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ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Violin Sonatas Alina Ibragimova (violin) Cédric Tiberghien (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 21/Feb/2025 ] The critical reception of Schumann's violin sonatas-like that of much of the composer's late output-has vacillated over the course of the intervening centuries. Written for and first performed by some of the leading violinists of the day, all three... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas - Vol 11 (Sonatas Opp 106 & 111) Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 4/Feb/2022 ] "Her playing has great energy and also plenty of light and shade....This is an outstanding disc." Musicweb recommended June 2022 |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Songs and Duets Vol 5 Anna Grevelius (mezzo-soprano) James Rutherford (baritone) Finnur Bjarnason (tenor) Hannah Morrison (soprano) Eugene Asti (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 20/Jul/2010 ] 'Eugene Asti plays with a refreshingly light touch and a lively sense of rhythm' (Gramophone) |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): The Complete Songs Vol. 2 Anne Schwanewilms (soprano) / Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/May/2007 ] BBC Magazine Award Finalist 2008 (Best vocal recording) |
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VIANNA da MOTTA
Vianna ds Motta: Piano Concerto in A major / Fantasia DramAItica / etc Arthur Pizarro (piano) / Orquestra Gulbenkian / Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 24 / CD - released 10/Nov/2000 ] 'To hear Pizarro is always a pleasure…lyrical phrasing wrapped in one of the most entrancing and expressive pianissimos of any pianist' - International Record Review |
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GRANDOS / RODRIGO / NIN / GUASTAVINO / GINASTERA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Canciones amatorias Bernarda Fink (mezzo soprano) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 23/Jun/2002 ] 'Enthusiasts for song recitals should certainly investigate this disc, which offers one beautiful song after the other, running the gamut from elegant art songs to simple, folk-like tunes' (Fanfare) |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Die Schone Mulleri Ian Bostridge (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (reader) [ Hyperion / CD ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER - PENGUIN GUIDE ROSETTE - GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE / CRITICS' CHOICE |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: The Complete Songs, Vol. 2 (Incls 'Die Mühle, die dreht ihre Flügel') Christine Schäfer (soprano) & Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Brahms Song Edition / CD - released 1/Jul/2011 ] "A thrilling, limpid sound; clarity of diction; emotional immediacy; a fabulous technique...Christine Schäfer really has it all, and she proves a delightful and imaginative interpreter of these songs." (Classic FM) |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: A Goethe Schubertiad Christine Shafer (soprano) John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Simon Keenlyside (baritone) Michael George (bass) / The London Chorale, Stephen Layton (dir) [ Hyperion Schubert Edition Vol 24 / CD - released 2/Feb/2002 ] 'The whole record is priceless … renewed praise … an engrossing and invaluable addition to this series' (Gramophone) |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Songs of 1816 Christoph Pregardien (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Schubert Edition Vol 23 / CD - released 2/Feb/2003 ] 'Prégardien is a prince among tenors' (Gramophone) GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE |
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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 |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Sonatas & Rhapsodies Garrick Ohlsson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Jul/2021 ] Both sonatas recorded here are the work of the young Brahms-still a teenager when he wrote Op 2-and perfectly complement the much later rhapsodies. These are magisterial accounts from a pianist noted for his mastery of the Romantics. |
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LEO WEINER
Weiner: Violin Sonatas Hagai Shaham (violin), Arnon Erez (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Apr/2010 ] 'Hagai Shaham plays with a large, richly Romantic tone and a feeling for the grand gestures in which the music delivers its message and the ethnic matrix from which it emerged. But he also has the virtuosic flair to put across the most flamboyant... |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: The Complete Songs, Vol. 8 [Incls 'Sechs Gesänge' (Op 7)] Harriet Burns (soprano) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Brahms Song Edition / CD - released 30/Aug/2019 ] "Buoyed by Johnson's acutely judged accompaniments, the fresh-toned young soprano Harriet Burns, on her CD debut, spins a pure line and responds sensitively to the echt-Brahmsian moods of loneliness, regret and pathos." Gramophone |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: The Complete Songs, Vol. 6 (Incls 'Lieder und Gersänge', Op. 32) Ian Bostridge (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Brahms Song Edition / CD - released 25/Jul/2015 ] "Bostridge's fans have no need to hesitate either, and the virtues of his distinctive Lieder-singing art are very much in evidence." Gramophone |
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FRANK BRIDGE
Bridge: Complete Songs Janice Watson (soprano), Louise Winter (mezzo soprano), Jamie MacDougal (tenor), Gerald Finley (baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 10/Aug/2014 ] "This fine collection of settings by poets as diverse as Herrick, Heine and Tagore is full of surprises and beautifully performed by all, especially pianist Roger Vignoles" The Observer |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Complete Hyperion Schubert Edition: The Final Year John Mark Ainsley, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Michael Schade (tenors) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Schubert Edition Vol 37 / CD - released 20/Sep/2000 ] The final volume in the Schubert Hyperion series |
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JERZY GABLENZ / IGNACY Jan PADEREWSKI
Gablenz: Piano Concerto / Paderewski: Polish Fantasy Jonathan Plowright (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Lukasz Borowicz [ Hyperion The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol 83 / CD - released 28/May/2021 ] "In terms of sheer spontaneity, pliant rhythmic élan and delicacy of texture, I cannot imagine a more thrilling performance, or one that more fully captures Paderewski's heartfelt message." Gramophone |
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BALAKIREV / GRIEG / HONEGGER / TCHAIKOVSKY / BERKELEY / MOMPOU / etc
Hommage a Chopin Jonathan Plowright (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Feb/2010 ] "All of these multifaceted offerings...show Jonathan Plowright as beguiling in his intimacy as he is magisterial in virtuosity." Editor's Choice: Gramophone Magazine - April 2010 |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Songs Julia Sitkovetsky (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/May/2020 ] 'The versions by Sitkovetsky and Vignoles … form a notable addition to the catalogue and represent a remarkable achievement by an artist making her debut on disc' (MusicWeb International) |