BRILLIANT CLASSICS

The Philidor musical dynasty begins with Andr? Danican Philidor (1652-1730), a musician and composer who played in many of Lully's productions. Among several musical younger relations, Pierre Danican...

Born in Bergamo in 1822, Carlo Alfredo Piatti was to the cello what Nicol? Paganini was to the violin: a musician who extended the possibilities of his instrument in performance and who inspired...

Alfredo Carlo Piatti began a precocious and distinguished career as a cellist in his native Bergamo, as well as in Turin and Milan. He left Italy at 21 to seek his fortune and on his travels met...

Piazzolla: Cafe 1930, Music For Violin And Guitar / Piazzolla / Dieci / Sacco / Composer: Astor Piazzolla / Performer: Piercarlo Sacco, Andrea Dieci / Number of Discs: 1, Length: 1 Hours 5 Mins. It...

Astor Piazzolla, the undisputed master of Argentine tango, recorded more than 500 pieces across his career and composed many, many more. The present recording features Italian guitarist Alessio...

'I play with violence,' Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) told one interviewer. 'My bandoneon must sing and scream - I can't conceive of pastel tones in tango.' With an unrivalled discography of minimalist...

Giovanni Picchi (1572-1643) flourished in Venice, notably as the organist at the Scuola di San Rocco. He became renowned as a composer of both secular and sacred music, attested by his presence in...

George Frederick Pinto (1786-1806) was a child prodigy on violin and piano, playing his first violin concerto at the age of 11. His untimely death at the age of 21 prompted his teacher and mentor,...

Johann Pisendel was the German violinist of his age; one whose total mastery of the instrument, and it's expressive possibilities as filtered through both the Italian and German styles prevalent in...

Having recorded for Brilliant Classics the complete organ music of J.S. Bach and Kuhnau, the Italian organist and keyboard performer has turned his attention to the less-familiar output of Giovanni...

A delightful collection of 17th century songs constructed around the major influence of the 4 seasons, showcasing enthusiasm for amateur music making. During the Commonwealth of England (c...

The string quartets of Donizetti and Verdi, and the oboe concerto of Bellini, represent rare overlaps between the fields of operatic and instrumental music in 19th-century Italy. Moving into the 20th...