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

Physical purchase:
http://www.brilliantclassics.c....om/articles/j/js-bac

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artists: Viruosi Saxoniae, Ludwig Guttler (conductor)

Can one ever tire of the dancing inspiration that animates these four portmanteau collections which have delighted both serious and casual listeners ever since Bach compiled them for use in social occasions as the 30-something Kapellmeister at the briefly enlightened court of Prince Leopold of Cöthen, exulting in the multifarious influences which he had absorbed and could place at the service of a compositional mind of unequalled intellectual brilliance yet always conscious of his music’s need to entertain, to give delight as well as accompany the sober thoughts of his congregations?

Not, at any rate, in these performances from a virtuoso German ensemble hailing from Bach’s own part of the world and masterminded by a superb trumpeter-turned-conductor who well understands the exuberant, public character of these suites, their occasional purposes, for all that in such moments as the famous Air from the G major Suite, No.3, they appear to take on a more confiding aspect, drawing the listener in before dispelling the tension with another jolly minuet or charming sarabande.

Bach’s Suites count among his most popular and most frequently performed works, they are quintessential Bach: majestic, noble, tender and full of energy. They contain some of Bach’s evergreens: the Air from the 3rd Suite and the Badinerie from the 2nd Suite.
Played by the Virtuosi Saxoniae conducted by trumpetist/conductor Ludwig Güttler, modern instruments in Historically Informed Performance Practice, the best of both worlds.

00:00:00 Suite in C Major, BWV 1066: I. Ouverture
00:05:38 Suite in C Major, BWV 1066: II. Courante
00:07:16 Suite in C Major, BWV 1066: III. Gavotte No. 1 - Gavotte No. 2
00:09:43 Suite in C Major, BWV 1066: IV. Forlane
00:11:00 Suite in C Major, BWV 1066: V. Menuet No. 1 - Menuet No. 2
00:13:45 Suite in C Major, BWV 1066: VI. Bourrée No. 1 - Bourrée No. 2
00:16:10 Suite in C Major, BWV 1066: VII. Passepied No. 1 - Passepied No. 2
00:19:20 Suite in B Minor, BWV 1067: I. Ouverture
00:25:45 Suite in B Minor, BWV 1067: II. Rondeau
00:27:25 Suite in B Minor, BWV 1067: III. Sarabande
00:30:18 Suite in B Minor, BWV 1067: IV. Bourrée No. 1 - Bourrée No. 2
00:32:09 Suite in B Minor, BWV 1067: V. Polonaise No. 1 - Polonaise No. 2
00:35:10 Suite in B Minor, BWV 1067: VI. Menuet
00:36:18 Suite in B Minor, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie
00:37:45 Suite in D Major, BWV 1068: I. Ouverture
00:44:21 Suite in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air
00:48:38 Suite in D Major, BWV 1068: III. Gavotte No. 1 - Gavotte No. 2
00:51:49 Suite in D Major, BWV 1068: IV. Bourrée
00:53:04 Suite in D Major, BWV 1068: V. Gigue
00:55:50 Suite in D Major, BWV 1069: I. Ouverture
01:02:39 Suite in D Major, BWV 1069: II. Bourrée No. 1 - Bourrée No. 2
01:05:32 Suite in D Major, BWV 1069: III. Gavotte
01:07:16 Suite in D Major, BWV 1069: IV. Menuet No. 1 - Menuet No. 2
01:10:45 Suite in D Major, BWV 1069: V. Réjouissance

Romantic Classical Music:

Online Purchase:
https://brilliant-classics.lnk.....to/ClassicalRomanti

00:00:00 Nocturne in Es-Dur, Op. 9 No. 2
00:04:17 Lied ohne Worte in E-Dur, Op. 19 No. 1
00:08:10 Nocturne in B-Moll, Op. 9 No. 1
00:13:35 Impromptu in B-Dur, Op. 142 No. 3, “Rosamunde”
00:25:30 Intermezzo in B-Dur, Op. 76 No. 4
00:28:03 Impromptu in As-Dur, Op. 142 No. 2
00:34:36 Venetianisches Gondellied
00:37:41 Intermezzo in Es-Dur, Op. 117 No. 1
00:43:01 Intermezzo in B-Moll, Op. 117 No. 2
00:47:53 Consolation in E-Dur
00:51:14 Adagio Mondschein Sonate
00:56:55 Frühlingslied
00:59:14 Arabesque No. 1
01:03:24 Moment Musical in F-Moll, Op. 90 No. 4
01:05:04 Sonate Pathetique: Adagio
01:09:48 Für Elise
01:12:40 Klavierstück in Es-Dur, D 946, No. 2
01:23:48 Intermezzo in A-Dur, Op. 118, No. 2
01:30:10 Arabesque No. 2
01:33:16 Des Abends (Aus: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12)
01:36:40 Impromptu in Ges-Dur, Op. 90 No. 3
01:41:56 Reverie
01:45:40 Romanze in Fis-Dur, Op. 28 No. 2
01:49:02 Sonate in H-Moll
01:53:50 Consolation in Des Dur
01:56:55 Clair de Lune
02:01:54 Träumerei (Aus: Kindersszenen, Op. 15)
02:05:06 Prelude in Des Dur, Op. 28 No. 15, “Regentropfen”
02:09:53 Liebestraum

Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer, Google Play): https://brilliant-classics.lnk.....to/MinimalPianoVol1
More Information: https://www.brilliantclassics.....com/articles/m/minim
Brilliant Classics Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/....brilliantclassics?si
Brilliant Classics Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brilliantclassics

This unusual collection is dedicated to a very popular style: minimal music. Over the years this has evolved from austere, almost strict repetition with tiny ‘movements’ to a more varied and free approach to material and technique.

This set includes works for piano solo by most of the famous ‘minimal’ composers. Starting with initiator, if you will, Cage, and followed by the first generation entirely devoting itself to this style: Riley and Glass (Steve Reich did not write anything for solo piano). The next generation is represented by John Adams and Michael Nyman (his music for the film The Piano).

Dutch pianist Jeroen van Veen is fascinated by minimal music. He was one of the initiators and participants of the highly successful complete recordings on 11 CD’s of Simeon ten Holt’s, a Dutch ‘minimalist’, complete works for multiple piano’s. On this solo album van Veen demonstrates his affinity with minimalism with great flair.

The repertoire included here also comprises compositions by Satie, Friedrich Nietzsche and Arvo Pärt. There are two CD’s with music by the pianist himself and several recordings of minimal pieces by other present-day French, Belgian and Dutch composers.

