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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83 / Klavierstücke (4), Op. 119 Marc-André Hamelin (piano) / Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton [ Hyperion / CD - released 31/Jul/2006 ] Hyperion's Record of the Month for August features Marc-Andre Hamelin and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra under Andrew Litton in a compelling account of Brahmss huge Piano Concerto No 2. This work blends the principles of symphony and concerto in a... |
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J.S. BACH
Bach - Piano Transcriptions vol. 5 Hamish Milne, piano [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Jun/2005 ] "Hamish Milne again and again reveals his pianistic talents, and his playing also reflects his love of this demanding yet rewarding repertoire" - MusicWeb June 2005. |
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MEDTNER
Arabesques, Dithyrambs, Elegies & other short piano works Hamish Milne (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] "As Milne's forthright, utterly secure performances make clear, much of this is strongly characterised music...Milne is a wonderfully persuasive advocate for this distinctive and generally underrated music" The Guardian, 14th March 2012 **** |
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SERGEI LYAPUNOV
Lyapunov: Piano Concerto No 1, Op 4 / Rhapsody on Ukrainian Themes, Op 28 / Piano Concerto No 2, Op 38 Hamish Milne (piano) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 30 / CD - released 18/Oct/2002 ] 'Yet another programme that makes incomprehensible the narrow choice of 19th-century piano concertos heard in our concert halls today' (BBC Music Magazine) |
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GOETZ / WIENIAWSKI
Goetz / Wieniawski: Piano Concertos Hamish Milne (piano) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Michal Dworzynski [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 52 / CD - released 10/Nov/2010 ] 'There is much about Goetz's concert that is adorable - the slow movement in particular - and it is well worth the average listener's attention.' (International Record Review) |
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HANDEL
Handel: Judas Maccabaeus (Complete oratorio) Jamie MacDougall (tenor) Emma Kirkby (soprano) Catherine Denley (mezzo soprano) / Choir of New College Oxford / King's Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion / 2 CD Box Set - released 11/Jan/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1700-1760) - 'A profusion of colourful delights ... persuasive evidence indeed that what may seem mediocre on the page can spring to life, given the artistry and conviction of performers of this... |
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HERBERT HOWELLS
Requiem & other works Hannah Partridge (soprano) / Trinity College Choir Cambridge, Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] "...impressive for dispelling the clouds of dissonance that have given Howell the bad name of a meandering mystic and letting us hear what a fine ear he had. This is a perfect disc of its kind." (Gramophone Magazine Award WINNER 2012: Choral) |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
The Songs of Robert Schumann Vol 11 (Incls Sechs GesANnge, Op 89) Hanno Muller-Brachmann (baritone) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Feb/2009 ] 'This disc goes far to vindicating some of Schumann's least-favoured late songs, not least due to Graham Johnson's eloquent advocacy, in print and in performance' (Gramophone) |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Symphonies 101, 102 / 'Windsor Castle' Overture The Hannover Band / Roy Goodman conductor [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Aug/2003 ] 'The playing is stylish and imaginative, the "clock" movement is beautifully paced and the balance of instruments is excellent' (Classic CD) |
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HAYDN
The 'Paris' Symphonies Vol 1: Symphonies 82 'The Bear', 83 'The Hen', 84 The Hanover Band / Roy Goodman (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 28/Apr/2003 ] GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Symphonies 42 43 44 The Hanover Band / Roy Goodman [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 28/Nov/2002 ] 'Superbly skilled playing... a sense of sheer enjoyment which communicates itself magnificently to the listener' (CDReview) |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Symphonies 6, 7, 8 The Hanover Band / Roy Goodman [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 11/Nov/2005 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1761-1800) - 'Immensely inventive works that, had there not been another hundred to follow, every music-lover would know and which would be widely performed and recorded' (Early Music Review) |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: Symphonies 70, 71, 72 The Hanover Band, Roy Goodman [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 28/Nov/2002 ] Great performances now reissued |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: String Quartets Opp 71 & 74 The London Haydn Quartet [ Hyperion / CD - released 27/Sep/2019 ] "The group's period-instrument sonority and basic approach will be familiar from earlier releases in this series: sparing use of vibrato (but liberal use of rubato), observance of all repeats in the outer movements, broad tempos and a clear, layered... |
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W. A. MOZART
Piano Concertos Nos 17 & 27 Angela Hewitt (piano), Orchestra da Camera di Mantova, Hannu Lintu (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 29/Apr/2013 ] THE DAILY TELEGRAPH CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE WEEK |
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The Hilliard Ensemble
Sacred and Secular Music of Six Centuries [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Feb/2004 ] 'Music making of the highest order. Everything shows them at their superb best' - Gramophone |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts Grand Tour: Music from 16th- & 17th-century Italy, Spain and Germany His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Jun/2010 ] "Worthy of unqualified recommendation at full price. At budget price an absolute bargain." (MusicWeb June 2010) |
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GRECHANINOV
Vespers (All-Night Vigil, Op. 59 "Vsenoshchnoye bdeniye") Holst Singers, Stephen Layton [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Feb/2011 ] "Highly attractive and unstuffy Russian liturgical works in attractive performances" (Classic CD) |
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GOLOVANOV / CHESNOKOV / GRETCHANINOV / TCHAIKOVSKY / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / etc
Ikon II Holst Singers / Stephen Layton (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] "Performing with insight and commendable Russian sonority, the Holst Singers have cast their net wide in this survey of Orthodox Church music." (Daily Telegraph) |