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Constant Lambert: Summer's Last Will and Testament; The Rio Grande; Aubade Héroïque / Sally Burgess, William Shimell, Jack Gibbons

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-09-13

Works: Constant Lambert: The Rio Grande, for piano, chorus & orchestra; Aubade Héroïque, for orchestra; Summer's Last Will and Testament for baritone, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Burgess, Sally; Gibbons, Jack
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David

Recording information: Leeds Town Hall (09/01/1991-09/03/1991)....continue...

Voyage à Paris: The Melodies of Francis Poulenc / Felicity Lott, Graham Johnson

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-06-14

Works: Francis Poulenc: Voyage à Paris ("Ah! la charmante chose"), song for voice & piano (Banalités), FP 107/4; Montparnasse; Hyde Park ("Les faiseurs de religion"), song for voice & piano, FP 12...
Performers: Jackson, Richard; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Murray, Ann; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]

"This record will enchant you. Best of the Month" -Hi-Fi News...continue...
Recording information: 02/1984....continue...

Mendelssohn: Songs & Duets Vol. 5 / Hyperion

2 CD / Hyperion / 2010-07-13

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Lied zum Gebrutstag meines guten Vaters ("Ihr Töne schwingt euch"), song for voice & piano; Pauvre Jeanette, song for voice & piano; Songs (6), Op. 99; Des Mädchens Klage...
Performers: Asti, Eugene; Bjarnason, Finnur; Broderick, Katherine; Grevelius, Anna; Loges, Stephan; Morrison, Hannah; Rutherford, James

Eugene Asti's pioneering Mendelssohn song series, which contains a wealth of fi rst recordings and rarities, concludes with this specially priced two CD set. The...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall, Wyastone Estate, Monmouth, UK (11/08/2008-11/12/2008).

Includes work(s) by Felix Mendelssohn....continue...

Thomas Arne: Artaxerxes / Catherine Bott, Philippa Hyde, Christopher Robson, Roy Goodman, et al

2 CD / Hyperion / 2009-11-10

Works: Thomas Arne: Artaxerxes
Performers: Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Campbell, Colin; Edgar-Wilson, Richard; Gibbs, Charles; Hyde, Philippa; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]; Robson, Christopher [Counter Tenor Vocals]; Spence, Patricia
Conductors: Goodman, Roy
Ensemble: Parley of Instruments

Thomas Arne's 'Artaxerxes' was the first opera seria libretto in English. Arne's work was a huge success in large part because it was an excellent...continue...

Mendelssohn: Songs and Duets, Vol. 4

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-08-11

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Frühlingsglaube, Op. 9/8; Der Verlassene; Work(s); Der Wasserfall (Rauch manuscript); Glosse, Mitleidsworte, Trostesgründe; Vier Lieder; Am Seegestad', in lauen Vollmonds...
Performers: Asti, Eugene; Bjarnason, Finnur; Broderick, Katherine; Grevelius, Anna; Loges, Stephan; Morrison, Hannah

In this bicentenary year of his birth, Mendelssohn's music is enjoying a long overdue renaissance. Hyperion's contribution to the composer's rehabilitation includes their acclaimed series...continue...

The Songs of Robert Schumann Vol 11 / Müller-Brachmann, Johnson, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-01-13

Works: Robert Schumann: Songs (6) (Neun) for voice & piano, Op. 89; Resignation ("Lieben, von ganzer Seele lieben"), song for voice & piano, Op. 83/1; Der Einseidler ("Komm, Trost der Welt, du stille Nacht!...
Performers: Broderick, Katherine; Doufexis, Stella; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Loges, Stephan; McGreevy, Geraldine; Muller-Brachmann, Hanno; Thompson, Adrian [Tenor Vocal]

Graham Johnson’s monumental and triumphant complete Schumann songs edition comes to an end with an eleventh disc of rarities and delights. With this last issue...continue...

Handel: Il parnasso in festa HWV 73 / Matthew Halls, King's Consort, et al

2 CD / Hyperion / 2008-10-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Il parnasso in festa, HWV 73
Performers: Crowe, Lucy; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Moore, Diana; Outram, Rebecca; Sampson, Carolyn
Conductors: Halls, Matthew
Ensemble: King's Consort

"Recorded at St Jude-on-the-Hill, in London’s Hampstead Garden Suburb, the sound is that magically unique combination of exuberant, detailed and delicate which Hyperion seems to...continue...

