FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: The Complete Songs Volume 3 Gerald Finley (baritone), Julius Drake (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Mar/2015 ] "With the versatile Julius Drake at the piano any singer can be assured that he/she has the best possible support and the rapport between Finley and Drake feels like twin-souls working together." Recording of the Month MusicWeb Aug 15 |
SCHUMANN
Dichterliebe & other Heine settings Gerald Finley (baritone) / Julius Drake (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] Gramophone Award WINNER 2009: Solo vocal - "In close collusion with the ever-sentient Julius Drake, Gerald Finley gives one of the most beautifully sung an intensely experience performances on dic of Schumann's cycle of rapture, disillusion and... |
SCHUMANN
Liederkreis Op 24 & Op 39 Gerald Finley (baritone) / Julius Drake (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Oct/2012 ] "With his slow tempos and dark vowels, Finley draws from the Op. 39 Eichendorff Liederkreis a real sense of the fear lurking behind even the ecstasies of love...Drake is perfectly attuned to the palette of shifting colours in Finley's dark baritone -... |
CHARLES IVES
Romanzo di Central Park: Songs Gerald Finley (baritone) Julius Drake (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Feb/2008 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD FINALIST 2008 - Solo Vocal - 'Outstandingly well sung and played, equally well recorded, and highly recommendable to all lovers of fine songs and fine singing' (BBC Music Magazine Choral & Song album of the month March 2008) |
CHARLES IVES
A Song-For Anything Gerald Finley (baritone) / Julius Drake (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 4/Oct/2005 ] "Overall, a disc offering sustained illumination and enjoyment' (BBC Music Magazine) |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Songs & Proverbs of William Blake Gerald Finley (baritone), Julius Drake (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Jun/2010 ] "Finley as ever acquits himself as a fine singer, a conscientious artist and a thoroughly reliable musician....In all (including the Blake) Julius Drake is the superb pianist." (Gramophone Award WINNER 2011 - Solo Vocal) |
SCHUBERT
Winterreise D911 Gerald Finley (baritone) & Julius Drake (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 25/Feb/2014 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD NOMINATION 2014 |
BARBER
Songs Gerald Finley (baritone) Julius Drake (piano) with the Aronowitz Ensemble [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD WINNER 2008 - Solo Vocal -- "This is a pretty stunning achievement. At his most mellifluous and focused, Gerald Finley has beauty of tone to spare. But he is also at his most expressive" Gramophone Magazine (Disc of the... |
HUGO WOLF
Goethe Lieder Geraldine McGreevy (soprano) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Jun/2001 ] ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (August 2001)- 'Hyperion's exemplary devotion to the art of the German Lied continues with this fine recording' (The Sunday Times) |
SCHUMANN
Complete Schumann Edition: Vol 6 Geraldine McGreevy (soprano) Stella Doufexis (alto) Adrian Thompson (tenor) [ Hyperion Schumann Edition Vol 6 / CD - released 26/Feb/2002 ] - Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (April 2002) |
ARMSTRONG GIBBS
Songs Geraldine McGreevy (soprano) Stephen Varcoe (baritone) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/Feb/2003 ] Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (June 2003) |
BYRD / WHITE / MORLEY / CORNYSH / TAVERNER
The English Motets The Gesualdo Six, Owain Park (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Mar/2018 ] The versatile Owain Park adds another two roles-those of singer and director-to his burgeoning Hyperion discography, while The Gesualdo Six make their label debut. Their programme of motets ranges widely across the religious musical landcsapes of... |
JOHANNES OCKEGHEM / JOSQUIN des PREZ / LOYSET COMPERE / ANTOINE BRUMEL / ADRIAN WILLAERT / etc
Josquin's legacy The Gesualdo Six, Owain Park (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 29/Oct/2021 ] 'The Gesualdo Six are well placed to record this music. They're very good at looking around the repertoire and working out what will fit with everything else … I love anthologies, and I love this particular one' (BBC Record Review) |
TALLIS / RUTTER / PRAETORIUS / HOLST/ HANDEL etc
Christmas The Gesualdo Six / Owain Park [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Nov/2019 ] From the timeless plainchant 'Veni Emmanuel' via Jonathan Harvey to a riotous 'Jingle bells': Owain Park presents a programme of Christmas treats which effortlessly spans the centuries. |
ANONYMOUS / BYRD / HANDL / PART / PEACOCK / etc
Morning star The Gesualdo Six, Owain Park [ Hyperion / CD - released 3/Nov/2023 ] From Lassus and Byrd to Howells, Judith Bingham and Owain Park-The Gesualdo Six's exploration of Epiphany down the ages is a multifaceted compendium of musical delights. |
JEAN CASSANEA DE MONDONVILLE
De Profundis / Venite exultemus Gillian Fisher, Charles Daniels, Stephen Varcoe /Choir of the New College Oxford / London Baroque / Edward Higginbottom [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/May/2008 ] 'This is a delightful bargain collection, given state-of-the-art sound' (Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Italian Duets Gillian Fisher (soprano) James Bowman (counter tenor) / The KIng's Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Dec/2006 ] "These are top-class performances of sophisticated, stylised pieces by Handel, making for an hour of quite delightful listening" (MusicWeb Nov 2006) |
HANDEL
Music for Royal Occasions (Incls Te Deum for Queen Caroline, 1714 & Birthday Ode for Queen Anne) Gillian Fisher (Soprano) James Bowman (countertenor) / The King's Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Nov/2005 ] 'An imaginative programme of infrequently performed music by a great composer is always welcome, and this one should make a wide appeal' (Gramophone) |
PERGOLESI
Stabat Mater / Salve regina in A minor / In coelestibus regnis Gillian Fisher (soprano) Michael Chance (countertenor) / the King's Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion / CD - released 11/Nov/2000 ] GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE - 'This is so greatly superior to all previous recordings of Pergolesi's deathbed Stabat Mater as to put the others completely out of the running' (Gramophone) |
SCARLATTI / PERGOLESI / PORPORA / DURANTE
Concertos for the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Giulio Giannelli Viscardi (flute) Giovanni Sollima (cello) / European Union Chamber Orchestra / Eivind Aadland [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 30/Sep/2006 ] 'Stylishly played and naturally recorded … I urge you to share the pleasure I have had from this record' (Gramophone) |