The Polonaise was a peasant dance from Poland that gained popularity in the early 18th century among composers and high society. Bach and Handel both wrote movements marked ‘Polonaise’, and in the early 19th century examples can be found in the finales of Beethoven’s Triple Concerto, and Field’s Third Piano Concerto. Chopin grew up with polonaise and other forms of traditional Polish music. His teacher, Elsner was a Polonaise composer, and the business of writing and publishing sets of polonaises was a lucrative one.

There was another reason why such a traditional was so popular in Poland at this time; the country had once again been robbed of its independence, and the nationalistic pulling power of such music helped keep the national identity and spirit alive. Chopin’s genius took the simple tunes of the Polonaise and allowed him to create large-scale complex and dramatic works with myriad emotions. In many ways they captured the Polish spirit which remained defiantly unbroken.

Folke Nauta was born in 1973 and has won many prizes in key competitions around Europe.

Composer: Frédéric Chopin
Artist: Folke Nauta (piano)

Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer, Google Play): https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/ChopinPolonaises
More Information: https://www.brilliantclassics.....com/articles/c/chopi
Brilliant Classics Spotify: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Spotify
Brilliant Classics Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brilliantclassics

00:00:00 Polonaises: Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante Op.22 in E flat
00:14:15 Polonaises: Polonaise Op.26 No.1 in C sharp Minor
00:22:45 Polonaises: Polonaise Op.26 No.2 in E flat Minor
00:31:57 Polonaises: Polonaise Op.40 No.1 in A ‘Military’
00:37:31 Polonaises: Polonaise Op.40 No.2 in C Minor
00:46:01 Polonaises: Polonaise Op.44 in F sharp Minor
00:56:55 Polonaises: Polonaise Op.53 in A flat ‘Heroic’
01:03:55 Polonaises: Polonaise-Fantaisie Op.61 in A flat

#chopin #classicalmusic #Classical #chopinpolonaises

Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer, Google Play): https://brilliant-classics.lnk.....to/PaganiniComplete
More Information: https://www.brilliantclassics.....com/articles/p/pagan
Brilliant Classics Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/....brilliantclassics?si
Brilliant Classics Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brilliantclassics

Composer: Nicolò Paganini
Artist: Luigi Attademo (Guitar)
Nicolò Paganini’s works for guitar were only published in their entirety in 1989. The Genoese musician was a sensation during his lifetime and is still counted among the greatest violinists of all time, yet he was also an excellent guitarist. At the other end of the compositional spectrum to his works for violin, Paganini’s guitar works have a more intimate feel; not intended for the concert hall, they are often free from the virtuosic display that was typical of solo works of the era.

The Ghiribizzi collection contains a charm and simplicity appropriate to the musical proficiency and development of a young guitar student, concentrating on areas such as ornamentation, scalic exercises and pedal notes. The 37 Sonatas are a collection of two-movement pieces (with the exception of No.11 and Nos. 34–37); among the movements are charismatic minuets, mellow Andantinos and lilting waltzes. A further wealth of compositional variation can be found in the Guitar works MS85–105. The Grande Sonata, one of Paganini's most popular works, originally employed the violin as an accompaniment to the guitar; this collection provides a performance of the Sonata for solo guitar -- a real treat. The use of a period guitar for this recording adds a special quality to the collection.
Tracklist in the comment description.

Another collection of Bach’s chamber music from the ensemble led by Jed Wentz and Michael Borgstede, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung’s Middle East correspondent. As on its earlier release on Brilliant Classics, the ensemble has researched the scores, performance techniques and the types of instrument used at the time of composition. That is not to say that the approach they take is a dry academic one. On the contrary, having assimilated all the information available to them, they then take an open-minded view of the score – freely admitting that if they were to play these works tomorrow, they’d more than likely give them a totally different interpretation. This new recording includes the flute sonatas and solos, and the Ricercar from the Musical Offering BWV1079. As no one actually knows what Bach’s intentions were when it came to performance and interpretation, the listener can be assured of fresh and invigorating readings of this fascinating and timeless music.

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artists: Jed Wentz (transverse flute), Michael Borgstede (harpsichord)

Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer, Google Play): https://brilliant-classics.lnk.....to/BachCompleteFlut
More Information: https://www.brilliantclassics.....com/articles/j/js-ba
Brilliant Classics Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/....brilliantclassics?si
Brilliant Classics Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brilliantclassics

00:00:00 Sonata in E Minor, BWV 1034: I. Adagio ma non tanto
00:03:05 Sonata in E Minor, BWV 1034: II. Allegro
00:05:36 Sonata in E Minor, BWV 1034: III. Andante
00:08:35 Sonata in E Minor, BWV 1034: IV. Allegro
00:13:38 Sonata in A, BWV 1032: I. vivace
00:16:55 Sonata in A, BWV 1032: II. Largo e dolce
00:19:25 Sonata in A, BWV 1032: III. Allegro
00:23:33 Solo in A Minor, BWV 1013: I. Allemande
00:29:08 Solo in A Minor, BWV 1013: II. Corrente
00:32:50 Solo in A Minor, BWV 1013: III. Sarabande
00:38:15 Solo in A Minor, BWV 1013: IV. Bourrée anglaise
00:41:27 Sonata in E, BWV 1035: I. Adagio ma non tanto
00:43:46 Sonata in E, BWV 1035: II. Allegro
00:46:36 Sonata in E, BWV 1035: III. Siciliana
00:49:09 Sonata in E, BWV 1035: IV. Allegro assai
00:52:04 Sonata in B Minor, BWV 1030: I. Allegro
00:59:23 Sonata in B Minor, BWV 1030: II. Andante
01:02:12 Sonata in B Minor, BWV 1030: III. Largo e dolce
01:03:34 Sonata in B Minor, BWV 1030: IV. Presto
01:07:02 Sonata in G, BWV 1038: I. Largo
01:10:01 Sonata in G, BWV 1038: II. vivace
01:13:17 Sonata in G, BWV 1038: III. Adagio
01:14:52 Sonata in G, BWV 1038: IV. Presto
01:17:24 Sonata in G, BWV 1039: I. Adagio
01:20:19 Sonata in G, BWV 1039: II. Allegro ma non presto
01:21:14 Sonata in G, BWV 1039: III. Adagio
01:23:30 Sonata in G, BWV 1039: IV. Presto
01:24:56 Musikalisches Opfer BWV 1079: Ricercar
01:30:15 Musikalisches Opfer BWV 1079: Canon perpetuus super Thema Regium. Canon dIVersi super Thema Regium
01:31:37 Musikalisches Opfer BWV 1079: Canon 1 a 2
01:33:12 Musikalisches Opfer BWV 1079: in Unisono
01:34:22 Musikalisches Opfer BWV 1079: Per Motum contrarium
01:35:31 Musikalisches Opfer BWV 1079: Per Augmentationem contrario Motu
01:37:04 Musikalisches Opfer BWV 1079: a 2
01:39:22 Musikalisches Opfer BWV 1079: Fuga canonica in Epidiapente
01:41:05 Musikalisches Opfer BWV 1079: Ricercar a 6
01:48:14 Musikalisches Opfer BWV 1079: Canon a 2 Quaerendo invenietis
01:49:40 Musikalisches Opfer BWV 1079: Canon a 4
01:52:17 Sonata Sopr'il Reale: I. Largo
01:57:21 Sonata Sopr'il Reale: II. Allegro
02:01:55 Sonata Sopr'il Reale: III. Andante
02:04:29 Sonata Sopr'il Reale: IV. Allegro
02:07:09 Sonata Sopr'il Reale: Canon perpetuus

Download & Streams:
https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/GriegPianoWorks

Physical Sale:
https://www.brilliantclassics.....com/articles/g/grieg

Brilliant classics Spotify:
https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Spotify

Brilliant classics Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/brilliantclassics

For a collection of small nations at the northern fringe of Europe, Scandinavia produced in a relatively short space of time a remarkable quantity of great musicians – including from the late classical and early periods Berwald, Pacius and Crusell, to Gade, Svendsen ,Sinding and Grieg in the mid 19th, and of course Sibelius, Nielsen, Laangaard and Stenhammer at the end of the 19th who became major international composers in the first three decades of the 20th century.

Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907) of course will always be remembered as the composer of the highly effective A minor piano concerto, and his incidental music to Ibsen’s play Peer Gynt. However, it is as a miniaturist that Greig’s true genius lies. Grieg was a very capable pianist, and had in fact made his early career as a concert pianist, and his songs and solo piano music form the heart of his output. The early piano sonata although interesting shows clearly why the less restricting forms of the miniatures for solo piano suited his genius. The Lyric Pieces and Peasant Dances display his keen ear for traditional folk music, matched probably only by Bartok and Kodaly.

The 66 works that comprise the 10 books of Lyric Pieces date from 1867 to 1901, and are extraordinary, exquisitely crafted works that can stand comparison to any of the great sonatas of his contemporaries. This set includes the complete Lyric Pieces, the Sonata, The Holberg Suite and the lesser-known piano works of this great composer who captured the very essence of his native Norway in music.

Composer: Edvard Hagerup Grieg
Artist : Håkon Austbö piano

This selection gives you an beautiful impression of the first volume of the J.S. Bach - Complete Edition. For the Complete first Volume and the Complete Boxset please check the following links:

Physical purchase: http://brilliantclassics.com/a....rticles/j/js-bach-co

Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer, Google Play):
Vol. 1: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/bachvol1
Vol. 2: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Bachvol2
Vol. 3: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Bachvol3
Vol. 4: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Bachvol4
Vol. 5: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Bachvol5
Vol. 6: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Bachvol6
Vol. 7: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Bachvol7
Vol. 8: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Bachvol8
Vol. 9: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Bachvol9
Vol. 10: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Bachvol10


Tracklist:
00:00:00 Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046: I. –
00:03:54 Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046: II. Adagio
00:07:28 Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046: III. Allegro
00:11:34 Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046: IV. Menuet - Trio No. 1 - Polonaise - Trio No. 2
00:19:39 Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049: I. Allegro
00:26:21 Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049: II. Andante
00:29:52 Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049: III. Presto
00:34:26 Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066: I. Ouverture
00:40:05 Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066: II. Courante
00:41:43 Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066: III. Gavotte No. 1 - Gavotte No. 2
00:44:10 Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066: IV. Forlane
00:45:27 Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066: V. Menuet No. 1 - Menuet No. 2
00:48:12 Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066: VI. Bourrée No. 1 - Bourrée No. 2
00:50:37 Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066: VII. Passepied No. 1 - Passepied No. 2
00:53:46 Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042: I. Allegro
01:00:57 Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042: II. Adagio
01:07:43 Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042: III. Allegro assai
01:10:31 Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052: I. Allegro
01:18:19 Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052: II. Adagio
01:24:00 Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052: III. Allegro
01:32:03 Harpsichord Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056: I. –
01:36:31 Harpsichord Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo
01:38:58 Harpsichord Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056: III. Presto
01:42:31 Concerto in C Major for Two Harpsichords and Strings, BWV 1061: I. –
01:49:30 Concerto in C Major for Two Harpsichords and Strings, BWV 1061: II. Adagio ovvero largo
01:54:40 Concerto in C Major for Two Harpsichords and Strings, BWV 1061: III. Fugue
02:00:21 Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1044: I. Allegro
02:09:16 Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1044: II. Adagio
02:15:18 Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1044: III. Alla breve
02:22:25 Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio
02:26:48 Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: II. Fugue. Allegro
02:32:16 Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Ciaccona
02:45:21 Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: I. Prelude
02:51:45 Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: II. Allemande
02:58:32 Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: III. Courante
03:00:58 Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande
03:04:01 Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: V. Gavotte No. 1 - Gavotte No. 2
03:09:21 Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: VI. Gigue
03:11:51 Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: I. Prelude
03:15:51 Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: II. Allemande
03:19:32 Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: III. Courante
03:21:58 Sonata in E Minor, BWV 1034: I. Adagio ma non tanto
03:25:04 Sonata in E Minor, BWV 1034: II. Allegro
03:27:34 Sonata in E Minor, BWV 1034: III. Andante
03:30:33 Sonata in E Minor, BWV 1034: IV. Allegro
03:35:36 Musikalisches Opfer, BWV 1079: IV. Sonata sopr'il soggetto reale. Largo
03:40:41 Musikalisches Opfer, BWV 1079: IV. Sonata sopr'il soggetto reale. Allegro
03:45:15 Musikalisches Opfer, BWV 1079: IV. Sonata sopr'il soggetto reale. Andante
03:47:49 Musikalisches Opfer, BWV 1079: IV. Sonata sopr'il soggetto reale. Allegro
03:50:29 Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in E-Flat Major, BWV 998: I. Prelude
03:53:33 Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in E-Flat Major, BWV 998: II. Fugue
04:00:21 Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in E-Flat Major, BWV 998: III. Allegro
04:04:42 Partita in C Minor, BWV 997: I. Prelude
04:08:37 Partita in C Minor, BWV 997: II. Fugue
04:16:20 Partita in C Minor, BWV 997: III. Sarabande
04:20:45 Partita in C Minor, BWV 997: IV. Gigue – Double
04:24:17 Sonata in G Minor, BWV 1029: I. Vivace
04:30:13 Sonata in G Minor, BWV 1029: II. Adagio
04:36:08 Sonata in G Minor, BWV 1029: III. Allegro
04:40:26 Musikalisches Opfer, BWV 1079: I. Ricercare a 3
04:46:43 Musikalisches Opfer, BWV 1079: II. Ricercare a 6

Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer, Google Play and more):
https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/TrumpetConcertos

Componist:
Georg Philip Telemann

Artist:
Otto Sauter
Kurpfälzisches Kammerochester Mannheim,
nicol Matt & Franz Wagnermeyer

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album..../5jSxuMJ1rvGrlOSGRAt
Physical Sale: http://brilliantclassics.com/a....rticles/t/the-trumpe
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/album/id792810737?ls=1&app=itunes

Having traversed the spectacular and princely court-music of Barock Salzburg, the trumpeter Otto Sauter turns to Vienna with another two-disc survey of rare trumpet concertos and festive serenatas. Fux and Schmelzer will be familiar names to lovers of the music of Bach’s forebears, but who has heard the bright and charming compositions of Georg Reutter (father and son), or of Franz Querfurth? These composers tended to look more towards Italy for inspiration than the Bohemian influence to be heard in Salzburg-based composers of the time, and their works are accordingly no less virtuosic and perhaps even more extrovert.

Whilst playing and teaching the trumpet the world over, Otto Sauter is also a horse-breeder of distinction: his form in this musical genre can lead listeners to expect performances of rare pedigree.

