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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.... |
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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... |
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SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphonies / Jazz Suites / Chamber music [3 CD] WDR Symphony Orchestra, Rudolf Barshai / National Symphony of Urkraine, Theore Kuchar / Edwar Auer, piano [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 20/Jun/2010 ] "No. 9: Magnificent; Shostakovich's subversive, Haydnesque wit and underlying anxiety is made perfectly plain; wonderful brass playing. No. 10: A lithe, lean, and dramatic reading, with powerful climaxes" (10/10 ClassicsToday) |
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J. S. BACH
J.S. Bach: Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach Yuan Sheng (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 11/Mar/2022 ] With almost 70 separate pieces across the 130 minutes of this generous collection, Yuan Sheng surveys a sometimes overlooked aspect of Bach's industry and genius, as both teacher and family man. |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
TCHAIKOVSKY: The Seasons Yuan Sheng (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Oct/2018 ] Yuan Sheng has a deep understanding and command of harpsichord and early pianos that has resulted in many well-received historically informed performances and recordings. In reviewing his all-Beethoven recital on an 1805 Kathönig piano, the Boston... |