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CHOPIN
Four Ballades, Four Scherzos Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/Mar/2004 ] "Playing that scales the heights: these inexhaustible pieces really do catch fire" - Recording of the month (Gramophone May 2004)) |
HANDEL
The Eight Great Suites Danny Driver (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 28/May/2014 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD NOMINATION 2014 |
TSONTAKIS
Man of Sorrows (with works by Schoenberg, Berg & Webern) Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] '[Man of Sorrows} Brilliantly written for the keyboard and scintillatingly orchestrated … The piece is superly played and recorded, patently sincere and easily assimilable' (BBC Music Magazine) |
FEDERICO MOMPOU
Mompou: Música callada Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 3/Feb/2023 ] "Through minute gradations of dynamics or the fragile sculpting of a phrase, the sparest and simplest of these pieces assume a rare beauty." The Times |
FEDERICO MOMPOU
Mompou: Piano Works Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 19/Sep/2003 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - Rosette (Highest Rating) Penguin Stereo Guide - GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Piano Sonatas D664, 769a & 894 Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Apr/2022 ] 'It is his noble humility in the face of greatness and beauty that makes these among the most touching Schubert performances I have ever experienced.' Gramophone Editor's Choice May 2022 |
SCHUBERT
Piano Sonatas D784 D960 D613 (unfinished; 1818) Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 17/Jan/2002 ] 'Any pianist who records Schubert must be sure of his ground. Stephen Hough here proves himself a worthy rival' (The Sunday Times) |
LISZT
Sonata, Ballades and Polonaises Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 5/Dec/2000 ] 'Thoughtful, intelligent, and beautifully recorded too - a special release' (CD Review 'Disc of the Month') |
SOLER / GRANADOS / ALBENIZ / RAVEL / DEBUSSY / etc
Stephen Hough's Spanish Album Stephen Hough (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Nov/2006 ] 'Hough has a more intimate stance than many pianists. It's a superb and surprising recital' (BBC Music Disc of the Month December 2006) |
GRIEG / LISZT
Piano Concertos Stephen Hough (piano), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Nov/2011 ] "This is a wonderfully alert performance, mixing novel tempi with awesome technique and breathtaking, tingling tension." The Observer |
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Piano Concertos Nos 1-5 / Africa Fantasie for piano and orchestra Stephen Hough (piano) / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 27 / 2 CD - released 16/Sep/2001 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) -- "This seems to me a spiffing set and pleasurable discoveries and rediscoveries await." (Gramophone) |
RACHMANINOV
Piano Concertos Nos 2 & 3 Stephen Hough (piano) / Dallas Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Litton [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Nov/2007 ] 'There just isn't a modern performer who delivers Rachmaninov quite like this - just as the composer intended … For sheer energy, vivacity and an intuitive understanding of the late-Romantic concerto, there are few who can equal Hough.' (Classic FM... |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos 1 - 4 / Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Stephen Hough (piano) / Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Andrew Litton [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] "His thorough knowledge of the Romantic repertoire makes him an ideal advocate for this music and Andrew Litton is the ideal partner, especially with his fine Dallas orchestra." - Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine (Awards Issue 2004) |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos Nos 1 - 3 / Concert Fantasia in G major, Op 56 / etc Stephen Hough (piano) Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vanska (conductor) [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto Vol 50 / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2010 ] "Hough typically refuses to treat it as an overworked warhorse: here it is injected with exhilaration, the bravura tempered with limpid lyricism." The Telegraph, 7th April 2010 **** |
FRANCK
Piano Music Stephen Houghm (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Feb/2009 ] 'Superb performances … Style, elegance, and a power that is awe-inspiring when unleashed. César Franck has never been better served' (Classic CD) |
ADES / KURTAG / FAURE / LISZT / JANACEK
Lieux Retrouves Stephen Isserlis (cello) Thomas Ades (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Oct/2012 ] "This blissfully unhackneyed and brilliantly executed recital takes memory in all its facets as its theme...the recording throughout gives the players all the space and atmosphere they need to characterise the varied moods and textures of an... |
MESSIAEN
Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jesus Steven Osborne (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 5/Oct/2002 ] 'Steven Osborn's performance is one of towering authority and technical achievement' - Editor's Choice (Gramophone Magazine) October 2002 'a performance of commanding virtuosity, deep poetry and ravishing colour' (Gramophone) |
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Stephen Polyphony/Layton
Tavener: New Choral Works [ Hyperion / Hybrid SACD - released 30/Aug/2004 ] |
ERIC WHITACRE
Whitacre: Cloudburst & Other Choral Works Stephen Layton, Polyphony [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Jan/2006 ] At the age of only 35, Eric Whitacre has already gained a reputation in the United States that many composers strive for a lifetime to achieve. The American Record Guide named his first recording one of the top ten classical albums in 1997, and the... |
STANFORD
Songs Vol 1 Stephen Varcoe (baritone) Clifford Benson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 12/Jun/2000 ] 'No praise can be too high for Stephen Varcoe ... his warm, natural baritone, finely judged legato and sensitivity to words are a joy throughout.' (International Record Review) |
