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NIKOLAI MEDTNER
Medtner: Incantation, Complete Songs, Vol. 1 Ekaterina Levental (mezzo-soprano), Frank Peters (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 28/Aug/2020 ] Medtner's legacy for solo piano is now widely esteemed alongside Rachmaninov and other giants of the Russian 'silver age': melodists to their core, romantics at heart, yet rigorous craftsmen to their fingertips, who took their muse seriously and... |
NIKOLAI MEDTNER
Medtner: Angel - Complete Songs, Vol. 3 Ekaterina Levental (mezzo-soprano), Frank Peters (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 14/Jan/2022 ] Anybody who has entered into the cosmos of Medtner's music, and especially of his songs, will be aware of its introvert, secretive, sometimes even hermetic character. |
JOHN ADAMS
Adams: Piano Music (LP) Jeroen van Veen (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / LP - released 19/Jan/2024 ] The LP version of a highly successful CD issue of the complete piano music by John Adams (born 1947). "Minimalism, but not as you know it", thus described The Guardian the John Adams' music. John Adams is active in almost every musical genre,... |
DEBUSSY / FRANCK / RAVEL
French Violin Sonatas Shlomo Mintz (violin) & Yefim Bronfman (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon/ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/May/2010 ] "Taking into account the very engaging recording quality of this issue, the marvellously finished performances and the generously well-conceived coupling, I have no real hesitation in recommending this new disc." (Gramophone) |
ALFREDO CASELLA
Casella: Complete Music for Cello and Piano Andrea Favalessa (cello) Maria Semeraro (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2014 ] Casella was, if it isn't a contradiction in terms, a kind of neoclassical Romantic; of sufficient pianistic skill that he was admitted to the Paris Conservatoire at the age of 13 and thus perhaps escaped from the pressure to plough the furrow of... |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Choral Works & Folksongs [6 CD set plus CD Rom] Chamber Choir of Europe. Nicol Matt. with Jargen Meier, piano, and Martina Schrott, harp / Amadeus Choir [ Brilliant Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 20/Nov/2011 ] Brahms's choral music ranges from the severe magnificence of the Fest- und Gedenk-sprüche to the ravishing opulence of the Op.17 Songs for female voices, horns and harp. Brahms conducted amateur choirs throughout his professional life, both as a... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 5 ''Emperor'' Christoph Eschenbach (piano) / Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa / London Symphony Orchestra, Hans Werner Henze [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2013 ] Beethoven's piano concertos are cornerstones of the keyboard repertoire, and yet in their time they formed the subject of much cynical debate: the sounds that we are today adjusted to were difficult for the ears of concertâgoers then, and any... |
ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
Glazunov: Music for Piano 4-hands and 2 Pianos Duo Datteri Lenconi [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 8/May/2022 ] Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936) was one of the most important Russian romantic composers, but he didn't belong to the "Mighty Handful" or "The Five", whose strongly nationalistic tendencies he respected, but did not embrace. |
ILDEBRANDO PIZZETTI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Pizzetti: Complete Piano Works Giancarlo Simonacci (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] "The two discs are very well played by Giancarlo Simonacci, who proves a worthy exponent, and presents three premiere recordings." MusicWeb |
EDVARD GRIEG
Grieg: Complete Lyric Pieces, Piano Music Håkon Austbø (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 4/Oct/2019 ] "..all of Disc 5's small, relatively inconsequential miniatures turn into gems by virtue of Austbo's innate charm and subtle use of tone color. You won't find a better Grieg piano music bargain anywhere on the planet." ClassicsToday |
LEOPOLD KOZELUCH
Kozeluch: Complete Sonatas for Piano 4-hands Ilario Gregoletto, Marius Bartoccini (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 25/Feb/2022 ] The recent Kozeluch revival, featuring recordings of his solo, chamber and orchestral music, has demonstrated his status as one of the most important figures in the whole of Viennese Classicism. |
RACHMANINOV / SCHUMANN / LISZT / SCHUBERT / CHOPIN / DEBUSSY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Klara Wuertz Plays Romantic Piano Klara Wuertz (piano) / National Symphony Orchestra of the Ukraine, Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] Through her many recordings for Brilliant Classics Hungarian/Dutch pianist Klára Würtz established herself firmly as one of the more exciting pianists of the younger generation. Her playing radiates with energy, brilliance and warmth, not only laying... |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas Klára Würtz (piano) [ Brilliant Classics Quintessence / 5 CD Box Set - released 4/Oct/2019 ] Mozart's piano sonatas date from 1773 until 1788 - a period in which his style matured at a truly remarkable rate. The earliest sonatas are very much in the galant style of W.F and CPE Bach, and in places Scarlatti's influence can be detected. |
KUHLAU
Kuhlau: Complete Sonatas for Flute & Piano Maria Caturelli (flute), Michele Tozzetti (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 13/Aug/2021 ] Friedrich Kuhlau was born in Hannover, but as a student he went to Denmark, where he stayed the rest of his life, becoming an important national composer. · Kuhlau was a near contemporary of Beethoven, and his style shares elements of that genius.... |
JOHN FIELD
Field: Complete Piano Concertos Paolo Restani (piano) / Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice, Marco Guidarini [ Brilliant Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2009 ] "A bargain for all fans of John Field's influential Piano Concertos" Gramophone |
CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach, (C.P.E.): Sonaten für Kenner und Liebhaber Pieter Jan Belder (fortepiano and clavichord) [ Brilliant Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2013 ] Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, the most famous son of the great Johann Sebastian, created his own individual style, in which freedom of expression was the keyword. |
SIMEON TEN HOLT
Canto Ostinato XXL Sandra & Jeroen van Veen (piano duo), Elizabeth & Marcel Bergmann (piano duo) & Aart Bergwerff (organ) [ Brilliant Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 14/Aug/2005 ] Canto Ostinato by Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt is becoming one of the most important, iconic, and most frequently performed piece of Minimal Music of our time. This particular performance is the longest ever, lasting more than 4 hours. It uses... |
KARG-ELERT
Complete Music for Flute Sara Ligas (flute) Elisa Marroni (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2015 ] Sigfried Karg-Elert (1877-1933) is best remembered for his organ works, and more specifically, for the harmonium. His dense, chromatic and complex counterpoint and rich late romantic harmonies put him next to his compatriot Max Reger. This set... |
BRUNO WALTER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Walter: Lieder - Complete Recording Susanne Winter (soprano) Christian Hilz (baritone) & Katia Bouscarrut (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / BR Klassik / CD - released 20/Oct/2009 ] A first recording, and a most valuable one. Bruno Walter is far better known as a conductor, one of the most persuasive of the last century, whose personal knowledge of Mahler made him an instinctive interpreter of the composer's music. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Complete Variations Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2017 ] Being a talented pianist Brahms often improvised on the instrument. From the extensive body of works written for the piano by Brahms, Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy has chosen all five sets of variations. This music shows the composer in all his different... |
