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Stanford: Violin Sonatas Nos.1 -2; Caoine 'A Lament'; Five Characteristic Pieces / Paul Barritt, violin; Catherine Edwards, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-03-12

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Sonata for violin in D major, Op. 11; Irish Fantasies, Op. 54; Five Characteristic Pieces, Op. 93; Sonata for violin & piano no 2 in A major, Op. 70
Performers: Barritt, Paul; Edwards, Catherine

As a teenager in Dublin, Stanford recalled with affection the solo recitals of pianists Anton Rubinstein and Sigismond Thalberg and violinists Henry Vieuxtemps and Joseph...continue...

Stanford: Sacred Choral Music / David Hill, Winchester Cathedral Choir

3 CD / Hyperion / 2012-11-13

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Evening Service (Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis) for chorus & organ (or orchestra) in B flat major, Op; The Lord Is My Shepherd; Motets (3) for chorus, Op. 38; Services in A ...
Performers: Christopher Monks [Organ/Choral Conductor]; Farr, Stephen; Hill, David; Kendall, William
Conductors: Hill, David
Ensemble: ; Winchester Cathedral Choir

Sir Charles Villiers Stanford is a central figure in Anglican church music. His many settings of the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis have been staples of...continue...
Recording information: Winchester Cathedral (01/1997/04/1997)....continue...

The Romantic Cello Concerto, Vol. 3 / Stanford: Complete works for Cello & Orchestra / Gemma Rosefield, cello

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-10-11

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Concerto for Cello in D minor; Rondo for cello & orchestra in F major; Ballata, for cello & piano, Op. 160/1; Irish Rhapsody for orchestra No 3, Op. 137
Performers: Rosefield, Gemma
Conductors: Manze, Andrew
Ensemble: ; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Hyperion's third disc in their Romantic Cello Concerto series sees the brilliant young cellist Gemma Rosefield making her label debut. Rosefield was the winner of...continue...
Recording information: City Halls, Cancleriggs, Glasgow (01/06/2011-01/07/2011)....continue...

The Ballad Singer / Gerald Finley, tenor / Julius Drake, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-06-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sechs Gesänge mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, Op. 75; Carl Loewe: Edward, for voice & piano, Op. 1/1; Die wandelnde Glocke, for voice & piano, Op. 20/3; Franz Schubert: An d...
Performers: Drake, Julius [Piano]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]

This latest release from the award-winning partnership of Gerald Finley and Julius Drake features the ballad - a literary and musical form that inspired the...continue...
Recording information: All Saints, Durham Road, East Finchley, London, England (02/01/2010-02/03/2010)....continue...

My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-10-12

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Evening Service (Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis) in C major, Op. 115; Thomas Attwood Walmisley: Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in D minor; Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Evening Cant...
Performers: Beaven, Nigel; Bevan, Maurice; Dearnley, Christopher; Edwards, James; Green, Alan [Audio Engineer]; Hall, Peter; Lowe, Steven; Royall, Christopher; Shaw, Geoffrey; Stafford, Ashley
Conductors: Music], John Scott [Choral

'This rich anthology is presented with breathtaking skill and soul-stirring animation by one of the world's greatest choirs' (Gramophone)

'Superlatively beautiful' (The American Organist)...continue...
Recording information: St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England (03/18/1987-03/20/1987)....continue...

The Feast of St. Peter the Apostle at Westminster Abbey

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-08-10

Works: Maurice Duruflé: Tu es Petrus, motet for chorus, Op. 10/3; Philip Radcliffe: The Preces & Responses; Henry George Ley: Psalm 138, for chorus & organ; Charles Villiers Stanford: Morning Service (...
Performers: Quinney, Robert
Conductors: O'Donnell, James [Organ]

This fascinating new collection from Westminster Abbey features music one might hear at the Abbey on its patronal feast day, that of St Peter the...continue...
Recording information: Westminster Abbey (02/12/2009-02/24/2009)....continue...

The Feast of the Ascension at Westminster Abbey / O'Donnell, Quinney, The Choir of Westminster Abbey

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-05-13

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Motets (3), Op. 38; Bernard Rose: Preces and Responses; Responses and Dismissal; Joseph Barnby: The earth is the Lord's; Benjamin Britten: Festival Te Deum in E major, Op. ...
Performers: Brett, Francis; Dobell, Mark; Empitt, Julian; Grote, Ashley; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Quinney, Robert; Stocker, Julian; Trevelyan-Jones, Warren; Wallington, Lawrence
Conductors: O'Donnell, James [Organ]
Ensemble: Westminster Abbey Choir

"The first thing that hits you about the singing is the celebratory tone. The boys might be singing Stanford's Caelos ascendit hodie, but they could...continue...

