Hyperion
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The Romantic Piano Concerto 38 - Rubinstein & Scharwenka
Marc-André Hamelin (piano)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Michael Stern
Anton Rubinstein is well served on record these days: the catalogue lists half-a-dozen versions of the Fourth Concerto… Marc-André Hamelin gives a dazzling account of this, and also of the... —
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2005, Editor's Choice
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Vaughan Williams/McEwen: Flos Campi & Viola Concerto
Lawrence Power (viola)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Martyn Brabbins
[Power's] every phrase pulsates with an inner glow. He also captures unerringly the sense of mystery and veiled threat that haunts the unforgettable Flos Campi...The McEwen Concerto is a three-movement... —
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2011, Editor's Choice
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Müller-Schott and Hewitt deliver strong and committed performances characterised by great attention to detail and wonderful musical interaction...both players maximising the degree of tonal... —
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This offering places Banse and Johnson among the most thoughtful and convincing of Schumann interpreters in the history of recording the composer's Lieder. From start to finish, in well-loved... —
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Building a Library, March 2016, Also Recommended
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Ruralia Hungarica draws the most compelling performance, Shaham negotiating the challenging violin pyrotechnics of the outer movements with powerhouse playing as well as delivering a wonderfully... —
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Buxtehude - Complete Organ Works Volume 1
Christopher Herrick (organ of Helsingør Cathedral, Denmark)
Herrick displays great energy and a keen ear for registrational variety —
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Music For the King of Scots - Inside the Pleasure Palace of James IV
Binchois Consort, Andrew Kirkman
Andrew Kirkman offers yet another casket of rediscovered musical gems...The main work here is the Missa Horrendo (the ‘Catherine Wheel Mass’). Its endlessly unfolding melodic contours are challenging... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Critics' Choice 2021
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One has a powerful sense of Cecile Licad and Alban Gerhardt's compelling grasp of architecture...[in the Andante of No. 1] Licad's melting lines are wonderfully voiced, and we have a choice... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2012, Editor's Choice
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You can easily imagine the audience’s indulgent end-ofrecital smiles over Das Butterbrot (Litolff possibly, probably not Mozart). —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2023, Editor's Choice
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Howard's performances are quite marvellous: scrupulously prepared and enlightened by this performer's high degree of spontaneity. Hyperion's recording captures every nuance —
