Brilliant Classics
Vivaldi: Sonatas for 2 Violins (Brilliant Classics)
Idiosyncratic performances of pared-down music by Vivaldi [CR]
Duarte: Works for Solo Guitar (Brilliant Classics)
More first recordings of John Duarte’s music, in performances of a particularly high standard [ZT]
Tchaikovsky: Complete Symphonies (Brilliant Classics)
Conducting, playing and engineering of the highest quality – subtle and thrilling in equal measure; a treasurable set [RMo]
Paradigma Medioevo: Music from 14th-century Italy (Brilliant Classics)
This can be a good introduction to the 14th century Italian Ars nova [GH]
Grieg: Violin Sonatas (Brilliant Classics)
A charming new version of Grieg’s attractive violin sonatas [SB]
Bach & Shostakovich: Salvation (Brilliant Classics)
An unlikely concept that seems to work better than expected [NC]
Pejačević: Chamber music (Brilliant Classics)
A new recording highlights the lyricism and structural strength of Pejačević’s chamber music [JW]
Nocturnes from 19th century Russia, Volume 1 (Brilliant Classics)
A lovely collection that explores a rich seam of often neglected music and finds some real rarities [RCh]
Las Huelgas Codex, Vol 1 (Brilliant Classics)
The mediaeval Las Huelgas Codex, the first instalment, in no-nonsense interpretations [GH]
Corradini: Canzonas & Sonatas (Brilliant Classics)
A splendid calling card for a largely forgotten Cremonese master [RHa]
Montgeroult: Piano Sonatas (Brilliant Classics)
Remarkable piano sonatas but check whether you are happy with the fortepiano [SB]
Farrenc: Piano Trios, Cello Sonata (Brilliant Classics)
A good introduction to the chamber music of this underrated and under-recorded composer [DJB]
Bach: Organ transcriptions (Brilliant Classics)
Well-crafted transcriptions hampered by a performing style that is too often heavy and ponderous [NB]
Migot: Complete Works for Guitar (Brilliant Classics)
Little known Migot given a chance to breathe again … a Fauré-like lambency and warmth [RB]
Szabó: Complete solo piano works (Brilliant Classics)
A scarcely known composer is permitted an eloquent and at times disconcerting calling-card [RB]
Ugoletti: Three Concertos (Brilliant Classics)
Vividly emotional, verging on the cinematic … always moving and often telling [RB]
Vivaldi: La Stravaganza (Transcriptions for Organ) (Brilliant Classics)
These transcriptions are nice complements to Bach’s arrangements [JV]
Nardini: Complete Music for 2 Violins (Brilliant Classics)
A well-deserved recognition of a neglected composer [JV]
Stanley: Complete Flute Sonatas (Brilliant Classics)
Lively and sympathetic playing of Stanley’s flute sonatas [JW]
Ponchielli: Piano Music (Brilliant Classics)
Unknown but attractive salon piano from a composer known for opera [RCh]
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings (Brilliant Classics)
A pleasing compilation of some of Tchaikovsky’s most beguiling string music featuring two premieres [RMo]
Spanish Secular Cantatas (Brilliant Classics)
The three composers on this disc take advantage of excellent performances by Cristina Bayón Álvarez [JV]
Murschhauser: Prototypon Longo-Breve Organicum (Brilliant Classics)
Fine performances of liturgical organ music by a little-known master from South Germany [JV]
Haydn: Complete symphonies (Brilliant Classics)
Energy and perception suffuse this life-enhancing project [CA]
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