30 July 2015

Albéniz & Granados: Piano Concertos
Studio Master: CDA67918  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘Mestre's playing is limpid and convincing, with Martyn Brabbins and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra giving discreet support’ (BBC Music Magazine)» More
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30 July 2015

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Opp 2/2, 10/1, 78 & 110
Studio Master: CDA68086  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘Here is a stimulatingly well-contrasted programme. Each sonata benefits from Angela Hewitt's beautifully clean-cut pianistic command, in which every score marking is placed within a precisely articulated interpretative overview’ (BBC Music Magazine)» More
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30 July 2015

Lassus: Missa super Dixit Joseph & motets
Studio Master: CDA68064  Download only  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘With just one voice to a part, polyphonic lines are sharply etched and perfectly weighted throughout, rhythms are buoyant and full of momentum. Words cut easily through the texture, throwing into high relief the contrasts and colourful word painting that characterise Lassus's style’ (BBC Music Magazine)» More
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30 July 2015

Tomášek: Songs
Studio Master: CDA67966  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘This is a rare opportunity to judge for yourself if Tomášek is indeed unjustly neglected … his delightful, often salonesque, piano writing is palpably enjoyed by Roger Vignoles, and Renata Pokupić's winey mezzo whose slightly accented German and rolled 'r's has an apt flavour and timbre, especially for the six Bohemian songs’ (BBC Music Magazine)» More
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28 July 2015
Stuttgarter Zeitung, Germany
Schoenberg: Gurre-Lieder
Studio Master: CDA68081/2  2CDs  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

„Barbara Haveman ist … eine der führenden Interpretinnen, wenn es um zeitgenössische Musik geht. Mit ihrem flexiblen, durch alle Extremlagen gleichmäßig geführten Sopran und dem aparten Timbre ist sie der Fixstern dieser Einspielung“ (Stuttgarter Zeitung, Germany)» More
27 July 2015
Classic FM
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Opp 2/2, 10/1, 78 & 110
Studio Master: CDA68086  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘Hewitt's detailed and helpful sleeve notes demonstrate her superb attention to the details of every moment of these four works, and the formidable intelligence with which she tackles them’ (Classic FM)» More
27 July 2015

Compère: Magnificat, motets & chansons
Studio Master: CDA68069  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘The Orlando Consort take the brave step of focusing almost exclusively on [Compère's] songs [which] are … very exposing of a singer’s technique: there really is nowhere to hide … this project is a confident affirmation that all-vocal recordings of 15th-century songs are well worth making’ (Gramophone)
27 July 2015
Presto Classical, David Smith
Herz: Piano Concerto No 2 & other works
Studio Master: CDA68100  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘Full-blooded, melodious, Romantic stuff, expertly and sensitively performed and definitely worth getting to know’ (Presto Classical)» More
26 July 2015
The Observer, Fiona Maddocks
Lassus: Missa super Dixit Joseph & motets
Studio Master: CDA68064  Download only  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘Cinquecento, pure-toned but never over-polished, are willing to take risks, which gives this ethereal music energy and life’ (The Observer)» More

25 July 2015

Maxwell Davies & Panufnik: Symphonies No 10
Studio Master: LSO0767  Download only  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

'A big, deeply reflective statement … Pappano, the baritone Markus Butter and the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus perform it brilliantly' (The Sunday Times)» More
25 July 2015
Rondo, Germany, Michael Blümke
Schoenberg: Gurre-Lieder
Studio Master: CDA68081/2  2CDs  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

„Warum gerade ein englisches Label diese Konzerte mitgeschnitten hat, bleibt ein Rätsel, wichtig ist nur, DASS hyperion es getan hat, denn das Ergebnis ist grandios“ (Rondo, Germany)» More

24 July 2015
Le Devoir, Christophe Huss
American Polyphony
Studio Master: CDA67929  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

«Les Four Motets de Copland sont la grande découverte d’un CD remarquable et précieux pour les amateurs, capté dans une vaste acoustique d’église» (Le Devoir)» More
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