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Penderecki: String Quartets Nos. 1-3; Lutoslawski: String Quartet / Royal String Quartet

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-03-12

Works: Krzysztof Penderecki: Quartet for Strings no 1; Quartet for Strings no 2; Quartet for Strings no 3 ("Blätter eines nicht geschriebenen Tagebuches"); Witold Lutoslawski: String Quartet
Conductors:
Ensemble: Royal String Quartet

The Royal String Quartet, a wonderful young Polish ensemble, continues its exploration of the string quartet repertoire of its homeland with this album of music...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (03/26/2012-03/28/2012)....continue...

Miserere - A sequence of music for Lent, St. Joseph and the Annunciation / Westminster Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-01-08

Works: Gregorian Chant: Attende Domine; Audi, benigne Conditor, hymn, Mode 2; Evigila super nos; Mass 9 Cum iubilo; Credo 4, 1st tone, GR776; George Malcolm: Miserere mei, Deus, for chorus; Scapulis suis, f...
Performers: Gaunt, William; Stevens, Peter
Conductors: Baker, Martin
Ensemble: Westminster Cathedral Choir

This recording from the Westminster Cathedral Choir demonstrates the splendors of the liturgy in the simultaneously solemn and joyful period of Lent. On Miserere, masterworks...continue...
Recording information: Westminster Cathedral (2011-07-12_2011-07-13&2011-)....continue...

Choral Music of Gabriel Jackson: A Ship with Unfurled Sails / State Choir Latvija

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-01-08

Works: Gabriel Jackson: The Voice of the Bard, for chorus; Now I have known, O Lord [Al-Junaid], for chorus & organ; O Doctor optime, for chorus; Missa Triueriensis, for chorus & organ; Thomas, Jewel of Can...
Performers: Fiskovics, Eduards; Lielauss, Didzis; Lineja, Laila; Lisovska, Inga; Mengelis, Ugis [Bass Vocal]; Puke, Agris; Romancane, Inese; Tomsons, Valdis; Zemitis, Kaspars [Guitar (Electric)]; Zilberte, Zane
Conductors: Sirmais, Máris
Ensemble: ; Latvija State Choir

The Latvian choral tradition is admired worldwide. Not only are the country's many choirs known for their striking vocal prowess, Latvian composers for this genre...continue...
Recording information: St. John's Church, Riga, Latvia (2010-03-11_2010-03-12&2010-)....continue...

Advent at St. Paul's / Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-10-09

Works: Anonymous: Laudes Regiae; Anglican Chant: Matin Responsory (adapted from Palestrina); Jacobus Handl: Ecce concipies; Martin Peerson: Blow out the trumpet; Richard Lloyd: Drop down ye heavens; William...
Performers: Johnston, Robert; Jones, Timothy; Lucas, Andrew; Oxenham, Martin; Royall, Christopher; Scott, John
Conductors: Music], John Scott [Choral
Ensemble: ; Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral

Every year on Advent Sunday, St. Paul's Cathedral in London holds a special Carol Service. This welcome reissue featuring the Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral...continue...
Recording information: St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England (06/23/1997-06/26/1997)....continue...

Adés: Lieux Retrouves; Fauré: Cello Sonata no 2; Janacek: Pahadka; Liszt; Kurtag / Steven Isserlis, cello, Thomas Adès, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-10-09

Works: Franz Liszt: Romance oubliée for Cello and Piano, S 132; Die Zelle in Nonnenwerth, for violin or cello & piano, S. 382; La lugubre gondola for Cello and Piano, S 134; Leos Janácek: Fairy ...
Performers: Adès, Thomas [Conductor/Composer]; Isserlis, Steven

Cellist Steven Isserlis, one of Britain's best-loved instrumentalists, joins forces with composer and pianist Thomas Adès for an intriguing recital of chamber music. The program...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall, Wyastone Estate, Monmouth (12/13/2011-12/15/2011)....continue...

