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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Songs and Duets Sophie Daneman (soprano) Nathan Berg (baritone) Eugene Asti (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/May/2005 ] 'An exceptionally engaging disc' - Classic CD |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Songs and Duets Vol 3 Sophie Daneman (soprano) Sarah Connolly (mezzo soprano) Mark Padmore (tenor) Stephan Loges (baritone) Eugene Asti (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Nov/2003 ] "'There is much to recommend in this collection. First of all, the songs themselves, some deeper than others, are sweet and forthright, and shown to their best advantage by the equally sweet and forthright playing of Eugene Asti." Fanfare |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Songs and Duets - Vol 2 Sophie Daneman (soprano) Stephan Loges (baritone) Eugene Asti (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 16/Sep/2001 ] 'Attractively and intelligently presented by Sophie Daneman and Stephan Loges … the warm baritone of Loges making a particularly strong impression' (BBC Music Magazine) |
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HUGO WOLF
Wolf: Eichendorff-Lieder Stephan Genz (baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Apr/2014 ] Wolf's Eichendorff songs have never enjoyed the popularity of his more substantial collections: the Mörike-Lieder, the Italienisches Liederbuch, the Goethe-Lieder and the Spanisches Liederbuch. |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Concerto in E major for two pianos / Concerto in A flat major for two pianos Stephen Coombs, Ian Munroe (pianos) / BBC Scotish Symphony / Jerzy Maksymiuk [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto Vol 3 / CD - released 15/Apr/2003 ] 'Coombs and Munro prove ideal advocates, playing with delectable point and imagination' (Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
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ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Glazunov: Piano Music - Volume 1 Stephen Coombs (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Dec/2005 ] 'Coombs is clearly equipped to face the most prodigious demands. This is a most impressive and highly enjoyable release' - BBC Music Magazine |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Arabeske, Kreisleriana & Fantasie Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 3/Sep/2021 ] The emotional sweep of these marvellous works, reflecting the vicissitudes of Schumann's complex personal life at the time, calls for a pianist wholly responsive to their fervent Romanticism. The artistry of Stephen Hough proves ideal. |
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SCRIABIN / JANACEK
Scriabin / Janacek: Piano Sonatas & Poems Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Dec/2015 ] 'The recorded sound is warm and immediate. A fascinating concept album that genuinely does shine new light on both composers' (Classical Ear) |
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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 |
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LISZT
Annees de pelerinage - Suisse Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 17/Sep/2005 ] "Hough seems to capture the romantic spirit of this cycle so effectively. He masterfully achieves that just balance of lyricism and pyrotechnics so necessary to the successful playing of Liszt's music" (MusicWeb Aug 2005) |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Sonata No 3 in F minor, Op. 5 / Four Ballades, Op. 10 Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/May/2001 ] "Hough casts a scattered, multicoloured light as if through stained glass … One could write a complete analytical essay on Hough's breathtakingly illuminating playing of the Second Ballade, but no words could convey the beauty he brings to the... |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Late Masterpieces (Incls Piano Sonata No 3 in B minor, Op 58) Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Apr/2010 ] "A most satisfying paean to Chopin's mature style, elegantly rendered. Excellent piano sound courtesy of engineer Simon Eadon." (Five Stars AudAud.com) |
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EDWARD GRIEG
Grieg: Lyric Pieces Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Apr/2015 ] "It's rare for a pianist to reveal familiar repertoire in fresh and newly minted ways without being willful, eccentric, or unorthodox. Not Stephen Hough. His expertly curated collection of Grieg Lyric Pieces abounds with individual touches, yet the i |
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CHAMINADE / GODOWSKY / SCHUBERT / PADEREWSKI / TCHAIKOVSKY / etc
Stephen Hough's New Piano Album Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 8/Nov/2002 ] 'Like any first-class dessert-tray, this one is addictive.' (International Piano Quarterly) |
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NEW YORK VARIATIONS
New York Variations (Corigliano, Copland, Weber, Tsontakis) Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Aug/2008 ] 'his playing is unerringly musical in its intentions ... This is a disc of the highest musical and interpretative quality whose appeal lies as much in the quality of the pianism as in the fascinating repertoire' (Hi-Fi News & Record Review) |
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JOHANN NEPOMUK HUMMEL
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) |
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MENDELSSOHN / BEETHOVEN / WEBER / CHOPIN / LISZT / etc
Stephen Hough in recital Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Mar/2009 ] RECORDING OF THE MONTH - GRAMOPHONE MAY 2009 SUNDAY TIMES CLASSICAL CD OF THE WEEK |
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FRANCK / HOUGH / REYNOLDS / LISZT / TCHAIKOVSKY / HUMMEL / SCHUBERT / BOWEN / BRAHMS / WEBER / MOMPOU / CHOPIN
The Stephen Hough Piano Collection Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Jun/2005 ] The Stephen Hough Piano Collection, available at budget price, brings together tracks from all eleven of Stephen Hough's acclaimed solo recordings on Hyperion, from Gramophone Award-winning Mompou, through rarely trodden byways of Weber and Reynolds,... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Stephen Hough's Dream Album Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jun/2018 ] "Witty, wistful, extrovert, introspective and cheeky by turn, this is a masterclass in a certain style of piano-playing, and a dream of an album." Gramophone Editor's Choice July 2018 |
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BOWEN / LEIGHTON / REYNOLDS / BRIDGE / etc
Stephen Hough's English Album Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Mar/2002 ] 'Powerful, sympathetic and beautifully recorded, and his fans everywhere will be thrilled' (BBC Music Magazine) |