Since you are interested in Sound the Trumpet: Music by Henry Purcell and his followers, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann: Piano Sonatas, Op 11 & Op 14 Nikolai Demidenko (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] 'A pair of performances which can justly be described in terms of superlatives. Outstanding readings of remarkable works' (Classic CD) |
VIRGIL THOMSON
Louisiana Story (Includes 'the Plow that Broke the Plains') The New London Orchestra / Ronald Corp (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 11/Aug/2004 ] 'Hyperion's recording is faultless; the notes... are sagacious and rewarding. If your interest is in American music or in film scores, this is indispensable' - American Record Guide |
POULENC / HAHN
Aubade & Sinfonietta / Le Bal de Beatrice d'Este The New London Orchestra / Ronald Corp (conductor) with Julian Evans (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 7/Jun/2004 ] 'A scintillating recording debut... in admirably off-the-beaten-track repertory' - The Observer |
VIVALDI / ALBINONI / MARCELLO / BELLINI / CIMAROSA
Five Italian Oboe Concertos Nicholas Daniels (oboe & director) / Peterborough String Orchestra [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/May/2008 ] 'Nicholas Daniel's playing, beautifully controlled and judiciously ornamented, makes it easy to listen again to a choice selection' (Fanfare, USA) |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Demidenko plays Chopin (Polonaises / Berceuse / Tarantella) Nikolai Demidenko (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 12/Jul/2005 ] 'Demidenko's free-flowing virtuosity in such comparitive rarities as the Allegro de concert and Tarantella carries all before it, perfectly offset by the delightful polonaises and a sublime rendering of the Berceuse' (BBC Music Magazine) |
PROKOFIEV
Music for Children (Includes Peter and the Wolf & The Ugly Duckling) Oleg and Gabriel Prokofiev (narrators) Penelope Walmsley-Clark (soprano) New London Orchestra / Finchley Children's Music Group / Ronald Corp (conduct [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 3/Nov/2004 ] 'A most attractive concert' - Hi Fi News |
HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Ayres for the Theatre The Parley of Instruments / Peter Holman (harpsichord, spinet, chamber organ, director) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 11/Nov/2005 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (pre 1700) - 'Classic accounts deserving a place in anyone's CD collection' (BBC Music Magazine) |
MATTHEW LOCKE
'the Broken Consort' The Parley of Instruments / Peter Holman [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 14/Jul/2006 ] 'This disc is delicious' (American Record Guide) |