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JACOBUS VAET / PIETER MAESSENS / etc
Music for the Court of Maximilian II Cinquecento [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Feb/2007 ] "I strongly recommend this disc because of the quality of the music and of the performance. On top of that it brings to the catalogue repertoire that has not been recorded before" (MusicWeb Oct 2007) |
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PALESTRINA
Palestrina: Lamentations Cinquecento [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Nov/2019 ] The members of Cinquecento turn to perhaps the pre-eminent composer of the sixteenth century: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. Settings of the Lamentations of Jeremiah would have been integral to the liturgical rites of Holy Week: here is one of the... |
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JACOB REGNART
Regnart: Missa Christ ist erstanden & other works Cinquecento [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Oct/2021 ] "As with all of their recordings, Cinquecento - Renaissance Vokal sound fabulous in this music. Recorded in a suitably resonant acoustic, the balance is perfect." MusicWeb Recommended Oct 2017 |
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JEAN RICHAFORT
Richafort: A Requiem for Josquin Cinquecento [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Aug/2012 ] "their sound has a magic of its own...this ought to win Cinquecento new supporters" Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice, Awards Issue 2012 |
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CHRISTOPHER TYE
Tye: The Peterhouse Mass & Other Works Cinquecento [ Hyperion / CD - released 27/Mar/2026 ] The Peterhouse Mass recorded here survives in partbooks found in the Cambridge college of the same name; the missing tenor part has been reconstructed by Paul Doe. In The Peterhouse Mass, we sense that Tye's harmonic language was moving away from... |
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ROBERT SIMPSON
Symphony 11 / Variations on a theme by Nielsen City of London Sinfonia Matthew Taylor, conductor [ Hyperion / CD - released 7/Aug/2004 ] "This release, appropriately dedicated to the late Ted Perry, is up to Hyperion's best. Performances and production are simply magnificent, so that this splendid disc is warmly and unreservedly recommended." Recording of the Month MusicWeb (Sept 2004) |
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ANONYMOUS / THOMAS JORDAN & OTHERS
The English Stage Jig: Musical comedies from the 16th and 17th centuries for the Merriment and Delight of Wise Men and the Ignorant The City Waites / Lucie Skeaping (director) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/May/2009 ] "These performers are well-renowned for championing the popular music of earlier centuries… the singing and instrumental performances are as genially accomplished as ever with The Waites." BBC Music Magazine, May 2009 **** |
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SULLIVAN
The Prodigal Son (Complete Oratorio) / Boer War Te Deum Claire Rutter (soprano) Catherine Denley (mezzo) Mark Wilde (tenor) Garry Magee (baritone) / London Chorus / New London Orchestra / Ronald Corp [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Nov/2003 ] "Hyperion's team make an excellent case for 'serious' Sullivan." (Gramophone Jan 2004) |
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CHARLES KOECHLIN
Songs: Le cortege d'Amphitrite Claudette Leblanc (soprano) Boaz Sharon (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Apr/2010 ] "This really must be a find for those who wish to be captivated by some relatively unknown turn-of-the-century French songs" Hi-Fi News |
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HOOK / J C BACH / JOHN MAHON
English Classical Clarinet Concertos Colin Lawson, Michael Harris (clarinets, basset horns) / The Parley of Instruments / Peter Holman [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Dec/2006 ] 'This is a really delightful collection of pieces. Both Lawson and Harris play superbly throughout, blending well together and displaying immaculate intonation' (BBC Music Magazine) |
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MAX REGER
Choral Music Consortium, Andrew-John Smith [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] A second disc from new chamber choir Consortium, who were acclaimed for their disc of Brahms's secular partsongs. |
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BRAHMS
Zigeunerlieder Consortium / Andrew-John Smith (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Apr/2009 ] "I have much enjoyed Consortium's Brahms, especially for the sheer quality of the singing. They are particularly good at sustaining tone in pianissimo, and they are always rhythmically alive, which is vital in this repertoire" International Record Re |
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BUXTEHUDE
Seven Sonatas, Op 1 Convivium [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/May/2002 ] 'Wallfisch, Tunnicliffe and Paul Nicholson are highly proficient Baroque musicians' (International Record Review) |
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ROBERT SIMPSON
Complete Choral and Organ Music Corydon Singers Corydon Brass Ensemble Matthew Best (conductor) with Iain Quinn (organ of Winchester Cathedral) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] 'enthusiasts for the organ and choral music of our century have every reason to make its acquaintance'- Hi Fi News |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
Liturgy of St John Chrysostom Corydon Singers, Matthew Best [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 15/Feb/2013 ] "I would go so far as to say that this recording carries more musical conviction than any of its rivals" ClassicCD |
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HERBERT HOWELLS
Howells: Requiem (with Vaughan Williams-Mass & Te Deum) Corydon Singers / Matthew Best [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 25/Mar/2008 ] 'One of the most luminous and touching of 20th-century Requiem settings' (Tower@classical music) |
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FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Missa Choralis & Via Crucis Corydon Singers, Thomas Trotter, organ, Matthew Best [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Nov/2000 ] 'I find the Corydon singers' performance of 'Via Crucis' utterly compelling and truly memorable…an essential Passiontide recording'(Organists'Review) |
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BRIDGE / ELGAR / WALTON
String Quartets The Coull Quartet [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Aug/2006 ] 'Eloquent and sensitive performances of some of the finest British chamber works of our century' (BBC Music Magazine) |
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MENDELSSOHN
String Quartets Vol 3 (Nos 3 & 5) The Coull String Quartet [ Hyperion / CD - released 14/Jun/2005 ] 'All in all, this disc, along with its companions ... becomes the clear first choice for this music' (Fanfare, USA) |
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PEDRO DE CRISTO
Cristo: Magnificat, Marian Antiphons & Missa Salve regina Cupertinos, Luís Toscano [ Hyperion / CD - released 4/Nov/2022 ] A third Hyperion release from this top-notch Portuguese choir maintains the exceptional standards already set by the first two. This collection of sacred music by Pedro de Cristo includes five first recordings and marks an important addition to the... |