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Brilliant Classics

  • 100 Menuets showcase Telemann’s brilliance in miniature

    Dec 28th, 2021 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Andrea Coen, Brilliant Classics, CD Review, Chamber music, Classical music, Georg Philipp Telemann, Noteworthy Release

    In music, as with most things, quantity doesn’t always equal quality. But sometimes it does. As in the 100 menuets of Georg Philip Telemann. These pieces were published in two collections, titled “Seven times seven plus one Menuet.” The first collection appeared in 1728, the second in 1730. What makes this release so fascinating is […]

  • Filippo Farinelli steers Hindemith Sonatas for Wind Instruments and Piano project

    Oct 26th, 2021 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Brilliant Classics, CD Review, Chamber music, Classical music, contemporary classical music, Filippo Farinelli, Paul Hindemith

    To my knowledge, this is the first time all Paul Hindemith’s wind sonatas have been released as a group. Pianist Filippo Farinelli collaborated with several well-known Italian instrumentists for this project. Having the same pianist throughout the set provides a degree of performance continuity. The album was also recorded in the same studio with the […]

  • Renata Dubinskaite Gives Luminuous Performances of Barbara Strozzi

    Oct 25th, 2021 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Barbara Strozzi, Baroque music, Brilliant Classics, Canto Fiorito, CD Review, Classical music, early music, Renata Dubinskaite

    Renata Dubinskaite and the Canto Fiorito perform Barbara Strozzi’s solo vocal music. Strozzi was well-respected as a singer and composer in 17th Century Venice. Her father, Guilio Strozzi hosted salons of intellectuals and artists in his home. Barbara Strozzi performed at these salons, often singing her own compositions. Many of these works saw publication. Strozzi’s […]

  • Louise Farrenc violin and piano music has timeless appeal

    Oct 14th, 2021 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Brilliant Classics, CD Review, Chamber music, Daniele Orlando, Linda Di Carlo, Lousie Farrenc, Romantic period

    This release presents three chamber works by Louise Farrenc. Farrenc was renowned as a pianist as well as a composer. These selections show her skill at writing for violin. Daniele Orlando and Linda Di Carlo deliver wonderfully expressive performances. Farrenc had a rare melodic gift, and Orlando’s violin practically sings them. Farrenc was also a […]

  • Hendrik Andriessen Orchestral Music a Welcome Reissue

    Aug 19th, 2021 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Brilliant Classics, CD Review, Classical music, contemporary classical music, David Porcelijn, Hendryk Andriessen, Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra, Orchestral music, Roberta Alexander, Therry Fischer

    Hendrik Andriessen was one of the Netherland’s most important composers of the early 20th Century. His sons, Jurriaan and Louis Andressen would continue the tradition and become major composers of the late 20th Century. This release presents two albums previously released by NM Classics. And I’m glad to see them back in print. Disc one […]

  • Geraldine Mucha – Chamber Works Merit Discovery

    Aug 9th, 2021 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Brilliant Classics, Chamber music, Classical music, contemporary classical music, Geraldine Mucha, Jan Machat, Patricia Goodson, Prague Wind Quintet, Stamic Quartet, Vliém Veverka

    Geraldine Mucha is a fascinating figure. This Scottish composer was born in 1917, and as a teenager studied with Arnold Bax. Her works were published while she was still attending the Royal Academy of Music. In 1941 she met widowed Czech writer Jiří Mucha. The couple married, and after the war moved to Czechoslovakia. Jiří […]

  • Johann Gottlieb Graun Chamber Works – Music in Transition

    May 24th, 2021 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Augusta McKay Lodge, Brilliant Classics, CD Review, Chamber music, David Schulenberg, Eva Lymenstull, Georgina McKay Lodge, Johann Gottlieb Graun

    The title for this release is a little deceptive. True, it’s a collection of chamber music from Frederick the Great’s court. But it’s not all by Johann Gottlieb Graun. Rather, it’s a collection of music from Graun and his colleagues at court: Johann Gottlieb Janitsch, Franz Benda, and brother Carl Heinrich Graun. And that, I […]

  • Jan Ladislav Dussek Sonatinas for amateurs and professionals

    Nov 17th, 2020 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Brilliant Classics, CD Review, Chamber music, Classical piano, Jan Ladislav Dussek, Ursula Dutschler

    The liner notes for this release carefully point out that Dussek “wrote extensively for the Middle Class.” In this case, 12 Progressive Lessons and Six Sonatinas, Op. 20 — both written for amateur musicians. And while they’re not masterworks, they’re certainly well-crafted. And I found myself enjoying them in different ways. The 12 Progressive Studies […]

  • Spirited performances of Giuseppe Tartini Violin Concertos and Sonatas

    Jun 16th, 2020 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: Baroque music, Brilliant Classics, CD Review, Classical music, Concerto, Giuseppe Tartini, Laura Marzadori, Massimo Belli, Muova Orchestra da Camera "Ferruccio Busoni"

    Violinist Laura Marzadori knows Italian music. Her previous releases feature works by Ottorino Respighi, Ernnano Wolf-Ferrari, and Leone Sinigaglia. This album focuses on Giuseppe Tartini, one of the most important figures in the development of violin technique. The four works Marzadori perform are all demanding. What makes this program refreshingly different is that they’re unusual […]

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