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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 |
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') |
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 |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No 1 & No 2 / Capriccio Brillant in B minor Op 22; Rondo Brillant in E flat major Op 29 ; etc (The Romantic Piano Concerto Stephen Hough (piano) City of Birmingham Symphony / Lawrence Foster [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto Vol 17 / CD - released 15/Apr/2003 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1801-1850) - 'The soft, stylish arpeggios that open the first work on the disc announce immediately that something special is on the way. Hough is now clearly first recommendation in the concertos'... |
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) |
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... |
ALKAN
Esquisses, Op 63 Steven Osborne, piano [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Mar/2003 ] "A sparkling, fleet scherzo - reminiscences of Mendelssohn? - that never rises above piano and ends with typical Alkan jeu d'esprit" - Editor's Choice (Gramophone September 2003) |
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 ] |
SCHUBERT
Complete Schubert Edition: Water Songs Stephen Varcoe (baritone) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Schubert Edition Vol 2 / CD - released 20/Aug/2000 ] 'A delightful collection of songs inspired by water' (The Guardian) 'Listen and marvel' (Fanfare, USA) |
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) |
STANFORD
Songs - Vol 2 Stephen Varcoe (baritone) / Clifford Benson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 5/Jul/2000 ] 'Maintains in each and every bar the high standards of the previous release' (BBC Music Magazine) |
J. S. BACH
Bach: The Cello Suites Steven Isserlis (cello) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 26/May/2007 ] 'Isserlis asserts the music's dance roots, whether through his thrusting accents or by sweeping through with a winning lilt … Just listen to Isserlis, Bach and your heart, and the music that never dies' (The Times) |
FREDERIC CHOPIN / FRANZ SCHUBERT
Chopin: Cello Sonata, etc / Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata, etc Steven Isserlis (cello), Dénes Várjon (Érard piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Sep/2018 ] "Even among Isserlis's many fine discs, this one stands out. And if you still need convincing that the Chopin Cello Sonata is a total masterpiece, this is the recording to do it." Gramophone Recording Of The Month November 2018 |
BACH / HANDEL / SCARLATTI
Gamba Sonatas Steven Isserlis (cello), Richard Egarr (harpsichord) with Robin Michael (cello) [ Hyperion / CD - released 25/Jul/2015 ] "Isserlis judges the scale of his performances to a nicety." Financial Times, 11th September 2015 |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Cello Sonatas / Variations Steven Isserlis (cello) Robert Levin (fortepiano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 15/Dec/2013 ] Gramophone Magazine Recording of the Month February 2014 |
