FERDINAND DAVID
Violin Concertos 4 & 5 Hagai Shaham (violin) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins (conductor) [ Hyperion Romantic Violin Concerto Vol 9 / CD - released 20/Sep/2010 ] Ferdinand David is principally known today as the dedicatee of Mendelssohn's violin concerto; he gave the premiere of the work in 1845. But in his time he was also celebrated as a composer, and Hyperion is delighted to present this disc of world... |
BETSY JOLAS / SALLY BEAMISH / OLGA NEUWIRTH
Stories - Trumpet Concertos Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet), Roger Muraro (piano), Malmö Symphony Orchestra, National Youth Orchestra of Scotland, Martyn Brabbins [ BIS SACD / CD - released 4/Oct/2019 ] Alongside his celebrated performances of the classical repertory, Håkan Hardenberger is also renowned as a pioneer of significant new trumpet works. The three works on this disc were all composed with him in mind, and illustrate his many-facetted... |
SERGEI LYAPUNOV
Lyapunov: Piano Concerto No 1, Op 4 / Rhapsody on Ukrainian Themes, Op 28 / Piano Concerto No 2, Op 38 Hamish Milne (piano) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 30 / CD - released 18/Oct/2002 ] 'Yet another programme that makes incomprehensible the narrow choice of 19th-century piano concertos heard in our concert halls today' (BBC Music Magazine) |
JOSEPH HOLBROOKE / HAYDN WOOD
Holbrooke / Wood: Piano Concertos Hamish Milne (piano) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 23 / CD - released 7/Jul/2000 ] 'Superlative performances of two forgotten British gems... An altogether exemplary release.' (Gramophone) |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: War Requiem / Sinfonia da Requiem / Ballad of Heroes Heather Harper (soprano) John Shirley-Quirk (bass) Martyn Hill (tenor) / London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / 2 CD - released 10/May/2004 ] "Heather Harper has at last recorded the 'role' she created-indeed it is her farewell to her many admirers as she has now retired. I heard her sing it in St Paul's not long ago and thought then that her peculiar accents, her inevitable shaping of so... |
GADE / TCHAIKOVSKY / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV / YSAYE
Romantic Novelties for Violin & Orchestra Hideko Udagawa (violin) / Philharmonia Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ Signum / CD - released 26/Jul/2010 ] Hideko Udagawa has performed extensively throughout the world and captivates international audiences with her artistry and enthusiasm. As a protégée of Nathan Milstein, she has inherited the great Russian romantic tradition of violin playing, and... |
CYRIL SCOTT
Symphony No. 3 'the Muses' / Piano Concerto No. 2; etc Howard Shelley (piano) The Huddersfield Choral Society / BBC Philharmonic; Martyn Brabbins [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 5/May/2004 ] "The warmest of welcomes for a remarkable discovery in 20th-century British music" (Gramophone Editor's Choice June 2004) |
SIR EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Caractacus Huddersfield Choral Society, Orchestra of Opera North, Martyn Brabbins (conductor) [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 29/Mar/2019 ] The centuries do indeed 'roll away' as the libretto addresses questions of empire - Roman and Victorian - and Britain's place in the world. But that shouldn't detract from the music; this is simply glorious and worthy of the mature Elgar. |
HUSS / SCHELLING
Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2 Ian Hobson (piano) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 16 / CD - released 20/May/2007 ] 'Compelling listening' (Gramophone) |
BRUCH
Violin Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 58 / Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46 Jack Liebeck (violin) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion Romantic Violin Concerto Vol 17 / CD - released 29/Sep/2014 ] "Jack Liebeck and conductor Martyn Brabbins work hard to make the music come alive. Liebeck's playing is consistently fresh and his phrasing always imaginative" (The Guardian) |
MAX BRUCH
Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1 / Romance / Serenade Jack Liebeck (violin) / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion Romantic Violin Concerto 19 / CD - released 31/Dec/2015 ] Max Bruch's Violin Concerto No 1 is the daddy-the most popular ever written. Much recorded, Jack Liebeck turns in a dazzling performance of youthful vigour, prefacing the Concerto with the gorgeous Serenade and a Romance. |
SALLY BEAMISH
The Singing James Crabb (accordion) Branford Marsalis (alto saxophone) Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Aug/2015 ] The works on this disc of music by Sally Beamish were composed between 2003 and 2012. As a whole the programme highlights the inspiration she has found in Scotland, her adopted homeland. |
John Martyn
Anthology [ Primo Records / 2 CD - released 17/Apr/2007 ] This 2-CD, 27-track "best of" compilation collects a broad cross-section of the works of masterly British singer / songwriter / guitarist John Martyn. |
John Martyn
The Apprentice (3CD/DVD set) [ Cherry Red / 4 CD/DVD - released 1/Jan/2022 ] • A NEW RE-MASTERED 3CD / DVD CLAMSHELL BOXED SET OF JOHN MARTYN'S 1990 ALBUM. • WITH TWO ADDITIONAL CDs AND A DVD OF A CONCERT RECORDED IN MARCH 1990 FEATURING GUEST DAVID GILMOUR. • INCLUDES AN ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET WITH ESSAY.... |
John Martyn
The Best Of The Island Years (4CD) [ Island Records / 4 CD - released 7/Nov/2014 ] Island Records signed the truly original undiluted talent of John Martyn in 1967 but could hardly have anticipated the creative daring that was to make him one of the pre-eminent artists of the 1970s. Martyn appeared from nowhere but soon came to... |
John Martyn
Classics Live [ Fulfill / Artless Music / 2 CD - released 12/Sep/2006 ] This concert recording from Mr. Martyn is available as a direct U.K. import and features collaborations with Phil Collins, Dave Gilmour, Levon Helm & Andy Shepherd. |
John Martyn
Glorious Fool [ Rhino / CD - released 18/Aug/2008 ] |
John Martyn
Live at the Camden Palace Theatre, London [ Umbrella Entertainment / DVD - released 16/May/2008 ] G :- All Regions - Regular 1.33:1 / 4:3 - Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - Colour - 59 Minutes - PAL The music of the living folk legend John Martyn is highlighted in this recording in London at the Camden Palace Theatre in 1984. The Scottish... |
John Martyn
London Conversation (180g LP) [ Back to Black / LP - released 25/Jul/2014 ] John Martyn's debut solo album from 1967 has been mastered from the original analogue master tapes by Paschal Byrne at the Audio Archive Company, London. The album is pressed on 180grm vinyl and comes complete with a free Digital Download Voucher... |
John Martyn
May You Never (1971 Single) [ Universal / 7in - released 19/Apr/2014 ] Record Store Day 2014 Limited Edition. |