NEW RELEASES

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Piano Sonatas Angela Hewitt presents a fourth volume in her acclaimed series of Beethoven’s piano sonatas, which has delighted her fans worldwide. ANGELA HEWITT piano

PAUL HINDEMITH Symphonic Metamorphosis & other works This album contains Hindemith’s most popular orchestral works, including the Balanchinechoreographed Symphonic Metamorphosis, performed with precision and empathy by Hyperion regulars the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Martyn Brabbins. BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA MARTYN BRABBINS conductor

JEAN SIBELIUS Songs Sibelius wrote a surprisingly large number of songs throughout his life, and anybody who responds to the Nordic spirit and subject-matter of the symphonies and other orchestral music will find much to please them here. ‘Highly recommended to lovers of Sibelius’s music who, l ike me, were unaware of this treasure’ (The Sunday Times) KATARINA KARNÉUS mezzo-soprano JULIUS DRAKE piano

CDA67974

CDA68006

CDH55471 (budget price)

JOHANNES BRAHMS The Piano Concertos This attractively priced double set is one of Stephen Hough’s most important recordings. Brahms’s two piano concertos are monumental in scale, impassioned and truly romantic. They require and receive here both great virtuosity and intimacy from the pianist. STEPHEN HOUGH piano MOZARTEUMORCHESTER SALZBURG MARK WIGGLESWORTH conductor

MUSIC & POETRY FROM THIRTEENTH-CENTURY FRANCE – 2 Conductus A second volume of music from the Conductus repertory—the leastknown genre of medieval music— performed by three singers who combine expert knowledge of the music with voices of unearthly beauty. JOHN POTTER, CHRISTOPHER O’GORMAN, ROGERS COVEY-CRUMP tenors

CDA67961

(2 compact discs for the price of 1)

CDA67998

FRANÇOIS COUPERIN Leçons de Ténèbres Couperin’s Trois Leçons de Ténèbres are intensely personal works, depicting the prophet Jeremiah’s bitter anguish in settings that are quite unique. ‘An outstanding recording by any standards, all four artists contributing to a truly memorable experience’ (CDReview) JAMES BOWMAN, MICHAEL CHANCE countertenors MARK CAUDLE viola da gamba, ROBERT KING chamber organ

CDH55455 (budget price)

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