Brilliant Classics

An audiophile-grade LP transfer for evocative transcriptions of hits from the Ennio Morricone catalogue... 

The second volume of the recording of the complete Flute Sonatas by Johann Joachim Quantz! Quantz... 

A luscious pair of late-Romantic chamber works by a little-known pupil of... 

A quartet of German Baroque masters at their most daring and outlandish, exploring the harmonic quirks of mean-tone temperament on... 

This new recording celebrates the Arp Schnitger Organ in the Martinikerk in Groningen, The Netherlands, one of... 

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) stands as one of the most compelling and complex composers of the twentieth century. Living... 

A first-ever complete recording for collections of Baroque chamber music which capture the... 

With this new recording, Fernando de Luca fills a significant gap in the catalogue of French Baroque music. While sonatas of... 

Alessandro Longo (1864–1945) was an influential Italian composer, pianist, and musicologist whose legacy... 

Albéric Magnard and Louis Vierne: Two French Masters of the Cello Sonata The early years... 

Bach’s 15 two-part Inventions and the 15 three-part Sinfonias played an important role in Bach's teaching. These pieces, although... 

“The guitar is an expressive harpsichord,” declared the composer Claude Debussy after a concert by the... 

The name of Louis Vierne (1870–1937) will be associated with organ music immediately. Like a few other 19th-century organists/composers, he... 

The dazzling Sardinian guitarist returns to the studios for a breathtaking compendium of variation sets, many of... 

Max Reger (1873–1916) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor whose music bridged... 

Kurt Weill (1900–1950) was a German-born composer whose work bridged the worlds of classical music, cabaret, and... 

Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672), often regarded as the most important German... 

The Gemshorn is a medieval wind instrument belonging to the... 

The son of a mill owner, Josef Mysliveček (1737–1781) was born in Prague. After a... 

Newly recorded at the Basilica in Assisi, the birthplace of... 

Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) was... 

Alongside Smetana, Dvořák, and Janáček, Bohuslav Martinů stands as one of the... 

Francesco Palmieri has gathered in this album pieces that are special to him, with which he has sustained an intimate, lasting... 

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) composed two piano concertos that stand as strikingly... 

Håkon Austbø’s highly regarded Grieg collection, reissued with a recent recording of the four-hands repertoire to make the... 

In the Netherlands in the first half of the 19th century, musical... 

Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992) was... 

Ildebrando Pizzetti (1880–1968) was an Italian composer, music... 

An experienced early-keyboard specialist brings his expertise to the ‘New Testament’ of the piano repertoire. ‘Period’ performances... 

Michelangelo Rossi (1602–1656) was an Italian composer, violinist, and organist of the early Baroque period, known... 

Jean-Baptiste Gravier, known as l'abbé Gravier, was a French Catholic priest, composer and organist. Born on 21 April... 

Landmark works of Baroque chamber music given a 21st-century twist. The extent to which George Frederic Handel’s flute sonatas ‘belong’ on... 

World-premiere recordings of motets by a host of unknown... 

Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) was an Italian composer, violinist, and priest, widely regarded as one of... 

Elisabeth Kuyper (1877–1953) was a Dutch composer, pianist, and conductor whose... 

Michel Corrette (1707–1795) was born into a musical family: his father was an organist, his grandfather a... 

Bach’s music is often described as indestructible, in the sense that... 

Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741), one of the most influential composers of the Baroque era, was... 

The guitar output of a landmark figure in Argentine classical music, fusing national melodies and dances with European forms in a... 

Christoph Schaffrath (1709–1763) was a German composer, harpsichordist, and organist active during the transition from... 

George Antheil (1900–1959) was an American avant-garde composer, pianist, and inventor known for his radical musical style and... 

This recording by Ciconia Consort, Couleurs de France, offers a rare... 

‘A lush, intricate success – meaningful for Messiaen enthusiasts and enjoyable for those new to his work. I highly recommend... 

Including many world-premiere recordings, the first-ever album dedicated to the music of a 16th-century lutenist-composer from Padova: a... 

Romanticism had many faces. Mozart’s spirit still floated through musical life, and... 

The history of large-scale works for clarinet, cello and piano began with the two trios composed by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1797 and 1803. Soon... 

Fernando Sor (1778–1839) was a Spanish guitarist and composer often regarded as... 

Anton Rubinstein (1829–1894) was a towering figure in 19th-century music: a virtuoso pianist, conductor, composer, and... 

Christlieb Siegmund Binder (1723–1789) was a German composer, organist, and harpsichordist active in Dresden during the mid-18th... 

Carlo Mannelli (Rome, 1640-1697) spent the major part of his life in Rome where he also worked during the opera performances... 

Son of the better-known Georg Muffat, Gottlieb was also hawked around the courts of Europe by his father as a boy wonder of music, anticipating... 

