BERLIOZ / DUPARC / KOECHLIN / DEBUSSY / RAVEL / BRITTEN
Reflet Sandrine Piau (soprano), Orchestre Victor Hugo, Jean-Francois Verdier [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 15/Mar/2024 ] "It almost goes without saying that the performances are magnificent...Warmly supported by the Orchestre Victor Hugo under Jean-François Verdier and captured in glowing sound, Piau has created another sublime album." 5/5 BBC Music Magazine |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: La Resurrezione Lucy Crowe (Angel), Sophie Bevan (Mary Magdalene), Iestyn Davies (Mary Cleophas), Hugo Hymas (John the Evangelist), The English Concert [ Linn Records / 2 CD - released 8/Jul/2022 ] "Bicket and his stellar cast embrace Handel's radical approach, turning sacred figures into intensely dramatic ones. Handel gave instruments their own actor-like parts, which The English Concert deliver ravishingly." BBC Recording of Month July 22 |
Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris, Hugo Marchand, Amandine Albisson, Matthias Heymann, Mathieu Ganio, Léonore Baulac, Germain Louvet, Dorothée Gilbert, Paul
Opéra de Paris: A Very Special Season (a Film By Priscilla Pizzato) BLU-RAY [ BelAir classiques Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 27/May/2022 ] The Paris Opera Ballet is one of the most active dance companies in the world. The dancers, used to practicing 5 to 7 hours a day, develop themselves by working with coaches and choreographers. |
BAPTISTE TROTIGNON
Anima Orchestre Victor Hugo, Jean-François Verdier [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 14/Jan/2022 ] An eminent ambassador of the 'French touch' in jazz and winner of many awards (Django-Reinhardt, Victoires du Jazz, Django d'Or, SACEM jazz awards) - Baptiste Trotignon has been composing for symphony orchestras and classical musicians for several... |
HUGO MONTENEGRO
The Young Beat of Rome & Candy's Theme and Other Sweets [2 original LPs on 1 CD] Hugo Montenegro & His Orchestra [ Dutton / CD - released 1/Jul/2021 ] Original recordings from 1964 & 1965 |
HUGO WINTERHALTER
Hugo Winterhalter Goes...Continental / I Only Have Eyes for You [2 original LPs on 1 CD] Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra [ Dutton / CD - released 1/Jul/2021 ] Original Recordings from 1962 & 1964 |
STRAUSS / BERG / ZEMLINSKY
Clair-Obscur Sandrine Piau (soprano), Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté, Jean-François Verdier [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 12/Mar/2021 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Voice & Ensemble |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Semele (complete opera recorded in 2019) Louise Alder, Hugo Hymas, Lucile Richardot / Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 29/Jan/2021 ] In Spring 2019, the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists, led by John Eliot Gardiner, presented a critically-acclaimed European tour of Handel's opera 'Semele', including Alexandra Palace Theatre in London, where this live recording took... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Semele (complete opera recorded in 2019) BLU-RAY Louise Alder, Hugo Hymas, Lucile Richardot / Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner [ EuroArts Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 29/Jan/2021 ] In Spring 2019, the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists, led by John Eliot Gardiner, presented a critically-acclaimed European tour of Handel's opera 'Semele', including Alexandra Palace Theatre in London. |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Semele (complete musical drama) Louise Alder, Hugo Hymas, Lucile Richardot, Carlo Vistoli, etc / The English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner [ SDG / 3 CD Box Set - released 2/Oct/2020 ] "A new recording is always welcome, especially when it comes from someone who knows his dramatical business as John Eliot Gardiner does." Gramophone Editor's Choice Sept 2020 |
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Samson Joshua Ellicott, Sophie Bevan, Fflur Wyn, Mary Bevan, Jess Dandy, Hugo Hymas / Dunedin Consort, John Butt [ Linn / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Nov/2019 ] "This new Samson now becomes the top recommendation: for its uniformly excellent soloists, its excitingly 'present' choral singing and, above all, its more urgent sense of theatre" Gramophone Awards 2020 Short List - Choral |
PELLEGRINI / PICCININI / PURCELL
From the Ground Up: Chaconnes Samuel West, Baba Israel (narrator) O/MODƏRNT, Hugo Ticciati [ Signum / CD - released 18/Oct/2019 ] Originating as a sexy dance in South America, the 'chacona' crossed the Atlantic and established itself in Spain as an irresistible temptation. In 1615, it was banned from Spanish theatres for being 'lascivious, dishonest, offensive to pious ears',... |
ARVO PART / PETERIS VASKS / JOHN TAVENER / etc
White Light: The Space Between O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra, Hugo Ticciati (violin / artistic director) [ Signum / 2 CD - released 6/Apr/2018 ] "It is simply wonderful restorative music to unwind to. The high level of production (recording, design, and essays) is an added bonus. Highly recommended." Nicholas Butler/Marbecks |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Magnificat in E flat / Missa in F Hannah Morrison, Eleanor Minney, Reginald Mobley, Hugo Hymas, Gianluca Buratto / Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner [ SDG / CD - released 1/Dec/2017 ] "The Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists are in virtuosic form, with the pick of the vocal soloists being the thunderous Italian bass Gianluca Buratto, a refreshing contrast to the usual genteel Bach baritones." The Times |
Stöhr, Monika / Noth, Hugo ao.
Brass, Nikolaus - Chamber Music Vol. 1 [ Col Legno / CD - released 18/Sep/2017 ] |
MICHEL RICHARD de LALANDE
Symphonies pour les soupers du Roy Sébastien Marq, Marie-Ange Petit, Gilles Rapin, Jérôme Hantaï La Simphonie du Marais, Hugo Reyne [ Harmonia Mundi Heritage / 4 CD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] With this first-ever complete recording of the legendary Symphonies pour les Soupers du Roy in 1990, Hugo Reyne produced a set of discs as varied as it is comprehensive. Twenty-five years later - and 300 years after the death of Louis XIV! - it still... |
Hugo Diaz
Tango Argentino - Baroque Classics [ Arc / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] Hugo Díaz (1947-1998) is regarded as one of the greatest bandoneón players of his generation. On this bandoneón solo album he not only plays tango but also ties into the classical tradition playing pieces of baroque music |
Trio Hugo Diaz
20 Best of Classical Tango [ Arc / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] |
Trio Hugo Diaz
Classical Tango Argentino [ Arc / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] Hugo Díaz, the great master bandoneón player presents tangos full of vitality and passion. On this album he is accompanied by Ciro Pérez (guitar) and Horacio Cabarcos (bass). These two musicians count among the best players of tango |
Trio Hugo Diaz
Classical Tango Argentino [ Arc / CD - released 1/Aug/2013 ] The tango of Hugo Díaz is highly imaginative and of high artistic quality. The perfect ensemble playing of the musicians is proven in the continuous variation of speed and rhythm and fine interpretations of tango stories |