The Feast of St. Michael and All Angels at Westminster Abbey

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-09-11

Works: Richard Dering: Factum est Silentium for 6 voices & continuo; Kenneth Leighton: Preces and Responses no 1, for cantor, chorus & organ; Preces and Responses no 2, for cantor, chorus & organ; Charles V...
Performers: Brett, Francis; Dobell, Mark; Empitt, Julian; Ewens, Jacob; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Quinney, Robert; Stocker, Julian; Trapp, Nicholas
Conductors: O'Donnell, James [Organ]
Ensemble: Westminster Abbey Choir

The latest CD from the Choir of Westminster Abbey, led by its director James O'Donnell, again draws on the rich repertoire of the liturgy in...continue...

All in the April Evening /Temple, Philharmonic Chamber Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-12-12

Works: Hugh S. Roberton: All in the April evening, partsong; The Banks o'Doon; Eriskay love lilt; Dream Angus; The Wee Cooper o' Fife; Drink to me only with thine eyes, English partsong for men's voices; Al...
Performers: Davies, Robert; Dobell, Mark; Lang, Bryony; Mobbs, Charlotte
Conductors: Brewer, Michael

"Bright, youthful choir timbre, affectionate yet staunch renditions, and superior sound from the Hyperion engineers. Recommend you buy on sight. Repeat, buy on sight." -American...continue...

The Feast of St Edward, King and Confessor / O'Donnell

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-10-10

Works: Anonymous: Laudes Regiae; William Smith: Preces; Responses; William Crotch: Psalm 132, for chorus; Charles Villiers Stanford: Services in C major, Op. 115 no 1; Henry Purcell: O God, thou art my god,...
Performers: Brett, Francis; Criswell, Theodore; Empitt, Julian; Ewens, Jacob; Gerrans, Benjamin; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Martin, David; Morris, Nick; Nixon, Leigh; Pott, Alexander; Quinney, Robert; Scott...
Conductors: O'Donnell, James [Organ]
Ensemble: Westminster Abbey Choir

This new recording from Westminster Abbey presents Matins, Eucharist and Evensong as they might be heard on the Feast of Saint Edward (October 13th). The...continue...

Trinity Sunday at Westminster Abbey / O'Donnell, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-12-13

Works: Recorded Sound: Church Bells; Thomas Tomkins: Work(s); George Elvey: Psalm 115 ("Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory"), for chorus & organ; Benjamin Britten: Te Deum in C major;...
Performers: Brett, Francis; Empitt, Julian; Nixon, Leigh; Quinney, Robert; Stocker, Julian; Trevelyan-Jones, Warren; Wallington, Lawrence
Conductors: O'Donnell, James [Organ]
Ensemble: Westminster Abbey Choir

This disc presents a sequence of music such as might be heard in the Abbey on Trinity Sunday. Full documentation is provided, including a history...continue...

English Anthem Vol 8 / Scott, St. Paul's Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-02-08

Works: Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Praise the Lord, O My Soul, anthem; Stanley Vann: Behold, how good and joyful a thing it is; Percy Whitlock: Glorious in Heaven, for chorus & organ; Christopher Dearnley: Jub...
Performers: Dalton, Charles; Edmund-Jones, Guy; Payne, Sebastian; Thompson, Howard; Williams, Huw [Organ]
Conductors: Music], John Scott [Choral

'If this is Scott's swan song with the St Paul's Choir, it is a brilliant one. The choral tone and discipline are outstanding ... The...continue...

Remembrance / John Scott, St. Paul's Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2003-10-01

Works: Gregorian Chant: Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine; Geoffrey Burgon: Nunc dimittis, for chorus, trumpet & organ; Thomas Tallis: Work(s); John Ireland: Greater love hath no man; Hubert Parry: Crossing ...
Performers: Jones, Timothy; Kelly, Thomas; McDomnic, John; Oxenham, Martin; Scott, John; Williams, Huw [Organ]

'A lasting souvenir of a moving occasion, a fitting tribute to a great man, but above all, fine listening' (Gramophone)...continue...

