BELLINI
Norma (complete opera recorded in 2005) BLU-RAY Netherlands Opera / Hugh Smith / Giorgio Giuseppini / Hasmik Papian / Julian Reynolds(cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Dec/2008 ] DVD Blu-Ray - "Irini Tsirakidis, a Greek soprano with a lowish mezzo extension to her voice, takes on the role of Adagisa in more than competent fashion." (MusicWeb July 2007) |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 / Piano Sonatas Nos 1 & 2 Peter Donohoe (piano) Hugh Davies (trumpet) / Orchestra of the Swan, David Curtis [ Signum / CD - released 1/Dec/2017 ] "Unbridled talent on display here… his control of rhythm and dynamics exemplary...Both concertos receive very proficient and idiomatic performances." MusicWeb |
ROUND THE HORNE
Round The Horne: Collectors Edition - Series 2 Radio Show with Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Bill Pertwee and Pat Lancaster [ BBC Radio Collection / 8 CD Box Set - released 10/Nov/2009 ] Kenneth Horne is the suave host, whilst around him orbit those no-holds-barred satellites Kenneth Williams, Betty Marsden, Hugh Paddick and Bill Pertwee. |
ROUND THE HORNE
Round the Horne: The Very Best Episodes: Volume 1 Radio Show with Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Bill Pertwee and Pat Lancaster [ BBC Radio Collection / 2 CD - released 7/Nov/2005 ] Four of the best episodes from the classic BBC radio comedy series, which took comedy to a new level of outrageousness in the late 1960s. |
ROUND THE HORNE
Round The Horne: Collectors Edition - Series 1 (Rec 1965) Radio Show with Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Bill Pertwee and Pat Lancaster [ BBC Radio Collection / 8 CD Box Set - released 10/Nov/2009 ] This is a comprehensive collection of "Round the Horne", presented here is a special collector's edition box set of 8 CDs. The zany humour of the original 1960s radio shows makes for essential listening. |
Ragin Hugh
Feel The Sunshine (2002) [ CD ] |
GERALD FINZI
A Finzi Anthology Robert Plane (clarinet), Tim Hugh (cello), Roderick Williams (baritone), Iain Burnside (piano), James Gilchrist (tenor), John Mark Ainsley (tenor) [ Naxos / 8 CD - released 9/Sep/2016 ] More than any other composer, Gerald Finzi (1901-1956) has come to embody the lyrical pastoralism so associated with English twentieth-century music. This anthology includes eight critically acclaimed recordings of Finzi's works. The themes of... |
ROUND THE HORNE
Round the Horne: Collectors Edition - Series Three Radio Show with Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Bill Pertwee and Pat Lancaster [ BBC Radio Collection / 10 CD Box Set - released 1/Sep/2003 ] Written by Barry Took and Marty Feldman, and broadcast between 1965 and 1968, Round the Horne starred Kenneth Horne, Hugh Paddick, Kenneth Williams, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee, with significant contributions from news-reader Douglas Smith. |
ROUND THE HORNE
Round The Horne: The Very Best Episodes: Volume 3 Radio Show with Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden, Bill Pertwee and Pat Lancaster [ BBC Radio Collection / 2 CD - released 5/Nov/2007 ] Four more bona shows from one of the most popular comedies in the history of radio, chosen by Lyn Took and Lauretta Feldman, the widows of writers Barry Took and Marty Feldman. |
SHAKESPEARE
Othello (recorded live in June, 2015) Royal Shakespeare Company / Hugh Quarshie, Lucian Msamati, Joanna Vanderham & Jacob Fortune-Lloyd / Iqbal Khan (director) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 20/Sep/2016 ] Othello is the greatest general of his age. A fearsome warrior, loving husband and revered defender of Venice against its enemies. Lucian Msamati makes theatrical history in being the first black actor ever to play Iago at the RSC. |
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Shakeseare: Three Tragedies: Hamlet / King Lear / Othello (recorded live in 2015 - 2016) BLU-RAY Royal Shakespeare Company / Paapa Essiedu, Natalie Simpson, Antony Sher, Kelly Williams, Hugh Quarshie, Lucian Msamati, Joanna Vanderham, etc [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / 3 Blu-ray Box Set - released 28/Nov/2016 ] Three of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies are presented here as a 3 disc set. |
SPOHR
Music for Violin and Harp Vol.1 Sophie Langdon (violin) Hugh Webb (harp) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Jul/2001 ] "An expertly recorded CD" Gramophone Magazine November 2001 |
LOUIS SPOHR
Complete Music for Violin and Harp Volume 2 Sophie Langdon (violin), Hugh Webb (harp), Susan Dorey (cello), Roger Montgomery (horn), Alison Smart (soprano) [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Apr/2010 ] Louis Spohr won an enormous reputation during the nineteenth century as a composer, violin virtuoso, conductor and teacher. He was also known for his upright, noble character and as a man of convinced liberal and democratic beliefs who was not afraid... |
BLOCH / BRIDGE / HOUGH
In The Shadow of War Steven Isserlis (cello) / Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Hugh Wolff / Tapiola Sinfonietta, Gábor Takács-Nagy [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jan/2013 ] "this profoundly engaging reading [of the Bridge] sets a new standard. [in Schelomo] nothing is forced or overdone, no rhetoric or posturing gets in the way of the work's own soulful expression." (5 Stars BBC Music) |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Chamber Works Tasmin Little (violin) Tim Hugh (cello) Piers Lane (piano) [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 15/Apr/2015 ] "[Little focuses] on the work's outspoken brilliance, with Lane always as a highly reactive partner" (Gramophone) |
WALTON / EGAR / BRITTEN / VIVALDI / MONTI / etc
The Best of Tasmin Little Tasmin Little (violin), with Piers Lane, Martin Roscoe, Tim Hugh, John Lechan & others [ Chandos / 2 CD - released 10/Jul/2020 ] Following the announcement by Tasmin Little of her intended retirement from the concert platform, Chandos wanted to create an album that would stand as both a tribute to, and celebration of, her outstanding career as a performer. |
Tim Hugh
Britten:cello Suites 1-3 [ Naxos / CD ] |
ARTHUR BLISS
Cello Concerto / Music for Strings Tim Hugh (cello) / English Northern Philharmonia / David Lloyd-Jones, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jan/2003 ] "Tim Hugh's adroitly managed and deeply personal reading...Tim Hugh has unquestionably set the benchmark in the Arthur Bliss Cello Concerto" - Fanfare |
LEOPOLD HOFMANN
Hofmann: Concertos Tim Hugh (cello) Lorraine McAslan (violin) / Northern Chamber Orchestra. Nicholas Ward, conductor [ Naxos 18th Century Concerto / CD - released 1/May/2004 ] Leopold Hofmann was regarded by his contemporaries as one of the most gifted and influential composers of his generation. Although a church musician by profession, Hofmann was also an important and prolific composer of instrumental music . |
LUIGI BOCCHERINII
Cello Concertos Tim Hugh (cello) / Scottish Chamber Orchestra/ Anthony Halstead (conductor) [ Naxos Super Budget Series / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] "Tim Hugh approaches the music with lightness of touch and exemplary technique. There are cadenza-like flourishes above written accompaniments: notably in 4(i), which require, and get, extremely precise ensemble. The cellist brings unshowy virtuosity... |