Release Date: 03 February 2023
Label: Hyperion Records Ltd
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 034571283623
Genres: Classical  Solo Instrumental  
Release Date: 03 February 2023
Label: Hyperion Records Ltd
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 034571283623
Genres: Classical  Solo Instrumental  
Description
The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs awarded a rosette to Stephen Hough's earlier Gramophone Award-winning Hyperion recording of Mompou,
and this successor is equally fine.
'Música callada' comprises twenty-eight exquisite miniatures, brief
in duration yet rich in allusion: music which makes its mark with subtlety, understatement and a unique economy of means.
"there is something just genuinely mesmerising about this noise Stephen Hough plays […]. The combination of objective skill, intellectual clarity, and colouration as well as his use of colours. […] It's luminous the way he can make the piano sing and sparkle. This confidence to find the space between the notes is perfectly suited to these sketches." – BBC Radio 3, Record Review
"For lovers of Mompou, this is as deep a descent into the well of this music as you will come across." – MusicWeb International
International Piano Album of the Month March 2023: "With evert phrase profoundly and lovingly considered, the pianism here is exquisite." – International Piano
Schubert: Piano Sonatas (CDA68370): "Among the most touching Schubert performances I have ever experienced." - Gramophone
Chopin: Nocturnes (CDA68351-2): "This complete set of Chopin Nocturnes....is a sure fire winner, fit to be placed alongside recordings by giants of the past." - The Mail on Sunday
"He brings focus and variety to each of these aural morsels, amply rewarding the concentration required on the part of the listener." – Gramophone
Tracklisting
Mahan Esfahani
The Binchois Consort / Andrew Kirkman
Mishka Rushdie Momen
The Gesualdo Six / Owain Park
Takacs Quartet
Simon Callaghan, Sinfonieorchester St Gallen
Cinquecento
Andrey Gugnin
Stephen Hough
Steven Isserlis, Stephen Hough
Robert White, Stephen Hough
Steven Isserlis, Stephen Hough
Steven Isserlis, Stephen Hough
Stephen Hough
Stephen Hough