (bassoon), Mario Carbotta (flute) & Piero Barbareschi (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/May/2016 ] A delightful programme featuring the bassoon in duo and trio formation chamber music, centred around the substantial and neglected Bassoon Trio WoO37 by Beethoven. |
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" |
