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The Challenges Of Prokofiev's 'war Sonatas' May Be Fearsome, But Steven Osborne Is One Of Those Rare Musicians Who Can Bring Light And Clarity (as Well As Phenomenal Reserves Of Power And Concentration) To Bear On Some Of The Most Ferociously Volati

James O'donnell / Works By Parry/stanford/gray/wood

Howard Shelley Revisits The Music Of Cramer, Delivering Persuasive Accounts Of Three Further Concertos.

Stephen Rice / Works By Lupi/hellinck

Three Important First Recordings Feature On An Album Of Duarte Lobo Sure To Enhance Cupertinos' Burgeoning Reputation.

A Release Which Celebrates The Talents And Importance Of The 'other' Mendelssohn And Schumann.

Roger Vignoles

An Anniversary Accolade With A Twist: One Hundred And Fifty Years After His Birth, This Is A Wonderful Recital Of Some Of The Many Solo Piano Works Dedicated To Leopold Godowsky. It's Difficult To Imagine More Persuasive Performances Than These By A

The Presence Of Alina Ibragimova In Two Of The Most Important Concertos Written For The Violin Guarantees Very Special Results, And Shostakovich Aficionados Will Also Welcome A Rare Opportunity To Hear The Original Opening To The Finale Of No 1, Sub

David Hill

If, As Liszt Himself Dubbed It, Hexaméron Is 'a Monster', It's One Which Holds No Terrors For Marc-andré Hamelin, And The Encounter Between Them Makes For Some Thrilling Pianism. The Remainder Of The Recital High-octane Transformations Of Nineteenth

.. Preludes Op.17 & 10 Impressions Op.9

Extraordinary Accounts From Alban Gerhardt Of Two Of The Twentieth Century's Greatest Cello Concertos.

From The Quiet Ecstasy Of Strauss's 'morgen' To The Ardent Passion Epitomized By The Adagietto Of Mahler's Symphony No 5, Angela Hewitt's Wonderful Recital Of Transcriptions Includes Many Of The Best-known Affirmations Of Love In The Repertoire.

.. Complete Solo Piano Music 5

Product Beethoven Variations, Various, geproduceerd door Hyperion, Classical

.. Lamentations & Canciones

Product Florentine Renaissance, Orlando Consort, geproduceerd door Hyperion, Classical

The 'noble Passion' And 'glorious Waves Of Sound' Which So Excited Joseph Joachim In Schumann's Violin Sonata No 2 Are To Be Found In Equal Abundance Throughout The Other Two As Well. This Release From Alina Ibragimova And Cédric Tiberghien Includes

The Transcendental Heroics Of Paganini's Caprices Have Presented The Ultimate Test For Generations Of Violinists; Alina Ibragimova's Accounts Of This Most Exclusive Repertoire Join A Select Few Of The Most Celebrated.

A Programme Of Mostly First Recordings Which Will Deepen Our Understanding And Appreciation Of This Prolific Figure.

'esfahani Couldn't Make A Routine Recital Of Bach's Keyboard Music If You Paid Him To' This Wonderful Set Confirms Bbc Record Review's Judgement.

From Lassus And Byrd To Howells And Bingham, This Multi-faceted Exploration Of Epiphany Down The Ages Is A True Compendium Of Musical Delights.

Product Tchaikovsky & Korngold: String Sextet, Nash Ensemble & Andrew Keener, geproduceerd door Hyperion, Classical

Featuring Radiant Accounts From The Brabant Ensemble, This Album Of First Recordings Is A Major Addition To The Discography.

Debussy May Have Stipulated 'mains Formidables' As The Requirement For Pianists Tackling His Études, But They Need A Lot More Besides: It's Clear From These Magisterial Performances That Steven Osborne's 'formidable Hands' Are Always At The Service

Cinquecento's Programme Of Music By Ludwig Daser Which, Besides The Substantial Missa Pater Noster, Includes A Selection Of Latin Motets And German Chorale Settings Offers A Welcome Introduction To This Lesser-known Master From The Sixteenth Century

An Exciting New Perspective From Alban Gerhardt And Friends On Favourites Drawn From The Cello's Established Repertoire And Beyond.

From Established Favourites By Ralph Vaughan Williams And Sir John Tavener, To Recent Works Including Two Premiere Recordings By Sir James Macmillan, This Is An Outstanding Programme Of Choral Works With Strong Musical And Historical Connections To

Angela Hewitt's Voyage Through Mozart's Piano Sonatas Is Proving A Joy, The Works Sounding Newly Minted In These Vital, Alert Accounts.

A Glorious Programme Of A Cappella Sacred Motets Drawn From The Final Flowering Of The Venetian Renaissance, Sung By A Choir For Whom Such Music Thrives At The Heart Of A Living Liturgical Tradition.

A Short And Gently Melancholic Opener By John Field Is The Perfect Foil To The Pianistic Red Meat On Offer In The Rest Of Piers Lane's Exciting Recital Of Works By Three Of The Greatest Russians Mighty Sets Of Variations By Glazunov (his Op 72), Tch

The Eleventh And Final Release In The Orlando Consort's Machaut Survey, Praised By Gramophone For Its 'superb Scholarship, Lively Programming And Consistent Performances'.

Angela Hewitts 50e Album Voor Hyperion Is Het Laatste Deel Van Haar Complete Mozart Pianosonates. De Schatten Van Dit Dubbelalbum Omvatten O.a. De K545 'sonate Facile', Een Wereldwijd Geliefd Stuk, En De 'variaties Op Ah Vous Dirai-je, Maman' (ook B

A Superlative Account Of Duruflé's Evergreen Requiem From The Trinity College Cambridge Forces And Their Illustrious Director Of Music Stephen Layton. With The Addition Of Poulenc's Austerely Beautiful Motets 'pour Un Temps De Pénitence', This Relea

Fauré's Songs Represent His Art At Its Most Radiant, The Composer's Subtle Melodic Gift Perfectly Suited To Some Of The Most Potent French Poetry Of The Time. In This Recital, Nicky Spence And Julius Drake Present A Selection Of The Finest, Beginnin