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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Cello Concertos Natalie Clein (cello) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Manze, with Antje Weithaas (violin) [ Hyperion The Romantic Cello Concerto, Vol. 5 / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] Natalie Clein adds a remarkable collection of Saint-Saëns' music for cello and orchestra to her impressive discography. Clein first came to prominence when she won the BBC Young Musician of the Year award in 1994; it is appropriate that she performs... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
British Light Music Collection (Incls 'Knightsbridge March', 'In a Monastery Garden', 'the Westminster Waltz' & 'Puffin' Billy') New London Orchestra / Ronald Corp [ Hyperion / 4 CD - released 24/Oct/2006 ] "All the works are performed with spirit and verve, and a real love and understanding of this music. A superb set." (MusicWeb April 2009) |
LEOS JANACEK
Janácek: The diary of one who disappeared & other works Nicky Spence (tenor), Julius Drake (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Jun/2019 ] "Not only does Spence's voice offer a rare mix of steely strength and velvety tenderness but his bright, vibrant timbre communicates a touching, wide-eyed sense of ardent longing, tinged with melancholy." Gramophone Awards 2020 WINNER - Solo Vocal |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann: Piano Sonatas, Op 11 & Op 14 Nikolai Demidenko (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] 'A pair of performances which can justly be described in terms of superlatives. Outstanding readings of remarkable works' (Classic CD) |
NIKOLAI MEDTNER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Medtner: Piano works (Incls Sonaten-Triade, Op 11 & Theme and variations in C sharp minor, Op 55) Nikolai Demidenko (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Mar/2009 ] "I must be careful not to make this sound like an indiscriminate rave review, but what do you do when a disc of this calibre drops through your letterbox? An exceptionally fine disc indeed" Gramophone Magazine |
CARL MARIA von WEBER
Weber: Piano Concertos Nikolai Demidenko (piano) / Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor) [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 10 / CD - released 15/Apr/2003 ] Throughout his youth, his father, Franz Anton, relentlessly moved the family between Hamburg, Salzburg, Freiberg, Augsburg and Vienna. Consequently he studied with many teachers-his father, Johann Peter Heuschkel, Michael Haydn, Giovanni Valesi,... |
TELEMANN / PURCELL / VALENTINI / TORELLI / etc
Baroque Christmas Music Northwest Chamber Orchestra of Seattle / Alun Francis (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Nov/2009 ] 'Charming programme ... very beautiful. A highly commendable issue' (Hi-Fi News) |
LOUIS SPOHR
Symphonies 4 & 5 Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana / Howard Shelley [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Mar/2008 ] In this second volume of Spohr's symphonies, Howard Shelley and the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana continue their exploration of this enjoyable and little-known repertoire. Symphony No 4 was quickly acclaimed as the composer's symphonic... |
GUILLAUME de MACHAUT
Machaut: The Single Rose The Orlando Consort [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Aug/2019 ] "The singers combine pin-sharp tuning and gentle phrasing in this seductive collection." Gramophone Editor's Choice Oct 2019 |
LEO ORNSTEIN
Piano Quintet / String Quartet No. 2 Pacifica Quartet, with Marc-André Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 25/Jul/2015 ] The young pianist-composer Leo Ornstein went from wowing the ladies with his virtuosity to writing a Violin Sonata in 1915 of such atonal violence that it frightened even him. By the time of the two works recorded here his style was more rounded.... |
HANDEL / ROSEINGRAVE / CHILCOT / HAYES / etc
English 18th-Century Keyboard Concertos The Parley of Instruments / Paul Nicholson (harpsichord/fortepiano/organ) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Sep/2009 ] 'A delightful project' (The Times) |
SOUND THE TRUMPET
Sound the Trumpet: Music by Henry Purcell and his followers The Parley of Instruments / Peter Holman (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Jul/2008 ] 'Universally full of spirit and charm … both trumpeters are on fine form, sounding effortlessly relaxed and beautifully matched, with an enticing sweetness of tone. Recommended' (Gramophone) |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel in Hamburg The Parley of Instruments, Peter Holman [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Jan/2012 ] "A highly entertaining collection. Delightful rarities from the young Handel" (Classic CD) |
TOMASO ALBINONI / ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Albinoni/Vivaldi: Wind Concertos Paul Goodwin (oboe), The King's Consort, Robert King (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Apr/2010 ] 'Delightful ... played with vivacity and finesse' (Gramophone) |
REYNALDO HAHN
Hahn: Poèmes & Valses Pavel Kolesnikov [ Hyperion / CD - released 3/Jun/2022 ] The nuanced titles - miniature works of art in themselves - merely hint at the delights to come in Pavel Kolesnikov's sensitive realization of Hahn's refined sound-world. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata & other piano music Pavel Kolesnikov (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 31/Aug/2018 ] The 'abundance of intelligence' in Pavel Kolesnikov's pianism which so impressed Gramophone pays particular dividends in Beethoven, the 'Moonlight' sonata sounding newly minted in this remarkable reading. |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: Recorder Concertos Peter Holtslag (treble and sopranino recorders) / The Parley of Instruments / Peter Holman [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Feb/1989 ] 'The flavour of the baroque strings is strong and unmistakeable, but of greater importance is the unerring preservation by the ensemble of every detail in Vivaldi's busy scores' (CDReview, USA) |
CECILE CHAMINADE
Chaminade: Piano Music vol 2 Peter Jacobs (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 23/Jan/2006 ] 'A treasure trove for the explorer' (BBC Music magazine) |
CECILE CHAMINADE
Chaminade: Piano Music vol 3 Peter Jacobs (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 30/Aug/2006 ] 'As in the previous volumes, Peter Jacobs shows himself to be fluent, clean-fingered, elegantly delicate where required, and able to invest the music with fine nuances of tone and pace - an ideal interpreter of Chaminade' (Gramophone) |
Alban Gerhardt, Alliage Quintett
Phantasy in Blue [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Jun/2023 ] Playful yet serious, imaginative yet true to the spirit of the originals - Alban Gerhardt and the inimitable Alliage Quintett offer a wholly new perspective on a variety of favourites drawn from the cello's established repertoire and beyond. |
