BRILLIANT CLASSICS

Johann Gottlieb Janitsch (1708-1763) was born in Schweidnitz, Silesia (today Poland). His special inclination towards music led him to undertake a brief period of study in Breslau (today Wroclaw)...

Berliner Philharmoniker / Baker 6 Monologues From Jedermann CD

In 18th-century Italian opera the solo aria - a form of musical expression held in high favor by Humanist culture (owing to it's close link with the word); was the main, indeed almost the exclusive,...

The name of Claudio Veggio (1510-1543) would hardly be known were it not for the survival of the Manoscritto di Castell'Arquato, one of the earliest and most important collections of Italian keyboard...

Among the most popular of pianistic genres now, boasting virtuoso showpieces from Bach to Prokofiev, the keyboard toccata first appeared in print in 1591, within this collection of work by Sperindio...

The journey towards simplicity so comprehensively charted by Jeroen van Veen's discography over the past decade begins chronologically with the unique world of Erik Satie. In the quietly unique music...

As a teacher of theory and composition at the Milan Conservatory in Rome, Bruno Bettinelli (1913-2004) had a decisive influence on the careers of Claudio Abbado, Riccardo Chailly, Riccardo Muti and...

Bizet / Orquestra Filarmonica De Mexico / Batiz Carmen Suites 1 & 2 / L'Arlesienne Suites 1 & 2 CD1. Pr??Lude-Aragonaise 2. Intermezzo 3. S??Guedille 4. Les Dragons D'alcala 5. Les Tor??Adors 6...

From Mozart to Leoncavallo: three hours of opera's greatest hits in rhythmically buoyant, highly enjoyable East-German recordings. Taped between 1959 (Wagner's Der fliegende Holl?nder) and 1993 (Die...

Born around 1570, Christian Erbach apparently pursued the career of a musician from his earliest years. By his early 30s he had taken over organist positions in Augsburg previously held by the better...

20th-century composer Ernest Bloch forged a unique path, firmly establishing his Jewish identity through his music and thereby creating many works of great spiritual expression. Born in Geneva in...

The John Reading Manuscripts of Dulwich College, Composer John James, John Blow, John Reading, John Barrett, Maurice Greene, Mr. Seedo, William Croft, Artist Riccardo Bonci organ, Format 1 CD, A...