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JOSE ARRIOLA
Arriola: Orchestral Music Real Filharmonía de Galicia, Maximino Zumalave, with Joaquín Soriano (piano) & David Alonso (horn) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2018 ] These are the first-ever recordings of music composed by José (Pepito) Arriola, whose works are virtually unknown. Born in Betanzos in the northern Spanish region of Galicia in 1895, Arriola was a celebrated child prodigy known at the time as a... |
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OTTORINO RESPIGHI / GABRIEL FAURE / CESAR FRANCK
Alter Ego: Music for Flute and Piano by Respighi, Fauré & Franck Rebecca Taio (flute), Emanuel Silver (flute) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Aug/2023 ] Rebecca Taio's choice to programme these well-known pieces from the great repertoire for violin and piano has to do with the technical challenges they pose, both instrumentally and interpretatively. In the flautist's words: 'It's an incredibly... |
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HANDEL
Handel: Cantatas & Sonatas Recondita Armonia Ensemble [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 19/Aug/2016 ] During Handel's stay in Italy he was greatly influenced by the great vocal tradition of that country. He wrote a substantial quantity of Italian Cantatas, mini operas for one or more solo voices and instrumental ensemble. They are on secular... |
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ALEXANDER GUILMANT
Complete Organ Sonatas Adriano Falcioni (organ) [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 18/May/2015 ] Inspired by the great organ works of Cesar Franck the sonatas are impressive and substantial concert pieces, written in classical sonata style, but symphonic in scope and expression |
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CARL ORFF
Orff: Trionfi Regina Werner (soprano) & Eberhard Buchner (tenor) / Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzich, Herbert Kegel [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 18/May/2015 ] Orff's musical language is as raw, raucous and "vulgar" (in the literal sense of "of the people") as his texts: theatrical, blown-up and extravagant these works foreshadow the 20-th century pop culture, they certainly achieved the same popularity |
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WAGNER
Parsifal (complete opera recorded in 1975} René Kollo, Ulrik Cold, Gisela Schröter, Theo Adam, Reid Bunger / Rundfunk‐Sinfonie‐Orchester Leipzig, Herbert Kegel [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 22/Aug/2015 ] This reissue of the 1975 live recording of Wagner's Parsifal features a stellar cast: the great René Kollo in the title role, further Theo Adam, Gisela Schröter and Ulrik Cold, and the splendid Rundfunk‐Sinfonie‐ Orchester Leipzig, conducted by... |
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MENDELSSOHN
Incidental Music for Antigone, Athalia & Oedipus René Pape (bass) / Radio Symphonie-Orchester / Christoph Spering / Stefan Soltesz [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 30/Jun/2011 ] "Just think: some two hours and fifteen minutes of new and vintage Mendelssohn! The chamber music has enjoyed a great renaissance over the last decade or so. Now the theatrical Mendelssohn beckons. On this evidence these scores include much music of... |
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VARIOUS
Happy Christmas from Milan Renato Bruson / Montserrat Caballe / Montserrat Marti / Rossana Potenza [ Brilliant Classics / DVD ] |
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FRANCESCO MARIA ZUCCARI
Cello Sonatas Renato Criscuolo (baroque cello) / Mvsica Perdvta [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 10/Dec/2012 ] "this is an enterprising and skilful recording that should be of considerable interest to lovers of the cello and late-Baroque chamber music generally." (International Recording Review) |
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C. P. E. BACH
Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu Barbara Schlick, Christoph Prégardien, Paul Elliott & Stephen Varcoe / Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max (conductor) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2014 ] Wholly conforming to this new aesthetic is C.P.E. Bach's grandiose Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu, written during the composer's sojourn in Hamburg and which earned high recognition beyond this city during his lifetime. |
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MICHELANGELO ROSSI