The... 

Franz Liszt (1811-1886), though primarily known for his groundbreaking work as a pianist and composer, had an indirect... 

The viola da gamba is not dead, despite a claim to the contrary in the Dictionary of Musicians by German composer, organist, and... 

Franz... 

Preludes, dances, nocturnes, and vibrant miniatures for guitar from the composer of the Concierto de Aranjuez. In... 

Francesco Saverio Geminiani (1687–1762), born in Lucca, began his study at an early age with his father, but his most... 

During the reign of Le Roi Soleil, Louis XIV, music played the fundamental role of defining and consolidating the centrality of... 

Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (1689-1755) was a prolific French composer of the Baroque era, known for his accessible and... 

Maurice Duruflé (1902–1986) was a French composer, organist, and teacher renowned for his meticulous craftsmanship and deeply... 

Carl Friedrich Abel was known in 18th-century London as the greatest gamba player of his... 

A striking portrait of Rebecca Clarke through the prism of her chamber music, covering... 

Another discovery unearthed by Brilliant Classics, and another name to add to the library of French-Baroque masters, from the... 

World-premiere... 

Luigi Boccherini composed just a single set of sonatas, Op. 5, specifically for violin and... 

Son of the better-known Georg Muffat, Gottlieb Muffat was similarly promoted as a musical prodigy across European courts, foreshadowing Mozart's... 

The music featured on this CD has a unique origin. Hildegard von Bingen (1098–1179), a mystic, theologian, and German composer, claims... 

This... 

François d'Agincour (1684-1758), a French composer and organist, served at Rouen Cathedral for over 40 years. His Premier livre... 

Giovanni Paolo Cima (c. 1570-1630), a Milanese composer, bridged Renaissance and Baroque styles. His 1606 Ricercari... 

John W. Duarte (1919-2004) was educated at the University of Manchester Faculty... 

María de Buenos Aires is a tango operita (little opera) composed by Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) with... 

Antonio Duni and his better-known younger brother, Egidio, were sons of Francesco Duni, Kapellmeister of the Matera Cathedral... 

One of the most important vocal projects of recent years: the complete songs on 5 CDs by Nikolai Medtner, performed by... 

New recordings of High-Baroque concertos and sonatas by a forgotten English composer... 

Jean Langlais was born on February 15, 1907, in La Fontenelle, Brittany, France. He became blind... 

Gaetano Donizetti was one of the most distinguished Italian composers of the first half... 

The 4th volume of the Complete recordings of Dussek’s Violin Sonatas, containing the two Sonatas Op.69 and the... 

Haydn’s... 

Maurice Ravel and Gabriel Fauré each contributed a single string quartet to the chamber music repertoire, but both... 

The lute played a central role in the music of the 16th and a greater part of the 17th centuries. Whereas the organ... 

The largest collection of piano nocturnes on CD, celebrating the art of the romantic piano song without words. Over a century of... 

In the year 2007, pianist... 

‘Raptly revelatory and deeply communicative’ (Fanfare): the earlier volumes of this Beethoven sonata cycle by Giovanni Bellucci... 

A new... 

‘Beautiful playing on a lovely, mellow-sounding guitar by master guitarist Enea Leone’ (Fanfare). The Italian guitarist Enea... 

The key to Buxtehude’s trio sonatas, both for performers and for listeners, is an awareness... 

Paul Hindemith’s Der Schwanendreher (literally ‘The Swan Turner’) is a viola concerto... 

John Stanley was born in London on 17 January 1712. A precocious musician, by the age of nine he was playing the organ... 

Roffredo Caetani (1871–1961), prince of Bassiano, last duke of Sermoneta, composer and patron of the arts, developed... 

Recorded... 

Andrey Osipovich Sychra (1773–1850) was born in Vilnius in 1773. As a nobleman, he was well-educated and played the guitar, harp, violin, and... 

The first 12 songs of the 15 in I canti dell'esilio – originally written for voice and small orchestra... 

Arthur Honegger's song output falls into two distinct periods. The first spans his apprentice years... 

Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762), son of the violinist... 

Franco Alfano was born in Naples on 8 March 1875 and soon showed musical aptitude, studying piano... 

World premiere recordings of beguiling flute sonatas written on the cusp of the early-Romantic era in Germany. Almost... 

Inspired... 

Claude-Benigne Balbastre (1727-1799) published his first book of harpsichord pieces in 1759, nine years after a decisive move... 

It took a move from his native Seville to Paris for Joaquín Turina... 

North and South The Golden Age of the Dutch Republic, the 17th century, may have... 

Wolf-Ferrari: Concertante... 

Duarte: Homages, Works for Guitar Solo... 

Barsanti: 6 Sonatas, Op. 2... 

Cangiasi: Scherzi forastieri... 

