Since you are interested in Virtuoso Strauss Transcriptions, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
HERBERT HOWELLS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Howells: Concertos & Dances Kathryn Stott (piano) / Malcolm Stewart (violin) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Vernon Handley (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 4/Oct/2005 ] 'Yet another definitive and indispensable addition to the recorded repertoire of British music... Go forth, purchase, and enjoy!' - Fanfare, USA |
SAINT-SAENS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Saint-Saens: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 / etc Mats Lidstrom (cello) Bengt Forsberg (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] "These artists radiate total conviction and a life-enhancing vitality and sensitivity" Penguin Guide |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schumann: Piano Sonatas, Op 11 & Op 14 Nikolai Demidenko (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] 'A pair of performances which can justly be described in terms of superlatives. Outstanding readings of remarkable works' (Classic CD) |
HUGO WOLF
Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch Felicity lott (soprano) Peter Schreier (tenor) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Jan/2010 ] BEST OF THE YEAR, BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE BBC CD REVIEW 'BUILDING A LIBRARY' FIRST CHOICE |
ALESSANDRO & DOMENICO SCARLATTI
Salve Regina, Cantatas & Motets Deborah York (soprano) James Bowman (countertenor) Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet) / The King's Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (pre 1700) - 'Congratulations to Hyperion on imaginative programming of repertoire, some not otherwise available on disc. Highly recommended ... for repeated enjoyable listening' (BBC Music... |
CHOPIN
Preludes & Impromptus Garrick Ohlsson (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Feb/2010 ] 'Ohlsson is a powerful and committed player, and is afforded very good sound by the engineers … This is almost certainly how these pieces were played in Chopin's time' (Mail on Sunday) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Missa Caput and the story of the Salve regina (The Spirits of England and France vol. 4) Gothic Voices / Christopher Page, director [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] 'A very special achievement … Music of the very highest order, seldom recorded. Essential listening!' - GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE |
NICOLAS GOMBERT
Gombert: Missa Tempore Paschali Henry's Eight [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Mar/2011 ] "This second instalment of Gombert from Henry's Eight is cause for celebration. Gombert has found worthy champions" (Gramophone) |
CASTELLO / PICCHI
The Floating City - Sonatas, canzonas and dances by two of Monteverdi’s contemporaries His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 21/Mar/2011 ] "This is a very fine recording. Not only is the music fascinating but the performances are special. Buy it." (Bargain of the Month MusicWeb March 2011) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts Grand Tour: Music from 16th- & 17th-century Italy, Spain and Germany His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Jun/2010 ] "Worthy of unqualified recommendation at full price. At budget price an absolute bargain." (MusicWeb June 2010) |