Bob Chilcott: Requiem / Wells Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-04-10

Works: Bob Chilcott: Requiem, for 2 voices, chorus, & organ (or orchestra); Salisbury Motets (4), for chorus & organ; Downing Service, for chorus & organ; Pilgrim Jesus, carol for chorus; The Nine Gifts, ca...
Performers: Ashworth, Laurie; Staples, Andrew; Vaughn, Jonathan
Conductors: Owens, Matthew
Ensemble: ; Nash Ensemble

Composer and conductor Bob Chilcott (born 1955) has been steeped in the British choral tradition since he was a boy chorister. A former member of...continue...
Recording information: The Cathedral Church of St Andrew in Wells, Somerset (2011-05-25_2011-05-26&2011-)....continue...

Passiontide at St. Paul's / Andrew Lucas, John Scott

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-03-13

Works: New English Hymnal: The Lent prose, no 507; Richard Farrant: Call To Remembrance; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2; Edward Bairstow: The Lamentation; Psalm 114, In Exitu Israel, for organ & chorus; J...
Performers: Arnold, Jonathan; Burrowes, Connor; Burrowes, Edward; Hill, Edmund; Jones, Timothy; Way, Anthony
Conductors: Music], John Scott [Choral
Ensemble: ; Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral

Fanfare
This is one of the most impressive discs I can recall from this choir.
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Recording information: St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England (06/25/1996-06/28/1996)....continue...

Bo Hansson: Endless Border / Rupert Gough, Royal Holloway Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-03-13

Works: Bo Hansson: Som när handen, for chorus; Salve Regina, for chorus; Then I heard the singing, for chorus; For as the rain, for chorus & organ; The place amongst the trees, for chorus; Missa brevis...
Performers: Baldry, William [Organ]; Franklin, Gillian; Kilhams, Jonathan; Nicoll, Flora; Robbins, Richard; Robson, Tom [Vocals]; Telfer, Kate; Twilley, Amon-Ra
Conductors: Gough, Rupert
Ensemble: ; Royal Holloway Choir

Swedish musician Bo Hansson is a man of many talents: a guitarist, and a composer of a wide range of music in folk and jazz...continue...
Recording information: Douai Abbey, Upper Woolhampton, Berkshire, England (01/06/2011-01/08/2011)....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...

Beyond all Mortal Dreams: American a Cappella / Choir of Trinity College

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-07-12

Works: Rene Clausen: Tonight, Eternity Alone; Steven Stucky: Motets (3) in memoriam Thomas Tallis, for chorus; Ola Gjeilo: Sanctus, for chorus; Phoenix, for chorus; Frank Ferko: Hildegard Triptych, for chor...
Performers: Dayan, Ruby; Partridge, Hannah; Walker, Margaret; Williams, Laurence [Bass vocals]
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: ; Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge

On Beyond All Mortal Dreams, Stephen Layton and his acclaimed Trinity College Choir perform a magnificent selection of American a cappella choral works. The recording...continue...
Recording information: Chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge (07/02/2010-07/05/2010)....continue...

MacMillan: Jubilate Deo; Tremunt videntes angeli; Le tombeau de Georges Roualt; Etc. / Matthew Owens / Wells Cathedral Choir, Jonathan Vaughn, organ

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-06-14

Works: James MacMillan: Jubilate Deo, for chorus & organ; Serenity, for chorus & organ; Magnificat and Nunc dimittis, for chorus & organ; Tremunt videntes angeli; On Love, for treble & organ; ...Here in hid...
Performers: Bland, Dominic; Clulow, Simon; Hounsell, Mark; Sheldrake, Christopher; Vaughn, Jonathan
Conductors: Owens, Matthew
Ensemble: ; Wells Cathedral Choir

James MacMillan is renowned for his highly original yet accessible choral music. His prolific output displays an intrinsic understanding of the human voice and his...continue...
Recording information: The Cathedral Church of St Andrew in Wells, Somerset (2010-05-26_2010-05-27&2010-)....continue...

