This set is, despite its misleading early opus number, very much the work of the mature Vivaldi, now 40 years of age and a leading light of the vibrant Venetian musical scene, producing at an astonishing rate not only concertos for the adroit pupils of the Ospedale della Pietà where he was a much-loved music master, but also entertainments of varying scale for more public events and audiences. These sonatas are but for two or three performers, or even four: a moot point for musicologists. L’Arte dell’Arco follow modern scholarly practice in assigning the ‘accompaniment’ to the virtuoso solo instrument to a continuo group of cello, keyboard and plucked instruments, though they take care to offer instrumental colours as variegated as possible by alternating between harpsichord and chamber organ, and theorbo and Baroque guitar, as the character of the musintal craftsmanship, continually appears to demand or request it. The sonatas were written with publication in mind, not in Venice but Amsterdam, then the home of instrumental music publishing, and they take their place within his carefully constructed 12 opus collections as a sophisticated set of sonatas displaying all the different characters of the Italian Baroque school of instrumental craftsmanship, continually enlivened by Vivaldi’s unique brand of melodic genius.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
00:00:00 Piano Concerto No.21 in C K467 ‘Elvira Madigan’ II

Camille Saint-Saëns
00:06:48 3 The Swan (Carnival of the Animals)
Wladislav Warenberg cello · Sara Crombach piano

Franz Liszt
00:09:45 Liebestraum S541 No.3 in A flat 4’17
Alexander Goldenweiser piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
00:14:22 Serenade No.13 in G K525 ‘Eine kleine Nachtmusik’
6 II. Romanze

Mussorgsky
00:19:37 The Old Castle (Pictures at an Exhibition)
Alexander Warenberg piano

Frédéric Chopin
00:24:42 8 Nocturne in E flat major Op.9 No.2

Christoph Willibald von Gluck
00:28:55 9 Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Orfeo ed Euridice)

Jules Massenet
00:35:59 Méditation (Thaïs)

Frédéric Chopin
00:40:41 Prelude in D-Flat, Op. 28 No. 15 “Raindrop”

00:45:56 Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: II. Adagio

Beethoven
00:55:39 Liebestraum, Romantic Piano Music
Sonate Pathetique, Op. 13: II. Adagio

Maurice Ravel
01:00:24 Pavane Pour Une infante defunte

Beethoven
01:06:48 moonlight
01:12:28 Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"

Edvard Hagerup Grieg
01:15:20 Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood

Gabriel Fauré
01:19:32 Pavane in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 50
Paganini
01:26:00 Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 6: II. Adagio

Bedrich Smetana
01:30:58 Má Vlast (My Country/Mein Vaterland): Vltava (The Moldau)

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Dmitri Shostakovich wrote symphonies and string quartets with violent and intense music. But he did have a sense of humour as well. Just as he could handle the very un-Russian jazz idiom. Both jazz suites show the light-hearted side of Russia’s most important 20th-century composer.

00:00:00 Suite No. 1 for Variety Orchestra, Op. Posth.: I. March
00:03:09 Suite No. 1 for Variety Orchestra, Op. Posth.: II. Dance No. 1
00:06:10 Suite No. 1 for Variety Orchestra, Op. Posth.: III. Dance No. 2
00:09:54 Suite No. 1 for Variety Orchestra, Op. Posth.: IV. Little Polka
00:12:33 Suite No. 1 for Variety Orchestra, Op. Posth.: V. Lyric Waltz
00:15:16 Suite No. 1 for Variety Orchestra, Op. Posth.: VI. Waltz No. 1
00:18:42 Suite No. 1 for Variety Orchestra, Op. Posth.: VII. Waltz No. 2
00:22:20 Suite No. 1 for Variety Orchestra, Op. Posth.: VIII. Finale
00:24:44 Overture on Russian and Kirghiz Themes, Op. 115
00:34:13 Jazz Suite No. 1, Op. 38a: I. Waltz
00:36:38 Jazz Suite No. 1, Op. 38a: II. Polka
00:38:21 Jazz Suite No. 1, Op. 38a: III. Foxtrot
00:42:16 Novorossijsk Chimes, the Flame of Eternal Glory for Orchestra, Op. 111b
00:44:57 Festive Overture Op. 96

Artist:
National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
Theodore Kuchar (conductor)

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The latest in Brilliant Classics’ selection of Vivaldi releases, this vivid and inventive collection can be considered the first true example of the genre later to be connected so strongly with the ‘Prete Rosso’: the violin concerto.

Tracklist:
00:00:00 Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Major, RV 383a: I. Allegro
00:02:56 Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Major, RV 383a: II. Largo e cantabile
00:06:00 Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Major, RV 383a: III. Allegro
00:08:07 Violin Concerto No. 11 in D Major, RV 204: I. Allegro
00:11:01 Violin Concerto No. 11 in D Major, RV 204: II. Largo
00:12:37 Violin Concerto No. 11 in D Major, RV 204: III. Allegro assai
00:14:28 Violin Concerto No. 9 in F Major, RV 284: I. Allegro
00:17:05 Violin Concerto No. 9 in F Major, RV 284: II. Largo
00:19:11 Violin Concerto No. 9 in F Major, RV 284: III. Allegro
00:21:22 Violin Concerto No. 4 in A Minor, RV 357: I. Allegro
00:24:14 Violin Concerto No. 4 in A Minor, RV 357: II. Grave e sempre piano
00:26:30 Violin Concerto No. 4 in A Minor, RV 357: III. Allegro
00:29:09 Violin Concerto No. 7 in C Major, RV 185: I. Largo
00:31:24 Violin Concerto No. 7 in C Major, RV 185: II. Allegro
00:33:22 Violin Concerto No. 7 in C Major, RV 185: III. Largo
00:35:00 Violin Concerto No. 7 in C Major, RV 185: IV. Allegro
00:37:00 Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Minor, RV 279: I. Allegro
00:41:08 Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Minor, RV 279: II. Largo
00:43:20 Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Minor, RV 279: III. Allegro
00:46:22 Violin Concerto No. 12 in G Major, RV 298: I. Spiritoso e non presto
00:48:51 Violin Concerto No. 12 in G Major, RV 298: II. Largo
00:52:06 Violin Concerto No. 12 in G Major, RV 298: III. Allegro
00:55:32 Violin Concerto No. 8 in D Minor, RV 249: I. Allegro
00:58:06 Violin Concerto No. 8 in D Minor, RV 249: II. Adagio – Presto – Adagio
00:59:29 Violin Concerto No. 8 in D Minor, RV 249: III. Allegro
01:02:52 Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, RV 347: I. Allegro
01:06:16 Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, RV 347: II. Largo
01:08:24 Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, RV 347: III. Allegro
01:11:36 Violin Concerto No. 10 in C Minor, RV 196: I. Spiritoso
01:14:26 Violin Concerto No. 10 in C Minor, RV 196: II. Adagio
01:16:34 Violin Concerto No. 10 in C Minor, RV 196: III. Allegro
01:19:26 Violin Concerto No. 6 in G Minor, RV 316a: I. Allegro
01:21:55 Violin Concerto No. 6 in G Minor, RV 316a: II. Largo
01:24:47 Violin Concerto No. 6 in G Minor, RV 316a: III. Allegro
01:28:21 Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, RV 301: I. Allegro
01:31:06 Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, RV 301: II. Largo
01:33:37 Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, RV 301: III. Allegro

