BRILLIANT CLASSICS

There is a prevailing theme at the heart of Jean-Baptiste Robin's work, one from which this album draws it's name (Time Circles) and can only be translated by the language of sounds: that of time...

Robin / Robin / Leleu / Orchestre Regional De Jean-Baptiste Robin: Fantaisie Mecanique CD1. Fantaisie M?canique 2. ?toile Int?rieure 3. Appel 4. L'ange Noir 5. ?pop?e 6. Solo I 7. Solo II 8. Solo III...

A unique collection of Spanish and Latin-American lullabies. The Spanish lullaby is characterized by a special bitter-sweet flavor, in which the joy and pain of childhood are perfectly captured. The...

Born in Naples in 1893, Teresa de Rogatis was a child prodigy who gave her first recital at the age of seven. She studied piano, composition, counterpoint, harmony, conducting and voice at the...

As both conductor at La Scala from 1802 to 1833, and a professor at the new conservatoire in Milan, Alessandro Rolla (1757-1841) was the heartbeat of Milanese music in the turbulent early decades of...

Johan Helmich Roman (1694-1758) has a fair claim to the title of the Swedish Handel, and these twelve sonatas for flute and basso continuo represent the best of his fresh and charming music. He...

The romance in music is an often-overlooked, independent genre. Vocal romanzas were popular from the 15th century onwards, with their roots in the songs of medieval troubadours. Many slow concerto...

This invaluable survey of that most Romantic of instruments includes both the classic concertos of the era, by Dvorak and Saint-Saens, as well as a generous selection of encores and showpieces,...

The Capricci armonici sopra la chitarra spagnola by Count Ludovico Roncalli (1654-1713) is believed to be the last collection of music for the five-course baroque guitar published in Italy and one of...

Rosenmuller / Borgioni / Academia Hermans / Ciofin Abendmusik - Cantatas For Solo Bass CD

Giuseppe Rosetta (1901-1985) studied in Rome under Respighi but soon returned to his Piedmontese birthplace of Vercelli. There he remained, leading and enriching the local musical culture as an...

Michelangelo Rossi (1601-56) held several important posts as court composer and musician in Rome and Modena. The "Toccate e correnti d'intavolaturad'organo e cimbalo", his only published work, is an...