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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 |
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FRANCK
Piano Works Muza Rubackyte (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Jun/2008 ] "An artist of phenomenal powers who must counted among the most gifted pianists of our time" (Fanfare Magazine) |
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FRANCO MARGOLA / GIORGIO FEDERICO GHEDINI / VITTORIO RIETI
Margola/Ghedini/Rieti: Piano Trios Mythos Trio [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 14/Jan/2022 ] This recording features rarely performed musical works by three renowned 20th-century Italian composers: Franco Margola, Giorgio Federico Ghedini and Vittorio Rieti. |
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VIERNE
Spleens et Détresses Op.38, Piano Quintet Op.42 Mūza Rubackytė (piano), Anaïk Morel (mezzo‐soprano), Terpsycordes Quartet [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 6/May/2016 ] Louis Vierne (1870‐1937), having been taught by César Franck and Widor, became a famous organist. His most important post was that of the Notre Dame in Paris, where he was celebrated for his improvisations. As a composer indulged in the... |
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RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Complete Songs Natalia Gerasimova (soprano), Marina Choutova (mezzosoprano), Alexei Martinov (tenor), Mikhail Lanskoi (baritone), Sergei Baikov (bass) [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 20/Feb/2010 ] Some rarely heard repertoire by this much-loved composer who exerted a powerful influence over Stravinsky, and with whom Respighi studied orchestration. |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Jazz and Ballet Suites / Film Music for Hamlet and The Gadfly National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Theodore Kuchar [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 14/Aug/2005 ] "Bargain basement prices for this three CD set from Brilliant but the performances are anything but bargain basement. Crisp, clean, vital and engaged they are consistently bracing though the repertoire, it's true, demands nothing less." |
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BRAHMS
Symphonies Nos 3 & 4 Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap Van Zweden [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 21/Oct/2008 ] Johannes Brahms really admired the symphonies by Beethoven. So much so that he did not finish his first symphony until after his 40th birthday. Three more symphonies followed. The last two of these are given glowing performances here by the... |
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HUMMEL / DUSSEK / ONSLOW
Piano Quintets Nepomuk Fortepiano Quintet [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 10/May/2008 ] Hummel, Onslow and Dussek: maybe you have not heard of any of them. But looking at their dates of these 'small masters' one may notice their common denominator - all comtemporaries of Beethoven. |
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FERDINAND RIES / FRANZ LIMMER
Nepomuk Forte Quintet play Ries and Limmer Nepomuk Forte Quintet [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 12/Jan/2004 ] |
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CRAMER / DUSSEK / HUMMEL / LIMMER / ONSLOW / RIES / SCHUBERT
Romantic Piano Quintets Nepomuk Fortepiano Quintet [ Brilliant Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 10/Jul/2012 ] "This four-disc set provides listeners with a fantastic introduction to the Romantic piano quintet, showcasing lesser-known gems of the genre, alongside a few more recognisable offerings." |
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BRAHMS
The Collection: Six CD set (Incls Piano Concerto no 2, Symphonies & Ein Deutsches Requiem) Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra / Berliner Symphoniker / London Symphony Orchestra / Karl Leister (clarinet) [ Brilliant Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 8/May/2008 ] Enjoy Johannes Brahms' symphonies 3 and 4, the 2nd piano concerto, the violin and double concertos, Hungarian dances (version for orchestra), the 'German' Requiem and the Clarinet quintet. |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Complete Symphonies & Serenades Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden [ Brilliant Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 25/Sep/2020 ] "This is an unfailingly warm-hearted, full-blooded Brahmsian sound and seems to represent a genuine attempt at redirecting the modern symphony orchestra towards the sort of sound-mix Brahms himself is likely to have heard." MusicWeb |
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CÉSAR FRANCK
Franck: Rédemption The Netherlands Radio Choir, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Jean Fournet [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 28/Aug/2020 ] César Franck described his Rédemption as a "Poème-symphonie", a hybrid work in which choral parts and solo arias are interspersed with spoken recitative (often omitted in modern performances as they are in this recording) and including a purely... |
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JCF BACH
3 Symphonies Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum Leipzig, Burkhard Glaetzner [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 15/Apr/2015 ] Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach's symphonies pre‐shadow those of Joseph Haydn, and offer delightful Early‐Classical orchestral music of high quality and entertainment. |
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JAPPELLI / CAMPOGRANDE / CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO
Music for Guitar & Choir: Jappelli, Campogrande & Castelnuovo-Tedesco; Nicolò Spera (guitar) / St. Martin's Chamber Choir [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 10/Apr/2020 ] A pair of world-premiere recordings on a unique collection of works conceived for an unusual, highly-appealing combination of musicians. The technical challenging of balancing a choir singing at full volume and a guitar, renowned for its gentle... |
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Carlo Galante, Lowell Liebermann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piccolo Concertos Nicola Mazzanti (keef piccolo) Alessandro Visintini nagahara mini Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano and Trento Marco Angius conductor [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/2016 ] On this unique and diverse recording, three contemporary concertante works for piccolo and orchestra are coupled with an arrangement of Mozart's Oboe Quartet with the solo wind part exchanged for its treble cousin. Liebermann (b.1961) has... |
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PFITZNER
Palestrina (Complete Opera - 1973 recording) Nicolai Gedda, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Helen Donath, Brigitte Fassbaender / Tolzer Knabenchor & Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunk [ Brilliant Classics Opera Collection / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Apr/2009 ] 'It is that sense of communion established by the conductor and orchestra that above all makes this a recorded performance to cherish.' Gramophone, 1974 |
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RACHMANINOV
Etudes-Tableaux / Preludes Nikolai Lugansky, Marietta Petkova (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 12/Apr/2008 ] All the best Rachmaninov piano music on one specially priced triple CD set. |
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RACHMANINOV
The Collection: Six CD set (Incls Piano Concertos, Vespers & Etudes-Tableaux) Nikolai Lugansky (piano) John Lill (piano) / National Choir of Ukraine Dumka / Russian State Symphony Orchestra / Valeri Polyansky [ Brilliant Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 30/Apr/2008 ] Sergey Rachmaninoff was the ultimate romantic composer. Being a pianist himself he had a special affinity with the piano. Listen to his 4 piano concertos, the Paganini Rhapsody and two Études tableaux. Also on these CD's the Vespers, The Isle of the... |
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RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Golden Cockerel (complete opera) Nikolai Stoilov, Lyubomir Borourov, Emil Ugrinov / Sofia National Orchestra, Dimiter Manolov [ Brilliant Classics Opera Collection / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2013 ] Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky‐Korsakov showed musical promise as a child, but the pursuit of a Naval career meant that much of his grounding in musical theory was gained in between various tours of duty. |