Artist:
Federico Guglielmo (violin)
L'Arte dell'Arco

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Beethoven’s oeuvre only comprises a small collection of works for cello and piano, but that the composer was an accomplished writer for this combination of instruments is evident from the fact that Jean-Louis Duport, one of Frederick II’s court cellists and one of the most revered musicians of his day, incorporated many of the techniques found in the Op.5 sonatas into his instruction manual for cello.

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The two musicians Timora Rosler and Klára Würtz have been playing together for more than 15 years, having won several chamber music prizes. They performed the Beethoven cycle several times in concert over the years, and their interpretation has ripened to such an extent that the time came to record it. And here it is: every note alive and vibrant, played with gusto and feeling, alternating melancholy and joy, sadness and sheer fun.


00:00:00 Cello Sonata in F Major, Op. 5 No. 1: I. Adagio sostenuto – Allegro
00:17:01 Cello Sonata in F Major, Op. 5 No. 1: II. Rondo. Allegro vivace
00:23:22 Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 5 No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo
00:28:58 Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 5 No. 2: I. Allegro molto più tosto presto
00:38:51 Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 5 No. 2: 5 II. Rondo. Allegro
00:47:20 Cello Sonata in A Major, Op. 69: I. Allegro ma non tanto
00:59:51 Cello Sonata in A Major, Op. 69: II. Scherzo. Allegro molto
01:04:54 Cello Sonata in A Major, Op. 69: III. Adagio cantabile – Allegro vivace
01:13:06 Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 102 No. 1: I. Adagio – Allegro vivace
01:20:19 Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 102 No. 1: II. Adagio – Tempo d’andante – Allegro vivace
01:27:18 Cello Sonata in D Major, Op. 102 No. 2: I. Allegro con brio
01:33:42 Cello Sonata in D Major, Op. 102 No. 2: II. Adagio con molto sentimento d’affetto
01:41:31 Cello Sonata in D Major, Op. 102 No. 2: III. Allegro – Allegro fugato
01:46:00 12 Variations on “See the Conqu’ring Hero comes”, WoO 45: Thema. Allegretto
01:46:42 12 Variations on “See the Conqu’ring Hero comes”, WoO 45: Variation 1
01:47:20 12 Variations on “See the Conqu’ring Hero comes”, WoO 45: Variation 2
01:47:58 12 Variations on “See the Conqu’ring Hero comes”, WoO 45: Variation 3
01:48:36 12 Variations on “See the Conqu’ring Hero comes”, WoO 45: Variation 4
01:49:20 12 Variations on “See the Conqu’ring Hero comes”, WoO 45: Variation 5
01:50:04 12 Variations on “See the Conqu’ring Hero comes”, WoO 45: Variation 6
01:50:42 12 Variations on “See the Conqu’ring Hero comes”, WoO 45: Variation 7
01:51:22 12 Variations on “See the Conqu’ring Hero comes”, WoO 45: Variation 8
01:51:59 12 Variations on “See the Conqu’ring Hero comes”, WoO 45: Variation 9
01:52:42 12 Variations on “See the Conqu’ring Hero comes”, WoO 45: Variation 10
01:53:25 12 Variations on “See the Conqu’ring Hero comes”, WoO 45: Variation 11. Adagio
01:56:24 12 Variations on “See the Conqu’ring Hero comes”, WoO 45: Variation 12. Allegro
01:57:27 12 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”, Op. 66: Thema. Allegretto
01:57:57 12 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”, Op. 66: Variation 1
01:58:29 12 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”, Op. 66: Variation 2
01:59:02 12 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”, Op. 66: Variation 3
01:59:32 12 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”, Op. 66: Variation 4
02:00:05 12 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”, Op. 66: Variation 5
02:00:38 12 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”, Op. 66: Variation 6
02:01:06 12 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”, Op. 66: Variation 7
02:01:45 12 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”, Op. 66: Variation 8
02:02:22 12 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”, Op. 66: Variation 9
02:02:54 12 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”, Op. 66: Variation 10. Adagio
02:04:03 12 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”, Op. 66: Variation 11. Poco adagio, quasi andante
02:04:58 12 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”, Op. 66: Variation 12. Allegro
02:06:56 7 Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen”, WoO 46: Thema. Andante
02:07:41 7 Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen”, WoO 46: Variation 1
02:08:19 7 Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen”, WoO 46: Variation 2
02:09:02 7 Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen”, WoO 46: Variation 3
02:10:06 7 Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen”, WoO 46: Variation 4
02:11:22 7 Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen”, WoO 46: Variation 5. Si prenda il tempo un poco
02:11:58 7 Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen”, WoO 46: Variation 6. Adagio
02:14:05 7 Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen”, WoO 46: Variation 7. Allegro ma non troppo

Artist:
Timora Rosler (cello)
Klara Wurtz (piano)

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Among the most revered virtuosos of all time, Nicolò Paganini was a true musical legend of his era, inspiring musicians such as Robert Schumann to forge his own career as a pianist. Franz Schubert was also a regular audience member at Paganini’s concerts, despite the outlandish ticket prices.

Paganini often remarked that, despite his legendary status as a violinist, he found it rather difficult to compose for the instrument. This release presents Paganini's complete violin concertos, performed by violinist Alexandre Dubach accompanied by the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo.

