Hyperion
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Eriks Ešenvalds: Passion & Resurrection
& other choral music
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
Polyphony & Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton
Ešenvalds responds to the purpose of the words he sets, occupying similar choral territory to the likes of Whitacre and Shchedrin, character rather than ego dominating. Carolyn Sampson is the... —
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Herrick is at his most persuasive in the chorale-embroidering preludes...commanding in the large-scale Magnificat Fantasia, to-the-point in the extended fugue which concludes BuxWV 145, and... —
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Panis angelicus
Favourite Motets from Westminster Cathedral
Westminster Cathedral Choir, Iain Simcock (organ)
James O'Donnell
A beautiful disc of sacred motets from one of this country’s finest choirs —
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Brahms: The Complete Songs Volume 1 (Angelika Kirchschlager)
Angelika Kirchschlager (mezzo-soprano) & Graham Johnson (piano)
Graham Johnson, once again, is both mastermind and pianist, and, as ever, his accompanying notes and essays are as witty and richly allusive as his playing...This recital is beautifully shaped. —
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The Finn Jaakko Mäntyjärvi’s choral palette ranges from ethereal to hardhitting, deliciously eerie to radiantly joyful. It is all immaculately and excitingly presented here. —
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As Angela Hewitt's Hyperion Bach cycle concludes, her ability to voice and control the composer's counterpoint reaches sharper, more finely calibrated proportions than ever. Her astonishing... —
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The Feast of St Edward, King and Confessor, at Westminster Abbey
Robert Quinney (organ)
The Choir of Westminster Abbey, James O’Donnell
An admirably varied programme, with excellent Hyperion recording. —
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Brabbins has a strong empathy for Zemlinsky's musical language, demonstrating a masterly control of pacing in each movement...the present release can be confidently recommended for the refined... —
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Fauré - The Complete Songs - 3
Chanson d’amour
Felicity Lott, Jennifer Smith (soprano), John Mark Ainsley, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt (tenor), Christopher Maltman, Stephen Varcoe (baritone), Ronan O’Hora, Graham Johnson (piano)