Mozart: Wind Serenade, KV. 361 ""Gran Partita... 

Molter: Oratorio ""Hochst schmerzensvoller... 

Le Secret, Music for Cello & Harp... 

Shostakovich: String Quartets, Vol. 4... 

Cesti: Cantatas & Arias... 

Veras: Pieces de Clavecin... 

Baden-Powell: Songbook for Guitar... 

Schat: De Hemel (The Heavens) 

Russian Music for Viola & Piano... 

Legrenzi: Balletti e Correnti... 

Telemann: Chamber Music with Recorder... 

Babadjanian: Violin Sonata, Piano Trio... 

Weinberg: Songs... 

Klara Wurtz Celebration... 

Guerra-Peixe: Violin Sonatas... 

Marcello: 6 Cello Sonatas... 

Brahms: Complete Trios... 

Coming from a family of musicians, guitarist and composer Bruno Battisti D'Amario (Rome, 1937) received... 

This disc presents the first recording of the Canzonettas & Cantatas Op. 3... 

New recordings which have the field almost to themselves in an overlooked corner of Buxtehude’s output. ‘One... 

Majesty, solemnity, and brilliance: Volume 3 of a series dedicated to the works... 

The 20th century saw an immense and revolutionary development in musical styles and language, some... 

Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838) is still best known for the early period in his career when he studied with Beethoven... 

Transcending the barriers of time, two 20th-century composers dialogue with a... 

A unique collection... 

Jean Langlais (1907-1991) was a French composer and organist, famous for his sacred music and... 

An original and highly enjoyable program of works for bassoon and piano by romantic composers: the... 

The most comprehensive tribute ever issued on record to the art of the Italian pianist Sergio Fiorentino. Many recordings here newly... 

A new recording, unique in the catalogue, of the First (and only surviving) book of keyboard works by Charles De Mars (1702–1774). Compared... 

With... 

The master of Italian Baroque music is indisputably Antonio Vivaldi. Throughout his life, he composed hundreds of works and is remembered perhaps... 

An exact contemporary of Bach, George Frideric Handel was one of the most important composers of the Baroque era, carving out a career for... 

Johann Sebastian Bach’s stature as a composer of extraordinary talent and widespread influence is so firmly established in Western... 

The renowned French painter Jean Ingres proclaimed Haydn’s music to be the alpha and omega: “Whoever studies music, let his daily bread... 

Mozart may have died heavy in debt, having encountered much fickleness on the part of the Viennese audiences and struggled to... 

Saucy Songs of Sex, Love, and Life in the Spanish... 

Until 20 years ago, the figure of Antonio Salieri seemed destined to remain under a... 

On the English musical landscape of the second half of the 18th century, the name Elizabeth Turner stands out... 

The masterpiece ‘beyond Time’ that is the Quatuor pour la fin... 

The... 

A new recording of Paganini’s eccentric ‘diary of invention’ for guitar by a young Italian musician with a fast-growing reputation... 

As is the case with so many 18th-century composers, Giuseppe Sarti... 

This recital offers a fine mix of Bach’s organ works, both large and small, performed on the renowned historical instrument crafted by... 

William Byrd was an English composer of late Renaissance music. Considered one of the greatest composers of the Renaissance, he... 

While the life of Giuseppe Tartini (1692–1770) is well documented, the same cannot be said for Leonhard Frischmuth (c. 1725–1764), a... 

The trumpet concertos by Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) and Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778–1837) are among the most celebrated... 

This third instalment in Brilliant Classics’ French Cello Sonatas series features the... 

Albert Harris (1916–2005) was an English musician who worked in Hollywood for most of his life as an orchestrator, arranger, and... 

Although Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562–1621) is... 

Many masterpieces have been composed over the centuries for the cello, that member... 

Gerald Finzi (1901-1956) was... 

Featuring several world-premiere recordings, this is the most comprehensive set... 

Experience the beauty and tranquility of Spain with a captivating collection of peaceful guitar music, crafted by some... 

Vlastimir Trajkovic (1947–2017) studied with Olivier Messiaen and was the first Serbian composer to – from the early 70s... 

Innumerable transcriptions of Bach’s music... 

Laments of lost and betrayed love from 17th-century Italy: musical portraits to be set beside contemporary paintings... 

A fine Danish chamber ensemble brings together a unique compilation of chamber pieces by an overshadowed contemporary of... 

A monumental collection of German-Baroque keyboard literature, presented complete for the first time on record, and... 

A young violinist, paired with one of the most renowned Lisztians of our day, makes... 

This recording fills a gap in our understanding of Sebastián Raval (c. 1550–1604), a composer... 

A unique take on Mozart’s music from the organ loft. Mozart wrote sparingly for the solo organ – a relatively early... 

