Hyperion
-
Sibelius: Kullervo
Benjamin Appl (baritone), Helena Juntunen (soprano)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & Lund Male Chorus, Thomas Dausgaard
Every unorthodox texture, ostinato and accompaniment makes its mark…It’s good to have a focused, youthful chorus, in the shape of men from Sweden’s Lund University, rather than the usual wall... —
-
The string quartet has long been a powerfully personal medium for MacMillan, yielding some of his most intimate and affecting music. This fine recording features his three full-length quartets,... —
-
Handel: Deborah
Yvonne Kenny (soprano), Susan Gritton (soprano), Catherine Denley (mezzo soprano), James Bowman (countertenor), Michael George (bass)
The King's Consort, New College Choir, Oxford, Choristers Of Salisbury Cathedral, Robert King
Superb ... The recording is another of these inspired ventures by Hyperion into music we ought to know better —
-
Malcolm Williamson: The Complete Piano Concertos
Piers Lane (piano), with Howard Shelley (piano), with Yoram Levy (trumpet), Mark Bain (trumpet), Martin Phillipson (trumpet)
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Howard Shelley
The late Malcolm Williamson may have had his unruly side, but he was vastly and variously gifted...Lane is the tireless soloist, crisply percussive or touchingly lyrical as required, and Howard... —
-
The Danish horn player Ursula Paludan Monberg, thoroughly in command of her instrument, produces a miraculously smooth and agile line with secure tuning…the continuo section of Arcangelo, led... —
Awards:
-
BBC Music Magazine, May 2020, Chamber Choice
-
-
The Romantic Violin Concerto 19 - Bruch
Jack Liebeck (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
Liebeck certainly has the technioque and the temperament...Brabbins doesn't let the music sit down in the first movement [of the Concerto], which has energy and direction from all concerned...[Liebeck]... —
-
Becker commands the strcuture of each work, and if he finds less with than Gould in the lighter Second Sonata, he is still very impressive in the virtuosity of the Third...this profoundly rewarding... —
-
The hallmarks of Hewitt’s artistry are in evidence: fingerwork of nimble grace and steely strength; clarity of line; understated pedalling. These are considered readings that bring out the detail... —
-
the Nash Ensemble's present collection includes some of his best works in [the chamber music] field, making this a highly recommendable disc for anyone who enjoys early 20th-century Spanish... —
-
Vivaldi - Cello Concertos
Jonathan Cohen (cello) & Sarah McMahon (cello)
The King’s Consort, Robert King (director, harpsichord)
Cohen is an expressive player with a feeling for articulate phrasing who responds readily to the poetry of slow movements… The King's Consort under Robert King's direction from the harpsichord... —