Composer:
Nicolò Paganini

Artist:
Alexandre Dubach (violin)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
Michel Sasson (conductor)
Lawrence Foster (conductor)

00:00:00 Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Minor: I. Allegro maestoso
00:16:44 Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Minor: II. Adagio flebile con sentimento
00:23:25 Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Minor: III. Rondo galante. Andantino gaio
00:34:10 Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 6: I. Allegro maestoso
00:54:15 Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 6: II. Adagio espressivo
00:59:28 Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 6: III. Rondo: allegro spirituoso
01:09:08 Violin Concerto No. 3 in E Major: I. Introduzione. Andantino - Allegro marziale
01:26:57 Violin Concerto No. 3 in E Major: II. Adagio. Cantabile spianato
01:34:13 Violin Concerto No. 3 in E Major: III. Polacca. Andantino vivace
01:46:22 Violin Concerto No. 6 in E Minor: I. Risoluto
02:07:04 Violin Concerto No. 6 in E Minor: II. Adagio
02:13:59 Violin Concerto No. 6 in E Minor: III. Rondo ossia polonese
02:25:27 Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Minor: I. Allegro maestoso
02:44:27 Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Minor: II. Andante un poco sostenuto
02:53:03 Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Minor: III. Rondo
03:03:37 Violin Concerto No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 7: I. Allegro maestoso
03:19:05 Violin Concerto No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 7: II. Adagio
03:26:05 Violin Concerto No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 7: III. Ronde à la clochette

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Composer:
Einaudi

Artist:
Jeroen van Veen (piano)

Tracklist
00:00:00 Divenire: No. 1, Uno
00:03:34 Divenire: No. 2, Divenire
00:10:37 Divenire: No. 3, Monday
00:17:47 Divenire: No. 4, Andare
00:24:53 Divenire: No. 5, Rose
00:29:37 Divenire: No. 6, Primavera
00:37:01 Divenire: No. 7, Oltremare
00:50:20 Divenire: No. 8, L'Origine nascosta
00:53:55 Divenire: No. 9, Fly
00:58:46 Divenire: No. 10, Ascolta
01:03:38 Divenire: No. 11, Ritornare
01:14:23 Nightbook: No. 1, In Principio
01:17:38 Nightbook: No. 2, Lady Labyrinth
01:23:26 Nightbook: No. 3, Nightbook
01:29:20 Nightbook: No. 4, Indaco
01:35:20 Nightbook: No. 5, The Snow Prelude No. 15
01:41:08 Nightbook: No. 6, Reverie
01:46:22 Nightbook: No. 7, The Crane Dance
01:49:41 Nightbook: No. 8, The Snow Prelude No. 2
01:54:11 Nightbook: No. 9, The Tower
01:58:48 Nightbook: No. 10, Bye Bye mon amour
02:07:51 Nightbook: No. 11, The Planets
02:15:39 Nightbook: No. 12, Tu sei
02:22:15 Nightbook: No. 13, Berlin Song
02:27:13 In a Time Lapse: No. 1, Corale
02:29:16 In a Time Lapse: No. 2, Time Lapse
02:34:55 In a Time Lapse: No. 3, Life
02:39:40 In a Time Lapse: No. 4, Walk
02:42:26 In a Time Lapse: No. 5, Discovery at Night
02:47:38 In a Time Lapse: No. 6, Run
02:53:43 In a Time Lapse: No. 7, Brothers
02:58:50 In a Time Lapse: No. 8, Orbits
03:01:57 In a Time Lapse: No. 9, Two Trees
03:09:20 In a Time Lapse: No. 10, Newton's Cradle
03:17:13 In a Time Lapse: No. 11, Waterways
03:21:43 In a Time Lapse: No. 12, Experience
03:27:05 In a Time Lapse: No. 13, Underwood
03:21:26 In a Time Lapse: No. 14, Burning
03:36:40 In a Time Lapse: No. 15, Luce

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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist: Kristóf Baráti (violin)

Bach may well be one of the most widely acknowledged master composers of all time, but that only serves to make each performer’s interpretation of his work all the more challenging and distinctive: each musician must both do justice to the composer’s intention, making a decision as to the best way of conveying that within the music which is not fixed, and at the same time leave their own mark on the performance. This is especially true for these Sonatas and Partitas given the variety of styles in which such Baroque masterworks have been performed, ranging from the freely romantic to the strictly precise, and the technical challenge posed by these complex pieces for a single instrument.

The works in this collection are something of an enigma, not only because of the uncertainty surrounding the circumstances and date of their composition, but, more crucially, because of the way in which they stretch the capacity for polyphony of a single violin beyond its physical limit. It is as though Bach had written for a full ensemble of instruments – but on a single staff. Modern musicians have even speculated as to the possible existence of a special bow with which an exact performance of the music might have been achieved in Bach’s day. The music is no less rich for all of this, however: on the contrary, the harmonic complexity of these pieces is at once captivating and beautiful; the implied but absent notes are thrillingly suggestive; and the multiplicity of voices leaves the listener marvelling at Bach’s compositional vision and the performer’s ability.

This accomplished musical feat is performed by Kristóf Baráti, a Hungarian violinist who has worked with an astonishing number of world-famous orchestras and conductors. Baráti plays a 1703 Stradivarius violin, and one can sense this echo of the era of the pieces as much as one can his intense emotional involvement with the music.

00:00:00 Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio
00:03:53 Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: II. Fuga: Allegro
00:09:21 Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: III. Siciliana
00:12:25 Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: IV. Presto
00:15:04 Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: I. Allemanda
00:19:29 Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: II. Double
00:21:40 Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: III. Corrente
00:23:55 Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: IV. Double: Presto
00:26:39 Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: V. Sarabande
00:28:31 Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: VI. Double
00:29:53 Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: VII. Tempo di borea
00:32:09 Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: VIII. Double
00:34:33 Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: I. Grave
00:38:24 Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: II. Fuga
00:46:06 Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: III. Andante
00:51:24 Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: IV. Allegro
00:55:30 Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: I. Allemanda
00:58:34 Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: II. Corrente
01:00:34 Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: III. Sarabanda
01:03:00 Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: IV. Giga
01:06:09 Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Ciaccona
01:19:13 Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: I. Adagio
01:23:12 Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: II. Fuga
01:32:50 Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: III. Largo
01:35:53 Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: IV. Allegro assai
01:39:29 Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio
01:43:20 Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: II. Loure
01:46:07 Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en Rondeau
01:48:54 Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: IV. Menuet I, II
01:50:53 Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: V. Bourée
01:52:00 Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: VI. Gigue

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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artists: Thomas Zehetmair (violin), Amsterdam Bach Soloists

The great Johann Sebastian Bach grew up around violin music: his father Johann Ambrosius was an accomplished violinist. This influence is reflected in Sebastian’s compositional output, which contains a large number of solo and ensemble works for the instrument – including the concertos on this recording.

