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Britten: A Ceremony of Carols; St. Nicolas / Holst Singers; Trinity College Choir. Stephen Layton

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-10-09

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28; Saint Nicholas, cantata for tenor, treble, choruses & orchestra, Op. 42
Performers: Cole, Jeremy; Edwards, Catherine; Higgins, Jonathan; Price, Sally
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: ; Trinity College Choir, Cambridge

Stephen Layton leads the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge and the Holst Singers in two of Benjamin Britten's most popular choral works for Christmastide. The...continue...

Janácek: Choral Music / New London Chamber Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-04-10

Works: Leos Janácek: Ríkadla (Nursery Rhymes) (18) for 9 voices & 10 instruments, JW 5/17; Kaspar Rucky, ballad for soloists & female chorus, JW 4/41; 70,000 (Sedmdesát tisíc, Th...
Performers: Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; MacDougall, Jamie; Norman, Daniel; Pitt, Amanda; Webb, Hugh; Williamson, Clive
Conductors: Wood, James
Ensemble: ; Critical Band

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Rare Violin Transcriptions / Philippe Graffin

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-09-14

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Caprice brilliant, for violin & piano; Fantaisie after Weber's Oberon, for violin & piano; L'air de la pendule, for violin & piano; Fantasie for Violin and Harp, Op. 124; Fr...
Performers: Beynon, Catherine; Devoyon, Pascal [Piano]; Graffin, Philippe

'Graffin's tone throughout is sweet and seductive, his phrasing a thing of pure joy ... a wonderful disc. Buy it' (Gramophone)

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Masterpieces of Mexican Polyphony / Andrew Watts, Andrew Lawrence-King, Westminster Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-11-10

Works: Hernando Franco: Salve Regina; Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla: Deus in Auditorium; Mirabilia Testimonia, for 8 voices; Lamentation for Maundy Thursday; Salve Regina, for 8 voices; Francisco Lópe...
Performers: Lawrence-King, Andrew; Simcock, Iain; Watts, Andrew

The Westminster Cathedral Choir is well-known for performing and recording masterworks of Spanish, Portuguese, and Mexican sacred polyphony. This CD includes works by four of...continue...
Recording information: Westminster Cathedral (06/20/1989-06/22/1989)....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...

Masterpieces of Portugese Polyphony Vol 2/ Westminster Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-08-14

Works: Manuel Cardoso: Non mortui, motet; Sitivit anima mea, motet; Mulier quae erat, motet; Tulerunt lapides, motet; Nos autem gloriari, motet; Lamentations for Maundy Thursday; Joao Lourenco Rebelo: Panis...
Performers: Harper, Celia; Jackson, Sally [winds]; Simcock, Iain

"In these beautifully sculpted and richly textured performances by the Choir of Westminster Cathedral under Master of Music James O'Donnell, there is a clarity, a...continue...

Britten: Five Canticles, Purcell Realisations /Rolfe-Johnson

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-11-14

Works: Benjamin Britten: Canticle I; Canticle II, Op. 51 "Abraham and Isaac"; Canticle III, Op. 55 "Still Falls the Rain"; Canticle IV; Canticle V; Let the dreadful engines of eternal will, song for bariton...
Performers: Chance, Michael; Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Thompson, Michael [Horn]; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]; Williams, Sioned

"Rolfe Johnson is in superb voice...this disc is an outstanding example of his artistry." -Gramophone...continue...

Bella Domna - The Medieval Woman / Stevie Wishart, Sinfonye

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-05-09

Works: Martin Codax: Cantigas (7) de Amigo, song cycle for voice and accompaniment (music missing from 1 cantiga); Anonymous, Troubadour: Domna, pos vos ay chausida; Anonymous, Manuscrit du Roi: La Tierche ...
Performers: Denley, Jim; Kiek, Mara; Lawrence-King, Andrew
Conductors: Wishart, Stevie
Ensemble: Sinfonye

'Surely one of the most memorable and touching recitals of the decade' (The Independent)

'Like so much that has been good, innovative and dangerous in recent...continue...

Land of Heart's Desire

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-12-13

Works: Anonymous, Scottish: Land of Heart's Desire; An Eriskay Love Lilt; Loch Broom Love Song; Loch Leven Love Lament; Caristiona; Kirsteen; A Thirteenth-Century Love Lilt; Benbecula Bridal Procession; The...
Performers: Milne, Lisa; Williams, Sioned

'A treasure house of gems . . . This is as fine a solo debut album as I have encountered all year and deserves a...continue...
The folksongs performed on this disc were collected, recorded and transcribed by Marjory Kennedy-Fraser. She published her collection "Songs of the Hebrides" between 1909 and 1927....continue...

