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J. S. BACH
Bach: Violin Concertos Alina Ibragimova (violin), Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Dec/2015 ] Alina Ibragimova recently transfixed Proms audiences with her live solo Bach performances. Back in the studio she has teamed up with the expert Arcangelo to record five Bach Violin Concertos, two undisputed masterpieces and three probable... |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Violin Sonatas Alina Ibragimova (violin), Cédric Tiberghien (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 4/Mar/2022 ] Mendelssohn may have published only one violin sonata (the early Op 4), but that does not signify any lack of inspiration in the others left in manuscript. The F major sonata which opens this programme is a particularly substantial and ambitious work. |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Violin Sonatas Vol 5 Alina Ibragimova (violin), Cédric Tiberghien (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 30/Mar/2018 ] 'A set that will surely become the modern reference recording' wrote David Threasher after Vol 4, a claim I would enthusiastically endorse after this superlative final volume." Gramophone Editor's Choice April 2018 |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Violin Sonatas Vol 4 Alina Ibragimova (violin), Cédric Tiberghien (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2017 ] "The whole enterprise is near-impossible to fault. Six sonatas left now to complete the cycle, a set that will surely become the modern reference recording." Gramophone Editor's Choice Awards Issue 2017 |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Violin Sonatas Vol 2 Alina Ibragimova (violin), Cédric Tiberghien (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 30/Sep/2016 ] "there is something to raise a smile in every single movement" The Guardian, 26th May 2016 ***** |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for solo violin Alina Ibragimova (violin) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/2022 ] Gramophone Magazine: Editor's Choice - November 2009 |
KENNETH LEIGHTON
Leighton: Crucifixus & other choral works Andrew Kennedy (tenor) / The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Apr/2015 ] The choral music of Kenneth Leighton is beloved of cathedral and collegiate choirs across the land: immersion in the Anglican tradition dates back to the composer's earliest years as a boy chorister and combines with a unique adult musical language... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Homage to Godowsky Andrey Gugnin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 27/Mar/2020 ] "Gugnin approaches these works on their own terms so that, far from seeming dated or brittle, they emerge fresh and full of vitality and charm" Editor's Choice Gramophone May 2020 |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Opp 2/1, 14/2, 53 & 54 Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 31/May/2019 ] "As you might expect, her way with the fingery textures of the first movement [of the Waldstein] is dexterous and effortless, while the repeated left-hand chords have a crispness about them." Gramophone |
J.S. BACH
Bach arrangements Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/Aug/2001 ] 'A magnificent addition to both the Bach repertoire and Angela Hewitt's artistically unparallelled survey of Bach's keyboard compositions' (Fanfare) |
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Bach - Goldberg Variations (2015 Recording) Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Sep/2016 ] "A salutary reminder that recordings which one thought couldn't be bettered, actually can - remarkable" International Piano Five Stars |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Opp 27/1, 31/2, 79 & 109 Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Jul/2018 ] This latest instalment of Angela Hewitt's Beethoven is bookended by the great 'Tempest' and Op 109 sonatas. The performances-incentive enough to acquire this release-are as usual complemented by Angela's own booklet notes which provide real insight... |
J. S. BACH
Bach: The English Suites Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 21/Sep/2003 ] CLASSICAL CD OF THE WEEK (The Sunday Times) CD OF THE WEEK (Daily Telegraph) DISC OF THE WEEK (BBC Radio 3) |
OLIVIER MESSIAEN
Messiaen: Piano Music Angela Hewitt, piano [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/May/2005 ] 'Playing of the highest polish. Fastidiously balanced chords, every detail clear and clean. Rarely, if ever, can Messiaen's piano music have been played with such refinement' - Classic CD |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Piano Sonata & other works Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Feb/2015 ] "Hewitt's Liszt interpretations are both exquisite and dramatic, at once finely thought-out and exalting. From the first bar, the Sonata is invested with a freshness," Sunday Times |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Volume 5 (Nos 2, 5, 24, 31) Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 25/Jul/2015 ] "Here is a stimulating well-contrasted programme. Each sonata benefits from Angela Hewitt's beautifully clean-cut pianistic commant, in which every score marking is placed within a precisely articulated interpretative overview." BBC Music Magazine |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas - Vol 4 (Incls Sonata No 18 'The Hunt') Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/Dec/2013 ] Angela Hewitt presents a fourth volume in her acclaimed series of Beethoven's piano sonatas, which has delighted her fans worldwide. The little-known Sonata in B flat major, Op 22, the last of Beethoven's 'early' sonatas, is recorded alongside Op... |
W.A. MOZART
Piano Concertos Nos. 22 & 24 Angela Hewitt (piano) National Arts Centre Orchestra, Hannu Lintu [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Jun/2014 ] Here Angela Hewitt is joined by her compatriot National Arts Centre Orchestra of Canada and frequent collaborator Hannu Lintu for sparklingly stylish renditions of Mozart's Piano Concertos Nos 22 and 24. |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Songs and Duets Vol 5 Anna Grevelius (mezzo-soprano) James Rutherford (baritone) Finnur Bjarnason (tenor) Hannah Morrison (soprano) Eugene Asti (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 20/Jul/2010 ] 'Eugene Asti plays with a refreshingly light touch and a lively sense of rhythm' (Gramophone) |
RICHARD STRAUSS
The Complete Songs Vol. 2 Anne Schwanewilms (soprano) / Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/May/2007 ] BBC Magazine Award Finalist 2008 (Best vocal recording) - 'Most unusual of today's great Straussian sopranos, Schwanewilms chooses Lieder tailored to her beauty of line - perfectly complemented by Vignoles - and ability to change colour on a note.... |
