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LEONARD BERNSTEIN / WILLIAM BOLCOM
Bernstein: The Age of Anxiety / Bolcom: Piano Concerto Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) / The Ulster Orchestra / Dmitry Sitkovetsky [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Sep/2000 ] GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE / RECORDING OF THE MONTH |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert and the Nocturne (III) Margaret Price (soprano) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Schubert Edition Vol 15 / CD - released 31/Oct/2001 ] PENGUIN GUIDE ROSETTE 'Pleasure after pleasure... the equal of anything yet heard in this wonderful undertaking' (Hi Fi News) |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Complete Schubert Edition: Schubert in 1819 and 1820 Marjana Lipovsek (mezzo) with Nathan Berg (baritone) / Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Schubert Edition Vol 29 / CD - released 2/Feb/2002 ] 'One of the most rewarding CDs to date in this whole, comprehensive Lieder Edition. Utterly absorbing' (Gramophone) |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN / GERALD FINZI / MICHAEL TIPPETT
Who are these children? Mark Padmore (tenor) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] "A much-praised singer steps into the recital spotlight" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine May 2005 |
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J. S. BACH / SAMUIL FEINBERG
Bach/Feinberg: Piano Transcriptions Vol.4 - Samuil Feinberg Martin Roscoe (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 3/Nov/2004 ] "Roscoe illuminates the refurbished contrapuntal textures with luxuriant sonority and mesmerising facility" (Gramophone Critics' Choice 2004) |
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ERNO DOHNANYI
The Complete Solo Piano Music, Vol. 2 Martin Roscoe (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/Feb/2013 ] "Martin Roscoe is an absolute master when it comes to repertoire such as this and one could well imagine the composer himself looking on as he plays with a smile of approval." MusicWeb International, March 2013 |
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ERNO DOHNANYI
The Complete Solo Piano Music Vol 3 Martin Roscoe (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Apr/2015 ] 'The ever-impressive Martin Roscoe continues his Dohnányi survey with this disc of the composer's complete solo piano works, often beguiling music and all brilliantly played.' (Editor's Choice Gramophone April 2015) |
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ERNO DOHNANYI
Dohnanyi: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 Martin Roscoe (piano) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Fedor Glushchenko (conductor) [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 6 / CD - released 9/Nov/2002 ] "Best of the Year" - BBC Music Magazine |
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IGNAZ BRULL
Brull: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 Martin Roscoe (piano) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor) [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 20 / CD - released 15/Oct/2006 ] 'All of the music on this disc is absolutely delightful' (Fanfare) |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Complete Schubert Edition: Schubert in 1815 (II) Martyn Hill (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Schubert Edition Vol 10 / CD - released 15/May/2005 ] 'This is a disc no Schubertian can possibly be without and a further jewel in this series's crown' (Gramophone) |
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GERLAD FINZI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Finzi: Earth and Air and Rain (Songs by Gerald Finzi to words of Thomas Hardy) Martyn Hill (tenor) Stephen Varcoe (baritone) Clifford Benson (piano) [ Hyperion Dyad / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] "You can't go wrong with this recording of these immensely beautiful and brilliantly-crafted songs." (MusicWeb Oct 2010) |
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SAINT-SAENS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Saint-Saens: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 / etc Mats Lidstrom (cello) Bengt Forsberg (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] "These artists radiate total conviction and a life-enhancing vitality and sensitivity" Penguin Guide |
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KORNGOLD / SIBELIUS / KREISLER / SCRIABIN / FAURE / STENHAMMAR / etc
Smorgasbord [works for cello and piano] Mats Lidstrom (cello) / Bengt Forsberg (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 17/May/2005 ] 'The music is so winning, and so intelligently chosen, that even hearts as hard as that of your average critic are won over ere long … a wonderful disc' - Fanfare, USA |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Complete Schubert Edition: Winterreise Matthias Goerne (baritone) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion 30 / CD - released 1/Oct/2010 ] "The one to knock Fischer-Dieskau and Gerald Moore from the pedestal … Johnson and Goerne plumb the emotional depths of one of the most heart-wrenchingly sublime masterpieces in the genre" BBC Music Magazine |
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FINZI / GURNEY / FARRAR / BROWNE / KELLY / BUTTERWORTH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: War's Embers: a legacy of songs by composers who perished or suffered in World War 1 Michael George (bass) Martyn Hill (tenor) Stephen Varcoe (baritone) Clifford Benson (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] 'If you enjoy English song, this set is a must ... The singers are Britain's best, and their excellence is matched by the accompaniments of Clifford Benson' (BBC Music Magazine) |
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BYRD / GIBBONS / BULL / SWEELINCK
Reformation: Keyboard works by Byrd, Gibbons, Bull & Sweelinck Mishka Rushdie Momen (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Jun/2024 ] 'Encountering a palace of riches' is how pianist (and Hyperion debutante) Mishka Rushdie Momen describes her experience of playing Tudor keyboard music, a varied selection of which is included here. It's a description which could apply equally to... |
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MENDELSSOHN / MOSCHELES / SCHUBERT / LISZT / SCHUBERT
Unplayed Stories … in 40 Fingers MultiPiano Ensemble, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Ivor Bolton [ Hyperion / CD - released 4/Oct/2024 ] This truly is an album of 'Unplayed Stories'-a journey of discovery and re-discovery, presenting multiple premiere recordings. The MultiPiano Ensemble here delves into intergenerational musical collaborations that transcend time, culture and... |
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GERSHWIN / WAXMAN / COPLAND / HERRMANN
American chamber music The Nash Ensemble [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/May/2015 ] "The Nash Ensemble's adroit playing tug at the heart-strings." (The Financial Times) |
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MAX BRUCH
Bruch: Piano Trio & other chamber music The Nash Ensemble [ Hyperion / CD - released 3/Sep/2021 ] With a programme of chamber works drawn from both ends of Bruch's long composing career, members of The Nash Ensemble once more reveal a neglected side of the composer's output. |
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ERNO DOHNANYI
Dohnányi: String Quartet, Serenade & Sextet The Nash Ensemble [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jun/2018 ] The music of Dohnányi (admired by figures as disparate as Brahms and Bartók) embodies virtues of taste, humour, impeccable control of form and beauty of style; all qualities relished by The Nash Ensemble in wonderful new recordings which can only... |