Other information:
- Recorded in 2007

Artist:
Otto Sauter (trumpet)
Franz Wagnermeyer (trumpet)
Cappella Istropolitana
Nicol Matt (conductor)

Johann Joseph Fux
00:00:00 Overture to Pulcheria for trumpet, 2 oboes, strings & basso continuo
00:06:56 Parthia in C Major for 2 trumpets, 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello, violone & timpani: I. Entrée
00:09:44 Parthia in C Major for 2 trumpets, 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello, violone & timpani: II. Rondeaux
00:11:56 Parthia in C Major for 2 trumpets, 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello, violone & timpani: III. Menuette
00:15:53 Parthia in C Major for 2 trumpets, 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello, violone & timpani: IV. Aria
00:17:44 Parthia in C Major for 2 trumpets, 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello, violone & timpani: V. Marche
00:19:06 Serenada: I. Marche
00:20:59 Serenada: II. Guique
00:22:15 Serenada: III. Menuet
00:23:45 Serenada: IV. Aria
00:25:56 Serenada: V. Intrada
00:28:33 Serenada: VI. Rigadon
00:29:31 Serenada: VII. Ciacona
00:32:05 Serenada: VIII. Guique
00:33:18 Serenada: IX. Menuet
00:34:55 Serenada: X. Final

Franz Querfurth
00:35:39 Concerto in E-Flat Major for trumpet & strings: I. Allegro
00:40:50 Concerto in E-Flat Major for trumpet & strings: II. Adagio
00:44:16 Concerto in E-Flat Major for trumpet & strings: III. Presto
Johann Georg Albrechtsberger
00:47:04 Concertino in E-Flat Major for trumpet & strings: I. Moderato
00:50:36 Concertino in E-Flat Major for trumpet & strings: II. Menuett
00:53:14 Concertino in E-Flat Major for trumpet & strings: III. Larghetto
00:57:30 Concertino in E-Flat Major for trumpet & strings: IV. Vivace00:59:43 Concerto No.1 in C Major for trumpet & strings: I. Allegro

Georg Reuter
01:01:51 Concerto No.1 in C Major for trumpet & strings: II. Andante un poco
01:03:16 Concerto No.1 in C Major for trumpet & strings: III. Allegro
01:05:30 Concerto No.2 in D Major for trumpet & strings: I. Allegro comodo
01:09:36 Concerto No.2 in D Major for trumpet & strings: II. Andante
01:11:55 Concerto No.2 in D Major for trumpet & strings: III. Allegro
01:16:12 Overture a 6 in C Major for 2 trumpets, 2 oboes, 2 violins, 2 violas & violone: I. Ouverture
01:19:47 Overture a 6 in C Major for 2 trumpets, 2 oboes, 2 violins, 2 violas & violone: II. Menuet
01:21:11 Overture a 6 in C Major for 2 trumpets, 2 oboes, 2 violins, 2 violas & violone: III. Aria
01:22:46 Overture a 6 in C Major for 2 trumpets, 2 oboes, 2 violins, 2 violas & violone: IV. Dialogue
01:24:55 Overture a 6 in C Major for 2 trumpets, 2 oboes, 2 violins, 2 violas & violone: V. Bourée
01:25:48 Overture a 6 in C Major for 2 trumpets, 2 oboes, 2 violins, 2 violas & violone: VI. Entrée
01:27:50 Overture a 6 in C Major for 2 trumpets, 2 oboes, 2 violins, 2 violas & violone: VII. Rondeau
01:29:02 Overture a 6 in C Major for 2 trumpets, 2 oboes, 2 violins, 2 violas & violone: VIII. Gigue
01:31:21 Servizio da Tavola No. 2 in C Major for 2 solo trumpets, 4 tutti trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & b.c.: I. Allegro molto
01:35:03 Servizio da Tavola No. 2 in C Major for 2 solo trumpets, 4 tutti trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & b.c.: II. Menuet
01:39:12 Servizio da Tavola No. 2 in C Major for 2 solo trumpets, 4 tutti trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes, bassoon, strings & b.c.: III. Finale: Allegro

Johann Heinrich Schmelzer
01:43:10 Sonata a 5 for clarino, bassoon, 2 violins, viola da gambe & b.c.

Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma
01:50:27 Sonata for 4 trumpets, timpani, 2 violins & b.c.: I. Allegro
01:52:39 Sonata for 4 trumpets, timpani, 2 violins & b.c.: II. Adagio
01:54:19 Sonata for 4 trumpets, timpani, 2 violins & b.c.: III. Allegro

Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer, Tidal, Google Play):
https://brilliant-classics.lnk.....to/BrahmsViolinDoub

Spotify Playlists:
Brilliant Classics Spotify: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Spotify
The best of Liszt: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Playliszt
The best of Bach: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.....to/BestOfBachPlayli
Most popular piano music: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/MostPopularPiano
Beautiful classical Music: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.....to/BeautifulClassic
Classical music for dinnertime: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.....to/ClassicalMusicfo

Composer: Johannes Brahms
Artists: Borika van den Booren (violin), Emmy Verhey (violin), Janos Starker (cello)

Now together on a single album two beautiful concertos by Brahms. Borika van Booren plays the violin concerto. Emmy Verhey (violin) and Janos Starker (cello) play the unusual double concerto.

00:00:00 Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: Allegro ma non troppo
00:23:53 Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: Adagio
00:33:37 Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: Allegro giocoso
00:42:31 Concerto for Violin, Cello & Orchestra in A Minor, Op. 102: Allegro
00:59:51 Concerto for Violin, Cello & Orchestra in A Minor, Op. 102: Andante
01:08:16 Concerto for Violin, Cello & Orchestra in A Minor, Op. 102: Vivace non troppo

Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer, Google Play):
https://brilliant-classics.lnk.....to/ScarlattiMandoli
Physical purchase:
http://www.brilliantclassics.c....om/articles/d/d-scar

Artist: Artemandoline, Mari Fé Pavón (baroque mandolin), Manuel Muñoz (baroque guitar), Jean-Daniel Haro (viola da gamba), Jean-Christophe Leclère (harpsichord)

In Domenico Scarlatti’s vast output of 555 keyboard sonatas, there are a small number of works that are especially interesting to musicologists because of characteristics such as figured bass, three- or four-movement structure, and distinctive melodic lines that are particularly appropriate for a high-pitched solo instrument. Some experts believe that these works were written for the violin; on this recording, after meticulous research and the discovery of an important new manuscript at the Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal in Paris, the members of Artemandoline propose the fascinating theory that the sonatas may have been composed for the mandolin. Featuring works ranging from the smaller-scale K77 to the ambitious and technically demanding K88 – which is extremely well suited to the mandolin thanks to its four-part chords and dynamic nuances – this disc offers a radical reinterpretation of this captivating music.


Formed in 2001, the ensemble Artemandoline has worked tirelessly over the years towards the revival of the mandolin, giving new prominence to and widening the repertoire of this beautiful and unfairly neglected instrument. Artemandoline is acclaimed by audiences and critics alike for its rigorous and scrupulously researched, yet fresh, spontaneous and exciting performances. This is the ensemble’s first recording for Brilliant Classics; a second disc of mandolin music from 18th-century Paris will follow later in 2013.

