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THOMAS LINLEY
Cantatas and Theatre Music Julia Gooding (soprano) Paul Goodwin (oboe) The Parley of Instruments Baroque Orchestra & Choir / Paul Nicholson [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 30/Aug/2006 ] 'An outstanding disc in a trail-blazing series: highly recommended' (BBC Music Magazine) |
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FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: The Complete Songs Volume 6 Julia Kleiter (soprano), Julius Drake (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 31/Jan/2020 ] "A marvellous disc and a great recital in its own right, this is arguably the finest instalment of the series to date. Do listen to it." Gramophone Editor's Choice Feb 2020 |
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SCHUMANN
Schumann - The Complete Songs [10 CDs Special Price] Juliane Banse, Edith Barlow, Katherine Broderick, Stella Doufexis, Felicity Lott, Geraldine McGreevy, Dorothea Röschmann, Kate Royal, Jonathan Lemalu [ Hyperion / 10 CD Box Set - released 20/Sep/2010 ] "As for the music, if you're a fan of Schumann you'll know what you're getting: probably the finest set of lieder after that of Schubert." (Bargain of the Month Sept 2010) |
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GRIEG
Songs (Incls 'The mountain maid', Op 67 & 'Melodies of the heart', Op 5) Katarina Karnaus (mezzo-soprano) Julius Drake (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Aug/2008 ] 'Karnéus is a singer of natural warmth and spontaneity who possesses what Grieg called the gift of 'reading between the lines' and 'interpreting a half-told tale' … A glorious disc' (Daily Telegraph Classical CD of the week) |
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SIBELIUS
Songs Katarina Karnaus (soprano) Julius Drake (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Dec/2013 ] Pick of the Month BBC Music Magazine (July 2002) |
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GABRIEL FAURE
Complete Music for Piano Kathryn Stott (piano) with Martin Roscoe (piano in the duets) [ Hyperion / 4 CD Box Set - released 31/Oct/2001 ] PENGUIN GUIDE ROSETTE 'Sumptuously recorded. A true and dedicated Francophile [Kathryn Stott] is clearly among the more stylish and intriguing of all young pianists' (Gramophone) |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Ottone, Re Di Germania The King's Consort, Robert King (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD Box Set - released 10/Sep/2013 ] Handel's Ottone was one of the most popular operas of the composer's career, with 34 known performances during his lifetime, beaten only by the 53 performances of Rinaldo. |
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PURCELL
The Complete Odes and Welcome Songs James Bowman (countertenor) John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Michael George (bass) Gillian Fisher (soprano) / The King's Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion Purcell Complete Edition / 8 CD Box Set - released 20/Oct/2010 ] 'Every disc is such a treasure-house of wonderful invention that the whole set must be an irresistable temptation' (BBC Music Magazine Top 1000 CDs Guide) |
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GIOVANNI & ANDREA GABRIELI / MONTEVERDI & OTHERS
Lo Sposalizio: the wedding of Venice to the sea The King's Consort, Robert King [ Hyperion Dyad / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] "The music is glorious, the performances exemplary, the sense of occasion overwhelming … another marvellous concept from Robert King and his redoubtable consort, here breathtakingly recreating the celebrations which would have taken place on... |
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Laurence Perkins, bassoon, New London Orchestra, Ronald Corp
The Playful Pachyderm (Includes 'Funeral March of a Marionette' (Gounod) & Romance (Elgar) [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/Jan/2005 ] 'Perkins is a compelling advocate of the instrument, not only in his painstaking work as orchestrator and arranger, and his enthusiastic and well-researched booklet notes, but most of all in his playing … This is a delightful disc which will be of... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
18th Century Portuguese Love Songs L'Avventura London, Zak Ozmo [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Dec/2012 ] "L'Avventura's performances tend towards the genteel, suggesting decorous courtly soirees rather than raunchy street theatre...These are, in short, charming accounts" (BBC Music) |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Suite For Viola And Orchestra / Flos Campi (with McEwen - Viola Concerto) Lawrence Power (viola) / BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion / CD - released 25/Nov/2011 ] Editor's Choice: Gramophone Magazine December 2011 |
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JAMES MacMILLAN
MacMillan: Symphony No 4 / Viola Concerto Lawrence Power (viola), BBC Philharmonic, Martyn Brabbins (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jun/2020 ] MacMillan's viola concerto was written for Lawrence Power, who brings a unique authority to this, its first recording. The fourth symphony-a major addition to the repertoire-is a generous and appropriate coupling, both works incorporating and... |
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WALTON / RUBBRA
Viola Concertos Lawrence Power (viola) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Ilan Volkov [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jul/2007 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD FINALIST 2008 - Concerto - "This is a highly satisfying release, both for the excellent playing of all concerned, Hyperion's gorgeous recording and for the programme." (MusicWeb June 2007) |
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HINDEMITH
The Complete Viola Music Volume 3: Concertos Lawrence Power (viola) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, David Atherton [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] "All four works receive really excellent performances from violist Lawrence Power, whose consistently attractive tone and on-target intonation leaves no doubt that the sometimes off-kilter harmonies are the composer's and not an accident." (10/10... |
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ROZSA / BARTOK / SERLY
Viola Concertos Lawrence Power, viola / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra / Andrew Litton [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Sep/2010 ] "Power's supreme artistry fuels performances of works by composers who are linked...All are energised by the orchestra's vigour." The Telegraph, 13th September 2010 ***** |
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HINDEMITH
The Complete Viola Music Volume 1 Lawrence Power (viola) & Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Aug/2009 ] "All Hindemith's hits and more, played with true conviction." Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice - August 2009 |
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HINDEMITH
The Complete Viola Music Volume 2: Solo Sonatas Lawrence Power (viola) & Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Feb/2010 ] "Power's warmly rounded tone and searching interpretations cast the most favourable possible light on this wonderful if sometimes astringent music...few players can make this music more compelling than does Power." BBC Music Magazine, May 2010 ***** |
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YORK BOWEN
The complete works for viola & piano Lawrence Power (viola) Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2008 ] 'Composers whose rich romanticism was out of favour among 20th-century pundits who favoured angular austerity are finally receiving their due. Bowen believed the viola sounded more attractive than the violin and has a persuasive advocate in Power'... |
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HENRI BUSSER / GEROGES HUE / CLAUDE DEBUSSY / LOUIS VIERNE / etc
Fin de siècle: Music for viola and piano Lawrence Power (viola) & Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Sep/2016 ] That the names of Hüe and Büsser are now largely forgotten is no reflection on their ability to write music which cannot fail to delight (and did not fail to win the Prix de Rome). Lawrence Power and Simon Crawford-Phillips present a wonderful... |