For his Hyperion debut, pianist Luís Duarte has chosen a selection of works by one of the major figures in twentieth-century Portuguese music. Most of the music in Glosas & other piano works by Fernando Lopes-Graça may date from a single decade—the 1950s—but it explores a wide range of styles, moods and influences, from the opening set of Glosas, ‘glosses’ on eleven traditional Portuguese songs (folk music exerted a powerful influence on Lopes-Graça throughout his life); through five graceful Lullabies, three of which are heard here in first recordings; to the concluding Album for the young pianist which, beyond its obvious educational purpose, invites stylistic comparisons with Bartók’s Mikrokosmos.

Recording for their own label, the National Symphony Orchestra have recorded Mahler’s Symphony No 7, fully capturing the power and depth of its enigmatic mystery and majesty. Gianandrea Noseda’s expertise in grand orchestral works brings Mahler’s vision to life, offering a compelling interpretation that unveils the emotional and musical complexity of the symphony.

A new album from Signum Classics brings us A House of Ghosts & other piano works by Francis Pott, one of today’s most challenging composers for the instrument. Pott describes the title work here as a set of twelve ‘stray thoughts and modest ideas … like an intermittent diary’, and it is performed by Duncan Honeybourne alongside a generous medley of other works which includes the multi-award-winning Toccata.

In recognition of the fiftieth anniversary of the Takács Quartet, the last twenty of these years spent recording for Hyperion, we’re pleased to make their glorious catalogue available at the reduced price of around £10 per CD (£8 or less for lossless downloads) until the end of January. Some highlights are listed below and are included on Vol. 2 of our December sampler (free to download), and you can also » Click here for a full listing.

For his Hyperion debut, pianist Luís Duarte has chosen a selection of works by one of the major figures in twentieth-century Portuguese music. Most of the music in Glosas & other piano works by Fernando Lopes-Graça may date from a single decade—the 1950s—but it explores a wide range of styles, moods and influences, from the opening set of Glosas, ‘glosses’ on eleven traditional Portuguese songs (folk music exerted a powerful influence on Lopes-Graça throughout his life); through five graceful Lullabies, three of which are heard here in first recordings; to the concluding Album for the young pianist which, beyond its obvious educational purpose, invites stylistic comparisons with Bartók’s Mikrokosmos.

Recording for their own label, the National Symphony Orchestra have recorded Mahler’s Symphony No 7, fully capturing the power and depth of its enigmatic mystery and majesty. Gianandrea Noseda’s expertise in grand orchestral works brings Mahler’s vision to life, offering a compelling interpretation that unveils the emotional and musical complexity of the symphony.

A new album from Signum Classics brings us A House of Ghosts & other piano works by Francis Pott, one of today’s most challenging composers for the instrument. Pott describes the title work here as a set of twelve ‘stray thoughts and modest ideas … like an intermittent diary’, and it is performed by Duncan Honeybourne alongside a generous medley of other works which includes the multi-award-winning Toccata.

In recognition of the fiftieth anniversary of the Takács Quartet, the last twenty of these years spent recording for Hyperion, we’re pleased to make their glorious catalogue available at the reduced price of around £10 per CD (£8 or less for lossless downloads) until the end of January. Some highlights are listed below and are included on Vol. 2 of our December sampler (free to download), and you can also » Click here for a full listing.

For his Hyperion debut, pianist Luís Duarte has chosen a selection of works by one of the major figures in twentieth-century Portuguese music. Most of the music in Glosas & other piano works by Fernando Lopes-Graça may date from a single decade—the 1950s—but it explores a wide range of styles, moods and influences, from the opening set of Glosas, ‘glosses’ on eleven traditional Portuguese songs (folk music exerted a powerful influence on Lopes-Graça throughout his life); through five graceful Lullabies, three of which are heard here in first recordings; to the concluding Album for the young pianist which, beyond its obvious educational purpose, invites stylistic comparisons with Bartók’s Mikrokosmos.

Recording for their own label, the National Symphony Orchestra have recorded Mahler’s Symphony No 7, fully capturing the power and depth of its enigmatic mystery and majesty. Gianandrea Noseda’s expertise in grand orchestral works brings Mahler’s vision to life, offering a compelling interpretation that unveils the emotional and musical complexity of the symphony.

A new album from Signum Classics brings us A House of Ghosts & other piano works by Francis Pott, one of today’s most challenging composers for the instrument. Pott describes the title work here as a set of twelve ‘stray thoughts and modest ideas … like an intermittent diary’, and it is performed by Duncan Honeybourne alongside a generous medley of other works which includes the multi-award-winning Toccata.

In recognition of the fiftieth anniversary of the Takács Quartet, the last twenty of these years spent recording for Hyperion, we’re pleased to make their glorious catalogue available at the reduced price of around £10 per CD (£8 or less for lossless downloads) until the end of January. Some highlights are listed below and are included on Vol. 2 of our December sampler (free to download), and you can also » Click here for a full listing.