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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Opp 27/1, 31/2, 79 & 109 Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Jul/2018 ] This latest instalment of Angela Hewitt's Beethoven is bookended by the great 'Tempest' and Op 109 sonatas. The performances-incentive enough to acquire this release-are as usual complemented by Angela's own booklet notes which provide real insight... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Variations Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Oct/2020 ] "No qualifications are required for Angela Hewitt's new Beethoven album..Hewitt's touch is remarkably nimble and poetic" The Times |
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RAVEL
Complete Solo Piano Music Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 20/May/2002 ] "French music is clearly close to her heart as this magnificent survey of Ravel's music for solo piano reveals. Her wonderfully judged performances merely serve to heighten admiration for a composer of quite remarkable facility and imagination. A... |
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J.S. BACH
Das wohltemperirte Clavier-Book 2 (Well Tempered Clavier) Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 11/Nov/2000 ] ROSETTE (Highest Rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
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J. S. BACH
Das wohltemperirte Clavier [The Well-Tempered Clavier] (complete 2008 recording) Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/May/2009 ] 'Her best Bach yet..Not everyone can improve on the best, but it looks as it Angela Hewitt might have done just that..This is a defining moment in the performance history of the '48'..Hewitt's second thoughts" BBC Music |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Davidsbundlertanze / Kinderszenen / Piano Sonata No. 2 Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] 'Here from Angela Hewitt comes a disc to make us marvel anew at Schumann's Romanticism..This is revelatory Schumann-playing - something to cherish' (Gramophone) |
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J. S. BACH
Bach, (J.S.): The English Suites Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD Box Set - released 21/Sep/2003 ] CLASSICAL CD OF THE WEEK (The Sunday Times) CD OF THE WEEK (Daily Telegraph) DISC OF THE WEEK (BBC Radio 3) |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Fantasia, Aria and other works Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 11/Aug/2004 ] "Her astonishing dispatch of the rapid repeated notes in the finale of the D major Sonata, her bouncy, characterful articulation in the BWV 832 Suite in A, and the feathery fingerwork in the BWV 944 Fugue take great Bach playing to joyous heights." |
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J. S. BACH
Bach, (J.S.): Fantasia, Aria Variata and other works Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 11/Aug/2004 ] 'Here is another out and out winner from Angela Hewitt … The hallmark of her playing derives from just such a sharp definition of musical character. Be it light or solemn, her outlook on Bach is consistently enlivening' (The Daily Telegraph) |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Humoreske / Piano Sonata Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] CLASSIC FM MAGAZINE INSTRUMENTAL DISC OF THE MONTH - 'A compelling Schumann player' |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Humoreske / Piano Sonata Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] CLASSIC FM MAGAZINE INSTRUMENTAL DISC OF THE MONTH - 'A compelling Schumann player' |
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J. S. BACH
Bach, (J.S.): The Inventions Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 16/May/2005 ] 'Performances of exemplary clarity and craftsmanship' - CDReview |
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J. S. BACH
Bach, (J.S.): Italian Concerto, French Overture, etc Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 5/Feb/2001 ] 2001 GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST - Instrumental 'This enticing collection once again confirms Angela Hewitt's reputation for playing Bach on the piano' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
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FRANCOIS COUPERIN
Keyboard Music vol. 3 Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Nov/2005 ] "Hewitt's mini literary masterpiece is not only cause for exaltation, but also a source of encouragement to all those who are not familiar with such a refined style of music. An inspirational issue to complete a memorable mini-cycle which should... |
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FRANCOIS COUPERIN
Keyboard Music Vol.2 Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion SACD / SACD - released 14/Apr/2004 ] 'Angela Hewitt is a remarkable musician with a highly refined sensibility. She makes use of the best qualities of the piano without stepping out of stylistic bounds … Such intelligent musicianship' (American Record Guide) |
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JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU
Rameau: Keyboard Suites Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 22/Jan/2007 ] "A qualified welcome then - if Rameau played on the piano appeals there are no serious reservations" (MusicWeb January 2007) |
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GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Piano Music Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Sep/2013 ] "turning convention topsy-turvy, she reminds us in her vehement, brightly lit performances that Faure objected to pianists who play his music 'with the shutters down'" Gramophone Magazine, September 2013 |
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FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Piano Sonata & other works Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Feb/2015 ] "Hewitt's Liszt interpretations are both exquisite and dramatic, at once finely thought-out and exalting. From the first bar, the Sonata is invested with a freshness," Sunday Times |
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BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Op 14 No 1, Op 31 No 1, Op 49 Nos 1 & 2, Op 81a Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 29/Jul/2016 ] Another instalment of Angela Hewitt's much- lauded Beethoven presents five piano sonatas, culminating with the masterly 'Les adieux'. As usual, Angela's booklet notes muse compellingly on the music, performance practice and all things Beethovenian. |
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BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonatas-Vol 2 (Incls Piano Sonata in C minor 'Pathetique' Op 13) Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/May/2007 ] 'The Pastoral sonata leads off Angela Hewitt's second Beethoven sonata cycle instalment, and she taps into the music's overall geniality while also paying heed to its darker corners … I love Hewitt's conversational give and take between the droning... |