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Achron: Complete Suites for Violin & Piano / Hagai Shaham, Arnon Erez

2 CD / Hyperion / 2012-03-13

Works: Joseph Achron: Hebrew Melody for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 33; Hebrew Pieces (2) for orchestra, Op. 35; Eli Zion, for violin & piano; Prelude for violin & piano, Op. 13; Souvenir de Varsovie, Op. 14;...
Performers: Erez, Arnon; Shaham, Hagai

Admired by Schoenberg (who described him as, "one of the most underestimated of modern composers"), Joseph Achron was a boundary-defying violinist and composer of extraordinary...continue...
Recording information: Jerusalem Music Center, Israel (1996-02-26_1996-02-28&2009-)....continue...

Liszt: New Discoveries Vol. 3 / Leslie Howard, piano

2 CD / Hyperion / 2011-01-11

Works: Franz Liszt: Romancero espagnol (2), for piano (I & II), S. 695c (LW Q11ab); Orchestersätze (2) aus dem Oratorium Christus, for piano, S. 498b (LW A222); Magnificat, for piano, S. 182a; Chansons...
Performers: Howard, Leslie

Liszt was born 200 years ago in 1811. To begin his bicentenary birthday celebration, Hyperion presents a disc of works that have been recorded, and...continue...
Recording information: All Saints' Church, Each Finchley, London (04/20/2009-04/22/2009)....continue...

Organ Fireworks XIV / Herrick

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-10-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera; Paul Spicer: Fanfares and Dances, for organ; César Franck: 3 Pièces; Iain Farrington: Animal Parade; Marcel Lanquetuit: Toccata for Organ; Alfred Hollins: Trium...
Performers: Herrick, Christopher [Organ]

This fourteenth volume of Christopher Herrick's monumental Organ Fireworks series comes from the organ of Melbourne Town Hall. As ever, Herrick presents a cornucopia of...continue...
Personnel: Christopher Herrick (organ).

Recording information: Melbourne Town Hall, Australia (07/07/2009-07/09/2009)....continue...

Saint-Saëns: Preludes and Fugues for Organ, etc / Andrew-John Smith

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-07-08

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Preludes and Fugues (3) for organ, Op. 99; Fantasy for Organ in D flat major, Op. 101; Cyprès et lauriers, for organ & orchestra, Op. 156; Fantasie no 3 for organ in C ...
Performers: Smith, Andrew-John

Despite his solid reputation nowadays, much of Saint-Saens' music was underrated in his lifetime, and many of his organ works remain little known. Yet his...continue...

British Light Music Classics / Corp, New London Orchestra

4 CD / Hyperion / 2006-11-14

Works: Eric Coates: Calling All Workers, march for orchestra; London (London Every Day), suite for orchestra; Music Everywhere (Rediffusion March); By the Sleepy Lagoon, valse serenade for orchestra; Geoffr...
Performers: Scott, Ruth
Conductors: Corp, Ronald [Composer]

77 tracks of golden nostalgia on 4 compact discs, including the music made famous as the signature tunes to Music While You Work, The Secret...continue...

Organ Fireworks Vol 11 / Christopher Herrick

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-09-12

Works: Aaron Copland: Preamble for a Solemn Occasion, for speaker & orchestra (also arr. for organ 1953); Edwin Henry Lemare: Marche Moderne, for organ; Leos Janácek: Glagolitic Mass; Jean Langlais: Am...
Performers: Herrick, Christopher [Organ]

Fresh from Volume 10 recorded in Canada, Christopher Herrick now heads south to unleash the power of the Lay Family Concert Organ in Dallas, Texas....continue...

Glazunov: Complete Solo Piano Music Vol 4 / Stephen Coombs

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-09-12

Works: Alexander Glazunov: Pieces (3) for piano, Op. 25; Barcarolle sur les Touches Noires, for piano; Impromptus (2) for piano, Op. 54; Idylle for piano in F sharp major, Op. 103; Triumphal March for orche...
Performers: Coombs, Stephen
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Holst Singers

"A series that will surely raise this composer's status immeasurably." -Gramophone...continue...

