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ALFRED SCHNITTKE
Schnittke: Works for Violin and Piano Daniel Hope (violin) Alexey Botvinov (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 26/Feb/2021 ] "In the summer of 1989, when I was 15, my 'love affair' with Alfred Schnittke's music began", recalls Daniel Hope. Three years later the violinist became acquainted with the Russian composer, studying with and performing for Schnittke. |
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TRADITIONAL
Daniel Hope: Irish Roots Daniel Hope (violin) with Seán Smyth (fiddle) Kevin Crawford (flute) Trevor Hutchinson (double bass) Cillian Vallely (uilleann pipes) Siobhan Armstron [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 5/Jul/2024 ] "There's charm here for sure, though a better title might have been 'Irish Stew ' given the different array of flavours. The traditional tunes, like Morning Nightcap, are really appealing and the Ina Boyle is grand." BBC Music |
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: Wonderful Town Brooke Shields & Jennifer Hope Wills / 2004 New Broadway Cast Recording [ DRG Records / CD - released 17/May/2004 ] Wonderful Town is a 1953 musical with book written by Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and music by Leonard Bernstein. The musical tells the story of two sisters who aspire to be a writer and actress... |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN & OTHERS
The Chopin Project - Essential Camille Thomas (cello), with Julien Brocal & Julien Libeer (piano), Daniel Hope (violin) & Jane Birkin [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 17/Jun/2023 ] The Chopin Project is Camille Thomas's most ambitious project to date. It's a journey in three chapters to discover Chopin's life through the sound of the cello. This album is an essential selection from the entire series. |
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SHANKAR / RAVEL / de FALLA / BARTOK / SCHNITTKE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Daniel Hope - East Meets West Daniel Hope (violin) with Sebastian Knauer (piano), Asok Chakraborty (tabla), Gaurav Mazumdar (sitar), Gilda Sebastian (tanbur) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 13/Sep/2004 ] British violinist Daniel Hope has enjoyed a thriving international solo career for more than 35 years. Celebrated for his musical versatility and dedication to humanitarian causes, he has been recognized with a string of honors including the Order of... |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto / Octet for Strings Daniel Hope (violin) / Chamber Orchestra of Europe / Thomas Hengelbrock [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 19/Sep/2007 ] "The playing is consistently fine and the pairing of the concerto with the octet - with a few songs thrown in for good measure - makes for enjoyable listening. It is worth hearing this original version of the concerto, if only for interest's... |
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DEBUSSY / BERG / HAHN / CHAUSSON / RAVEL / RACHMANINOV / etc
Daniel Hope - Belle Époque Daniel Hope (violin), Lise de la Salle (piano), Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano), Zürcher Kammerorchester [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] "Hope's glidings and throbbings can be delightful, as can the music itself. Some of the sweetest, rarest pieces come from Webern's teacher Schoenberg, writing in the 1890s when he had yet to relinquish heart-tugging tunes...Treat this album like a... |
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KOSMA / Max RICHTER / HEYMANN / SCHUBERT / SATIE / WEILL / etc
Hope@Home Daniel Hope (violin) with Christoph Israel (piano) Till Brönner (trumpet) Joy Denalane (vocals) Max Raabe (vocals) Jacques Ammon (piano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 11/Sep/2020 ] Violinist Daniel Hope spent his period of social distancing by performing chamber concerts from his living room in Berlin online and for Arte Concert with specially invited guests. Deutsche Grammophon is proud to present Hope@Home the album, a... |
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GLUCK / HAYDN / MYSLIVECEK / SALOMON / MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Journey To Mozart Daniel Hope (violin) / Zurich Chamber Orchestra [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 28/Sep/2018 ] "It's both a highly personal selection and a rather puzzling one…Hope's brilliance as a soloist does come across assertively throughout this 'Journey', which for his many admirers will surely prove sufficient to sustain interest." (BBC Music) |
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Elmo Hope