The works, written in approximately 1720, are based on Vivaldi’s concerto model from the beginning of the 18th century, and – in the case of the D minor and G minor concertos – are reconstructions of the harpsichord concertos. Indeed, many of Bach’s concertos for harpsichord were in fact rearrangements of earlier instrumental works, and from the passagework in BWV 1052 and 1056 it is clear that the violin was originally the intended instrument. Together with rich-sounding dialogue that is a result of the contrast between the intricate solo passages and the slower-moving accompanying instruments, opportunities for virtuosic display abound in all of the works’ final movements, especially in the energetic Gigue of BWV1041.

Violinist Thomas Zehetmair studied at the Salzburg Mozarteum and made his festival debut at the Salzburg Festival aged just 16. He has since built up an impressive international career as a soloist, also performing with the Zehetmair Quartet, and is musical director of the Northern Sinfonia (UK) as well as guest conductor of several other major European orchestras. He is joined in the recording by the acclaimed Amsterdam Bach Soloists.

00:00:00 Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042: I. Allegro
00:07:10 Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042: II. Adagio
00:13:57 Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042: III. Allegro assai
00:16:44 Violin Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1041: I. (without tempo marking)
00:20:42 Violin Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1041: II. Andante
00:27:00 Violin Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1041: III. Allegro assai
00:30:31 Violin Concerto D Minor, BWV 1052, reconstructed from the Harpsichord Concerto, BWV 1052: I. (without tempo marking)
00:37:57 Violin Concerto D Minor, BWV 1052, reconstructed from the Harpsichord Concerto, BWV 1052: II. Adagio
00:44:41 Violin Concerto D Minor, BWV 1052, reconstructed from the Harpsichord Concerto, BWV 1052: III. Allegro
00:52:23 Violin Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1056, reconstructed from the Harpsichord Concerto, BWV 1056: I. (without tempo marking)
00:55:49 Violin Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1056, reconstructed from the Harpsichord Concerto, BWV 1056: II. Largo
00:58:55 Violin Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1056, reconstructed from the Harpsichord Concerto, BWV 1056: III. Presto

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When Einaudi burst onto the classical music scene some 20 years ago, critics were at first unsure how to react. What to make of a composer who has arguably broken through the boundaries of traditional classical music, forging his own path and attracting millions of fans? How to classify his soothing, peaceful, stunningly beautiful compositions? No one could have foreseen the astonishing precedent Einaudi has set, having had an important role in bringing classical music into the mainstream and at the same time asking us to forget our traditional categories and labels, and just sit back and enjoy his unique works. Pianist and composer Jeroen van Veen has long been a fan of Einaudi’s deceptively simple style. Here he has brought together a personal selection of the composer’s best works, and any listener unfamiliar with Einaudi up until now will soon see why he has garnered the enormous fame and attention he enjoys worldwide today.

Tracklist:
00:00:00 Una mattina
00:03:34 I Giorni
00:09:44 Le Onde
00:14:55 Corale
00:16:55 Canzone Popolare
00:17:51 Corale Solo
00:22:05 Questa Notte
00:27:55 Luce
00:34:53 Brothers
00:39:59 L’ultima Volta
00:44:03 Discovery at Night
00:49:16 Indaco
00:55:14 L’origine nascosta
00:58:49 Nuvole bianche
01:04:38 Nightbook
01:09:13 Two Trees
01:16:35 Walk
01:19:21 Waterways
01:23:49 Reverie
01:28:53 Oltremare
01:41:59 Giorni dispari
01:48:06 Sarabande
01:55:37 Ancora
02:08:56 Nefeli
02:14:14 Primavera
02:21:34 Bye, Bye mon amour
02:30:29 Berlin Song

Artist:
Jeroen van Veen (piano)

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Composer: Frédéric Chopin
Artist: Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy (piano)

Tracklist:
00:00:00 Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23
00:09:04 Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38
00:16:28 Ballade No. 3 in A- Flat Major, Op. 47
00:23:35 Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52
00:34:23 Impromptu No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 29
00:38:23 Impromptu No. 2 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 36
00:44:11 Impromptu No. 3 in G-Flat Major, Op. 51
00:49:20 Fantaisie-impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66
00:54:20 Preludes, Op. 28: I. Prelude in C Major. Agitato
00:55:09 Preludes, Op. 28: II. Prelude in A Minor. Lento
00:57:20 Preludes, Op. 28: III. Prelude in G Major. Vivace
00:58:21 Preludes, Op. 28: IV. Prelude in E Minor. Largo
01:00:28 Preludes, Op. 28: V. Prelude in D Major. Allegro molto
01:01:07 Preludes, Op. 28: VI. Prelude in B Minor. Lento assai
01:03:18 Preludes, Op. 28: VII. Prelude in A Major. Andantino
01:04:05 Preludes, Op. 28: VIII. Prelude in F-Sharp Minor. Molto agitato
01:05:57 Preludes, Op. 28: IX. Prelude in E Major. Largo
01:07:19 Preludes, Op. 28: X. Prelude in C-Sharp Minor. Allegro molto
01:07:53 Preludes, Op. 28: XI. Prelude in B Major. Vivace
01:08:32 Preludes, Op. 28: XII. Prelude in G-Sharp Minor. Presto
01:09:45 Preludes, Op. 28: XIII. Prelude in F-Sharp Major. Lento
01:13:17 Preludes, Op. 28: XIV. Prelude in E-Flat Minor. Allegro
01:13:50 Preludes, Op. 28: XV. Prelude in D-Flat Major “Raindrop”. Sostenuto
01:19:34 Preludes, Op. 28: XVI. Prelude in B-Flat Minor. Presto con fuoco
01:20:42 Preludes, Op. 28: XVII. Prelude in A-Flat Major. Allegretto
01:24:35 Preludes, Op. 28: XVIII. Prelude in F Minor. Allegro molto
01:25:33 Preludes, Op. 28: XIX. Prelude in E-Flat Major. Vivace
01:27:03 Preludes, Op. 28: XX. Prelude in C Minor. Largo
01:28:49 Preludes, Op. 28: XXI. Prelude in B-Flat Major. Cantabile
01:31:21 Preludes, Op. 28: XXII. Prelude in G Minor. Molto agitato
01:32:09 Preludes, Op. 28: XXIII. Prelude in F Major. Moderato
01:33:05 Preludes, Op. 28: XXIV. Prelude in D Minor. Allegro appassionato

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Composer: Erik Satie
Artist: Jeroen van Veen (piano)

“Open your head”, “light as an egg” and “from the top of your back teeth”: such phrases are only to be found in the scores of the eccentric Erik Satie, a composer born into a generation where ‘only more could be more’ – the post-Wagnerian age of richly furnished, intense music full of emotional layering. Expelled from the Paris Conservatoire for being its ‘laziest student’, Satie rebelled strongly against the musical climate in which he grew up, instead choosing to adopt a voice that did away with what he considered to be pretentious behaviour and which instead drew on irony through the use of free association, subtle dissonances and unexpected asides.

