Stephen Hough: The Piano Album

Stephen Hough - The Piano Album
Virgin | 2 CDs | 127:03 | APE | scans | 318 MB

The Piano Album
Stephen Hough, piano

Disc 1
1 MacDowell: Hexentanz Op. 17
2 Chopin - Liszt: The Maiden's Wish
3 Quilter - Hough: Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal
4 Dohnányi: The Fuchsia Tree
5 Dohnányi: Capriccio in F Minor No. 6 Op. 28
6 Paderewski: Minuet No. 1 Op. 14
7 Paderewski: Nocturne No. 4 in B flat Op. 16
8 Schlözer: Etude No. 2 in A Flat Op. 1
9 Gabrilovich: Melodie in E
10 Gabrilovich: Caprice-Burlesque
11 Rodgers: My Favorite Things
12 Woodforde-Finden - Hough: Kashmiri Song (Pale hands I Loved)
13 Friedman: Music Box No. 3 Op. 33
14 Saint-Saëns - Godowsky: Le Cygne
15 Rosenthal: Papillons
16 Godowsky: The Gardens of Buitenzorg (from Java Suite, Book 3)
17 Levitzki: Waltz in A Op. 2
18 Palmgren: En route Op. 9
19 Moszkowski: Siciliano No. 2 Op. 42
20 Moszkowski: Capriccio Espagnole op. 37

Disc 2
1 Czerny: Variations Brillantes Op. 14
2 Levitzki: The Enchanted Nymph
3 Schumann - Tausig: The Smuggler No. 10 Op. 74 (Der Kontrabandiste)
4 Rubinstein: Melody No. 1 in F op. 3
5-8 Liebermann: Gargoyles op. 29
9 Rebikov: The Musical Snuffbox
10 Liadov: The Musical Snuffbox
11 Ravina: Etude de Style No. 1 Op. 40 "Agilite"
12 Woodforde-Finden - Hough: Till I Wake
13 Quilter - Hough: Weep You No More (from Elizabethan Lyrics Op. 12)
14 Rodgers - Hough: March of the Siamese Children (from The King and I)
15 Moszkowski: Valse mignonne
16 Moszkowski: Serenata No. 1 Op. 15
17 Bach - Saint-Saëns: Bourree (from Solo Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor BWV1003)
18 Godowsky: Erinnerungen (from Triakontameron)
19 Bizet - Godowsky: Adagietto (from L’Arlésienne)
20 Tausig: Ungarische Zigeunerweisen

Total time: 127'03


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The Romantic Piano Concerto Series · Vol. 27 · Saint-Saëns · Works for Piano and Orchestra

The Romantic Piano Concerto
Vol. 27 · Saint-Saëns · The Complete works for Piano and Orchestra
Flac | Booklet | 612 MB

Stephen Hough (piano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor)

GRAMOPHONE RECORD OF THE YEAR, 2002
PENGUIN GUIDE ROSETTE
DIAPASON D'OR

'Superlative' (The Independent)

'Superb' (The Guardian)

'A delightful set that does this underrated composer full credit' (Classic FM Magazine)

'It is unalloyed pleasure to sit through all five at a sitting … the quite outstanding pianism of Stephen Hough makes this an unmissable addition to anyone remotely interested in the barnstorming, physically exhilarating concertos of the late nineteenth century' (International Record Review)

'Superb … Hough’s new set in Hyperion’s outstanding Romantic Piano Concerto series sweeps the board' (The Guardian)

'Marvellous performances, full of joy, vigour and sparkle. The recording is in the demonstration bracket and this Hyperion set includes no fewer than four encores. An easy first choice' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

CD1
Piano Concerto No 1 in D major Op 17
Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor Op 22
Piano Concerto No 3 in E flat major Op 29
Wedding Cage Vlase-Caprice

CD2
Piano Concerto No 4 in C minor Op 44
Piano Concerto No 5 in F major Op 103
Rapsodie d'Auvergne
Allegro appasionato
Africa

Stephen Hough (piano)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

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The Romantic Piano Concerto Series · Vol. 17 · Mendelssohn · Piano Concertos · Capriccio · Rondo