00:00:00 Sonata in G Major, Kk. 91: I. Grave
00:01:24 Sonata in G Major, Kk. 91: II. Allegro
00:05:01 Sonata in G Major, Kk. 91: III. Grave
00:06:16 Sonata in G Major, Kk. 91: IV. Allegro
00:07:38 Sonata in E Minor, Kk. 81: I. Grave
00:09:19 Sonata in E Minor, Kk. 81: II. Allegro
00:12:24 Sonata in E Minor, Kk. 81: III. Grave
00:13:44 Sonata in E Minor, Kk. 81: IV. Allegro
00:15:15 Sonata in G Minor, Kk. 88: I. Grave
00:17:23 Sonata in G Minor, Kk. 88: II. Allegro moderato
00:19:55 Sonata in G Minor, Kk. 88: III. Allegro
00:21:24 Sonata in G Minor, Kk. 88: IV. Minuetto
00:23:18 Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 90: I. Grave
00:26:50 Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 90: II. Allegro
00:31:18 Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 90: III. Siciliana
00:32:12 Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 90: IV. Allegro
00:34:14 Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 77: I. Moderato cantabile
00:37:25 Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 77: II. Minuetto
00:39:43 Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 89: I. Allegro
00:43:12 Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 89: II. Grave
00:45:20 Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 89: III. Allegro

Composers: Antonio Vivaldi
Artist: Mario Folena (flute), Federico Guglielmo (concert master), L'Arte dell'Arco

Tracklist below.

Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer, Google Play): https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Vivaldiop10
More Information: https://www.brilliantclassics.....com/articles/v/vival
Brilliant Classics Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/....brilliantclassics?si
Brilliant Classics Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brilliantclassics

Vivaldi was one of the first composers to focus on the transverse flute as a viable solo instrument, and he may have even been the first to dedicate a whole publication to the flute family. His Opus 10 was published by Michel-Charles Le Cène in around 1728, though in reality many of the works in the collection were revised versions of earlier compositions, with Vivaldi capitalising on the popularity of the flute and rewriting material previously used for other instruments. Adding descriptive elements to the movement names, often connected to natural phenomena – such as ‘La tempesta del mare’ – was another way of boosting sales, something the composer had already discovered with his publication of The Four Seasons some years earlier. Vivaldi wrote over 500 concertos during his lifetime, and his expertise in this field is particularly evident in the exchanges between the ritornello and the orchestral tutti: while the ensemble comes together perfectly in the tutti, the soloist is really given a chance to fly in the soaring ritornelli, showcasing the instrument to its fullest.

Performing these works is Italian flautist Mario Folena, principal flautist of the Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto since 1982. He has previously collaborated with many prominent ensembles, including I Solisti Veneti and I Filarmonici di Verona, and is a respected teacher of the Baroque flute, having given summer courses at the Fondazione Cini in Venice and the conservatoires of Padova and Parma. He is joined by L’Arte dell’Arco, led from the front by violinist Federico Guglielmo, whose exuberant and thoroughly researched Vivaldi performances have previously garnered high praise.

Vivaldi’s six Concertos for flute Op.10 nearly attain the same popularity as the Four Seasons. Published in Amsterdam in 1728 they contain some of Vivaldi’s most famous concertos: Il Gardellino, La Notte and the Tempesta di Mare. Music of wonderful invention, drama, tone painting and instrumental virtuosity.
Played on original instruments by soloist Mario Folena, a pupil of Jean-Pierre Rampal and Rene Clemencic, principal flutist of the famous Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, and veteran of the Historically Informed Performance Practice. Federico Guglielmo leads his ensemble l’Arte del’Arco, lifelong champions of the Red Priest from Venice.
Performance is based on the new Critical Edition of Vivaldi’s works, revealing many new details and insights.

00:00:00 Flute Concerto in F Major, RV 433: I. Allegro
00:02:37 Flute Concerto in F Major, RV 433: II. Largo
00:04:34 Flute Concerto in F Major, RV 433: III. Presto
00:06:45 Flute Concerto in G Minor RV 439: I. Largo
00:09:24 Flute Concerto in G Minor RV 439: II. Presto – Largo
00:10:44 Flute Concerto in G Minor RV 439: III. Presto
00:11:48 Flute Concerto in G Minor RV 439: IV. Largo
00:13:42 Flute Concerto in G Minor RV 439: V. Allegro
00:15:58 Flute Concerto in D Major, RV 428: I. Allegro
00:19:50 Flute Concerto in D Major, RV 428: II. Cantabile
00:23:05 Flute Concerto in D Major, RV 428: III. Allegro
00:26:05 Flute Concerto in G Major, RV 435: I. Allegro
00:28:44 Flute Concerto in G Major, RV 435: II. Largo
00:31:38 Flute Concerto in G Major, RV 435: III. Allegro
00:33:53 Flute Concerto in F Major, RV 434: I. Allegro ma non tanto
00:37:20 Flute Concerto in F Major, RV 434: II. Largo cantabile
00:40:03 Flute Concerto in F Major, RV 434: III. Allegro
00:41:54 Flute Concerto in G Major, RV 437: I. Allegro
00:45:53 Flute Concerto in G Major, RV 437: II. Largo
00:47:39 Flute Concerto in G Major, RV 437: III. Allegro

Composers: John Bull, William Inglot, William Tisdale
Artist: Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

Pieter-Jan Belder continues his superb survey of the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book, an extraordinary manuscript compiled in the late 16th century and held in the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. In this, the sixth volume, Belder focuses on the compositions of John Bull, one of the main contributors to the collection. Principally an organist and organ-builder, Bull left behind a variety of attractive pieces whose charm is belied by the way he often presented himself as a Doctor in music, which might suggest a rather scientific approach to composition. Nonetheless, his Ut Re Mi Fa Sol La, one of the longest and most challenging pieces in the manuscript and reminiscent of Tallis, is appropriately complex, beginning with two-part writing and adding additional voices as it progresses, while employing numerous tempo changes and cross-rhythms.

In contrast to the prolific Bull, the remainder of the recording features a host of composers who appear only a few times in the manuscript. Other than Orlando Gibbons, one of the most important of all virginalists, the other contributors are less well known, and many have obscure or undocumented lives. The repetition of such forms as the pavan and alman across the set, however, allows the listener to make a number of interesting comparisons.

Pieter-Jan Belder is not only a consummate performer but also a serious scholar of keyboard music from the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras. His research on the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book has led to a highly informed performance practice. Belder specialises in performance on historical instruments, and he has carefully selected three period harpsichords for this recording in order to create the most authentic sound possible. The listener is rewarded with a substantial set that highlights the superb achievements of the composers of this era, laying the foundations of keyboard music for centuries to come.

The 6th and penultimate instalment of one of the most prestigious and ambitious recording projects in Early Music: the complete Fitzwilliam Virginal Book!
The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book is the most famous, extensive and important collection of keyboard music from the English Elizabethan and Jacobean Era. Lodged in the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge it contains more than 300 works for the virginal, by composers such as John, Bull, William Byrd, Thomas Tomkins and many others.
This 6th issue presents the remainder of the works by John Bull in the manuscript, consisting of dance forms like Galliarda, Pavan, Alman and others. The second CD is dedicated to composers who only contributed a few works to the manuscript: Warrock, Galleazzo, Peerson, Parsons, Tisdale, Inglott, Marchant, Oysermayre, Oldfield and Blytheman.
Pieter-Jan Belder, one of the world’s most respected and prolific harpsichordists, received rave reviews for his previous issues in this series: “..a captivating portrait..full of rhythmic drive..he displays a keen sense of rhythm…broad and brilliant gestures…one of the most important recording projects of this decade..”(Musicweb-International).

