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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... |
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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. |
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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. |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: String Quintets Nos 1 & 2 The Raphael Ensemble [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Jul/2012 ] 'The performances are both inspired and passionate. I suspect they will provide great listening pleasure to all who admire these scores for many years to come' (Fanfare, USA) |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: String Sextets Nos 1 & 2 The Raphael Ensemble [ Hyperion / CD - released 11/Nov/2000 ] GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE - 'Their performances can take their place beside any of the great chamber music recordings of the past, and will continue to set standards for years to come' (Gramophone) |
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LEONIN
Magister Leoninus II: Sacred Music from 12th-century Paris Red Byrd [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Nov/2010 ] ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (March 2002)- "(A) cool and awesome recording. John Potter and Richard Wistreich wring the utmost tenderness and beauty from these pieces. This recording should be required listening." |
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Red Byrd
A Scottish Lady Mass - Sacred Music from Medieval St Andrews [ Hyperion / CD - released 3/May/2005 ] "Fascinating music from a manuscript put together in St Andrews around 1200 - a must for everyone interested in early liturgical music" (MusicWeb Aug 2007) |
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SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR
Coleridge-Taylor: Piano Quintet / Clarinet Quintet Richard Hosford (clarinet) / The Nash Ensemble [ Hyperion / CD - released 9/Nov/2007 ] BBC Award finalist 2008 - Best Chamber recording - 'Coleridge-Taylor is best-known, when he's remembered at all, for his Violin Concerto…but the Nash Ensemble offers us delightful chamber music from the 1890s, of which the Clarinet Quintet is the... |
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BOCCHERINI
Cello Sonatas Richard Lester (cello) David Watkin (cello) Chi-Chi Nwanoku (double bass) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Apr/2007 ] 'There is a touch of the impetuous about Richard Lester's playing of these sonatas which seems to me to capture very happily their character' (Gramophone) |
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SCHUBERT
Schwanengesang Robert Holl (bass-baritone) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] 'Holl feels and communicates superbly and can be awesomely delicate. In this recital of songs from Schubert's last year, the stark Heine settings emerge with heart-wrenching power' (The Times) |
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CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Sacred Music 4 Robert King's Consort/King [ Hyperion / CD - released 31/Oct/2005 ] "Textural clarity and beautifully poised interweaving voice lines. The musicians respond to each other with a confidence that is a joy to hear" (MusicWeb Dec 2005) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Rejoice, the Lord is king! - Great Hymns from Westminster Abbey Robert Quinney (organ), Julian Empett (bass), Jonathan Brown (bass) Westminster Abbey Choir, James O'Donnell [ Hyperion / CD - released 6/Jan/2014 ] "the quality of the singing is on a high level and Robert Quinney negotiates the organ accompaniments excellently' (MusicWeb International) |
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CHARLES GOUNOD
Gounod: The complete works for pedal piano & orchestra Roberto Prosseda (pedal piano) / Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Howard Shelley [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 62 / CD - released 20/Oct/2013 ] "Prosseda seems to have full command of his unwieldy instrument and manages to make Gounod's music sing and dance in a lively fashion. Howard Shelley, who trades his piano for the podium, is an able accompanist" (AudAud.com) |
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GUIDO ALBERTO FANO / LUIGI DALLAPICCOLA / SILVIO OMIZZOLO / CRISTIAN CARRARA
War Silence: Rare Italian piano concertos Roberto Prosseda (piano) London Philharmonic Orchestra Nir Kabaretti (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 31/Jan/2025 ] The critical reception of Schumann's violin sonatas-like that of much of the composer's late output-has vacillated over the course of the intervening centuries. |
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DOWLAND / DANYEL / LOCKE / PURCELL / BANISTER / etc
English Lute Songs Robin Blaze (counter-tenor); Elizabeth Kenny (lute) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Nov/2010 ] "Blaze's voice is perfect for this repertoire - light and effortless singing, with beautiful enunciation, and his efforts are matched by Kenny's masterful playing. A superb disc of excellent programme and performance." (Bargain of the Month Oct 2010) |
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WILLIAM BYRD
Consort Songs Robin Blaze (countertenor), Concordia [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 30/Sep/2013 ] 'Blaze is on superb form in this recording, his clear, unpretentious sound an ideal partner for Concordia ... very satisfying it is too. Any chance of more of the same, Hyperion?' (International Record Review) |
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GERMAN 17th CENTURY CHURCH MUSIC
German Seventeenth-Century Church Music (Schutx, Buxtehude, JC Bach, Rosenmuller, Krieger, etc) Robin Blaze (countertenor) / The Parley of Instruments / Peter Holman [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Jun/2008 ] 'For its combination of excitingly new repertoire and luminous instrumental textures this CD is a must-have for anyone who wants to understand the early baroque' (Early Music Quarterly) |
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ROVETTA / GRANDI / MARINI / CASTELLO / MONTEVERDI / etc
Salve Regina Robin Blaze (countertenor), the Parley of Instruments, Peter Holman (director) [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/Mar/2001 ] ***** Five Stars (Pick of the Month) BBC Music Magazine (June 2001)- "Robin Blaze's clear, pure countertenor is the ideal voice for these pieces, and he sings them with impressive authority. The Parley of Instruments adds sensitive support." |
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Room-Music
Gyorgy Catoire - Chamber Music [ Hyperion / CD - released 13/Apr/2005 ] 'This is music which could certainly appeal to those who are attracted by Russian Impressionism, or by Scriabin's piano works, especially in these performances. They are led by Stephen Coombs, author of an informative insert-note, who is undaunted by... |
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KARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN
Stockhausen: Stimmung Singcircle, Gregory Rose [ Hyperion / CD ] "The performance is so good, conveying a genuine contemplative intimacy" (Sunday Times) |