Hyperion
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A Bach Album
His Majestys Consort of Voices, His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts, Timothy Roberts (director/organ)
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Seven Last Words was commissioned by the BBC in 1993 for Holy Week 1994, when it was broadcast in seven short programmes, a 'word' per day. It remains a highly compelling work. Under Stephen... —
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Gabrieli, G: The 16 Canzonas and Sonatas from Sacrae Symphoniae, 1597
His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts, Timothy Roberts ('moderator')
Giovanni Gabrieli is arguably the earliest composer to write a significant body of instrumental music to a formula which can be said to be truly idiomatic and timelessly palatable. The Sacraesymphoniae... —
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Martinu - The complete music for violin and orchestra Volume 4
Bohuslav Matoušek (violin)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Hogwood
In these beautifully recorded performances, both Christopher Hogwood and Bohuslav Matoušek have a profound understanding of Martinu's style and the Czech Philharmonic response with radiant playing… —
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Marc-André Hamelin’s technical mastery is legendary … a remarkable disc and certainly not to be missed —
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[The Leonore Piano Trio] are fine interpreters…[they] evoke the rainbow colours and myriad shapes [of the Rimsky-Korsakov], moving quickly from dark and expansive (first movement) to slithers... —
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Taken on his own terms Weiner is a composer of much personality and spirit. There's a self-confidence to both his sonatas that is very appealing and he certainly demands much of both players...as... —
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The English Orpheus 50 - Orpheus with his Lute
Music for Shakespeare from Purcell to Arne
Catherine Bott (soprano), Rachel Brown (flute)
The Parley of Instruments, Peter Holman
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English Romantic Madrigals
Sophie Edwards (soprano), Leilani Barratt (alto), Tom Robson (tenor), Ciaran Walshe (bass) & Stephen W Salts (bass)
Royal Holloway Choir, Rupert Gough
Gough pitches the performances exactly right through, allowing the music to speak for itself without undue intervention. Press too hard on these delicate miniatures and they smudge into outright... —