Grieg: Songs / Katarina Karnéus, Julius Drake

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-07-08

Works: Edvard Grieg: Songs (4), Op. 21; Songs (6), Op. 48; Haugtussa, Op. 67; Heart's melodies, Op. 5; The princess, EG 133
Performers: Drake, Julius [Piano]; Karneus, Katarina

We are delighted to present this new Hyperion disc of Edward Grieg songs. Grieg's sheer range as a songwriter - from the shortest settings of...continue...

Vaugham Williams: Choral Works / Best, Corydon Singers, et al

4 CD / Hyperion / 2008-06-10

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Serenade to music; Mystical Songs (5) for baritone, chorus ad lib & orchestra (or organ); Fantasia on Christmas Carols; Flos campi; Dona nobis pacem; Hymns (4) for Tenor, Viol...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Allen, Thomas; Barratt, Christine; Best, Jonathan; Bowen, John; Connell, Elizabeth; Connell, John; Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Davies, Maldwyn; Dawson, Anne; Dawson, Lynne; Dobi...
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Orchestra; Corydon Singers; English Chamber Orchestra

Issued to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Vaughan Williams' death, this collection is tantalizing: it starts with one of the best-selling discs in the Hyperion...continue...

Rossini: Soirées musicales, Songs & Duets / Persson, Doufexis, Ford, Vignoles

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-06-10

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Les soirées musicales; Péchés de vieillesse, Volume 3 "Morceaux réservés"; Péchés de vieillesse, Volume 13 "Musique anodine"; Péch&e...
Performers: Doufexis, Stella; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Persson, Miah; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

"If Rossini's songs are the cake and the performers the icing, the recording itself is the unexpected cherry on top. The acoustic of Potton Hall...continue...

The Songs of Robert Schumann Vol 10 / Royal, Johnson

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-11-13

Works: Robert Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 39; Schön Hedwig, Op. 106; Balladen (2), melodramas for voice & piano, Op. 122; Songs (3) for solo voices & piano, Op. 29; Die Nonne ("Im Garten steht die Nonne...
Performers: Barlow, Edith; Gruett, Marcus; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Kargl, Lukas; Lang, Melanie; Lehner, Daniela; Loges, Stephan; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Murray, Ann; Royal, Kate; Spence, Nicky; Ward, Ad...

Graham Johnson's acclaimed series of Schumann songs for Hyperion has reached its penultimate volume with this program headlined by soprano Kate Royal. Still at the...continue...

Bantock: Orchestral Music [Box Set]

6 CD / Hyperion / 2007-10-09

Works: Granville Bantock: A Celtic Symphony, for string orchestra & 6 harps; The Witch of Atlas (Tone Poem for Orchestra, no 5); The Sea Reivers, Hebridean Sea Poem, no 2; Hebridean Symphony; Pagan Symphony...
Performers: Begley, Kim; Bickley, Susan; Jowitt, Roy; Lloyd Webber, Julian
Conductors: Handley, Vernon

"The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra performs magnificently from beginning to end, coupling elegance, eloquence, passion, and power with Hyperion's fastidious sound in a way that compels...continue...

Fraser-Simson: The Maid of the Mountains / Kelly, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-11-14

Works: Harold Fraser-Simson: Maid of the Mountains, operetta
Performers: Ager, Jeanette; Bundy, Michael; Burgess, Sally; George, Michael; Kelly, Janis [Soprano Vocal]; Maltman, Christopher; Maxwell, Donald [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Suart, Richard; Taylor, Tom
Conductors: Corp, Ronald [Composer]
Ensemble: New London Light Opera Chorus

"Corp has brought a sense of a spontaneous stage performance, with an ideal interaction between the characters. For Anglophiles, particularly those who enjoy G &...continue...

