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This is Volume 62 in Hyperion’s epic and seemingly endless […]
Yes, three settings of the Magnificat by three Bachs. Not that there’s anything wrong with Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782), but he’s on a playing field
Hyperion already has excellent recordings of both of these concertos, from Demidenko (Medtner) and Hough (Rachmaninov), but as they saying goes, “greatness is its own
Martyn Brabbins deserves credit for playing Hindemith utterly without that clunky, Teutonic heaviness that can make so many performances of this music (including many of
[This isn’t really a “review” but a recommendation–one of the highest distinction. To legitimately call something a “classic”, any work of art needs time, and
Most of John Rutter’s fans are familiar with the story about the creation of the Christmas anthem What Sweeter Music, a piece that has become
Hyperion has brought together two fetching, large-scale pieces by Charles Villiers Stanford for its “The Romantic Violin” series. Both are mature works, written in 1888
[In this season of seemingly non-stop Messiah performances, and in the face of a catalog teeming with a bewildering number of recordings of the work,
Steven Osborne approaches Debussy’s Études with fresh eyes and ears, taking most of the composer’s meticulous dynamic, expressive, and tempo indications seriously but not rigidly.
Could any composer write a more joyful overture (sinfonia)–whenever, as often as he wanted? Just listen to the first few seconds of the “sinfonia” movements
