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FRANCOIS COUPERIN
Leçons de Ténèbres James Bowman (countertenor), Michael Chance (countertenor), Robert King (organ) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Dec/2013 ] 'I ... enthusiastically urge you to obtain this recording ... an outstanding recording by any standards, all four artists contributing to a truly memorable experience' (CDReview) |
J.S. BACH
Cantatas 54, 169, 170 James Bowman (countertenor) / The King's Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Nov/2008 ] "(Bowman's) voice, not the most tender, is beautiful in many ways, but with a tinge of artifice and having the tonal qualities 'characteristic' of counter-tenor voices." (MusicWeb Jan 2009) |
HANDEL
English Arias James Bowman (counter Tenor), Susan Gritton (soprano) The King'S Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 8/Dec/2007 ] 'This beautiful collection of songs and duets from Handel oratorios finds the 52-year-old English countertenor in quite amazing form ... His voice remains phenomenally agile. Unmissable' (The Sunday Times) |
ROMANTIC RESIDUES
Romantic Residues AE Songs for tenor & harp James Gilchrist (tenor) Alison Nicholls (harp) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Aug/2008 ] '[Roth] These are attractive works … The resources of voice and instruments are imaginatively exploited. And the performances are excellent. On the Hyperion disc Roth shares with Britten, Ravel and others, the whole working together as an unusual and... |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Madrigals of Love and Loss James Gilchrist (tenor) Katherine Watson (soprano) & Anna Dennis (soprano) Thomas Walker (tenor) / Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Feb/2014 ] 'These are not easy pieces, but the opening ballet swings along with panache, and there is some excellent tenor solo singing in the first section … the two sopranos in the duet Ohimè, dov'è il mio ben show poise and taste' (BBC Music Magazine) |
BEETHOVEN
Mass in C major Janice Watson (soprano); Jean Rigby (mezzo); John Mark Ainsley (tenor); Gwynne Howell (bass) / Corydon Singers and Orchestra / Matthew Best [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] "The performance of the Mass is as good as any modern instrument version I've heard and I'm delighted that it's been restored to the catalogue" (MusicWeb April 2007) |
FRANK BRIDGE
Bridge: Complete Songs Janice Watson (soprano), Louise Winter (mezzo soprano), Jamie MacDougal (tenor), Gerald Finley (baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Aug/2014 ] "These two CDs, finely recorded and thoughtfully presented, are a most timely and valuable addition to the catalogue" Gramophone Magazine |
FRANK BRIDGE
Bridge: Complete Songs Janice Watson (soprano), Louise Winter (mezzo soprano), Jamie MacDougal (tenor), Gerald Finley (baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 10/Aug/2014 ] "This fine collection of settings by poets as diverse as Herrick, Heine and Tagore is full of surprises and beautifully performed by all, especially pianist Roger Vignoles" The Observer |
FRASER-SIMSON
The Maid of the Mountains (Complete Operetta) Janis Kelly, Christopher Maltman, Michael George, Richard Suart / New London Orchestra / Ronald Corp [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Nov/2006 ] "piloted with style and affection by ronald Corp, Hyperion's light music guru. Wicked!" (BBC Music) |
BERLIOZ
L'Enfance du Christ Jean Rigby, Alastair Miles, Gerald Finley, John Aler / Corydon Singers & Orchestra / Matthew Best [ Hyperion Dyad / 2 CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] 'Sonically it is a real gem, a superbly focused, natural and musical balance in which everything feels right' (Gramophone) |
BRITTEN
Phaedra and other chamber music Jean Rigby (mezzo) Roger Chase (viola) NIigel Hawthorne (narrator) The Nash Ensemble / Lionel Friend [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 23/Jan/2006 ] 'I can highly recommend this CD for the wonderful mixture of Britten's chamber works and the all-round excellent playing' (The Musician) |
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Jeffers/Thompson/Bbc So/Volkov
Janacek: Orchestral Works [ Hyperion / Hybrid SACD - released 29/Aug/2005 ] |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy Songs 3 Jennifer France (soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano) [ Hyperion Debussy Song Series / CD - released 29/Sep/2014 ] "McGovern shows himself to be thoroughly at home within the normal baritone register...Martineau, whose pianism is a constant delight, has devised a proper recital programme rather than a completist survey." (Gramophone) |
FAURE
The Complete Songs-volume 4 Jennifer Smith / Felicity Lott / Geraldine McGreevy / Jean-Paul Fouchecort / Stephen Varoce / Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Dec/2005 ] 'The sound is warm and initimate and Johnson's comprehensive notes are packed with information on each song and its cultural surround. In all this series has proved an impressive achievement, demonstrating that even the least known of Fauré's songs... |
FAURE
The Complete Songs Vol. 2 Jennifer Smith, Geraldine McGreevy, Felicity Lott and Stella Doufexis, sopranos / John Mark Ainsley and John-Paul Fouchecourt, tenors / Christopher Ma [ Hyperion / CD - released 12/Apr/2005 ] "This disc has given me enormous pleasure and will continue to do so, I know. I recommend it urgently" (MusicWeb April 2005) |
ANTON RUBINSTEIN
Cello Sonatas Jiri Barta (cello) Hamish Milne (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] "…Sonata No. 1 in D major is well-nigh irresistible, with memorable melodies and a heroic piano part sweeping all before it. In Jirí Bárta's hands it speaks to us across the centuries with a radiant ardour." (Gramophone) |
MOSCHELES / HUMMEL
Cello Sonatas Jiri Barta (cello) Hamish Milne (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] "With such strong, sympathetic playing and clear, carefully-balanced recordings this Hyperion disc is a must for adventurous cellists and listeners alike" (BBC Music) |
ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Mass in D minor & Te Deum Joan Rodgers (soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (alto), Keith Lewis (tenor) / Croydon Singers & Croydon Orchestra, Matthew Best [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Mar/2010 ] "Highest honours must go to the outstanding 140-voice chorus who sing with earth-shattering conviction, utmost clarity of diction and enviable precision of ensemble and intonation." BBC Music Magazine |
W. A. MOZART
Songs Joan Rodgers (soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Sep/2011 ] "This marvellous compilation offers no fewer than 25 Mozart songs which genuinely redress this grossly neglected part of his output. A disc which offers rich rewards" (The Independent) |
