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) |
HANDEL
Acis and Galatea (complete) Claron McFadden (soprano) Robert Harre-Jones (alto) John Mark Ainsley & Rogers Covey-Crump (tenors) Michael George (bass) / The King's Consort / Rober [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 20/May/2007 ] 'McFadden is a loving Galatea, Ainsley a charming Acis, and Covey-Crump a finely polished Damon. Michael George is magnificent - a nimble but ferocious Polyphemus whose every note is absolutely centred' (BBC Music Magazine Top 1000 CDs Guide) |
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 |
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) |
ANONYMOUS
Conductus, Vol. 3 Conductus: John Potter, Christopher O'Gorman, Rogers Covey-Crump [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/Feb/2016 ] Our trio of master-medievalist tenors presents a concluding instalment of Conductus, that most intimate form of music and poetry from thirteenth-century France. |
Connell/Dawson/Kitchen/Walker/
Vaughan Williams:sernade To [ Hyperion / CD ] |
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. |
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 |
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) |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Trio Sonatas for oboe and violin Convivium [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] 'Very engaging sonatas performed stylishly and with lively spirit by Convivium ... well worth exploring.' (BBC Music Magazine) |
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 |
ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Mass in F Minor / Psalm 150 Corydon Singers / Corydon Orchestra, Matthew Best [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Oct/2011 ] "Quite magnificent … hoping for a better all-round performance than this is probably an impossible dream!" (Gramophone) |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music / Five Mystical Songs / Flos Campi / etc Corydon Singers / English Chamber Orchestra, Matthew Best [ Hyperion 30 / CD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] 'Profoundly moving' (Gramophone) |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Choral Works (4 CD set) [Incls Serenade to Music; Five Mystical Songs & Fantasia on Christmas Carols] Corydon Singers / Matthew Best [ Hyperion / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Jun/2008 ] 'The quality of Best's choristers and his insistence on the highest standards hallmark the Corydon Singers' catalogue of Hyperion recordings, especially so in their Vaughan Williams output released here on four CDs … Best's sense of pacing, feeling... |
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 |
HERBERT 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) |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Liturgy of St John Chrysostom Corydon Singers / Matthew Best, conductor [ Hyperion / CD - released 22/May/2005 ] 'I would go so far as to say that this recording carries more musical conviction than any of its rivals' - Classic CD |
BRAHMS
Motets Corydon Singers / Matthew Best with John Scott (organ) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Jun/2010 ] 'A must for any serious collector' (Organists' Review) |
Corydon Singers & Orch/Best
Berlioz: L'enfance Du Christ [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 29/Sep/2008 ] |
VILLA-LOBOS
Missa São Sebastião & other sacred choral music Corydon Singers & Orchestra, Matthew Best [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Aug/2014 ] "The whole disc is a bright feather in the Corydon cap" Organist's Review |