Philip Cannon's Concertino for piano and strings (1951) dates from his formative years. It was written for the Petersfield Festival, where it was premiered on 27 January 1951 by soloist Joseph... more

This is the fourth Romantic Piano Concerto album from Simon Callaghan, and that combination of talents which made his first three so successful- not least a flair for exploring the neglected byways... more

Simon Callaghan - Nicodé: Ein Liebesleben & Other Piano Works (CD) - Felix Draeseke's description of Jean Louis Nicodé (1853-1919) as 'more a moderate progressive than a cacophonist' - in contrast to... more

In his obituary of William Busch, the writer and broadcaster John Amis observed that 'His music is distinguished by it's sensibility and warmth with a strong sense of form and a fine texture, linear... more

The late eighteenth century witnessed an explosion in the number of works written for multiple pianists, most of them for two players using one instrument. The majority were predestined for the... more

Cyril Meir Scott is one of a group of British composers to have benefitted from three cultural features of recent decades: increased curiosity from performers and listeners, a more inclusive outlook... more

A prolific composer, respected and influential in his lifetime, on Romantic Piano Concerto volume 85, Simon Callaghan is joined by the Sinfonieorchester St Gallen and Modestas Pitrėnas for three... more

Following the success of her "head-turning debut" with Orchid Classics in 2022, dynamic young violinist Coco Tomita returns with her new album "Echoes", reuniting with pianist Simon Callaghan in a... more

The story of Elias Parish Alvars (1808-49) is a journey from obscurity, ascending to something of an international celebrity. He was dubbed 'the Franz Liszt of the harp' by none other than Hector... more

The rise in popularity of the harmonium in the second half of the nineteenth century brought with it a large repertoire of chamber music, especially in France, where the instrument had been developed... more

Winner of the Strings Final of the BBC Young Musician in 2020, Coco Tomita's stunning debut album features a varied program, including works by Enescu, Poulenc, Boulanger, Hubay, Ravel and Debussy.... more

The music on this album dates from the composer's later years, and are largely based on themes from his earlier successes. The inspiration for Holbrooke's music was almost always literary; hence, the... more

What is a romantic piano concerto? The question opens a Pandoras box of enquiry, and, as Hyperion reaches the seventy-sixth volume in its tirelessly ongoing series, I am tempted to offer an answer.... more

This CD brings together three prolific but little-known British composers: Dorothy Howell (1898-1982), Pamela Harrison (1915-90), and Madeleine Dring (1923-77). Working in the same country at the... more

Jacob's Piano Concerto no.2 in E flat was completed in 1957 and premiered on 11 July of that year at the Winter Gardens, Bournemouth by the soloist Edith Vogel. A Proms performance took place at the... more

For the last ten years or so, there has been a gratifying renewal of interest in the eminent Russian composer Nikolai Myaskovsky, whose career spanned the late Romantic to early Modern periods. His... more

Simon Callaghan & Hiroaki Takenouchi write: "As long ago as the eighteenth century, composers were arranging orchestral works for two pianos or for piano duet, making them more domestically... more

A delightful set of circumstances combined to produce the beloved masterpiece, Babar. The journey began in 1930 when Laurent and Mathieu, sons of French author and illustrator Jean de Brunhoff were... more

Despite his facility in playing the violin and the importance he attached to his lessons with Albert Sammons, Lloyd was relatively slow to compose works for his own instrument. It was not until 1970... more

Three pieces for violin and piano were written as individual works and, as such, they can be presented separately or, if given collectively as a suite, played in any order. Busch wrote his... more