Hyperion
Boccherini: Cello Sonatas (Hyperion Helios)
(Déjà Review) The players are clearly at home with these sonatas providing high expression combined with superb technique [MC]
Delectatio Angeli: Music of love, longing and lament (Hyperion)
I enjoyed practically everything that this disc offered with the Dufay being the star [GH]
Fauré: The Complete Songs Volume 1 (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) No lover of song should be without this one [KS]
War Silence – Rare Italian Piano Concertos (Hyperion)
Dallapiccola’s unfamiliar masterpiece is a highlight: rarely was the cliché “something for everyone” more apt [RHa]
Whitacre: Choral works (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Whitacre has a priceless ability to communicate strongly and effectively [JQ]
Machaut: A Lover’s Death (Hyperion)
The Orlando consort end their exploration of Machaut’s complete works in purely vocal renditions [GH]
Scaramella (Hyperion)
A first recording of a mass by Obrecht, thanks to a reconstruction of the missing parts [JV]
Debussy: String Quartets and Sonatas (Hyperion)
Combines the wonderful world of Debussy with the superb playing of the Nash Ensemble [SA]
Purcell: Songs (Hyperion Helios)
(Déjà Review) Hard to imagine this music better interpreted [bw]
Hough: Piano Concerto, Sonatina nostalgica, Partita (Hyperion)
A sparkling, nostalgia infused collection of new works for piano by Stephen Hough [DHa]
A monk’s life (Hyperion)
An indispensable addition to any collection of Renaissance music [JV]
Schumann: Violin Sonatas (Hyperion)
Another utterly satisfying and convincing traversal of Schumann’s enigmatic late sonatas [RHa]
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 3 and 29 (Hyperion)
Hamelin at his finest in these two wildly different sonatas [RCh]
Debussy: String Quartet & Sonatas (Hyperion)
Impressive Debussy from a British institution celebrating 60 years of chamber music making [PH]
Machaut: A lover’s death (Hyperion)
Achieved is the glorious work: The Orlando Consort sign off from Machaut [PH]
Machaut: The Fount of Grace (Hyperion)
The penultimate release in The Orlando Consort’s Machaut Edition explores more highlights of this master of the Middle Ages [PH]
de Machaut: Remède de Fortune (Hyperion)
A spin on the wheel of fortune with The Orlando Consort [PH]
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas 3 & 29 (Hyperion)
Hamelin hits the heights with epic and fiery readings, gripping in every respect [SG]
Gabriel’s Greeting (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) A Christmas recording with a difference [BW]
Shostakovich and Shchedrin: Piano concertos (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Stunning performances of very contrasting works [RB]
A monk’s life (Hyperion)
The Brabant Ensemble chart a pathway to the monastic way of life to memorable effect [PH]
Unplayed Stories … in 40 Fingers (Hyperion)
Dazzling playing in these highly appealing rarities [RCh]
Bantock: Orchestral Works (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Full-blooded, romantic readings of more exotic Bantock [IL]