Since you are interested in MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Chabrier: Briseis, ou Les Amantes de Corinthe, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
GUSTAV HOLST
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Holst: Choral Symphony / Choral Fantasia Lynne Dawson (soprano) / Guildford Choral Society, Royal Philharmonic, Wetton [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 26/Feb/2002 ] ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (June 2002 |
ALEXANDER MacKENZIE
Mackenzie: Violin Concerto / Pibroch Suite Malcolm Stewart (violin) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Vernon Handely, conductor / David Davies, conductor [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Jun/2009 ] 'Stewart is the real red-blooded article, with a big sound and a bow that travels across the strings so fast that it must look like a blur in the concert hall. But not a single note is blurred or slighted here' - Fanfare, USA |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: On wings of song Margaret Price (soprano) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 14/Apr/2004 ] "Mesmerising... as is usual, the Hyperion recording is perfectly balanced" - Classic CD |
TRADITIONAL
Marie McLaughlin - Songs of Scotland Marie McLaughlin (soprano) Malcolm Martineau (piano) Isobel Frayling-Cork (clarsach) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Jul/2009 ] "McLaughlin sings with passionate intensity, and her voice has all the colors of the rainbow for these widely varying songs … An album to treasure'" Fanfare |
SAINT-SAENS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Saint-Saens: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 / etc Mats Lidstrom (cello) Bengt Forsberg (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] "These artists radiate total conviction and a life-enhancing vitality and sensitivity" Penguin Guide |
FINZI / GURNEY / FARRAR / BROWNE / KELLY / BUTTERWORTH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: War's Embers: a legacy of songs by composers who perished or suffered in World War 1 Michael George (bass) Martyn Hill (tenor) Stephen Varcoe (baritone) Clifford Benson (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] 'If you enjoy English song, this set is a must ... The singers are Britain's best, and their excellence is matched by the accompaniments of Clifford Benson' (BBC Music Magazine) |
ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Symphony No 7 in E BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Dec/2012 ] "...it's not often you hear cries of "encore" after a Bruckner symphony, but I would gladly have heard this one repeated in full' (The Guardian) |
BACH / MOZART / SCHUMANN / CHOPIN / BEETHOVEN / BIZET / etc
For Children Livia Rev (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 13/Apr/2005 ] 'A wholly delectable recital, and not just for children either. First class. Highly recommended for late-night listening' - The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs |
IVES / BARBER / HARRIS / THOMSON / COWELL
From the Steeples and the Mountains The London Gabrieli Brass Ensemble / Christopher Larkin (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] 'The brass playing throughout is vividly expert and the recording is splendidly real' (Gramophone) |
ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI
La Folia Lynn Dawson (soprano) / The Purcell Quartet [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 26/May/2007 ] 'My very favourite...their easy rapport and the stylishness of her singing are quite unforgettable, and Woolley's stunning performance...wants for nothing' (Gramophone) |