This attractive set will appeal to a wide audience and sheds light on the present state of minimalism

00:00:00 Opening from ‘‘Glassworks’’ (Arr. van Veen)
00:08:53 Metamorphosis One
00:15:57 Metamorphosis Two
00:22:51 Metamorphosis Three
00:27:14 Metamorphosis Four
00:33:08 Metamorphosis Five
00:39:15 Mad Rush
00:54:28 Wichita Vortex Sutra
01:01:54 Opening from ‘‘Glassworks’’

01:11:19 The Poet Acts
01:14:54 Morning Passages
01:20:20 Something She Has To Do
01:23:51 I’m Going To Make A Cake
01:27:36 An Unwelcome Friend
01:32:08 Dead Things
01:36:04 Why Does Someone Have To Die?
01:39:41 Tearing Herself Away
01:43:49 Escape!
01:47:23 Choosing Life
01:51:33 The Hours
01:58:46 Truman Sleeps, from ‘‘The Truman Show’’
02:00:57 Opening from ‘‘Glassworks’’
02:07:07 Olympian

02:11:06 Modern Love Waltz
02:16:04 How Now
02:41:13 ‘‘Trilogy’’ Sonata; I Knee Play No. 4 From Einstein On The Beach
02:48:56 ‘‘Trilogy’’ Sonata; II Satyagraha, Conclusion, Act III
02:57:46 ‘‘Trilogy’’ Sonata; III Dance, from Aknaten (Scene 3)

Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer, Google Play):
https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Russianmini
Physical purchase:
http://www.brilliantclassics.c....om/articles/r/russia
Composers: Dmitri Shostakovich, Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergei Prokofiev. Artists: Rimma Bobritskaïa (piano)

It was Robert Schumann’s Kinderszenen and Album fur die Jugend that inspired Tchaikovsky to start composition on his Children’s Album in 1878. He dedicated the set to his nephew Vladimir Davidoff (Bobik) who was 7 years old. ‘For a long time I have been saying to myself that it would be a good thing to contribute, within the limits of my powers, to the enrichment of the piano literature for children, which is rather poor. I would like to compose a series of very easy little pieces with attractive titles like Schumann did’ he wrote to his patron Mme von Meck. In less than a week of writing these words he had completed the 24 pieces of his Children’s Album.

Tchaikovsky’s Op.39 proved so popular that later Russian composers also composed works for children. In the Soviet period Prokofiev composed his Music for Children (1935). In 1947 Shostakovich composed his Children’s Pieces for his daughter Galina. Rather more closely related to traditional teaching pieces that Prokofiev’s Music for Children, they nonetheless instil rather charmingly the academic notion of a happy ‘major’ and a sad ‘minor’ by inverting it in A Merry Story in E minor, and a Sad Story in G major.

00:00:00 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 1 Prière du matin
00:01:15 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 2 Matin d’hiver
00:02:20 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 3 Jouons à dada!
00:03:00 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 4 Maman
00:03:58 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 5 Marche des soldats de bois
00:04:51 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 6 La poupée malade
00:06:38 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 7 Enterrement de la poupée
00:08:20 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 8 Valse
00:09:26 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 9 La nouvelle poupée
00:09:55 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 10 Mazurka
00:11:02 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 11 Chanson russe
00:11:29 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 12 La paysan joue de l’harmonica
00:12:14 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 13 Kamarinskaïa
00:12:44 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 14 Polka
00:13:58 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 15 Chanson italienne
00:14:58 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 16 Ancienne chanson Française
00:16:11 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 17 Chanson allemande
00:17:08 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 18 Chanson napolitaine
00:18:12 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 19 Conte de la nourrice
00:18:57 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 20 Baba-Yaga
00:19:35 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 21 Rêve délicieux
00:21:50 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 22 Chant de l’alouette
00:22:43 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 23 Chanson de joueur d’orgue de Barbarie
00:24:37 Tchaikovsky: A children’s album, Op. 39: No. 24 A l’eglise
00:25:30 Prokofiev: Music for children, Op. 65: No. 1 Le matin
00:27:24 Prokofiev: Music for children, Op. 65: No. 2 Promenade
00:28:17 Prokofiev: Music for children, Op. 65: No. 3 Historiette
00:30:30 Prokofiev: Music for children, Op. 65: No. 4 Tarentelle
00:31:27 Prokofiev: Music for children, Op. 65: No. 5 Repentir
00:33:19 Prokofiev: Music for children, Op. 65: No. 6 Valse
00:34:28 Prokofiev: Music for children, Op. 65: No. 7 Cortège des sauterelles
00:35:31 Prokofiev: Music for children, Op. 65: No. 8 La pluie et l’arc-en-ciel
00:36:47 Prokofiev: Music for children, Op. 65: No. 9 Attrape-qui-peut
00:37:44 Prokofiev: Music for children, Op. 65: No. 10 Marche
00:39:12 Prokofiev: Music for children, Op. 65: No. 11 Les oir
00:41:32 Prokofiev: Music for children, Op. 65: No. 12 Sur les prés la lune se promène
00:43:14 Shostakovich: Five pieces for children: No. 1 Berceuse
00:46:20 Shostakovich: Five pieces for children: No. 2 Danse
00:46:58 Shostakovich: Five pieces for children: No. 3 Contredanse
00:49:14 Shostakovich: Five pieces for children: No. 4 Danse Espagnole
00:51:20 Shostakovich: Five pieces for children: No. 5 Nocturne
00:54:00 Shostakovich: A child’s excercise book, Op. 69: No. 1 Marche
00:54:40 Shostakovich: A child’s excercise book, Op. 69: No. 2 Valse
00:55:20 Shostakovich: A child’s excercise book, Op. 69: No. 3 L’ours
00:56:03 Shostakovich: A child’s excercise book, Op. 69: No. 4 Histoire gaie
00:56:35 Shostakovich: A child’s excercise book, Op. 69: No. 5 Histoire triste
00:58:09 Shostakovich: A child’s excercise book, Op. 69: No. 6 La poupée mécanique
00:59:08 Shostakovich: A child’s excercise book, Op. 69: No. 7 L’anniversaire

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

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 and Artists:
Composer: Franz Liszt
Artist: Vanessa Benelli-Mosell

About this Album:
This new Liszt disc is structured after the fashion of a recital such as the composer himself might have given; with shorter and lighter items sprinkled among unabashed showpieces, and in the centre, an exploration of the composer’s complex relationship with his homeland expressed through native melodies and dances transmuted into new forms through the fantasymedium of the Hungarian Rhaposody. To finish, the fireworks of the Grand galop chromatique, beloved of Cziffra, Bolet and others in whose pianistic footsteps Vanessa Benelli Mosell dances with abandon.

