ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: String Quartet No. 3 / Piano Quintet Daniel Quartet & Klara Wurtz (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 22/Feb/2014 ] This new recording presents two of Schumann's best and most famous chamber music works. |
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... |
CARL MARIA von WEBER
Weber: Symphonies, Overtures & Concertos Emma Johnson (clarinet) Peter Rösel (piano) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, English Chamber Orchestra, Staatskapelle Dresden, Neville Marriner [ Brilliant Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 26/Aug/2013 ] Carl Maria von Weber is a name that is often cited with regard to the bridge between Classicism and Romanticism, and yet how many works of his is it possible to name? |
FEDERICO MOMPOU
Mompou: Complete solo piano works (Rec 1974) Federico Mompou (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 17/Aug/2005 ] "These classic recordings, licensed from Ensayo, always will be treasured by those who enjoy Federico Mompou's haunting and hermetic style." (ClassicsToday 10/8 for performance and sound) |
CZERNY / DEBUSSY / HELLER / GLASS / CAGE / BORTKIEWICZ / RACHMANINOV / etc
Virtuoso Piano Etudes Fred Oldenburg, Alessandro Marangoni, Jan Vermeulen (piano), Zlata Chochieva, Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy, Peter Frankl, Jeroen van Veen (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 22 CD Box Set - released 1/Feb/2019 ] This monumental set dedicated to the Virtuoso Piano Étude offers a rewarding opportunity to witness two centuries in the evolution of masterpieces for the study of the piano. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3 (Complete) Gyorgy Pauk (violin) & Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] By the time Brahms published his first violin sonata during the remarkably fertile period of the Second Symphony and the violin concerto, he had probably written and abandoned as many as four earlier violin sonatas. |
GRIEG
Lyrische Stucke [Lyric Suites] Hakon Austbo (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 10/Mar/2009 ] "Anyone who has heard the Norwegian pianist's Naxos recordings of Scriabin and Messiaen (will) be taken aback by his mastery of atmosphere and colour‚ evident as early as his breathtaking restatements in the Arietta from Op 12‚ the first piece in... |
ARVO PART
Spiegel Im Spiegel Benjamin Hudson (violin/viola), Sebastian Klinger (cello) & Jürgen Kruse (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 19/Apr/2010 ] These days Estonian composer Arvo Pärt is mainly associated with his later works. Born in 1935 he wrote 'avant-garde' works at first. In the nineteen seventies he increasingly found his inspiration in medieval religious music, both western and... |
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. |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorák: Complete Piano Music Inna Poroshina (piano) [ Brilliant Classics Quintessence / 5 CD Box Set - released 22/Jan/2021 ] Gramophone Magazine Re-issue of the Month - March 2011 |
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 |
MAX RICHTER
Richter: Solo Piano Music Jeroen van Veen (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Jan/2017 ] Having made a gradual switch during the 15 years since his first album was published from electronica to instrumental variations on ambient and minimalism, Max Richter is among the most commercially successful composers of our time. This album of his... |
SIMEON TEN HOLT
Incantatie IV: for three pianos Jeroen van Veen (piano), Sandra van Veen (piano) & Tamara Rumiantsev (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/2014 ] According to pianist Jeroen van Veen performing this work is like "looking at the sea: all the time there are changes in colour, radiance, and momentum, never an exact repetition". |
ERIK SATIE
Satie: Complete Piano Music Jeroen van Veen (piano) with Sandra Van Veen (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 9 CD Box Set - released 20/Apr/2016 ] This set contains the complete music for piano by Erik Satie, including the works for 4 hands. |
RYUICHI SAKAMOTO
Sakamoto: For Mr Lawrence - Piano Music; Jeroen van Veen (piano) with Sandra van Veen (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 2/Sep/2019 ] "This is an interesting and enjoyable set. I would not recommend that you sit down and listen to the whole set at once...this was an enjoyable listen. Brilliant Classics should be applauded for bringing us such a comprehensive set as this." MusicWeb |
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... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Piano Trios, String Quintet, String Quartets Klavertrio Amsterdam / Brandis Quartet [ Brilliant Classics Quintessence / 5 CD Box Set - released 25/Sep/2020 ] "I really admire these heartfelt accounts for their warm expressiveness and sumptuous textures." MusicWeb [Quartets] |
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. |
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... |
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.... |