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ROSSINI
Petite Messe Solennelle Carolyn Sampson (soprano) Hilary Summers (alto) Andrew Tortise (tenor) / King's Consort / Robert King with Mark Williams (harmonium) [ Hyperion / CD - released 25/Sep/2006 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - 'Twelve voices, two pianos, one harmonium: The King's Consort perform Rossini's Mass in its original intimate dimensions, sized to fit a Paris salon. Hardly petite in length, it's... |
MICHAEL HAYDN
Haydn, (M.): Requiem & Mass Carolyn Sampson (soprano) Hilary Summers (alto) James Gilchrist (tenor) Peter Harvey (bass) / King's Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 13/Apr/2005 ] "King and his forces give the Mass a satisfyingly spirited performance, but these discs are memorable for their fine recording of Michael Haydn's astonishing Requiem. This must be one of my records of the year and I do urge you to buy it." -... |
HANDEL
An Ode for St Cecilia's Day Carolyn Sampson (soprano) James Gilchrist (tenor) / Choir of the King's Consort, The King's Consort Robert King, director [ Hyperion SACD / SACD - released 3/Nov/2004 ] MAGAZINE CD OF THE MONTH/EDITOR'S CHOICE |
JAN DISMAS ZELENKA
Sacred Music Carolyn Sampson (soprano) Rebecca Outram (soprano) Robin Blaze (countertenor) James Gilchrist (tenor) Michael Georgr (bass) / King's Consort [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Jun/2012 ] "Constantly fascinating to listen to. Especially when performed as beautifully and with such evident care and affection as it is on Robert King's new CD … Zelenka's curious music could scarcely have better advocacy" (Gramophone) |
VIVALDI
Sacred Music Vol. 9 (Laudate Pueri RV602; Salve Regina RV618; Vos aurae per montes RV634; etc) Carolyn Sampson, Susan Gritton, Joanne Lunn (sopranos) Joyce Didonato (mezzo soprano) Nathalie Stutzmann (contralto) The Choir of the King's Consort [ Hyperion / CD - released 6/Aug/2003 ] The penultimate disc of this highly-acclaimed series of Vivaldi's complete sacred music. |
J. S. BACH
Violin Concertos Catharine Mackintosh, Elizabeth Wallfisch (violins) / Paul Goodwin (oboe) / The Kings Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] 'Inspired performances combining a satisfying historical approach with interpretations that explore the music's emotional depth' (American Record Guide) |
Catherine Bott (soprano) Rachel Brown (flute) / The Parley of Instruments Peter Holman, director
The English Orpheus Vol. 50-Orpheus with His Lute (Music for Shakespeare from Purcell to Arne) [ Hyperion / CD - released 12/May/2004 ] "This is a tough challenge: 17 short songs, many by second-rank composers, entrusted to a single singer, leavened with an overture and a minor flute concerto. Yet the result is a triumph…Shakespeare doesn't come better than this." ***** Five Stars... |
ANONYMOUS / GUILLAUME DUFAY / FRANCESCO LANDINI / BERNART de VENTADORN / etc
Delectatio angeli: Songs from the Middle Ages Catherine Bott (soprano) with Pavlo Beznosiuk & Mark Levy (fiddles) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Feb/2006 ] "I enjoyed practically everything that this disc offered with the Dufay being the star. I know of no just cause or impediment why everyone else shouldn't do so as well." (Recording of the Month MusicWeb March 2006) |
VIVALDI
Viola d'amore Concertos Catherine Mackintosh (viola d'amore, director) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 3/Nov/2004 ] GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE 'Some of the most beguiling music he wrote. Mackintosh, on top form, acts her role with the utmost virtuosity, lovely tone, unimpeachable intonation, and fine style. The OAE rise to the occasion, making this splendidly... |
BELA BARTOK
Bartók: Mikrokosmos Book 5 & other piano music Cédric Tiberghien (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Dec/2016 ] "A fine programme overall, much to be recommended" Gramophone award nomination 2017 - Instrumental |
BELA BARTOK
Bartók: Sonata for two pianos and percussion & other piano music Cédric Tiberghien (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Mar/2017 ] A welcome return to the piano music of Béla Bartók and a programme which includes the popular Sonatina, the aggressively experimental Op 18 Études and the Piano Sonata of 1926, the composer's 'year of the piano'. Cédric Tiberghien is then joined by... |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Préludes / Piano Sonata No. 2 / Scherzo No. 2 Cédric Tiberghien (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Dec/2017 ] 'A Chopin player of real class … Tiberghien's Second Sonata is impressive … the final two movements are particularly fine … this disc as a whole is a potent new addition to the Chopin library' (Gramophone) |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Années de pèlerinage, troisième année & other late piano works Cédric Tiberghien (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Feb/2019 ] "Tiberghien's quasi-improvisatory approach works marvellously with works which would otherwise risk sounding directionless and self-indulgent. His range is breathtaking." BBC Music Instrumental Choice March 2019 |
SZYMANOWSKI
Masques, Métopes & Études Cédric Tiberghien (piano) [ Hyperion / CD ] "One can have no reservations about Cédric Tiberghien's playing throughout this absorbing disc..." - Gramophone March 2014 |
BELA BARTOK
Bartok: Mikrokosmos Book 6 / Out of Doors / etc Cédric Tiberghien (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Mar/2016 ] "Possessing an instinctive feel for impressionism, and for the ebb and flow of those rhythms with their little hesitations and sudden rushes forward, Cédric Tiberghien is ideally fitted for this task…the chief glory of this recording lies in what Tib |
THEODORE DUBOIS
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor / Suite for piano and string orchestra in F minor / etc Cédric Tiberghien (piano) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Manze [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jul/2013 ] "Piano Concerto No 2 of 1898 won't give you great tunes or high drama but it's attractive...The best of the three exhibits is the lighter and sprightly Suite...Vigorously supported...Tiberghien plays as though he loves every dancing note." The Times |
THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE
The Language of Love: Songs of the troubadours and trouveres Duo Trobairitz [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Aug/2008 ] AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE CHOICE OF 2007 - 'There are some outstanding renditions here … Newton is fresh-voiced and immediate, and Brooks is a vigorous accompanist' (Early Music) |
Charles Lloyd
Hyperion with Higgins [ ECM Records / CD - released 16/Nov/2001 ] 'Hyperion with Higgins' is dedicated to Charles Lloyd's lifelong friend, the drummer Billy Higgins, who died in May 2001. This is a must listen for avid Jazz fanatics. |
DITTERSDORF / VANHAL
Double Bass Concertos Chi-Chi Nwanoku (double bass) / Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Paul Goodwin [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Nov/2000 ] 'An elegant performance. Beautifully played and phrased by Nwanoku, who reveals the lyrical potential of the solo bass' (The Strad) |
CHAUSSON / D'INDY
String Quartets Chilingirian Quartet [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE - 'Ripely affectionate performances from the Chilingirians, beguilingly recorded, and expertly annotated by Roger Nichols' (Classic CD) |
