PHILLIPPE de MONTE / JEAN GUYOT / JACOBUS VAET / JACOB REGNART
Amorosi Pensieri: Songs for the Habsburg Court Cinquecento [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Jun/2014 ] Editors Choice - Gramophone July 2014 |
SAINT-SAENS
Music for Violin and Piano Philippe Graffin (violin) Pascal Devoyon (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Aug/2008 ] "There is no doubt about the sheer pleasure which Graffin and Devoyon find in this music, with a performance enducing a wit and heartwarming intimacy that also extend to the smaller works ... Strongly recommended' (BBC Music Magazine) |
CLIFFE / ERLANGER
Violin Concertos Philippe Graffin (violin) / BBC National Orchestra of Wales, David Lloyd-Jones [ Hyperion Romantic Violin Concerto Vol 10 / CD - released 20/Feb/2011 ] "Graffin plays superbly, with all the fire and tenderness required, and with glorious tone. The BBC National Orchestra of Wales is as attentive and sympathetic as one would expect with David Lloyd-Jones conducting, and the recording is well judged in... |
GOLDMARK / WALTER
Violin Sonatas Philippe Graffin (violin) Pascal Devoyon (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/Oct/2001 ] 'these are sumptuously responsive performances, glowingly recorded and expertly annotated' (International Record Review) |
CANTELOUBE / BREVILLE
Music for Violin and Piano Philippe Graffin (violin) Pascal Devoyon (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 3/Nov/2004 ] "Two substantial rare French works for violin and piano played with utter conviction, typically presented in Hyperion's honest, well judged sound and superbly documented" - MusicWeb Oct 2004 |
SAINT-SAENS / YSAYE
Rare transcriptions for violin and piano Philippe Graffin, violin, Pascal Devoyon, piano [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] 'Graffin's tone throughout is sweet and seductive, his phrasing a thing of pure joy … A wonderful disc. Buy it.' (Gramophone) |
JONGEN / LAZZARI
The Romantic Violin Concerto 18 - Jongen & Lazzari Philippe Graffin (violin) Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Jan/2015 ] The Romantic Violin Concerto series reaches Belgium and the music of Joseph Jongen, a composer more celebrated for his organ music now, but who was equally admired in his day for his orchestral and chamber works. |
YSAYE
Violin Music (Incls Poème élégiaque in D minor) Philippe Graffin (violin) with Pascal Devoyon (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 25/Sep/2006 ] 'Even the most demanding of Ysaye's flights of fancy sound beautiful, with the accurate tuning complemented by fine tone, thrillingly precise fingerwork, plus excellent recording' (Gramophone) |
ALNAES / SINDING
Piano Concertos Piers Lane (piano) / Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra / Andrew Litton [ Hyperion Great Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 42 / CD - released 25/Apr/2007 ] 'Despite the obscurity of this music, Piers Lane plays it with confidence and insight. The Bergen Philharmonic, under its music director Andrew Litton, provides solid, stylish support and the recording is spacious and ideally balanced' (Daily Telegraph) |
PERCY GRAINGER
Rambles & Reflections Piers Lane (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 3/Jun/2002 ] |
JOHN FIELD / ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV / PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY / SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Russian Variations Piers Lane (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 5/Apr/2024 ] Three substantial sets of variations - by Glazunov, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov - plus a delightful amuse-bouche from John Field, who settled in St Petersburg in the early years of the nineteenth century, make up Piers Lane's attractive and virtuosic... |
J.S. BACH
Bach Piano Transcriptions Vol 3 (Ignacy Friedman, William Murdoch, Percy Grainger) Piers Lane (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Apr/2003 ] "Lane commands the golden tone and effortless, spirited virtuosity needed to make these transcriptions come alive, and makes them sound easy to boot. A honey of a release." (BBC Music) |
SCRIABIN
Complete Etudes Piers Lane (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 15/Jan/2015 ] 'All the fiendish technical demands are well in his grasp, and his keen musical intelligence and finely discriminating ear do the rest' - BBC Record Review |
SAINT-SAENS
The Complete Etudes Piers Lane (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 3/Apr/2005 ] 'Lively and sensitive performances make this a fine addition to the Saint-Saëns discography, aided by the pianist's own excellent annotations and Hyperion's usual peerless sound' - Fanfare, USA |
SCRIABIN
Complete Preludes Vol 2 Piers Lane (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 15/Jan/2015 ] 'Lane certainly knows how to tease out the music's textural subtleties; his emotional commitment is undeniable, as is his grasp of the poetic/virtuosic dichotomy inherent in Scriabin's music' (BBC Music Magazine) |
MOSCHELES
The Complete Concert Studies Piers Lane, piano [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] 'Lane is the kind of pianist who can make anything sound good. His formidable technique is evident from the opening etude … It is all the better that this recording is engineered well and we have a fine instrument' (American Record Guide) |
HENSELT
Etudes Opus 2 & Opus 5 Piers Lane (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 11/Feb/2005 ] 'Piers Lane and Hyperion deserve praise for bringing this unjustly neglected genius to our attention with such a delightful recording' (Classic FM Magazine) |
BACH / CONFREY / GRAINGER / MAYERL / BENJAMIN / TEMPLE / etc
Piers Lane goes to town Piers Lane (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Sep/2013 ] "Lane's joie de vivre is infectious in the more flamboyant pieces. He loves these pieces, and isn't coy about telling us that we can, and should, love them too. Flamboyance and poetry are nicely balanced, and Lane attacks the cheesier numbers with su |
GRAINGER
Rambles and Reflections Piers Lane (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Nov/2011 ] ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (Nov 2002)- 'Inspired re-creations … strongly recommended to connoisseur and newcomer alike' |
SCRIABIN
Complete Preludes Vol 1 Piers Lane (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 15/Jan/2015 ] 'Lane certainly knows how to tease out the music's textural subtleties; his emotional commitment is undeniable, as is his grasp of the poetic/virtuosic dichotomy inherent in Scriabin's music' (BBC Music Magazine) |