Polymath Sir Stephen Hough has a growing reputation as a composer of chamber, choral and above all solo piano music with four sonatas and a constellation of dazzling arrangements to his name. This... more

From two players to twelve: few ensembles could respond with equal authority to the very varied demands made by this wonderful collection of Debussy's chamber music. But then, few ensembles can stand... more

The 11th and final release in The Orlando Consort's comprehensive Machaut survey easily maintains the standards of it's predecessors. The closing couplet of the final track - "Their singing will be... more

Winners of numerous awards, Andréas Schiff and Dinu Lipatti are world class pianists. Alto is pleased to release famous recordings of the pianists playing Bach, paired together for the first time.

"Has there ever been a composer of more consistent elegance?" If Steven Isserlis's rhetorical question invites the listener to think of plausible alternatives, on the evidence of this wonderful... more

For a monk resident in one of post-Reformation Germany's religious institutions, music would have served as a focus of spiritual discipline as well as a source of joy. Some real discoveries await the... more

20 tracks of Leontyne Price's own personal favorites spanning Passionate Opera, Classic Gershwin, Traditional Spirituals and Sacred Songs

Renee Fleming celebrates three decades at the Metropolitan Opera. This first-ever, specially remastered collection compiles highlights she has chosen of her "most magical experiences," captured live... more

With Seigneur, Roberto Alagna delivers a most personal album, a tribute to faith and to the immense cathedral of lyric art to which the tenor regularly adds his stone. The result of the highly... more

"Encountering a palace of riches" is how pianist (and Hyperion debutante) Mishka Rushdie Momen describes her experience of playing Tudor keyboard music, a varied selection of which is included here.... more

The infallible Gesualdo Six trademarks of consummate musicianship and scholarly integrity are much in evidence here. Queen of Hearts addresses and reflects on queens spiritual (the Virgin Mary) and... more