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FRANCISCO GUERRERO
Guerrero: Magnificat, Lamentations & Canciones El León de Oro / Peter Phillips [ Hyperion / CD - released 5/Mar/2021 ] Francisco Guerrero is still insufficiently well known by comparison to his great contemporary and compatriot Victoria. El León de Oro here affirms his rightful place in the history of the Golden Age of Spanish polyphony. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Amarae morti: Lamentations and motets by Cardoso, Gombert, Lassus, Morales, Palestrina, Phinot & Victoria El León de Oro, Peter Phillips (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Feb/2019 ] "A very rewarding disc" MusicWeb |
NICOLA PORPORA
Porpora: Or sì m'avveggio, oh Amore - Cantatas for soprano Elena Cecchi Fedi (soprano) / Auser Musici / Carlo Ipata (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Jun/2008 ] 'This outstanding disc not only displays unequivocal proof of Porpora's exceptional skill..but also provides some of the most genuinely enjoyable and captivating performances of eighteenth-century vocal music I have heard on disc for a very long... |
Sir GRANVILLE BANTOCK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bantock: The Song of Songs Elizabeth Connell (soprano) Kim Begley (tenor) with William Prideaux (baritone) / Royal Philaharmonic Orchestra / Vernon Handley (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Nov/2003 ] This disc marks the sixth issue in Hyperion's trail-blazing belief in the robust romanticism and musical energies of Bantock. |
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rossini: Six String Sonatas Elizabeth Wallfisch, Marshall Marcus (violins) Richard Tunnicliffe (cello) Chi-Chi Nwanoku (double bass) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 17/Sep/2005 ] 'These wonderful works are best heard in their original quartet version' (Gramophone) |
RICHARD STRAUSS
The Complete Songs Vol. 6 Elizabeth Watts (soprano) & Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] Hyperion's Strauss Lieder series continues to demonstrate that the composer's achievements in this genre are among the most fascinating and accomplished of his works. |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: Opera Arias and Sinfonias Emma Kirkby (soprano) Katharina Arfken (oboe) The Brandenburg Consort / Ray Goodman [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 26/May/2008 ] 'A disc which will delight both Vivaldi enthusiasts and lovers of Baroque music generally. Excellent recorded sound and strongly recommended on all counts' (Gramophone) |
GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: The Complete Songs vol.3 Felicity Lott (sop) Jennifer Smith (sop) John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Jean-Paul Fouchecourt (ten) Christopher Maltmann (bar) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Aug/2005 ] 'recording and presentation are the stuff of dreams. Hyperion has done Fauré proud' - Gramophone |
CHARLES GOUNOD
The Songs of Charles Gounod Felicity Lott (soprano) Ann Murray (mezzo) Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Nov/2009 ] 'Superb ... perfection ... Best of the year' (The Sunday Times) |
FRANCIS POULENC
Poulenc: Voyage a Paris Felicity Lott (soprano) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/May/2011 ] 'Highly desirable' - BBC Record Review |
HUGO WOLF
Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch Felicity lott (soprano) Peter Schreier (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Jan/2010 ] BEST OF THE YEAR, BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE BBC CD REVIEW 'BUILDING A LIBRARY' FIRST CHOICE |
GUSTAV HOLST
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Holst: Savitri / The Dream-City Felicity Palmer (soprano) Patrizia Kwella (soprano) Philip Landridge (tenor) / City of London Sinfonietta / Richard Hickox [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 16/Feb/2006 ] 'If you have not come across Holst's Savitri, then I envy you the prospect of hearing this small miracle of a one-act opera for the first time. Fine performances make this a budget-price bargain' (Classic FM Magazine) |
CHARLES KOECHLIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Koechlin: Music for Flute Fenwick Smith (flute) Martin Amlin (piano) with Jayne West (soprano in L'Album de Lilian) Leone Buyse (first flute in Sonata for two flutes) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Aug/2003 ] 'An absolute classic, not only for Koechlin enthusiasts but for lovers of the flute and deft artistry' - Fanfare, USA |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Music for Piano Trio-1 The Florestan Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 4/Feb/2003 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1801-1850) - "No piano trio today conveys such a feeling of spontaneous, excited discovery as the Florestan." ***** Five Stars (Pick of the Month) BBC Music Magazine |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Music for Piano Trio vol. 2 The Florestan Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Sep/2003 ] An important issue in the award-winning survey of piano trio repertoire by our old friends, the Florestan Trio. |
BEDRICH SMETANA / PETR EBEN / BOHUSLAV MARTINU
Smetana / Eben / Martinu: Czech Piano Trios The Florestan Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/May/2010 ] "[The Eben] is the sort of score that the Florestans seem to relish, music full of subtle shades, many of them tucked carefully within subsidiary voices...[The Smetana] is an immensely imposing piece, written in the wake of great personal loss, and... |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schuman, Piano Trio No 3 Op 110 / FantasiestAcke Op 88 / Piano Quartet Op 47 The Florestan Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Sep/2000 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1801-1850) - 'The Florestan Trio plays all these works with characteristic thoughtfulness and intelligence. It is difficult to find fault with its performances. A valuable and highly enjoyable... |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY/ MAURICE RAVEL / GABRIEL FAURE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Debussy/Ravel/Faure: Piano trios The Florestan Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 12/Dec/2003 ] 'The Florestans, exhibiting their trademark finesse, taste and sensitivity, fully demonstrate why they are one of the most highly prized of new ensembles' (The Scotsman) |
JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Piano Trios, Vol. 2 The Florestan Trio [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Oct/2009 ] 'The Florestans play with a spring in their fingers Haydn's last four piano trios dating from the mid-1790s' (Classic FM Magazine) |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Piano Trios Nos 1 & 2 / Seven Romances on Poems of Alexander Blok Florestan Trio, with Susan Gritton (soprano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/May/2011 ] The Florestan judges its performances extremely well...The players maintain a raw, nervy quality - this is playing close to the edge...Highly recommended." (International Record Review) |
