MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition; Boris Godunov (Stokowski Transcriptions)

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

José Serebrier (conductor)

EDITOR'S CHOICE (Gramophone Magazine)

GRAMMY® AWARD NOMINEE: BEST SURROUND-SOUND ALBUM 2006

Brilliant recordings . . . outstanding performances by the BSO, brilliantly recorded in sound if anything even more spectacular and more cleanly focused than that on the discs from Chandos and DG. (Edward Greenfield in Gramophone)

LOUIS SPOHR: The Clarient Concertos

Michael Collins (clarinet)

Swedish Chamber Orchestra

Robin O'Neill (conductor)

'An outstanding disc, excellently recorded.'  (Ivan March in Gramophone)

'An outstanding disc, excellently recorded' (BBC Music Magazine)

'Michael Collins is one of Britain's Top Guns these days, and he gives a stirring, brilliant performance . . . The orchestra is excellent, with Mr O'Neill providing sympathetic support. Hyperion's sound is some of the best I've heard, rich and deep' (American Record Guide)

SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto; SINDING: Violin Concerto No.1; Romance

Henning Kraggerud (violin)

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Bjarte Engeset (conductor)

 "This does what surround sound should: supply ambient, atmospheric information from the rear of the hall without in any way 'pulling' the frontal image. … It is a first-rate example of how multi-channel recording can provide a more lifelike experience." (Gramophone)

"The recording has exceptional weight and fullness" (Edward Greenfield, Gramophone) 

BLISS: MéLée fantasque (T.22); Checkmate (T.57)

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

David Lloyd-Jones

DISK OF THE MONTH (BBC Music Magazine)

". . . the engineering is enormously vivid . . .  one to snap up without delay." (Gramophone)

DELIUS/BUTTERWORTH: English Rhapsody - A Shropshire Lad; Two English Idylls; The Banks of Green Willow, Irmelin Prelude; The Walk to the Paradise Garden; Brigg Fair, Brigg Fair (plus original folksong recording)

James Gilchrist (tenor)

Joseph Taylor (singer)

Hallé Orchestra and Choir

Mark Elder (conductor)

"Whatever time of year you listen to this beautifully recorded disc, it will always remind you of summer." (Matthew Rye, BBC Music Magazine)

WILLIAM SCHUMAN: Violin Concerto; New England Tryptych

Philippe Quint (violin)

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

José Serebrier (conductor)

"In this realization the whole splendid panoply of sound emerges from the speakers with stunning realism-listen in particular to the triple forte sonoro molto of the brasses and the huge uninhibited thwacks on the timpani at the start of the concerto's second movement. Nor has the sheer scale of the sound picture prevented the engineer from balancing solo violin and orchestra with ideal clarity." (Fanfare (Bernard Jacobson) September/October 2001) 

NED ROREM: Thre three Symphonies

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

José Serebrier (conductor)

GRAMMY® AWARD NOMINEE: BEST CLASSICAL ENGINEERING 2004, BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM 2004

". . .given the importance of the music and the general level of quality (and absolutely first-class sonics), it would be a crime to deny this extraordinary release. . .10/10 Artistic Quality, 10/10 Sound Quality"  (David Hurwitz, Classicstoday.com, August 2003)

"Vivid performances . . . and first-rate recorded sound make for a thoroughly enjoyable hour of  listening." (Andrew Farach-Colton, Gramophone)