Handel: Organ Concertos / Goodman, Nicholson, et al

2 CD / Hyperion / 2005-06-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Organ Concerto in G minor, Op.4/1, HWV 289; Organ Concerto in B flat major, Op.4/2, HWV 290; Organ Concerto in G minor, Op.4/3, HWV 291; Concertos (6) for Organ, Op. 4; Organ...
Performers: Goodman, Roy; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Nicholson, Paul [Harpsichord, Organ]
Conductors: Goodman, Roy
Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort

'The great coup of this new recording ... is to have secured the instrument on which the composer played. Nicholson's playing is unfailingly stylish' (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...

Arabesque - Romantic Harp Music of 19th Century / Drake

1 CD / Hyperion / 2003-09-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Arabesques (2) for Piano; La fille aux cheveux de lin; Alphonse Hasselmans: Follets, caprice étude for harp, Op. 48; Welsh Traditional: Ar Hyd y Nos (All Through the Night), folk...
Performers: Drake, Susan

'Will give much pleasure to harpists, day-dreamers, and the good old-fashioned romantics in our midst' (Gramophone)...continue...

Echoes of a Waterfall - Romantic Harp Music / Susan Drake

1 CD / Hyperion / 2003-02-01

Works: Alphonse Hasselmans: La Source, Op. 44; Prelude, Op. 52; Chanson de Mai, Op. 40 "Romance without words"; Félix Godefroid: Romance sans paroles "Bois Solitaire"; Etude de Concert for Harp in E ...
Performers: Drake, Susan

'Seductively attractive' (Records and Recording)

'Her technical mastery is total and astonishing' (Hi-Fi News)

'Lovely disc' (Fanfare, USA)

'One is left marvelling at the range of...continue...

Britten: Choral Dances; Bliss, Holst / Wetton, Hill, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2001-10-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: Choral Dances (6) from Gloriana, for chorus (or tenor, chorus & harpsichord), Op. 53; Gustav Holst: Choral Hymns (4 groups) from the Rig Veda, for chorus & orchestra, Op. 26, H. 97-...
Performers: Minty, Shirley; Owen, Thelma; Pearce, Judith
Conductors: Wetton, Hilary Davan
Ensemble: Holst Orchestra; Holst Singers

"From 1885, comes this reissue of three less than obvious English choral works. Notable throughout are the gentleness and delicacy of Wetton's interpretations. Never tentative...continue...

Bax: Nonet, Oboe Quintet, Elegiac Trio, etc / Nash Ensemble

1 CD / Hyperion / 1996-03-01

Works: Arnold Bax: Nonet, for woodwinds & strings; Quintet for oboe & strings; Elegiac Trio, for flute, viola & harp; Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in D major; Quintet for harp & strings
Performers: Brown, Ian [Piano]; Chase, Roger; Collins, Michael [Conductor/Clarinet]; Davies, Philippa; Kanga, Skaila [Harp]
Conductors: Brown, Ian [Piano]; Brown, Ian [Classical]
Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

"Every performance sounds as if it had all been lived with for years,and it may well be that the music has been as fully absorbed...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 English Orpheus - A Series of English Discoveries

1 CD / Hyperion / 1994-11-01

Works: Matthew Locke: Curtain Tune, for string orchestra, in C major; Jesu auctor clementie, motet for 3 voices, 4 strings & continuo; Turlough O'Carolan: O'Carolan's Favorite Jig (a.k.a. "Mary O'Neill"); R...
Performers: Burden, Andrew; Byrd, Red; Cave, Philip; Gooding, Julia; Holman, Peter; Holton, Ruth; Jackson, Sally [winds]; Jacobs, Fred [Theorbo]; Johnston, Oliver; Jones, Timothy; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Kirkby, ...
Conductors: Holman, Peter; Music], John Scott [Choral; Scott, John [Organ]; Goodman, Roy; Nicholson, Paul; Hill, David; ; Higginbottom, Edward
Ensemble: Locatelli Trio; Opera Restor'd; Parley of Instruments

Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Barber, Copland / Matthew Best

1 CD / Hyperion / 1987-09-01

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Aaron Copland: In the Beginning; Motets (4), for chorus
Performers: Denley, Catherine; Kettel, Gary; Martelli, Dominic; Masters, Rachel; Trotter, Thomas
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Singers

'An imaginative and enterprising programme, extremely well sung and recorded' (Gramophone)

'An exquisite disc. Indispensable' (Acoustic Sounds Catalog, USA)

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Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, etc / Westminister Cathedral

1 CD / Hyperion / 1987-01-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28; Missa Brevis, for boys' chorus & organ in D major, Op. 63; Hymn to the Virgin; A Hymn of Saint Columba; Deus in adjutorium meum, motet for chorus (from...
Performers: Davies, Simon [Tenor/Baritone Vocal]; Holmes, Robert, Jr.; Jones, Gordon [Baritone]; Jones, Robert; O'Donnell, James [Organ]; Ogden, Robert; Shepherd, Francis; Unwin, Jeremy; Williams, Sioned