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MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: Songs [incls 'Chants populaires' & 'Cinq melodies populaires grecques'] Gerald Finley (baritone), Julius Drake (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Jun/2009 ] "Top-notch sound and informed, easily readable liner notes complete an irresistible, essential package for all vocal music fans. Bravo" (10 / 10 ClassicsToday) |
CHARLES IVES
A Song-For Anything Gerald Finley (baritone) / Julius Drake (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 4/Oct/2005 ] "Overall, a disc offering sustained illumination and enjoyment' (BBC Music Magazine) |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Songs & Proverbs of William Blake Gerald Finley (baritone), Julius Drake (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Jun/2010 ] "Finley as ever acquits himself as a fine singer, a conscientious artist and a thoroughly reliable musician....In all (including the Blake) Julius Drake is the superb pianist." (Gramophone Award WINNER 2011 - Solo Vocal) |
BARBER
Songs Gerald Finley (baritone) Julius Drake (piano) with the Aronowitz Ensemble [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD WINNER 2008 - Solo Vocal -- "This is a pretty stunning achievement. At his most mellifluous and focused, Gerald Finley has beauty of tone to spare. But he is also at his most expressive" Gramophone Magazine (Disc of the... |
ARMSTRONG GIBBS
Songs Geraldine McGreevy (soprano) Stephen Varcoe (baritone) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/Feb/2003 ] Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (June 2003) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Voice in the Garden: Spanish Songs and Motets, 1480-1550 Gothic Voices / Christopher Page (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 2/Feb/2009 ] "An enthralling disc, a wholly persuasive introduction both to this little-known repertoire and to how it should be performed" BBC Music Magazine |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Garden of Zephirus - Courtly Songs of the Early Fifteenth Century Gothic Voices / Christopher Page, director [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Jun/2007 ] GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE - 'I believe this is the finest record of medieval polyphonic song yet produced' |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (Motets and Songs from Thirteenth-Century France) Gothic Voices / Christopher Page (medieval harp & director) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 15/Feb/2007 ] 'A compelling musical experience and a provocative intellectual one' - The Good CD Guide |
SCHUMANN
The Songs of Robert Schumann Vol 11 (Incls Sechs GesANnge, Op 89) Hanno Muller-Brachmann (baritone) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Feb/2009 ] 'This disc goes far to vindicating some of Schumann's least-favoured late songs, not least due to Graham Johnson's eloquent advocacy, in print and in performance' (Gramophone) |
BRITTEN
The Red Cockatoo and other songs Ian Bostridge (tenor) / Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 16/May/2005 ] 'Bostridge is in the royal line of Britten's tenor interpreters ... heard here in a veritable cornucopia of, by and large, unfamiliar, and even unknown songs ... all performed with full understanding and innate beauty' - Gramophone |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Over Hill, Over Dale: partsongs, folksongs & Shakespeare settings Ian Bostridge (tenor) Michael George (bass) / Holst Singers / Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Feb/2009 ] 'The Holst Singers ... sing with a spellbinding sense of atmosphere and crystal-clear textures. Strongly recommended for all admirers of Vaughan Williams and fine choral work' (BBC Music Magazine) |
Ian Partridge (tenor) Stephen Roberts (baritone) Clifford Benson (piano)
Songs by Finzi and His Friends [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 28/Apr/2003 ] 'Delightful collection... outstanding performances... superbly accompanied' |
ROMANTIC RESIDUES
Romantic Residues AE Songs for tenor & harp James Gilchrist (tenor) Alison Nicholls (harp) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Aug/2008 ] '[Roth] These are attractive works … The resources of voice and instruments are imaginatively exploited. And the performances are excellent. On the Hyperion disc Roth shares with Britten, Ravel and others, the whole working together as an unusual and... |
FAURE
The Complete Songs-volume 4 Jennifer Smith / Felicity Lott / Geraldine McGreevy / Jean-Paul Fouchecort / Stephen Varoce / Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Dec/2005 ] 'The sound is warm and initimate and Johnson's comprehensive notes are packed with information on each song and its cultural surround. In all this series has proved an impressive achievement, demonstrating that even the least known of Fauré's songs... |
FAURE
The Complete Songs Vol. 2 Jennifer Smith, Geraldine McGreevy, Felicity Lott and Stella Doufexis, sopranos / John Mark Ainsley and John-Paul Fouchecourt, tenors / Christopher Ma [ Hyperion / CD - released 12/Apr/2005 ] "This disc has given me enormous pleasure and will continue to do so, I know. I recommend it urgently" (MusicWeb April 2005) |
MUSSORGSKY / BRITTEN / PROKOFIEV
Russian Songs Joan Rodgers (soprano) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 3/Nov/2004 ] "This is Hyperion at its best: a pair of fine artists exploring a less-than-familiar corner of the repertoire. More please!" International Record Review- The Sunday Times |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Songs Joan Rodgers (soprano) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Mar/2009 ] 'Her intonation is faultless, her Russian excellent. A rare treat indeed' (Vladimir Ashkenazy) |
PETER WARLOCK
Songs John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD ] "Whether you collect tenors, English music or simply good singing, don't be without this" (BBC Music) |
