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A Catalan contemporary of Scarlatti, Manuel Espona (1714-1779) is known now, if at all, as the teacher of Antonio Soler, one of the fathers of Spanish keyboard literature. Melani Mestre's recording,...

Michele Esposito (1855-1929) was born in the poor south of Italy. Bad luck prompted him to go abroad and he finally settled in Ireland, where he spent the last 46 years of his life, founding the...

European Union Baroque Orchestra / Goodman Markus Passion CD

With it's super-budget-priced boxes of Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich among many others, Brilliant Classics cornered the market in definitive composer editions...

Fano / Maria Piano Sonata In E Minor & Quattro Fantasie CD1. I. Allegro Moderato 2. II. Adagio, Con Intimo E Profondo Sentimento 3. III. Presto 4. IV. Finale 5. Intermezzo 'Sogno, Sei Bello!' 6...

Born in 1804, Louise Farrenc became a professional-standard pianist while still a teenager, and later music teacher to the household of the Duke d'Orl?ans and from 1842 professor of piano at the...

Fasolo / Jubilo / Turco Magnificat / Salve Regina / Ricercates CD1. Ricercata Prima - Various Performers 2. Magnificat Primi Toni - in Dulci Jubilo 3. Magnificat Secundi Toni - in Dulci Jubilo 4...

Faur?'s compositional style can be divided into four periods. The earliest is the romantic style, particularly noticeable in the works from the 1870s where the spirit of Chopin hovers over the early...

Faure: Complete Piano Quartets & Quintets / Composer: Gabriel Faur? / Performer: Jacqueline Eymar, Bernard Braunholz, Werner Neuhaus, G?nter Kehr, Number of Discs: 2 / Length: 2 Hours 3 Mins...

Feldman: Music for Cello, Composer Morton Feldman, Artist Marco Simonacci cello, Giancarlo Simonacci piano, Format 2 CD, American composer Morton Feldman is best known for being a founding member of...

This recording provides a comparison of the keyboard music of two composers born in Naples whose careers took them beyond national borders. Francesco Araja was born in 1709 and became capellmeister...

Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (1876-1948) focused on instrumental music at the beginning and towards the end of a career that was otherwise largely devoted to opera. The two trios for violin, cello and piano...