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SCHOENBERG
Gurre-Lieder Melanie Diener (soprano) Ernst Haefliger (narrator) Martyn Hill (tenor) Jennifer Lane (mezzo) Stephen O'Mara (tenor) / Simon Joly Chorale Philharmonia [ Naxos Schoenberg Edition Vol 1 / 2 CD - released 28/Dec/2004 ] "This is not only recommended but a bit of a bargain as well." -- Bruce Hodges, MusicWeb |
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HERBERT HOWELLS
Howells: Missa Sabrinensis / Stabat Mater Neill Archer (tenor) Janice Watson (soprano) Della Jones (contralto) Martyn Hill (tenor) / London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra. [ Chandos 241 / 2 CD - released 27/Sep/2005 ] 'Gratitude, then, for an essential contribution towards the re-evaluation of an original visionary…' Gramophone 'Editor's Choice' on Missa Sabrinensis |
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OLIVER DAVIS
Davis: Solace Oliver Davis (Piano and Vocals), Kerenza Peacock, Jonathan Hill (Violins), Katherine Jenkinson, Nicholas Holland (Cellos) [ Signum / CD - released 12/Mar/2021 ] Recorded at the height of the international Covid lockdown, Oliver Davis's sixth album for Signum is a feat of both technological as well as artistic achievement. Following from draws together artists from across the globe for a selection of moving... |
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JOHN TAVENER
Fall and Resurrection Patricia Rozario / Michael Chance / Martyn Hill / Stephen Richardson / Richard Hickox [ BBC / Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 10/Jan/2003 ] G :- Fall and Resurrection is a deeply religious work. It tries to encompass, in brief glimpses the events which have taken place since the beginning of time, but with reference to Christian doctrine. |
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Peter Hill
Bach, J.S.: The Well-Tempered [ Delphian / 2 CD - released 9/Jan/2012 ] |
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J. S. BACH
Well-Tempered Clavier Peter Hill [ Delphian / 2 CD - released 3/Jun/2013 ] |
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J. S. BACH
The French Suites Peter Hill [ Delphian / 2 CD - released 22/Jan/2016 ] The French Suites have a special place among Bach's keyboard works. Besides containing music as profound and poetic as any Bach wrote, their textures have a transparency and sparkle that reflects a move towards the galant style fashionable among... |
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Peter Hill
Stravinsky:piano Music [ Naxos / CD - released 24/Jul/2000 ] |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Works For Piano Four Hands Peter Hill, Benjamin Frith (piano) [ Delphian / CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] "Messrs Hill and Frith have done us a service: now let's see what other pianists make of this fascinating work [the Grosse Fuge]" BBC Music |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
La Fauvette Passerinette: A Messiaen premiere with birds, landscapes and homages Peter Hill (piano) [ Delphian / CD - released 27/Oct/2014 ] "Whether in Dutilleux or Peter Sculthorpe, Murail or Takemitsu, Hill's provides a masterclass in capturing a composer's idiom with warmth and humanity." (Gramophone Award Nomination 2015 - Instrumental) |
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ARTHUR SULLIVAN
The Rose of Persia (Complete operetta) Plus Overtures (Rec 1999) Richard Morrison (baritone) Richard Suart (baritone) Marilyn Hill Smith (mezzo) Claire Henry (soprano) / Hanover Band / Tom Higgins [ CPO / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2005 ] "The highlight of this performance is the excellent orchestral playing bringing out every nuance of Sullivan's delicious score." |
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J. S. BACH
Harpsichord Concertos Vol 1 Robert Hill, Christoph Anselm Noll, Gerald Hambitzer, Cologne Chamber Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2001 ] Johann Sebastian at a special price |
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W. F. BACH
Keyboard Works, Vol. 1 Robert Hill (fortepiano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2007 ] In their originality, concentration and breadth of expression, the Polonaises of Johann Bach's first-born son, Wilhelm Friedemann, establish him as a composer worthy to be measured against his father. Arguably his most significant compositions, these... |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Cembalo Concertos Vol. 3 Robert Hill (harpsichord) / Cologne Chamber Orchestra; Helmut Muller-Bruhl [ Naxos Bach Complete Orchestral Works 5 / CD - released 30/Jun/2003 ] It seems that only a relatively small part of Bach's orchestral œuvre has been preserved for posterity. Much has been speculated about the reasons for the above-average losses in this particular field, but up till now no really conclusive reasons have... |
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MARTINU
La Revue de Cuisine (complete ballet) / Harpsichord Concerto / etc Robert Hill (harpsichord) / Holst-Sinfonietta, Klaus Simon (piano, conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Aug/2012 ] Ranging from 1927 to 1959, the year of Martinů's death, these four works reveal his unceasing versatility in chamber repertoire. La revue de cuisine, heard here in a recent reconstruction of the original complete score, is a supreme example of... |
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HERBERT HOWELLS
Hymnus paradisi / Sir Patrick Spens Roderick Williams / Claire Rutter / James Gilchrist / Kat Butler / Bach Choir / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / David Hill [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Jul/2007 ] "All admirers of Howells will be grateful to Naxos for letting us hear Sir Patrick Spens at long last. They should be equally grateful for a dedicated and eloquent performance of Hymnus Paradisi. This distinguished release is an undoubted feather in... |
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Ross Hill
Spa Music Music for Relaxing [ Attar / CD - released 7/Dec/2009 ] |
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GABRIEL FAURE
Fauré: Requiem & other sacred music Sarah Yanovitch (soprano) Edmund Milly (bass) Nola Richardson (soprano) / Yale Schola Cantorum, David Hill [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Oct/2017 ] "Edmund Milly has just the cantor-like voice Faure specified, with no boom or bluster, and the top choral parts are clear and bell-like." BBC Music |
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SCHOENBERG / BERG / WEBERN
Piano Music Peter Hill (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Aug/2009 ] "The piano music heard in the previous disc released on Naxos "can so easily come across as exercises in compositional technique, but lucidly unfolded like this, they emerge as entirely pianistic, and often tensely dramatic." The Guardian |
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BLISS / BRITTEN / HOLST
English Choral Music Shirley Minty (mezzo) Martyn Hill (tenor) Holst Singers / Hilary Wetton [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 16/Sep/2001 ] ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (Jan 2002)- "Never tentative or imprecise, the voices blend beautifully. The upper voices in particular shine with a luminous quality, and are wonderfully fast and flexible." |