Hyperion
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Vaughan Williams: Sinfonia antartica & Symphony No 9
Elizabeth Watts (soprano), BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins
This could be just the recording both these symphonies need. —
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Technically, this is a tremendous disc. All the evidence tells us that Mendelssohn was something of a speed merchant and when...he asks for Presto, Shelley takes him at his word, with a fleetness... —
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Tallis: Spem in alium
& other sacred music
Robert Rice (baritone), Robert Evans (bass)
The Cardinall's Musick, Andrew Carwood
Carwood moulds the structures to great effect, with wide ranging dynamics from hushed groupings of eight voices to the full force. —
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The performances, like the pieces themselves, are a shade laid-back, but their lack of urgency never seriously detracts from the attractive qualities of this music. —
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Yulefest!
Christmas music from Trinity College Cambridge
Trinity College Choir Cambridge, Stephen Layton
All the popular selections…sound notably relaxed and idiomatic, the choir's stylistic versatility confidently demonstrated. —
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Brahms: The Complete Songs, Vol. 10 - Sophie Rennert
Sophie Rennert (mezzo-soprano), Graham Johnson (piano), Lawrence Power (viola)
I suspect that Sophie Rennert’s tones, combining an amber glow with the freshness of youth and a freesoaring top, would have come somewhere near [Brahms's] ideal. She phrases broadly and expressively,... —
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Bach - Piano Transcriptions Volume 3
Arrangements by Ignaz Friedman, Percy Grainger and William Murdoch
Piers Lane (piano)
Lane commands the golden tone and effortless, spirited virtuosity needed to make these transcriptions come alive, and makes them sound easy to boot. A honey of a release —
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Hewitt has never tried merely to copy the character and techniques of harpsichord on the piano. Rather, she translates one to the other, capitalising on their differences...[Oliva's] modern... —
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To extract colour and atmosphere from a harpsichord is a much bigger challenge than to do so from a Steinway, but Esfahani brings a pleasantly varied palette to his task...This a plain and straightforward... —
Awards:
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The Guardian Classical Albums of the Year, 2025
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In short, Found Objects / Sound Objects may be Hamelin's most uncompromising, most personal and most interesting release to date. —
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2025, Editor's Choice
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