Beethoven: Mass in C, Tremate, etc / Best, Watson, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-11-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Mass in C major, Op. 86; Ah, Perfido!, Op. 65; Nei giorni tuoi felici, duet for 2 voices & orchestra, WoO 93; Tremate, Empi, Tremate for 3 voices & orchestra, Op. 116
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Howell, Gwynne; Rigby, Jean; Watson, Janice
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Orchestra; Corydon Singers

"The recording gives much pleasure...throughout, an excellent feature of the performances is the playing of the Corydon Orchestra." -Gramophone...continue...

Chopin: Songs; Chopin/Viardot: Four Mazurkas / Kryger

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-11-14

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Polish Songs (17), Op. 74; Czary (Charms), song for voice & piano B 51; Dumka (Reverie), song for voice & piano, CT 147 (B. 132); Pauline Viardot: Plainte d'amour, arranged...
Performers: Kryger, Urszula; Spencer, Charles [Piano]

"The dark core of melancholy in Kryger's voice is fine-tuned to the Slavic melodic contours...her instinctive grasp of both musical and verbal inflection makes for...continue...

Hyperion Schubert Edition - Songs by Schubert's Friends

3 CD / Hyperion / 2006-04-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Der Greis, part song for 4 voices & keyboard, H. 25c/5; Johann Friedrich Reichardt: Sehnsucht, for 2 voices & piano; Rastlose Liebe, for voice & piano (1st setting) (Lyrische Gedi...
Performers: Comberti, Sebastian; Doufexis, Stella; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gritton, Susan; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Murray, Ann; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Thorsen, Marianne

These three generously filled discs were included as a 'bonus' in Hyperion's landmark forty-disc boxed set 'The Complete Songs by Franz Schubert,' released in November...continue...

Britten: Phaedra, Lachrymae, etc / Friend, Nash Ensemble

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-02-14

Works: Benjamin Britten: Phaedra, Op. 93; Lachrymae, reflections on a song of Dowland, for viola & string orchestra, Op. 48a; Sinfonietta, for chamber orchestra, Op. 1; The Sword in the Stone, music for a 6...
Performers: Chase, Roger; Rigby, Jean
Conductors: Friend, Lionel
Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

"... The Nash Ensemble performances are brilliant and brilliantly recorded. There is a clarity and urgency to the performances that reveals much of the inner...continue...

Schubert: The Complete Songs

40 CD / Hyperion / 2005-11-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Song sketch in C minor, D. 1a; Lebenstraum ("Ich sass an einer Tempelhalle"), song for voice & piano (sketch), D. 39; Hagars Klage ("Hier am Hügel"), song for voice & piano, D. 5...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Ainsley, John Mark; Allen, Thomas; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Anderson, Lorna; Argenta, Nancy; Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Berg, Nathan [...
Conductors: Layton, Stephen;
Ensemble: Holst Singers; New Company

'For Schubertians who failed to acquire many of the individual releases, this new box, weighing in at around £3 per disc, is an indispensable bargain'...continue...

Souvenirs de Venise / Songmakers' Almanac

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-11-08

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Les soirées musicales; Ludwig van Beethoven: Songs (23) of Various Nationality for voice & piano trio, WoO 158a; Franz Schubert: Der Gondelfahrer, D 808; Felix Mendelssohn: ...
Performers: Brooks, Brian; D'Alton, Hugo; Jackson, Richard; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Murray, Ann; Pearson, Justin [Vocals, Bass Guitar]; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]

"This fizzing multilingual Venetian 'Souvenir' slips down as gratefully as Prosecco and a hot day. Hahn's Venezia is a delicious epilogue." -Paul Riley, BBC Music...continue...

Vivaldi: The Complete Sacred Music / King, King's Consort

11 CD / Hyperion / 2005-11-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Magnificat, for 2 vocal soloists, 2 choruses, 2 oboes, 2 strings & 2 continuo in G minor, RV 610a; Lauda Jerusalem in E minor, RV 609; Kyrie, for double vocal soloists, double chorus...
Performers: Atkinson, Lynton; Auchincloss, Daniel; Bellamy, Alexandra; Bickley, Susan; Blackadder, David; Blaze, Robin; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brown, Jonathan; Brown, Rachel; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-...
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

'King has given us the ultimate Vivaldi anthology, abundant in energy, rich with emotion, animation, and color, and enshrined in Hyperion's fabled, warm, and incomparable...continue...