Five Classic Albums (New Faces - New Sounds / Informal Jazz / Quintet / Here's Hope! / High Hope!) [ Avid Jazz / 2 CD - released 7/Jul/2017 ] A close friend of Bud Powell, with whom he grew up listening and absorbing the sounds of jazz and classical music. The two chums also befriended another great musical maverick, the jazz composer and pianist Thelonious Monk. As a musician based in New... |
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HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique (with Mark-Anthony Turnage: "Shadow Walker" Concerto) Vadim Repin, Daniel Hope (violins) / Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra, Sascha Goetzel [ Onyx / CD - released 1/Oct/2018 ] "Vadim Repin and Daniel Hope are, not surprisingly, ideally fluent, and the excellent Turkish players recreate Turnage's enigmatic soundworld with aplomb." BBC Music |
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RAMIREZ / DOWLAND / SCHUBERT / GIAZOTTO / ELGAR / PART / etc
Daniel Hope: Hope Zürcher Kammerorchester, Daniel Hope [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 22/Aug/2023 ] Violinist Daniel Hope presents a highly personal, yet distinctive collection of timeless classics by Schubert, Elgar and Pärt, several beloved traditional songs in stunning new instrumental versions and a brand-new arrangement of the Misa Criolla. |
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The Hope Conspiracy
Death Knows Your Name [ Deathwish Inc / CD - released 13/Sep/2010 ] |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Terezín / Theresienstadt Anne Sofie von Otter (soprano) Bengt Forsberg (piano) Christian Gerhaher (baritone) Daniel Hope (violin [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Sep/2007 ] BBC Magazine Award Finalist 2008 (Best vocal recording) - 'The poignant history of the Theresienstadt (Terezin) ghetto, its musicians and composers is now well known. This recital of songs and chamber works brings a broad range of the repertoire to... |
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ANTONIN DVORAK / FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Dvorak/Mendelssohn: Piano Trios Beaux Arts Trio, with Daniel Hope (violin), Menahem Pressler (piano), Antonio Meneses (violoncello) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 3/Jan/2005 ] |
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VIVALDI
Violin Concertos (with Aria 'Sovvente il sole') Daniel Hope (violin) / Chamber Orchestra of Europe / with Anne Sofie von Otter (soprano) [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "Out-of-Season Vivaldi delivered with a winning blend of love and intelligence. As so often with Daniel Hope, for some reason a much bigger star in Germany than in his native UK, the watchword here is intelligence." Editor's Choice - Gramophone... |
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MENDELSSOHN / REICH / TAVENER / ELGAR / ENESCU / RAVEL
My Tribute to Yehudi Menuhin Daniel Hope (violin) / Kammerorchester Basel [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Jul/2016 ] "Hope has created a loving homage." (The Guardian) |
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VIVALDI / RICHTER
Vivaldi Recomposed: The Four Seasons (Recomposed by Max Richter) [plus bonus concert DVD] Daniel Hope (violin) Max Richter (moog) Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD/DVD - released 6/May/2014 ] Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) wrote the four violin concertos known as Le quattro stagioni - "The Four Seasons." Today The Four Seasons may be the most widely heard piece of classical music ever composed. Max Richter, the award-winning British... |
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CHOPIN / SCRIABIN / GRIEG / BEETHOVEN / etc
Verbier Festival - Best of 2014 Evgeny Kissin, Sergei Babayan, Martha Argerich, Daniil Trifonov (piano), Ingela Brimberg (soprano), Daniel Hope (violin), etc / Verbier Festival Orche [ Erato / 2 CD - released 25/Jul/2015 ] Evgeny Kissin has recorded a captivating recital of Chopin Polonaises and Impromptus. The live performance was recorded at Switzerland's acclaimed Verbier Festival in July, 2004. |
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BEETHOVEN / MOZART / BRAHMS / HANDEL / HAYDN / MENDELSSOHN / ROSSINI / etc
Roger Norrington - The Complete Erato Recordings London Classical Players, The Schutz Choir of London, Sir Roger Norrington, with Melvyn Tan (piano) & Daniel Hope (violin) [ Erato Veritas / 45 CD Box Set - released 11/Nov/2022 ] Innovator, erudite, entertaining and acclaimed conductor Sir Roger Norrington founded the Schütz Choir, became founding music director of Kent Opera and established the London Classical Players, the period-instrument orchestra. |