FRANK BRIDGE
Early Chamber Music Raphael Ensemble [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Feb/2004 ] "A delightful anthology, highly recommended." (Gramophone) |
FRANK BRIDGE
Early Chamber Music The Raphael Ensemble [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/Mar/2004 ] Frank Bridge's String Sextet in E flat major, first performed in 1913, is the most richly textured and expansive of all Bridge's early chamber works. Here it is presented alongside his Quintet in E minor and Lament for two violas - all energetically... |
KORNGOLD / SCHOENBERG
String Sextet, Verklärte Nacht The Raphael Ensemble [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Sep/2013 ] In this recording, two of the finest examples of the string sextet repertoire have been re-united. |
MENDELSSOHN
String Quintets Nos 1 & 2 The Raphael Ensemble [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Jul/2012 ] 'The performances are both inspired and passionate. I suspect they will provide great listening pleasure to all who admire these scores for many years to come' (Fanfare, USA) |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: String Sextets Nos 1 & 2 The Raphael Ensemble [ Hyperion / CD - released 11/Nov/2000 ] GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE - 'Their performances can take their place beside any of the great chamber music recordings of the past, and will continue to set standards for years to come' (Gramophone) |
Raymond Clarke
Simpson:cpte.Solo Piano Mus [ Hyperion / CD - released 22/Feb/1996 ] |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Hugh the Drover, or Love in the Stocks Rebecca Evans, Bonaventura Bottone, Sarah Walker, Neil Jenkins, Corydon Singers, Corydon Orchestra. Matthew Best [ Hyperion Dyad / 2 CD - released 28/Nov/2003 ] 'For sheer tunefulness it is hard to resist... an impressive achievement... A set which deserves to win many new friends for this absudly little-known score' (The Independent) |
LEONIN
Magister Leoninus I: Sacred Music from 12th-century Paris Red Byrd [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] "Sung with beguiling beauty. These readings renew our sense of wonder at western music's most fundamental innovation-the sound of two voices simultaneously singing different lines that not only fit with, but also enhance, each other" (Sunday Times) |
LEONIN
Magister Leoninus II: Sacred Music from 12th-century Paris Red Byrd [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Nov/2010 ] ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (March 2002)- "(A) cool and awesome recording. John Potter and Richard Wistreich wring the utmost tenderness and beauty from these pieces. This recording should be required listening." |
Red Byrd
A Scottish Lady Mass - Sacred Music from Medieval St Andrews [ Hyperion / CD - released 3/May/2005 ] "Fascinating music from a manuscript put together in St Andrews around 1200 - a must for everyone interested in early liturgical music" (MusicWeb Aug 2007) |
MONTEVERDI
Balli and Dramatic Madrigals Red Byrd / The Parley of Instruments Peter Holman (director) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 13/Jul/2004 ] GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE |
Red Byrd/Cap.Amsterdam/Reuss
Moody:passion & Resurrectio [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/Jul/1999 ] |
Red Byrd/Parley Of Ins/Holman
Purcell:hark How The Wild M [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/Jul/1999 ] |
Red Byrd/Parley Of Instruments
Awake My Lyre [ Hyperion / CD - released 21/Oct/1993 ] |
BOCCHERINI
Cello Sonatas Richard Lester (cello) David Watkin (cello) Chi-Chi Nwanoku (double bass) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Apr/2007 ] 'There is a touch of the impetuous about Richard Lester's playing of these sonatas which seems to me to capture very happily their character' (Gramophone) |
BRAHMS
The Complete Songs, Vol. 4 (Incls 'Vier ernste Gesänge', Op. 121) Robert Holl (bass-baritone) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Brahms Song Edition / CD - released 1/Oct/2012 ] "This disc, while the whole recital has notable integrity and quality, would be worth having for [the Four Serious Songs] alone." (International Record Review) |
SCHUBERT
Schwanengesang Robert Holl (bass-baritone) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] 'Holl feels and communicates superbly and can be awesomely delicate. In this recital of songs from Schubert's last year, the stark Heine settings emerge with heart-wrenching power' (The Times) |
Robert King & King's Consort
Handel:occasional Oratorio [ Hyperion / 2 CD ] |
Robert King's Consort/King
Handel/Telemann:water Music [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/Jul/1999 ] |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Sacred Music 4 Robert King's Consort/King [ Hyperion / CD - released 31/Oct/2005 ] "Textural clarity and beautifully poised interweaving voice lines. The musicians respond to each other with a confidence that is a joy to hear" (MusicWeb Dec 2005) |