Hyperion French Song Edition - Fauré: Complete Songs Vol 2

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-05-10

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Mai, Op. 1 no 2; Puisqu'ici-Bas, for 2 voices & piano, Op. 10/1; Dans les ruines d'une abbaye, song for voice & piano in A major, Op. 2/1; Lydia, Op. 4 no 2; L'absent, Op. 5 no 3;...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Doufexis, Stella; Fouchecourt, Jean-Paul; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Maltman, Christopher; McGreevy, Geraldine; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]; Varcoe, Ste...

"The discreet but authoritative Graham Johnson has masterminded a pleasing sequence of more than two dozen songs shared eight singers." - The Independent...continue...

The King's Consort Collection

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-04-12

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Laetatus sum; Deus tuorum militum sors et corona, motet for alto, tenor, bass & 2 violins (from Selva morale et sp; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Oboes, Bassoon, 2 Horns and Vio...
Performers: Bellamy, Alexandra; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Clark, Andrew; Daniels, Charles; Evans, Robert; Fullbrook, Charles; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Gritton, Susan; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Hellg...
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

Released to celebrate the group's 25th anniversary, this wonderfully varied selection of music (which opens with a thrilling 'taster' of delights to come in the...continue...

Hyperion French Song Edition - Fauré: Complete Songs Vol 1

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-02-08

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Les Matelots, song for voice & piano in E flat major, Op. 2/2; Seule!, song for voice & piano in E minor, Op. 3/1; Chanson du pêcheur ("Ma belle amie est morte"), song for vo...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Doufexis, Stella; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Maltman, Christopher; McGreevy, Geraldine; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]

"Showing a greater variety than some other releases in the related Hyperion series, the music on the volume is divided among seven singers, all of...continue...

The Songs of Robert Schumann Vol 9 / Lott, Murray, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-01-11

Works: Robert Schumann: Liedchen von Marie und Papa, for 2 voices, WoO 26/3; Album für die Jugend, Op. 68; Lieder Album für die Jugend, Op. 79; Album für die Jugend no 14 ("Kleine Studie") fo...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Murray, Ann

This ninth volume in the Hyperion Schumann Edition brings us to music Schumann wrote for children, and what a delight it probes to be. The...continue...

This Have I Done For My True Love - Holst: Partsongs

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-09-14

Works: Gustav Holst: Ave Maria, Op. 9b/H 49; Of one that is so fair, for SATB & chorus, Op. 34/3, H. 130; Carols (2) for chorus, oboe & cello, H. 91; Old English Carols (4), for chorus & piano, Op. 20b, H. ...
Performers: Davies, Jeremy; Davies, Justine; Farrell, Jane; Head, Christopher; Henderson, David; Henderson, Elizabeth; Lee, William Lyon; Loeb, Jessica; Marsh, John; McMaster-Christie, Amos; Parker, Ruth; Simmon...
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Holst Singers

'Fascinating... The Holst Singers cover themselves in distinction. A gem' (CDReview)

'A real joy to listen through without interruption' (Gramophone)...continue...

Monteverdi: Il Ballo dell'Ingrate, etc / Holman, Red Byrd

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-08-01

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigals, Book 8; Madrigali guerrieri, et amorosi... Libro ottavo
Performers: Bickley, Susan; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Pierard, Catherine; Potter, John [Tenor Vocal]; Seers, Mary [Soprano Vocals]; Wistreich, Richard [Bass Vocals]
Conductors: Holman, Peter
Ensemble: Parley of Instruments

'One of the most perfect CDs ever made. Unsurpassable: glorious music, superb performances and hair-raising sound. The performers, engineers, and Hyperion Records deserve the highest...continue...

Sullivan: The Prodigal Son, etc /Corp, Rutter, Denley, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-01-01

Works: Arthur Sullivan: The Prodigal Son, oratorio; Te Deum, motet for chorus & orchestra
Performers: Denley, Catherine; Magee, Garry; Rutter, Claire; Wilde, Mark
Conductors: Corp, Ronald [Composer]
Ensemble: London Chorus

'Sullivan-admirers and British-music buffs need not hesitate ... Strongly recommended' (Fanfare, USA)

'The work is lovingly performed here with all the elements of drama and...continue...

