HANS ROTT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rott: Symphony in E major Cincinnati Philharmonia Orchestra, Gerhard Samuel (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Feb/1989 ] 'Nobody pursuing authenticity in Mahler can afford to ignore Rott's precocious symphony' - The Sunday Times |
ARTHUR SULLIVAN
Sullivan: The Contrabandista & The Foresters (Complete operettas) Claire Rutter, Frances McCafferty, Richard Suart, Ashley Catling, The London Chorus, New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/Nov/2004 ] "These are première professional recordings of two little known works by Sullivan. The singers on this disc are well known to those who follow this genre of music and they do not disappoint." - MusicWeb Nov 2004 |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: All-Night Vigil, Op 37 ('Vespers') Corydon Singers / Matthew Best [ Hyperion 30 / CD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] 'A memorable version of Rachmaninov's masterpiece, most beautifully sung and balanced, with rich and varied tone, and some outstanding soloists... buy this album immediately' (Musical Opinion) |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb / A Wedding Anthem / Festival te Deum / A Boy was Born Corydon Singers, Matthew Best [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 17/Nov/2007 ] 'This beautifully made record deserves the widest circulation. The sound these choirs make is of great beauty, and is captured in a flawless recording full of atmosphere and warmth' (The Monthly Guide to Recorded Music) |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom Opus 31 Peter Scorer (deacon) / Corydon Singers / Matthew Best (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Dec/1995 ] 'Outstanding. A performance that is at once perceptive, sympathetic and finely sung' (Gramophone) |
YORK BOWEN
The Piano Sonatas Danny Driver (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 10/Nov/2009 ] Gramophone Awards 2010 Finalist - Instrumental |
YORK BOWEN
Bowen: Piano Concertos Nos 3 & 4 Danny Driver (piano) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins (conductor) [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 46 / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] 'Danny Driver's pianism is fully and eagerly up to Bowen's considerable demands' (BBC Music Magazine) |
GABRIEL FAURE / CESAR FRANCK
Faure / Franck: String Quartets Dante Quartet [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Aug/2008 ] BBC Music Magazine Awards 2009: Chamber Award Winner - 'Hyperion's recording sounds extremely natural, and the disc is enhanced by fine notes from Roger Nichols' (International Record Review) |
JEAN SIBELIUS / BEDRICH SMETANA
Sibelius / Smetana: String Quartets Dante Quartet [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Jun/2011 ] "The fluctuations of darkness and light, the juxtapositions of animation and still reflection, are communicated here with palpable heart." (The Daily Telegraph) |
JUAN ESQUIVEL
Esquivel: Missa Hortus conclusus, Magnificat & motets De Profundis, Eamonn Dougan (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 27/Mar/2020 ] "All in all, it makes for a very satisfying sampler of a composer from whom I hope to hear much more" MusicWeb |
RICHARD STRAUSS / GIUSEPPE VERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: R. Strauss: String Quartet / Verdi: String Quartet in E minor The Delme Quartet [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 22/Jan/2004 ] 'An eminently recommendable issue' (Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
ROBERT SIMPSON
Simpson: String Quartets 1 & 4 Delme Quartet [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Feb/1991 ] 'When it comes to recordings of British string quartets there've been few more impressive achievements than Hyperion's Robert Simpson cycle' (BBC Record Review) |
ROBERT SIMPSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Simpson: String Quartet No 9 (32 variations and fugue on a theme of Haydn) Delme String Quartet [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Feb/1986 ] 'When it comes to recordings of British string quartets there've been few more impressive achievements than Hyperion's Robert Simpson cycle' (BBC Record Review) |
ROBERT SIMPSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Simpson: String Quartet No 2 & No 5 Delme String Quartet [ Hyperion / CD ] 'When it comes to recordings of British string quartets there've been few more impressive achievements than Hyperion's Robert Simpson cycle' (BBC Record Review) |
ROBERT SIMPSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Simpson: Energy / Four Temperaments / Volcano / etc Desford Colliery Caterpillar Band, James Watson [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jan/1990 ] 'Marvellously played … superlative … performances of a calibre I do not recall ever hearing before. Strongly to be recommended to serious listeners of any persuasion' (Gramophone) |
GABRIEL FAURE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Faure: Piano Quartets Nos 1 & 2 Domus [ Hyperion / CD - released 19/Sep/2003 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER "Domus have the requisite lightness of touch and subtlety, and just the right sense of scale and tempo." Rosette Penguin Stereo Guide |
FRANCISCO GUERRERO
Guerrero: Magnificat, Lamentations & Canciones El León de Oro / Peter Phillips [ Hyperion / CD - released 5/Mar/2021 ] Francisco Guerrero is still insufficiently well known by comparison to his great contemporary and compatriot Victoria. El León de Oro here affirms his rightful place in the history of the Golden Age of Spanish polyphony. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Amarae morti: Lamentations and motets by Cardoso, Gombert, Lassus, Morales, Palestrina, Phinot & Victoria El León de Oro, Peter Phillips (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Feb/2019 ] "A very rewarding disc" MusicWeb |
NICOLA PORPORA
Porpora: Or sì m'avveggio, oh Amore - Cantatas for soprano Elena Cecchi Fedi (soprano) / Auser Musici / Carlo Ipata (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Jun/2008 ] 'This outstanding disc not only displays unequivocal proof of Porpora's exceptional skill..but also provides some of the most genuinely enjoyable and captivating performances of eighteenth-century vocal music I have heard on disc for a very long... |
Sir GRANVILLE BANTOCK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bantock: The Song of Songs Elizabeth Connell (soprano) Kim Begley (tenor) with William Prideaux (baritone) / Royal Philaharmonic Orchestra / Vernon Handley (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Nov/2003 ] This disc marks the sixth issue in Hyperion's trail-blazing belief in the robust romanticism and musical energies of Bantock. |