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ARTHUR SOMERVELL
Somervell: Clarinet Quintet Thea King (clarinet) / Aeolian Quartet [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Feb/2006 ] 'The performances are euphonious and strongly committed' (Gramophone) |
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TAUSCH / SUSSMAYR
Double Clarinet Concertos / Concerto Movement Thea King (clarinet, basset clarinet) Nicholas Bucknall (clarinet) / English Chamber Orchestra / Leopold Hager (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 3/Nov/2004 ] 'I can't imagine a more beguiling account of the music and every lover of the clarinet will want to have this CD' - Gramophone |
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STANFORD / FINZI
Clarinet Concertos Thea King (clarinet) Philharmonia Orchestra / Alun Francis [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 22/Jun/2001 ] 'The original release of these concertos was long overdue and unanimously praised on both sides of the Atlantic. Its re-emergence at a moderate price is not only welcome but also deserving of high praise and an appropriate pedestal in our Classical... |
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CHOPIN
Polish Songs, Op 74 Urszula Kryger (mezzo) Charles Spencer (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 22/Jan/2007 ] 'A rare opportunity to sample Chopin the song composer, here performed with real feeling by Polish mezzo Urszula Kryger.'(Gramophone) |
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C.P.E. BACH
Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu (The Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus) Uta Schwabe (soprano) Christoph Genz (tenor) Stephen Genz (bass) / Ex Tempore / La Petite Bande / Sigiswald Kuijken [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Mar/2014 ] 'Sigiswald Kuijken's lively but sensitive and thoughtful direction, and his attention to details of the instrumental texture, ensure that the work gets the performance it merits. I found it compelling, and warmly recommend it' (Gramophone) . |
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SEBASTIAN KNUPFER
Sacred Music Carolyn Sampson, Rebecca Outram, Lisa Beckley, James Bowman, Robin Blaze, etc / The King's Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Sep/2011 ] 'Robert King draws fine singing and playing from his ensemble. The soloists are uniformly excellent ... Knüpfer is a real discovery - full marks to all concerned.' - International Record Review |
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Vivian Ellis, Jocelyn West (voices) Sinfonie Stevie Wishart (director)
Gabriel's Greeting [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Nov/2003 ] 'The performances have great panache and virtuosity ... sung simply and gently with understated eloquence' (American Record Guide) |
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HERBERT HOWELLS
Choral Music (Incls Te Deum 'St George's, Windsor') Wells Cathedral Choir / Malcolm Archer, director [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Feb/2014 ] "The sound is focused and radiant, the ensemble immaculate, and Rupert Gough provides charismatic organ accompaniment" The Scotsman |
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LASSUS
Missa Bell' Amfitrit' altera Westminster Cathedral Choir / His Majesty's Sagbutts & Cornetts / James O'Donnell, conductor [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 4/Oct/2005 ] 'Elegant and imaginative... the wind-band pieces are especially gorgeous. [The Mass] receives an opulent interpretation that stands out in a rather crowded field of challengers. Highly recommended' - Gramophone |
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CARDOSO / DE CRISTO / REBELO
Masterpieces of Portuguese Polyphony Westminster Cathedral Choir / James O'Donnell [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] 'Although this music is likely to be unknown to most collectors it will prove, as it has to me, a welcome and important discovery' (The Tablet) |
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PALESTRINA
Missa Aeterna christi Munera Westminster Cathedral Choir, James O'Donnell [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Mar/2011 ] "A perfect introduction to the breadth of Palestrina's genius, inspiringly sung" Organists Review |
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FRANCISCO de PENALOSA
Masses Westminster Cathedral Choir, James O'Donnell (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] "The exquisite performances under O'Donnell present the music to best advantage, given the masterly accomplishments of this choir" (Fanfare) |
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PALESTRINA
Missa Hodie Christus natus est & & other music for Christmas Westminster Cathedral Choir, Martin Baker [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Jan/2015 ] "This is a thrilling recording of Palestrina's music for the Christmas season" (The Guardian) |
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Westminster Cathedral Choir/O'
Des Prez: Missa Pange Lingua/V [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 25/Jul/2011 ] |
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FILIPE DE MAGALHAES / DUARTE LOBO
Masterpieces of Portuguese Polyphony The William Byrd Choir / Gavin Turner (director) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 12/Jul/2005 ] GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE "So far as I am aware, there is no other current recording of Magalhães' Mass Dilectus meus. I cannot imagine a better performance than Turner's." (MusicWeb July 2007) |
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WILLIAM BYRD
Mass for five voices Winchester Cathedral Choir, David Hill [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Jul/2012 ] "A generously full CD, spaciously recorded in Winchester Cathedral. The main feature is the rapt, joyous singing of the choir in this magnificent music. Very fine" (Hi Fi News) |
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CHRISTOPHER TYE
Cathedral Music (Incls Mass 'Euge Bone') Winchester Cathedral Choir / David Hill [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 14/Jun/2005 ] 'As soon as the disc begins to play the singing creates a wonderful ambience to fit the music of this undervalued composer' (Cathedral Music) |
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THOMAS TALLIS
Missa Salve intemerata & Antiphons Winchester Cathedral Choir, Philip Scriven (organ), David Hill (director) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Mar/2013 ] 'Vivid acoustics and mellifluous phrasing in the plainsong pieces evoke a calming contemplative atmosphere. The exemplary tonal finesse and beautifully judged dynamic response in the votive antiphon 'Ave rosa sine spinis' is striking' (BBC Music... |
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JOY TO THE WORLD
Joy to the World Worcester Cathedral Choir (with Adrian Partington, organ) / Donald Hunt (director) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Nov/2003 ] 'Altogether a very enjoyable disc' (Organists' Review) |
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SATIE
Piano Music (Including Trois Gymnopedies & Sonatine Bureaucratique) Yitkin Seow (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 26/Nov/2004 ] 'A generously filled anthology... consistent beauty of sound' (Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |