Since you are interested in Fantasia, Aria and other works, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL / JOSEF HAYDN
Angela Hewitt plays Handel & Haydn Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] "Altogether a splendid contribution to these composers' anniversary year' (BBC Music Magazine Instrumental Choice) |
J.S. BACH
Das wohltemperirte Clavier [The Well-Tempered Clavier] (original recording) Angela Hewitt (piano) [ Hyperion / 4 CD Box Set - released 5/Oct/2007 ] 'Hewitt has set a new benchmark. Her touch is admirably clear and light...and she is uniquely attuned to Bach's supple, sprightly rhyhms. A '48' of exceptional grace and beauty. I know of no musician whose Bach playing on any instrument is of greater... |
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) |
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... |
J.S. BACH
The Keyboard Concertos - 1 Angela Hewitt (piano) Australia Chamber Orchestra, directed from the violin by Richard Tognetti [ Hyperion SACD / SACD - released 20/Jun/2005 ] "Angela Hewitt's combination of a lively and never heavy touch, unassertive virtuosity, natural phrasing and wistfully expressive slow movements, corresponds to what many people hope to find in Bach. It is playing memorable for its poise, for its... |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Piano Concerto / Introduction and Allegro / etc Angela Hewitt (piano) / Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Hannu Lintu [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jul/2012 ] Angela Hewitt's recordings of Schumann's solo piano works for Hyperion have been described as 'revelatory … something to cherish' (Gramophone) and 'unreservedly superb' (The Guardian). Now she turns her attention to the works for piano and orchestra... |