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JOHANN SCHELLE
Schelle: Sacred Music The King's Consort, Robert King [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Sep/2011 ] 'This important recording is fine proof of Schelle's imagination and invention … Robert King should be congratulated for an outstanding espousal of another of Bach's forebears' (Early Music Review) |
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BELA BARTOK
Bartok: Sonata, Contrasts, Rhapsodies & Rumanian Dances Krysia Osostowicz (violin) Susan Tomes (piano) Michael Collins (clarinet) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 28/Nov/2003 ] 'An outstandingly successful and enjoyable issue' (Gramophone) |
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TRADITIONAL
Land of Heart's Desire (Songs of the Hebrides from the collection by Marjory Kennedy-Fraser) Lisa Milne (soprano) / Sioned Williams (harp) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Dec/2005 ] 'A treasure house of gems . . . This is as fine a solo debut album as I have encountered all year and deserves a cult following. It will come near the top of my Christmas list' - The Sunday Times |
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BACH / MOZART / SCHUMANN / CHOPIN / BEETHOVEN / BIZET / etc
For Children Livia Rev (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 13/Apr/2005 ] 'A wholly delectable recital, and not just for children either. First class. Highly recommended for late-night listening' - The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs |
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IVES / BARBER / HARRIS / THOMSON / COWELL
From the Steeples and the Mountains The London Gabrieli Brass Ensemble / Christopher Larkin (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] 'The brass playing throughout is vividly expert and the recording is splendidly real' (Gramophone) |
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ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI
La Folia Lynn Dawson (soprano) / The Purcell Quartet [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 26/May/2007 ] 'My very favourite...their easy rapport and the stylishness of her singing are quite unforgettable, and Woolley's stunning performance...wants for nothing' (Gramophone) |
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HENRY VIII / WILLIAM BYRD / HUGH ASTON / JOHN BULL / etc
For His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts: English music from Henty VIII to Charles II Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Sep/2013 ] In the early sixteenth century the playing of wind instruments was traditionally the domain of German and Flemish musicians, but when a storm forced King Philip the Fair to put ashore in England, along with his considerable musical retinue, Henry... |
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Mara Kiek (voice) Sinfonye / Stevie Wishart
The Courts of Love [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 26/Jan/2005 ] 'One of the most persuasively entertaining records of this music I have ever heard' (CDReview) |
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ENCINA / de la TORRE / CAPIROLA / etc
From a Spanish Palace Songbook Margaret Philpot, Shirley Rumsey, Christopher Wilson, (lutes, guitars) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Jun/2002 ] 'Captivating' (Daily Telegraph) |
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SCHUMANN
Kerner Lieder & Liederkreis Margaret Price (soprano) / Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 11/Nov/2005 ] 'An outstanding Helios CD … singing and playing of the highest order' (Gramophone) |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Songs (Incls 'Ruhe, meine Seele' & 'All mein Gedanken') Marie McLaughlin (soprano) / Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 13/Apr/2005 ] "This is a thoroughly enjoyable recital, which has given me great pleasure. I hope others will enjoy it as much" (MusicWeb Aug 2005) |
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TRADITIONAL
Marie McLaughlin - Songs of Scotland Marie McLaughlin (soprano) Malcolm Martineau (piano) Isobel Frayling-Cork (clarsach) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Jul/2009 ] "McLaughlin sings with passionate intensity, and her voice has all the colors of the rainbow for these widely varying songs … An album to treasure'" Fanfare |
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LILI BOULANGER
Clairieres dans le ciel / Hymne au soleil Martyn Hill (tenor) Andrew Ball (piano) / New London Chamber Choir / James Wood (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 12/May/2004 ] 'Truly one of the great French song cycles of the first quarter of this century' - Fanfare, USA |
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RACHMANINOV
Piano Trios Moscow Rachmaninov Trio [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Aug/2013 ] "Performances characterised by admirable technical fluency and innate musical quality" The Strad |
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GRECHANINOV
Piano Trios The Moscow Rachmaninov Trio [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Mar/2013 ] 'Lovely and fresh-sounding tonal works full of emotional tune-spinning' (Audiophile) |
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JOSEF SUK
Chamber Music (Incls Piano Quartet in A minor Op 1) The Nash Ensemble [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Sep/2012 ] 'The Nash Ensemble plays with all its customary skill and insight, highlighted by the remarkable pianism of Ian Brown' (Classic FM Magazine) |
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MALCOLM ARNOLD
Chamber Music Vol 2 (Includes Flute Sonatina Op 19 & Clarinet Sonatina Op 29) The Nash Ensemble [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 5/Feb/2001 ] "This set may one day be equalled but it is unlikely to be bettered, and it deserves classic status." International Record Review Feb 2001 |
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MALCOLM ARNOLD
Arnold: Chamber Music Vol 3 (Includes Quintet for Flute, Violin, Viola, Horn and Bassoon Op 7 & Three Shanties for Wind Quintet Op 4) The Nash Ensemble [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 5/Feb/2001 ] "This set may one day be equalled but it is unlikely to be bettered, and it deserves classic status." International Record Review Feb 2001 |
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EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Quintet and Violin Sonata The Nash Ensemble [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 6/Oct/2007 ] 'As ever the playing of the Nash Ensemble evinces consummate refinement and total dedication; their heartwarmingly eloquent reading communicates strongly...No true Elgarian could fail to derive considerable satisfaction from such effortlessly... |
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LEIGHTON
Cathedral Music Neil Mackie (tenor) / St Paul's Cathedral Choir / John Scott (director) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] 'Leighton at his most moving. St Paul's choir brings glowingly alive both the strength and the tenderness of this music. I can enthusiastically recommend this record' - Organists Review |