|
FRANZ LEHAR
Lehar: Der Zarewitsch (Highlights) Rudolf Schock, Pelz von Felinau, Renate Holm, Karl-Ernst Mercker / Berlin Symphony, Berlin Opera Choir, Robert Stolz [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 19/Apr/1994 ] Very rare recording |
|
GEORG FRIEDRICH FUCHS
Fuchs: Clarinet Chamber Music Luigi Magistrelli (clarinet), Italian Classical Consort [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 13/Jun/2021 ] |
|
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Messiah (complete oratorio recorded in 1994)) Lynne Dawson, John Mark Ainsley, Alastair Miles / Choir of King's College, Cambridge / Brandenburg Consort / Stephen Cleobury [ Brilliant Classics DVD / DVD - released 20/May/2000 ] "John Mark Ainsley makes an admirable tenor soloist, with a combination of a lovely sense of line and certain muscularity. Hilary Summers is quite a cool alto soloist, her wonderfully straight tone suits Handel's music well." MusicWeb |
|
DRUCKENMULLER / ZEYHOLD / ZINCK / BRUHNS / ANONYMOUS
Das Husumer Orgelbuch Von 1758 Manuel Tomadin [Schnitger organ (1721) of the Sint‐Michaëlskerk in Zwolle / Hinsz organ (1733) of Leens, Netherlands] [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 8/Aug/2016 ] Italian organist Manuel Tomadin is an enthusiastic advocate of music of this period, having recently released a CD of the complete organ works of Druckenmüller alongside Daniel Erich and Georg Wilhelm Dietrich Saxer. |
|
J. S. BACH
J.S. Bach: Harmonic Seasons Manuel Tomadin (organ) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 24/Jan/2020 ] For this uniquely compiled new recording of Bach's organ works, the Italian organist Manuel Tomadin devised a concept of organising music by the four seasons. There are 12 pieces on the album, opening with the vaulting arpeggios of the G major... |
|
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.... |
|
MATTHIAS WECKMANN
Weckmann: Complete Organ Music Matteo Venturini (organ) [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 14/Feb/2020 ] "On all three CDs, Matteo Venturini proves himself to be an assured and perceptive guide through this enriching and deeply satisfying music. ...I don't believe that any organ lover who invests in this fine issue will be disappointed by it." MusicWeb |
|
Michele Benuzzi
GALLES: Sonatas for harpsichord [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 22/Jul/2016 ] |
|
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Complete Symphonies Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra / Radio Filharmonisch Orkest Holland / Jaap van Zweden [ BRILLIANT CLASSICS / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2011 ] "here's not a weak link here: every performance is full of life and sections that can be problematic are triumphantly successful...van Zweden is consistently inspiring and imaginative." (International Record Review) |
|
MIKHAIL IVANOVICH GLINKA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Glinka: Ivan Susanin [A Life for the Tsar] (complete opera recorded in 1986) Nicola Ghiuselev, Elena Stoyanova, Hristina Angelakova / Sofia National Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Ivan Marinov [ Brilliant Classics Opera Collection / 3 CD Box Set - released 11/Sep/2011 ] "In the title role we hear one of the foremost basses of the second half of the 20th century, Nicola Ghiuselev. ...he gives a rounded and deeply moving portrait of the folk hero Ivan Susanin." MusicWeb |
|
MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Arrangements for Wind Quintet The Orlando Quartet [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/2013 ] A sheer delight: arrangements for wind ensemble of three of Ravel's masterpieces! Ravel himself was an avid arranger/transcriber of his own music, a master orchestrator, with an incredible ear for timbre and colour. A real treat therefore to... |
|
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 |
|
CARL MARIA von WEBER
Weber: Complete Songs for Voice and Guitar Patrizia Cigna (soprano), Adriano Sebastiani (guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 26/Jan/2018 ] Carl Maria von Weber (1786‐1826) holds his place in music history as the founder of the German Romantic Opera, embracing German culture of folk song and a strong feeling of nature. His influence was enormous, he was an inspiration for many composers,... |
|
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. |
|
Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord/virginal/organ)
Byrd: Complete Harpsichord and Organ Music [ Brilliant Classics / 9 CD Box Set - released 3/Nov/2023 ] Byrd's vocal works would have assured him a place in history as the greatest English composer of his generation. Yet he was also the outstanding composer of his time in the realm of instrumental music - indeed, probably the first musician to achieve... |
|
J. S. BACH
Bach: Famous Concertos [Includes 'Brandenburg Concertos'] Thomas Zehetmair (violin), Amsterdam Bach Soloists / Pieter-Jan Belder, Musica Amphion / Erik Bosgraaf, Ensemble Cordevento [ Brilliant Classics Quintessence / 5 CD Box Set - released 22/Jan/2021 ] "This is a most rewarding reissue. Even those lovers of baroque music who usually avoid modern instrument performances, should consider this disc at budget price." (MusicWeb Sept 2013 Violin Concertos) |
|
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Cantatas BWV95, BWV101, BWV124, & BWV127 Ruth Holton, Knut Schoch, Sytse Buwalda, Bas Ramselaar, etc / Holland Boys Choir, Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] The Bach's Cantatas have secured their place in the canon of human creations of eternal value. In no other oeuvre one finds the expression of all universal human emotions, from utter grief to extatic joy, from turbulant drama to serene... |
|
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Cantatas BWV114, BWV57 & BWV155 Ruth Holton, Knut Schoch, Sytse Buwalda, Bas Ramselaar / Holland Boys Choir, Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] The Bach's Cantatas have secured their place in the canon of human creations of eternal value. In no other oeuvre one finds the expression of all universal human emotions, from utter grief to extatic joy, from turbulant drama to serene... |
|
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Cantatas BWV146, BWV28 & BWV48 Ruth Holton, Marjon Strijk, Sytse Buwalda, Bas Ramselaar, etc / Holland Boys Choir, Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] The Bach's Cantatas have secured their place in the canon of human creations of eternal value. In no other oeuvre one finds the expression of all universal human emotions, from utter grief to extatic joy, from turbulant drama to serene... |
|
J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Cantatas BWV92, BWV54 & BWV44 Ruth Holton, Sytse Buwalda, Bas Ramselaar, Knut Schoch / Holland Boys Choir, Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] "Pieter Jan Leusink, artistic director of the Cantatas project, managed somehow, against all odds, to create a true best-seller out of what is arguably some of the finest music in the western world." MusicWeb |