TCHAIKOVSKY
Complete Ballets [Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty] Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Nicolae Moldoveanu , Barry Wordsworth & David Maninov [ Brilliant Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2014 ] The magnificent Royal Philharmonic Orchestra does justice to each musical world, under the baton of three different and seasoned conductors, each of whom very much makes his mark on these multiāinterpretable works of genius. |
DVORAK
Complete Concertos Rudolf Firkušný (piano) Ruggiero Ricci (violin) Zara Nelsova (cello) / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Walter Susskind [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 25/Feb/2015 ] "The Violin and Cello Concertos, superbly played, have long been audience favourites, but the rarely-heard Piano Concerto in G minor - eloquently played by its foremost champion - is the USP." (BBC Music) |
BARTOK / GHENDINI / ROTA / HINDEMITH
Music For String Orchestra Solisti Aquilani, Flavio Scogna [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 22/Jul/2016 ] |
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). |
ALBINONI
Complete violin and oboe concertos Stefan Schilli (oboe) / Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra under Nicol Matt [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD - 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) |
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) |
ALEXANDER BORODIN
Borodin: Symphonies Nos 1 - 3 Symphony Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre, Mark Ermler [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Feb/2013 ] It seems strange that such a celebrated composer as Alexander Borodin actually spent much of his life as a distinguished research chemist. |
ALESSANDRO ROLLA
Rolla: Viola Concertos, Symphony in D Tantum ergo; Simonide Braconi, Salvo Vitale, Orchestra Il Demetrio, Maurizio Schiavo [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 11/Jan/2019 ] As both conductor at La Scala from 1802 to 1833, and a professor at the new conservatoire in Milan (from 1808, the year of its foundation, to 1835), Alessandro Rolla (1757-1841) was the heartbeat of Milanese music in the turbulent early decades of... |
LALLIET / MOLBE / VERDI / FRIEDEMANN / JANCOURT / VERROUST
Romantic Music for Oboe, Bassoon and Organ Trio Andrea Palladio [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Oct/2018 ] Arrangements and original works for an unusual combination, celebrating the virtuosity of the Romantic-era bassoon. |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Jazz Suites / Overtures The Ukrainian Orchestra under Theodore Kuchar [ Brilliant Classics SACD / SACD - released 18/Aug/2005 ] "The National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine achieves an authentic sound--lithe rather than lush--for this music and plays with excellent ensemble. There are numerous solo turns for principal players, all taken with appropriate character. Brilliant... |
TCHAIKOVSKY / PROKOFIEV / KHACHATURIAN
Russian Ballets Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Novosibirsk Symphony Orchestra [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 22/Nov/2016 ] Towards the end of the 19th century, ballet was declining in popularity in Western Europe but acquired an increased significance in Russia. This was thanks in part to the music for dancing which had been part of native operas ever since Glinka... |
RESPIGHI
Complete Orchestral Music Vol 3 [Incls 'Concerto gregoriano'] Vadim Brodsky (violin) Chiara Bertoglio (piano) Andrea Noferini (cello) / Orchestra Sinfonica Di Roma, Francesco La Vecchia [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2013 ] "[La Vecchia] conducts with energy and conviction throughout. The Rome orchestra responds enthusiastically, and the orchestral sound has plenty of colour and presence, with nice grip from the brass at the tuttis. A must for Respighi fans" MusicWeb |
TIKHON KHRENNIKOV
Violin Concertos & Piano Concertos Vadim Repin (violin) Evgeny Kissin (piano) Maxim Vengerov (violin) / Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio, Vladimir Fedoseyev [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 10/Jan/2014 ] Tikhon Khrennikov was certainly an equivocal figure in the history of 20thcentury Russian music. A composer with a tendency towards popular theatrical genres and lyricism, the naively optimistic nature of his music was soon noticed by the Soviet... |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Cherevichki [The Slippers] (recorded in 2000) Valerij Popov, Ludmila Semciuk / Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Gennady Rozhdestvensky [ Brilliant Classics Opera Collection / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/May/2012 ] A "10/10" for this production from ClassicsToday.com! |
BALLROOM DANCE COLLECTION
Ballroom Dance Collection (10 CD set plus instructional DVD) Ray Hamilton Orchestra / Gary Tesca Orchestra [ Brilliant Classics / 11 CD/DVD Box Set - released 7/Mar/2008 ] The untimate collection of strict tempo ballroom music on 10 CD's accompanied by an instructional DVD. The music is performed by the mighty Ray Hamilton Orchestra along with some tracks by the Gary Tesca Orchestra. |
DVORAK
Dvorak Jubilee set Various artists incls Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Walter Susskind, Ruggiero Ricci (violin) [ Brilliant Classics Masterworks / 10 CD - released 16/Dec/2006 ] All composers are represented by some of their best known works. Also included are some pieces one might not expect. Performances are by prominent musicians. Some of the recordings were made as recent as only a few months ago. |
TELEMANN
Telemann Jubilee set Various artists incls Wiener Academie, Martin Haselback, English Chamber Orchestra, Thomas Indermahle, Kurpfalzisches Kammerorchester Mannheim [ Brilliant Classics Masterworks / 10 CD - released 16/Dec/2006 ] 4 CD's of this set are taken up by Telemann's Tafelmusik. Most enjoyable recordings by Musica Amphion under Pieter-Jan Belder on period instruments. In addition there are several discs with concertos for flute, trumpets, oboe etc. Two more discs are... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven Complete Edition (85 CDs) Various performers, conductors & orchestras [ Brilliant Classics / CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2017 ] The ONLY Complete Beethoven Edition available! With the addition of some brand new recordings (Piano Variations) and featuring the iconic Alfred Brendel in the Piano Concertos. |
BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Concerto Nos 1 & 2 Vincenzo Maltempo, Mitteleuropa Orchestra [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 25/May/2018 ] Crowning the very summit of the piano concerto literature are the two examples by Brahms, posing as stern a test of technique, temperament and poetic feeling to the interpreter now as they did when they were composed over a century and a half ago.... |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphonies (Complete) (Rec 1995-2000) WDR Radio Chorus. Alla Simoni (soprano) Sergei Aleksashkin (bass) / WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Rudolf Barshai [ Brilliant Classics / 11 CD Box Set - released 14/Aug/2005 ] "you would be unlikely to hear the works better played or better recorded except occasionally. As a way to experience one of the greatest symphonic cycles of the 20th century this has to be an essential purchase at this price." (MusicWeb June 2002) |