Tracklist:
00:00:00 Valse Impromptu, S. 213 (1842–c.1850)
00:06:36 Capriccio alla Turca S. 388 on themes from Beethoven’s Die Ruinen von Athen (1846)
00:15:48 La Leggierezza, etude de concert in F Minor, S. 144 No. 2 (c.1848)
00:20:43 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244 (1847): No. 6 in D-Flat
00:27:13 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244 (1847): No. 10 in E
00:32:51 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244 (1847): No. 11 in A Minor
00:38:53 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244 (1847): No. 12 in C-Sharp Minor
00:48:47 Liebestraum in A-Flat, S. 541 No. 3 (1847–1850)
00:53:33 Galop Russe, S. 478i after Bulhakov (1843)
00:56:42 La Danze, S. 424 No. 9 from Rossini’s Soirées musicales (1837)
01:01:06 Grand Galop Chromatique, S. 219 (1838)

#Classical #BrilliantClassics #Music #Composer #ClassicalMusic #Liszt #Recital

Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer, Google Play):
Volume 1 (21 hours) : https://VA.lnk.to/Romanticvol1
Volume 2 (21 hours) : https://VA.lnk.to/Romanticvol2
Physical purchase: http://www.brilliantclassics.c....om/articles/r/romant
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/brilliantclassics/

The perfect starting point for exploring Romantic piano music. It features historic recordings of a truly excellent standard, including Blumental with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra under Helmuth Froschauer, the Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg with Pierre Cao accompanying French pianist Dosse, Boehm with the Westphalian Symphony Orchestra under Siegfried Landau, and Antal Doráti conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Ilse von Alpenheim.

This 40 CD set contains a wealth of 19th century piano concertos written by composers who for some reason or other have been neglected by history, so called “minor masters” who may have lost the battle against the giants but nevertheless wrote very attractive, impressive and brilliant concertos for the piano (which in many cases was “their” instrument).

To name just a few: Hummel, Field, Czerny, Cramer, Ries, Clementi, Thalberg, Moscheles, Litolff, Kalkbrenner, Lyapunov, Balakirev, Medtner, Glazunov, Henselt, Moszkowski, Scharwenka and many more, over 60 composers!
Most of the recordings come from the rich and unique VOX catalogue, featuring such excellent pianists as Michael Ponti, Felicja Blumenthal, Hans Kann, Martin Galling, Jerome Rose, Roland Keller and many more.

Moritz Moszkowski:
00:00:00 Piano Concerto in E Major, Op. 59: I. Moderato
00:11:36 Piano Concerto in E Major, Op. 59: II. Andante
00:19:42 Piano Concerto in E Major, Op. 59: III. Scherzo. Vivace
00:26:46 Piano Concerto in E Major, Op. 59: IV. Allegro deciso

Xaver Scharwenka:
00:36:01 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 56: I. Allegro
00:53:14 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 56: II. Adagio
01:01:49 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 56: III. Allegro non troppo

Joachim Raff:
01:09:43 Piano Concerto in C Minor, Op. 185: I. Allegro
01:20:36 Piano Concerto in C Minor, Op. 185: II. Andante quasi larghetto
01:28:33 Piano Concerto in C Minor, Op. 185: III. Finale. Allegro

Mihály Mosonyi:
01:37:18 Piano Concerto in E Minor: I. Allegro moderato, II. Adagio con moto, III. Allegro

Bernhard Stavenhagen:
01:56:38 Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 4: I. Sehr energisch und lebhaft
02:06:50 Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 4: II. Adagio
02:15:58 Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 4: III. Erstes Zeitmaß. Sehr leidenschaftlich

Felix Mendelssohn:
02:21:43 Concerto for Violin and Piano in D Minor, MWV O 4: I. Allegro
02:40:17 Concerto for Violin and Piano in D Minor, MWV O 4: II. Adagio
02:49:29 Concerto for Violin and Piano in D Minor, MWV O 4: III. Allegro molto
02:58:09 Piano Concerto in A Minor, MWV O 2: I. Allegro.
03:12:15 Piano Concerto in A Minor, MWV O 2: II. Adagio
03:22:09 Piano Concerto in A Minor, MWV O 2: III. Finale, allegro ma non troppo

Download & Stream: https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Top50Beethoven
Subscribe to the Brilliant Classics YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channe....l/UC9B6J4qn5M_TLMh7z
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brilliantclassics/


It would not be an overstatement to declare that Ludwig van Beethoven stands as one of the most significant figures in Western civilisation: a composer who shaped the course of music history through his mastery of rhythm, melody and harmonic exploration, pushing the boundaries of form and effectively bridging the gap between Classicism and Romanticism – and yet all the while continuously professing how difficult he found composition. Detailing Brilliant Classics favourites, We present the top 50 best Beethoven.

00:00:00 Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: IV. Finale. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace
00:06:18 Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55: II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
00:23:06 Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: II. Larghetto
00:35:40 Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat, Op. 60: I. Adagio – Allegro vivace
00:47:49 Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
00:55:55 Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68: I. Allegro ma non troppo
01:05:26 Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto
01:15:24 Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: III. Tempo di menuetto
01:20:11 Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: II. Largo
01:32:04 Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: III. Rondo
01:38:20 Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: III. Rondo
01:47:28 Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73: I. Allegro moderato
02:07:38 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: II. Andante con moto
02:12:31 Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto
02:23:20 Romance for Violin Orchestra No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50
02:30:54 Coriolan Overture in C Minor, Op. 62
02:39:22 Septet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20: III. Tempo di minuetto
02:42:55 Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 1: III. Allegretto. Variations on "Pria ch'io l'impegno"
02:49:25 Piano Trio in B-Flat, Op. 97: III. Andante cantabile, ma però con moto - Poco più adagio
02:56:12 12 Variations on "See the Conqu'ring Hero Comes", WoO 45: I. Thema. Allegretto
02:56:55 Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 12: II. Adagio con molt'espressione
03:02:20 Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 12: III. Rondo. Allegro molto
03:06:17 Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24: II. Adagio molto espressivo
03:11:49 Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30: III. Allegro vivace
03:15:01 Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47: I. Adagio sostenuto – Presto
03:27:54 String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1: IV. Allegro
03:34:52 String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95: I. Allegro con brio
03:39:17 String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo
03:46:39 String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: II. Allegro molto vivace
03:49:43 Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: I. Allegretto ma non troppo
03:53:01 Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: I. Vivace ma non troppo. Adagio espressivo
03:56:21 Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile, molto espressivo
04:01:53 Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57: I. Allegro assai
04:11:35 Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31: III. Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso
04:15:11 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto
04:21:13 Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: III. Scherzo. Allegro – Trio
04:24:33 Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13: II. Adagio cantabile
04:30:17 Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26: I. Andante con variazioni
04:38:10 6 Bagatelles, Op. 126: I. Andante in G Major
04:41:12 6 Bagatelles, Op. 126: III. Andante in E-Flat Major
04:44:00 6 Bagatelles, Op. 126: IV. Presto in B Minor
04:47:56 Andante favori in F major, WoO 57
04:56:54 Für Elise in A Minor, WoO 59
04:59:42 Egmont, Op. 84: I. Ouvertüre
05:08:45 Musik zu einem Ritterballett in D Major, WoO 1: I. Marsch
05:10:34 Die Ruinen von Athen, Op. 113: V. Marcia alla turca
05:12:08 Opferlied in E Major, WoO 126
05:14:53 Missa solemnis in D Major, Op. 123: I. Kyrie
05:22:55 Adelaide in B-Flat Major, Op. 46
05:29:30 8 Lieder, Op. 52: IV. Mailied

Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer, Tidal, Google Play): https://brilliant-classics.lnk.....to/BartokViolinConc
Physical Purchase: https://www.brilliantclassics.....com/articles/b/bart%

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: Béla Bartók
Artists: Thomas Zehetmair (violin) , Budapest Festival Orchestra, Ivan Fischer (conductor)

About this Album:
The composition dates of the two violin concertos by Hungarian composer, pianist and ethnomusicologist Béla Bartók are separated by thirty years and provide a snapshot of his creative process at vastly different points in his life.

