8 April 2021
Crescendo, Germany, Carlo Schreiber
Feinberg: Piano Sonatas Nos 1-6
Studio Master: CDA68233  A Hamelin Celebration!  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

„Tout au long de ce disque, Marc-André Hamelin est exceptionnel par son engagement et sa flexibilité au service de ces oeuvres fougueuses, tempétueuses, narratives et virtuoses“ (Crescendo, Germany)» More
8 April 2021
Morning Star, Simon Duff
Josquin: Motets & Mass movements
Studio Master: CDA68321  Temporarily out of stock  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘The 500th anniversary of [Josquin's] death is marked in fine style by this new anthology by the Oxford-based Brabant Ensemble, a 13-strong choir led by Stephen Rice … Rice and his singers capture so well Josquin’s emotional, spiritual drive. The ensemble’s sound is clean and bright throughout with sopranos, altos, tenors and basses well balanced and the Latin diction, in an uncomplicated acoustic mix, is clear. And Rice’s detailed liner notes are a useful summary of the scholarly debates surrounding the music’ (Morning Star)

8 April 2021
Opera Today, USA, David Truslove
McDowall: Sacred choral music
Studio Master: CDA68251  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘Disciplined and polished throughout, just as we’ve come to expect … Layton coaxes first-class singing from his Trinity forces, generating well-paced accounts that highlight much of this composer’s undoubted craftsmanship’ (Opera Today, USA)» More
6 April 2021

Haydn: String Quartets Op 76
Studio Master: CDA68335  2CDs for the price of 1  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘A particular triumph—of many—in this set is the rendition of Haydn’s sometimes achingly beautiful slow movements. I cannot recall performances more moving in their intensity and sensitivity. Even the most famous movement, the Kaiserlied, of Quartet No 3, becomes touchingly intense: to hear it in this performance is to encounter it as if for the first time … The London Haydn Quartet—in superior recording quality—give us so much rich treasure. These are special recordings of truly great music, and a more than worthy part of the marvellous ongoing series. Each time I have played them, I have found new insights’ (MusicWeb International)» More
5 April 2021

French duets
Studio Master: CDA68329  Temporarily out of stock  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘If the genre of piano duet needs rescuing from the condescension of the salon, this excellent disc does just that … this collection will now become the disc I reach for when I want to hear any of these pieces’ (MusicWeb International)» More
4 April 2021

Ligeti: The 18 Études
Studio Master: CDA68286  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘Driver, as fleet of finger as this formidably challenging writing demands, has a mind that searches beyond contrivance; these are transfixing performances’ (The Sunday Times)
3 April 2021
BBC Record Review, Andrew McGregor
McDowall: Sacred choral music
Studio Master: CDA68251  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘It's a fine recording … really well balanced and with all the choral quality and discipline we've come to expect from Layton and co. Cecilia McDowall couldn't ask for a better showcase for her choral music’ (BBC Record Review)
3 April 2021
BBC Record Review, Andrew McGregor
Mozart: The complete multipiano concertos
Studio Master: CDA68367  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘Yes please. This is just joyful music-making from the MultiPiano Ensemble and the English Chamber Orchestra … I really enjoyed the lightness of touch and the sheer enjoyment you sense as they explore Mozart's multipiano concertos’ (BBC Record Review)
2 April 2021

Guerrero: Magnificat, Lamentations & Canciones
Studio Master: CDA68347  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘This is a most worthwhile overview of some of the music of Francisco Guerrero. All the music on the disc is expertly crafted and very well worth hearing. Guerrero’s cause is helped greatly by the fact that his music is here performed by such an accomplished choir: I admired their disciplined, well-focused singing very much … Hyperion’s documentation is excellent, as usual … I hope the association between Hyperion and El León de Oro will continue beyond this excellent CD and its predecessor’ (MusicWeb International)» More
1 April 2021

French duets
Studio Master: CDA68329  Temporarily out of stock  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘It’s hard not to go into auto-rave mode; and you’ll notice that, unusually, I haven’t worried about comparisons, for this needs none … this offers not only the perfect escape from our current locked-down state but also the most sublime example of peerless pianism’ (Gramophone)
1 April 2021

Guerrero: Magnificat, Lamentations & Canciones
Studio Master: CDA68347  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘This new disc by the Spanish choir El León de Oro of music by Francisco Guerrero (1528-99) joins an impressive line of recordings on the Hyperion label, whose dedication to Iberian repertoire is notable. Opening with Magnificat quarti toni, their radiant choral sound is carried by a convincing momentum. With nearly 40 singers, the phrases are confident and broad but never strident: this approach lends an especially atmospheric air to the Lamentations, where vowel sounds are soft and few consonants penetrate the warm glow of the generous acoustic. The result is a delightfully rich sonic bath that departs significantly from many British ensembles’ approach’ (Gramophone)
1 April 2021

Ligeti: The 18 Études
Studio Master: CDA68286  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘It’s amazing yet not surprising how quickly Ligeti’s piano Études entered the international repertoire, with recordings by Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Fredrik Ullén establishing themselves as the catalogue’s reference versions by the early 2000s. Many contenders have taken up the gauntlet since then, with Danny Driver’s latest offering counting among the strongest … the four Book 3 Études are no less detailed and vocally informed via Driver’s polished fingers and mindful musicianship. These qualities find a literary counterpart in the pianist’s informative, caring and well-written booklet notes. In essence, Driver’s Ligeti Études complement rather than compete with Aimard and Ullén, and that’s high praise’ (Gramophone)
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