Such a stance – that music requires no extra layering, no showing-off, in order to touch its audience – ultimately resulted in ethereal-sounding compositions that are slow and solemn by nature. Pianist Jeroen van Veen has therefore taken it upon himself to exploit the concept of time in relation to the composer’s works, stretching the durations of some of the Frenchman’s most frequently performed pieces – including the Gymnopédies (a made-up word, incidentally) – to the max, and then going the extra mile: from slower to slowest, giving each note and each chord the chance to be absorbed fully. The result is that less actually becomes more; that duration is no longer of relevance, because the presence of sound is enough. Such music forces us to think outside the box, and ‘maybe this is exactly what makes Satie’s works timeless,’ says van Veen, who presents the listener with a unique take on one of music history’s most fascinating characters.

00:00:00 Gymnopédie No. 1. Lent et douloureux (1888)
00:05:44 Gymnopédie No. 2. Lent et triste (1895)
00:10:16 Gymnopédie No. 3. Lent et grave (1888)
00:14:30 Gnossiennes Nos. 1-3: Gnossienne No. 1 (1890)
00:20:58 Gnossiennes Nos. 1-3: Gnossienne No. 2 (1890)
00:24:17 Gnossiennes Nos. 1-3: Gnossienne No. 3 (1890)
00:29:08 Gnossiennes Nos. 4-6: Gnossienne No. 4 (1891)
00:33:58 Gnossiennes Nos. 4-6: Gnossienne No. 5 (1889)
00:39:02 Gnossiennes Nos. 4-6: Gnossienne No. 6 (1897)
00:42:50 Petite ouverture à danser (1897)
00:46:10 Pièces froides: II: Danses de travers. No. 1, En y regardant à deux fois (1897)
00:50:23 Pièces froides: II: Danses de travers. No. 2, Passer (1897)
00:53:50 Pièces froides: II: Danses de travers. No. 3, Encore (1897)
00:59:35 Gymnopédie No. 1. Lent et douloureux, 1896 tuning

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Today Richard Wagner is best known for his extraordinary operas; any success in other domains was dwarfed by these compositional feats in the world of musical theatre. But Wagner’s piano works can be seen to be just as important in understanding the evolution of his style and musical thought, and thus the development of this dominating figure of the 19th century.

The collection brings together Wagner’s entire output for solo piano. The earliest sonata on the recording is the Piano Sonata in B flat, which shows evidence of Wagner’s music education, with much indebted to the Beethovian model as well as to the great pianist-composers Weber and Pleyel. These influences are heard again in the more mature and complex Große Sonate – a work that Wagner intended to turn into a symphony, though this attempt was later abandoned. A regular dedicatee of Wagner’s works was Mathilde Wesendock – the relationship between the two is still much debated today – and among the works in this collection, three are dedicated to Mathilde: the ‘masterpiece’ Eine Sonate für das Album von Frau Mathilde Wesendock, Notenbrief für Mathilde Wesendonck and the ‘Schluß zum Vorspiel’ from Tristan und Isolde. The ‘Tristan chord’ at the beginning of the latter has become considered a clear attestation of Wagner’s infatuation with Mathilde, for whom he stopped work on the Ring cycle to begin that great testament of love, Tristan und Isolde.

The works are performed by the Italian pianist Pier Paolo Vincenzi, whose busy concert schedule takes him all over his native country. He is joined for the Polonaise for 4 hands in D by Federica Ferrati.

00:00:00 Eine Sonate für das Album von Frau M.W., WWV 85
00:13:37 Piano Sonata in A Major, WWV 26 Op.4 ‘Große Sonate’: I. Allegro con moto
00:22:21 Piano Sonata in A Major, WWV 26 Op.4 ‘Große Sonate’: II. Adagio molto, e assai espressivo
00:36:01 Piano Sonata in A Major, WWV 26 Op.4 ‘Große Sonate’: III. Maestoso – Allegro molto
00:45:36 Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, WWV 21 Op. 1: I. Allegro con brio
00:54:25 Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, WWV 21 Op. 1: II. Larghetto
01:03:05 Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, WWV 21 Op. 1: III. Menuetto: Allegro
01:06:52 Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, WWV 21 Op. 1: IV. Allegro vivace
01:13:02 Schluß zum Vorspiel, from Tristan und Isolde
01:17:33 Fantasia in F-Sharp Minor, WWV 22 Op. 3
01:46:04 Albumblatt für Ernst Benedikt Kietz, WWV 64 ‘Lied ohne Worte’
01:48:13 Polonaise in D Major, WWV 23a
01:51:10 In das Album der Fürstin M., WWV 94
01:54:14 Züricher Vielliebchen-Walzer, WWV 88
01:55:31 Ankunft bei den schwarzen Schwänen, WWV 95
02:00:42 Polka in G Major, WWV 84
02:01:17 Notenbrief für Mathilde Wesendonck
02:02:40 Polonaise for Piano Four Hands in D Major, WWV 23b Op.2
02:07:59 Elegy in A-Flat Major
02:09:37 Albumblatt für Frau Betty Schott, WWV 108
02:15:12 Piano Sonata in A Major, WWV 26 Op. 4 ‘Große Sonate’: III. Maestoso: Tempo moderato e maestoso – Allegro molto (alternative version)

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Composer & Artist:
Composer: Domenico Scarlatti
Artists: Capella Tiberina, Paolo Perrone (baroque violin), Alexandra Nigito (harpsichord)

About this Album:
Amid Domenico Scarlatti's extensive output of over 555 keyboard sonatas lie a small number of works that, given such traits such as figured bass, multi-movement structure and even bowing-like articulation, were probably originally written for solo instrument (such as violin) and continuo. In their third recording for Brilliant Classics, members of the Cappella Tiberina present a selection of these works, experimenting with different scorings which historical sources show were common throughout the Baroque repertoire – hence K78 is presented on the theorbo, while K132 is played as a harpsichord solo.