The first concerto (1907–8) had a rare emotional relevance: it was dedicated to the violinist Stefi Geyer, the object of Bartók’s affections, and showcases different aspects of her personality. This two-movement work is reminiscent of the works of Strauss and Liszt. The lamenting theme of the first movement represents Bartók’s unrequited love for Stefi, whose theme is repeated with tonal variation. This is followed by a lively second movement, with brilliant sections of arpeggios and scales, as well as whimsical leaps.

The second concerto (1937) is from a time in the composer’s life when folk music had become a firm characteristic of his works, and explores more adventurous harmonies than the first. One of the great Classical and Romantic works, the neo-Classical concerto also contains elements of Baroque and Renaissance music, giving it an historical dimension. Highlights are the beautiful canon of the second-movement theme and the reappearance in the third movement of the theme from the first, this time in a rousing triple-time dance.

Internationally acclaimed violinist Thomas Zehetmair has enjoyed a remarkable career, performing and recording all over the world. He has also become equally sought-after as a conductor and is currently Musical Director of the Northern Sinfonia.

Tracklist:
00:00:00 Violin Concerto No. 1, BB 48a: I. Andante sostenuto
00:09:23 Violin Concerto No. 1, BB 48a: II. Allegro giocoso
00:21:34 Violin Concerto No. 2, BB 117: I. Allegro non troppo
00:36:35 Violin Concerto No. 2, BB 117: II. Andante tranquillo
00:45:56 Violin Concerto No. 2, BB 117: III. Allegro molto

Thanks for watching! Feel free to subscribe and visit our channel for the best classical music from the greatest composers like: Bach, Satie, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Chopin, Haydn, Ravel, Debussy, Verdi, Vivaldi, Handel, Brahms, Liszt, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, Wagner, Strauss, Handel, Dvorak, Schubert and many more! We upload complete albums, music for relaxing, working, studying, meditating, concentrating, instrumental music, opera, violin, classical piano music, sonatas and more!

#Classical #BrilliantClassics #bartok #Music #Composer #ClassicalMusic #Violin #violinconcerto

Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer, Tidal, Google Play):
https://brilliant-classics.lnk.....to/FrescobaldiMasse
Physical Purchase:
https://www.brilliantclassics.....com/articles/f/fresc

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 & Artist:
Composer: Girolamo Frescobaldi
Artists: La Stagione Armonica, Schola Gregoriana, Roberto Loreggian (organ), Sergio Balestracci (conductor)





About this Album:
Girolamo Frescobaldi was born in Ferrara in 1583, and worked for the influential and wealthy Este family. Ferrara at this time had become the centre for the modern arts and the musical avant-garde. Virtuoso singing and playing flourished, and it was into this heady atmosphere that the young Frescobaldi cut
his teeth.

In 1608 he took the position of organist at St Peter’s Basilica in Rome. In 1615 a new basilica was built with two fine organs upon which Frescobaldi performed his famous improvisatory toccatas during ceremonial occasions. In Rome at this time he mingled with other major figures in the artistic community including Bernini and Pietro da
Cortona.

Although Frescobaldi was one of the earliest composers to make keyboard compositions his speciality, he was also expected to provide vocal and choral works for his patron.

Tracklist:
00:00:00 Missa sopra l’aria della Monica: Introitus Gaudeamus
00:03:48 Missa sopra l’aria della Monica: Kyrie
00:07:00 Missa sopra l’aria della Monica: Gloria
00:11:24 Missa sopra l’aria della Monica: Credo
00:20:28 Missa sopra l’aria della Monica: Offertorium Ave Maria
00:23:06 Missa sopra l’aria della Monica: Sanctus
00:25:31 Missa sopra l’aria della Monica: Agnus Dei
00:28:16 Missa sopra l’aria della Monica: Antiphona Diffusa est
00:31:11 Missa sopra l’aria di Fiorenza: Antiphona ad introitum / De ventre matris meae
00:35:22 Missa sopra l’aria di Fiorenza: Kyrie
00:38:36 Missa sopra l’aria di Fiorenza: Gloria
00:42:36 Missa sopra l’aria di Fiorenza: Credo
00:53:17 Missa sopra l’aria di Fiorenza: Offertorium / Iustus ut palma
00:55:13 Missa sopra l’aria di Fiorenza: Sanctus
00:57:03 Missa sopra l’aria di Fiorenza: Agnus Dei
01:00:32 Missa sopra l’aria di Fiorenza: Antiphona / Tu puer, propheta


Thanks for watching! Feel free to subscribe and visit our channel for the best classical music from the greatest composers like: Bach, Satie, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Chopin, Haydn, Ravel, Debussy, Verdi, Vivaldi, Handel, Brahms, Liszt, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, Wagner, Strauss, Handel, Dvorak, Schubert and many more! We upload complete albums, music for relaxing, working, studying, meditating, concentrating, instrumental music, opera, violin, classical piano music, sonatas and more!

#GirolamoFrescobaldi #LaStagioneArmonica #ScholaGregoriana #RobertoLoreggian #SergioBalestracci #Organ #Classical # #BrilliantClassics #Music #Composer #ClassicalMusic

Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes): https://brilliant-classics.lnk.to/Shostakovich1
Physical purchase: : http://brilliantclassics.com/a....rticles/s/shostakovi
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/brilliantclassics/

Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich
Artist: WDR Sinfonieorchester, Rudolph Barshai (conductor)

Shostakovich' music is the music of 20th century Russia, from the turbulent Revolution, through the horrors of war to the communistic repression. It is the cry of a soul in torment, expressing grief, despair in a highly personal way, through irony or bitter truth. The symphonies span Shostakovich'whole life, and form a milestone in the symphonic repertoire. They are frequently played, and have gained nearly the same popularity as Mahler's symphonies. A great recording by Russian conductor Rudolf Barshai, an authority in this repertoire, as he has worked closely together with the composer for a long time, and premiered the 14th symphony.