The Playful Pachyderm / Corp, Perkins, New London Orchestra

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-12-14

Works: Johann Wilhelm Ganglberger: Mein Teddybär, polka for bassoon & orchestra; Edward Elgar: Romance, for bassoon & orchestra (also arr. for cello & piano), Op. 62; Jean Baptiste Senaillé: Alleg...
Performers: Perkins, Laurence; Suart, Richard
Conductors: Corp, Ronald [Composer]

'Perkins is a compelling advocate of the instrument, not only in his painstaking work as orchestrator and arranger, and his enthusiastic and well-researched booklet notes,...continue...

Nikolai Demidenko plays Liszt - Sonata, Two Legends, etc

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-08-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178; Légendes (2) for Piano, S 175; Scherzo and March for Piano, S 177
Performers: Demidenko, Nikolai

Liszt: Paganini Studies & Schubert Transcriptions / Hamelin

1 CD / Hyperion / 2002-09-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Transcendental Etudes (6) after Paganini, S 140; Schuberts Märsche (3), transcription for piano (after Schubert, D. 819 & 968b), S. 426 (LW A123)
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

Paganini was the foremost virtuoso of his day, on any instrument, and having heard him in Paris in 1832 Liszt was determined to replicate his...continue...

Hyperion French Song Edition - Musique adorable! - Chabrier: Songs

2 CD / Hyperion / 2002-08-01

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: Early Songs (9), for voice & piano; Le Pas d'armes du Roi Jean, song for voice & piano; Ivresses!, grande valse for voice & piano; L'invitation au voyage, for voice & piano; Sé...
Performers: Burden, William; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Leveaux, Ursula; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; McGreevy, Geraldine; Spence, Toby; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]

"Here is something so joyous and heart-warming that it's difficult to know where to start anyone with a love of French music and poetry will...continue...

Schumann: Album for the Young / Angela Brownridge

1 CD / Hyperion / 2000-04-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Album für die Jugend no 1 ("Melodie") for piano in C major, Op. 68/1; Album für die Jugend no 2 ("Soldatenmarsch") for piano in G major, Op. 68/2; Album für die Jugend...
Performers: Brownridge, Angela

'Delectable...lucidly recorded' (CDReview)...continue...

M.R.N. Couperin: Livre de tablature de clavecin / Moroney

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-12-01

Works: Marc Roger Normand Couperin: Allemande l'Agréable; Courante; Menuet; Sarabande; Menuet en Rondeau; Double; Double de Trompette; Double de la Gavotte; Double de la Gigue de Mr. de Chambonnier; En...
Performers: Moroney, Davitt

"Moroney's long association with French music makes him an undisputed authority in this repetoire. He plays dance pieces as exalted studies in nuance and economy...continue...

Liszt: Complete Music for Solo Piano Vol 56 / Leslie Howard

4 CD / Hyperion / 1999-09-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Orpheus, symphonic poem for piano, S. 511b; Fantasy and Fugue of JS Bach in G minor (BWV 542) for Piano, S 463; Mes Joies, transcription for piano (after Chopin Op. 74/12), S. 480/5bis; ...
Performers: Howard, Leslie

"Leslie Howard's complete Liszt piano music project is one of the great achievements of modern recording. This penultimate volume, No. 56, a powerful testament to...continue...

Favourite Baroque Classics / Goodman, Brandenburg Consort

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-08-01

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Prelude to the Te Deum; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 21, "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis BWV 21; Easter Oratorio, BWV 249; ...
Performers: Arfken, Katharina; Beznosiuk, Lisa; Goodman, Roy; Jackson, Sally [winds]; Keavy, Stephen; Miles, Rebecca; North, Nigel [Lute]
Conductors: Goodman, Roy
Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

'This disc can be highly recommended as one of the best in the field' (Fanfare, USA)

'This disc deserves to go to the top of the...continue...

Favourite Classics / Ross Pople, London Festival Orchestra

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-06-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Gabriel Fauré: Shylock, incidental music and suite for tenor & orchestra, Op. 57; Luigi Boccherini: Menuett; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Morceaux (6) for Piano, ...

'This is indeed a CD with the most popular tunes in the classic repertoire' (Interval)

'As a CD to lift the spirits ... it would be...continue...

