BRILLIANT CLASSICS

Important though Alessandro Stradella's compositions were during his lifetime, modern history has ceded notoriety from his works to his dramatic, often sordid, life story. In a world premiere...

Stradella / Harmonices Mundi / Astronio Stradella: San Giovanni Crisostomo CD1. Chi 'l Freno Non Regge 2. Nel Regio Trono Di Bisanzio Assisa 3. Rei Timori, Perch? a Stuolo 4. Ma Quai Folli Deliri 5...

Stradella / Ryden / Kirkby / Foresti / Harmonices Duets CD1. Care Labbra Che D'amore 2. Aure Fresche, Aure Volanti 3. Me Ne Farete Tante Che Pi? Non Soffrir? 4. Pazienza, Finir? L'influenza 5. Ahi,...

Der Rosenkavalier is one of Strauss' best known operas. Set in Vienna during the early years of the Empress Maria Theresa's reign, the work takes the form of a comedy in 3 acts, set to an original...

Strauss / Thuille / Favalessa / Semeraro Strauss & Thuille: Cello Sonatas CD

An homage to the Baroque singer and composer Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677), this album is titled La voce sola. That final word, 'single', 'only' or 'alone', points to the fact that most of Strozzi's...

Sturla / Ferrari / Dalfino / Esposito / Gattino Passio Di Venerdi Santo CD

'A splendid recording by a fine artist': Choir and Organ magazine on Daniele Boccaccio's organ version of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier (95157) - the first ever such project. Now Boccaccio travels...

The idiom of Toru Takemitsu fits the classical guitar like a tailored suit of pure lines where simplicity conceals the thought and art behind their design. The range of sonority is wide yet subtle in...

Taneyev / Deljavan Chamber Music With Piano CD

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi owes much of his fame to La Serva Padrona, a comic intermezzo designed to be performed between the acts of an opera seria. In it, a maid and a servant conspire to convince...

Concert master at the Teatro alla Scala since 2014, Laura Marzadori studied with Salvatore Accardo and Giuliano Carmignola, as well as playing in the Orchestra Mozart under Claudio Abbado. She has...