Casals Encores / Alban Gerhardt , cello, Cecile Licad, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-06-14

Works: David Popper: Chanson villageoise, Op. 62 no 2; Mazurka, for cello & piano, Op. 11 no 3; Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op. 54; Claude Debussy: Petite Suite; Benjamin Godard: Jocelyn; Giovanni Sgambati:...
Performers: Gerhardt, Alban [Cello]; Licad, Cecile

This sensational new release from cellist Alban Gerhardt recaptures the novelty of the much-loved encores performed by Pablo Casals. Casals, one of the world's greatest...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall, Wyastone Estate, Monmouth (06/25/2010-06/27/2010)....continue...

Górecki: The Three String Quartets / Royal String Quartet

2 CD / Hyperion / 2011-04-12

Works: Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Quartet for Strings no 1 ("Already It Is Dusk"), Op. 62; Quartet for Strings no 2 ("Quasi una Fantasia"), Op. 64; Quartet for Strings no 3 ("...songs are sung"), Op. 67

Henryk Górecki's intriguing String Quartets, all commissions from the Kronos Quartet, signified a new creative phase in his music. The stark contrasts that had been...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (02/08/2010-02/11/2010)....continue...

Esenvalds: Passion and Resurrection / Carolyn Sampson, Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-03-08

Works: Eriks Esenvalds: Passion and Resurrection, for voice, chorus & orchestra; Evening, for chorus; Night Prayer, for chorus; A Drop in the Ocean, for chorus; Légende de la femme emmurée (Legend...
Performers: Sampson, Carolyn
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: ; Britten Sinfonia

Latvian composer Eriks Eenvalds’ Passion & Resurrection for strings, choir and soloists is a powerful meditation on the story of Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection. Eschewing...continue...
Recording information: All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London (04/10/2010); All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London (04/12/2010-04/13/2010)....continue...

Eric Whitacre: Cloudburst and Other Choral Works

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-10-12

Works: Eric Whitacre: I thank You God for most this amazing day, for soprano & chorus; I hide myself, for chorus; Sleep; i will wade out, for chorus; Go, lovely Rose, for chorus; When David Heard; Hope, Fai...
Performers: Betteridge, Stephen; Fowler, Fran; Heath, Alice; Millett, Robert; Redman, Eva; Rennie, Suzanna
Conductors: Layton, Stephen

In celebration of their thirtieth birthday, Hyperion is re-issuing thirty landmark titles from the back catalogue at mid-price. These discs include benchmark recordings of great...continue...
Recording information: Temple Church, London (01/03/2005-01/05/2005)....continue...

Shostakovich, Shchedrin: Piano Concertos / Hamelin

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-10-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102; Rodion Shchedrin: Concerto for Piano no 2
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]; O'Keeffe, Mark
Conductors: Litton, Andrew

In celebration of their thirtieth birthday, Hyperion is re-issuing thirty landmark titles from the back catalogue at mid-price. These discs include benchmark recordings of great...continue...
Recording information: Caird Hall, Dundee (03/31/2003/04/01/2003)....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...

John Rutter: Requiem

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-10-12

Works: John Rutter: Requiem; Hymn to the Creator of Light; God be in my head; A Gaelic Blessing; Cantate Domino; Open Thou Mine Eyes, for chorus; A Prayer of St. Patrick for chorus; A Choral Fanfare; Birthd...
Performers: Crabtree, Libby; Mannion, Rosa
Conductors: Layton, Stephen

In celebration of their thirtieth birthday, Hyperion is re-issuing thirty landmark titles from the back catalogue at mid-price. These discs include benchmark recordings of great...continue...
Recording information: 01/07/1997-01/09/1997....continue...

Bach: The Cello Suites / Steven Isserlis

2 CD / Hyperion / 2010-10-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1008; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 4 in E f...
Performers: Isserlis, Steven

In celebration of their thirtieth birthday, Hyperion is re-issuing thirty landmark titles from the back catalogue at mid-price. These discs include benchmark recordings of great...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London....continue...

