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W. A. MOZART
La Betulia liberata, K118 Baltazar Zúñiga, Elena Biscuola, Angela Bucci / Coro e Orchestra dell'Oficina Musicum [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2013 ] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is considered one of the most influential composers of all time. The child prodigy would become the author of some of today's best loved instrumental works, and a true king of sung drama. La Betulia liberata KV118/74c, the... |
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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings, Op. 48 / etc Baltic Chamber Orchestra, Emmanuel Leducq-Barôme conductor [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 13/May/2022 ] The centerpiece of this Tchaikovsky program is the famous Serenade for Strings Op.48. It was composed in September and October 1880, freely and without commission. |
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ALEXANDER ZEMLINSKY
Zemlinsky: Lieder Barbara Bonney (soprano) Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo) Hans Peter Blochwitz (tenor) Andreas Schmidt (baritone) Cord Garben (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 10/May/2009 ] 'The casting is, almost without exception, sensitive and revelatory.' Gramophone |
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TELEMANN
Passions Oratorium: Das selige Erwagen des bittern Leiden und Sterbens Jesu Christi Barbara Locher (soprano) Zeger Vandersteene (tenor) Stefan Darr (tenor). L'Arpa Festante Manchen. Wolfgang Schafer [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 16/Aug/2005 ] "This seems to be the only recording of Telemann's 'Passion Oratorio' in the catalogue at the moment. Brilliant Classics are to be congratulated yet again for their ongoing commitment to making Telemann's music available. This is an entirely... |
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C. P. E. BACH
Cantatas Barbara Schlick, Johanna Koslowsky, Hilke Helling Rheinische Kantorei, Hermann Max [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 9/Feb/2014 ] Carl Philipp Emanuel wrote an enormous oeuvre, in which the instrumental music form the most important part, but he also excelled in vocal music, and followed the tradition of his father in writing sacred Cantatas for the liturgical year. |
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SAINT-SAENS
Romances Sans Paroles: songs transcribed for oboe & piano Bart Schneeman (oboe) Paolo Giacometti (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Mar/2012 ] |
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JOHANN LADISLAUS DUSSEK
Dussek: Complete Piano Sonatas, Volume 1 Op.10 & Op.31/2 Bart van Oort (fortepiano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 23/Mar/2018 ] The start of an exciting new project: the recording of the complete piano sonatas by Dussek! Johann Ladislaus Dussek (1760‐1812) was born in rural Bohemia. He led a restless life, travelling Europe as a keyboard virtuoso and settling in several... |
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CHOPIN / FIELD / CLARA SCHUMANN / WEBER / LISZT
Chopin his contemporaries and his instruments Bart van Oort (Broadwood 1823, Erard 1837) Costantino Mastroprimiano (Graf, 1826) Cor de Groot (Playel, 1847) Jan Vermeulen (Trondlin, 1828) [ Brilliant Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 20/Mar/2012 ] |
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W.A. MOZART
Complete Keyboard Works [14 CDs plus CD Rom] Bart van Oort (fortepiano) [ Brilliant Classics / 14 CD Box Set - released 12/Dec/2011 ] Brilliant Classics proudly present this major production. It remarkably includes no less than 8 first recordings. Performing fortepianist Bart van Oort, also being a musicologist unearthed for instance Mozart's own arrangement for keyboard of his... |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Complete Piano Sonatas (Rec 2000) Bart van Oort (fortepiano) Ursula Datschler (fortepiano) Stanley Hoogland (fortepiano) Yoshiko Kojima (fortepiano) Riko Fukuda (fortepiano) [ Brilliant Classics / 10 CD - released 14/Aug/2005 ] "this exceptional box set of the complete Haydn Piano Sonatas would be highly desirable at a premium price. Instead, we can have the set for no more than the cost of low-quality discs that don't even give the names of the performers or orchestras on... |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Complete Keyboard Sonatas [10 CD set] Bart Van Oort / Ursula Dutschler / Stanley Hoogland / Riko Fukuda (keyboard) [ Brilliant Classics Piano Library / 10 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2011 ] It is only comparatively recently that Haydn's piano sonatas started to feature in recitals, and some of the major pianists of our time have added some of them to their repertoire - Alfred Brendel being perhaps the most illustrious champion of this... |
