23 December 2016
Presto Classical
Bruch: Violin Concerto No 2 & other works
Studio Master: CDA68055  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘Liebeck is certainly equal to all the challenges, moving from impeccable double-stopping one moment to the sweetest, most ardent of tones in some of the more impassioned passages. His playing is immaculate in every single bar, and he brings the concerto to a highly impressive conclusion’ (Presto Classical)» More
22 December 2016
The Guardian, Andrew Clements
Bruch: Violin Concerto No 2 & other works
Studio Master: CDA68055  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘[Jack Liebeck's] fine-grained playing gets exemplary support from Martyn Brabbins and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra’ (The Guardian)» More

22 December 2016
The Strad, Carlos Maria Solare
Fin de siècle
Studio Master: CDA68165  Temporarily out of stock  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘Eloquently played … Lawrence Power's sensuous sound transports the listener instantly to a sophisticated salon of the Belle Époque’ (The Strad)» More
22 December 2016
The Strad, David Milsom
Mozart: Violin Sonatas K305, 376 & 402
Studio Master: CDA68092  2CDs for the price of 1  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘Alina Ibragimova is, in many ways, an ideal interpreter … her sense of period taste conforms very much to current expectations of Mozart performance—the sound, delivered with immaculate cleanliness, is well-balanced and translucent, with sparing vibrato, intelligent, small-scale phrasing’ (The Strad)» More
21 December 2016
The Herald, Kate Molleson
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Opp 90, 101 & 106
Studio Master: CDA68073  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘For his 25th recording on the Hyperion label, Osborne gave us tender, dauntless performances of late-period Beethoven sonatas including a searing account of the Hammerklavier. High-definition élan makes this wildest of Beethoven sonatas sound even wilder. Osborne’s playing is steely and emotional, unguardedly personal but never about him’ (The Herald)
19 December 2016

Fin de siècle
Studio Master: CDA68165  Temporarily out of stock  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘The recording quality is excellently judged. There is more than enough in this beautifully played disc to attract viola aficionados and Francophiles alike’ (MusicWeb International)» More
18 December 2016
ResMusica.com, France, Michel Tibbaut
Elgar: Enigma Variations & other orchestral works
Studio Master: CDA68101  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

«C’est Martyn Brabbins le véritable héros de cet enregistrement: jamais les Variations «Enigma» op. 36 ne se sont déployées avec autant de noblesse et de grandeur … Le chef parvient à leur conférer avec un naturel confondant l’évidente et nécessaire unité qui glorifie ce chef-d’œuvre, ainsi que la grandeur requise lorsque nécessaire» (ResMusica.com, France)» More
18 December 2016
The Guardian, Stephen Pritchard
The King's Singers Christmas Songbook
Studio Master: SIGCD459  Download only  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

'In the wrong hands it could be ghastly, but it works, thanks to the quality of arrangements by Alexander L’Estrange, Keith Roberts and Robert Rice—and, of course, the excellence of the singing' (The Guardian)
15 December 2016

Machaut: A burning heart
Studio Master: CDA68103  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘A finely sung and well recorded offering, this can only further Guillaume de Machaut’s position in the pantheon of the greats of medieval music and poetry’ (MusicWeb International)» More
13 December 2016
Ö1, Austria, Gustav Danzinger
Mozart: Violin Sonatas K305, 376 & 402
Studio Master: CDA68092  2CDs for the price of 1  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

„Diese musiziert diskret, zart, unaufdringlich, als hätte sie die klassische Terminologie—'Sonate für Klavier und Violine'—als Aufforderung gesehen, sich zurückzunehmen. Doch gerade die Diskretion ihres Spiels macht es so kostbar: Mozarts Musik ist absolut nichts für Selbstdarsteller“ (Ö1, Austria)» More
10 December 2016
The Daily Telegraph
Chopin: Mazurkas
Studio Master: CDA68137  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘The world seems to be awash in brilliant young Russian pianists just now, but Pavel Kolesnikov stands apart. His recording for Hyperion of Chopin's intimate dances is daringly original—a revelation’ (The Daily Telegraph)
8 December 2016

Bach: Cantatas Nos 54, 82 & 170
Studio Master: CDA68111  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘If I say that these recordings of Cantatas Nos 170 and 82 can hold up their heads in the most exalted company—for me that’s Janet Baker and the ASMF conducted by Neville Marriner, on Decca Eloquence 4762684, with Cantata No 159, that’s really all that need be said’ (MusicWeb International)» More
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