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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... |
GIORGIO GENTILI
GENTILI: Trio Sonatas Op.1 Soavi Affetti [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 22/Jul/2016 ] |
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... |
BARTOK / GHENDINI / ROTA / HINDEMITH
Music For String Orchestra Solisti Aquilani, Flavio Scogna [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 22/Jul/2016 ] |
SWEELINCK / BUXTEHUDE / BACH
St. Laurens Church Alkmaar St. Laurens Church Alkmaar Organ / Piet Kee (organ) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Aug/2007 ] According to many music lovers The Netherlands are an ‘organ paradise’. There are a large number of churches housing a multitude of historic organs. The organ built by Schnitger at the St. Laurens Church in Alkmaar is internationally famous. As is... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Opera Overtures, Choruses and Duets Staatskapelle Berlin, Dresdner Philharmoniker, Staatsoperette Dresden, Berliner Staatsoper, etc [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 15/Jun/2019 ] The ultimate starter's kit for the aspiring opera lover: a generous selection of highlights from famous operas: Overtures, Duets and Choruses by Verdi, Wagner, Donizetti, Gounod, Bizet, Mozart, Smetana, Lortzing, Suppé, Strauss, Nicolai, Mascagni,... |
ANTONIN DVOARK
Dvořák: Complete Symphonies Staatskapelle Berlin, Otmar Suitner [ Brilliant Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 4/Oct/2019 ] In this complete edition of the Dvorák Symphonies, Otmar Suitner unites in an exemplary way the various characteristics of his conducting - formal awareness, idiomatic familiarity and an always onward-pressing, unsentimental temperament. |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Complete Symphonies & Rosamunde Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Blomstedt, Willi Boskovsky [ Brilliant Classics Quintessence / 5 CD Box Set - released 4/Oct/2019 ] "The playing of the Staatskapelle Dresden is quite excellent, with fine work from the strings and commendable clarity of wind textures. This may be "big-band" Schubert, but never once did I sense a heaviness to the ensemble." (MusicWeb) |
GERALDINE MUCHA
Mucha: Chamber Music Stamic Quartet, Prague Wind Quintet, Patricia Goodson (piano), Vliém Veverka (oboe), Jan Machat (flute) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 22/Jan/2021 ] World premiere recordings, reviving the individual voice and fine craftsmanship of a forgotten English-Czech composer writing in the middle of the last century. |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Complete String Quartets Stamitz Quartet [ Brilliant Classics / 10 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2017 ] "9/9, warmth and richness, highly rewarding" ClassicsToday |
BEDRICH SMETANA
Smetana Collection Stamitz Quartet, Joachim Trio, Roberto Plano (piano), Antonin Kubalek (piano) Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, Staatskapelle Dresden, Theodore Kuchar [ Brilliant Classics / 8 CD - released 1/May/2023 ] Bedřich Smetana was a Czech composer born in Bohemia and later became a national symbol of Czech culture. Smetana's musical style was influenced by Czech folk music, classical traditions and romanticism. He is best known for his cycle of six... |
ALKAN
Piano Works Stanley Hoogland & Alan Weiss (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] Adventurous piano Music of the composer in whose presence even Franz Liszt was afraid to play. Piano music ranging from the miniaturist to the gigantic. |
SERGEI BORTKIEWICZ
Bortkiewicz: Piano Concertos Nos 2 & 3 Stefan Doniga (piano) / Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra, David Porcelijn [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 26/May/2018 ] "Stefan Doniga drives the music onward fearlessly and make the best possible case for both works" (Gramophone). |
FRIEDRICH GERNSHEIM
Gernsheim: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-4 Stefan Kirpal (violin) & Andreas Kirpal (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Jul/2012 ] "Spanning his entire musical career, the 2-disc set traverses youthful promise, energetic virtuosity, yearning beauty, and mature, masterful control of artistic means" |
TOMASO ALBINONI
Albinoni: Complete violin and oboe concertos Stefan Schilli (oboe) / Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra under Nicol Matt [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 12/Dec/2005 ] "There is an abundance of enticing music, well performed by all the soloists. The orchestral sound is beautifully blended and well recorded." (MusicWeb) |
ALBINONI / BELLINI / HANDEL / BACH FAMILY / MOZART / TELEMANN / VIVALDI / etc
Oboe Concertos Stefan Schilli, Pier Luigi Fabretti, Andrius Puskunigis, Anthony Camden, Julia Girdwood, Anna Starr, etc (oboes) / Various orchestras [ Brilliant Classics / 12 CD Box Set - released 16/Jan/2017 ] "There is an abundance of enticing music, well performed by all the soloists. The orchestral sound is beautifully blended and well recorded." (MusicWeb on the Albinoni) |
GIACOMO GOTIFREDO FERRARI
Ferrari: Sonatas & Balletti Stefania Neonato (fortepiano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 23/Mar/2018 ] Like many of his compatriots Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari (1763‐1842) finally settled in London, where he moved in the aristocratic circles, a sought‐after teacher and performer. Ferrari's keyboard works represent a synthesis of the styles circulating... |
DVORAK
Stabat Mater / Serenade for Strings Stefania Woytowicz (soprano), Vera Soukupová (alto), Ivo Zídek (tenor) Kim Borg (bass) / Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Vaclav Smetácek [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Dec/2010 ] "Kubelik does the [Serenade] very beautifully." (Gramophone) |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Complete cantatas Vol 1 Stefanie True (soprano), Contrasto Armonico, Marco Vitale / Valentina Varriale (soprano), Mvsica Perdvta, Renato Criscuolo / etc [ Brilliant Classics / 14 CD Box Set - released 4/Aug/2017 ] This set presents an extensive collection of works which George Frideric Handel wrote during his short but astoundingly fruitful stay in Italy. Here he met the great composers of the day, imbuing the rich Italian style. |
GIOVANNI SAMMARTINI
Sammartini: Recorder concertos & sonatas Stefano Bagliano (recorder & conductor) / collegium Pro Musica [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2011 ] "A bountifully filled disc of splendid music in first-rate performances … memorable melodies and imaginative harmonies." (MusicWeb July 2011) |
