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The Argentinian composer Carlos Guastavino (1912-2000) was unafraid to distance himself from contemporary modernism. He resolutely followed his own path, leaving experimentation to others, creating a...

The Ukrainian composer Thomas de Hartmann (1885-1956) had undertaken a classic musical training with Anton Arensky and then Nikolai Taneyev before the death of his mother in 1912 prompted him to...

Hagen / Bjoranger / Tomter Mo Haydn: Cello Concerto In C CD

The keyboard sonatas of C.P.E. Bach (1714-1788) bear hallmarks of a composer who lived through a significant moment in musical history: he composed his works during the transition from the Baroque to...

Handel / Armonico / Veldhoven Cantatas Arias & Serenata CD

Handel / Bosgraaf / Corti Recorder Sonatas CD1. Larghetto 2. Allegro 3. Larghetto 4. A Tempo Di Gavotta 5. Allegro 6. Largo 7. Vivace 8. Furioso 9. Adagio 10. Alla Breve 11. Andante 12. A Tempo Di...

In 1706, 21-year-old Handel arrived in Italy as a prodigious celebrity, already having caught the eye and won the patronage of the Medici family in Florence. Further honors and rewards were heaped on...

An exact contemporary of Bach, George Frideric Handel was one of the most important composers of the Baroque era, carving out a career for himself which was equally as impressive as his fellow...

Handel / Recondita Armonia Ensemble Handel: Cantatas & Sonatas CD1. Ah, Che Pur Troppo ? Vero - Jorge Juan Morata/Recondita Armonia 2. Col Partir la Bella Clori - Jorge Juan Morata/Recondita Armonia...

Brilliant Classics proudly presents 5 more titles in the exciting 5-album sets series: QUINTESSENCE, attractively priced compact box sets containing essential core classical repertoire in outstanding...

Handel's cantatas represent an important but until recently little-known area of his work. Even now newly discovered works are found and performed to much excitement in the media and among lovers of...

The disc brings together two different versions of Handel's two lesser-known cantatas, and includes the first ever recording of the two versions of Mira Lilla gentile. Largely neglected until now,...