The English Hymn Vol 3 - Hills of the North, Rejoice

1 CD / Hyperion / 2002-10-01

Works: Martin Shaw: Little Cornard; Anonymous, German: On Jordans's bank the Baptist's cry; Christmas Traditional: Of the Father's heart begotten (A Christmas Procession); Henry Walford Davies: O Little Tow...
Performers: Gough, Rupert

"The whole record is a delight, and if, out of the many hymn collections coming our way in recent months, one alone is to be...continue...

Tha Psalms of David - Complete St. Paul's Psalter / J. Scott

12 CD / Hyperion / 2002-10-01

Works: Edward Elgar: Work(s); Robert Ashfield: Quare fremuerunt gentes?; Edward Hopkins: Psalm 03 "Domine, Quid Multiplicati?"; Psalm 28 for chorus & organ "Unto thee will I cry"; Pslam 57 "Miserere mei, De...
Performers: Lucas, Andrew

'All Old Testament life is here ... how useful to be able to hold such a big chunk of English culture in a box five...continue...
Includes psalm 10 "ut quid, domine?" verses 1-12 (attwood) by various composers.

Includes psalm 105 "confitemini domino" verses 1-15 & 36-en by various composers.

Includes psalm 108 "par...continue...

Stanford, Finzi: Clarinet Concertos / Thea King, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2001-07-01

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Concerto for Clarinet in A minor, Op. 80; Gerald Finzi: Concerto for Clarinet & String Orchestra in C Minor, Op. 31
Performers: King, Thea
Conductors: Francis, Alun
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Romberg, Fuchs: Clarinet Quintets; Stanford / King, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2001-06-01

Works: Andreas Romberg: Quintet for clarinet, violin, 2 violas & cello, Op. 57; Robert Fuchs: Quintet for clarinet & strings in E flat minor, Op. 102; Charles Villiers Stanford: Fantasies (2) for clarinet a...
Performers: King, Thea

Neglected masterpieces? Not quite, though Andreas Romberg's undisguised homage to Mozart has something of the master's charm, as does the Brahms-saturated Quintet of Robert Fuchs;...continue...

The Romantic Violin Concerto Vol 2 - Stanford / Marwood

1 CD / Hyperion / 2000-12-01

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Suite for violin & orchestra, Op. 32; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 74
Performers: Marwood, Anthony
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Heres a real find: a major Romantic violin concerto by a British composer. Anthony Marwood is an inspired choice of soloist, with a silvery tone...continue...

Music of St Paul's Cathedral / John Scott

1 CD / Hyperion / 2000-08-01

Works: Hubert Parry: I was glad; Dear Lord and Father of Mankind; Charles Hylton Stewart: Psalm 23 for chorus & organ; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"; Henry Balfour Gar...
Performers: Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Burrowes, Connor; Dearnley, Christopher; Hill, Edmund; Jones, Timothy; Lucas, Andrew; Scott, John; St. Paul's Cathedral Choir; Thompson, Nicholas; Williams, Huw [Organ]
Conductors: Music], John Scott [Choral
Ensemble: St. Paul's Cathedral Choir

Stanford: Songs Vol 2 / Stephen Varcoe, Clifford Benson

1 CD / Hyperion / 2000-07-01

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Tragödie, for voice & piano, Op. 14/5; O mistress mine, for voice & piano, Op. 65/1; Come away, death, for voice & piano, Op. 65/2; The rain it raineth every day, for ...
Performers: Benson, Clifford; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]

This is the second volume from Hyperion dedicated to the rarely recorded songs of Stanford [Vol. 1 is HYP 67123]. This one contains some of...continue...

Stanford: Songs Vol 1 / Stephen Varcoe, Clifford Benson

1 CD / Hyperion / 2000-04-01

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: La Belle Dame sans merci; Songs (8), Op. 1 "Spanish Gypsy"; Songs (6), Op. 4; Songs (6), Op. 7; Songs (50) of Old Ireland; Songs of Erin, Op. 76; The Tomb; Partsongs (4), O...
Performers: Benson, Clifford; Varcoe, Stephen

Irish folksong informed much of Stanford's melodic parlance, but more than that, it engendered a predisposition towards simplicity, a love of diatonicism and a desire...continue...