00:00:00 Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10: Allegretto
00:08:09 Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10: Allegro
00:12:55 Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10: Lento
00:20:38 Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10: Allegro molto

00:29:29 Symphony No. 2 in B Major, Op. 14 for Chorus & Orchestra "To October"

00:48:29 Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 20 for Chorus & Orchestra "First of May"

01:14:59 Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43: Allegretto poco moderato
01:42:10 Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43: Moderato con moto
01:50:56 Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 43: Largo-allegro

02:16:58 Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47: Moderato
02:32:29 Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47: Allegretto
02:38:01 Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47: Largo
02:51:19 Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47: Allegro non troppo

03:02:49 Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54: Largo
03:21:38 Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54: Allegro
03:27:25 Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 54: Presto

Tracklist in the comment section:

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

Composer: Charles Koechlin
Artists:
David Brutti (saxophones)
Filippo Farinelli (piano)
Mario Caroli (flute)
Duo Disecheis
Atem Saxophone Quartet
Orchestra Città Aperta

Charles Koechlin, music theorist as well as composer, was a significant figure in the vibrant early 20th century whirl of Parisian culture. After studying under as Jules Massenet and Gabriel Fauré, the latter being an enormous influence on his music, Koechlin co-founded the Société musicale indépendante in 1909 and many years later became president of the Féderation Musicale Populaire. Starstruck by Hollywood, Koechlin often found inspiration in its legendary figures and dedicated many pieces to actresses such as Greta Garbo, Jean Harlow and Lilian Harvey.

Koechlin’s compositional style contains elements of impressionism, and his developing interest in the saxophone can be closely linked to his enthusiasm for 1930s cinema. Twenty years later, the publication of his Traité de l’orchestration, in which he praised the saxophone for its sonority and agility, coincided with that of a set of 15 studies for the instrument. These studies, of varying length and character, feature in this collection, alongside works such as the Deux Sonatinas, Septuor pour instruments à Vent, and the celebrated Epitaphe pour Jean Harlow.

Formed in 2001 by David Brutti and Filippo Farinelli, the Duo Disecheis explores 20th-century and contemporary chamber music. Having performed at many prestigious festivals and venues throughout Europe, the duo has achieved enormous success in international competitions and has collaborated with composers such as Paolo Baioni, Stefano Trevisi and Dimitri Nicolau. Joining the duo on this recording is the Atem Saxophone Quartet, which has received critical acclaim for its performances at numerous chamber music and jazz festivals.

Other information (physical release):
- Contains notes on the composer and works

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

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: Claude Debussy
Artist: Mariangela Vacatello (piano)

About this Album:
The Debussy-year 2012 brought a wealth of reissues on the market, but surprisingly few new recordings. Reason the more to welcome this new recording of a generous selection of Debussy piano works, centred around the substantial “12 Etudes”.These works, written in the later stage of Debussy’s creative life, form the apotheosis of his style. Far from any evocative “impressionistic” Tonmalerei or picturesque
atmosphere painting they are Debussy’s answer to the Etudes of Chopin, purely abstract creations of melody, harmony and rhythm. Fiercely uncompromising and difficult, they form the summit of Debussy’s piano oeuvre, and one of the highest challenges to any performing pianist.

The exciting young Italian pianist Mariangela Vacatello is a Liszt specialist, renowned for her passionate performances and technical ability. She has given concerts at prestigious venues across the USA and Europe, and she has won many awards. These include second prize at the Franz Liszt International Piano Competition in 1999, and the Internet Audience Award at the 2009 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. ‘A very exciting player’ Musical Opinion, 2008.

Tracklist:
00:00:00 Etudes: I. Pour les cinq doigts (d’après Monsieur Czerny)
00:03:19 12 Etudes: II. Pour les tierces
00:07:15 12 Etudes: III. Pour les quartes
00:13:33 12 Etudes: IV. Pour les sixtes
00:18:11 12 Etudes: V. Pour les octaves
00:20:56 12 Etudes: VI. Pour les huit doigts
00:22:33 12 Etudes: VII. Pour les degrés chromatiques
00:24:48 12 Etudes: VIII. Pour les agréments
00:29:55 12 Etudes: IX. Pour les notes répétées
00:33:17 12 Etudes: X. Pour les sonorités opposées
00:38:50 12 Etudes: XI. Pour les arpèges composés
00:43:24 12 Etudes: XII. Pour les accords
00:47:50 Estampes: I. Pagodes
00:52:35 Estampes: II. La soirée dans Grenade
00:57:54 Estampes: III. Jardins sous la pluie
01:01:39 Deux Arabesques: No. 1 Andantino con moto
01:06:19 Deux Arabesques: No.2 Allegretto scherzando
01:09:46 L’Isle joyeuse

#Classical #BrilliantClassics #Music #Composer #ClassicalMusic #Debussy

Tracklist below.

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

While J.S. Bach, along with Buxtehude, has long been considered the father of Baroque organ music in northern Germany, organ music connoisseurs today have started to look beyond the established canon of this time to the great composer’s contemporaries. Particularly interesting are three German composers who were also active around the same time as Bach: Erich, Saxer and Druckenmüller, whose complete works (as discovered in manuscript form) feature on this release.
All three were unusual in that they came from provincial areas of Germany rather than being based in a thriving cultural centre like Hamburg or Lübeck. Druckenmüller – just two years younger than Bach – was highly unusual in publishing completely original Concertos for organ solo, in contrast to Bach’s settings of established chorale tunes that were the norm. The Concertos – all fast–slow–fast – are written in the style that was fast becoming the established one in Germany, the Italian Style. Slightly younger was Georg Saxer, whose style was starting to reflect the new galant Rococo. His Preludes, followed by a long Fugue, reflect new tensions with dominant seventh chords that seem to hang in the air, creating moments of suspense. Daniel Erich – more of Buxtehude’s time than Bach’s – wrote chorale preludes, of which only four survive. They reveal a composer full of expressivity and elegance in the way he embellishes the theme, whether in the soprano or the pedal. His original compositions show a remarkable originality as well as knowledge of the idiomatic writing of the time.
Italian organist Manuel Tomadin’s passion for these undiscovered composers comes across clearly in this release. He has specially chosen a Baroque organ by Arp Schnitger, the most important organ builder of the period, who worked closely with both Saxer and Druckenmüller during his life, making this a wonderfully authentic recording.
This new recording features the magnificent Schnitger organ of the St. Michael Church in Zwolle, the Netherlands. It was built in 1721 by Arp Schnitger and his sons, and after careful restoration over the last decades by Flentrop the organ is restored in its full glory, one of the finest examples of the Golden Age of organ building, the Baroque.
The works on this recording are derived from the Husumer Orgelbuch (Husum organ book), a collection of organ works by North German major and minor masters. Presented are substantial Preludes by Georg Wilhelm Saxer, Choralvorspiele by Daniel Erich and two Concertos by Wolfgang Druckenmüller, written in the Italian style, as original compositions and not as transcriptions of Italian Concerti grossi, as was the custom of that period.
Manuel Tomadin is one of the foremost Italian organists, a scholar, teacher and passionate musician. He won the Grand Prix of the Schnitger Organ Competition of Alkmaar in 2011, and recorded several CD’s for Brilliant Classics, among which the complete keyboard works by Alberti (BC95161). He wrote the excellent liner notes for the booklet, which also contains all information on the organ.
 
