Chamber Music & Recitals

The matchless Takacs Quartet return to Schubert. Their first disc on Hyperion - his Death and the Maiden and Rosamunde quartets - received unprecedentedly lavish critical acclaim, acknowledging a new modern benchmark for these works. Now they turn to...

The Matchbox Bluesmaster series now continues with a further 5 and 6 album sets containing records released by Saydisc on it's then newly formed Matchbox label a decade earlier, which introduced collectors to many blues, hokum, ragtime and gospel artists...

The Masters Collection compiles the iconic recordings of some of the most renowned artists of Hungaroton. The album features records which define an úuvre, a specific era and which will be an unforgettable experience for all listeners. The focus of this...

The Masters Collection compiles the iconic recordings of some of the most renowned artists of Hungaroton. The album features records which define an úuvre, a specific era and which will be an unforgettable experience for all listeners. The focus of this...

The master pianist returns to Schubert 17 years after his first Schubert recording of piano Sonatas 1 & 18, which was hailed by Gramophone magazine as a "triumphant recording." The only chance to hear his interpretation of Schubert's mighty piano sonata...

The Mass in C minor for 5 voices by Francesco Maria Zuccari is included in this priceless collection and is heard here in it's absolute world premiere recording. The piece was first drafted in Assisi in 1723, when Zuccari was Kapellmeister, with a second...

The March King, expressing the brash energy of an emerging United States of America in famous pieces such as The Stars and Stripes Forever! Sousa's prolific inventiveness also saw the creation of some 28 highly entertaining Fantasies that often combined...

The March King John Philip Sousa compositions are known worldwide having been incorporated into the larger zeitgeist of sporting events, special occasions and military ceremonies. The Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy contribute to the vast Sousa...

The mandolin was essentially the instrument of amateur musicians in the early to mid 18th century. Vivaldi composed many concertos and trios for the young ladies of the Ospiedale della Pieta - including the famous G major RV532, which must rank as one of...

The mandolin reached prominence as a solo instrument in the 17th century when it began to appear in operas and oratorios, and in chamber and solo repertoire. Amongst the most prominent composers for the instrument were Niccol? Ceccherini and Pietro...

The Mandelring Quartet's current double release is dedicated to French repertoire. The first CD, released in April 2021, presents Maurice Ravel's seminal string quartet and the equally colorful one by his contemporary Fernand de La Tombelle. This second...

The man who as W. D. Munn published papers on that branch of mathematics known as semigroup theory had another side to his personality: Douglas Munn (1929-2008), professor of mathematics at the University of Stirling, was also a fine pianist and a gifted...