Since you are interested in Souvenirs de Venise, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mendelssohn: On wings of song Margaret Price (soprano) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 14/Apr/2004 ] "Mesmerising... as is usual, the Hyperion recording is perfectly balanced" - Classic CD |
ANONYMOUS / TRADITIONAL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Last Rose of Summer Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano), Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 12/Jul/2005 ] 'Not in the profoundest Schubert, the most exquisite Fauré, has either of them performed with more delicacy and refinement, more tenderness, humour, and ... passion, than they do here' - Gramophone |
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Rossini: Six String Sonatas Elizabeth Wallfisch, Marshall Marcus (violins) Richard Tunnicliffe (cello) Chi-Chi Nwanoku (double bass) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 17/Sep/2005 ] 'These wonderful works are best heard in their original quartet version' (Gramophone) |
GUSTAV HOLST
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Holst: Savitri / The Dream-City Felicity Palmer (soprano) Patrizia Kwella (soprano) Philip Landridge (tenor) / City of London Sinfonietta / Richard Hickox [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 16/Feb/2006 ] 'If you have not come across Holst's Savitri, then I envy you the prospect of hearing this small miracle of a one-act opera for the first time. Fine performances make this a budget-price bargain' (Classic FM Magazine) |
GUSTAV HOLST
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Holst: Choral Symphony / Choral Fantasia Lynne Dawson (soprano) / Guildford Choral Society, Royal Philharmonic, Wetton [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 26/Feb/2002 ] ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (June 2002 |
MAHLER
Songs of Youth (incl Lieder und Gesange aus dem Jugendzeit) Dame Janet Baker (mezzo soprano) Geoffrey Parsons (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 26/May/2008 ] 'Superb. A heart-warming record' - Penguin Stereo Record Guide |
BEETHOVEN
Mass in C major Janice Watson (soprano); Jean Rigby (mezzo); John Mark Ainsley (tenor); Gwynne Howell (bass) / Corydon Singers and Orchestra / Matthew Best [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] "The performance of the Mass is as good as any modern instrument version I've heard and I'm delighted that it's been restored to the catalogue" (MusicWeb April 2007) |
ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI
La Folia Lynn Dawson (soprano) / The Purcell Quartet [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 26/May/2007 ] 'My very favourite...their easy rapport and the stylishness of her singing are quite unforgettable, and Woolley's stunning performance...wants for nothing' (Gramophone) |
SCHUMANN
Kerner Lieder & Liederkreis Margaret Price (soprano) / Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 11/Nov/2005 ] 'An outstanding Helios CD … singing and playing of the highest order' (Gramophone) |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Songs (Incls 'Ruhe, meine Seele' & 'All mein Gedanken') Marie McLaughlin (soprano) / Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 13/Apr/2005 ] "This is a thoroughly enjoyable recital, which has given me great pleasure. I hope others will enjoy it as much" (MusicWeb Aug 2005) |