Hill, Peter

Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II / Peter Hill, piano

2 CD / Delphian Records / 2012-05-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, BWV 870-893
Performers: Hill, Peter

A recognized authority in 20th-century and contemporary music, Peter Hill turns for the first time on disc to another of his lifelong preoccupations: the music...continue...
Recording information: University Concert Hall, Cardiff (2010-11-11_2010-11-13&2011-)....continue...

A Portrait of Igor Stravinsky - His Works, His Life

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-02-26

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Firebird; Movements (3) from Pétrouchka; Le sacre du printemps; Pieces (3) for string quartet; Berceuses du Chat (4), song cycle for voice & 3 clarinets or piano; Histoire du ...
Performers: Bickley, Susan; Bostridge, Ian; Cornwell, Joseph; Evitts, David; Ewing, Alan; Frautschi, Jennifer; Frith, Benjamin [Piano]; Greenan, Andrew; Hill, Martyn; Hill, Peter; Humphries, Jon; Lane, Jennifer;...
Conductors: Craft, Robert; Kelly, Brett; Ward, Nicholas; Sanderling, Stefan; Shao, En; Studt, Richard; Rudel, Julius
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Sinfonietta; Fry; Northern Chamber Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Schirmer Ensemble; Simon Joly Chorus; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

From the Russian fairy-tale enchantment of 'The Firebird' to the austere ritual at the end of his 'Requiem Canticles' composed over half a century later,...continue...

Discover - Music of the 20th Century

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-11-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Arnold Schoenberg: Pieces (5) for piano, Op. 23; Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Anton Webern: Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 1...
Performers: Aitken, Robert [Flute]; Berman, Boris; Biret, Idil; Heaton, Roger; Hill, Peter; Hirsch, Rebecca; Kilanowisz, Zofia; Kormendi, Klara
Conductors: Rahbari, Alexander; Klas, Eri; Yuasa, Takuo; Craft, Robert; Sanderling, Stefan; Bakels, Kees; Lenárd, Ondrej; Mogrelia, Andrew; Slovák, Ladislav; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Bateman, Paul; Sincl...
Ensemble: ; Amici Ensemble

Discover Music of the 20th Century is a comprehensive and easily digestible guide, leading us through the diverse, innovative and controversial music of this era....continue...

Discover - Music of the Romantic Era

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-01-18

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14; Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Frédéric Ch...
Performers: Aragall, Giacomo; Banowetz, Joseph; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Biret, Idil; Devoyon, Pascal [Piano]; Hill, Peter; Jando, Jeno; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Orgonasova, Luba; Podles, Ewa; Russell, L...
Conductors: Drahos, Béla; Talmi, Yoav; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Bramall, Anthony; ; Morandi, Pier G.; Humburg, Will; Rahbari, Alexander; Wildner, Johannes; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Wit, Antoni; Kosler, Zden...
Ensemble: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Kodál...

The 'Discover Series' opens the door to key areas of classical music. Through a combination of illustrative music tracks and a richly filled booklet, the...continue...

Klimt - Music of His Time

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-05-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1; Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 1 in D major "Titan"; Das Lied von der Erde; Alexander Scriabin: Prelude in ...
Performers: Donose, Ruxandra; Harper, Thomas [Tenor Vocal]; Hill, Peter; Zagorzanka, Barbara; Zarafiants, Evgeny
Conductors: Bogár, István; Walter, Alfred; Halász, Michael; Seipenbusch, Edgar; Yuasa, Takuo; Kosler, Zdenek; Stryja, Karol
Ensemble: ; Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak State Symphony Orchestra, Kosice; Ulster Orchestra

Osborne: I Am Goya, etc / Hickox, Kitt, Hill, et al

1 CD / NMC Classics / 2003-11-01

Works: Nigel Osborne: I Am Goya; Concerto for Flute; Remembering Esenin; The Sickle
Performers: Dobing, Duke; Hill, Peter; Kitt, Florian; Manning, Jane; Varcoe, Stephen
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

"Nigel Osborne's academic career and his work in musical reconstruction in the Balkans have kept him from composing as much as he used to, but...continue...

Messiaen: The Piano Works

7 CD / Regis Records / 2002-08-21

Works: Olivier Messiaen: Catalogue d'oiseaux; La fauvette des jardins; Petites esquisses d'oiseaux (6), for piano, I/54; Regards (20) sur l'Enfant-Jésus, for piano, I/27; Preludes (8) for Piano; &Eacut...
Performers: Frith, Benjamin [Piano]; Hill, Peter

Stravinsky: Piano Music / Peter Hill

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-09-01

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Sonata for piano; Les Cinq doigts (The Five Fingers), very easy pieces (8) on 5 notes for piano; Piano-Rag-Music, for piano; Tango; Chorale for Piano; Serenade for piano in A major; ...
Performers: Hill, Peter

Stravinsky's output for solo piano consists of just seventeen original works which provide a comprehensive overview of the composer's stylistic changes. From his popular early...continue...

Schoeberg, Berg, Webern: Piano Music / Peter Hill

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-06-18

Works: Alban Berg: Sonata for Piano, Op. 1; Arnold Schoenberg: Pieces (3) for piano, Op. 11; Little Pieces (6) for piano, Op. 19; Pieces (5) for piano, Op. 23; Suite for piano, Op. 25; Pieces (2) for piano,...
Performers: Hill, Peter

"...These are scrupulously prepared performances, with all the polyphonic strands clarified and all the myriad articulation marks respected....Apart from its amazing value for money, Naxos's...continue...

Stravinsky: Music for Two Pianos / Frith, Hill

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-04-26

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Sonata for 2 pianos; Concerto for 2 solo pianos; Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for piano, 4 hands
Performers: Frith, Benjamin [Piano]; Hill, Peter

Schubert: Lieder / Russell, Hill

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-03-20

Works: Franz Schubert: Ganymed, D 544/Op. 19 no 3; Liebhaber in allen Gestalten ("Ich wollt', ich wär' ein Fisch"), song for voice & piano, D. 558; Nacht und Träume, D 827; Geheimes, D 719/Op. 14 ...
Performers: Campbell, David; Hill, Peter; Russell, Lynda

"...Lynda Russell strikes me as having an ideal Schubert voice. It's pure, clear, and absolutely even through its range. If many of her choices are...continue...