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Liszt: The Complete Songs, Vol. 2 / Angelika Kirchschlager, mz; Julius Drake, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-07-10

Works: Franz Liszt: Der du von dem Himmel bist, S 279 "Wandrers Nachtlied I"; Ihr Glocken von Marling, S 328; Ein Fichtenbaum steht einsam, S 309; Vergiftet sind meine Lieder, S 289; Freudvoll und Leidvoll,...
Performers: Drake, Julius [Piano]; Kirchschlager, Angelika [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]

This second volume of Hyperion's newest lieder series features the great dramatic and musical gifts of mezzo-soprano Angelika Kirchschlager. Internationally renowned on the opera stage,...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (10/11/2011-10/13/2011)....continue...

The Power of Love: An English Songbook / Alice Coote, Graham Johnson

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-02-14

Works: James Lyman Molloy: Love's Old Sweet Song; Maude Valérie White: So We'll Go No More A-roving, for voice & piano; The Spring Has Come, for voice & piano; The Devout Lover, for voice & piano; Edwa...
Performers: Coote, Alice; Johnson, Graham [Piano]

Alice Coote, one of the most distinctive mezzo-sopranos of today, makes her recital debut on Hyperion with pianist Graham Johnson, a stalwart of the label...continue...
Recording information: All Saints' Church, East Finchley, London (2010-12-15&2010-12-15&2010-)....continue...

Blah Blah Blah And Other Trifles / Sarah Walker and Roger Vignoles in Cabaret

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-02-14

Works: George Gershwin: Blah, Blah, Blah, song (from Delicious, film); They All Laughed, song (from Shall We Dance?, film); Tell me more; Girl Crazy; Cole Porter: The tale of the oyster (or The song of the ...
Performers: Vignoles, Roger [Piano]; Walker, Sarah

Recording information: Wigmore Hall (06/17/1988)....continue...

Brahms: The Complete Songs Vol. 1

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-06-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 19; Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 46; Songs (7) for voice & piano, Op. 48; Der Überläufer ("In den Garten wollen wir gehen"), song for v...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Kirchschlager, Angelika [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]

Graham Johnson's complete Schubert and Schumann songs series for Hyperion are landmarks in the history of recorded music. Now this indefatigable performer and scholar turns...continue...
Recording information: All Saints, Durham Road, East Finchley, London (08/18/2008-08/20/2008)....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...

Britten: Purcell Realizations / Lott, Gritton, Walker, et al

2 CD / Hyperion / 2006-07-11

Works: Benjamin Britten: Purcell Realizations; Purcell Realizations from Orpheus Britannicus; The Queen's Epicedium, for soprano or tenor & piano (Purcell Realization); Purcell Realizations from Harmonia Sa...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Bostridge, Ian; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Gritton, Susan; Jackson, Richard; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Keenlyside, Simon; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Rolfe Johnson, An...

'Altogether a marvellous treat - Another Hyperion triumph' (Classic CD)

'Two irresistible discs - typically painstakingly produced and documented - and would deserve four stars if...continue...

Women's Lives & Loves / Lott, Kirchschlager, Johnson

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-06-13

Works: Robert Schumann: Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42; Erste Begegnung ("Von dem Rosenbusch"), for soprano voice, alto voice & piano (Spanisches Liederspie; Seit ich ihn gesehen, song for voice & piano (Fra...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Kirchschlager, Angelika [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]

Taking as its cue the 'Frauenliebe und Leben' cycles by Robert Schumann and Carl Loewe, this captivating duet recital follows the poet Chamisso's story of...continue...

Sidney Jones: The Geisha / Corp, New London Light Opera

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-03-14

Works: Sidney Jones: The Geisha, operetta
Performers: Ashman, Magdalen; Bott, Paula; Fitchew, Michael; Gamble, Joanna; Koc, Jozik; Maltman, Christopher; Nicoll, Harry; Parfitt, Paul; Suart, Richard; Vivian, Sarah; Walker, Sarah; Watson, Lillian
Conductors: Corp, Ronald [Composer]
Ensemble: New London Orchestra

'The recording that has given me the most joy during the year. A work I have waited fully 40 years to find on LP or...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...