Praise to the Lord / John Scott, St. Paul's Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-10-01

Works: John Goss: Hymn; William Croft: O Worship the King; William Horsley: There is a green hill far away; John Roberts: Immortal, invisible, God only wise, hymn; Charles Villiers Stanford: O for A Closer ...
Performers: Dearnley, Christopher
Conductors: Music], John Scott [Choral
Ensemble: ; English Brass Ensemble

'Exemplary' (Gramophone)...continue...

The English Anthem Vol 7 / Scott, St. Paul's Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-02-01

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: How beautious are their feet; John Goss: If We Believe That Jesus Died; Herbert Sumsion: They that go down to the sea in ships, for chorus & organ; John Rutter: God be in m...
Performers: Burrowes, Edward; Steele, Francis; Williams, Huw [Organ]
Conductors: Music], John Scott [Choral
Ensemble: St. Paul's Cathedral Choir

"It goes without saying that the performances are absolutely authentic: The English choral sound is permanently domiciled in The Choir of St. Paul's...and they present...continue...

The Music of Westminster Cathedral Choir / Hill, O'Donnell

1 CD / Hyperion / 1998-11-01

Works: Edward Elgar: Psalm 48 "Great is the Lord," anthem for chorus & organ (or orchestra), Op. 67; Benjamin Britten: Missa Brevis, for boys' chorus & organ in D major, Op. 63; Christopher Tye: Omnes gente...

English Music for Clarinet / Thea King, Clifford Benson

2 CD / Hyperion / 1997-09-01

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Sonata for clarinet & piano, Op. 129; Howard Ferguson: Short Pieces (4) for clarinet (or viola) & piano, Op 6; Gerald Finzi: Bagatelles (5) for clarinet & piano, Op. 23; Wi...
Performers: Benson, Clifford; King, Thea

"The English clarinet tradition is well documented in this set...The listener unfamiliar with this repertoire will no doubt be taken by the variety of musical...continue...

Grainger: Piano Music / Marc-André Hamelin

1 CD / Hyperion / 1996-11-01

Works: Percy Grainger: Jutish Medley, folk songs for piano (DFMS 8); Colonial Song; Molly on the Shore; Harvest Hymn, for piano; Spoon River; Country Gardens, folk song for piano (BFMS 22); Walking Tune; Mo...
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

"...Certainly there has been a real need for a single-disc collection of Grainger's best and most familiar keyboard pieces. Hamelin and Hyperion fill the bill...continue...

The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol 12 - Parry, Stanford / Lane

1 CD / Hyperion / 1995-12-01

Works: Hubert Parry: Concerto for Piano in F sharp major; Charles Villiers Stanford: Concerto for Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 59
Performers: Lane, Piers
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

"I cannot conceive of a better performance of the two long-neglected concertos. Piers Lane and the BBC Scottish Orchestra, cannily guided by Martin Brabbins, have...continue...

The English Anthem Vol 1 / Scott, St. Paul's Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 1993-11-16

Works: John Stainer: I saw the Lord; Charles Wood: Hail, gladdening light; Henry Balfour Gardiner: Evening Hymn; Edward Woodall Naylor: Vox Dicentis, motet for treble & tenor soloists & mixed voices; Samuel...
Performers: Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Gibbs, Charles; Green, Alan [Audio Engineer]; Hall, Peter; Holland-Smith, Jeremy; Jones, Timothy; Lucas, Andrew; Price, Nicholas; Salmon, Philip; Shaw, Geoffrey
Conductors: Music], John Scott [Choral

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

The English Anthem Vol 3 / Scott, St. Paul's Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 1993-03-01

Works: Basil Harwood: O how glorious; Charles Villiers Stanford: The Lord Is My Shepherd; John Tavener: A Hymn to the Mother of God; Charles Wood: Expectans Expectavi; William H. Harris: Faire Is the Heaven...
Performers: Colwell, Thomas; Green, Alan [Audio Engineer]; Lucas, Andrew
Conductors: Music], John Scott [Choral

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

The English Anthem Vol 2 / Scott, St. Paul's Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 1992-03-01

Works: Jonathan Battishill: O Lord, Look Down from Heaven, anthem for chorus & organ; John Stainer: How Beautiful Upon the Mountain, anthem for chorus & organ; Charles Villiers Stanford: Motets (3) for chor...
Performers: Lucas, Andrew
Conductors: Music], John Scott [Choral

'Spellbinding performances of some of the great classics of the repertoire. Buy this one; you'll enjoy every moment' (Organists' Review)...continue...