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Benjamin Britten: War Requiem
Works: Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66. Artists: Mendi
Rodan; Kurt Masur/Israel PO. Nigel Robson (Tnr);
Edith Weins; Hakan Hagegard. (2 CD) (Helicon
Records) 2HEL 9645 $34.49 $31.49
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Esenvalds: Passion and Resurrection / Layton
Works: Eriks Esenvalds (1977 - ): A drop in the ocean,
for chorus; Evening, for chorus; Légende de la femme
emmurée (Legend of the Walled-In Woman), for 2
soprano soloists & chorus; Long Road, for chorus;
Night Prayer, for chorus; Passion and Resurrection,
for voice, chorus & orchestra. Artists: Stephen
Layton/Britten Sinfonia; Polyphony. Carolyn Sampson
(Sop). (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 67796 $20.99 $18.99
Loewe: Songs & Ballads / Florian Boesh, Vignoles
Works: Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869): Ballads (3), Op. 1;
Der Pilgrim vor St. Just, Op. 99/3; Die Uhr, for voice &
piano, Op. 123/3; Die wandelnde Glocke, for voice &
piano, Op. 20/3; Edward, for voice & piano, Op. 1/1;
Erlkönig, for voice & piano, Op. 1/3. Artists: Roger
Vignoles (Pno); Florian Boesch (Bar). (1 CD)
(Hyperion) HYP 67866 $20.99 $18.99
❦Beyond all Mortal Dreams: American a Cappella
Works: Rene Clausen (1953 - ): Tonight, Eternity
Alone; Frank Ferko (1950 - ): Hildegard Triptych;
Edwin Fissinger (1920 - 1990): Lux Aeterna, for
soloists & chorus; Ola Gjeilo (1978 - ): Phoenix, for
chorus; Sanctus; William Hawley (1950 - ): Motets (2);
Stephen Paulus (1949 - ); Steven Stucky (1949 - );
Healey Willan (1880 - 1968). Artists: Stephen Layton
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge. Margaret Walker;
Ruby Dayan; Hannah Partridge; Laurence Williams.
(1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 67832 $20.99 $18.99
“It is impossible to do anything else but listen
once the opening track of this glorious album
begins...I can say with certainty that it is an album
that will repay repeated listening for years to
come.” -Classic FM
“Highly recommended.” -ClassicsToday (10/10)
❦Elgar: Piano Quintet; String Quartet / Piers Lane,
Goldner Qrt.
Works: Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934): Impromptu, for
piano; Laura valse, for piano; March, for piano in D
major; Mina, for small orchestra; Quartet for Strings in
E minor, Op. 83; Quintet for Piano and Strings in A
minor, Op. 84. Artists: Piers Lane (Pno). (1 CD)
(Hyperion) HYP 67857 $20.99 $18.99
“This is one of those rare discs that give pleasure
and food for thought in equal measure...when
[Elgar’s chamber music] is played with the kind of
understanding shown by these five musicians it
leaves one wondering how anyone could miss the
subtle variety, the elegant sophistication under
the surface...” -BBC Music Magazine
Moscheles: Complete Concert Studies / Piers Lane
Works: Ignaz Moscheles (1794 - 1870): Characteristic
nStudies (12), Op 95; Grande Etude, Op. 126; Grandes
Études de Concert (4), Op. 111;
Études (2), Op. 105; Études (2), for
piano, Op. 98. Artists: Piers Lane
(Pno). (1 CD) (Hyperion)
HYP 55387 $12.99 $10.99
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❦James MacMillan: Works for organ & choir
Works: James MacMillan (1959 - ): Here in hiding, for
chorus & organ; Give me justice, for chorus; Jubilate
Deo, for chorus & organ; Le tombeau de Georges
Rouault, for organ; Magnificat and Nunc dimittis, for
chorus & organ; On Love, for treble & organ. Artists:
Matthew Owens/Wells Cathedral Choir. Jonathan
Vaughn (Organ); Simon Clulow (Organ); Mark
Hounsell (Tnr); Dominic Bland (Tnr). (1 CD)
(Hyperion) HYP 67867 $20.99 $18.99
“...The choir is, in a word, magnificent. Singing
with impressive self-assurance and clearly
revelling in Macmillan’s uncanny ability to make
everything sound perfectly natural even when the
technical skills involved are extraordinarily
demanding.” -International Record Review
❦Ravel: The Complete Solo Piano Music / Osborne
Works: Ravel: A la manière de. . . , for piano; Gaspard
de la nuit; Jeux d’eau; La valse; Le tombeau de
Couperin; Menuet antique. Artists: Steven Osborne
(Pno). (2 CD) (Hyperion) 2HYP 67731 $44.49 $40.49
“These are inspired performances with Award
Winner written all over them. The perfectly-voiced
piano, the venue/acoustic, producer and
engineer, and an artist who was born to play
Ravel combine to make the best complete Ravel
cycle on disc.” -Classic FM
Smetana: String Quartets Nos.1 & 2; Sibelius:
Voces Intimae / Dante Quartet
Works: Sibelius: Quartet for Strings (“Voces Intimae”),
Op. 56; Bedrich Smetana (1824 - 1884): Quartet for
Strings no 1 “From My Life”; Quartet for Strings no 2.
Artists: (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 67845 $20.99 $18.99
❦Chopin: The Complete Waltzes / Stephen Hough
Works: Chopin: Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major,
Op. 9/2; Waltzes for Piano, complete. Artists:
Stephen Hough (Pno). (1 CD) (Hyperion)
HYP 67849 $20.99 $18.99
“Hough’s playing has such authority and
panache, its balance between virtuosity and
vividly communicated expression so finely
judged, that every perfectly scaled moment is as
intensely realised as every other. Few other
pianists around today play Chopin with as much
understanding and poised mastery as this.” -The
Guardian
Echoes of Nightingales / Christine Brewer, soprano
Works: Harold Arlen: Happiness is a thing called Joe;
Leonard Bernstein: On the Town; Frank Bridge: Love
went a-riding; John Carpenter: Sleep That Flits On
Baby’s Eyes; Ernest Charles: When I have sung my
songs; Celius Dougherty (1902 - 1986): Review.
Artists: Roger Vignoles (Pno); Christine Brewer
(Sop). (1 CD) (Hyperion) HYP 67813 $20.99 $18.99
The repertoire includes the encore-songs
performed by Kirsten Flagstad, Eileen Farrell,
Helen Traubel and Eleanor Steber at the end of
their recitals.
Liszt: 3 Funeral Odes; From the Cradle to the Grave
Works: Liszt: Episodes from Lenau’s Faust, S 110;
Odes Funèbres (3), for orchestra, S. 112 (LW G25);
Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe (From the Cradle to
the Grave), symphonic poem for orchestra, S. 107
(LW. Artists: Ilan Volkov/BBC Scottish SO. (1 CD)
(Hyperion) HYP 67856 $20.99 $18.99
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