00:00:00 Christum wir sollen loben schon
00:02:48 Es ist das Heil uns kommen her
00:05:10 Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ
00:10:00 Praeludium et Ciaccona in D Major: I. Praeludium
00:12:30 Praeludium et Ciaccona in D Major: II. Ciaccona
00:18:53 Concerto in A Major: I. Allegro
00:22:03 Concerto in A Major: II. Siciliana
00:23:23 Concerto in A Major: III. Vivace
00:26:35 Concerto in F Major: I. Allegro
00:28:36 Concerto in F Major: II. Adagio
00:30:10 Concerto in F Major: III. Vivace
00:32:41 Concerto in D Major: I. Allegro
00:35:54 Concerto in D Major: II. Largo
00:37:48 Concerto in D Major: III. Vivace
00:39:14 Concerto in G Major: I. Allegro
00:42:19 Concerto in G Major: II. Adagio
00:44:00 Concerto in G Major: III. Allegro
00:45:52 Praeludium in D Major
00:54:43 Praeludium in B-Flat Major
01:00:20 Praeludium in F Major
01:06:51 Praeludium in D Major
01:13:17 Praeludium in E Minor

Artist
Manuel Tomadin (organ)

Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer, Google Play): https://brilliant-classics.lnk.....to/MinimalPianoVol1
More Information: https://www.brilliantclassics.....com/articles/m/minim
Brilliant Classics Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/....brilliantclassics?si
Brilliant Classics Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brilliantclassics

This unusual collection is dedicated to a very popular style: minimal music. Over the years this has evolved from austere, almost strict repetition with tiny ‘movements’ to a more varied and free approach to material and technique.

This set includes works for piano solo by most of the famous ‘minimal’ composers. Starting with initiator, if you will, Cage, and followed by the first generation entirely devoting itself to this style: Riley and Glass (Steve Reich did not write anything for solo piano). The next generation is represented by John Adams and Michael Nyman (his music for the film The Piano).

Dutch pianist Jeroen van Veen is fascinated by minimal music. He was one of the initiators and participants of the highly successful complete recordings on 11 CD’s of Simeon ten Holt’s, a Dutch ‘minimalist’, complete works for multiple piano’s. On this solo album van Veen demonstrates his affinity with minimalism with great flair.

The repertoire included here also comprises compositions by Satie, Friedrich Nietzsche and Arvo Pärt. There are two CD’s with music by the pianist himself and several recordings of minimal pieces by other present-day French, Belgian and Dutch composers.

00:00:00 China Gates
00:05:42 Für Alina
00:08:33 Variationen Zur Gesundung Von Arinuschka
00:13:06 In A Landscape
00:22:00 Solodevilsdance IV
00:56:58 Das ‘‘Fragment an Sich’’
01:06:44 Vexations
01:14:27 Avatâr
01:19:46 Comptine d’Un Autre Été; L’après-midi
01:22:08 Le Moulin
01:25:22 La Dispute
01:27:34 Sur Le Fil
01:32:01 La Valse D’amélie
01:34:44 Comptine d’Été No. 1
01:37:41 Comptine d’Été No. 2
01:40:23 Comptine d’Été No. 3

01:43:10 Le Vieux En Veut Encore
01:44:51 Toujours Là
01:46:05 La Pièce Vide
01:47:58 Big My Secret
01:51:51 Lost And Found
01:54:52 The Mood That Passes Through You
01:57:55 Deep Sleep Playing
02:00:03 Silver-Fingered Fling
02:03:41 The Attraction Of The Pedalling Ankle
02:10:27 The Heart Asks Pleasure First
02:13:40 Time Lapse
02:16:57 Fly Drive
02:18:02 If
02:22:25 Love
02:25:58 Digital Tragedy
02:28:57 Sheep ‘‘n Tides
02:31:37 Lost And Found
02:34:37 The Heart Asks Pleasure First

02:38:00 Minimal Préludes, Book I : Prélude Nr. 1 In C
02:43:41 Minimal Préludes, Book I : Prélude Nr. 2 In A Minor
02:47:42 Minimal Préludes, Book I : Prélude Nr. 3 In G
02:52:20 Minimal Préludes, Book I : Prélude Nr. 4 In E Minor
02:56:43 Minimal Préludes, Book I : Prélude Nr. 5 In D
03:00:08 Minimal Préludes, Book I : Prélude Nr. 6 In B Minor
03:03:56 Minimal Préludes, Book I : Prélude Nr. 7 In A
03:05:00 Minimal Préludes, Book I : Prélude Nr. 8 In F# Minor
03:07:41 Minimal Préludes, Book I : Prélude Nr. 9 In E
03:12:42 Minimal Préludes, Book I : Prélude Nr. 10 In C# Minor
03:20:01 Minimal Préludes, Book I : Prélude Nr. 11 In B
03:25:54 Minimal Préludes, Book I : Prélude Nr. 12 In G# Minor

Download & streams:
https://brilliant-classics.lnk.....to/ArmenianComposer
Physical purchase: http://www.brilliantclassics.c....om/articles/a/armeni
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/brilliantclassics/

Composer: Ramanos Melikian
Artists: Mariam Sarkissian (mezzo-soprano), Artur Avanesov (piano)

Although Aram Khachaturian may be one of Armenia’s most famous composers, and certainly the best known of the 20th century, the vast wealth of compositional talent from that country by no means stops with him. This unusual and engrossing release showcases a selection of highly diverse songs by three of his compatriots. Beginning with Romanos Melikian’s Emerald Songs, with their Ravel-like harmonies and colourful modality, it also features the transgressive composer Tigran Mansurian, whose alternative style took inspiration from pop music of the 1960s as well as classical postmodern genres. Moving right through to the present day, the release concludes with works by Artur Avanesov, a young Armenian born in Russia. Keen to avoid stylistic unity, the Feux follets, a work still in progress, comprise a selection of songs with no thread to pull them together, the emphasis – according to the composer – being placed on a collective ‘creative past’.
The multi-talented Avanesov is the pianist as well as one of the featured composers on this release. Together with mezzo soprano Mariam Sarkissian, a highly acclaimed Russian singer based in France, the duo have carefully selected an enchanting and compelling assortment of songs, giving the listener a fascinating insight into Armenia’s rich cultural tapestry.
This year’s commemoration of the Armenian Genocide has drawn attention to the rich cultural heritage of this “hidden” country, with its unique language, script and folklore.
This new recording presents three Armenian composers of three generations.

The song cycle “Emerald Songs” by Romanos Melikyan is written on words by 8 contemporary Armenian poets, in a spicy Ravelian language inspired by Armenian folk music. Mansuryan is of the same generation and blood group of Schnittke, Gubaidulina, Pärt and Kancheli. Young Avanesov’s piano cycle “Feux follets” is in postmodern style, free and associative.

Sung with great intensity and feeling for the idiom by Armenian mezzo soprano Mariam Sarkissian, who recently received an “Orphée d’or” for her CD of vocal works by Tchaikovsky and Cui.

