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ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Violin Sonatas Alina Ibragimova (violin) Cédric Tiberghien (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 21/Feb/2025 ] The critical reception of Schumann's violin sonatas-like that of much of the composer's late output-has vacillated over the course of the intervening centuries. Written for and first performed by some of the leading violinists of the day, all three... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas - Vol 11 (Sonatas Opp 106 & 111) Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 4/Feb/2022 ] "Her playing has great energy and also plenty of light and shade....This is an outstanding disc." Musicweb recommended June 2022 |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Songs and Duets Vol 5 Anna Grevelius (mezzo-soprano) James Rutherford (baritone) Finnur Bjarnason (tenor) Hannah Morrison (soprano) Eugene Asti (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 20/Jul/2010 ] 'Eugene Asti plays with a refreshingly light touch and a lively sense of rhythm' (Gramophone) |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): The Complete Songs Vol. 2 Anne Schwanewilms (soprano) / Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/May/2007 ] BBC Magazine Award Finalist 2008 (Best vocal recording) |
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CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD
Stanford: Suite for Violin and Orchestra Op 32 / Violin Concerto in D major Op 74 Anthony Marwood (violin) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion Romantic Violin Concerto Vol 2 / CD - released 15/Nov/2000 ] 2001 GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST - Concerto - "A first recording for the Violin Concerto, and a performance unlikely to be bettered. Anthony Marwood is the impassioned soloist" |
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VIANNA da MOTTA
Vianna ds Motta: Piano Concerto in A major / Fantasia DramAItica / etc Arthur Pizarro (piano) / Orquestra Gulbenkian / Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 24 / CD - released 10/Nov/2000 ] 'To hear Pizarro is always a pleasure…lyrical phrasing wrapped in one of the most entrancing and expressive pianissimos of any pianist' - International Record Review |
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GRANDOS / RODRIGO / NIN / GUASTAVINO / GINASTERA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Canciones amatorias Bernarda Fink (mezzo soprano) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 23/Jun/2002 ] 'Enthusiasts for song recitals should certainly investigate this disc, which offers one beautiful song after the other, running the gamut from elegant art songs to simple, folk-like tunes' (Fanfare) |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Die Schone Mulleri Ian Bostridge (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (reader) [ Hyperion / CD ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER - PENGUIN GUIDE ROSETTE - GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE / CRITICS' CHOICE |
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JOHN RUTTER
Rutter: Requiem / Hymn To The Creator of Light / etc Polyphony / Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Feb/1998 ] "Here is music finely crafted, written with love for the art and an especial care for choral sound...their tone is unfailingly beautiful. The two soloists are excellent." Gramophone |
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DE LASSUS / ERBACH / KLINGENSTEIN / DE RORE / REGNART / etc
A monk's life The Brabant Ensemble / Stephen Rice [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Nov/2024 ] "This is a superb programme mining a rich vein of post-Reformation music from German-speaking countries, all sung with the characteristic silvery tone of The Brabant Ensemble." Gramophone Editor's Choice Jan 2025 |