Since you are interested in Delius: Songs, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): The Complete Songs Vol. 2 Anne Schwanewilms (soprano) / Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/May/2007 ] BBC Magazine Award Finalist 2008 (Best vocal recording) |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert: Songs of 1816 Christoph Pregardien (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Schubert Edition Vol 23 / CD - released 2/Feb/2003 ] 'Prégardien is a prince among tenors' (Gramophone) GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / BUTTERWORTH / BROWNE / SOMMERVELL
Christopher Maltman - Songs of Travel Christopher Maltman (baritone) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 21/Sep/2003 ] 'Christopher Maltman at all times sings beautifully...As is their custom, Hyperion completes this superior production with intelligent annotation and complete texts' (American Record Guide) |
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) |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: Folk Song Arrangements : 51 songs from England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, France Lorna Anderson (soprano), Regina Nathan (soprano), Jamie MacDougall (tenor) [ Hyperion Dyard / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] 'This is a superb collection... This will be one of my favorite sets of 1995' (Fanfare, USA) |
LIONEL MONCKTON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Songs from the shows (Incls 'The Arcadians', 'The Toreador' & 'The Quaker Girl') Catherine Bott (soprano) Richard Suart (baritone) / New London Orchestra / Ronald Corp [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] 'Both Bott and Suart demonstrate a natural aptitude for the material. Ronald Corp conducts the New London Orchestra and Light Opera Chorus with obvious affection. Listening to this CD made me feel ridiculously happy' (Gramophone) |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): The Complete Songs Vol. 1 Christine Brewer (soprano) / Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Jun/2005 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Songs of Robert Schumann, Vol. 08 (Incls 'Sechs fruhe Lieder, WoO121') Christopher Maltman, Jonathan Lemalu (baritones) Mark Padmore (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Schumann Edition / CD - released 4/Aug/2003 ] Volume 8 of Graham Johnson's Schumann series couples the divinely inspired song-cycle 'Liederkreis' with many little-known treasures from his early youth. |
RICHARD STRAUSS
The Complete Songs Vol. 3 Andrew Kennedy (tenor) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] 'The third volume of Hyperion's Strauss song series comes with a tenor riding the chromatic waves. Kennedy's young voice still has some growing to do in lieder, but his flexible tones and avoidance of the Precious Beautiful Voice give lots of... |
PURCELL
Complete Secular Solo Songs Barbara Bonney / Susan Gritton / Charles Daniels / Roger Covey-Crump / James Bowman / Michael George / The King's Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion / 3 CD - released 23/Mar/2010 ] 'Those who need all of Purcell's songs at their fingertips should invest in Hyperion's three-disk survey of secular songs, with outstanding performances by Barbara Bonney, Rogers Covey-Crump and James Bowman' (The New York Times) |
ANONYMOUS / GUILLAUME DUFAY / FRANCESCO LANDINI / BERNART de VENTADORN / etc
Delectatio angeli: Songs from the Middle Ages Catherine Bott (soprano) with Pavlo Beznosiuk & Mark Levy (fiddles) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Feb/2006 ] "I enjoyed practically everything that this disc offered with the Dufay being the star. I know of no just cause or impediment why everyone else shouldn't do so as well." (Recording of the Month MusicWeb March 2006) |
THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE
The Language of Love: Songs of the troubadours and trouveres Duo Trobairitz [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Aug/2008 ] AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE CHOICE OF 2007 - 'There are some outstanding renditions here … Newton is fresh-voiced and immediate, and Brooks is a vigorous accompanist' (Early Music) |
PURCELL
Hail, bright Cecilia! (Complete Odes & Welcome Songs, Volume 2) The Choir of New College, Oxford / The King's Consort, Robert King, director [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Nov/2011 ] "For those to whom Purcell's unfailing sensitivity and inventiveness in the setting of English texts is a constant miracle, the problem with this series is knowing where to start" - Gramophone |
RICHARD STRAUSS
The Complete Songs Vol. 4 Christopher Maltman (baritone) Alastair Miles (bass) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Feb/2009 ] "Some splendid accounts of Strauss songs for the male voice. This latest instalment in Hyperion's series is every bit as welcome and enjoyable as were its predecessors and further volumes are eagerly awaited." (MusicWeb April 2009) |
PARRY / STANFORD / GURNEY / FINZI
English Orchestral Songs (Parry / Stanford / Gurney / Finzi) Christopher Maltman, baritone / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins, conductor [ Hyperion / CD - released 22/May/2005 ] 'Maltman captures the almost unbearably poignant feeling of these [Gurney] songs' - BBC Music Magazine |
CHARLES KOECHLIN
Songs: Le cortege d'Amphitrite Claudette Leblanc (soprano) Boaz Sharon (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Apr/2010 ] "This really must be a find for those who wish to be captivated by some relatively unknown turn-of-the-century French songs" Hi-Fi News |