Brilliant Classics

Purcell: Harmonia Sacra

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Purcell was not just a creature of the theatre – his genius with the human voice extended to secular songs and Odes for Queen Mary. Less familiar are his sacred songs. Although some appeared in John Playford’s Harmonia Sacra of 1688 and 1693, many remained in manuscript and known only to a select few.

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Sor & Coste: Complete Works for Guitar Duo

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Fernando Sor (1778–1839) was, along with the Italian Mauro Giuliani, the greatest composer for the guitar at the turn of the 19th century, and his method remains one of the most remarkable publications on guitar technique.

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Satie: Complete Music for Piano Four Hands

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This CD contains some of Satie’s most important works – Parade, written for Cocteau, Relâche, Gymnopédies Nos. 1 and 3, and his so-called ‘Furniture music’, Musique d’ameublement of 1917.

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The Art of the Bassoon

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A fascinating journey through the repertoire of the bassoon starts with Vivaldi’s supreme example of a Baroque concerto, played by Bram van Sambeek on a wooden bassoon that represents the type of instrument Vivaldi’s soloist would have played.

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