Brilliant Classics

Not the conductor Daniele Gatti (though he has been known to compose), or indeed the great Gatti-Casazza, moonlighting from his wheeling and dealing around La Scala: but Luigi Gatti, 1740--1817: a long-lived, prolific, almost completely unknown Classical figure whose name is largely remembered, if at all, for its tangential appearance in Mozart's...

Tchaikovsky thought highly of his music to Ostrovky's drama The Snow Maiden, writing to his patroness Nadezhda von Meck in 1879 'one of my favourite offspring....I think this music is imbued with the joys of spring that I was experiencing at the time' It was an important commission for a composer who in 1873 was still establishing his reputation,...

J.S. Bach is widely regarded as the father of the Baroque period. A master of vocal, keyboard, orchestral and chamber repertoire, he is one of music's greatest legends -- a man whose works, which were truly revolutionary for their time, continue to inspire generations of composers.Bach's virtuoso skill as an organist was world renowned, and he was...

Behind all great students is a great teacher. This is true of Haydn, Scarlatti and Pergolesi, who, among others, were all taught by the celebrated Nicola Porpora. As a professor of singing and composition, Porpora gave lessons in his native Italy and across Europe. A distinguished composer in his own right, his extensive knowledge of vocal...

Koncerty op. 6 Vivaldiego po raz pierwszy wyszły drukiem w Amsterdamie w 1719. Jednak wydanie to było zupełnie niewiarygodne. Partytura zawierała błędy, niejasna była liczba utworów, przypadkowe fragmenty oddzielone zostały od ich prawidłowego miejsca, można również znaleźć wiele innych pomyłek.• Niniejsze wykonania koncertów fortepianowych Op. 6...

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)Complete Piano Sonatas, Piano WorksCD1:Sonata In A Minor, Op. 42 D845Sonata in E major, D157Valses Sentimentales Op. 50 D770 (extracts)CD2Moments Musicaux, Op. 94 D780Sonata for Piano in A minor, Op. post. 164 D5378 Ecossaises D529CD3Sonata In C Major, D840 (Reliquie)10 Variations in F major, D1562 Deutsche, D841CD4Sonata...