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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Messiah (Complete oratorio) Lynne Dawson (soprano) Catherine Denley (contralto) David James (counter-tenor) Maldwyn Davies (tenor) Michael George (bass) / Sixteen / Christophers [ Hyperion Dyad / 2 CD - released 25/May/2005 ] 'The performance is one of extraordinary quality. Unequivocally recommended' (The Sydney Sun Herald) |
Lynne Dawson, soprano, Malcolm Martineau, piano
On This Island (songs by Parry, Warlock, Gurney, Finzi, Howells, etc) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Jun/2001 ] 2001 GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST - Vocal - "A top British soprano shines in a recital that should appeal well beyond her shores." |
J. S. BACH
Bach: The Six Partitas Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 28/May/2021 ] A comprehensive overview of every style available to Bach, from the archaic to the modern: Mahan Esfahani rises condently to the challenge of his own brilliant appraisal of the Partitas in performances brimming with intellectual and emotional energy. |
J. S. BACH
Bach: The Toccatas Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord) [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Aug/2019 ] "Esfahani, who explains their complex history in a detailed essay, has made his own new performing edition and reveals these familiar pieces to have mysteries we may never have suspected." The Observer |
ANTOINE de FEVIN
De Fevin: Missa Ave Maria / Missa Salve sancta parens The Brabant Ensemble, Stephen Rice [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Nov/2018 ] Stephen Rice and his Brabant Ensemble introduce us to another lesser-known contemporary and compatriot of Josquin. This is a release which will have everyone talking about Févin. |
BYRD / BULL / TOMKINS / GIBBONS / FARNABY / etc
The Passinge mesures: Music of the English virginalists Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord) [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Nov/2018 ] This sensational recital-featuring some of the greatest keyboard music to emerge from these islands-is the perfect vehicle for Mahan Esfahani's abundant talents. His accompanying booklet notes are an added bonus, guaranteed to inform, illuminate... |
RAMEAU
Rameau: Pièces de clavecin Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 20/Jul/2015 ] Gramophone Magazine Award Nomination 2015 - Baroque Instrumental |
C.P.E. BACH
Württemberg Sonatas Mahan Esfahani (organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Feb/2014 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD WINNER 2014 - Baroque Instrumental |
BOHUSLAV MARTINU / HANS KRASA / VIKTOR KALABIS
Martinů, Krása & Kalabis: Harpsichord Concertos Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord) / Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra / Alexander Liebreich [ Hyperion / CD - released 3/Feb/2023 ] "An unalloyed joy from first chord to last...The Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra's accompaniment is sensitive and ideal, and Esfahani plays like an angel." Gramophone Award Finalist 2023 - Concerto |
HENRY VIII / WILLIAM BYRD / HUGH ASTON / JOHN BULL / etc
For His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts: English music from Henty VIII to Charles II Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Sep/2013 ] In the early sixteenth century the playing of wind instruments was traditionally the domain of German and Flemish musicians, but when a storm forced King Philip the Fair to put ashore in England, along with his considerable musical retinue, Henry... |
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / BALAKIREV
Piano Concertos Malcolm Binns (piano) / English Northern Philharmonia, David Lloyd-Jones [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto Vol 5 / CD - released 1/May/2012 ] English Northern Philharmonia, David Lloyd-Jones |
Mara Kiek (voice) Sinfonye / Stevie Wishart
The Courts of Love [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 26/Jan/2005 ] 'One of the most persuasively entertaining records of this music I have ever heard' (CDReview) |
SAMUIL FEINBERG
Feinberg: Piano Sonatas Nos 1-6 Marc-André Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Feb/2020 ] "The more notes per second (Feinberg is up there with the notiest of them) the more the Canadian virtuoso is in his element. Hamelin does far more than tame these pianistic leviathans. He gives them momentum, character and individuality" Gramophone |
ALKAN
Symphony for solo piano Marc Andre-Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 22/Jun/2001 ] This spectacularly virtuosic follow-up to Hamelin's first Hyperion recording |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: The Piano Quartets Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) / Leopold String Trio [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 12/Dec/2006 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - 'A delight from start to finish: this is such cultivated and characterized playing, which becomes quite exultant in the finale. It's also beautifully recorded by Hyperion. Given... |
CHARLES-VALENTIN ALKAN
Concerto for solo piano Op 39 / Troisieme recueil de chants Op 65 Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 3/Oct/2007 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD FINALIST 2008 - Instrumental - "If anyone can play Alkan's solo Concerto better, expect to see the devil as their agent" BBC Music Magazine Disc of the Month (Oct 2007) |
FRIEDRICH GULDA / NIKOLAI KAPUSTIN / ALEXIS WEISSENBERG / GEORGE ANTHEIL
Marc-Andre Hamelin in a state of jazz Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] "These are frothy charmers, not so far from classy Liberace, music for the boulevard cafe of your dreams. We can only hope there is enough material out there for Hamelin to consider a sequel." (William Dart NZ Herald) |
MARC-ANDRE HAMELIN
Marc-André Hamelin - New Piano Works Marc-André Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Feb/2024 ] Piano recordings do not come much more exhilarating (or entertaining) than Marc-André Hamelin's survey of some of his own recent works. Listening to one of the most formidably complex musical minds of today is a rare and rewarding privilege: prepare... |
FERRUCCIO BUSONI
Late Piano Music Marc-André Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / 3 CD Box Set - released 11/Oct/2013 ] BBC Music Magazine Award Nomination 2015 - Instrumental |
LISZT
Paganini Studies & Schubert March transcriptions Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 6/Sep/2002 ] THE 29TH INTERNATIONAL F.LISZT RECORD GRAND PRIX, HUNGARY 10 DE REPERTOIRE DISQUE DU MOIS (REPERTOIRE) CLASSICAL CD OF THE WEEK (THE SUNDAY TIMES) |
