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Welcome to Hyperion Records, an independent British classical label devoted to presenting high-quality recordings of music of all styles and from all periods from the twelfth century to the twenty-first.

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Recent reviews

1 December 2024

Ngwenyama: Flow
Studio Master: CDA68468D  NEW  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘A finely crafted work from a composer who has an unforced, explorative post-romantic sensibility. Ngwenyama is herself an award-winning violist, and her feel for the medium and its instrumental interplay is clear from the opening 'Prelude: Tear in space/time’ … the Takács respond in turn with gentle vigour. Their performance is supplely committed, and laudably allows the music to breathe’ (BBC Music Magazine)
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1 December 2024

Unplayed Stories … in 40 Fingers
Studio Master: CDA68459  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘Another enjoyable curiosity: a programme of works for two pianos—with four or eight hands—performed by the MultiPiano Ensemble with the Berlin Radio SO conducted by Ivor Bolton … [the ‘Wanderer’ Fantasy] is tremendous fun, and the performance is winning … what could in less sensitive hands be quite a racket [the Schubert/Pauer marches] is a delightful way to end an enterprising project—these are all first recordings of these versions’ (International Piano)
24 November 2024
NDR Kultur, Germany, Christoph Vratz
Boccherini: Cello Concertos, Sonatas & Quintets - Music of the Angels
Studio Master: CDA68444  RECORD OF THE MONTH   Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

„Steven Isserlis macht vom ersten Moment an klar, dass es ihm vor allem auf eine gesangliche Darstellung ankommt. Dabei entstehen einige äußerst poetische Momente … Das Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment unterstützt den Ansatz des Solisten in allen Belangen. Es spielt sehr fein und agil und zeigt, dass Boccherinis Kunst des Gefälligen viele unterschiedliche Schattierungen kennt … Die neue Aufnahme zeigt Luigi Boccherini als einen in den unterschiedlichen Besetzungen sehr wandlungsfähigen Komponisten. Das macht dieses Album erfreulich kurzweilig, zumal sich Steven Isserlis als ein ebenso kundiger wie kultivierter Führer durch diese Klangwelten erweist“ (NDR Kultur, Germany)
23 November 2024
BBC Record Review, Andrew McGregor
The Frans Brüggen Project
Studio Master: 4870642  Download only NEW  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘Fascinating for anyone interested in Brüggen’s legacy, all these fragile instruments from the 1680s to the 1740s, but it’s a box of treasures musically and the playing of the musicians—from violinist Rachel Podger to Brüggen’s own Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century—is always a delight. It’s a great tribute’ (BBC Record Review)
22 November 2024
Klassisk, Denmark, Thomas Michelsen
Beethoven: Hammerklavier
Studio Master: CDA68456  RECORD OF THE MONTH   Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

'Det var efter alt at dømme 1800-tallets store klavervirtuos, Liszt, der gav den første offentlige opførelse af ’Hammerklaversonaten’. Hvordan det lød, kan vi kun gætte på. Men intet er vanskeligt for canadieren Hamelin, og under den nutidige mesterpianists fingre bliver Beethoven til flydende, perlende lethed. Det er en moderne luksusklangverden, Hamelin åbner' (Klassisk, Denmark)

22 November 2024
Daily Mail, Tully Potter
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos 4, 5 & 6
Studio Master: 4854637  2CDs Download only  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘From Nordic climes comes a prime package of Shostakovich … under the brilliant young Klaus Mäkelä, who finds the angst at its core … [the] Fifth Symphony gets a rampaging performance … the sound is splendid’ (Daily Mail)» More

21 November 2024
The Spectator, Damian Thompson
Beethoven: Hammerklavier
Studio Master: CDA68456  RECORD OF THE MONTH   Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘Hamelin’s spidery fingers, which can untangle the knottiest textures at the speed of light, produce a fugue of gleaming clarity. Meanwhile the self-effacing contours of his giant slow movement build to a devastating climax; less is more. The coupling is predictably dazzling: Beethoven’s earliest finger-twisting showpiece, the Op 2 No 3 Sonata’ (The Spectator)
19 November 2024
The Strad, David Threasher
Boccherini: Cello Concertos, Sonatas & Quintets - Music of the Angels
Studio Master: CDA68444  RECORD OF THE MONTH   Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘The craftsmanship of Boccherini’s music is absolute, with everything held in perfect balance, extremes skirted and dramatic ferment studiously avoided … the sequence closes with Boccherini’s greatest hit … here all Boccherini’s virtues are on full display: easy melodicism, harmonic sweetness, exquisite string textures and a personal sound world’ (The Strad)
17 November 2024
Radio Bremen, Germany, Wilfried Schäper
Beethoven: Hammerklavier
Studio Master: CDA68456  RECORD OF THE MONTH   Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

„Es dürfte wohl kaum einen anderen Pianisten geben, der diese furchterregend schwierige Sonate so überlegen, hochmusikalisch und überzeugend spielt wie der jetzt 63-jährige Kanadier Hamelin. Seine neue Beethoven-Platte ist ein weiterer Meilenstein in seiner schon jetzt riesigen Discografie—eine CD zum Staunen“ (Radio Bremen, Germany)
12 November 2024
The Times, Geoff Brown
Boccherini: Cello Concertos, Sonatas & Quintets - Music of the Angels
Studio Master: CDA68444  RECORD OF THE MONTH   Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘The music above all is mellifluous, flowing with a natural ease and a lively disposition no doubt boosted by the 18th-century Italian’s long years in the fiery sunshine of Spain … [Isserlis] and his Enlightenment chums skip along, gracefully sigh, or do anything else required by music that regularly changes mood without losing its elegant poise. Buy this album immediately, for Boccherini’s music, like good bath salts, stimulates and relaxes at the same time’ (The Times)

11 November 2024
SWR Kultur, Germany, Eleonore Büning
Unplayed Stories … in 40 Fingers
Studio Master: CDA68459  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

„Das Kollektivstück vom Duo Mendelssohn/Moscheles ist nur eine der Geschichten, die hier von MultiPiano ausgegraben wurden. Beinahe ebenso verrückt ist die vom Grand Duo „Les Contrastes“ op.115. Komponiert von Moscheles für vier Pianisten an zwei Klavieren. Auf dem Album in einer neuen Version mit Orchester. Das ist vielleicht ein Getümmel! Ignaz Moscheles hat hier eine der ersten „neobarocken“ Suiten überhaupt komponiert, mit Choralvariation, Kontrapunkt und Fuge. Total „up to date“ im Zeitalter des Historismus. Raffiniert, witzig, originell und ein großer Spaß … ein Album, das die Autorin dringend ans Herz legt!“ (SWR Kultur, Germany)

9 November 2024
TheArtsDesk.com, Bernard Hughes
Unplayed Stories … in 40 Fingers
Studio Master: CDA68459  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘There is something thrilling about the textures that emerge, and the challenges of co-ordination that are thrown up, on this thoroughly enjoyable compendium of first recordings … Liszt’s expansion of Schubert’s 'Wanderer' Fantasy … is the biggest piece on the disc, not just in duration but scope. It’s a big beast, played with authority and adventure by Tomer Lev and Berenika Glixman. They capture the melodic eloquence of Schubert and the 'look-at-me' show-offiness of Liszt, with Ivor Bolton and the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin negotiating the intricate orchestral part with little fuss … [this album] has led me to discover their earlier album of Mozart’s multi-player concertos [on Hyperion CDA68367], which is also recommended’ (TheArtsDesk.com)
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