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JOHANN LADISLAUS DUSSEK
Dussek: Complete Piano Sonatas & Sonatinas Bart van Oort, Viviana Sofronitski, Petra Somlai, Wolfgang Brunner, Alexei Lubimov, Tuija Hakkila, Zvi Meniker, Ursula Dütschler, Piet Kuijken (period [ Brilliant Classics / 10 CD Box Set - released 22/Mar/2024 ] Johann Ladislaus Dussek (1760-1812) was regarded by his contemporaries as one of the foremost keyboard performers and composers of his age. |
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FERENC ERKEL
Hunyadi László Beatrix Fodor, Dániel Pataky, Attila Fekete / Honvéd Male Choir, Budapest Studio Choir & Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Domonkos Héja [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Jun/2014 ] Ferenc Erkel was one of the foremost romantic composers of Hungary, one might be tempted to call him the Hungarian Verdi. His operas were based on the rich, long and troublesome history of his home country and are the first to be written in Hungarian |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Complete Edition [17 CD set] Alessandro Deljavan, Ewa Kupiec, Vittorio Ceccanti, Lucius Ruhl, Earl Wild, Frank van de Laar, etc [ Brilliant Classics / 17 CD Box Set - released 20/Apr/2015 ] This 17CD set is the third Chopin Edition by Brilliant Classics, an all-time favourite of one of the most popular and universally loved composers of all times. |
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FRANCESCO PAOLO TOSTI
Tosti: The Song of a Life, Volume 2 Benedetta Torre, Eugene Villaneuva, Luisa Prayer, Desirée Rancatore, Marco Scolastra, Jurgita Adamonyté, Piotr Lempa, Marco Moreco [ Brilliant Classics / 4 CD - released 23/Feb/2018 ] This is the second instalment of a huge enterprise, a world premiere: the recording of the complete songs by Tosti! Paolo Tosti (1846‐1916) worked in poverty as a music teacher till he met the influential composer Giovanni Sgambati, who became his... |
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ARVO PART
Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel (LP) Benjamin Hudson (violin) Sebastian Klinger (cello) Jurgen Kruse (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / LP - released 1/Aug/2023 ] An LP reissue for a critically acclaimed best-seller of the Brilliant Classics catalogue, and an ideal introduction to the unique, meditative world of Arvo Pärt. The gentle piano arpeggios introducing Spiegel im Spiegel calm the pulse and invite... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Romantic Flute Berdien Stenberg (flute) with various accompaniments [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 14/Oct/2007 ] Excellent CD set for the beginner flutist. |
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JOHANN GOTTLIEB JANITSCH
Janitsch: Trio Sonatas Berlin Friday Academy [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Nov/2020 ] New recordings of elegantly crafted chamber music by one of the leading musical lights of Berlin during the mid-18th century. A contemporary biographical sketch of Johann Gottlieb Janitsch (1708-ca 1763) presented him as 'cheerful and... |
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SIBELIUS / NIELSEN / GRIEG / SVENDSEN / STENHAMMAR / ALFVEN
Nordic Symphonies Berliner Sinfonie‐Orchester, Kurt Sanderling / Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, Theodore Kuchar / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Bjarte Engset / etc [ Brilliant Classics / 10 CD Box Set - released 2/Feb/2024 ] This generous 10 CD set presents a comprehensive collection of symphonies written by Nordic composers. Their Symphonies hold a unique place in music history, blending lush melodies with the evocative power of nature. |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Complete Symphonies / Symphonic Poems Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester, Kurt Sanderling / Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Vassily Sinaisky [ Brilliant Classics Quintessence / 5 CD Box Set - released 25/Sep/2020 ] "Sanderling glories in detail..brings out details that others gloss over or elide. He is not afraid to allow these Northern flowers and trees to bloom at a natural pace. He is no stranger to drama but will not force it unnaturally." MusicWeb |