Hyperion

Winning performances [LW]

A tempting disc but a very short runtime [PH]

Havergal Brian’s Agamemnon on disc prefaced, as he’d suggested, by the Twelfth Symphony [JW]

Anyone wanting a collection of Fauré songs need look no further than this [GF]

(Déjà Review) The players are clearly at home with these sonatas providing high expression combined with superb technique [MC]

I enjoyed practically everything that this disc offered with the Dufay being the star [GH]

(Déjà Review) No lover of song should be without this one [KS]

Dallapiccola’s unfamiliar masterpiece is a highlight: rarely was the cliché “something for everyone” more apt [RHa]

(Déjà Review) Whitacre has a priceless ability to communicate strongly and effectively [JQ]

The Orlando consort end their exploration of Machaut’s complete works in purely vocal renditions [GH]

A first recording of a mass by Obrecht, thanks to a reconstruction of the missing parts [JV]

Combines the wonderful world of Debussy with the superb playing of the Nash Ensemble [SA]

(Déjà Review) Hard to imagine this music better interpreted [bw]

A sparkling, nostalgia infused collection of new works for piano by Stephen Hough [DHa]

Superb and convincing [MS]

An indispensable addition to any collection of Renaissance music [JV]

Another utterly satisfying and convincing traversal of Schumann’s enigmatic late sonatas [RHa]

Hamelin at his finest in these two wildly different sonatas [RCh]

Impressive Debussy from a British institution celebrating 60 years of chamber music making [PH]

Achieved is the glorious work: The Orlando Consort sign off from Machaut [PH]

The penultimate release in The Orlando Consort’s Machaut Edition explores more highlights of this master of the Middle Ages [PH]

A spin on the wheel of fortune with The Orlando Consort [PH]

Hamelin hits the heights with epic and fiery readings, gripping in every respect [SG]

(Déjà Review) A Christmas recording with a difference [BW]