Arvo Pärt: Triodion / Stephen Layton

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-10-12

Works: Arvo Pärt: Dopo la vittoria, little cantata for chorus; Nunc dimittis, for chorus; ... which was the son of..., for chorus; I am the True Vine; Littlemore Tractus, for chorus & organ; Triodion, ...
Performers: Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; James, David
Conductors: Layton, Stephen

In celebration of their thirtieth birthday, Hyperion is re-issuing thirty landmark titles from the back catalogue at mid-price. These discs include benchmark recordings of great...continue...
Recording information: Temple Church, London, England (01/02/2003-01/05/2003)....continue...

Marc-André Hemelin: Études

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-09-14

Works: Marc-André Hamelin: Études (12) in all the minor keys, for piano; Little Nocturne, for piano; Con intimissimo sentimento, suite for piano; Theme and Variations (Cathy's Variations), for pia...
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-Andre [Piano]

'Hamelin plays Hamelin': a glimpse into the fabulously bizarre musical mind of one of the greatest piano virtuosos of today. Marc-Andre Hamelin's twelve Etudes, written...continue...

Jonathan Dove: Choral Music

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-09-14

Works: Jonathan Dove: Bless the Lord, O my soul [vv. from Psalm 104], for chorus & organ; Missa brevis, for chorus & organ; I am the Day, for chorus; Wellcome, all wonders in one sight!, for chorus; The Sta...
Performers: Gallagher, Sophie; Lapido, Folasade Nelleke; Vaughn, Jonathan
Conductors: Owens, Matthew

Jonathan Dove's beautiful choral works have made him into a household name among professional and amateur singers alike. His writing is eminently approachable yet highly...continue...
Recording information: Cathedral Church of St. Andrew in Wells, Somerset, Engl (2009-06-03_2009-06-04&2009-)....continue...

Briggs: Mass for Notre Dame

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-06-08

Works: David Briggs: Introït, improvisation for organ; Messe pour Notre-Dame, for chorus & organ; Offertoire, improvisation for organ; Ubi caritas et amor, motet for chorus; Élévation, improv...
Performers: Briggs, David
Conductors: Layton, Stephen

Organist and composer David Briggs studied with Jean Langlais in Paris and was profoundly influenced by the playing of Pierre Cochereau, Organist Titulaire at Notre...continue...
Recording information: Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, England (07/08/2009-07/10/2009)....continue...

Grand Tour: Music from 16th and 17th Century Italy, Spain and Germany

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-05-11

Works: Giovanni Battista Buonamente: Sonata a Sei; Canzona a 6; Biagio Marini: Sinfonia grave "La Zorzi", for chamber instruments & continuo; Sonata a quattro tromboni, for chamber instruments & continuo; S...
Performers: Roberts, Timothy [Keyboardist/Conductor]; Staff, David; West, Jeremy
Conductors:
Ensemble: His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts

"This is everything a grand tour should be: educating, entertaining and enriching. Well worth exploring." - BBC Music Magazine...continue...
Recording information: 1993-08-16_1993-08-18&1995-....continue...

Baltic Exchange

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-02-09

Works: Ugis Praulins: Missa Rigensis, for chorus; Laudibus in sanctis, for chorus; Maija Einfelde: A cycle of Fricis Barda poems, for chorus; Urmas Sisask: Benedicto, for chorus; Vytautas Miskinis: Angelis ...
Conductors: Layton, Stephen

With choral music at the heart of musical life in the Baltics, it is not surprising that the medium has been a central preoccupation for...continue...
Recording information: Lady Chapel Of Ely Cathedral (08/04/2008-08/06/2008)....continue...