Vivaldi: Sacred Music Vol 9 / King, King's Consort, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2003-09-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Laudate Pueri Dominum (Psalm 112), for 2 voices, 2 choruses, flute, 2 strings & continuo in A major,; Salve Regina, antiphon for voice, double chorus, 2 oboes, double strings & conti...
Performers: DiDonato, Joyce; Gritton, Susan; Lunn, Joanne; Sampson, Carolyn
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort; King's Consort Choir

"As expected, the performances are breathtaking. The period strings have an extraordinarily refined tone and play with great animation. King elicits reading of seemingly effortless...continue...

La Senna festeggiante, Gloria e Imeneo / King's Consort

2 CD / Hyperion / 2002-12-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: La Senna festeggiante, serenata à tre for chorus & continuo, RV 693; La Gloria e Himeneo, "Dall'eccelsa mia reggia", wedding cantata for 2 voices & continuo, RV 687
Performers: Daniels, Charles; Foster-Williams, Andrew; Sampson, Carolyn; Semmingsen, Tuva
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

"King directs strong performances of both works, with all the familiar virtues of his sacred music series in evidence, from its bright energy to its...continue...

Vivaldi: Sacred Music Vol 8 / King, Gritton, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2002-09-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Sum in medio tempestatum, RV 632; Laudate Pueri Dominum (Psalm 112), for voice, strings & continuo in C minor, RV 600; Cur sagittas in B flat major, RV 637; Sanctorum meritis, hymn f...
Performers: Garratt, Christine; Gritton, Susan; Jones, Simon; Semmingsen, Tuva
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

"King's vocal team just keeps on getting better. Susan Gritton, as fresh now as in Vol. 1 of 1995, is wonderfully fluent and direct in...continue...

Sibelius: Songs / Katarina Karnéus, Julius Drake

1 CD / Hyperion / 2002-05-01

Works: Jean Sibelius: Songs (7), Op. 17; Belshazzar's Feast (Belsazars gästabud), incidental music, Op. 51; Songs (6), Op. 36; I am a Tree (Jag är ett träd), song for voice & piano, Op. 57/5;...
Performers: Drake, Julius [Piano]; Karneus, Katarina

"Karneus is a lighter, finer wine, yet no less expressively heady. Her perfectly integrated and focused mezzo, with its flaming top, and dark, gleaming lower...continue...

The Songs of Robert Schumann Vol 6 / McGreevy, Doufexis, etc

1 CD / Hyperion / 2002-03-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Spanisches Liederspiel, 10 songs for voice(s) & piano, Op. 74; Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 40; Spanische Liebeslieder (10 Spanish Love Songs), for voice(s) & piano, Op. 138; Cla...
Performers: Doufexis, Stella; Hough, Stephen; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Loges, Stephan; McGreevy, Geraldine; Thompson, Adrian [Tenor Vocal]

"Graham Johnson's typically teeming commentaries to this latest Hyperion volume, 'Schumann and the Spanish style', he relates a moving anecdote about the composer's perusal of...continue...

Boccherini, D'Astorga: Stabat Mater / The King's Consort

1 Super Audio CD / Hyperion / 2001-05-01

Works: Luigi Boccherini: Stabat mater in G minor, Op. 61/G 532; Emanuele D'Astorga: Stabat Mater
Performers: Agnew, Paul; Bickley, Susan; Fox, Sarah [Soprano]; Gritton, Susan; Harvey, Peter
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort; King's Consort Choir

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
These settings of the same text by two Italian composers (more exactly, Sicilian in the case of Astorga), who spent much of...continue...

The Songs of Chausson / Lott, Murray, Trakas, Johnson, et al

2 CD / Hyperion / 2001-04-01

Works: Ernest Chausson: Mélodies (7), Op. 2; Mélodies (7), for voice & piano, Op. 2; Le Charme, for voice & piano, Op. 2/2; Sérénade Italienne, for voice & piano, Op. 2/5; Le rideau de...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; McGreevy, Geraldine; Murray, Ann; Trakas, Chris Pedro
Conductors:
Ensemble: Chilingirian Quartet

"Older collectors will recall the decades between tantalizing, tiny handfuls of Chausson's 'melodies'... When, at last, an 'integrale' turned up for review several years ago,...continue...

