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DEBUSSY
Complete music for two pianos Stephen Coombs and Christopher Scott (pianos) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Feb/2006 ] 'Leads the field in this repertoire. Very highly recommended' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
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ARENSKY
Suites for Two Pianos Stephen Coombs, Ian Munro (pianos) [ Hyperion / CD - released 12/Oct/2007 ] 'Hyperion have again found the perfect acoustic for this most delightful and effective music. All in all, this is one of the classiest and most enjoyable two-piano discs I've ever had the pleasure of hearing' (Classic CD) |
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SCRIABIN
The Early Scriabin Stephen Coombs (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 26/May/2007 ] 'A programme of fascinating rarities played with a touching sensitivity and affection … This record is a most impressive achievement, as beautiful in sound as it is endlessly thought-provoking' (Gramophone) |
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GLAZUNOV
Piano Music Vol 2 (Incls Three Etudes, Op 31 & Nocturne, Op 37) Stephen Coombs (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 12/Feb/2006 ] "Superb, in a word. The two volumes of Glazunov Piano Music should be mandatory purchases for all pianists and all lovers of the Russian Romantics." (MusicWeb May 2006) |
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ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
Glazunov: Piano Music Vol 3: Preludes and Fugues Stephen Coombs (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 12/Jun/2006 ] 'When in the past we have written that Glazunov is not at his best in his piano music we obviously did not have the benefit of such persuasive advocacy as this' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
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GLAZUNOV
Piano Music-Volume 4 (Incls Two Impromptus, Op 54 & Sonata No 2, Op 75) Stephen Coombs (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 30/Aug/2006 ] 'A series that will surely raise this composer's status immeasurably' (Gramophone) |
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ANATOL LIADOV
Solo Piano Music (Incls Four Pieces, Op 64 & Variations on a theme by Glinka, Op 35) Stephen Coombs (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Aug/2008 ] 'Scarcely anybody outside Russia looks at them these days, but, as Stephen Coombs eloquently establishes on this disc, they are gems' (The Daily Telegraph) |
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ALEXANDER GLAZUNOV
Glazunov: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 (with Alexander Goedicke - Concertstack in D major) Stephen Coombs (piano) / BBC Scottish Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol 13 / CD - released 10/Jan/2006 ] 'As in his four-disc set of Glazunov's complete solo piano music, Stephen Coombs is poetic and powerful. The rare Goedicke concertante makes a charming filler' (The Guardian) |
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REYNALDO HAHN / JULES MASSENET
Hahn/Massenet: Piano Concertos Stephen Coombs (piano) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Jean-Yves Ossonce (conductor) [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 15 / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] 'Hyperion is to be congratulated for adding this work to its growing series of Hahn compositions ... high spirits and joy aplenty ... Another Romantic Piano Concerto winner from Hyperion; heartily recommended' (Fanfare, USA) |
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ARENSKY / BORTKIEWICZ
Arensky / Bortkiewicz: Piano Concertos Stephen Coombs (piano) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 4 / CD - released 15/Apr/2003 ] 'A couple of piano concertos that have been waiting in the wings for the committed advocacy they deserve and have finally received' (Fanfare, USA) |
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GABRIEL PIERNE
Pierne: Piano Concerto in C minor Stephen Coombs (piano) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ronald Corp (conductor) [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 34 / CD - released 20/Oct/2003 ] 'Stephen Coombs savours the more exotic keyboard writing with confidence and a sure sense of style, contributing appropriately dazzling and light-fingered virtuosity when required' (International Record Review) |
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HAHN / VIERNE
Piano Quintets Stephen Coombs, piano, Chilingirian Quartet [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/Oct/2001 ] ***** Five Stars (Pick of the Month) BBC Music Magazine (Jan 2002)- "The players, ferociously concentrated and demonstrative in Vierne, find just the delicate touch (in the Hahn). A Hyperion classic, finely recorded." |
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HUGO WOLF
Lieder nach Heine und Lenau Stephen Genz (baritone) RogerVignoles (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Jul/2012 ] 'The programme is sung throughout with easeful tonal beauty; and Roger Vignoles is at his glorious best as he reveals the wonders of Wolf's writing for the piano' (Musical Opinion) |
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HUGO WOLF
Wolf: Eichendorff-Lieder Stephen Genz (baritone) RogerVignoles (piano) with Bernarda Fink (mezzo-soprano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Apr/2014 ] 'What makes this disc so special is the very obvious enthusiasm of everyone involved' (BBC Music Magazine) |
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YORK BOWEN
Bowen:piano Music Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jan/2012 ] "York Bowen could have no more ardent or pianistically adroit advocate" (Gramophone) |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Nocturnes Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 29/Oct/2021 ] Hough's playing is of an enviable freedom and flexibility, his shot-silk pianism endlessly blossoming with colour and nuance...few pianists can approach him as a master of finesse, and he is presented in sumptuous sound." International Piano |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: The Complete Waltzes (LP) Stephen Hough [ Hyperion / LP - released 13/Sep/2024 ] Stephen Hough has a unique affinity for the music of Chopin, whose music has always been a central part of his repertoire. His earlier Chopin recordings for Hyperion garnered huge critical acclaim. Hough's name has become synonymous with pianistic... |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: The Final Piano Pieces Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 31/Jan/2020 ] "'One of the finest accounts of Brahms's late piano works on record, one that stands head and shoulders above most contenders in an ever-growing catalogue." Gramophone Awards 2020 Short List - Instrumental |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: The Complete Waltzes [includes recently discovered waltz] Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 11/Apr/2025 ] Stephen Hough's 2011 album of Chopin's waltzes once more regains its 'complete' status with the inclusion of the 'Valse' found in a New York library in 2024. |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Piano Music (Incls 'Children's Corner' & 'Images') Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/May/2018 ] 'Hough himself is an exhibited painter, and his approach to Images resembles that of a visual academic, concerned to explore intellectual nuances' (Pianist) |