Welcome to Hyperion Records, an independent British classical label devoted to presenting high-quality recordings of music of all styles and from all periods from the twelfth century to the twenty-first.
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from notes by Roger Nichols © 2022
extrait des notes rédigées par Roger Nichols © 2022
Français: Marie-Stella Pâris
aus dem Begleittext von Roger Nichols © 2022
Deutsch: Viola Scheffel
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![]() Moura Lympany (1916-2005) was the last of the major Matthay pupils and she started working with him in 1937 when he was already 79. In 1938 she shot to international fame when she came second to Emil Gilels in the Queen Elisabeth competition. A br ...» More |
![]() Olga Samaroff and Frank La Forge were amongst the earliest pianists to record for the US Victor label, both making most of their discs in the acoustic era before 1925. Samaroff was the greater virtuoso, as can be heard in her famous recording of W ...» More |
![]() ‘Here’s something a little bit special to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Percy Grainger … Grainger was a charismatic pianist and a ... ‘The best of Grainger’s shellac efforts retain their vividness and communicative immediacy. Even if Grainger had never met and befriended Grieg, his i ...» More |
![]() A master pianist demonstrates his manifold talents in this delicious selection of French music. Works by Poulenc, Fauré, Debussy and Ravel rub shoulders with lesser-known gems by their contemporaries.» More |