Britain's Tasmin Little performs the little-known violin sonatas by Richard Strauss and Ottorino Respighi in her latest recital disc for Chandos. Also included are three of Respighi's Six Pieces for... more

The most exciting part of many concerts and recitals is the section at the end when the performer rewards the applause of the audience with one or more additional pieces. This album contains a number... more

This attractive and virtuosic program from pianist Piers Lane's features three substantial sets of variations-by Glazunov, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov-plus a delightful amuse-bouche from John Field,... more

"As companionable, healthy and English as the South Downs on a sunny day" was the early verdict on Thomas Dunhill's Piano Quintet. The same could apply equally to Erlanger's Piano Quintet. Both works... more

Enjoying a flourishing career that has taken her to every continent and major orchestra around the world, violinist and exclusive Chandos artist, Tasmin Little continues to champion seldom-performed... more

On Volume 81 of Hyperion's Romantic Piano Concerto Series, Piers Lane, The Orchestra Now and Leon Botstein perform two very different takes on the romantic piano concerto that were equally... more

Hyperion presents a rarity in their ongoing Anglo-Australian artistic collaboration: music by an Australian composer who was once at the heart of the English establishment. Malcolm Williamson was one... more

Hector Berlioz's Harold en Italie draws both on Byron's Childe Harold and the composer's own experiences in Italy as winner of the Prix de Rome. Franz Liszt's rarely heard transcription admirably... more

This program covers favourite pieces of liturgical music suitable for all types of religious wedding services, as well as secular works for non-religious occasions, including civil ceremonies. The... more

I seem to have taken my time to get to town again after the release of Piers Lane goes to town in 2013 (Hyperion CDA67967), with the recordings on the present album split between 2015 and 2022. Not... more

Ferdinand Ries may once have been celebrated as 'one of the finest piano-performers of the present day' (the 1820s), but he is now remembered chiefly for his association with Beethoven. Yet the music... more