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SIR EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: String Quartet in E minor, Op. 83 / Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84 / etc Piers Lane (piano) / Goldner String Quartet [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] "This is one of those rare discs that give pleasure and food for thought in equal measure...The whole experience is a valuable reminder that Elgar doesn't display his originality openly." BBC Music Magazine, September 2011 ***** |
EDMUND RUBBRA / SIR ARNOLD BAX / SIR ARTHUR BLISS
Rubbra / Bax / Bliss: The Romantic Piano Concerto Piers Lane (piano), The Orchestra Now, Leon Botstein (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/Jun/2020 ] Two very different takes on the romantic piano concerto, both equally successful. The Bliss - written in 1939 for the World's Fair in New York - is extrovert, exuberant and virtuosic, the Rubbra a profound reflection on, and continuation of, the... |
W. A. MOZART
Horn Concertos / Horn Quintet Pip Eastop (horn), The Hanover Band, Anthony Halstead (conductor), with Eroica Quartet [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Jan/2015 ] Mozart's Horn Concertos are perhaps the most popular works ever written for the instrument. This new album is a collection of all the works Mozart wrote for his lifelong friend, the horn player Joseph Leutgeb (1732-1811), one of the foremost players... |
MORTEN LAURIDSEN
Lux aeterna Polyphony / Britten Sinfonia / Stephen Layton (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 13/Apr/2005 ] 'It is clear that Lauridsen's score is, if nothing else, a virtuoso exploration of choral singing technique. As such he could not hope for a more assured or polished performance; or, for that matter, a more luscious recorded sound." Gramophone |
JOHN RUTTER
Rutter: Christmas Music Polyphony / City of London Sinfonia / Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/Oct/2001 ] "A christmas treat for fans of Rutter's choral music, perhaps best taken in small doses." - Gramophone Magazine (Dec 2001) |
JOHN RUTTER
Gloria and other sacred music Polyphony / City of London Sinfonia / Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Jun/2001 ] Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (Aug 2001)- 'Delicious performances of Rutter's wonderfully approachable and finely crafted vocal writing. The sound, too, is outstanding. |
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ARVO PART
Choral Music [Incls 'Summa' & 'Da pacem Domine'] Polyphony, Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / CD - released 29/Oct/2014 ] "this one is something special. In part this is because of the choice of repertoire, which mixes the familiar and the less-often heard, and includes two first recordings, and in part it is because of the exquisite sound produced by Polyphony" Gramoph |
MORTEN LAURIDSEN
Nocturnes Polyphony / Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / CD - released 22/Jan/2007 ] This new disc by Polyphony is certainly a worthy successor to the Grammynominated Lux aeterna (CDA67449). The popular cycles Mid-Winter Songs and Les chansons des roses are joined by four premiere recordings: two early Psalm settings, and two new... |
BRITTEN
Sacred And Profane / Five Flower Songs Polyphony / Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / CD - released 21/Sep/2007 ] 'After hearing their latest CD of choral works by Britten, nothing will dissuade me from the conclusion that Polyphony under Stephen Layton is the best chamber choir in the country' (The Evening Standard) |
ERIKS ESENVALDS
Passion and Resurrection / etc Polyphony / Stephen Layton, conductor [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] 'Rarely before have I sat in a concert hall and heard a new work that sounded so fresh yet so familiar … Ešenvalds Passion and Resurrection is surely set to become a classic, a position Hyperion's forthcoming CD release of the work should... |
JOHN TAVENER
Tavener: The Second Coming and other choral works Polyphony. Stephen Layton, conductor [ Hyperion / CD - released 3/Nov/2004 ] 'The power of Tavener at his best is fully unlocked by Polyphony and Stephen Layton, whose sensitivity to the sacred and human in his music communicates in every work on this disc' - Classic FM Magazine |
WALTON
The Twelve / Coronation Te Deum / Drop, Drop, Slow Tears, etc Polyphony, Wallace Collection, Stephen Layton, James Vivian (organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 4/Jun/2002 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD NOMINATION 2002 - Choral - 'An outstanding collection' |
CORELLI
La Folia, and other sonatas The Purcell Quartet [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Sep/2008 ] 'Excellent performances from all concerned, and recording quality to match' (Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
MARAIS
Les folies d'Espagne The Purcell Quartet [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 6/Oct/2007 ] 'Marais' music is full of interest, and the strong contrasting characters of individual movements are well served by the Purcell Quartet' (Which CD) |
SIR MICHAEL TIPPETT
Tippett: Symphonies Nos 3, 4 & B flat Rachel Nicholls (soprano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 1/Mar/2019 ] The first opportunity to experience Tippett's unique symphonic voice stretching across nearly half a century, from the early B flat symphony (here receiving its first recording) to the extraordinary 'birth-to-death' span encompassed by No 4. |
LOCATELLI
Sonatas, Op 4 The Raglan Baroque Players [ Hyperion Dyad / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] 'I found myself effortlessly carried along by the exuberance of Wallfisch's direction and the lively response of the players. An invigorating release' - BBC Music Magazine |
FRANK BRIDGE
Early Chamber Music Raphael Ensemble [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Feb/2004 ] "A delightful anthology, highly recommended." (Gramophone) |
FRANK BRIDGE
Early Chamber Music The Raphael Ensemble [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/Mar/2004 ] Frank Bridge's String Sextet in E flat major, first performed in 1913, is the most richly textured and expansive of all Bridge's early chamber works. Here it is presented alongside his Quintet in E minor and Lament for two violas - all energetically... |
KORNGOLD / SCHOENBERG
String Sextet, Verklärte Nacht The Raphael Ensemble [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Sep/2013 ] In this recording, two of the finest examples of the string sextet repertoire have been re-united. |
ARENSKY
String Quartet (with Tchaikovsky - String Sextet 'Souvenir de Florence' Op 70') The Raphael Ensemble [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Sep/2013 ] Tchaikovsky's virtuoso string sextet 'Souvenir de Florence' is one of the most popular works in the string chamber music repertoire. It has been recorded here with Arensky's Quartet Op 35 which was dedicated to the memory of Tchaikovsky. |