The pieces are certainly not without their technical challenges; four-part chords and uncomfortable multiple-stops suggest that K88 was probably written for mandolin, though it is here skilfully negotiated by violinist Paolo Perrone. Ranging from ambitious works to more modest ones, these continuo sonatas document a fascinating corner of the Baroque master's oeuvre and simultaneously reveal the beginnings of the soon-to-emerge Classical style. Capella Tiberina's historical interpretations offer a fresh take on this engaging music.

Tracklist:
00:00:00 Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 89: I. Allegro
00:03:18 Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 89: II. Grave
00:04:38 Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 89: III. Allegro
00:06:43 Sonata in C Minor, Kk. 73: I. Allegro
00:09:08 Sonata in C Minor, Kk. 73: II. Minuetto
00:10:42 Sonata in C Minor, Kk. 73: III. Minuetto
00:11:45 Sonata in G Minor, Kk. 88: I. Grave
00:14:21 Sonata in G Minor, Kk. 88: II. Andante moderato
00:17:08 Sonata in G Minor, Kk. 88: III. Allegro
00:18:42 Sonata in G Minor, Kk. 88: IV. Minuet
00:20:09 Sonata in F Major, Kk. 78: I. Giga
00:22:08 Sonata in F Major, Kk. 78: II. Minuetto
00:23:00 Fuga in F Major (Kk. 82)
00:25:51 Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 90: I. Grave
00:28:48 Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 90: II. Allegro
00:33:23 Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 90: III. Tarantella
00:34:32 Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 90: IV. Allegro
00:35:53 Minuetto in F Major (Kk. 94)
00:37:53 Sonata in E Minor Kk. 81: I. Grave
00:39:48 Sonata in E Minor Kk. 81: II. Allegro
00:42:12 Sonata in E Minor Kk. 81: III. Grave
00:44:42 Sonata in E Minor Kk. 81: IV. Allegro
00:46:19 Sonata in C Minor, Kk. 84: I. Allegro
00:51:05 Sonata in F Major, Kk. 85: I. Allegro
00:52:44 Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 77: I. Moderato e cantabile
00:57:52 Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 77: II. Minuet
00:59:39 Sonata in C Major, Kk. 132: I. Cantabile
01:08:51 Sonata in G Major, Kk. 91: I. Grave
01:10:43 Sonata in G Major, Kk. 91: II. Allegro
01:14:12 Sonata in G Major, Kk. 91: III. Grave
01:15:26 Sonata in G Major, Kk. 91: IV. Allegro

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00:00:00 Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, KV. 279: Allegro
00:04:57 Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, KV. 279: Andante
00:10:09 Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, KV. 279: Allegro
00:13:31 Piano Sonata No. 2 in F Major, KV. 280: Allegro assai
00:18:03 Piano Sonata No. 2 in F Major, KV. 280: Adagio
00:24:05 Piano Sonata No. 2 in F Major, KV. 280: Presto
00:27:00 Piano Sonata No. 3 in B-Flat Major, KV. 281: Allegro
00:33:47 Piano Sonata No. 3 in B-Flat Major, KV. 281: Andante amoroso
00:39:20 Piano Sonata No. 3 in B-Flat Major, KV. 281: Rondeau, allegro
00:43:57 Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, KV. 282: Adagio
00:50:57 Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, KV. 282: Menuetto
00:55:03 Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, KV. 282: Allegro
00:58:07 Piano Sonata No. 5 in G Major, KV. 283: Allegro
01:03:33 Piano Sonata No. 5 in G Major, KV. 283: Andante
01:09:15 Piano Sonata No. 5 in G Major, KV. 283: Presto
01:13:03 Piano Sonata No. 6 in D Major, KV. 284: Allegro
01:18:15 Piano Sonata No. 6 in D Major, KV. 284: Rondeau en polonaise, andante
01:22:39 Piano Sonata No. 6 in D Major, KV. 284: Andante (Tema con variazioni)
01:38:16 Piano Sonata No. 7 in C Major, KV. 309: Allegro con spirito
01:44:14 Piano Sonata No. 7 in C Major, KV. 309: Andante un poco adagio
01:49:22 Piano Sonata No. 7 in C Major, KV. 309: Rondeau, allegretto grazioso
01:55:25 Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, KV. 310: Allegro maestoso
02:01:26 Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, KV. 310: Andante cantabile con espressione
02:08:32 Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, KV. 310: Presto
02:11:15 Piano Sonata No. 9 in D Major, KV. 311: Allegro con spirito
02:15:43 Piano Sonata No. 9 in D Major, KV. 311: Andante con espressione
02:20:35 Piano Sonata No. 9 in D Major, KV. 311: Rondeau, allegro
02:26:41 Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, KV. 330: Allegro moderato
02:33:22 Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, KV. 330: Andante cantabile
02:39:55 Piano Sonata No. 10 in C Major, KV. 330: Allegretto
02:45:38 Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, KV. 331: Andante grazioso
02:58:32 Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, KV. 331: Menuetto
03:04:27 Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, KV. 331: Alla Turca, allegretto
03:07:53 Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, KV. 332: Allegro
03:14:27 Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, KV. 332: Adagio
03:19:10 Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, KV. 332: Allegro assai
03:26:01 Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-Flat Major, KV. 333: Allegro
03:33:23 Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-Flat Major, KV. 333: Andante cantabile
03:38:56 Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-Flat Major, KV. 333: Allegretto grazioso
03:45:33 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, KV. 457: Allegro molto
03:51:02 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, KV. 457: Adagio
03:58:45 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, KV. 457: Allegro assai
04:03:05 Piano Sonata No. 15 in F Major, KV. 533: Allegro
04:10:42 Piano Sonata No. 15 in F Major, KV. 533: Andante
04:17:18 Piano Sonata No. 15 in F Major, KV. 533: Rondeau, allegretto
04:23:45 Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, KV. 545: Allegro
04:27:05 Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, KV. 545: Andante
04:31:16 Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, KV. 545: Rondo
04:33:01 Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat Major, KV. 570: Allegro
04:38:45 Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat Major, KV. 570: Adagio
04:46:11 Piano Sonata No. 17 in B-Flat Major, KV. 570: Allegretto
04:49:42 Piano Sonata No. 18 in D Major, KV. 576: Allegro
04:54:54 Piano Sonata No. 18 in D Major, KV. 576: Adagio
05:00:27 Piano Sonata No. 18 in D Major, KV. 576: Allegretto

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Composer & Artist:
Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
Artists: Haydn-Trio Eisenstadt and Cornelia Löscher (violine), Martin Bramböck (horn), Dominik Taschler (horn)

About this Album:
Haydn’s compositions for piano trio and his pioneering work in the genre of the string quartet are well known. However, he also left a considerable body of work for chamber ensembles that do not fit comfortably within the sonata, trio or quartet category. This release explores some of these early and fascinating hybrids.