Composer : Ramanos Melikian
Artist : Mariam Sarkissian mezzo-soprano - Artur Avanesov piano

00:00:00 Emerald Songs: I. Black Partridge
00:01:41 Emerald Songs: II. The Night Tumbled Down
00:05:14 Emerald Songs: III. The Child and the Creek
00:06:33 Emerald Songs: IV. Don’t Cry
00:09:21 Emerald Songs: V. You Sparkle
00:11:01 Emerald Songs: VI. I Am a Nightingale
00:13:33 Emerald Songs: VII. Pure of the Purest Gold
00:14:41 Emerald Songs: VIII. Lullaby
00:17:48 Lullaby for a Prince
00:22:07 Four Hayrens: I. Prophet David
00:25:36 Four Hayrens: II. Soul of My Soul
00:28:15 Four Hayrens: III. I Was of Those Birds
00:30:59 Four Hayrens: IV. When I Came into This World
00:33:58 Three Romances: I. Little Madrigal
00:36:02 Three Romances: II. Echo
00:38:13 Three Romances: III. Barrio de Córdoba
00:41:01 Feux follets: I. If You Love Me
00:42:29 Feux follets: II. Des fleurs et des abîmes
00:45:48 Feux follets: III. Shivers of Autumn
00:48:25 Feux follets: IV. Kinderstück
00:49:54 Feux follets: V. Du bist die Ruh
00:53:47 Feux follets: VI. You Are More Beautiful Than the Cedars of Lebanon

Streaming and Download:
https://brilliant-classics.lnk.....to/RomanticGuitarDu
Physical purchase: http://www.brilliantclassics.c....om/articles/r/romant
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/brilliantclassics/

Composer: Caspar Joseph Mertz, Fernando Sor, Mauro Giuliani, Pietro Pettoletti
Artist: Peter Pieters, Micheline Dumortier

This delightful double-album features two historic “Terz” guitars, from the first half of the 19th century. The “Terz” guitar (read everything about it in the informative booklet) is smaller, with an intimate sound, and a higher register. It was much in use in the romantic era, and the repertoire features popular music from that time: Fantaisies and Divertissements of Fernando Sor, Rondo and Grand Pot-Pourri of Giuliani and works of Pettoletti and Caspar Joseph Mertz: all very pleasing, charming music, played with taste and delicacy by the Belgian Duo.


00:00:00 Les deux amis, Fantaisie, Op. 41: Introduction (andante-largo) - Tema (andantino) - variations 1-5-Mazurka
00:16:22 L’encouragement, Fantaisie, Op. 34: Cantabile - Tema (andantino) - variations 1-3-Valse
00:29:48 Souvenir de Russie, Fantaisie, Op. 63: Introduction (andante moderato) - Tema-variations 1-9-Allegretto
00:43:19 Divertissement, Op. 38: Andante moderato-andantino-Valse
00:51:49 Fantaisie, Op. 54: Andante-allegro-andantino-dans le genre espagnol (allegro)
01:02:56 Rondo Op. 66: Allegretto
01:06:48 Rondo Op. 66: Grazioso
01:12:17 Rondo Op. 66: Allegretto
01:18:49 Nänien (Funeral Songs): Am Grabe der Geliebten
01:24:10 Nänien (Funeral Songs): Ich denke dein
01:29:41 Nänien (Funeral Songs): Trauermarsch
01:34:41 Fantaisie sur un motif favori de Bellini, Op. 22
01:39:52 Gran Pot-Pourri, Op. 67
01:54:50 Unruhe
01:57:52 Ständchen
02:04:18 Mazurka
02:07:52 Tarantella

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

Physical Purchase:
https://www.brilliantclassics.....com/articles/f/franc

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 & Artist:
Composer: César Auguste Franck
Artists: Adriano Falcioni (organ)


About this Album:
The grand swell and floating poetry of César Franck’s works for organ have long given rise to descriptions such as musical incense, which focus on their numinous spiritual address, perhaps at the expense of their ingenious construction, which may owe much to a Wagnerian, leitmotivically inspired process of continuous development but also to older models of the French organ school – and which in turn became influential for the next two generations of French organ composers such as Dupré and Duruflé.

The Three Chorals and the Pièce héroïque are relatively well known now, at least in recital (their technical difficulties place them beyond the reach of many church organists, and a few church organs, come to that), but beyond those late and deeply intimate explorations are some spectacular transformations of Bachian counterpoint into 19th-century showpieces such as the Final in B flat.

Tracklist:
00:00:00 Six Pièces: Fantasy in C, Op. 16
00:12:17 Six Pièces: Grande pièce symphonique, Op. 17
00:34:58 Six Pièces: Prélude, fugue et variation, Op. 18
00:45:20 Six Pièces: Pastorale, Op. 19
00:54:29 Six Pièces: Prière, Op. 20
01:08:07 Six Pièces: Final, Op. 21
01:19:11 Trois Pièces: Fantasy in A
01:32:28 Trois Pièces: Cantabile
01:38:22 Trois Pièces: Pièce héroïque
01:46:45 Trois Chorals: No. 1 in E
02:01:34 Trois Chorals: No. 2 in B Minor
02:15:00 Trois Chorals: No. 3 in A Minor

Thanks for watching! Feel free to subscribe and visit our channel for the best classical music from the greatest composers like: Bach, Satie, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Chopin, Haydn, Ravel, Debussy, Verdi, Vivaldi, Handel, Brahms, Liszt, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, Wagner, Strauss, Handel, Dvorak, Schubert and many more! We upload complete albums, music for relaxing, working, studying, meditating, concentrating, instrumental music, opera, violin, classical piano music, sonatas and more!

#CésarAugusteFranck #AdrianoFalcioni #Organ #OrganClassical #Orchestra #OrganMusic #ClassicalOrgan #Classical #BrilliantClassics #Music #Composer #ClassicalMusic

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

Composers: Various Composers
Artist: Jeroen van Veen, Sandra van Veen, Marcel Bergmann, Elizabeth Bergmann, Tamara Rumiantsev (pianos)

The Minimal Piano Collection for one piano ended with “In C” by Terry Riley. Many of the composers on this new 11 Cd box have stated that this particular piece was a starting point for them to compose in a new way, exploring the ways that were created, the spaces between the notes, the emptiness, the freedom.

Elizabeth Bergmann & Marcel Bergmann, Tamara Rumiantsev and Sandra van Veen & Jeroen van Veen recorded 83 compositions. From two pianos up to six pianos, from Steve Reich ‘standard’ Pianophase to Six Pianos.

The composers on this new box are John Adams, Jurriaan Andriessen, Louis Andriessen, Marcel Bergmann, William Duckworth, Julius Eastman, Douwe Eisenga, Morton Feldman, Graham Fitkin, Joep Franssens, Kyle Gann, Philip Glass, Gabriel Jackson, Tom Johnson, Simeon ten Holt, David Lang, Colin McPhee, Chiel Meijering, Wim Mertens, John Metcalf, Carlos Michans, Meredith Monk, Arvo Pärt, Michael Parsons, Alexander Rabinovitch, Steve Reich, Frederic Rzewski, Tim Seddon, Jeroen van Veen, Jacob ter Veldhuis and Kevin Volans.