Tracklist below.
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album..../5jrXX4GCC4UlqvYg5bb
Physical sale: http://brilliantclassics.com/a....rticles/s/sor-comple
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/album/id895730435

00:00:00 24 Progressive Lessons, Op. 31: No. 1, Andante
00:01:14 24 Progressive Lessons, Op. 31: No. 2, Andante
00:02:58 24 Progressive Lessons, Op. 31: No. 3, Allegretto moderato
00:03:54 24 Progressive Lessons, Op. 31: No. 4, Andante
00:05:23 24 Progressive Lessons, Op. 31: No. 5, Andantino
00:06:57 24 Progressive Lessons, Op. 31: No. 6, Andante
00:08:04 24 Progressive Lessons, Op. 31: No. 7, Andantino
00:09:01 24 Progressive Lessons, Op. 31: No. 8, Andante
00:10:50 24 Progressive Lessons, Op. 31: No. 9, Allegretto
00:11:55 24 Progressive Lessons, Op. 31: No. 10, Cantabile
00:13:18 24 Progressive Lessons, Op. 31: No. 11, Moderato
00:14:25 24 Progressive Lessons, Op. 31: No. 12, Andante
00:18:09 24 Progressive Lessons, Op. 31: No. 13, Andante
00:19:38 24 Progressive Lessons, Op. 31: No. 14, Andantino
00:20:48 24 Progressive Lessons, Op. 31: No. 15, Allegretto
00:22:07 24 Progressive Lessons, Op. 31: No. 16, Moderato
00:24:12 24 Progressive Lessons, Op. 31: No. 17, Andantino
00:25:34 24 Progressive Lessons, Op. 31: No. 18, Moderato
00:27:58 24 Progressive Lessons, Op. 31: No. 19, Andante
00:29:43 24 Progressive Lessons, Op. 31: No. 20, Andante allegro
00:30:55 24 Progressive Lessons, Op. 31: No. 21, Andantino cantabile
00:32:54 24 Progressive Lessons, Op. 31: No. 22, Tempo di marcia. Moderato
00:34:55 24 Progressive Lessons, Op. 31: No. 23, Mouvement de prière
00:38:03 24 Progressive Lessons, Op. 31: No. 24, Allegretto moderato
00:40:54 24 Exercises, Op. 35: No. 1, Andante
00:41:40 24 Exercises, Op. 35: No. 2, Andantino
00:42:38 24 Exercises, Op. 35: No. 3, Larghetto
00:44:17 24 Exercises, Op. 35: No. 4, Allegretto
00:45:25 24 Exercises, Op. 35: No. 5, Allegretto
00:47:11 24 Exercises, Op. 35: No. 6, Andantino
00:47:55 24 Exercises, Op. 35: No. 7, Andante
00:49:56 24 Exercises, Op. 35: No. 8, Allegretto
00:52:35 24 Exercises, Op. 35: No. 9, Andante
00:54:07 24 Exercises, Op. 35: No. 10, Andante
00:55:20 24 Exercises, Op. 35: No. 11, Allegretto
00:56:06 24 Exercises, Op. 35: No. 12, Andantino moderato
00:57:27 24 Exercises, Op. 35: No. 13, Andante
00:58:24 24 Exercises, Op. 35: No. 14, Andante
01:00:17 24 Exercises, Op. 35: No. 15, Allegretto
01:01:33 24 Exercises, Op. 35: No. 16, Moderato
01:03:20 24 Exercises, Op. 35: No. 17, Moderato
01:04:42 24 Exercises, Op. 35: No. 18, Andantino
01:06:10 24 Exercises, Op. 35: No. 19, Moderato
01:07:49 24 Exercises, Op. 35: No. 20, Tempo di minuetto
01:09:47 24 Exercises, Op. 35: No. 21, Andante
01:11:13 24 Exercises, Op. 35: No. 22, Allegretto
01:13:46 24 Exercises, Op. 35: No. 23, Andante
01:14:57 24 Exercises, Op. 35: No. 24, Allegretto moderato
01:18:00 24 Short Progressive Pieces, Op. 44: No. 1, Andante
01:19:00 24 Short Progressive Pieces, Op. 44: No. 2, Allegretto
01:19:44 24 Short Progressive Pieces, Op. 44: No. 3, Andantino
01:20:49 24 Short Progressive Pieces, Op. 44: No. 4, Allegretto moderato
01:22:14 24 Short Progressive Pieces, Op. 44: No. 5, Andantino
01:23:20 24 Short Progressive Pieces, Op. 44: No. 6, Moderato
01:24:02 24 Short Progressive Pieces, Op. 44: No. 7, Andante allegro
01:25:15 24 Short Progressive Pieces, Op. 44: No. 8, Allegretto
01:26:20 24 Short Progressive Pieces, Op. 44: No. 9, Andantino
01:27:36 24 Short Progressive Pieces, Op. 44: No. 10, Allegretto
01:28:46 24 Short Progressive Pieces, Op. 44: No. 11, Andante
01:29:55 24 Short Progressive Pieces, Op. 44: No. 12, Andantino
01:32:23 24 Short Progressive Pieces, Op. 44: No. 13, Allegretto
01:33:50 24 Short Progressive Pieces, Op. 44: No. 14, Tempo di minuetto: Moderato
01:34:32 24 Short Progressive Pieces, Op. 44: No. 15, Andante
01:35:42 24 Short Progressive Pieces, Op. 44: No. 16, Andante
01:37:43 24 Short Progressive Pieces, Op. 44: No. 17, Cantabile
01:38:58 24 Short Progressive Pieces, Op. 44: No. 18, Marche
01:40:45 24 Short Progressive Pieces, Op. 44: No. 19, Allegretto
01:43:44 24 Short Progressive Pieces, Op. 44: No. 20, Andantino
01:45:00 24 Short Progressive Pieces, Op. 44: No. 21, Andante
01:46:07 24 Short Progressive Pieces, Op. 44: No. 22, Andantino
01:47:55 24 Short Progressive Pieces, Op. 44: No. 23, Allegro moderato
01:50:47 24 Short Progressive Pieces, Op. 44: No. 24, Valse

Download & Streams: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/IdyllSerenades
More information: https://www.brilliantclassics.....com/articles/i/idyll
Brilliant Classics’ Spotify: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Spotify
Spotify playlist Most Popular Piano Music: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/MostPopularPiano

Composer: Edward Elgar, Leoš Janácek, Vasily Kalinnikov
Artist: Orchestra da Camera 'Ferrucio Busoni', Massimo Belli conductor

This is a unique coupling on record, but a perceptive and satisfying one: a trio of Romantically inclined serenades from composers of Northern Europe, writing in the last decades of the 19th century when the drive to define a Nationalist spirit through culture was at its height. And so these works are distinctively, variously Russian, Czech and English in their different ways, while never relinquishing a debt to the German tradition in which their composers were to a greater or lesser degree educated.

