ANATOL LIADOV
Solo Piano Music (Incls Four Pieces, Op 64 & Variations on a theme by Glinka, Op 35) Stephen Coombs (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Aug/2008 ] 'Scarcely anybody outside Russia looks at them these days, but, as Stephen Coombs eloquently establishes on this disc, they are gems' (The Daily Telegraph) |
ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
Glazunov: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 (with Alexander Goedicke - Concertstack in D major) Stephen Coombs (piano) / BBC Scottish Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol 13 / CD - released 10/Jan/2006 ] 'As in his four-disc set of Glazunov's complete solo piano music, Stephen Coombs is poetic and powerful. The rare Goedicke concertante makes a charming filler' (The Guardian) |
HAHN / MASSENET
Piano Concertos Stephen Coombs (piano) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Jean-Yves Ossonce (conductor) [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 15 / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] 'Hyperion is to be congratulated for adding this work to its growing series of Hahn compositions ... high spirits and joy aplenty ... Another Romantic Piano Concerto winner from Hyperion; heartily recommended' (Fanfare, USA) |
ARENSKY / BORTKIEWICZ
Arensky / Bortkiewicz: Piano Concertos Stephen Coombs (piano) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 4 / CD - released 15/Apr/2003 ] 'A couple of piano concertos that have been waiting in the wings for the committed advocacy they deserve and have finally received' (Fanfare, USA) |
GABRIEL PIERNE
Pierne: Piano Concerto in C minor Stephen Coombs (piano) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ronald Corp (conductor) [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 34 / CD - released 20/Oct/2003 ] 'Stephen Coombs savours the more exotic keyboard writing with confidence and a sure sense of style, contributing appropriately dazzling and light-fingered virtuosity when required' (International Record Review) |
HAHN / VIERNE
Piano Quintets Stephen Coombs, piano, Chilingirian Quartet [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/Oct/2001 ] ***** Five Stars (Pick of the Month) BBC Music Magazine (Jan 2002)- "The players, ferociously concentrated and demonstrative in Vierne, find just the delicate touch (in the Hahn). A Hyperion classic, finely recorded." |
HUGO WOLF
Lieder nach Heine und Lenau Stephen Genz (baritone) RogerVignoles (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Jul/2012 ] 'The programme is sung throughout with easeful tonal beauty; and Roger Vignoles is at his glorious best as he reveals the wonders of Wolf's writing for the piano' (Musical Opinion) |
HUGO WOLF
Wolf: Eichendorff-Lieder Stephen Genz (baritone) RogerVignoles (piano) with Bernarda Fink (mezzo-soprano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Apr/2014 ] 'What makes this disc so special is the very obvious enthusiasm of everyone involved' (BBC Music Magazine) |
YORK BOWEN
Bowen:piano Music Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jan/2012 ] "York Bowen could have no more ardent or pianistically adroit advocate" (Gramophone) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Piano Concertos Stephen Hough (piano), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Hannu Lintu [ Hyperion / 3 CD - released 1/May/2020 ] "The performances have been captured in lovely clean and clear sound with just the right amount of hall ambience. The balance between the Bösendorfer piano and the orchestra is excellent as, indeed, is the internal orchestral balance." MusicWeb |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: The Final Piano Pieces Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 31/Jan/2020 ] "'One of the finest accounts of Brahms's late piano works on record, one that stands head and shoulders above most contenders in an ever-growing catalogue." Gramophone Awards 2020 Short List - Instrumental |
CHOPIN
Four Ballades, Four Scherzos Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/Mar/2004 ] "Playing that scales the heights: these inexhaustible pieces really do catch fire" - Recording of the month (Gramophone May 2004)) |
HANDEL
The Eight Great Suites Danny Driver (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 28/May/2014 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD NOMINATION 2014 |
TSONTAKIS
Man of Sorrows (with works by Schoenberg, Berg & Webern) Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] '[Man of Sorrows} Brilliantly written for the keyboard and scintillatingly orchestrated … The piece is superly played and recorded, patently sincere and easily assimilable' (BBC Music Magazine) |
HUMMEL
Piano Sonatas Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Dec/2003 ] "If you want to explore these brilliant, intriguingly diverse sonatas, this fabulous disc is the one to go for." ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (Jan 04) |
FEDERICO MOMPOU
Mompou: Piano Works Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 19/Sep/2003 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - Rosette (Highest Rating) Penguin Stereo Guide - GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE |
SCHUBERT
Piano Sonatas D784 D960 D613 (unfinished; 1818) Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 17/Jan/2002 ] 'Any pianist who records Schubert must be sure of his ground. Stephen Hough here proves himself a worthy rival' (The Sunday Times) |
LISZT
Sonata, Ballades and Polonaises Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 5/Dec/2000 ] 'Thoughtful, intelligent, and beautifully recorded too - a special release' (CD Review 'Disc of the Month') |
GRIEG / LISZT
Piano Concertos Stephen Hough (piano), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Nov/2011 ] "This is a wonderfully alert performance, mixing novel tempi with awesome technique and breathtaking, tingling tension." The Observer |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No 1 & No 2 / Capriccio Brillant in B minor Op 22; Rondo Brillant in E flat major Op 29 ; etc (The Romantic Piano Concerto Stephen Hough (piano) City of Birmingham Symphony / Lawrence Foster [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto Vol 17 / CD - released 15/Apr/2003 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1801-1850) - 'The soft, stylish arpeggios that open the first work on the disc announce immediately that something special is on the way. Hough is now clearly first recommendation in the concertos'... |