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... |
J. S. BACH
Bach: The Keyboard Concertos (Nos 1, 5, 7 & Triple) Angela Hewitt (Piano) / Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti [ Hyperion 30 / CD - released 1/Oct/2010 ] "Her playing is absolutely captivating: she decorates the solo part with playful, come-hither ornamentation-twirls, flutters, arabesques-and yet it never disturbs the clear, logical path she forges through the course of each work." Gramophone Magazine |
J. S. BACH
The Keyboard Concertos (complete) Angela Hewitt (Piano) /Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 15/Dec/2007 ] EDITOR'S CHOICE (Gramophone) CD OF THE MONTH (Gramophone) CLASSICAL CD OF THE WEEK (The Sunday Times) ALBUM OF THE WEEK (Musicweek) CLASSICAL CD OF THE WEEK (The Daily Telegraph) DISC OF THE MONTH (Classic FM Magazine) |
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... |
W. A. MOZART
Piano Concertos Nos. 6, 9 and 9 Angela Hewitt (piano) / Orchestra da Camera di Mantova [ Hyperion / CD - released 17/Oct/2011 ] "Hewitt directs the performances from the keyboard; with the piano well forward of the orchestra in the sound picture, her playing is typically crisp, and occasionally perhaps a bit too brisk, though its attention to detail is immaculate" The... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: The Complete Songs, Vol. 1 (Incls 'Sieben Lieder, Op 48') Angelika Kirchschlager (mezzo-soprano), Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Brahms Song Edition / CD - released 20/Jun/2010 ] "All in all, this is another bag of riches from Johnson to look forward to, and a great start to Brahms." (AudAud.com) |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: The Complete Songs Volume 2 Angelika Kirchschlager (mezzo-soprano), Julius Drake (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jul/2012 ] 'Kirchschlager's rich, resonant mezzo finds beauties everywhere on this disc, from heights of drama to intimacies of reflection, and at every turn Drake is with her' (BBC Music Magazine Awards 2013 Vocal WINNER) |
ALESSANDRO STRADELLA
San Giovanni Battista: oratorio for soloists and instruments Anke Herrmann, Antonio Abete, Elena Cecchi Fedi / Academia Montis Regalis / Alessandro De Marchi [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Apr/2008 ] 'Stradella's score, characterized by constant variety, is ravishing throughout … The whole band plays with tremendous panache and stylistic aplomb' (International Record Review) |
FAURE / DURUFLE
Requiem Ann Murray & Mary Seers (sopranos) Thomas Allen & Michael George (baritones) / Corydon Singers & English Chamber Orchestra / Matthew Best [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/May/2007 ] 'Superb' (Fanfare, USA) |
DURUFLE
Requiem Op 9, Quatre Motets sur des themes gregoriens Op 10 Ann Murray, Thomas Allen / Corydon Singers / English Chamber / Best [ Hyperion / CD - released 11/Nov/2000 ] 'A wonderfully sympathetic performance... a heavenly, visionary effect which is amazingly satisfying' (BBC Record Review) |
SCHWANTNER
Orchestral Music Anne Akiko Meyers (violin) Gregory Hustis (horn) James Diaz (organ) / Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Andrew Litton [ Hyperion / CD - released 17/Sep/2005 ] 'Andrew Litton's excellent Dallas Symphony Orchestra does full justice to all the works … And the three soloists for whom the later pieces were written could hardly be bettered' (BBC Music Magazine) |
VASKS / WEILL
Violin Concertos Anthony Marwood, violin / Academy of St. Martin in the Field [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Nov/2005 ] 'Anthony Marwood has championed the Vasks over a number of years and delivers a wonderfully moving and intense performance of the solo part. The strings of the ASMF are responsive partners … Their colleagues in the wind, brass and percussion... |
SCHUMANN
Violin Concertos Anthony Marwood (violin) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Douglas Boyd [ Hyperion Romantic Violin Concerto Vol 13 / CD - released 1/Oct/2012 ] "Marwood's tone is notably characteristically focused with a notable sweetness which is matched by Wallin...Boyd and his Scottish players set ideal tempi in outer movements, enabling Marwood to negotiate fearlessly the fairly awkward and largely... |
SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR / SIR ARTHUR SOMERVELL
Coleridge-Taylor/Somervell: Violin Concertos Anthony Marwood (violin) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins, conductor [ Hyperion Romantic Violin Concerto Vol 5 / CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] 'Marwood's unflashy, sweet-toned playing lends just the right note of enchantment and authenticity to these forgotten scores. In short, this is Hyperion at its best' - Gramophone |
WILLIAM WALTON
Walton: Violin Concerto, Partita & Hindemith Variations Anthony Marwood (violin) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion / CD - released 7/Jul/2017 ] "Hyperion becomes not only my overall choice for the coupling but a very strong contender in all the individual works." MusicWeb |
SCHUMANN
Violin Sonatas / Three Romances Anthony Marwood (violin) Susan Tombes (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Jun/2001 ] 'The best performances of these pieces on disc' (Gramophone) |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: Complete Music for Violin & Piano Anthony Marwood (violin) Thomas Adès (piano) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2010 ] Anthony Marwood (violin) & Thomas Adès (piano) 2CD's for price of 1 |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
St Nicolas / Hymn to St Cecilia Anthony Rolf Johnson (tenor) Corydon Singers, English Chamber Orchestra, Matthew Best (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Nov/2009 ] "A fresh and atmospheric account of Britten's colourful cantata" Penguin Guide |
BRITTEN
The Five Canticles / Purcell realizations Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Michael Chance, Alan Opie, Roger Vignoles, etc [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 15/Oct/2012 ] Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Roger Vignoles (piano), Michael Chance (countertenor), Alan Opie (baritone), Sioned Williams (harp) & Michael Thompson (horn) |