Tracklist:
00:00:00 Serenade for Strings in G Minor: Andantino
00:09:13 Idyll for String Orchestra: I. Andante
00:13:43 Idyll for String Orchestra: II. Allegro
00:17:06 Idyll for String Orchestra: III. Moderato
00:21:17 Idyll for String Orchestra: IV. Allegro
00:25:07 Idyll for String Orchestra: V. Adagio
00:32:22 Idyll for String Orchestra: VI. Scherzo
00:35:56 Idyll for String Orchestra: VII. Moderato
00:40:01 Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 20: I. Allegro piacevole
00:43:32 Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 20: II. Larghetto
00:50:10 Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 20: III. Allegretto

Alfred Brendel’s first recorded cycle of the complete works for piano of Beethoven appeared in the 1960s on the Vox label. They established his reputation as a leading interpreter of the composer, and although he returned to the studio subsequently to re-record the sonatas and concertos for Philips, these early recordings have retained their freshness and originality. For many record collectors, the budget price Turnabout label provided a happy hunting ground for those who sought out unusual repertoire. The parent company Vox also had the vision to ask the relatively unknown Brendel to undertake the huge project of recording all the Beethoven Sonatas, Variations and Piano Concertos. These recordings document the artist as a young man at the outset of his extraordinary journey, and in repertoire that will always be closely associated with him. They also stand comparison with his later interpretations of Beethoven.

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Artist: Alfred Brendel (piano)

Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer, Google Play): https://brilliant-classics.lnk.....to/BeethovenPianoSo
More Information: https://www.brilliantclassics.....com/articles/b/beeth
Brilliant Classics Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/....brilliantclassics?si
Brilliant Classics Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brilliantclassics

00:00:00 Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp Minor Op.27 No.2 ‘Moonlight’: I. Adagio sostenuto
00:05:58 Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp Minor Op.27 No.2 ‘Moonlight’: II. Allegretto
00:08:16 Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp Minor Op.27 No.2 ‘Moonlight’: III. Presto agitato
00:15:52 Piano Sonata No.8 in C Minor Op.13 ‘Pathétique’: I. Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio
00:25:00 Piano Sonata No.8 in C Minor Op.13 ‘Pathétique’: II. Adagio cantabile
00:30:44 Piano Sonata No.8 in C Minor Op.13 ‘Pathétique’: III. Rondo:Allegro
00:35:09 Piano Sonata No.23 in F Minor Op.57 ‘Appassionata’: I. Allegro assai
00:44:47 Piano Sonata No.23 in F Minor Op.57 ‘Appassionata’: II. Andante con moto
00:51:03 Piano Sonata No.23 in F Minor Op.57 ‘Appassionata’: III. Allegro ma non troppo

Online Streaming/Purchase (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer, Google Play and more): https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/BestOfChopin

A Album containing the best music composed by Frédéric François Chopin!
Painting is from Pierre-Auguste Renoir and is named two sisters (at the terrace).

Composer:
Frédéric Chopin

00:00:00 Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 – Klára Würtz
00:08:28 Prelude in C sharp Minor, Op. 45 – Paolo Giacometti
00:12:53 Rondo a la Mazur in F, Op. 5 – Frank van de Laar
00:22:37 Polonaise in A, Op. 40 No. 1 “Military” – Folke Nauta
00:28:13 Etude in A-Flat, Op. 25 NO. 1 “Aeolian Harp” – Martijn van den Hoek
00:30:51 Waltz in E-Flat, Op. 18 – Martijn van den Hoek
00:35:58 Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 1 – Yoram Ish-Hurwitz
00:41:03 Mazurka Op.24 No. 1 in G Minor – Cor de Groot
00:44:03 Mazurka Op. 24 No. 2 in C – Cor de Groot
00:46:25 Mazurka Op. 24 No. 3 in A-Flat – Cor de Groot
00:48:55 Mazurka Op. 24 No. 4 in B-Flat Minor – Cor de Groot
00:53:04 Fantasie in F Minor, Op. 49 – Alwin Bar
01:06:14 Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brilliante in E-Flat, Op. 22 – Folke Nauta
01:20:31 Nocturne in D-Flat, Op. 27 No. 2 – Yoram Ish-Hurwitz
01:26:57 Krakoviak for piano & orchestra, Op. 14 – Arthur Moreira-Lima
01:42:49 Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth. – Yoram Ish-Hurwitz
01:46:54 Mazurka Op. 59 No. 1 in A Minor – Cor de Groot
01:50:32 Mazurka Op. 59 No. 2 in A-Flat – Cor de Groot
01:53:16 Mazurka Op. 59 No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor – Cor de Groot
01:56:45 Impromptu in A-Flat, Op. 29 – Pieter van Winkel
02:00:32 Waltz in A Minor, Op. 34 No. 1 - Pieter van Winkel
02:05:56 Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52 - Pieter van Winkel
02:17:21 Berceuse in D-Flat, Op. 57 – Alwin Bar
02:22:30 Polonaise in A-Flat, Op. 53 “Heroic” – Folke Nauta
02:29:32 Nocturne in E-Flat, Op. 9 No. 2 – Pieter van Winkel
02:33:42 Waltz in D-Flat, Op. 64 No. 1 “Minute Waltz” - Martijn van den Hoek
02:35:28 Waltz in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64 No. 2 – Martijn van den Hoek
02:39:09 Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat, Op. 47 - – Pieter van Winkel
02:46:31 Souvenir de Paganini – Frank van de Laar
02:50:49 Fantasie-Impromptu No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66 – Pieter van Winkel
02:55:59 Etude in E, Op. 10 No. 3 “Tristesse” - Martijn van den Hoek
03:00:02 Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 31 – Alwin Bar
03:09:52 Prelude in D-Flat, Op. 28 No. 15 “Raindrop” – Paolo giacometti
03:15:08 Etude in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 12 “Revolutionary” – Martijn van den Hoek
03:17:54 Nocturne in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9 No. 1 – Pieter van Winkel
03:23:07 Barcarolle in F-Sharp, Op. 60 – Alwin Bar

Tracklist pinned.

Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer, Google Play): https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/DvorakPianoWorks
More Information: https://www.brilliantclassics.....com/articles/d/dvora
Brilliant Classics Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/....brilliantclassics?si
Brilliant Classics Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brilliantclassics

Composer: Antonín Dvorák
Artist: Inna Poroshina (piano)


Dvorák considered himself only a modest pianist (he was a string player), and his music for piano has for long been neglected and considered of secondary importance to his symphonies, concertos and chamber works. Whilst undoubtedly true, the output for solo piano does contain some of his more mundane efforts, closer study of the music reveals some gems well worth getting to know, and that all contain his innate gift for melody.

His largest work featuring piano, the G major piano concerto has finally made some headway in the concert repertoire, and has always been championed by leading pianists – Richter and Aimard to name just two. The piano trios, quartets and the quintet all have effective piano parts, and are well laid out for the pianist. So why has the solo piano music been so neglected?

These works span his entire creative life, from the simple little Polka in E of 1860, to the Theme and Variations, Suite in A, and the Humoresques of 1894. These last three works are his masterpieces for piano, and indeed the Seventh Humoresque in G became very famous due its use in a Joan Crawford film in 1946, and through arrangements by Fritz Kreisler and Art Tatum. The Suite in A, dating from his time in America (where he composed his Ninth Symphony ‘From the New World’) is better known today in its orchestral version.

