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BELA BARTOK
Bartok: Sonata, Contrasts, Rhapsodies & Rumanian Dances Krysia Osostowicz (violin) Susan Tomes (piano) Michael Collins (clarinet) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 28/Nov/2003 ] 'An outstandingly successful and enjoyable issue' (Gramophone) |
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... |
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) |
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 |
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... |
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) |
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... |
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 ***** |
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 |
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 ***** |
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'... |
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... |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Music for viola & piano Lawrence Power (viola) & Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] "Power's performance is particularly engaging in the witty, sardonic middle movement...if not the very last word on the Sonata, this is still a finely played programme that can be recommended with confidence." (Gramophone) |
ARTHUR BENJAMIN
Violin Sonatina / Viola Sonata / etc Lawrence Power (viola & violin) Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Aug/2014 ] "Whether playing his viola or violin, Lawrence Power is in total sympathy with Benjamin's shifting moods, and Simon Crawford-Phillips proves a lithe and responsive piano partner." (BBC Music) |
TOMAS LUIS DE VICTORIA
Missa Gaudeamus Lay Clerks of Westmionster Cathedral / Matthew Martin / with Thomas Wilson (organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 5/Aug/2009 ] 'An elaborate musical mosaic, the appeal of which owes much to the atmospheric depths of the Westminster acoustic, beautifully captured on this recording' (Financial Times) |
HENRY LITOLFF
Litolff: Piano Trios Nos 1 & 2 Leonore Piano Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 31/Jan/2020 ] If the name of Henry Charles Litolff is familiar today only through the scherzo of his Concerto symphonique No 4, the absurdity of that 'one-hit composer' tag is clearly demonstrated by this release. These are among the finest examples of the piano... |
SIR HUBERT PARRY
Parry: Piano Trio No 2 / Piano Quartet Leonore Piano Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Jun/2019 ] After a successful rehearsal of his piano quartet in 1879, Parry declared that he was 'wild with delight'. He could have been no less enthusiastic on hearing this dynamic account from the Leonore Piano Trio with violist Rachel Roberts. |
ANTON ARENSKY
Arensky: Piano Trios Leonore Piano Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 25/Feb/2014 ] "The Leonores play with truly glorious affection and security, and it is hard to imagine playing of a greater empathy." (Gramophone) |
JOHANN PETER PIXIS
Pixis: Piano Trios Leonore Piano Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 16/Mar/2018 ] "the excellent Leonore Trio make a good case for these trios (possibly the best that is ever likely to be made) and they are very decently recorded." MusicWeb |
W.A. MOZART
Divertimento K563 & Duo K424 Leopold String Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 16/Sep/2001 ] 'eclipses Grumiaux as my top recommendation in both works'-BBC Music Magazine - |
