Hyperion
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Music for Henry V and the House of Lancaster
The English cyclic Mass Quem malignus spiritus and ceremonial motets for fifteenth-century princely chapels
Richard Butler (tenor), Christopher Watson (tenor), Timothy Travers-Brown (countertenor)
The Binchois Consort, Andrew Kirkman
The is a magical and moving chance to hear music directly from the circle of Henry V and his son Henry VI...It would be difficult to imagine more tuneful, exacting interpretations of some of... —
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2011, Choral & Song Choice
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No one who loves Schumann should miss this outstandingly fine new disc —Awards:
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Gramophone Awards, 1999, Winner - Chamber
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Bruch: Piano Trio & Other Chamber Music
Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano), Stephanie Gonley (violin), Adrian Brendel (cello), Lawrence Power (viola), Jonathan Stone (violin), The Nash Ensemble
Taking their cue from Stephanie Gonley’s first-violin leadership, the Trio and Quartet performances have a classy verve that convinces strongly, although the lower strings feel rather too hectoring... —
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This set contains of the finest Beethoven performances you are likely to hear. Steven Isserlis is on blazing form: every note lives, every movement is characterised with infectious relish; his... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th January 2014
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2014, Disc of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Finalist - Chamber
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2014
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This recording surveys Cecilia McDowall’s substantial choral output, most of it written in the past two decades. She could scarcely have a better group to sing it than Stephen Layton’s Trinity... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2021
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There’s a wonderful immediacy about the London Haydn Quartet’s playing here, complemented by superb recorded sound. The ensemble’s period instruments, gut strings and considered stylistic approach... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2023
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Saint-Seëns in full vigour and mastery - a wonderful pair of discs —
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2005, Chamber Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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there is a quiet and distinctive personality here, and dignity too. The superb Hyperion set of these four symphonies, neatly fitting onto two inexpensive CDs, easily outshines earlier rivals,... —
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The entire program is sung with the utmost restraint...Among the miscellaneous collections of Byrd’s music, this ranks near the top, an impressive presentation sung one voice to a part, beautifully... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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Liszt Complete Music for Solo Piano: New Discoveries 3
Romancero espagnol, Trois Chansons, Two further pieces from Christus, Wilde Jagd – Scherzo, Album-Leaves, and several first and second thoughts.
Leslie Howard (piano)
These CDs...amount to something more than the latest necessary purchase for completists: indeed this latest batch of previously unknown or long-forgotten items assembles into a pleasingly comprehensive... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2011, Editor's Choice
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