ERWIN SCHULHOFF
Schulhoff: Violin Sonatas Tanja Becker-Bender (violin) / Markus Becker (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Mar/2011 ] "Tanja Becker-Benda offers absolutely stunning playing throughout this warmly recorded disc." (BBC Music Disc of the Month March 2011) |
FERDINAND HILLER
Hiller: Piano Concertos Nos 1-3 Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Howard Shelley (piano & conductor) [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto Vo 45 / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] "The indefatigable Shelley puts us in his debt again by uncovering these gems." (Editor's Choice Gramophone June 2008) |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY/ MAURICE RAVEL / GABRIEL FAURE
Debussy, Ravel, Faure: Piano trios The Florestan Trio [ Hyperion 30 / CD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] 'The Florestans, exhibiting their trademark finesse, taste and sensitivity, fully demonstrate why they are one of the most highly prized of new ensembles' (The Scotsman) |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet and Clarinet Trio Thea King (clarinet) / Gabrieli Quartet / Karine Georgian (cello) Clifford Benson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/Apr/2003 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) 'A radiantly beautiful performance, as fine as any put on record' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
ANDREAS ROMBERG / ROBERT FUCHS / CHARLES Villiers STANFORD
Romberg/Fuchs/Stanford: Clarinet Quintets Thea King (clarinet) / the Britten String Quartet [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 6/Jun/2001 ] "There's plenty of lively, affectionate musicianship in these performances - all warmly and intimately recorded." ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (Aug 2001) |
HOWELLS / COOKE / McCONCHY / FRANKEL / HOLBROOKE
English Clarinet Quintets Thea King (clarinet) The Britten String Quartet [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 24/Mar/2003 ] 'Yet another super disc from this company. Thea King is no stranger to Hyperion but I think this may be her best disc to date for them. [The Frankel] is a masterpiece pure and simple and anyone who tells you different must be deaf' (Tempo) |
GERALD FINZI
Finzi: Choral works Trinity College Choir Cambridge / Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Aug/2019 ] A cluster of choral miniatures culminating in one of Finzi's most intense, visionary masterpieces: this is some of the most exquisite English choral writing of the last century. |
CECILIA MCDOWALL
McDowall: Sacred Choral Music Trinity College Choir Cambridge / Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Apr/2021 ] McDowall's keen sensitivity to text and her flair for writing vocal lines that are grateful to sing are just two of the virtues which justify the success of her choral music. Her original and distinctive voice is well served by Stephen Layton and his... |
JAAKKO MANTYJARVI
Mäntyjärvi: Choral Music Trinity College Choir Cambridge / Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Oct/2020 ] "The Finn Jaakko Mäntyjärvi's choral palette ranges from ethereal to hardhitting, deliciously eerie to radiantly joyful. It is all immaculately and excitingly presented here." BBC Music Five Stars |
SIR CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD
Stanford: A Song of Agincourt & other works Ulster Orchestra / Howard Shelley [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Aug/2019 ] From the charming whimsy of 'Fairy Day' to the dignified ceremonial of 'Verdun', this is a welcome and varied collection of some of Stanford's finest occasional pieces. |
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Symphony No 3 'Organ' / Bacchanale / etc Paul Jacobs (organ) / Utah Symphony, Thierry Fischer [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Dec/2018 ] "This is a most enjoyable CD which augurs well if, as I believe, it's to be the first in a series. The recorded sound is good and Roger Nichols' note is valuable. Encore, s'il vous plait." MusicWeb |
LEONARD BERNSTEIN / SAMUEL BARBER / AARON COPLAND
Bernstein: Chicester Psalms / Barber: Agnes Dei / Copland: In the Beginning Corydon Singers, Matthew Best [ Hyperion / CD ] 'An imaginative and enterprising programme, extremely well sung and recorded' (Gramophone) |
Various Artists
Medtner:piano Sonatas [ Hyperion / 4 CD ] |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Vespers [All-Night Vigil] Corydon Singers, Matthew Best (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Feb/1990 ] 'Outstanding. A performance that is at once perceptive, sympathetic and finely sung' (Gramophone) 'Rich and atmospheric, a blissfully unhurried reading' (BBC Music Magazine) |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / MACMILLAN / TAVENER
Vaughan Williams, MacMillan & Tavener: Choral works Westminster Abbey Choir / James O'Donnell [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Jun/2023 ] "A special sense of intimate devotion suffuses the opening Kyrie of Vaughan Williams's Mass, the singing restrained but immaculately controlled technically.'" BBC Music Choral & Song Choice *5 Stars) Sept 2023 |
NICHOLAS LUDFORD
Ludford: Missa Videte miraculum & Ave Maria, ancilla Trinitatis Westminster Abbey Choir, James O'Donnell (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Mar/2018 ] "James O'Donnell and the Westminster singers really understand this music and make a fine case for Ludford being a true (if neglected) master of polyphony. The disc kicks off with some serene, measured singing in the Kyrie" BBC Music |
PARRY / STANFORD / GRAY / WOOD
Parry: Songs of farewell & works by Stanford, Gray & Wood Westminster Abbey Choir, James O'Donnell (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jun/2020 ] Stanford's eight-part Latin Magnificat was posthumously dedicated to Parry, whose own Songs of farewell are unmistakably valedictory in mood. Personal as well as musical associations run deep in this poignantly expressive programme from Westminster... |
JONATHAN DOVE / JUDITH WEIR / MATTHEW MARTIN
Dove, Weir & Martin: Choral works Westminster Abbey Choir, James O'Donnell (conductor), Peter Holder (organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 4/Feb/2022 ] A diverse selection of works, many written to commemorate state occasions in Westminster Abbey itself, by three composers who demonstrate a particular affinity for choral music. |
BAIRSTOW / HARRIS / STANFORD
Bairstow, Harris & Stanford: Choral works Westminster Abbey Choir / James O'Donnell, Peter Holder [ Hyperion / CD - released 3/May/2019 ] Three composers whose contributions to the Anglican choral tradition are rich in historical significance: no less than the Abbey itself, much of this music is inseparably bound up with the national celebrations or commemorations appropriate to war,... |
GIOVANNI FRANCESCO ANERIO / FELICE ANERIO
Requiem / Motets Westminster Cathedral Choir / James O'Donnell [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 15/Apr/2006 ] "This is a fascinating disc of music in fine performances. Music by the Anerio brothers is still pretty rare on disc. In performances as committed and as passionate as their works make pretty riveting listening" (MusicWeb May 2006) |