One thing all the works have in common is that the piano is the centre of attention. Written for Count Morzin the Divertimento Hob.XIV:1 adds two horns to the traditional piano trio. They have some virtuosic passages, similar in fact to the contemporaneous Symphonies Nos. 31 and 72. Presumably these parts were written with particular horn players in mind. and Count Morzin’s orchestra possessed some of the greatest horn virtuosi of the time.

Tracklist:
00:00:00 Concertino in C-Dur, Hob. XIV:12: Allegro
00:04:15 Concertino in C-Dur, Hob. XIV:12: Adagio
00:10:53 Concertino in C-Dur, Hob. XIV:12: Finale-Allegro
00:13:51 Divertimento in C-Dur, Hob. XIV:7: Allegro moderato
00:17:24 Divertimento in C-Dur, Hob. XIV:7: Menuet
00:20:47 Divertimento in C-Dur, Hob. XIV:7: Finale-Presto
00:22:16 Concertino in F-Dur, Hob. XVIII:F2: Moderato
00:25:46 Concertino in F-Dur, Hob. XVIII:F2: Adagio
00:31:42 Concertino in F-Dur, Hob. XVIII:F2: Allegro assai
00:33:37 Divertimento in C-Dur, Hob. XIV:3: Allegro moderato
00:36:33 Divertimento in C-Dur, Hob. XIV:3: Menuet
00:39:35 Divertimento in C-Dur, Hob. XIV:3: Finale-Allegro molto
00:40:20 Quintett in Es-Dur, Hob. XIV:1: Moderato
00:44:51 Quintett in Es-Dur, Hob. XIV:1: Menuet
00:48:39 Quintett in Es-Dur, Hob. XIV:1: Finale-Allegro
00:51:38 Divertimento in C-Dur, Hob. XIV:C2:
00:53:25 Divertimento in C-Dur, Hob. XIV:C2:
00:55:08 Divertimento in C-Dur, Hob. XIV:4: Allegro
00:59:07 Divertimento in C-Dur, Hob. XIV:4: Menuet
01:02:54 Divertimento in C-Dur, Hob. XIV:4: Finale (Allegro)
01:06:20 Concertino in C-Dur, Hob. XIV:11: Moderato
01:10:00 Concertino in C-Dur, Hob. XIV:11: Adagio
01:14:52 Concertino in C-Dur, Hob. XIV:11: Allegro
01:16:47 Divertimento in C-Dur, Hob. XIV:8: Allegro moderato
01:21:14 Divertimento in C-Dur, Hob. XIV:8: Menuet
01:24:36 Divertimento in C-Dur, Hob. XIV:8: Finale-Scherzo
01:26:06 Concertino in G-Dur, Hob. XIV:13: Allegro moderato
01:29:37 Concertino in G-Dur, Hob. XIV:13: Adagio
01:34:18 Concertino in G-Dur, Hob. XIV:13: Finale-Presto
01:36:22 Divertimento in F-Dur, Hob. XIV:9: Allegro
01:37:40 Divertimento in F-Dur, Hob. XIV:9: Menuet
01:40:20 Divertimento in F-Dur, Hob. XIV:9: Finale-Allegro molto
01:42:26 Sonata für Klavier und Violine in G-Dur, Hob. XV:32: Andante
01:48:23 Sonata für Klavier und Violine in G-Dur, Hob. XV:32: Allegro

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Composer: Baldassare Galuppi
Artist: Ensemble StilModerno

No score survives for the seven ‘Concerti a quattro’ recorded here: they are preserved only in a set of manuscript parts in Modena’s BibliotecaEstense. They may not have belonged together as a set, given their diversity of style, but together they present a most attractive compilation of a personal voice at a turning point in musical history around the beginning of the 18th century.

Galuppi took the best of both worlds: the solid counterpoint of his teachers (Lotti and Marcello) and the vivid innovations of the younger generation such as Vincenzo Manfredini, presently made famous by Cecilia Bartoli’s Barock adventures into hitherto unknown vocal repertoire, but also long famous as one of the founding fathers of the string quartet. Nonetheless, we can be sure that Galuppi did not intend to write for string quartet: the basso part is still a continuo part, because a few numbers are still present in figured bass; here and there are also written notes such as ‘violoncello solo’.

In some of them the style is simple, with the typical structure of the opera symphony (a French-style overture followed by a dance movement). Elsewhere, Galuppi conceives larger forms: both the C minor and G minor works open with highly affecting, chromatically inflected slow introductions full of aching suspensions. In this recording, the continuo part is provided by a chamber organ.

Founded in 2005 and this year celebrating its tenth anniversary, Ensemble StilModerno’s discography includes the Sinfonie Op.5 by Giovanni Battista Bassani (BC94259), a disc of which MusicWeb International’s reviewer remarked: "Ensemble StilModerno is thoroughly at home in the idiom. The instrumental interplay is perfectly judged though their performance is clearly thoroughly informed by a knowledge of baroque practice. They choose to play on modern instruments. Only those who care more about authenticity than about music will be troubled by their choice. Anyone who loves the instrumental music of this period is urged to hear this."

00:00:00 Concerto primo in G Major: I. Andante – Allegro
00:02:08 Concerto primo in G Major: II. Andante
00:04:19 Concerto primo in G Major: III. Allegro assai
00:05:30 Concerto quinto in B-Flat Major: I. Grave sostenuto
00:11:04 Concerto quinto in B-Flat Major: II. Allegro e spiritoso
00:13:56 Concerto quinto in B-Flat Major: III. Allegro
00:16:13 Concerto che serve d’introdutione in G Minor: I. Grave, e adagio
00:19:12 Concerto che serve d’introdutione in G Minor: II. Spiritoso
00:22:18 Concerto che serve d’introdutione in G Minor: III. Allegro
00:25:26 Concerto secondo in D Major: I. Maestoso
00:28:30 Concerto secondo in D Major: II. Allegro
00:30:43 Concerto secondo in D Major: III. Andantino
00:32:19 Concerto sesto in A Major: I. Largo
00:36:54 Concerto sesto in A Major: II. Allegro
00:40:07 Concerto sesto in A Major: III. Andante
00:42:17 Concerto terzo in C Minor: I. Grave
00:45:59 Concerto terzo in C Minor: II. Allegro
00:49:59 Concerto terzo in C Minor: III. Andante
00:52:31 Concerto quarto in E-Flat Major: I.Largo
00:55:45 Concerto quarto in E-Flat Major: II. Allegro
00:57:51 Concerto quarto in E-Flat Major: III. A tempo

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Composer: Arcangelo Corelli
Artists: Musica Amphion, Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord and concert master)

About this Album:
Corelli's Concerti Grossi Op.6, available on SACD.
Corelli is best known for this work. He gave this genre an enormous boost and was an example for composers like Handel. This complete set of 12 lively concerti is played by the Dutch ensemble Musica Amphion on period instruments. Its founder Pieter-Jan Belder conducts from the harpsichord.
This issue is of exceptional quality. The ensemble gives full-blooded performances which are matched by pleasantly warm but very clear acoustics.

