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HILDEGARD von BINGEN
A Feather on the Breath of God Emma Kirkby (soprano) / Gothic Voices [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] "These hymns and sequences, most expertly performed and recorded, have excited much acclaim - and rightly so. A lovely CD" Penguin Guide |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Complete Schubert Edition: Winterreise Matthias Goerne (baritone) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion 30 / CD - released 1/Oct/2010 ] "The one to knock Fischer-Dieskau and Gerald Moore from the pedestal … Johnson and Goerne plumb the emotional depths of one of the most heart-wrenchingly sublime masterpieces in the genre" BBC Music Magazine |
JOHN RUTTER
Rutter: Requiem and other choral works Polyphony / Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Stephen Layton [ Hyperion 30 / CD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE - 'A radiant richness of sound.' (Penguin Guide) |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Songs of Robert Schumann, Vol. 02 (Incls 'Lieder und Gesange aus Wilhelm Meister, Op 98a') Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Schumann Edition / CD - released 4/Aug/2003 ] 'The collaboration of Keenlyside and Johnson is so potent that after an hour one is still ready for more' (Gramophone) |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Preludes Steven Osborne (piano) [ Hyperion 30 / CD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] Gramophone Award Finalist 2009: Instrumental - 'Outstanding Rachmaninov playing of acute perception, discretion and poetic sensibility, limpid, powerful and luminous in equal measure' (BBC Music Magazine Instrumental Choice) |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY/ MAURICE RAVEL / GABRIEL FAURE
Debussy, Ravel, Faure: Piano trios The Florestan Trio [ Hyperion 30 / CD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] 'The Florestans, exhibiting their trademark finesse, taste and sensitivity, fully demonstrate why they are one of the most highly prized of new ensembles' (The Scotsman) |
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 |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music / Five Mystical Songs / Flos Campi / etc Corydon Singers / English Chamber Orchestra, Matthew Best [ Hyperion 30 / CD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] 'Profoundly moving' (Gramophone) |
GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Piano Quartets Nos 1 & 2 Domus [ Hyperion 30 / CD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER "Domus have the requisite lightness of touch and subtlety, and just the right sense of scale and tempo." Rosette Penguin Stereo Guide |
SERGEI LYAPUNOV
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LISZT
Complete Piano Music: Liszt at the Opera III Leslie Howard (piano) [ Hyperion Complete Liszt Edition Vol 30 / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2011 ] 'Another valuable instalment in Howard's vast trek through Liszt's piano music' (Classic CD) |
ROBERT FUCHS / FRIEDRICH KIEL
Piano Concertos Martin Roscoe (piano) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins [ Hyperion Romantic Piano Concertos Vol 31 / CD - released 15/Feb/2003 ] Volume 31 of Hyperion's Romantic Piano Concerto series features the only concertos written by Robert Fuchs and Friedrich Kiel. Both were popular and prolific composers during the 19th century, their music reflecting the traditionalist style inspired... |