popular music: Angela Hewitt

popular music: Angela Hewitt

popular music:

Angela Hewitt

Johann Sebastian Bach, Angela Hewitt

Hyperion UK, 2007

2007 Bach Tour Issue
Hyperion Records issued this complete 4-CD set for Hewitt's 2007/08 "Bach World Tour" (bachworldtour). The original performances here (WTC-I, WTC-II) were recorded in 1998/99 and still set a high mark for contemporary recordings of Bach's 48. Its largely what put ...

Bach: Gamba Sonatas

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johann Sebastian Bach, ...

Orfeo, 2007

Bach for a Sunday morning
Its amazing to realize how much monumental music JS Bach wrote in his lifetime (1685-1750). Originally written for the gamba and harpischord, these three sonatas translate well to the modern cello and piano as their sunny, pleasant sonorites attest. The last sonata ...

François Couperin: Keyboard Music, Vol. 3

Francois Couperin, Angela Hewitt

Hyperion UK, 2005

Endlessly delightful
While I agree that these selections do not match the grandeur of Hewitt's previous recording, they do exude as much -- if not more -- charm and elegance as ever before. Hewitt's playing is nimble, delicate, lucid, and heartfelt. Amazingly coupled with the grace and ...

Couperin: Keyboard Music, Vol. 1

Francois Couperin, Angela Hewitt

Hyperion UK, 2003

Great
I love Couperin played on piano rather than harpsichord. Very nice music for relaxing or formal dining.

Bach: French Suites / Angela Hewitt

Johann Sebastian Bach, Angela Hewitt

Hyperion UK, 1995

Elegant Artistry
Recorded early in Angela Hewitt's Bach cycle, the popular French Suites (along with the "Little Preludes" and other two more dynamic virtuoso pieces) take a step back from the more serious and complex fugal compositions of Bach and settle into the restrained elegance ...

Ravel: The Complete Solo Piano Music

Maurice Ravel, Angela Hewitt

Hyperion UK, 2002

Riveting Ravel
Angela Hewitt, already known for her excellent interpretations of Bach's piano works, has turned her attentions to Ravel with equal effect. Her well-researched and accessibly-written liner notes alone are worth the price of the CD and it is clear that the research has ...

Goldberg Variations

J.S. Bach, Angela Hewitt

Hyperion UK, 2000

Angela Hewitt plays Bach's "Goldberg Variations"
Although Glen Gould's 1955 recording (the fast one) has always been my favorite, I was inspired to buy this CD after attending a concert with Ms. Hewitt playing Bach keyboard concertos. She has a completely different interpretation of the Goldberg. It is at once ...

Bach: The Toccatas

Johann Sebastian Bach, Angela Hewitt

Hyperion UK, 2002

Bach Would be Smiling
Listen to the Fugue from BWV 915 (No 6 on this Album) and try not to smile. It is pleasant and bouncy and irresistable. I keep playing this part over and over. Angela Hewitt plays it freely and boldly like a child skipping in the park. She plays cleanly and ...

Bach: The Six Partitas / Angela Hewitt

Johann Sebastian Bach, Angela Hewitt

Hyperion UK, 1997

One woman and a piano...
I first heard Angela Hewitt playing Bach on the radio, and immediately sought out a recording. This is what I ended up with, and months later it is still revealing new riches. The music, of course, is vast and rich, and Hewitt breathes life into every note. This is ...

Beethoven: Cello Sonatas, Vol. 1
Daniel Müller-Schott, Ludwig van Beethoven, ...

Hyperion, 2008

Bach: Fantasia in C minor; Two-Part Inventions; Three-Part Inventions; Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue

Johann Sebastian Bach, Angela Hewitt

Hyperion UK, 1994

Four stars +.
Happy that you carry several CD offerings of Angela Hewitt - a worthy successor to Glen Gould in interpreting Bach.

Bach Arrangements

Johann Sebastian Bach, Angela Hewitt

Hyperion UK, 2001

Absolutely divine
Angela Hewitt is superb playing these transcriptions of a variety of Bach's works. The disc starts with five excellent choices of transcriptions by Wilhelm Kempf. The first is simply splendid, namely the Sinfonia in D major. Perhaps this is the most convincing ...

Essential Hyperion, Vol. 2

Matthias Goerne, Nathan Berg, ...

Hyperion UK, 2001

Nothing but hits
As with their first collection of label highlights, Hyperion's new two-disc collection provides a broad sampling of their exceptional catalogue and performers. Particularly rewarding are the selections from Beethoven (Scherzo from String Trio in C minor, op 9 no 3, ...

Chopin: Nocturnes

Frederic Chopin, Angela Hewitt

Hyperion UK, 2005

Ignore the negative reviews - they are fraudulent
I have to confess, I have not yet heard this recording. I have heard Angela Hewitt and have loved the recordings I have heard. But I want to warn others of the 2 fake 1-star postings for this item. They are clearly written by the same person (same language, same ...

Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier (book 1)

Johann Sebastian Bach, Angela Hewitt

Hyperion UK, 1998

CARRYING THE STANDARD
My head is ringing with preludes and fugues by Bach at the moment. Just a week ago I attended a festival of keyboard counterpoint at the Royal Northern College of Music, and over the last year or two the BBC has been broadcasting a midnight series of the 48 played by ...