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OLIVIER MESSIAEN
Messiaen: Visions de l'Amen and other piano music Steven Osborne (piano I) Martin Roscoe (piano II) [ Hyperion / CD - released 3/Nov/2004 ] Steven Osborne has already made his name as an outstanding interpreter of Messiaen with his ecstatic recording of the Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant Jésus (Hyperion, CDA67351/2), described by Gramophone as 'one of Hyperion's finest piano recordings -... |
GABRIEL FAURE / FRANCIS POULENC / CLAUDE DEBUSSY
French Duets Steven Osborne (piano), Paul Lewis (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 5/Mar/2021 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Piano |
MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER
Charpentier: Leçons de ténèbres, Litanies & Magnificat Stéphane Degout baritone Samuel Boden tenor Arcangelo Jonathan Cohen conductor [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jun/2018 ] Another demonstration from Arcangelo of exactly why they maintain so stellar a reputation as one of today's leading early music ensembles. With contributions from tenor Samuel Boden and baritone Stéphane Degout, this exquisite programme of... |
SIR GRANVILLE BANTOCK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bantock: Sappho / Sapphic Poem Susan Bickley (mezzo) Julian Lloyd Webber (cello) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/May/1999 ] "No praise can be too high for Susan Bickley … [and] Tony Faulkner's stunningly natural engineering complements what is another triumphant addition to Hyperion's ongoing Bantock series" (Gramophone) |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: The Choice of Hercules (with Maurice Greene - Hearken Unto me, ye Holy Children) Susan Gritton (soprano) Alice Coote (mezzo) Robin Blaze (counter-tenor) / King's Consort & Choir, Robert King [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/May/2002 ] 'A delightful sequence of 24 brief numbers telling the story of Hercules making his choice between Virtue and Pleasure' (The Guardian) |
HAVERGAL BRIAN
Brian: Symphony No 1 in D minor "Gothic" Susan Gritton (soprano), Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano), Peter Auty (tenor), Alastair Miles (bass) / London Symphony Chorus, Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] "Hyperion's release is a perfect one, of a great event, a magisterial work and an encapsulation of the enormous difficulties of the project as a whole" Gramophone Editor's Choice Feb 2012 |
POULENC
Gloria / Quatre motets / et Susan Gritton (soprano) / Polyphony / Britten Sinfonia / Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / CD - released 25/Mar/2008 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD FINALIST 2008 - Choral - "A success from start to finish with fantastic performances from all concerned, fabulous sound and excellent notes. What more do you need? Don't sit there reading this, go out and buy it without... |
JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: String Quartets Opp 42, 77 & 103 Takacs Quartet [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Sep/2022 ] "The technical perfection can almost be taken for granted, but there is also the warmth and affection of the performances." BCB Music Five Stars |
STEPHEN HOUGH / HENRI DUTILLEUX / MAURICE RAVEL
Hough, Dutilleux & Ravel: String Quartets Takács Quartet [ Hyperion / CD - released 6/Jan/2023 ] "This recording really is a joy from start to finish...the Takács Quartet are alive to every inflection in Ravel's meticulously marked score..Above all, Stephen Hough's is an unmistakably individual and convincing voice." BBC Music Five Stars Feb 201 |
EDWARD ELGAR / AMY BEACH
Elgar & Beach: Piano Quintets Takács Quartet, Garrick Ohlsson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jun/2020 ] BBC Music Award Nomination 2021 - Chamber / GRAMOPHONE Award WINNER 2021 - Chamber |
ERNO DOHNANYI
Dohnányi: Piano Quintets & String Quartet No 2 Takács Quartet, Marc-André Hamelin [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Nov/2019 ] "...They allow every passionate detail to come across yet preserve a sense of nobility and innate grace that I always associate with Dohnányi." Gramophone Awards 2020 Short List - Chamber |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet / String Quartet No. 2 Takács Quartet, with Marc-André Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 25/Apr/2015 ] "Right from the very first bar I felt that these were going to be fine performances of these two Shostakovich works. The first movement of Quartet No.2 is played with vigour and forward thrust." (Recording of the Month MusicWeb April 2015) |
ERWIN SCHULHOFF
Schulhoff: Violin Sonatas Tanja Becker-Bender (violin) / Markus Becker (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Mar/2011 ] "Tanja Becker-Benda offers absolutely stunning playing throughout this warmly recorded disc." (BBC Music Disc of the Month March 2011) |
FERDINAND HILLER
Hiller: Piano Concertos Nos 1-3 Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Howard Shelley (piano & conductor) [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto Vo 45 / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] "The indefatigable Shelley puts us in his debt again by uncovering these gems." (Editor's Choice Gramophone June 2008) |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY/ MAURICE RAVEL / GABRIEL FAURE
Debussy, Ravel, Faure: Piano trios The Florestan Trio [ Hyperion 30 / CD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] 'The Florestans, exhibiting their trademark finesse, taste and sensitivity, fully demonstrate why they are one of the most highly prized of new ensembles' (The Scotsman) |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet and Clarinet Trio Thea King (clarinet) / Gabrieli Quartet / Karine Georgian (cello) Clifford Benson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/Apr/2003 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) 'A radiantly beautiful performance, as fine as any put on record' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
ANDREAS ROMBERG / ROBERT FUCHS / CHARLES Villiers STANFORD
Romberg/Fuchs/Stanford: Clarinet Quintets Thea King (clarinet) / the Britten String Quartet [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 6/Jun/2001 ] "There's plenty of lively, affectionate musicianship in these performances - all warmly and intimately recorded." ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (Aug 2001) |
HOWELLS / COOKE / McCONCHY / FRANKEL / HOLBROOKE
English Clarinet Quintets Thea King (clarinet) The Britten String Quartet [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 24/Mar/2003 ] 'Yet another super disc from this company. Thea King is no stranger to Hyperion but I think this may be her best disc to date for them. [The Frankel] is a masterpiece pure and simple and anyone who tells you different must be deaf' (Tempo) |
GERALD FINZI
Finzi: Choral works Trinity College Choir Cambridge / Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Aug/2019 ] A cluster of choral miniatures culminating in one of Finzi's most intense, visionary masterpieces: this is some of the most exquisite English choral writing of the last century. |
CECILIA MCDOWALL
McDowall: Sacred Choral Music Trinity College Choir Cambridge / Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Apr/2021 ] McDowall's keen sensitivity to text and her flair for writing vocal lines that are grateful to sing are just two of the virtues which justify the success of her choral music. Her original and distinctive voice is well served by Stephen Layton and his... |