The Romantic Piano Concerto · Vol. 17 · Mendelssohn · Piano Concertos 1 & 2 ·
Capriccio Brillant · Rondo Brillant · Serenade · Allegro giocoso
APE 3.99 | CUE | Booklet | 241 MB

Stephen Hough (piano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Foster (conductor)

'The soft, stylish arpeggios that open the first work on the disc announce immediately that something special is on the way. Hough is now clearly first recommendation in the concertos' (Gramophone)

'Once again we have Stephen Hough lavishing his exciting gifts upon a splendid Mendelssohn programme. I cannot envisage this splendidly recorded disc being absent from the year's honours list' (Classic CD)

'[Hough] can scamper with the best and is able to incorporate delightful capriciousness without derailing the flow of thought ... These performances…boast of nearly ideal lightness, vivacity and impetus' (BBC Music Magazine)

'Hough offers far greater elegance and plusher tone ... Hough is, as always, a delight to listen to, such as in his quicksilver scattering of thirds in the last movement of the Second Concerto' (Fanfare)

'It should perhaps come as no surprise that Stephen Hough should prove so perfectly attuned to these works … if you opt for just a single recording, this would make an excellent first choice' (Gramophone)

'He is all fleet-fingered exhilaration in the outer movements and relaxes appealingly when the music turns inwards' (International Piano)

'Stephen Hough searches out the lyrical essence of the music rather than going for glitz’ (Stereo Review)

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The Romantic Piano Concerto Series · Vol. 11 · Sauer & Scharwenka

The Romantic Piano Concerto · Vol. 11 · Sauer & Scharwenka · Piano Concertos
APE 3.99 | CUE | Covers | 268 MB

GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE / CRITICS' CHOICE
GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER / RECORD OF THE YEAR 1996
CLASSIC CD AWARD WINNER
CLASSIC CD 100 GREATEST DISCS OF THE DECADE

'A glitteringly worthy addition to the Hyperion series ... Stephen Hough exhibits dazzling flair in showpiece concertos by Sauer and Scharwenka – and plenty of stamina ... Hough plays throughout with exhilarating momentum and dazzling technical address. I doubt whether any CD has so many double octave passages as this, but he never wearies, and his response to both works is as many-sided as the music itself ... Not to be missed, on any account’ (Classic CD)

'Here, surely, is the jewel in the crown of Hyperion's absorbing series ... A flawless marriage of composer, performance, recording and presentation ... For here is a scintillating wit and ebullience that will make lesser technicians and stylists weep with envy ... As magisterial as it is ear ... tickling and affectionate, his playing glows with warmth…and pulses with the most nonchalant glitter in the finale ... [Sauer] Throughout, haunting melodies are embroidered with the finest pianistic tracery and, once again, the performance is bewitching ... [Sauer Cavatina] Hough’s caressing, fine ... spun tone and long ... breathed phrasing are a model for singers as well as pianists (Gramophone)

'Virtuosity as impish as it is magisterial ... [he] wings his way through every good-humoured page with a poetic and technical zest that takes us back to the great pianists of the past; to a golden age of piano playing' (BBC)

'Here are two long-neglected piano concertos that will thrill and delight you ... Stephen Hough’s playing of it confirms his place as one of the half dozen greatest piano technicians of our time ... Hyperion’s Romantic Piano Concerto survey has never had a more distinguished protagonist than Stephen Hough' (Fanfare, USA)

'A first class Hyperion recording.' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

'Stephen Hough’s punchy, glittering account [of the Scharwenka] is electrifying, his precision and rhythmic élan, especially in the terrifying finale, is beyond praise' (International Record Review)

'This Gramophone Award-winning disc thrills from start to finish ... Hough’s meticulously voiced and glistening pianism really takes some believing considering the technical pressure exerted by these caruscatingly ingenious scores ... Anyone who has yet to catch up with this remarkable disc should do so without delay' (International Piano)

CD
Scharwenka · Piano Concerto No 4 in F minor, Op 82
Sauer · Piano Concerto No 1 in E minor

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City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Lawrence Foster cond

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