Mahler's Songs of Youth / Dame Janet Baker, Geoffrey Parsons

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-07-01

Works: Gustav Mahler: Aus der Jugendzeit (Lieder und Gesänge), songs (14) for voice & piano (or orchestra) in 3 volumes; Winterlied, song for tenor & piano (no 2 of 3 Songs); Im Lenz, song for tenor & ...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Parsons, Geoffrey

Vaughan Williams: Hugh the Drover / Best, Bottone, Evans

2 CD / Hyperion / 2004-01-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Hugh the Drover
Performers: Atkinson, Lynton; Bottone, Bonaventura; Coote, Alice; Evans, Rebecca; Evans, Wynford; Gooding, Julia; Hulton, Adrian; Jenkins, Neil; Nicoll, Harry; Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]; Poulton, Robert; Saun...
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Orchestra

'Enchanting, heartwarming' (Fanfare, USA)

'This sparkling recording makes it clear that 'Hugh the Drover' is a work that deserves to be staged professionally at regular intervals....continue...

Handel: The Choice of Hercules / King, Gritton, Blaze, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2002-05-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: The Choice of Hercules, oratorio, HWV 69; Maurice Greene: Hearken Unto Me, Ye Holy Children, anthem for soloists, chorus & ensemble
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Coote, Alice; Daniels, Charles; Gritton, Susan; Harvey, Peter Harvey
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

"First of all, let's escape the trap into which so many catalog listings fall: 'The Choice of Hercules' is NOT the same as 'Hercules'. King...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Five Tudor Portraits, Five Mystical Songs

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-06-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Mystical Songs (5) for baritone, chorus ad lib & orchestra (or organ); Tudor Portraits (5), choral suite for soloists, chorus & orchestra
Performers: Herford, Henry; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Wetton, Hilary Davan
Ensemble: Guildford Choral Society; Philharmonia Orchestra

'An incredible bargain. Altogether, this sumptuously remastered issue is definitely one of the highlights of the first batch of Helios reissues that promise to take...continue...

Gay: The Beggar's Opera / Barlow, Hoskins, Walker

2 CD / Hyperion / 1991-12-01

Works: John Gay: Beggar's Opera
Performers: Baker, Alasdair; Bryson, Roger; Daniels, Charles; Dawson, Anne; Honeyman, Ian [Tenor Vocal]; Jackson, Richard; Lemmings, Christopher; Linnenbank, René; Mills, Bronwen; Morgan, Karl; Rashbrook,...

'I have never heard, and can't imagine, better performances ... A delightful performance of this timeless opera' (American Record Guide)

'A treasure that belongs in...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music, Mystical Songs / Best

1 CD / Hyperion / 1990-11-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Serenade to music; Mystical Songs (5) for baritone, chorus ad lib & orchestra (or organ); Fantasia on Christmas Carols; Flos campi
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Allen, Thomas; Connell, Elizabeth; Connell, John; Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Davies, Maldwyn; Dawson, Anne; Hill, Martyn; Howell, Gwynne; Imai, Nobuko; Kitchen, Linda; Montague...
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Singers; English Chamber Orchestra

Fauré: La Chanson d'Eve, Songs / Baker, Parsons

1 CD / Hyperion / 1990-02-01

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Le Papillon et la Fleur, song for voice & piano in C major, Op. 1/1; Chanson du pêcheur ("Ma belle amie est morte"), song for voice & piano or orchestra in F minor ("lam; R&#...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Parsons, Geoffrey

Duparc: Songs / Sarah Walker, Thomas Allen, Roger Vignoles

1 CD / Hyperion / 1989-08-01

Works: Henri Duparc: L'invitation au voyage; Sérénade florentine ("Étoile dont la beauté luit"), song for voice & piano (or orchestra); Testament; Phidylé; Extase; La vague et la cl...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]; Walker, Sarah