Dubra: Hail, Queen of Heaven; Choral Music / Rupert Gough, Alexander Norman, Choir of Royal Holloway

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-11-10

Works: Rihards Dubra: Oculus non vidit, for chorus; Ave Maria (iii), for chorus in A flat major; Miserere mei, for chorus in G sharp minor; Hail, Queen of Heaven, hymn for chorus; Duo Seraphim, for chorus; ...
Performers: Henning, Rebecca; Leeder, Natalie [Vocals]; Norman, Alexander [Organ]; Robson, Tom [Vocals]
Conductors: Gough, Rupert

Rihards Dubra, born in Riga in 1964, spent his early years under a Soviet regime for which any public performances of sacred music were not...continue...
Recording information: St. Alban's Church, Holborn, London, England (01/09/2009-01/10/2009)....continue...

Dreamland / Polyphony, Holst Singers, Trinity College Choir Cambridge

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-10-13

Works: Gabriel Jackson: To Morning; John Tavener: As one who has slept, for chorus; Morten Lauridsen: Ave dulcissima Maria, for chorus; Randall Thompson: Alleluia; Pierre Villette: O sacrum convivium; Veljo...
Performers: Beckett, Kevin; Elliott, Rachel; Healey, Philippa; Henderson, Frances; Macleod-Jones, Iain; Maxwell, Leonie; Sheldrake, Christopher

Dreamland is a new and intriguing specially-priced sampler that features a selection of pieces from Hyperion's extensive and varied choral music catalog. This disc seeks...continue...

From the Vaults Of Westminster Cathedral

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-10-13

Works: Gregorian Chant: Rorate coeli, antiphon, mode 1; Mass X, Alme Pater; Psalm 2; Alleluia, Dominuis dixit; Ecce advenit, introit; Vidimus stellam, alleluia; Tomás Luis de Victoria: Descendit angelu...
Performers: Alder, Stephen; Allsopp, David; Keay, Nicholas; Martin, Matthew; Titus, Graham
Conductors: Baker, Martin

'Splendid singing illuminates these works from the vaults of Westminster ... The Monteverdi Missa a 4 is especially virile and mellifluous ... Throughout, the choral...continue...
Recording information: Westminster Cathedral, London, England (07/09/2007-07/13/2007)....continue...

Jackson: Not no faceless Angel / Layton, Polyphony

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-06-09

Works: Gabriel Jackson: To Morning; Song (I gaze upon you); Cecilia Virgo; Orbis patrator optime; Ave Maria; Hymn to the Trinity (Honor, virtus et potestas); Not no faceless Angel; O sacrum convivium; Lux m...
Performers: Bicknell, Katherine; O'Connell, Clare
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: ; Polyphony

Polyphony's recordings of contemporary choral music are among Hyperion's perennial bestsellers and have introduced thousands of listeners to magical new worlds of sound. On this...continue...

Organ Fireworks Vol 13 / Christopher Herrick

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-05-12

Works: Guy Weitz: Grand Choeur on "Benedicamus Domino", for organ; Derek Bourgeois: Prelude and Toccata, for organ; Johann Christian Rinck: Variations on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, for organ, Op. 90; Otto...
Performers: Herrick, Christopher [Organ]

Christopher Herrick continues the Scandinavian leg of his endlessly popular Organ Fireworks series with a disc of music performed on the great organ of Vasteras...continue...

Mathias: Choral Music / Owens, Wells Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-05-12

Works: William Mathias: Let the people praise Thee, O God!, Op. 87; Jesus College Service, Op. 53; A babe is born, Op. 55; In excelsis gloria; Processional for organ; Missa brevis, Op. 64; Ave verum corpus;...
Performers: Vaughn, Jonathan
Conductors: Owens, Matthew
Ensemble: Wells Cathedral Choir

William Mathias' choral writing draws on a variety of musical traditions, is immediately accessible and likeable whilst demonstrating an architectural sophistication that places it in...continue...

Lukaszewski: Via crucis / Layton, Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-03-10

Works: Pawel Lukaszewski: Via Crucis, for soloists, chorus & orchestra
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Polyphony

Stephen Layton's first disc of Lukaszewski choral works was widely praised by listeners entranced by the composer's unique yet accessible musical language. For this new...continue...