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Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann
Artists: Collegium Instrumentale Brugense, Patrick Peire (conductor)

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) was one of the most prolific composers of the 18th century; although the largest part of his compositional activities were devoted to vocal music, he wrote a substantial number of overtures, which this splendid 8-disc collection is dedicated to.

Although Telemann chose the title of ‘Overtures’, this was somewhat interchangeable with the genre of the Suite in his era. Each work opens with a three-part French overture, and this is followed by a series of varied, shorter pieces – encompassing everything from dances (drawn from the French tradition and beyond), fugues, chaconnes, passacailles, musical portraits, folk dances and evocations of scenes and characters.

In these eight discs, Collegium Instrumentale Brugense and Patrick Peire’s three separate volumes of Telemann Overtures have been collected together for the first time, creating a box set that is set apart by its breadth. Its overview of 33 Overtures illuminates Telemann’s hugely inventive approach to instrumentation, while revealing the wealth of subjects that he sought inspiration in. The ‘Alster Overtüre’, for example, named after the Alster river in Germany, features a ‘Concert of Frogs and Crows’, while another Overture is inspired by Cervantes’ Don Quixote.

A generous selection of 33 Overtures (or Orchestral Suites) by Georg Philipp Telemann, formerly issued separately, now collected in one 8-CD set. This collection contains the first 2 out of 8 discs.

-CD1: TWV55: D18, G10 ‘Burlesque de Quixotte’, c2 & D4
-CD2: TWV55: F11 ‘Alster’, B5 ‘Volker’,d2 & B7
CD3: TWV55: a4, A4, D23 & G4 ‘Des Nations anciens et modernes’
CD4: TWV55: D22 ‘Ouverture jointes d’une Suite tragi-comique’, e7, h4, e3 & c4
CD5: TWV55: d3, F4, B11 ‘La Bourse’ & Es1
CD6: TWV55: C6, f1, B8 ‘Burlesque’ & g9
CD7: TWV55: D17, A2, a2 & e8 ‘l’Omphale’
CD8: TWV55: F16 ‘Pour S.A.S. Monseigheur Le Landgrave de Darmstadt’, g2 ‘La Changeante’, G7 & D13 ‘La Gaillarde’


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Arvo Pärt’s music resists the easily achieved peace of much Minimalist music of its time, even if its economy of gesture and expression – the joy taken in apparently simple beauty – has made him one of the iconic composers of our time. Such beauty is not simply achieved, and Pärt has written slowly, again unlike many of his contemporaries, filling each new piece with quiet quirks of harmony and unexpected turns that make them as satisfying to perform as they are to hear.

All the works on this album of music reflecting Pärt’s deep Christian faith derive from the ‘tintinnabuli’ style which he created in the 1970s, in rebellion from an earlier embrace of Modernism. In Cantate Domino (1978), a simple melodic voice embraced by an accompaniment taken from the tonic triad – the bell-like sound inspiring the label. In the Berliner-Messe of 1990 there are certainly many moments of ascetic detachment but these are balanced with a compelling range of emotion: originally written with string parts, the Mass is here performed as it would more commonly be heard in a liturgical context, with organ accompaniment. The organ plays a central role in The Beatitudes (199X): granite slabs of sound come into focus over unyielding pedal notes, the message intensified in the silences. Intensity rises with pitch until the music is torn apart by the organ at the concluding Amen.

Spiegel im Spiegel is a Pärt classic for its ineffable and seemingly inevitable progression, and makes no less haunting an effect than the violin-and-piano original in this arrangement for organ made in 2010. The other organ works are more imposing: Annum per annum, Trivium and Pari intervallo, all making full use of the Klais-restored organ of Leeds Cathedral.

The cathedral’s musicians have made several well-received recordings for Brilliant Classics, of music by Maurice Duruflé (9264), Hendrik Andriessen (94958), Georgi Mushel (9279) and others. Of the Durufle, Gramophone’s reviewer wrote: ‘Leeds Cathedral Choir…bright tone and honest, natural singing deliver very accomplished and satisfying performances. The choir are ably supported by the splendid accompaniments of the Skipton Camerata and organists Benjamin Saunders and Daniel Justin. It’s faithfully captured by the excellent recording… an enjoyable and rewarding two-CD set.’

As follow-up on their successful Duruflé recording (BC 9264) the splendid Leeds Cathedral Choir, conductor Benjamin Saunders and organist Felix Justin present choral and organ music by Arvo Pärt, the iconic Estonian master of New Spirituality.
Included are the popular Berliner Messe, the Beatitudes, the complete organ works and Pärt’s most famous work, Spiegel im Spiegel, here played on the organ.
Recorded in the spacious and generous acoustics of Leeds Cathedral, also featuring its magnificent organ.
Booklet contains excellent liner notes, as well as the sung texts and the English translation, plus biographies of the artists.


00:00:00 The Beatitudes
00:07:49 Berliner Messe: I. Kyrie
00:10:58 Berliner Messe: II. Gloria
00:15:00 Berliner Messe: III. Erster Alleluiavers
00:16:13 Berliner Messe: IV. Zweiter Alleluiavers
00:17:40 Berliner Messe: V. Veni sancte spiritus
00:24:31 Berliner Messe: VI. Credo
00:28:59 Berliner Messe: VII. Sanctus
00:32:16 Berliner Messe: VIII. Agnus dei
00:34:15 Cantate domino
00:38:14 Annum per annum Einleitung: – K – G – C – S – A – Coda
00:50:09 Mein Weg hat Gipfel und Wellentäler
00:58:37 Pari intervallo
01:04:04 Trivium
01:11:42 Spiegel im Spiegel

Artist:
Daniel Justin (organ)
Thomas Leech (organ)
Leeds Cathedral Choir
Benjamin Saunders (conductor)