These CDs contain some wonderful little known music by one the best-loved composers – music that deserves a wider audience.

Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer, Google Play): https://brilliant-classics.lnk.....to/BachRecorderConc
Physical Sale: https://www.brilliantclassics.....com/articles/j/js-ba
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brilliantclassics/
Brilliant Classics Spotify: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Spotify

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist: Erik Bosgraaf (recorder), Ensemble Cordevento

Although Bach clearly felt at home composing for the recorder, featuring it in major works including the Brandenburg Concertos and several cantatas, he never composed a concerto for solo recorder – in fact, he only wrote original solo concertos for harpsichord and violin. However, an examination of Bach’s compositional practices reveals that it was customary during his era to adapt or reuse musical material in new compositions. Taking this into consideration, the creators of this recording have drawn on a range of sources to answer the question of how a solo recorder concerto by Bach might have sounded.

The disc includes four full recorder concertos, based on material taken from existing harpsichord concertos and cantata movements, which Bach himself often reused or transcribed for different instrumentation. It closes with an organ prelude adapted for recorder and strings.The recordings are accompanied by extensive booklet notes, which outline the sources used in the construction of this repertoire and reveal an interesting dimension of Bach’s compositional practice – his approach to reusing and adapting musical material.

These recordings are brought to life by compelling performances from Erik Bosgraaf and Ensemble Cordevento, performed on a range of recorders and period instruments. Displaying an imaginative yet thorough approach to the repertoire, this disc is a fascinating examination of how Bach might have approached writing largescale works for the recorder and is recommended to any listeners interested in his concertos.

00:00:00 Concerto in G Major, Arias from Cantatas BWV 215 and 32, transcribed by Thiemo Wind: I. [Allegro]
00:06:27 Concerto in G Major, Arias from Cantatas BWV 215 and 32, transcribed by Thiemo Wind: II. Adagio
00:11:49 Concerto in G Major, Arias from Cantatas BWV 215 and 32, transcribed by Thiemo Wind: III. Presto
00:15:08 Concerto in B-Flat Major, BWV 1055: I. Allegro
00:19:07 Concerto in B-Flat Major, BWV 1055: II. Larghetto
00:24:04 Concerto in B-Flat Major, BWV 1055: III. Allegro ma non tanto
00:28:06 Concerto in D Major, BWV 1053: I. [Allegro]
00:35:33 Concerto in D Major, BWV 1053: II. Siciliano
00:39:30 Concerto in D Major, BWV 1053: III. Allegro
00:45:31 Concerto in D Minor, ‘BWV 1059’: I. [Allegro]
00:50:41 Concerto in D Minor, ‘BWV 1059’: II. Adagio
00:53:32 Concerto in D Minor, ‘BWV 1059’: III. Presto
00:56:25 Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731

Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer, Google Play): https://brilliant-classics.lnk.....to/vivaldiflutesona
More Information: https://www.brilliantclassics.....com/articles/v/vival
Brilliant Classics Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/....brilliantclassics?si
Brilliant Classics Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brilliantclassics

Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
Artist: ConSerto Musico, Mario Folena (flute), Stefania Marusi (flute), Francesco Baroni (harpsichord), Roberto Loreggian (harpsichord and organ)

Though several of Vivaldi’s most delightful concertos are written for the flute, he left relatively little chamber music for the instrument: the ‘Il Pastor Fido’ set which used to be attributed to him is now known to have been composed by Nicolas Chédeville. On this valuable new recording, Mario Folena and Roberto Loreggian offer what seems to be all that is left of Vivaldi’s output for the genre, informed by the latest scholarship and in delightful and lively period-instrument recordings. They couple it not with the previously recorded ‘Il Pastor Fido’ sonatas, but with a genuine rarity: an arrangement of ‘Spring’ from The Four Seasons made by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the composer and philosopher who argued that, in politics as in music, Man should return to first principles.

00:00:00 Sonata in C Major, RV 48, for flute and basso continuo: [Preludio]
00:00:45 Sonata in C Major, RV 48, for flute and basso continuo: Affettuoso
00:04:43 Sonata in C Major, RV 48, for flute and basso continuo: Allegro assai
00:06:59 Sonata in C Major, RV 48, for flute and basso continuo: Larghetto
00:09:11 Sonata in C Major, RV 48, for flute and basso continuo: Allegro
00:11:21 Sonata in G Major, RV 80, for two flutes and b.c.: Allegro
00:13:48 Sonata in G Major, RV 80, for two flutes and b.c.: Larghetto
00:15:23 Sonata in G Major, RV 80, for two flutes and b.c.: Allegro
00:17:11 Sonata in D Minor, RV 49, for flute and b.c.: Preludio
00:19:56 Sonata in D Minor, RV 49, for flute and b.c.: Siciliana
00:22:26 Sonata in D Minor, RV 49, for flute and b.c.: Sarabanda
00:24:25 Sonata in D Minor, RV 49, for flute and b.c.: Allegro
00:25:49 Le Printemps de Vivaldi arrangé pour une Flûte sans accompagnement (1775) in D Major: Allegro
00:29:22 Le Printemps de Vivaldi arrangé pour une Flûte sans accompagnement (1775) in D Major: Largo
00:31:50 Le Printemps de Vivaldi arrangé pour une Flûte sans accompagnement (1775) in D Major: Allegro
00:36:07 Sonata in G Minor, RV 51, for flute and b.c.: [Preludio]
00:36:42 Sonata in G Minor, RV 51, for flute and b.c.: Largo
00:39:19 Sonata in G Minor, RV 51, for flute and b.c.: Allegro
00:41:17 Sonata in G Minor, RV 51, for flute and b.c.: [Recitativo]
00:41:59 Sonata in G Minor, RV 51, for flute and b.c.: Andante
00:44:50 Sonata in G Minor, RV 51, for flute and b.c.: Allegro
00:46:34 Sonata in E Minor, RV 50, for flute and b.c.: Andante
00:51:20 Sonata in E Minor, RV 50, for flute and b.c.: Siciliano
00:54:14 Sonata in E Minor, RV 50, for flute and b.c.: Allegro
00:56:21 Sonata in E Minor, RV 50, for flute and b.c.: Arioso
00:59:04 Sonata in A Major, RV 800, for two flutes and b.c.: Allegro
01:01:11 Sonata in A Major, RV 800, for two flutes and b.c.: Andante
01:02:51 Sonata in A Major, RV 800, for two flutes and b.c.: Allegro

Tracklist below.

Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer, Google Play): https://brilliant-classics.lnk.....to/BoccheriniString
More Information: https://www.brilliantclassics.....com/articles/b/bocch
Brilliant Classics Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/....brilliantclassics?si
Brilliant Classics Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brilliantclassics

Composer: Luigi Boccherini
Artist: Virtuosi della Rotonda
Federico Guglielmo violin
Luigi Puxeddu cello

Luigi Boccherini spent his early life in the service of the authorities of his hometown of Lucca, in Tuscany, though his talent as a cellist and composer often saw him travel abroad with his family at this young age. Settling in Spain in 1770, he spent the next 15 years of his life in the service of the Infante Luis Antonio Jaime of Bourbon. The String Quintets Op.29 for two violins, viola and two cellos were composed for the Infante in 1779 and represent a peak in Boccherini’s output, both for the magic of their texture and their great formal freedom. They remained unpublished for several years, only printed posthumously by the Parisian publisher Pleyel in 1813. The presence of dance is a common feature of the Quintets, with examples of every kind bursting out unexpectedly, even in movements where it is not openly called for. Particularly striking in this regard is Boccherini’s way of disrupting a slow movement in order to leave space for the dance to follow to the point that, in the sixth and last quintet, the slow movement is reduced to a sad Prelude before the Goyescan finale. Performing these works are I Virtuosi della Rotonda, a chamber group founded by Luigi Puxeddu in 2002, made up of soloists and leaders of major Italian orchestras. Puxeddu has already released Boccherini’s String Quintets Op.18, with La Magnifica Comunità (BC93346), and his Complete Cello Sonatas (BC93784) on Brilliant Classics. The latter, the only complete recording in existence, was named Disc of the Month by Angelo Foletto in the Italian classical music magazine Suonare News and received five Diapasons in France, as well as being critically praised in American Record Guide and Classical Voice.
After a lapse of several years this set presents the continuation of a highly successful and popular series on Brilliant Classics: the string quintets by Boccherini! The String Quintet series, of which 15 CD’s have already been issued, brought to light many hidden treasures, masterworks of chamber music in pure Classical Style, brimming with vitality, wit and winning charm. The ensemble I Virtuosi delle Rotonda are basically the same as the previous ensemble La Magnifica Comunita, only the primarius is changed: early music specialist and pioneer Federico Guglielmo, a better and stronger advocate of this delicious music is hardly imaginable…

00:00:00 String Quintet No. 1 in D Major, G. 313: I. Andante moderato
00:08:04 String Quintet No. 1 in D Major, G. 313: II. Minuetto
00:11:54 String Quintet No. 1 in D Major, G. 313: III. Cantabile
00:18:19 String Quintet No. 1 in D Major, G. 313: IV. Finale. Allegro
00:23:42 String Quintet No. 2 in C Minor, G. 314: I. Allegro vivo
00:31:11 String Quintet No. 2 in C Minor, G. 314: II. Largo assai
00:33:19 String Quintet No. 2 in C Minor, G. 314: III. Minuetto
00:37:05 String Quintet No. 2 in C Minor, G. 314: IV. Fuga. Allegro giusto
00:42:11 String Quintet No. 3 in F Major, G. 315: I. Adagio
00:48:04 String Quintet No. 3 in F Major, G. 315: II. Allegro vivo
00:56:18 String Quintet No. 3 in F Major, G. 315: III. Andante lentarello
01:03:10 String Quintet No. 4 in A Major, G. 316: I. Allegro moderato
01:09:59 String Quintet No. 4 in A Major, G. 316: II. Minuetto
01:13:46 String Quintet No. 4 in A Major, G. 316: III. Largo cantabile
01:20:54 String Quintet No. 4 in A Major, G. 316: IV. Il ballo Tedesco. Presto
01:24:34 String Quintet No. 5 in E-Flat Major, G. 317: I. Allegro moderato
01:31:39 String Quintet No. 5 in E-Flat Major, G. 317: II. Minuetto
01:34:53 String Quintet No. 5 in E-Flat Major, G. 317: III. Andante lento
01:40:59 String Quintet No. 5 in E-Flat Major, G. 317: IV. Finale. Allegro assai
01:46:13 String Quintet No. 6 in G Minor, G. 318: I. Allegro moderato assai
01:53:53 String Quintet No. 6 in G Minor, G. 318: II. Minuetto
01:56:41 String Quintet No. 6 in G Minor, G. 318: III. Preludio. Adagio
01:59:09 String Quintet No. 6 in G Minor, G. 318: IV. Rondò. Allegro giusto

Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer, Google Play): https://brilliant-classics.lnk.....to/BeethovenIXsymph
Physical purchase: http://www.brilliantclassics.c....om/articles/b/beetho
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/brilliantclassics/

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Artist: Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Blomstedt (conductor)

Beethoven’s nine symphonies – composed between 1800 and 1824 – are true cornerstones of the classical canon. Marking an irrefutable turning point in the history of music, they transformed audiences’ expectations of the symphony and influenced the genre’s future development through their experimental, dramatic and expressive weight. Conductors have long been drawn to the profundity of these works: a complete cycle of Beethoven symphonies is viewed as one of the ultimate challenges in the repertoire, and the performances in this set are undoubtedly among the greatest to have been recorded, illuminating the skill of the Staatskapelle Dresden and Herbert Blomstedt, one of the most distinguished conductors of the 20th and 21st centuries.

00:00:00 Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21: I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
00:09:03 Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21: II. Andante cantabile con moto
00:17:36 Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21: III. Menuetto & Trio: Allegro molto e vivace
00:21:02 Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21: IV. Finale: Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace
00:27:21 Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 55 ‘EROICA’: I. Allegro con brio
00:42:24 Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 55 ‘EROICA’: II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai
00:59:11 Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 55 ‘EROICA’: III. Scherzo & Trio: Allegro vivace
01:05:01 Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 55 ‘EROICA’: IV. Allegro molto – Poco andante – Presto
01:16:50 Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36: I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
01:29:56 Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36: II. Larghetto
01:42:30 Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36: III. Scherzo & Trio: Allegro
01:46:37 Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36: IV. Allegro molto
01:53:30 Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat, Op. 60: I. Adagio – Allegro vivace
02:05:40 Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat, Op. 60: II. Adagio
02:16:12 Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat, Op. 60: III. Menuetto: Allegro vivace – Trio: Un poco meno allegro
02:22:03 Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat, Op. 60: IV. Allegro ma non troppo
02:29:14 Symphony No.5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
02:37:19 Symphony No.5 in C Minor, Op. 67: II. Andante con moto
02:48:41 Symphony No.5 in C Minor, Op. 67: III. Allegro
02:57:34 Symphony No.5 in C Minor, Op. 67: IV. Allegro – Presto
03:06:37 Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 ‘PASTORAL’: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande)
03:16:08 Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 ‘PASTORAL’: II. Andante molto mosso (Szene am Bach)
03:28:49 Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 ‘PASTORAL’: III. Allegro – sempre più stretto – In tempo d’allegro – Tempo I – Presto (Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute)
03:34:33 Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 ‘PASTORAL’: IV. Allegro (Gewitter, Sturm)
03:38:16 Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 ‘PASTORAL’: V. Allegretto (Hirtengesang, frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm)
03:48:07 Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92: I. Poco sostenuto – Vivace
04:01:38 Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92: II. Allegretto
04:11:36 Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92: III. Presto – Assai meno presto
04:21:21 Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92: IV. Allegro con brio
04:30:34 Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93: I. Allegro vivace e con brio
04:40:37 Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando
04:44:33 Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93: III. Tempo di Menuetto
04:49:20 Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93: IV. Allegro vivace
04:57:11 Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 ‘CHORAL’: I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
05:14:06 Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 ‘CHORAL’: II. Molto vivace – Presto
05:27:54 Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 ‘CHORAL’: III. Adagio molto e cantabile – Andante moderato – Tempo I – Andante moderato – Adagio – Lo stesso tempo
05:44:19 Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 ‘CHORAL’: IV. Presto – Allegro assai – Presto – Recitativo – Allegro assai – Allegro assai vivace (alla marcia) – Andante maestoso – Adagio ma non troppo ma divoto – Allegro energico e sempre ben marcato – Allegro ma non tanto Presto – Maestoso – Prestissimo