Music for Organ and Brass / Wills, Read, Cambridge Band

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-06-01

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39; William Walton: Henry V; Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; Arthur Wills: Fen...
Performers: Read, David; Wills, Arthur
Conductors: Read, David
Ensemble: Cambridge Co-op Band

'Marvellously recorded ... this record is a winner' (Gramophone) 'The recording is spectacularly realistic' (Penguin Stereo Record Guide)...continue...

Liszt: Complete Music for Solo Piano Vol 55 / Leslie Howard

3 CD / Hyperion / 1999-05-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Grande Fantaisie de bravoure sur La clochette, for piano (after Paganini; Aux anges gardiens (Den Schutz Engeln), for piano, S. 162a/1; Petite Valse favorite (I & II), for piano, S. 212 ...
Performers: Howard, Leslie

'Fascinating musicological discoveries gracefully presented' (Classic CD)...continue...

Liszt: Complete Music for Solo Piano Vol 54 / Leslie Howard

2 CD / Hyperion / 1999-03-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Grande Fantaisie sur la Tyrolienne de La Fiancée, transcription for piano (after Auber; 3 versions),; Ernani; Réminiscences des Huguenots, "Grande Fantaisie dramatique" for pia...
Performers: Howard, Leslie

'A bombshell selection that promises to hold the listener for hours on end. One almost imagines the fire of Liszt himself at the keyboard. Another...continue...

Organ Dreams Vol 1 / Christopher Herrick

1 CD / Hyperion / 1998-08-01

Works: Julius Benedict: March of the Templars, for organ; Henry Walford Davies: Solemn Melody for organ; William Spark: Jerusalem the Golden; Antoine Edouard Batiste: Offertoire for organ in G major; Willia...
Performers: Herrick, Christopher [Organ]

'Brilliantly played by this much-feted player' (Choir & Organ)

'Bask in the warm glow that permeates this recital, recorded in a perfect setting' (Classic CD)

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American Light Classics / Ronald Corp, New London Orchestra

1 CD / Hyperion / 1998-08-01

Works: John Philip Sousa: Washington Post; Kerry Mills: Whistling Rufus; Morton Gould: American Symphonette no 2; Felix Arndt: Nola; Arthur Pryor: The Whistler and His Dog, caprice for band; Leroy Anderson:...
Conductors: Corp, Ronald [Composer]
Ensemble: New London Orchestra

With its high "nostalgia" factor, this CD is going to give a great deal of pleasure and put a smile of recognition on lots of...continue...

Liszt: Complete Music for Solo Piano Vol 44 / Leslie Howard

3 CD / Hyperion / 1997-04-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Symphonies de Beethoven no 5 (I), transcription for piano in C minor, S. 463a (LW A37b/1); Adelaide (I), song transcription for piano (after Beethoven Op. 46), S. 466i (LW A58); Cadenza ...
Performers: Howard, Leslie

'This early Beethoven collection finds Howard on top form. The notes which [he] writes to accompany each issue are erudite, witty, totally enthralling for Lisztians...continue...

Liszt: Complete Music for Solo Piano Vol 42 / Leslie Howard

2 CD / Hyperion / 1996-12-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Réminiscences de Puritains de Bellini, transcription for piano (after I Puritani; 2 versions), S. 39; Salve Maria de Jérusalem from Verdi's "I Lombardi", S 431; Coro e marcia f...
Performers: Howard, Leslie; Philip Moore [Organ/Conductor]

'This new two-CD set is as fascinating as any and contains many recordings which are thought to be first, and which are probably the first...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...

Liszt: Complete Music for Solo Piano Vol 40 / Leslie Howard

1 CD / Hyperion / 1996-08-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Gaudeamus igitur (I & II), concert paraphrase for piano, S. 240 (LW A96); Una stella amica, mazurka (transcription) for piano (after Pezzini), S. 551 (LW A270); Grand Paraphrase de la Ma...
Performers: Howard, Leslie

'This disc offers a little of everything, executed with aplomb and conviction by the champion of Liszt's piano music' (Soundscapes, Australia)

'Here's a winsome collection...continue...

