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Joseph Martin Kraus, regarded in his lifetime (1756-1792) as one of the world's six most formidable composers, has like many other contemporaries since languished in the historical shadow of Mozart...

The son of a Weimar-based organist, Johann Krebs (1713-1780) entered the Thomasschule in Leipzig under the tutelage of Capellmeister Bach at the age of 12 in 1726. There he remained for the best part...

Johann Krieger (1652-1735) won the esteem of Handel, no less, for the skill of his counterpoint and the inventive power of his organ music. For the theorist Mattheson, Krieger was likewise the...

Krommer / Rotterdam Philharmonic Wind Ensemble Octet Partitas For Winds CD1. 1. Allegro Vivace 2. 2. Minuetto: Presto - Trio 3. 3. Adagio - Andante Cantabile 4. 4. Alla Polacca 5. 1. Allegro 6. 2...

He is perhaps best known now for his clarinet concertos, to which his quartets including the instrument form a not insubstantial pendant: they, too, are full of virtuosic writing for the instrument,...

The first album dedicated to a Bavarian contemporary of Schubert, featuring a trio of easy-on-the-ear serenades in new recordings, played by an experienced Italian ensemble with a track record of...

Friedrich Kuhlau (1786 - 1832) lived and worked during a transitional period of classical music. A contemporary of Beethoven and Schubert, his works remain almost unknown to this day, except for some...

Born in Hamburg in 1786, the son of a military bandsman, Friedrich Kuhlau showed early musical promise and took lessons with a student of CPE Bach. When Napoleon's troops invaded Hamburg in 1810, the...

Kuhlau: Flute Quintets / Ginevra Petrucci, Kodaly Quartet / Composer: Friedrich Kuhlau / Performer: Ginevra Petrucci / Orchestra/Ensemble: Kody String Quartet / Known to his contemporaries as "the...

Kuhlau / Porto / Tosi Friedrich Kuhlau: Violin Sonatas CD1. I. Allegro Molto 2. II. Andantino 3. III. Rondo: Allegro 4. Allegro Path?tique for Piano 4-Hands in C minor, Op. 123 - Ileana...

This exploration of a relatively unknown composer is undertaken by an ensemble appearing for the first time on Brilliant Classics. The Italian Classical Consort, led by Luigi Magistrelli, specialize...

La Rocca Segovia: Guitar Music CD1. Preludio No. 1 2. Preludio No. 2: Fatiga 3. Preludio No. 3: Le?n 4. Preludio No. 4 5. Preludio No. 5: Preludio a Deli 6. Preludio No. 6: Preludio en Si Menor 7...