Music for Organ and Harpsichord Riccardo Castagnetti (organ & harpsichord) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] Michelangelo Rossi lived from 1601 till 1656, and held during his life several important posts as court composer and musician (Rome, Modena). Rossi's "Toccate e correnti d'intavolaturad'organo e cimbalo" is his only published work, an important... |
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W. A. MOZART
Idomeneo, K366 Richard Lewis (Idomeneo), Léopold Simoneau (Idamante), Sena Jurinac (Ilia), Lucilla Udovich (Elettra) / Glyndebourne Festival Chorus and Orchestra, Si [ Brilliant Classics Opera Collection / 2 CD - released 8/Nov/2013 ] A classic performance of Idomeneo from 1956 Glyndebourne, conducted by Sir John Pritchard, featuring an excellent cast, with brilliant Sena Jurinac and formidable Leopold Simoneau. |
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ARCANGELO CORELLI
Corelli: Violin Sonatas Op.5 Rémy Baudet, Pieter-Jan Belder, Jaap ter Linden, Mike Fentross [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 13/Apr/2018 ] "Corelli has a nice ear and most delicate taste which led him to select the most pleasing harmonies and melodies and to construct the parts so as to produce the most delightful effect upon the ear", thus said Geminiani, contemporary of Arcangelo... |
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SCHUBERT
The Song Collection [6 CD set] Robert Holl (bass-baritone) Ellen van Lier (soprano) David Lutz, Konrad Richter, Naum Grubert (piano [ Brilliant Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 25/Feb/2015 ] Robert Holl is one of the foremost bass baritones of today. He has collaborated with the greatest conductors like Bernard Haitink, Eugen Jochum, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Claudio Abbado, and is equally active in opera as in Lieder. Particularly his... |
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W.A. MOZART
Apollo et Hyacinthus (complete opera) Robert Morvai (tenor), Antonia Bouerva (soprano), Anna Haase (soprano), Daniel Lager (alto) / European Chamber Soloists / Nicol Matt [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] This is a very recent recording of one of Mozart’s early operas. For this work 11 year old (!) Mozart used a story from Ovid’s Metamorphoses. The text by Father Widl is in Latin. |
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MENDELSSOHN
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Complete incidental music) Lynne Dawson, Susanne Mentzer, English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Jun/2012 ] Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate |
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ALPHONS DIEPENBROCK
Diepenbrock: Complete Songs Roberta Alexander (soprano), Jard van Nes mezzo (soprano), Christa Pfeiler (mezzo soprano), Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Robert Holl (bass/baritone). [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 22/Jan/2021 ] An all-star vocal line-up draws every nuance from the lush harmonies and word-setting of this late-Romantic Dutch master: the first time that his complete songs have been released in a single set. |
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J. S. BACH
Mass in B minor Roberta Invernizzi, Lynne Dawson (sops) Gloria Banditelli (mezzo) Christoph Prégardien (ten) Klaus Mertens (bass) / Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Jul/2012 ] This famous recording, licensed from the Swiss label Arts, is based on the Historically Informed Performance Practice, and presents the best voices in this field: Roberta Invernizzi, Lynn Dawson, Gloria Banditelli and Christoph Prégardien. |
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TELEMANN / MOLTER
Telemann & Molter Flute And Oboe Quartets Roberto De Franceschi (flute, oboe) / Camerata Bachiensis [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2018 ] Courtly chamber music in the Italian style from the birthplace of Bach, including several world-premiere recordings. Most prolific yet perennially underappreciated of composers, Telemann became Capellmeister of the court chapel in Eisenach,... |
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GIROLAMO FRESCOBALDI
Frescobaldi: Complete Keyboard Works Roberto Loreggian (organ & harpsichord) [ Brilliant Classics / 15 CD Box Set - released 1/Mar/2023 ] Definitive recordings by the leading Frescobaldi performer of our time, now more conveniently packaged than ever. In 2007, Roberto Loreggian embarked on a project that would see him record every published work by Girolamo Frescobaldi. Issued as a... |