SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas Nos 6, 7 & 8 Steven Osborne (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 31/Jan/2020 ] "There are so many towering performances of these harrowing works…but I believe Steven Osborne caps them all…This is legendary stuff." BBC Music Award WINNER 2021 - Instrumental |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata No 1 / Moments musicaux Steven Osborne (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 6/May/2022 ] 'One is left wondering where, in the first quarter of the 21st century, one might turn for more idiomatic, more intelligent or more beautiful Rachmaninov-playing.' Editor's Choice Gramophone June 2022 |
SIR DONALD FRANCIS TOVEY
Piano Concerto in A major, Op 15 (with Mackenzie- Scottish Concerto) Steven Osborne (piano) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor) [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 19 / CD - released 30/Aug/2008 ] 'What a bonanza this Hyperion offering is! If you fancy piano concertos you'll find plenty in these two neglected specimens to challenge and enchant you' (Fanfare, USA) |
OLIVIER MESSIAEN
Messiaen: Visions de l'Amen and other piano music Steven Osborne (piano I) Martin Roscoe (piano II) [ Hyperion / CD - released 3/Nov/2004 ] Steven Osborne has already made his name as an outstanding interpreter of Messiaen with his ecstatic recording of the Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant Jésus (Hyperion, CDA67351/2), described by Gramophone as 'one of Hyperion's finest piano recordings -... |
GABRIEL FAURE / FRANCIS POULENC / CLAUDE DEBUSSY
French Duets Steven Osborne (piano), Paul Lewis (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 5/Mar/2021 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Piano |
EDWARD ELGAR / AMY BEACH
Elgar & Beach: Piano Quintets Takács Quartet, Garrick Ohlsson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jun/2020 ] BBC Music Award Nomination 2021 - Chamber / GRAMOPHONE Award WINNER 2021 - Chamber |
ERNO DOHNANYI
Dohnányi: Piano Quintets & String Quartet No 2 Takács Quartet, Marc-André Hamelin [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Nov/2019 ] "...They allow every passionate detail to come across yet preserve a sense of nobility and innate grace that I always associate with Dohnányi." Gramophone Awards 2020 Short List - Chamber |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet / String Quartet No. 2 Takács Quartet, with Marc-André Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 25/Apr/2015 ] "Right from the very first bar I felt that these were going to be fine performances of these two Shostakovich works. The first movement of Quartet No.2 is played with vigour and forward thrust." (Recording of the Month MusicWeb April 2015) |
ERWIN SCHULHOFF
Schulhoff: Violin Sonatas Tanja Becker-Bender (violin) / Markus Becker (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Mar/2011 ] "Tanja Becker-Benda offers absolutely stunning playing throughout this warmly recorded disc." (BBC Music Disc of the Month March 2011) |
FERDINAND HILLER
Hiller: Piano Concertos Nos 1-3 Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Howard Shelley (piano & conductor) [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto Vo 45 / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] "The indefatigable Shelley puts us in his debt again by uncovering these gems." (Editor's Choice Gramophone June 2008) |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY/ MAURICE RAVEL / GABRIEL FAURE
Debussy, Ravel, Faure: Piano trios The Florestan Trio [ Hyperion 30 / CD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] 'The Florestans, exhibiting their trademark finesse, taste and sensitivity, fully demonstrate why they are one of the most highly prized of new ensembles' (The Scotsman) |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet and Clarinet Trio Thea King (clarinet) / Gabrieli Quartet / Karine Georgian (cello) Clifford Benson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/Apr/2003 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) 'A radiantly beautiful performance, as fine as any put on record' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
Various Artists
Medtner:piano Sonatas [ Hyperion / 4 CD ] |
GEORGE ENESCU
Enescu: Violin Sonatas Adelina Oprean (violin) Justin Oprean (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Jun/2002 ] 'An unqualified recommendation' (Classic CD) |
JOSEF HAYDN
Concertos for violin Adelina Oprean (violin) / Justin Oprean (piano) / European Union Chamber Orchestra [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 11/Nov/2005 ] 'Adelina Oprean plays with flair and style, adding her own cadenzas (quite tastefully) and holding her own against competition from a number of better-known violinists. The European Union Chamber Orchestra plays very well for her, and the recorded... |
GURNEY / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Ludlow and Teme / On Wenlock Edge Adrain Thompson (tenor) Stephen Varcoe (baritone) Iain Burnside (piano) / The Delme String Quartet [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 26/Jan/2005 ] 'I recommend this record to every serious collector of songs' (American Record Guide) |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Complete Songs Volume 12: The Young Schubert Adrian Thompson (tenor), Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Complete Schubert Edition / CD ] The Young Schubert |
MICHAEL HEAD
Head: Songs Ailish Tynan (soprano) Catherine Wyn-Roger (mezzo-soprano) Roderick Williams (baritone) Christpher Glynn (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Jan/2012 ] "Christopher Glynn brings out the different colours in accordance with each song, from crashing chords to gurgling gruppetti, sparking little scales to vigorous outpourings or soft sweetness." (International Record Review) |
WILLIAM LLOYD WEBBER
Piano music, chamber music & songs John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Ian Brown (piano) / Nash Ensemble [ Hyperion / CD - released 19/Jul/2013 ] |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Cello Symphony, Cello Sonata & Cello Suites Alban Gerhardt (cello) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Manze / Steven Osborne (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Concerto |