A unique recital of 20th-century chamber music, essentially melodic but expressively rich, woven seamlessly together by a Spanish-based duo. In... 

Coming into French and English from the Greek élegos (‘lament’), an elegy (élégie) is a poetic or musical composition... 

The most comprehensive set on record of the sonatas by a pivotal figure in the English Classical piano school, including... 

Così fan tutte, a comic opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with a libretto by Lorenzo Da... 

Alessio Elia’s (b. 1979) compositions are inspired by the acoustic nature of the sounding universe, its inner... 

What would it mean to ‘compose like a woman’? The present collection answers the question, in a literal sense, while undoing the premise on... 

An unrivalled collection of lesser-known 20th-century piano concertos in both Romantic and modern styles, in definitive recordings... 

A veteran Bach specialist continues his Bach odyssey on Brilliant Classics with a new recording of the... 

In his native Brazil, Francisco Paulo Mignone (1897-1986) achieved much success, and his reputation equals that of Heitor Villa-Lobos... 

Lodovico da Viadana’s (1564–1627) life as a... 

An unprecedented and critically praised series reaches its fifth and... 

Brilliant... 

A new studio version of late-Romantic landmarks of the solo-cello repertoire by one of the most promising young... 

Claudio Monteverdi lived in Italy during a very turbulent time... 

The Northern Italian courts along the Po Valley-Mantua, Milan, Cremona, Ferrara, Parma, Modena... 

3x7 – multiply 3 composers by 7 instruments: the maximum ensemble size (in various configurations) used... 

Every cellist of renown eventually faces up to the Everest of their repertoire, the... 

In the summer of 1836 Paganini heard in Turin the playing of Luigi Legnani, which pleased him so much (“gave... 

The early 20th-century in America saw the organ find a footing in the classical music concert scene, which had been dominated... 

Carl Czerny is well known as Beethoven’s pupil and amanuensis; as a pianist and piano teacher in his own right, and... 

Today, Matteo Carcassi is rarely represented in concert halls, publications and recordings, generally remembered only... 

One of the most important figures in Russian music of the late 19th century was Sergei Taneyev, born 13 November... 

A unique collection of Italian violin sonatas from the 19th and 20th centuries in stylish, native, modern studio recordings. The chamber-music traditions... 

A trio of neglected but lovely works by Dutch romantic composers, in authoritative studio recordings by... 

An LP transfer for one of the best-selling items in the Brilliant Classics catalogue, pressed... 

An unprecedented and critically praised series reaches its fifth and final volume with... 

With this latest volume in their ongoing cycle, recorded in 2023, the Quartetto Noûs passes the halfway mark... 

New recordings of Romantic sonatas, once a staple of the church organist’s repertoire, Josef Rheinberger’s organ... 

Giovanni Battista Viotti composed 29 violin concertos, three sinfonie concertanti, a cello concerto, countless... 

Bernardini meets Dreyer: a distinguished period-instrument oboist explores the music of a little-known Florentine... 

21st-century piano music by the most distinguished Ukrainian composer of our time, recorded by... 

Francesco Molino (1768–1847) was born into a family of violinists in Ivrea, near Turin. There, and for a time in... 

Though never a rival to his contemporaries Haydn and Mozart in terms of fame, partly on account of a lack of... 

Rome to Vilnius is a new investigative insight into the cultural heritage of Lithuania: the music at the Vasa... 

There are many reasons to... 

The ‘grande dame of the guitar’ remembered through a new recording of... 

First recordings of unpublished instrumental works by a master of... 

In the 19th century, the first violin section in Dutch orchestras often contained amateur players. In fact, even... 

Johann Ernst, the third-born son of Johanna Sophia Siefer... 

A unique combination on record of chamber music by the Swiss... 

In 2023, Brilliant Classics released a 9-CD box of the complete keyboard music by William Byrd, marking the tercentenary of... 

This first recording of a... 

The name Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805) does not immediately... 

Gottfried Grünewald was a successful opera singer in 18th-century Germany, based... 

Masterpieces of Baroque piano literature, in critically acclaimed recordings by pianists with... 

The most emblematic work among Boccherini’s descriptive music is his quintet with... 

Bottesini is of course familiar to many musicians and music lovers, particularly double... 

Over the course of a long but ultimately frustrated career as... 

18th-Century Sonatas by a pair of musical brothers, in stylish historically informed... 

Suites, fugues, toccatas, and variations by a well-traveled contemporary... 

A valuable CD reissue for a rare and compelling 1986 account of... 

Franco Margola (1908–1992) was an Italian composer who... 

A diverse survey of Mozart’s ‘occasional’ music, including... 

A substantial survey of a modern landmark in French organ... 

Wolf-Ferrari was a composer of great artistic merit, Italian by nationality but raised in... 

The lyre-guitar was a fascinating, upmarket instrument that originated...