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WILLIAM WALLACE
Creation Symphony & other orchestral works BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Sep/2014 ] "It is incredible that a composer of this strength has been so overlooked. On the evidence of this recording alone he should be treated as a national treasure" (The Scotsman) |
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ALEXANDER MacKENZIE
Orchestral Music (incls The Cricket On The Hearth Op. 62 - Overture) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Jul/2012 ] "[A] splendid disc. The performances … are exemplary, giving Mackenzie's music the best possible opportunity to speak for itself" (The Times) |
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WILLIAM WALLACE
Symphonic Poems BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Jan/2014 ] William Wallace was a classical scholar, a doctor and eye surgeon, a poet and dramatist, a writer on music and musicians, and the man described by Shaw as 'a young Scotch composer with a very tender and sympathetic talent'. His orchestral... |
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HAVERGAL BRIAN
Brian: Symphony No 3 BBC Symphony Orchestra / Lionel Friend [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Jun/2001 ] 'The performance is powerful, the recording superb'-New York Times |
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GUILLAUME DUFAY
Music for St Anthony of Padua Binchois Consort / Andrew Kirkman [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/May/2008 ] "The recording is equally excellent - as usual with Hyperion, it never intrudes on one's enjoyment of the music." (MusicWeb baragain of the Month Jan 2008) |
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GUILLAUME DUFAY
Missa Puisque je vis & other works The Binchois Consort, Andrew Kirkman [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Sep/2013 ] "This is of far more than just academic interest, since the poise and control of the performers is apparent everywhere; in a movement such as the Sanctus, the musical pleasure are hard to miss." ***** Five Stars (Pick of the Month) BBC Music... |
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SESSIONS / PANUFNIK
Concerto for Orchestra / Eighth Symphony Boston Symphony Orchestra / Seiji Ozawa [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Jun/2002 ] 'Not to be missed' (San Francisco Chronicle) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Favourite Baroque Classics (Incls Air on a G String & Arrival of the Queen of Sheba) The Brandenburg Consort / Roy Goodman [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 23/Jan/2008 ] 'Fine performances from the Brandenburg Consort, excellent documentation. A good CD to start a Baroque collection' (Classic CD) |
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HANDEL
Six Concerti Grossi Op 3 The Brandenburg Consort / Roy Goodman [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 6/Jun/2001 ] These delightful concerti from the mid 1730s |
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PARRY / STANFORD
Nonets Capricorn [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 24/Feb/2001 ] Unusual works by Parry and Stanford |
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GIUSEPPE MARTUCCI
La Canzone Dei Ricordi (with Respighi - Il Tramonto) Carol Madalin (mezzo-soprano) / English Chamber Orchestra, Alfredo Bonavera [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Nov/2009 ] 'A glorious work [and] a most lovely record. Recommended with all possible enthusiasm' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
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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) |
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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... |
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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) |
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EDVARD GRIEG
Grieg: String Quartets 1 & 2 Chilingirian Quartet [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] "The first quartet is a masterwork … on Hyperion's inexpensive Helios label the disc is well worth the outlay." (MusicWeb Jan 2008) |
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PURCELL
Hail, bright Cecilia! (Complete Odes & Welcome Songs, Volume 2) The Choir of New College, Oxford / The King's Consort, Robert King, director [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Nov/2011 ] "For those to whom Purcell's unfailing sensitivity and inventiveness in the setting of English texts is a constant miracle, the problem with this series is knowing where to start" - Gramophone |
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MATTHEW LOCKE
Anthems, Motets and Ceremonial Music Choir of New College, Oxford / The Parley of Instruments / Edward Higginbottom, director [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 4/Oct/2005 ] 'Stylishly performed and intelligently directed' - Early Music |
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THOMAS TOMKINS
Cathedral Music Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor, Roger Judd (organ) Christopher Robinson [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 15/Oct/2001 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (pre 1700) - 'One of England's most accomplished and versatile Tudor composers to whose music the Windsor choir does full and pleasing justice' (Organists' Review) |
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FRANCIS POULENC
Poulenc: Mass in G / Quatre Petites Prieres de Saint Francois d'Assise / etc The Choir of Westminster Abbey, James O'Donnell [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 30/Sep/2013 ] 'The Westminster boys display an uncanny empathy with these miniature masterpieces. Their musicianship shines through every carefully measured phrase and dynamic' (BBC Music Magazine Top 1000 CDs Guide) |
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GUERRERO / LOBO / de VIVANCO
Treasures of the Spanish Renaissance Choir of Westminster Cathedral, David Hill [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Feb/2015 ] 'A record that should be on the shelves of every lover of Renaissance music' (The Musical Times) |