Get carried away by the new black box; 854 minutes of wonderful music, enjoy the Minimal Piano Collection, let the journey begin including a few recording premieres!

Simeon ten Holt - Canto Ostinato
00:00:00 Section 1
00:02:27 Section 5
00:05:11 Section 10
00:09:00 Section 15
00:14:12 Section 20
00:17:28 Section 25
00:18:57 Section 30
00:21:24 Section 35
00:24:17 Section 40
00:26:15 Section 45
00:28:00 Section 50
00:29:43 Section 55
00:31:55 Section 60
00:33:06 Section 69
00:35:50 Section 74: Theme I
00:41:56 Section 80
00:43:30 Section 83
00:45:05 Section 86
00:48:00 Section 88
01:01:48 Section 89
01:08:13 Section 92
01:09:36 Section 95: Theme II
01:13:07 Section 100
01:15:16 Section 105
01:17:13 Section 106

William Duckworth:
01:19:12 Forty Changes
01:30:24 Binary Images

Michael Parsons:
01:39:44 Rhythm Studies: Nr I
01:53:01 Rhythm Studies: Nr II

Douwe Eisenga
02:06:46 City Lines

Gabriel Jackson:
02:20:12 Rhapsody in red

Kyle Gann:
02:37:57 Long Night for Three Pianos

Philip Glass:
03:08:53 Metamorphosis II (Arranged for Two Pianos by Jeroen van Veen)
03:16:21 Metamorphosis III (Arranged for Three Pianos by Jeroen van Veen)
03:22:21 Metamorphosis IV (Arranged for Four Pianos by Jeroen van Veen)

Douwe Eisenga:
03:30:31 Les Chants Estivaux (Four Pianos)

Online purchase or streaming (Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Deezer, Google Play): https://brilliant-classics.lnk.....to/MinimalPianoVol1
More Information: https://www.brilliantclassics.....com/articles/m/minim
Brilliant Classics Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/....brilliantclassics?si
Brilliant Classics Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brilliantclassics

This unusual collection is dedicated to a very popular style: minimal music. Over the years this has evolved from austere, almost strict repetition with tiny ‘movements’ to a more varied and free approach to material and technique.

This set includes works for piano solo by most of the famous ‘minimal’ composers. Starting with initiator, if you will, Cage, and followed by the first generation entirely devoting itself to this style: Riley and Glass (Steve Reich did not write anything for solo piano). The next generation is represented by John Adams and Michael Nyman (his music for the film The Piano).

Dutch pianist Jeroen van Veen is fascinated by minimal music. He was one of the initiators and participants of the highly successful complete recordings on 11 CD’s of Simeon ten Holt’s, a Dutch ‘minimalist’, complete works for multiple piano’s. On this solo album van Veen demonstrates his affinity with minimalism with great flair.

The repertoire included here also comprises compositions by Satie, Friedrich Nietzsche and Arvo Pärt. There are two CD’s with music by the pianist himself and several recordings of minimal pieces by other present-day French, Belgian and Dutch composers.

This attractive set will appeal to a wide audience and sheds light on the present state of minimalism

00:00:00 Minimal Préludes, Book II : Prélude Nr. 13 In F Sharp
00:06:53 Minimal Préludes, Book II : Prélude Nr. 14 In E Flat Minor
00:12:11 Minimal Préludes, Book II : Prélude Nr. 15 In D Flat
00:14:47 Minimal Préludes, Book II : Prélude Nr. 16 In B Flat Minor
00:17:43 Minimal Préludes, Book II : Prélude Nr. 17 In A Flat
00:22:17 Minimal Préludes, Book II : Prélude Nr. 18 In F Minor
00:32:27 Minimal Préludes, Book II : Prélude Nr. 19 In E Flat
00:36:21 Minimal Préludes, Book II : Prélude Nr. 20 In C Minor
00:40:34 Minimal Préludes, Book II : Prélude Nr. 21 In B Flat
00:45:12 Minimal Préludes, Book II : Prélude Nr. 22 In G Minor
00:51:16 Minimal Préludes, Book II : Prélude Nr. 23 In F
00:57:24 Minimal Préludes, Book II : Prélude Nr. 24 In D Minor
01:07:18 Struggle for Pleasure
01:12:27An Hour for Piano
02:11:49 Postnuclear Winterscenario Nr. 1
02:21:24 Toccata Americana
02:28:26 Echo
02:31:32 Three Minimal Preludes
02:42:44 In C

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

A unique collection of Spanish and Latin-American lullabies.
The Spanish lullaby is characterised by a special bitter-sweet flavour, in which the joy and pain of childhood are perfectly captured. The lullabies on this recording are original art-songs by famous composers: De Falla, Rodrigo, Halffter, Montsalvatge, Abril, Moreno-Torroba, Guastavino, Toldra and others.

Carmen Solis is one of the leading sopranos of her home country Spain. She has the right mixture of melancholy, innocence, serenity and that deep smouldering Spanish passion in her voice, which make this performance irresistible!

Artist: Carmen Solis (soprano) & Eduardo Moreno (piano)

00:00:00 Corderito blanco (Joaquin Rodrigo)
00:02:52 Cantarcillo (Eduard Toldrá)
00:06:12 Canción de cuna para dormir a un negrito (Xavier Montsalvatge)
00:09:00 7 Canciones populares Españolas: V. Nana (Manuel de Falla )
00:11:02 Oración de las madres que tienen a sus hijos en brazos (Manuel de Falla)
00:13:05 Niñerías, Series 1, Op. 21: IV. Berceuse (Joaquin Turina)
00:16:33 Encantamiento (Carlos Guastavino)
00:18:25 Nana del niño malo (Carlos Guastavino)
00:20:11 Meciendo (Carlos Guastavino)
00:22:22 Rocío (Carlos Guastavino)
00:24:39 Canción de cuna (from La mujer del héroe) (Carlos Guastavino) (Joaquin Turina)
00:28:42 Lullaby (Ernesto Halffter)
00:30:54 Nana de la cigüeña (Anton Garcia Abril)
00:33:00 Nana de la negra flor (Anton Garcia Abril)
00:35:17 Nana del niño malo (Anton Garcia Abril)
00:36:46 Arrorró (Alberto Ginastera)
00:38:45 Ea, la nana (Federico Morena Torroba)
00:42:36 Nana de primavera (Joaquin Rodrigo)
00:44:54 Nani, nani (Joaquin Rodrigo)
00:48:33 Nana del niño malo (Guilermo Alonso Iriarte)
00:51:13 Nana de la lejanía (Jorge Montero)
00:54:39 Canciones españolas antiguas: VIII. Nana de Sevilla (Federico Garcia Lorca)