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SZYMANOWSKI
Piano Music (Incl Four Studies) Dennis Lee (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Feb/2006 ] 'This disc surpasses any earlier commercial recordings of Szymanowski’s music I have heard' (Gramophone) |
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HOWELLS / DYSON
In Gloucestershire (String Quartet No. 3) / Three Rhapsodies Divertimenti (with Paul Barritt, violin) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 11/Nov/2005 ] 'Performances are exceptionally fine ... and the recording creates a pleasantly intimate atmosphere for the listener to discover these little-known gems' (The Good CD Guide) |
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VIVALDI
Six Violin Sonatas Op. 2 Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin) Richard Tunnicliffe (cello) Malcolm Proud (harpsichord) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Aug/2012 ] 'This magnificent disc is complemented by an authoritative essay by Professor Michael Talbot. My only regret is that Hyperion has no plans to complete the set with a second volume. The quality of these performances beg for a prompt sequel' (Gramophone) |
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GIUSEPPE TARTINI
Tartini: Violin Concertos Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin) / The Raglan Baroque Players. Nicholas Kraemer [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Feb/2010 ] "In every way this disc is superior to any Tartini recording I've ever heard: the soloist is in breathtaking form … in the quiet repose somtimes offered by the slow movements she and her wonderful continuo team are as eloquent as can be." Early Music... |
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POULENC / AURIC / TAILLEFERRE / MILHAUD / DUREY / HONEGGER
L'Album des Six Emily Beynon (flute) Andrew West (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Jun/2012 ] "Hyperion has enriched the catalogs with far more than its fair share of superb releases, and this is yet another one… urgently recommended to everyone who has even a passing interest in fine flute-playing or works of this period" (Fanfare) |
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DOWLAND / CAMPION / HANDFORD / DANYEL / LAWES
Time Stands Still: Lute Songs Emma Kirkby (soprano) Anthony Rooley (lute) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Aug/2013 ] 'A fine recital that adds a few welcome items to the recorded repertory of the lute-song, engineered close to perfection' (Gramophone) |
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VIVALDI
Concertos, Cantatas, Magnificat Emma Kirkby (soprano) Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra & Choir / Jean Lamon (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 3/Nov/2004 ] 'This thoughtfully and effectively chosen programme deserves fhe attention of all baroque music enthusiasts' - The Good CD Guide |
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CORDER / PARRY / SULLIVAN / PIERSON / MacKENZIE / etc
Victorian Concert Overtures English Northern Philharmonia / David Loyd-Jones [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Jun/2002 ] 'A splendid collection' (CDReview) |
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BLISS / LAMBERT / WALTON
Checkmate: Suite / Horoscope: Suite / Facade: Suite English Northern Sinfonia, David-Lloyd Jones [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Jun/2003 ] 'The music for Horoscope is sheer delight, and it seems incredible that the only previous complete recording of the suite was made in the mid-1950s. David Lloyd-Jones is sympathetic to its specifically English atmosphere. Excellent playing and... |
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HUGO WOLF
Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch Felicity lott (soprano) Peter Schreier (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Jan/2010 ] BEST OF THE YEAR, BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE BBC CD REVIEW 'BUILDING A LIBRARY' FIRST CHOICE |
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ALESSANDRO & DOMENICO SCARLATTI
Salve Regina, Cantatas & Motets Deborah York (soprano) James Bowman (countertenor) Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet) / The King's Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (pre 1700) - 'Congratulations to Hyperion on imaginative programming of repertoire, some not otherwise available on disc. Highly recommended ... for repeated enjoyable listening' (BBC Music... |
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CHOPIN
The Complete Etudes Garrick Ohlsson (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Feb/2010 ] "In Op. 10, he is just about unsurpassed in the gruelling A minor study, and he flutters beautifully in the seventh study, which he takes really fast. If anything, he is even better in Op. 25, controlled and disciplined, never indulging in the sort... |
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CHOPIN
The Complete Mazurkas Volume 1 Garrick Ohlsson (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Feb/2010 ] Ohlsson is a powerful and committed player, and is afforded very good sound by the engineers … This is almost certainly how these pieces were played in Chopin's time' (Mail on Sunday) |
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CHOPIN
The Complete Mazurkas Volume 2 Garrick Ohlsson (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Feb/2010 ] "Not only does he catch the rhythm, but his feel for nuance and colour misses no element of Chopin's infinite imagination, and the balance of earthiness and elegance is well-nigh ideal" BBC Music Magazine |
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CHOPIN
The Complete Waltzes Garrick Ohlsson (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Feb/2010 ] The waltz reached Warsaw in the early years of the nineteenth century. As a teenager, Chopin would have known the piano waltzes of Polish composers like Maria Szymanowska, Kurpinski, Dobrzynski and Stefani. |
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CHOPIN
Preludes & Impromptus Garrick Ohlsson (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Feb/2010 ] 'Ohlsson is a powerful and committed player, and is afforded very good sound by the engineers … This is almost certainly how these pieces were played in Chopin's time' (Mail on Sunday) |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Octet in F D803 The Gaudier Ensemble [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 15/Dec/2013 ] "The Helios reissue of the Gaudier Ensemble Schubert Octet deserves to be heard and re-heard, a real tour de force performance of a work of unconquerable spirit." (AudAud.com December 2013) |
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BEETHOVEN
Septet & Sextet The Gaudier Ensemble [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Aug/2005 ] 'I'm delighted to be able to hail this... as first rate on all counts. The recording itself cannot be over-praised for its vivid clarity and truth' - Gramophone |
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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) |
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LANCASTER & VALOIS
Lancaster and Valois: French & English Music, c1350-1420 Gothic Voices / Christopher Page [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Jul/2008 ] 'We are exceptionally lucky to have such brilliantly persuasive advocates of such wonderful music' (Gramophone) |