Cherubini: Requiem in C minor, March funèbre / Best, Corydon

1 CD / Hyperion / 1996-02-01

Works: Luigi Cherubini: Funeral March; Requiem in C minor
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Orchestra; Corydon Singers

'A really knockout performance of a dramatic Marche funèbre with some startling effects' (BBC Record Review)

'Record of the Month' (Classic FM Magazine)

'If ever...continue...

Liszt: Complete Music for Solo Piano Vol 35 / Leslie Howard

1 CD / Hyperion / 1995-10-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Melodies Russes (2), arabesques for piano, S. 250 (LW A86); Autrefois (Lyubila ya; II), romance for piano (after Wielhorski), S. 577ii (LW A87); Tarentelle, transcription for piano (afte...
Performers: Howard, Leslie; Philip Moore [Organ/Conductor]

'A most enjoyable collection' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

'Muy interesantes, indispensables para lisztianos' (Ritmo, Spain)

'I constantly admired his near orchestral range of...continue...

Liszt: Complete Music for Solo Piano Vol 31 / Leslie Howard

3 CD / Hyperion / 1995-03-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Soirées de Vienne, Valses caprices d'après Schubert (9), transcription for piano, S. 427 (LW A131); Melodies hongroises (3), transcription for piano (after Schubert, D. 818...
Performers: Howard, Leslie

'His devotion, consistency of playing, and stamina continue to amaze me. And his program notes alone are worth the price' (Classical Pulse!, USA)

'A must...continue...

Liszt: Complete Music for Solo Piano Vol 30 / Leslie Howard

2 CD / Hyperion / 1995-01-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Overture zu Oberon, transcription for piano (after von Weber), S. 574 (LW A122); Fantasia on 2 themes from Mozart's "Marriage of Figaro," S 697; Ernani; Paraphrase on the "Miserere" from...

'Another valuable instalment in Howard's vast trek through Liszt's piano music' (Classic CD)...continue...

The Romantic Muse: English Music in the Time of Beethoven

1 CD / Hyperion / 1994-12-01

Works: Smith: Blest pair of sirens; Franz Joseph Haydn: English Canzonettas; William Linley: Down in the gleamy vale; George Frederick Pinto: The Distress'd mother; Rondo for piano in E flat major; Philippe...
Performers: Invocation

'This CD is a revelation. Do explore this well recorded, well presented disc' (British Music Society Journal)...continue...
Personnel: Ana-Maria Rincon (soprano); Rufus Müller , Charles Daniels (tenor); Frances Kelly (harp); Timothy Roberts (piano).

Recording information: 06/15/1994-06/17/1994....continue...

Liszt: Complete Music for Solo Piano Vol 28 / Leslie Howard

2 CD / Hyperion / 1994-09-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Scherzo and March for Piano, S 177; Valse de Marie (Mariotte), for piano, S. 212a (LW A82); Mazurka brillante, for piano, S. 221 (LW A168); Grand galop chromatique for Piano, S 219; Galo...
Performers: Howard, Leslie

'A distinguished addition to one of the most important recording projects of the CD era' (Fanfare, USA)

'Gorgeous stuff!' (CDReview)...continue...

Gottschalk: Piano Music Vol 2 / Philip Martin

1 CD / Hyperion / 1994-07-01

Works: Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Suis-Moi!, contradanza for piano, Op. 45, D. 157 (RO 253); Berceuse, cradle song for piano, Op. 47, D. 20 (RO 27); La Jota aragonesa, caprice espagñol for piano, Op. 14,...
Performers: Martin, Philip [Piano, Composer]

'I can't imagine an aficionado of 19th-century piano music who wouldn't want Martin's two recordings... I hope we don't have to wait another three years...continue...

