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JUAN de ARAUJO / DIEGO JOSE de SALAZAR
Fire Burning In Snow Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore [ Hyperion / Hybrid SACD - released 26/May/2008 ] Ex Cathedra's uplifting recordings of Latin American Baroque polyphony are always eagerly awaited, and here they present more great music, hitherto hidden in obscurity but alive with melodic beauty and joy. Performances are infectiously energetic and... |
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CHARPENTIER
Mass for four choirs / Salut de la veille des 'O' Ex Cathedra Jeffrey Skidmore, conductor [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Feb/2004 ] "An outstanding disc in every way, which I recommend with enthusiasm." (ClassicWeb) |
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ANONYMOUS / de PADILLA / de ARAUJO / ZIPOLI
New World Symphonies - Baroque Music From Latin America Ex Cathedra / Jeffrey Skidmore, conductor [ Hyperion 30 / CD - released 1/Oct/2010 ] "A richly rewarding journey across a fairly unexplored musical landscape" - Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine (Editor's Choice August 2003) |
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CAPILLAS / FRANCO / ZIPOLI / ANONYMOUS / etc
Moon, sun & all things (Baroque Music from Latin America) Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore, director [ Hyperion SACD / CD - released 4/Oct/2005 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (pre 1700) - 'bursting with fun and uplifting music. The liturgical items shine with melodic beauty and joy' - The Times |
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ALEC ROTH
A Time to Dance / Hatfield Service / Men and Angels Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore, director [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/Jan/2016 ] Alec Roth's new oratorio is a celebration of times and seasons, and a joy to hear. Also included are new settings of the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis and of John Donne's Antiphon 'Praised be the God of love'. |
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JUAN de ARAUJO / DIEGO JOSE de SALAZAR
Araujo / Salazar: Fire Burning In Snow Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Jan/2008 ] "the most impressive element is the precision, blend and sonority of his singers in a splendid setting of Dixit Dominus." Gramophone Magazine, June 2008 |
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CHARLES GOUNOD
The Songs of Charles Gounod Felicity Lott (soprano) Ann Murray (mezzo) Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Nov/2009 ] 'Superb ... perfection ... Best of the year' (The Sunday Times) |
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HUGO WOLF
Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch Felicity lott (soprano) Peter Schreier (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Jan/2010 ] BEST OF THE YEAR, BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE BBC CD REVIEW 'BUILDING A LIBRARY' FIRST CHOICE |
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CHABRIER
Musique Adorable! (complete songs) Felicity Lott (soprano) William Burden (tenor) Stephen Varcoe (baritone) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 4/Jul/2002 ] ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (October 2002)- "Unfailingly affectionate and stylish performances of the two colelctions and Chabrier's animal songs dominate the second disc of this real treasure of a treasury." (BBC Music Magazine) |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN / HENRY PURCELL
Britten/Purcell: The Complete Purcell Realizations Felicity Lott, Susan Gritton (sopranos) Sarah Walker (mezzo soprano) James Bowman (countertenor) John Mark Ainsley, Ian Bostridge (tenors) etc [ Hyperion Dyad / 2 CD - released 14/Jul/2006 ] 'Altogether a marvellous treat - Another Hyperion triumph' (Classic CD) |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Piano Trio in E flat D929 (Incls first version of final movement) Florestan Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 4/Jul/2002 ] ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (October 2002) |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Piano Trios Nos 1 & 2 Florestan Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/May/2006 ] "The fabulous Florestan find thrills and refinement for a Saint-Saëns stunner. This marvellous trio have that effect on their fans. Their restrained, delicate playing always leads to a cleverly calculated but deeply felt emotional pay-off." Editor's... |
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BEETHOVEN
Complete Music for Piano Trio Vol. 3 The Florestan Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 12/May/2004 ] "From the urgent bristling opening the Florestan leaves you in no doubt that this is music of an impetuous young man relishing his virtuoso command of materials….for all their pace and lightness, these performances never sound rushed." ***** Five... |
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BEETHOVEN
Complete Music for Piano Trio Vol 4 The Florestan Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/Nov/2004 ] 'With the Florestan Trio's fourth and last Hyperion CD of Beethoven's complete piano trios you enter the Elysian Fields almost straight away … This Hyperion series has already been so rapturously received that the pleasures of this last disc come as... |
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SCHUBERT
Piano Trio in B flat, Nocturne in E flat major, D897, etc The Florestan Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Feb/2002 ] ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (Jan 2002)- "Is there a better trio than the Florestan playing today? All three members are consummate artists, outstanding instrumentalists, and ensemble players to the manner born, but it's the playing of pianist... |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Piano Trios 1 & 2 The Florestan Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Feb/2008 ] 'Enchantment strikes straight away. There's that clean freshness and bounce, the trio's trademark. There's Dvorák himself, strongly lyrical and folksy at the start of his Op 21 Piano Trio. The players balance one another: Richard Lester's cradling... |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Piano Trios (Nos 1 & 2) The Florestan Trio [ Hyperion 30 / CD - released 1/Oct/2010 ] GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE CLASSIC CD 100 GREATEST DISCS OF THE DECADE |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: The Piano Trios The Florestan Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Nov/2005 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1801-1850) - "This is a disc to treasure. The reputation of the Florestan Trio is already high - and here comes firm confirmation of the ensemble's stature" (RECORDING OF THE MONTH (MusicWeb) |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Piano Trios, Vol. 1 The Florestan Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Mar/2009 ] "With excellent recorded sound and an illuminating booklet note by Robert Philip, this release offers much joy" (ClassicalSource.com) |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Piano Trios Nos 1 & 2 / Seven Romances on Poems of Alexander Blok Florestan Trio, with Susan Gritton (soprano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/May/2011 ] The Florestan judges its performances extremely well...The players maintain a raw, nervy quality - this is playing close to the edge...Highly recommended." (International Record Review) |