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LANCASTER & VALOIS
Lancaster and Valois: French & English Music, c1350-1420 Gothic Voices / Christopher Page [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Jul/2008 ] 'We are exceptionally lucky to have such brilliantly persuasive advocates of such wonderful music' (Gramophone) |
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ANONYMOUS
The Service of Venus and Mars: Music for the Knights of the Garter 1340-1440 Gothic Voices / Christopher Page (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Feb/2010 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER 'Another superlatively beautiful recording from Gothic Voices' (Hi Fi News) |
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DUFAY / de FLORENTIA / LANDINI / LOQUEVILLE / GROSSIN / ANONYMOUS
A Song for Francesca: Music in Italy, 1330-1430 Gothic Voices, Christopher Page (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Sep/2011 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER 'The Hyperion recording is a model of its kind' (Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Voice in the Garden: Spanish Songs and Motets, 1480-1550 Gothic Voices / Christopher Page (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 2/Feb/2009 ] "An enthralling disc, a wholly persuasive introduction both to this little-known repertoire and to how it should be performed" BBC Music Magazine |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Garden of Zephirus - Courtly Songs of the Early Fifteenth Century Gothic Voices / Christopher Page, director [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Jun/2007 ] GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE - 'I believe this is the finest record of medieval polyphonic song yet produced' |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Missa Caput and the story of the Salve regina (The Spirits of England and France vol. 4) Gothic Voices / Christopher Page, director [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] 'A very special achievement … Music of the very highest order, seldom recorded. Essential listening!' - GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (Motets and Songs from Thirteenth-Century France) Gothic Voices / Christopher Page (medieval harp & director) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 15/Feb/2007 ] 'A compelling musical experience and a provocative intellectual one' - The Good CD Guide |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Spirits of England and France Gothic Voices / Christopher Page with Pavlo Beznosiuk (medieval fiddle) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Mar/2007 ] 'Unalloyed pleasure … Once again a superb recording that stimulates, that charms' (Gramophone) |
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ANONYMOUS
The Earliest Songbook in England The Gothic Voices [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Feb/2012 ] GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE / GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE |
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FRANCIS POULENC
The Complete Songs Graham Johnson (piano), Christopher Maltman (baritone), Ailish Tynan (soprano), etc. [ Hyperion / CD Box Set - released 30/Sep/2013 ] Graham Johnson is simply the greatest living authority on French song; an artist whose innate feeling for the music is combined with prodigious scholarship. |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R): Don Quixote & Till Eulenspiegel Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, Markus Stenz (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Apr/2013 ] "The peerless viola player Laurence Power is luxury casting as an equally human Sancho Panza. No stars needed to be drafted in for one of the best Till Eulenspiegels on disc...an irrepressible performance." Five Stars BBC Music Disc of the Month May |
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ERNEST BLOCH
Bloch: Violin Sonatas Hagai Shaham (violin) / Arnon Erez (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] This is the first of two discs which will encompass Bloch's complete music for violin and piano. |
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EDWARD GRIEG
Grieg: The Violin Sonatas Hagai Shaham (violin) Arnon Erez (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 14/Jul/2006 ] "The two players bring to the music a spontaneous flow and a detailed yet carefree observation of Grieg's performance instructions" (MusicWeb Sept 2006) |
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BLOCH / BEN-HAIM
Violin Suites Hagai Shaham (violin) Arnon Erez (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Feb/2007 ] "Insightful, expressive, and thoroughly idiomatic. An articulate and important statement about both composers' work. Reservations concerning actual recordings should be seen in that light" (MusicWeb March 2007) |
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HAGAI HUBAY
Hubay: Violin Concertos 1 & 2 Hagai Shaham (violin) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins (conductor) [ Hyperion Romantic Violin Concerto Vol 6 / CD - released 5/Mar/2006 ] 'With Shaham, Hubay's legacy is in very safe hands indeed. He delivers these works with a solid technique and commanding authenticity. The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Martyn Brabbins provide rather more than just support, aided by a... |
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FERDINAND DAVID
Violin Concertos 4 & 5 Hagai Shaham (violin) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins (conductor) [ Hyperion Romantic Violin Concerto Vol 9 / CD - released 20/Sep/2010 ] Ferdinand David is principally known today as the dedicatee of Mendelssohn's violin concerto; he gave the premiere of the work in 1845. But in his time he was also celebrated as a composer, and Hyperion is delighted to present this disc of world... |
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PETR EBEN
Organ Music vol. 4 Halgeir Schiager, organ of Hedvig Eleonora Kyrkan, Stockholm [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Aug/2005 ] Those who have been following Halgeir Schiager's pioneering survey of Petr Eben's extraordinary organ works will find any words of recommendation for this new disc unnecessary; for the newcomer, the twelve Protestant Chorales at the heart of this... |
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PETR EBEN
The Organ Music Vol 3 Halgeir Schiager, Organ of Oslo Cathedral [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Mar/2002 ] ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (June 2002) |
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PETR EBEN
Organ Music Vol 5 Halgier Schiager (organ) with Eirik Raude (percussion) and Jan Frederik Christiansen (trumpet) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Feb/2006 ] "Both the organ and the music on which it is played offer something a bit special. Anyone who has tried and enjoyed the other issues in this series will need little prompting to add this to their collection" (MUsicWeb June 2006) |
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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... |