Holst: The Planets; Matthews: Pluto / Elder, Hallé, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-10-14

Works: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; Lyric Movement, for viola & chamber orchestra, H. 191; Colin Matthews: Pluto, the Renewer
Performers: Pooley, Tim; Rogers, Laurence
Conductors: Elder, Mark
Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra; Hallé Orchestra Chorus

When Gustav Holst composed his celebrated suite 'The Planets' during the First World War, the solar system was bounded by the orbit of Neptune. Although...continue...

Lukaszewski: O Antiphons, Choral music / Layton, Cambridge Trinity College Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-09-09

Works: Pawel Lukaszewski: Beatus vir, Sanctus Paulus, for chorus; Beatus vir, Sanctus Antonius, for chorus; Beatus vir, Sanctus Martinus, for chorus; Lenten Motets (2), for chorus; Ave Maria, for double cho...
Conductors: Layton, Stephen

"Stephen Layton and his Choir of Trinity College Cambridge are committed to this music with an obvious flare and devotion, while Hyperion grants them all...continue...

Roth: Romantic Residues, etc; Britten, Skempton, etc / Gilchrist, Nicholls, Martin

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-08-12

Works: Alec Roth: From California, for voice, flute & harp; Romantic Residues, for voice & harp; Benjamin Britten: Folksongs (7), Volume 1; Folksongs (7), Volume 3; Welsh Traditional: Bugeilio'r gwenith gwy...
Performers: Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Mart?n, Jaime; Nicholls, Alison

James Gilchrist is now considered "unsurpassed among lyric tenors in sweetness and technical security, and for his musical intelligence" (The Independent, UK). For his first...continue...

Tormis: Songs / Stephen Layton, Holst Singers

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-05-13

Works: Veljo Tormis: Songs (2) after Ernst Enno; Estonian Game Songs, for chorus; Songs (3) from the epic "Kalevipoeg", for chorus; Livonian heritage, for chorus; Singing aboard ship, for alto soloist & cho...
Performers: Cooper, Katy; Head, Christopher; Naish, Paul; Wookey, Nicola; Wookey, Simon
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Holst Singers

"There's so much here to enjoy--and play over again--and it's remarkable how Stephen Layton and his Holst Singers have so convincingly captured the flavor and...continue...

In a State of Jazz / Marc-André Hamelin

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-05-13

Works: Friedrich Gulda: Excercise no 5; Prelude and Fugue; Nikolai Kapustin: Sonata for piano no 2, Op. 54; Alexis Weissenberg: Sonate en état de jazz; Improvisations (6) on songs sung by Charles Tre...
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]

"One could be forgiven for thinking that this disc might just be a case of another classical pianist deciding to indulge a 'hidden passion' for...continue...
This album was nominated for the 2008 Grammy Award for "Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (without Orchestra)."

Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London, England.

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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...

A Mozart Album / Stephen Hough

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-03-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasy for Piano in C minor, K 475; Sonata for Piano no 13 in B flat major, K. 333 (K. 315c); Fantasia for Piano in C minor, K 396 (385f); Johann Baptist Cramer: Hommage ...
Performers: Hough, Stephen

"His pure Mozart is bigger, tougher Mozart, and Hough plays it with as much force as necessary but without overloading it. Just as fine are...continue...

Pitts: Alpha and Omega / Pitts, Tonus Peregrinus

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-02-12

Works: Antony Pitts: The Peace of Jerusalem, for chorus; Sanctus and Benedictus, for chorus; A Thousand Years, for chorus; My Dove, for chorus; The 'I AM' Sayings of Jesus, for chorus
Performers: Brett, Francis; Hickey, Alexander; Hickey, Rebecca

'A disc worthy of serious attention ... This is a most successful recording, Tonus Peregrinus never wearied by the vastness of its task and the...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...

