LOUIS VIERNE / CESAR FRANCK
Vierne & Franck: Violin Sonatas Alina Ibragimova (violin), Cédric Tiberghien (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Mar/2019 ] "This is simply superb in every way…Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien are typically outstanding throughout, playing with exceptional control without ever forsaking spontaneity…Make no mistake,..." BBC Music Award Finalist 2020 |
KAROL SZYMANOWSKI
Szymanowski: Complete music for violin and piano Alina Ibragimova (violin) Cedric Tiberghien [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/May/2009 ] "All in all, this repertoire should be high on the priority list for all those interested in 20th-century violin music, and it's not easy to imagine a stronger case being made for it than here." Gramophone Magazine, July 2009 |
MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Complete music for violin and piano Alina Ibragimova (violin) Cedric Tiberghien (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Sep/2011 ] Gramophone Magazine: Editor's Choice - Awards Issue 2011 -- "Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien possess the rare gift of being able to recreate on disc the same captivating spontaneity and musical intensity that distinguishes their concerts."... |
MENDELSSOHN
Violin Concertos / Fingal's Cave Overture Alina Ibragimova (violin) / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Oct/2012 ] "what was the thinking behind teaming together a soloist who uses vibrato, albeit tastefully, and a string band who don't? Not that I necessarily object to the result...Ibragimova's sensitive playing wins the day, with some superlative quiet moments... |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Violin Sonatas Alina Ibragimova (violin), Steven Osborne (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 27/Jun/2014 ] BBC Music Magazine Award Nomination 2015 - Chamber |
HANDEL
Messiah Allan Clayton (tenor) Julia Doyle (soprano) Andrew Foster-Williams (bass) / Polyphony & Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 10/Nov/2009 ] 'No-one, but no-one performs Messiah better every year than the choir Polyphony under the conductor Stephen Layton' (Evening Standard) |
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 |
DUARTE LOBO
Duarte Lobo: Masses, Responsories & motets Almeno Gonçalves (tenor), Cupertinos, Luís Toscano [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Aug/2020 ] "In short, this disc offers some fine specimens of Portuguese renaissance polyphony, superbly sung by Cupertinos." MusicWeb Recommended |
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Bach: Cantatas Nos 106 & 182 Amici Voices [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Mar/2019 ] Bach may only have been in his early twenties when he wrote it, but Cantata No 106 (the 'Actus tragicus') is a profound contemplation of things final; the motet 'Komm, Jesu, komm' occupies similar eschatalogical territory. This is an... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Complete Songs Volume 22: An 1815 Schubertiad (II) Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Patricia Rozario (soprano), Catherine Denley (alto), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Michael George (bass), Graham Johnson (pi [ Hyperion Complete Schubert Edition / CD - released 1/Jan/2010 ] |
BARTOK
44 Duos for two violins Andras Kiss, Ferenc Balogh (violins) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 25/Apr/2007 ] 'Molto del merito della riuscita del CD va ai bravissimi Andras Kiss e Ferenc Balogh' (Musica) |
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... |
CARL CZERNY
Complete music for horn and pianoforte Andrew Clark (natural horn) Geoffrey Govier (fortepiano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 30/May/2008 ] 'I put the disc on and was immediately intrigued and delighted' (Early Music Review) |
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... |
Andrew Lawrence-King
Harp Of Luduvico [ Hyperion / CD ] |
MUDARRA / FRESCOBALDI / MONTEVERDI / DELL'ARPA / MACQUE / etc
The Harp of Luduvico Andrew Lawrence-King (baroque harps) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 25/Sep/2006 ] 'This is a quite stunning record. Treat yourself to it, even if it means pawning something you can live without' (Gramophone) |
HARP MUSIC OF THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE
Harp Music of the Italian Renaissance Andrew Lawrence-King (medieval harp) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 11/Aug/2004 ] 'An impressive debut, beautifully recorded' - Gramophone |
SAINT-SAENS
Organ Music (Incls 'Preludes & Fugues' & 'Fantaisie No 3, Op 157') Andrew-John Smith (organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Jul/2008 ] 'The charm and elegance of these preludes, fugues and fantasies … brilliantly played by the hugely talented Smith on the great Cavaillé-Coll instrument that Saint-Saëns knew' (Observer) |
SAINT-SAENS
Organ Music Volume 2 Andrew-John Smith (organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 16/Sep/2011 ] "The preludes and fugues make a sharply contrasted trio: the first and last, in D minor and C, are grand in scale and conception; the second, in G, is much more compact and relaxed. Smith makes full use of the resources of the Madeleine instrument to... |
SAINT-SAENS
Organ Music Volume 3 Andrew-John Smith (organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jul/2012 ] "The mighty Fantasie pour orgue-Aeolian, complete with tubular bells, written for the new American Aeolian organ in 1906, sounds epic on this vast, brooding instrument, so splendidly tamed by the dextrous Smith." (Observer) |