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LUDWIG van BEEHOVEN
Beethoven - Piano Concertos Nos 3 & 5 'Emperor' Shoko Sugitani (piano) / Berliner Symphoniker, Gerard Oskamp [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 21/Oct/2008 ] |
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Sigiswald Kuijken
Mozart Don Giovanni [ BRILLIANT CLASSICS / 3 CD - released 2/Nov/2012 ] |
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OTTAVIO BARIOLLA
Bariolla: Ricercate for Organ Silva Manfrè (organ) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2022 ] Little is known about the life of Ottavio Bariolla, not even his birth and death dates. He was active in Milan of the 16th century and was a respected and notable organist and composer. In 1619 Paolo Morigi writes in La Nobiltà di Milano: 'The great... |
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FRANZ XAVER ANTON MURSCHHAUSER
Murschhauser: Prototypon Longo-Breve Organicum Silva Manfrè (organ) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 12/Apr/2023 ] Franz Xaver Murschhauser was born in the summer of 1663. In 1676 Murschhauser joined the choir and orchestra of St Peter's, where he benefited first from the tuition he received from the church's choir director Sigmund Auer and later, from 1684 to... |
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ALBINONI
Albinoni: 12 Cantatas for Soprano and Contralto Op.4 Silvia Frigato (soprano), Elena Biscuola (contralto) / L'Arte dell'Arco [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 12/Jul/2019 ] The 'other' Albinoni, revealed here as an accomplished composer for the voice in the tradition of the Venetian baroque. |
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ROSSINI
Ariettes Italiannes For Voice And Guitar Silvia Vajente (soprano) & Adriano Sebastiani (guitar) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 10/Feb/2015 ] The Ariettes Italiennes are 8 pieces taken from the Soirées Musicales, a collection of songs and arias written by the "pensioned" Rossini after his retirement as a highly successful opera composer. They are pure delight, each one written on a certain... |
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VIVALDI
L'estro Armonico: 12 Concertos Op 3 Federico Guglielmo (violin) / L'Arte Dell'Arco [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2014 ] After the iconic 'Le Quattro Stagioni', the collection of 12 violin concertos Op. 3, 'L'Estro Armonico' is the most popular and well known of all of Vivaldi's works. It is vintage Vivaldi: lively, exuberant and brilliant allegros, spun‐out cantilenas... |
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HELENE DE MONTGEROULT
De Montgeroult: Complete Piano Sonatas Simone El Oufir Pierini (fortepiano) [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 1/Aug/2023 ] Madame Hélène de Montgeroult (1764-1836) lived in a time when significant historical events were shaping France and Europe. Montgeroult's musical oeuvre is distinguished by its interpretive versatility. The collection of nine sonatas presented... |
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PAUL HINDEMITH
Hindemith: Complete Music For Piano Duo Simone Nocchi, Filippo Farinell (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 23/Jun/2022 ] This record contains the complete works for piano duo (piano 4-hands and 2 pianos) by Paul Hindemith (1895-1963). While Hindemith was foremost a violist, not a pianist, he knew his way around the piano, and this familiarity is reflected in his... |
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DIETRICH BUXTEHUDE
Buxtehude: Complete Harpsichord Music Simone Stella (harpsichord) [ Brilliant Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 30/Jan/2012 ] "you can hardly go wrong with Stella's performances which are very good. He uses the harpsichord well and explores its various stops, mostly in a convincing and stylistically appropriate manner." MusicWeb |
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BUXTEHUDE
Buxtehude - Complete Organ Music Simone Stella (organ) [ BRILLIANT CLASSICS / 6 CD Box Set - released 2/Nov/2012 ] The music of Dietrich Buxtehude has gained increased recognition and popularity over the last few years, not in the least due to the invaluable work of pioneers like Ton Koopman (Complete Buxtehude Edition) and others.The great Johann Sebastian Bach... |
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JOHANN PACHELBEL
Pachelbel: Complete Keyboard Music Simone Stella (harpsichord & organ) [ Brilliant Classics / 13 CD Box Set - released 1/Jan/2019 ] "..the organ used here has much greater possibilities in variety of tonal colours, and Stella uses it to fine effect in the many fugues and chorale variations." Choir & Organ |
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REINCKEN
Complete Harpsichord and Organ Music Simone Stella (harpsichord & organ) [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 9/Feb/2014 ] Brilliant Classics continues its survey of pre‐Bachian keyboard music with the complete keyboard works of Johann Adam Reincken. Reincken's style is rich and elaborate, full of invention and fantasy, requiring a virtuoso technique from the performer. |
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JOHANN GOTTFRIED WALTHER
Walther - Complete Organ Music Simone Stella (at the Francesco Zanin organ, 2006, Church of Sant'Antonio Abate, Padua) [ BRILLIANT CLASSICS / 12 CD Box Set - released 5/Dec/2015 ] "This is a splendid musical monument for one of the most important composers for the organ of the 18th century." MusicWeb Recording of the Month March 2018 |
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JOHN DOWLAND
Dowland: Songs for Soprano and Guitar Siphiwe McKenzie (soprano) & Riccardo Bini, Adriano Sebastiani (classical guitars) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 25/Sep/2016 ] This new recording uses the classical guitar as accompanying instrument, played by Adriano Sebastiani. The young soprano Siphiwe McKenzie was twice nominated by the prestigious magazine Opernwelt as "Young Singer of the Year". She sang in important... |
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VLADIMIR MARTYNOV
Martynov Edition The Sirin Choir, Alexei Lubimov, Opus Posth Ensemble, Tatiana Grindenko and others [ Brilliant Classics / 9 CD Box Set - released 7/Oct/2022 ] Vladimir Martynov (b. 1946) is one of the leading composers of the Russian avant-garde, an experimentalist of serial, minimalist and electronic music. His ethno-musicological studies into the folk music of Russia, his philosophical and religious... |
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FAURE / MAYR / BOCCHERINI / VERDI / PERGOLESI / HAYDN / LISZT / etc
Stabat Mater The Sixteen, The Bach Choir, Exultate Singers, Hungarian State Opera Chorus, Washington Chorus, etc [ Brilliant Classics / 14 CD Box Set - released 24/Feb/2017 ] The text of Stabat Mater Dolorosa, a hymn to the Virgin Mary, is attributed to Jacopo Todi (1230‐ 1306). It is a lamentation upon the tragic fate of Mary, bewailing the suffering and death of her son Jesus Christ at the cross. This outpouring of... |
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GIORGIO GENTILI
GENTILI: Trio Sonatas Op.1 Soavi Affetti [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 22/Jul/2016 ] |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Music for Francesco II D'Este Prince of Music Sofia Pezzi (soprano), Ettore Agati (countertenor) / Modena Barocca, Giovanni Paganelli (direction) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Nov/2020 ] Between 1674 and 1694 the duchy of Modena was ruled by the music-loving Francesco II d'Este: a period of rule that attracted musicians and singers from across northern Italy and farther afield. The music of the chapel was supervised by the duke... |
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BARTOK / GHENDINI / ROTA / HINDEMITH
Music For String Orchestra Solisti Aquilani, Flavio Scogna [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 22/Jul/2016 ] |