The Songs of Robert Schumann Vol 4 - Widmer, Doufexis, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2000-06-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Lieder und Gesänge II (5), songs for voice & piano, Op. 51; Romanzen und Balladen I, 3 songs for voice & piano, Op. 45; Sommerlied ("Seinen Traum, lind wob"), for chorus, Op. 14...
Performers: Doufexis, Stella; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Widmer, Oliver
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: London Schubert Chorale

Now that the Hyperion Schubert Edition is coming to an end, the Schumann Edition is getting into its stride. Volume four introduces two outstanding young...continue...

The Hyperion Schubert Edition - Complete Songs Vol 32

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-04-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Der Geistertanz, D 494; Des Mädchens Klage III ("Der Eichwald braust"), for voice & piano, D. 389; Licht und Liebe, D 352; Beitrag zur fünfzig jährigen Jubelfeier, D 40...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Ainsley, John Mark; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Dawson, Lynne; George, Michael; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Keenlyside, Simon; Koningsberger, Maarten; Langridge, Phil...

This is the third and last of three recitals in this series devoted to the songs of 1816, and marks the beginning of the last...continue...

Vivaldi: Sacred Music Vol 4 - Juditha Triumphans / King

2 CD / Hyperion / 1998-05-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Juditha triumphans, RV 645
Performers: Bickley, Susan; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Kiehr, Maria Cristina [Soprano Vocal]; Murray, Ann; Rigby, Jean
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort Choir

This definitive version uses an all-female cast (as it was written for the Pieta, the famous all-girls' orphanage where Vivaldi was Music Director) along with...continue...

Handel. 'alexander Balus'.

2 CD / Hyperion / 1997-10-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alexander Balus
Performers: Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Daniels, Charles; Dawson, Lynne; Denley, Catherine; George, Michael; McFadden, Claron; Pott, Charles; Raskin, Tom
Conductors: King, Robert

The Hyperion Schubert Edition - Complete Songs Vol 28

1 CD / Hyperion / 1997-07-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Versunken, D 715; Im Gegenwärtigen Vergangenes, D 710; Mahomets Gesang II ("Seht den Felsenquell"), song for voice & piano (fragment), D. 721; Geheimes, D 719/Op. 14 no 2; Johann...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Ainsley, John Mark; Bostridge, Ian; Denley, Catherine; George, Michael; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Keenlyside, Simon; Koningsberger, Maarten; MacDougall, Jamie; Rozario, Pat...
Conductors:
Ensemble: London Schubert Chorale

'There are unknown treasures here. Anyone who hasn't invested in this vast enterprise might well begin with this volume' (Classic CD)

'Irresistible listening' (The Financial Times)...continue...

Beethoven: Cantata on the death of Emperor Joseph II, etc

1 CD / Hyperion / 1997-03-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Auf den Tod Kasier Josephs II, cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra, WoO 87; Auf die Erhebung Leopold des Zweiten, cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra, WoO 88; Opferlie...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Howarth, Judith; Rigby, Jean; Singers, Corydon; Smith, Roger; Van Dam, José; Watson, Janice
Conductors: Best, Matthew; Rakowski, Maciej
Ensemble: Corydon Orchestra; Corydon Singers

"Beethoven was only 19 when in Bonn he was commissioned to write this 40-minute cantata on the Emperor's death...When he came to write Fidelio, he...continue...

Bruckner: The Masses, Te Deum, etc / Best, Corydon Singers

3 CD / Hyperion / 1996-12-01

Works: Anton Bruckner: Te Deum in C major, WAB 45; Mass no 1 in D minor, WAB 26; Aequale no 1 for 3 Trombones in C minor, WAB 114; Libera me, Domine (II), motet for chorus, 3 trombones & organ in F minor, W...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Booth, Juliet; Brenner, Roger; Brown, Phillip; Hegedus, Olga; Howell, Gwynne; Lewis, Keith; Martin, Thomas [Double Bass]; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; O'Donnell, James [Organ]; ...
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Orchestra; Corydon Singers; English Chamber Orchestra Wind Ensemble

"The sacred music of Bruckner appears, like his symphonies, to be an acquired taste. But - also as with the symphonies - those who have...continue...

