Discography
I’ve made over fifty recordings: as a soloist, as the pianist of the piano quartet Domus, and with the Florestan Trio.
Many of my discs are on Hyperion Records. My recordings have won several awards including the prestigious 1985 Gramophone Award, the 1995 Gramophone Award, and the 1999 Classic CD Award.
Below you can find details of my recordings, reviews of selected discs, and links to buy them on Amazon. Or read the complete list of all the CD reviews.
Skip links: Solo & Duo recordings | Domus recordings | