LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: String Quintet in C minor, Op 104 / Piano Quartet in E flat Op 16 / etc The Nash Ensemble, with Ian Brown (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jul/2009 ] The Nash Ensemble continues its critically acclaimed survey of Beethoven's rarer chamber music in an intriguing new disc. |
REBECCA CLARKE / FRANK BRIDGE / RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Clarke: Viola Sonata / Bridge: Cello Sonata Natalie Clein (cello), Christian Ihle Hadland (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Dec/2018 ] There is a real affinity between the works of Rebecca Clarke and Frank Bridge included on this album, and-with its contrasting, lighter Vaughan Williams coupling-this is a perfectly planned recital from one of the country's leading cellists. |
ZOLTAN KODALY
Cello Sonata & other works Natalie Clein (cello), Julius Drake (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Jun/2010 ] 'The compelling reason for acquiring this disc is Clein's magnificent account of the Solo Sonata. One of the masterpieces of the cello repertory, it opens with massive, declamatory chords, and Clein's depth of tone makes an immediate impact.(BBC... |
POULENC / HAHN
Aubade & Sinfonietta / Le Bal de Beatrice d'Este The New London Orchestra / Ronald Corp (conductor) with Julian Evans (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 7/Jun/2004 ] 'A scintillating recording debut... in admirably off-the-beaten-track repertory' - The Observer |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Richard Strauss: The Complete Songs 8 Nicky Spence (tenor) Rebecca Evans (soprano) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Jul/2017 ] "He deals heroically with Strauss's more outrageous demands and, perhaps more importantly, he has just the right interpretative keenness and enthusiasm to put a persuasive case for everything he sings here." Gramophone |
YORK BOWEN
Bowen: Fragments from Hans Andersen & Studies Nicolas Namoradze (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 8/Jan/2021 ] "Superbly recorded and performed with such distinction, this release must be an early Awards nominee." Gramophone Editor's Choice January 2021 |
J. S. BACH
Bach Piano Transcriptions Vol 2 (Busoni) Nikolai Demidenko (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/Feb/2002 ] 'His performances capture the smouldering long lines and Gothic grandeur inherent in Busoni's textural transformations of the originals' (International Record Review) |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Demidenko plays Chopin (Polonaises / Berceuse / Tarantella) Nikolai Demidenko (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 12/Jul/2005 ] 'Demidenko's free-flowing virtuosity in such comparitive rarities as the Allegro de concert and Tarantella carries all before it, perfectly offset by the delightful polonaises and a sublime rendering of the Berceuse' (BBC Music Magazine) |
LISZT
Demidenko plays Liszt (Incls Piano Sonata in B minor) Nikolai Demidenko (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 13/Jul/2004 ] 'A keenly dramatic and powerfully projected account that has the listener on the edge of his or her seat. It must be numbered among the finest performances he has given us. The excitement and virtuosity are second to none' - The Penguin Guide to... |
CHOPIN
The Four Ballades & Piano Sonata No 3 Nikolai Demidenko (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 3/May/2005 ] 'Lovely playing which I enjoyed from first note to last for its poetry and passion as well as seemingly effortless keyboard fluency and command' - Gramophone |
CHOPIN
The Four Scherzi Nikolai Demidenko (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] "There is a very good case for getting Demidenko's intelligently played account...The recorded sound is excellent, the warm, sympathetic acoustic of Snape Maltings well captured by Hyperion's engineers...a real snip at the Helios budget... |
MUZIO CLEMENTI
Clementi: Piano Sonatas Nikolai Demidenko (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Aug/2006 ] 'Demidenko brings enormous gravitas and spirituality. The fire and dash he lavishes on the quicker movements make this highly enjoyable disc no less exciting than any of his Medtner, Chopin or Rachmaninov releases on Hyperion' (Hi Fi News) |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos 1, 4 & 5 Nikolai Demidenko (piano) / The London Philharmonic Orchestra / Alexander Lazarev [ Hyperion / CD - released 23/Sep/2007 ] 'Dazzlingly virtuosic accounts of the youthful D flat, the left hand and the brilliant G major. Outstanding accompaniments ... put these performances in the class of the celebrated Ashkenazy/Previn set.' (The Sunday Times) |
PROKOFIEV
Piano Concertos Nos 2 & 3 Nikolai Demidenko (piano) / The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Lazarev [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Mar/2015 ] 'Demidenko is breathtaking in his virtuosity. The orchestra is with him all the way and so is the Hyperion production team who have, as usual, created the perfect sonic setting' (BBC Music Magazine) |
STRAVINSKY
Complete music for piano & orchestra Steven Osborne (piano) with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Ilan Volkov [ Hyperion / CD - released 3/Jun/2013 ] "The outstanding work here is the Concerto for piano and wind instruments, played by Osborne in a way that finds wit in the rhythmic quirks while lending substance to the music's 18th-century references, so that it never sounds dry." Financial Times |
IVOR GURNEY
Severn Meadows: Songs Paul Agnew (tenor) Julius Drake (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 12/Aug/2001 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - 'Another fine addition to the Hyperion treasure-house of vocal recordings' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
SAMMONS
'the English Kreisler' Paul Barritt (Vio) / Catherine Edwards (Piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 5/Jul/2000 ] From the composer known as the 'English Kreisler'! |
JOHN IRELAND
Ireland - The Complete Music for violin and piano Paul Barritt (violin) Catherine Edwards (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 13/Jul/2004 ] 'Another extremely useful addition to the ever-expanding Ireland discography' - Gramophone |
HERBERT HOWELLS
Music for Violin and Piano Paul Barritt (violin) / Catherine Edwards (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Feb/2004 ] Rosette Recording (Penguin Stereo Guide) |
CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD
Music for violin & piano Paul Barritt (violin), Catherine Edwards (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Mar/2013 ] 'Music of great charm. Fine advocates of Stanford's musical riches' (BBC Music Magazine) |