Handel: Joseph and his Brethren / King's Consort

3 CD / Hyperion / 1996-11-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Joseph and his brethren, HWV 59
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Burrowes, Connor; Denley, Catherine; George, Michael; Kenny, Yvonne; Missin, William
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

'I have no reservations about encouraging anyone interested in Handel to buy this set and to acquaint themselves with the many delights of this grossly...continue...

Hyperion French Song Edition - Hahn / Lott, Bickley, et al

2 CD / Hyperion / 1996-07-01

Works: Reynaldo Hahn: Mélodies (20), Volume 1; Mélodies (20), Volume 1; Rêverie, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book I"); Seule, for voice & piano (from "Melodies, Book I"); Les cygnes,...
Performers: Bickley, Susan; Bostridge, Ian; Gould, Chris; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]

"The second volume of Hyperion's French Song Edition is hardly less appealing than the first. For four of the Etudes Latines Ian Bostridge joins the...continue...

Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ / Best, Miles, Rigby, et al

2 CD / Hyperion / 1995-09-19

Works: Hector Berlioz: L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Evans, Peter [Tenor Vocal]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Howell, Gwynne; Kanga, Skaila [Harp]; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Newbold, Sarah; Pailthorpe, Daniel; P...
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: St. Paul's Cathedral Choir

"...Musicianship and loving care are evident in every bar, but the overall effect is suavely, genteelly precious - a tasteful, expensive Christmas card signifying something...continue...

The Hyperion Schubert Edition - Complete Songs Vol 22

1 CD / Hyperion / 1994-12-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Trinklied ("Brüder! Unser Erdenwallen"), for tenor, chorus & piano, D. 148 (Op. 131/2); Morgenlied ("Willkommen, rotes Morgenlicht"), song for voice & piano, D. 266; An Sie ("Zei...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Anderson, Lorna; Denley, Catherine; George, Michael; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Keenlyside, Simon; MacDougall, Jamie; Rozario, Patricia [Soprano Vocals]; Wyn-Rogers, Catherine

'Le niveau vocal et l'accompagnement de Graham Johnson sont toujours excellents' (Répertoire, France)...continue...

Gounod: Songs / Lott, Murray, Rolfe-Johnson, Johnson

2 CD / Hyperion / 1993-12-01

Works: Charles Gounod: Où voulez-vous aller?; Le soir; Venise, song for voice & piano (Six Songs no 6); Ave Maria; Sérénade; Chanson du printemps, for voice & piano; Au rossignol; Ce qu...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Murray, Ann; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]

Handel: Deborah / King, Kenny, Gritton, King's Consort

2 CD / Hyperion / 1993-12-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Deborah, HWV 51
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Campbell, Colin; Denley, Catherine; George, Michael; Gritton, Susan; Kenny, Yvonne; Milhofer, Mark; Peacock, Adrian
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: New College Choir, Oxford

'An important addition to the Handel discography. Handelians will revel in its rediscovery' (The Sunday Times)

Superb ... The recording is another of these inspired...continue...

España! / Ann Murray, Graham Johnson, Songwriters' Almanac

1 CD / Hyperion / 1993-11-11

Works: Enriqué Granados: Colección (7) de canciones amatorias; Joaquín Turina: Corazon de mujer; Hector Berlioz: Zaïde, boléro for voice, castsnets & piano or orchestra, Op. 19/1;...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Murray, Ann; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]

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...

Handel: Ottone / King, Bowman, McFadden, Smith, Denley

3 CD / Hyperion / 1993-06-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Ottone
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Denley, Catherine; George, Michael; McFadden, Claron; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]; Visse, Dominique [Countertenor Vocal]
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

'Ottone is, even for Handel, unusually rich in lovely, heartrending arias' (The Times)

'Everywhere, the dexterity and resource of Robert King's Consort lend enchantment' (The...continue...

Handel: Judas Maccabaeus / Robert King, Jamie MacDougall

2 CD / Hyperion / 1992-10-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63
Performers: Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Denley, Catherine; George, Michael; Kirkby, Emma; MacDougall, Jamie
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: New College Choir, Oxford

'A profusion of colourful delights ... persuasive evidence indeed that what may seem mediocre on the page can spring to life, given the artistry and...continue...