DAVID MATTHEWS
Symphony No. 7 / Vespers Katie Bray (mezzo-soprano) & Matthew Long (tenor) The Bach Choir, David Hill / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra [ Dutton Epoch / CD - released 28/Apr/2014 ] "magnificent singing from the Bach Choir, with David Hill securing a powerful response from the Bournemouth Symphony...This is an important addition to Matthew's ever-increasing discography." (Gramophone Award Nomination 2015 - Contemporary) |
Larisch/Hill
Ries:cello Sonata/Introduction [ Cpo / CD - released 2/Oct/2000 ] |
Lauryn Hill
MTV Unplugged 2.0 (2CD) [ Columbia Records CD / 2 CD - released 6/May/2002 ] Lauryn Hill's Unplugged 2.0 album was a body of work that arrived far ahead of its time. Sixteen years ago, fans expected the multi-hyphenate superstar to kick in the door with a dynamic follow up to The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill. The... |
MENDELSSOHN
Organ Works: Mendelssohn in London Leo van Doeselaar (Thomas Hill Organ, St. Pieterskerk Leiden) [ MDG SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 16/Aug/2014 ] When Mendelssohn first played the organ in England, he surprised his public with his virtuosity, which was completely unknown to the British on this instrument. His pedal playing was particularly impressive, and as a consequence England's extremely... |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Lieder Lynda Russell / Peter Hill, witrh David Campbell (clarinet) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/1996 ] "Lynda Russell...has accomplished it with the good taste and innate musicianship for which she has been admired for some time in concert and opera. She is well partnered by Peter Hill and...David Campbell…" Gramophone |
CARL MILLOCKER / CARL MICHAEL ZIEHRER / STRAUSS FAMILY
Vienna Premieres, Vols 1-3 Marilyn Hill Smith (soprano) / Johan Strauss Orchestra / Jack Rothstein [ Chandos Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 8/Sep/2011 ] Perhaps no composer is more associated with a city than Johann Strauss II with Vienna. Indeed it is hard to consider Vienna without thinking of the waltz, and the waltz empire is dominated by the Strauss family. |
ZIEHRER / JOHANN STRAUSS II / OSCAR STRAUSS / KALMAN / MESSAGER / etc
Treasures of Operetta (Music from Casanova, Veronique, Merry Widow, Maid of the Mountains, Floradora, Arcadians, White Horse Inn, etc) Marilyn Hill Smith (soprano) / Peter Morrison (baritone) / Ambrosian Singers / The Chandos Singers / The Chandos Concert Orchestra / Barry Knight [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 1/May/2004 ] 'This is a terrific compilation, because the singers cover a huge range of operetta, from 1890s Paris and Vienna confections... up to such London Sweetmeats as Old Chelsea....' - American Record guide |
IVOR NOVELLO
Songs (Including 'A Violin Began to Play', 'Some Day My Heart Will Awake' & 'We'll Gather Lilacs' Marilyn Hill Smith (soprano) / The Chandos Concert Orchestra; Gordon Langford, piano; Stuart Barry, conductor [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Feb/2004 ] 'Chandos, Marilyn Hill Smith and Stuart Barry deserve full marks for taking the task so seriously - orchestrations sound to be authentic…' Gramophone |
Marilyn Hill Smith / Southern Festival Orchestra / Robin White
Moonstruck [ CD ] |
PETER MAXWELL DAVIES
Taverner (opera in two acts) Martyn Hill, David Wilson-Johnson / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Oliver Knussen [ NMC / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2010 ] "conductor Oliver Knussen keeps the goals in view and the climaxes in proportion, with the strings of the BBC SO tirelessly eloquent in the searing final stages." Gramophone Awards 2010 Finalist - Opera |
TIPPETT
Songs (Incls Songs for Achilles & Songs for Ariel) Martyn Hill (tenor) Andrew Ball (piano) Craig Ogden (guitar) [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/May/2006 ] 'Issued to mark the composer's ninetieth birthday, a most touching and eloquent tribute' (Gramophone) |
LILI BOULANGER
Clairieres dans le ciel / Hymne au soleil Martyn Hill (tenor) Andrew Ball (piano) / New London Chamber Choir / James Wood (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 12/May/2004 ] 'Truly one of the great French song cycles of the first quarter of this century' - Fanfare, USA |
ARNOLD BAX
Orchestral Works, Volume 8 (Incls 'Enchanted Summer' & 'Walsinghame') Martyn Hill (tenor) Anne Williams-Kingm, Lynore McWhirter (sopranos) / Brighton Festival Chorus / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vernon Handley [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/2007 ] 'This issue represents a considerable achievement for all involved. The spacious recording copes beautifully with everything Bax can muster.' Hi-Fi News |
BRITTEN
Serenade / Nocturne / Les Illuminations / Noyes Fludde Martyn Hill (tenor) / Frank Lloyd (horn) / Coull String Quartet / Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra from Schools of Salisbury and Chester / Richard Hicko [ Virgin de Virgin / 2 CD - released 21/May/2006 ] [Song cycles] ‘Rewarding alternatives to the classic recordings by Peter Pears... Ravishing.’ Penguin Guide |
REYNALDO HAHN
'Chansons Grises' and other songs Martyn Hill (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/May/2008 ] 'Martyn Hill's tenor is perfectly suited to Hahn's deliciously sentimental idiom…Most of the settings on the disc are to texts by his favourite Verlaine, including the seven Chansons grises. Hahn gages the level of sensuality perfectly, allowing the... |
SCHUBERT
Complete Schubert Edition: Schubert in 1815 (II) Martyn Hill (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Schubert Edition Vol 10 / CD - released 15/May/2005 ] 'This is a disc no Schubertian can possibly be without and a further jewel in this series's crown' (Gramophone) |
ARNOLD BAX
Orchestral Works, Volume 6 (Includes Russian Suite ; Four songs for tenor and orchestra & Romantic Overture) Martyn Hill (tenor) Margaret Fingerhut (piano) / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bryden Thomson [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 12/Nov/2003 ] "This disc, at mid-price, is an excellent place to start for anyone wishing to dip their aural toe into Bax's music" (MusicWeb April 2004) |
Stainer
The Crucifixion Martyn Hill (tenor) / Michael George (bass) / Margaret Philips (organ) / BBC Singers / Leith Hill Festival Singers / Brian Kay [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 15/Jan/2005 ] Recorded in: All Saints' Church, Tooting, London 13,14 January 1997 |
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 |
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 |