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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Violin Sonatas Alina Ibragimova (violin), Steven Osborne (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 27/Jun/2014 ] BBC Music Magazine Award Nomination 2015 - Chamber |
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FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: The Complete Songs Volume 5 Allan Clayton (tenor) Julius Drake (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Nov/2018 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD NOMINATION 2019 - Solo Vocal |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY / ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio / Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht Amsterdam Piano Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/May/2026 ] This album pairs two works separated by only 17 years but whose composers seem at first glance to be worlds apart. The coupling of Tchaikovsky's monumental Piano Trio in A minor (1882) with Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht (1899 in its original scoring... |
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J. S. BACH
Flute Sonatas Andrea Oliva (flute) Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] Fans of Angela Hewitt will be delighted to find her in chamber mode, accompanying Andrea Oliva (described as 'one of the best flutists of his generation, a shining star in the world of the flute' by Sir James Galway) in a programme of J S Bach's... |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
The Complete Songs Vol. 3 Andrew Kennedy (tenor) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] 'The third volume of Hyperion's Strauss song series comes with a tenor riding the chromatic waves. Kennedy's young voice still has some growing to do in lieder, but his flexible tones and avoidance of the Precious Beautiful Voice give lots of... |
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EDVARD GRIEG
Grieg: Holberg Suite, Ballade & Lyric Pieces Andrey Gugnin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 3/May/2024 ] Andrey Gugnin presents a wonderful all-Grieg recital, the elegant neo-classicism of 'From Holberg's time' (a rare and welcome opportunity to hear the original version for solo piano) contrasting with the brooding magnificence of the 'Ballade'. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Homage to Godowsky Andrey Gugnin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 27/Mar/2020 ] "Gugnin approaches these works on their own terms so that, far from seeming dated or brittle, they emerge fresh and full of vitality and charm" Editor's Choice Gramophone May 2020 |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Preludes & Piano Sonatas Andrey Gugnin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 27/Sep/2019 ] "Gugnin rivets us in orchestral-sounding climaxes…and the metaphysical twilight zones in between…Gugnin finds surprising poetry in the music" BBC Music Award WINNER 2020 - Instrumental |
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J. S. BACH
Bach, (J.S.): 6 Partitas BWV 825-830 Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD Box Set ] "Effortlessly eclipsing all competition … the whole disc gives unalloyed pleasure; definitely one of my choices of the year" (Gramophone) |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: French Suites Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD Box Set ] "..the extra decorations she adds in repeats everywhere sound properly spontaneous and are in the best of taste; ornaments are always cleanly played and matched up in imitative voices." (Gramophone) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Opp 2/1, 14/2, 53 & 54 Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 31/May/2019 ] "As you might expect, her way with the fingery textures of the first movement [of the Waldstein] is dexterous and effortless, while the repeated left-hand chords have a crispness about them." Gramophone |
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EMMANUEL CHABRIER
Chabrier: Pieces Pittoresques (piano music) Angela Hewitt [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Jan/2006 ] "Vivacious playng restores these charming works to circulation" (Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine April 2006) |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
The Complete Nocturnes and Impromptus (Incls Fantaisie-Impromptu in C sharp minor Op 66) Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2004 ] "Lovely and engaging playing ... a swirling energy that may give admirers of these works a fresh new viewpoint" - MusicWeb Jan 2005 |
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FRANCOIS COUPERIN
Keyboard Music Vol 3 Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 3/Oct/2005 ] With this third volume Angela Hewitt concludes her personal survey of Couperin's keyboard music and proves that, in the hands of someone as steeped in Baroque keyboard style as herself, music which was previously thought the exclusive domain of the... |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Sonatas K279-284 & 309 Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 4/Nov/2022 ] "Hewitt makes them sound effortless. Her articulation is clean, the pedalling lightly judicious, her fingers nimble and strong, the ornamentation always tasteful, while the clarity of her approach brings out the individual character of each sonata" |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: The Art of Fugue Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 29/Sep/2014 ] "I won't mince words. This Art of Fugue is marvellous. The variety and beauty of tone alone make compelling listening, bringing contrasts, clarity and warmth to Bach's intellectual marvels...Yet her fingers never make the results dry triumphs of engi |
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JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Bach - Goldberg Variations (2015 Recording) Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Sep/2016 ] "A salutary reminder that recordings which one thought couldn't be bettered, actually can - remarkable" International Piano Five Stars |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Opp 27/1, 31/2, 79 & 109 Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Jul/2018 ] This latest instalment of Angela Hewitt's Beethoven is bookended by the great 'Tempest' and Op 109 sonatas. The performances-incentive enough to acquire this release-are as usual complemented by Angela's own booklet notes which provide real insight... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Variations Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Oct/2020 ] "No qualifications are required for Angela Hewitt's new Beethoven album..Hewitt's touch is remarkably nimble and poetic" The Times |
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RAVEL
Complete Solo Piano Music Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 20/May/2002 ] "French music is clearly close to her heart as this magnificent survey of Ravel's music for solo piano reveals. Her wonderfully judged performances merely serve to heighten admiration for a composer of quite remarkable facility and imagination. A... |