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TELEMANN
Cantatas from the Harmonische Gottesdienst Ingrid Schmithasen (soprano) Klaus Mertens (baritone) / Il Concertino Kaln [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 26/Apr/2007 ] Telemann was a full contemporary of J.S. Bach and wrote a massive 1034 cantatas. They include the 3 complete year cycles of the Harmonische Gottes-Dienst (Harmonious Divine Worship). |
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DVORAK
Complete Works For Piano Duet (Incls Slavonic Dances) (Rec 1989-90) Ingryd Thorson and Julian Thurber (pianos) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 14/Aug/2005 ] "the fact remains that this ridiculously cheap Brilliant box gives us consistently generous performances, idiomatically played, of music that moves irresistibly through the bloodstream infusing the body with its infectious brio." (MusicWeb Oct 2004) |
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RAVEL
Complete works for piano duet Ingryd Thorson, Julian Thurber (pianos) with David Gardiner (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Feb/2011 ] "These performances from Denmark are all affectionate and notably intelligent and they are powerfully yet pleasingly recorded. The culmination of this set is a fine account of that terrifying masterpiece La valse. Recommended." (Gramophone) |
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DVORAK
Complete Piano Works Inna Poroshina (piano) [ Brilliant Classics Piano Library / 5 CD Box Set - released 6/Dec/2010 ] Gramophone Magazine Re-issue of the Month - March 2011 |
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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 |
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PIETRO MASCAGNI
Messa di Gloria Iorio Zennaro, Pietro Spagnoli, Alberto Galletti / Ensemble Seicentonovecento, Flavio Colusso [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] "From the same period as Cavalleria Rusticana, and just as lusty in places, Mascagni's mass is certainly worth hearing. Playing and singing are idiomatic, if fuzzily executed in places." (BBC Music) |
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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... |
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CHARLES DIEUPART
Dieupart: Six Sonatas For A Flute With A Thorough Bass Isabel Favilla (recorder), Giulio Quirici (theorbo), Roberto Alonso Álvarez (cello) & João Rival (harpsichord) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2018 ] Little is known about the life of Charles (or François, as he sometimes called himself..) Dieupart. The first mention of his name was as founder of the Opera Season at the Queen's Theatre of Haymarket. He was much sought after as a harpsichord and... |
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CHARLES DIEUPART
Dieupart: Six Sonatas For A Flute With A Thorough Bass Isabel Favilla (recorder), Giulio Quirici (theorbo), Roberto Alonso Álvarez (cello) & João Rival (harpsichord) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2018 ] Little is known about the life of Charles (or François, as he sometimes called himself..) Dieupart. The first mention of his name was as founder of the Opera Season at the Queen's Theatre of Haymarket. He was much sought after as a harpsichord and... |
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ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Complete Masses / Te Deum Isabelle Müller-Kant (sop) Daniel Sans (ten) Eibe Möhlmann (mezzo) Christof Fischesser (bass) / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Heinz Rögner [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 20/Apr/2013 ] Described and caricatured as an eccentric and even as a late developer, Anton Bruckner, born in Linz, Austria, in 1824, is today considered one of the greatest late‐ Romantic composers. Famed for his symphonies - grand, epic creations that are... |
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C.P.E. BACH
Chamber Music for Clarinet Italian Classical Consort, Luigi Magistrelli (clarinet/director) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 12/Jun/2016 ] The Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, the most famous and influential son of the great Johann Sebastian, was one of the first composers to give a prominent role to the clarinet as solo and chamber music instrument. |
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RICCARDO MALIPIERO
Malipiero: Chamber Music Italian Rest Ensemble [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 10/Mar/2020 ] Riccardo Malipiero (1914-2003) was an Italian composer, pianist, critic and music educator. He studied at the Milan and Turin Conservatory, later he pursued further studies with his uncle Gian Francesco Malipiero. |
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ROSSINI
Semiramide (Highlights From the Opera Arranged for Solo Guitar by Mauro Giuliani) Izhar Elias (guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 15/Jun/2009 ] Izhar Elias was born in Amsterdam in 1977, and has been praised for his 'fantastic musicality, highly developed sense of style, elegance and allure' jury of the International Tromp Music Competition, The Netherlands. |
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FRANCESCO CORBETTA
Corbetta: La Guitarre Royalle Izhar Elias (baroque guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2018 ] Francesco Corbetta: the JS Bach of the guitar? A bold claim, but one made with passion by the guitarist Izhar Elias in his own booklet essay for this ground-breaking new album. |
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VIVALDI
Cello Sonatas (complete) Jaap ter Linden (cello) lars Ulrik mortensen (harpsichord) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Mar/2009 ] A major new release by one of the leading cellists in the field of "Early Music", Jaap ter Linden, seconded by a no lesser celebrity in this scene, Lars Ulrik Mortensen. |
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SCHUBERT
Complete works for Violin and Piano (Rec 1989) Jaime Laredo (violin) Stephanie Brown (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 14/Aug/2005 ] "I do think Laredo and Brown more than worth a listen. It's good to see their set reissued in this inexpensive and musicianly box." (MusicWeb May 2004) |
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JOAQUIN TURINA
Complete Guitar Music Jan Depreter (guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] This release presents the complete music for clarinet and piano by Ferruccio Busoni. The works Joaquin Turina is one of Spain's foremost romantic composers, receiving his rightful stature next to the giants Albeniz and Granados. Turina left a... |
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J.S BACH
J. S. Bach: Klavierbüchlein für Anna-Magdalena Bach Jan Depreter (guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 28/Aug/2020 ] This new recording contains the transcriptions for guitar that guitarist Jan Depreter made of the second Notenbüchlein für Anna-Magdalena Bach (1725). Depreter about this project: "While this selection of little musical gemstones is probably best... |
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W.A. MOZART
Serenades & Divertimenti for Wind Instruments (Rec 2001) Jan Jansen (clarinet &basset horn) Johan Steinmann (bassoon) Henk de Graaf (clarinet) Remco de Vries (oboe) Jos Buurman (horn) and others [ Brilliant Classics Mozart Edition Vol 3 / 7 CD Box Set - released 14/Aug/2005 ] "This is another set which, for its price, is truly a bargain. While not all of the works are truly interesting, the performances are excellent. Those buying the complete set will not be disappointed, but others who are not really aficionados of this... |
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RESPIGHI
Trittico Botticelliano / Aretusa / Lauda per la Nativita del Signore / etc Janet Baker (mezzo) / City of London Sinfonia / Rchard Hickox [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] Respighi studied orchestration with Rimsky Korsakov, another master of the orchestra, and his use of the orchestral palate was a huge influence on the young Italian. |