Tsontakis: Man of Sorrows; et al / Litton, Hough, Dallas SO

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-08-14

Works: George Tsontakis: Man of Sorrows, for piano & orchestra; Sarabesque (for Sarah Rothenberg); Arnold Schoenberg: Little Pieces (6) for piano, Op. 19; Alban Berg: Sonata for Piano, Op. 1; Anton Webern: ...
Performers: Hough, Stephen
Conductors: Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Hyperion's star pianist Stephen Hough presents a new disc of fascinating repertoire. George Tsontakis (b. 1951) is a giant of the American contemporary music scene,...continue...

Bach: The Cello Suites / Steven Isserlis

2 CD / Hyperion / 2007-06-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Suite for Cello solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1008; Suite for Cello solo no 3 in C major, BWV 1009; Suite for Cello solo no 4 in E f...
Performers: Isserlis, Steven

'Some of the best Bach playing I've heard since Casals' (Rob Cowan, BBC Radio 3)

'Isserlis is a passionate musician, but never thoughtless or frivolous, and

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One Foot in Eden Still, I Stand / Shepherd, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-02-13

Works: Nicholas Maw: 3 Hymns, for choir & organ; 5 Epigrams, for choir; The angel Gabriel, for voice & choir; Our Lady's song, for choir; Balulalow, for choir; Corpus Christi Carol, for 2 voices, choir & pi...
Performers: Bradshaw, Emily; Carpenter, Josie; Coldstream, Alison; Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Foster-Carter, Tom; Gallagher, Lois; Jones, Simon; Thomas, Paul
Conductors: Shepherd, Mark
Ensemble: Schola Cantorum Oxford

"The Angel Gabriel has been set countless times, but Maw's is a truly original version that retains the essence of the melody while adding a...continue...

Lauridsen: Nocturnes / Layton, Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-02-13

Works: Morten Lauridsen: Mid-Winter Songs, for chorus & orchestra; Les chansons des roses; I will lift up mine eyes, for choir; O come, let us sing unto the Lord, for chorus; Ave dulcissima Maria, for choru...
Performers: Lauridsen, Morten; Lumsden, Andrew; Sinfonia, Britten
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Britten Sinfonia

"This is a superb disc on every count. The music is excellent and it's superbly performed. Moreover the performances have been captured in splendid sound......continue...

Stephen Hough's Spanish Album

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-01-09

Works: Antonio Soler: Sonata for Keyboard no 90 in F sharp major; Enriqué Granados: Valses (7) poeticos; Isaac Albéniz: Iberia Suite, Book 1; Iberia Suite, Book 2; Work(s); Federico Mompou: Impres...
Performers: Hough, Stephen

"Each composer's style suits Hough, whose breathtakingly agile technique, ravishing tone, and gift for characterization will massage your ears and melt your senses... his sultry,...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...

Christmas Vespers at Westminster Cathedral / Baker, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-11-14

Works: Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Gaude et laetare, Jerusalem, motet for 5 voices & continuo (Cantiones Sacrae no 18); Plainchant: Deus in Adjutorium Meum Intende; Confiteantur Tibi Populi, antiphona in Cho...
Performers: Aitkenhead, Ian; Butler, Richard; Campbell, Colin; Keay, Nicholas; Lister, Clifford; Martin, Matthew; Mulroy, Nicholas; Payne, Benedict; Titus, Graham

This disc presents an adorned version of the 'Office of Vespers' as it might be heard on the eve of Christmas in Westminster Cathedral, a...continue...

Christmas at St John's / David Hill, St John's College Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-11-14

Works: Recorded Sound: Church Bells; Plainchant: Rorate celi desuper, introit; O Sapientia, O Adonai; O Radix Jesse; O Clavis David; O Oriens; O Rex Gentium; O Emmanuel; Hodie Christus Natus Est (Mode 1); C...
Performers: Beer, Quintin; Hill, David; Humphreys, George; Knight, Jonathan; Lardenoye, Lester; Morgan, Peter; Provost, Paul; Robarts, Alexander; Robinson, Christopher [Choral Conductor]; Wilberforce, Richard

Taking as its starting point their world-famous 'Advent Carol Service', the Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge, is on dazzling form in this imaginative and...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...