Nicolai Demidenko
Bach:demidenko Plays Bach-B [ Hyperion / CD ] |
C. P. E. BACH
C.P.E. Bach: Cello Concertos Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), Arcangelo Jonathan Cohen (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Sep/2016 ] "This recording captures all the fiery wit of orchestral-soloist banter." BBC Music Magazine Awards 2017 - Concerto Winner |
YORK BOWEN
Bowen: Fragments from Hans Andersen & Studies Nicolas Namoradze (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 8/Jan/2021 ] "Superbly recorded and performed with such distinction, this release must be an early Awards nominee." Gramophone Editor's Choice January 2021 |
Nikolai Demidenko
Live At The Wigmore Hall [ Hyperion / 2 CD ] |
J. S. BACH
Bach Piano Transcriptions Vol 2 (Busoni) Nikolai Demidenko (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/Feb/2002 ] 'His performances capture the smouldering long lines and Gothic grandeur inherent in Busoni's textural transformations of the originals' (International Record Review) |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Demidenko plays Chopin (Polonaises / Berceuse / Tarantella) Nikolai Demidenko (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 12/Jul/2005 ] 'Demidenko's free-flowing virtuosity in such comparitive rarities as the Allegro de concert and Tarantella carries all before it, perfectly offset by the delightful polonaises and a sublime rendering of the Berceuse' (BBC Music Magazine) |
LISZT
Demidenko plays Liszt (Incls Piano Sonata in B minor) Nikolai Demidenko (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 13/Jul/2004 ] 'A keenly dramatic and powerfully projected account that has the listener on the edge of his or her seat. It must be numbered among the finest performances he has given us. The excitement and virtuosity are second to none' - The Penguin Guide to... |
CHOPIN
The Four Ballades & Piano Sonata No 3 Nikolai Demidenko (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 3/May/2005 ] 'Lovely playing which I enjoyed from first note to last for its poetry and passion as well as seemingly effortless keyboard fluency and command' - Gramophone |
CHOPIN
The Four Scherzi Nikolai Demidenko (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] "There is a very good case for getting Demidenko's intelligently played account...The recorded sound is excellent, the warm, sympathetic acoustic of Snape Maltings well captured by Hyperion's engineers...a real snip at the Helios budget... |
MUZIO CLEMENTI
Clementi: Piano Sonatas Nikolai Demidenko (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Aug/2006 ] 'Demidenko brings enormous gravitas and spirituality. The fire and dash he lavishes on the quicker movements make this highly enjoyable disc no less exciting than any of his Medtner, Chopin or Rachmaninov releases on Hyperion' (Hi Fi News) |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos 1, 4 & 5 Nikolai Demidenko (piano) / The London Philharmonic Orchestra / Alexander Lazarev [ Hyperion / CD - released 23/Sep/2007 ] 'Dazzlingly virtuosic accounts of the youthful D flat, the left hand and the brilliant G major. Outstanding accompaniments ... put these performances in the class of the celebrated Ashkenazy/Previn set.' (The Sunday Times) |
PROKOFIEV
Piano Concertos Nos 2 & 3 Nikolai Demidenko (piano) / The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Lazarev [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Mar/2015 ] 'Demidenko is breathtaking in his virtuosity. The orchestra is with him all the way and so is the Hyperion production team who have, as usual, created the perfect sonic setting' (BBC Music Magazine) |
O'donnell/Hill/Williams/Westmo
Britten:a Ceremony Of Carol [ Hyperion / CD ] |
Ohlsson/Brey/Josefowicz
Chopin:chamber Music [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 4/Jan/2010 ] |
PROKOFIEV
Music for Children (Includes Peter and the Wolf & The Ugly Duckling) Oleg and Gabriel Prokofiev (narrators) Penelope Walmsley-Clark (soprano) New London Orchestra / Finchley Children's Music Group / Ronald Corp (conduct [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 3/Nov/2004 ] 'A most attractive concert' - Hi Fi News |
SCHUBERT
Opera Arias Oliver Widmer (baritone) / Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra / Jan Schultsz [ Hyperion / CD - released 12/Aug/2001 ] 'Schubert lovers will find many delights in this cross-section of baritone scenes and arias, several recorded for the first time. Hyperion's documentation … is in a class of its own' (BBC Music Magazine) |
JOSEF HAYDN
London Symphonies [Nos 93-104] Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana / Howard Shelley [ Hyperion / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Mar/2008 ] 'The Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana is finely honed and the rapport is evident, with unfailingly fine and musicianly playing' (Gramophone) |
LOUIS SPOHR
Symphonies Nos. 7 & 9 Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Howard Shelley [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] "The music itself is pleasant enough, if unremarkable, sometimes echoing Beethoven (the Pastoral Symphony especially in the Ninth), and showing affinities with Mendelssohn and Schumann elsewhere; the performances are first rate, and the solo horn... |
LOUIS SPOHR
Symphonies 1 & 2 Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana / Howard Shelley [ Hyperion / CD - released 6/Oct/2007 ] 'Howard Shelley and his skilled orchestra are attentive to the music's lyrical charm and colourful wind scoring' (Daily Telegraph) |
LOUIS SPOHR
Symphonies 3 & 6 Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana / Howard Shelley [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Feb/2010 ] Howard Shelley's fascinating series of Spohr's symphonies continues to inspire interest and delight in this underrated composer. |