Liszt: Complete Music for Solo Piano Vol 27 / Leslie Howard

1 CD / Hyperion / 1994-05-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Szózat & Ungarischer Hymnus, transcription for piano (after Egressy & Erkel), S. 486 (LW A261); God Save the Queen, for piano, S. 235 (LW A76); Canzone Napolitana (I), for piano, S....
Performers: Howard, Leslie

Organ Fireworks Vol 5 / Christopher Herrick

1 CD / Hyperion / 1994-03-01

Works: Jehan Alain: Litanies for Organ, AWV 100/Op. 79; Jean Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26; Bjarne Slogedal: Variations on a Norwegian Folk Tune, for organ; Henri Mulet: Byzantine Sketches (10) for Organ; Osk...
Performers: Herrick, Christopher [Organ]

'An organ, the mere sound of which can send shivers down the spine ... breathtaking ... another splendid disc as thrilling and truly spectacular as...continue...

Liszt: Complete Music for Solo Piano Vol 23 / Leslie Howard

1 CD / Hyperion / 1993-08-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Harold in Italy (I & II), transcription for piano & viola (after Berlioz, Op. 16), S. 472 (LW D5); Romance oubliée for Cello and Piano, S 132; Hymne à Sainte Cécile, tra...
Performers: Coletti, Paul; Howard, Leslie

'Howard joue tout cela avec beaucoup de raffinement et un vrai sens du châtoiement sonore. De belles découvertes' (Répertoire, France)...continue...

Liszt: Complete Music for Solo Piano Vol 18 / Leslie Howard

1 CD / Hyperion / 1992-08-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Fantasie über Beethovens Ruinen von Athen, for piano, S. 389 (LW A177); Pastorale; Einsam bin ich, nicht alleine, transcription for piano (after Weber; Wedding March and Dance of th...
Performers: Howard, Leslie

'Another superbly produced instalment of this awesome endeavour. Enthusiastically recommended' (Fanfare, USA)

'Scintillating ... Fine recording. Not to be missed' (Classic CD)

'Nothing...continue...

Liszt: Complete Music for Solo Piano Vol 17 / Leslie Howard

2 CD / Hyperion / 1992-07-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Illustrations du Prophète (3), transcription for piano (after Meyerbeer), S. 414 (LW A165); Fantasia & Fuge über den Choral "Ad nos, ad salutarem undam", for piano, 4 hands, ...
Performers: Howard, Leslie; Parsons, Geoffrey

'There are riches galore here... Howard, as with every volume so far, brings to the recording studio the excitement of a live performance while never...continue...

Gottschalk: Piano Music Vol 1 / Philip Martin

1 CD / Hyperion / 1991-07-01

Works: Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Le Banjo, esquisse américaine for piano, Op. 15, D. 15 (RO 22); Le Mancenillier, sérénade for piano, Op. 11, D. 45 (RO 142); Minuit à Seville, caprice for...
Performers: Martin, Philip [Piano, Composer]

'An important and recommendable issue ... to be welcomed wholeheartedly' (CDReview)

'The best Gottschalk disk currently available' (Fanfare, USA)

'A very enjoyable disc indeed' (The...continue...

Liszt: Complete Music for Solo Piano Vol 10 / Leslie Howard

1 CD / Hyperion / 1991-06-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Hexaméron (Grande variations sur le march des I Puritains), collaborative work for piano (after Bell; Portrait en musique -- La marquise de Blocqueville, for piano, S. 190 (LW A241)...
Performers: Howard, Leslie

'Howard's steel-fingered pianistic athleticism is backed by strong musical intuition and there seems no limit to his technical prowess. The recorded sound is a banquet...continue...

Liszt: Complete Music for Solo Piano Vol 6 / Leslie Howard

2 CD / Hyperion / 1990-09-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Overture zum Freischütz, transcription for piano (after Weber), S. 575 (LW A129); Réminiscences de Don Juan (I & II), for piano (after Mozart; Paraphrase on themes from Verdi...
Performers: Howard, Leslie

'Leslie Howard domine avec beaucoup de chic le barrage technique des difficultés pianistiques' (Ecouter, Voir, France)

'Outstanding' (CDReview, USA)...continue...

Liszt: Complete Music for Solo Piano Vol 5 / Leslie Howard

1 CD / Hyperion / 1990-05-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Danse Macabre, transcription for piano (after Saint-Saëns), S. 555 (LW 273); Polish Songs (6) for Piano (Chopin), S 480; L'idée fixée; Overture des Francs-Juges, transcrip...
Performers: Howard, Leslie