Brilliant Classics

Poulenc: Brilliant Opera Collection-Les Mamelles de Tiresias

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Poulenc’s remarkable comic opera ‘The Breasts of Tiresias’ was written during the darkest days of the German occupation of France. The premiere, at the Opera Comique was a great success, and given this was in 1947, it must have provided a much needed tonic for the war weary Parisians.

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Sammartini: Late Symphonies Vol.II

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Giovanni Battista Sammartini (1701-75) was born in Milan, and unlike his contemporaries, spent all his life working in his home city. Sammartini vies with Haydn for the title ‘father of the symphony’. He was a great innovator, and his symphonic works resulted from his experimentation with the concerto grosso and trio sonata forms of the baroque age.

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Donizetti: Brilliant Opera Collection-Lucia di Lammermoor

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Based on the novel ‘The Bride of Lammermoor’ by Sir Walter Scott, and set during the confrontation between the supporters of King William III, and those loyal to the deposed James II. The drama surrounds the Stair family and Lord Rutherford, Edgar of Ravenswood.

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Scarlatti: Piano Sonatas

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A selection from the 600 sontas by Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) that illustrate two facets of his musical personality. CD1 depicts the genius of the composer – some of his greatest and most remarkable sonatas have been selected by Carbonara. These works illustrate the exploratory and innovative nature of the sonatas. CD2 gathers together a selection of sonatas that illustrate the gambler, or the reckless side of the composer.

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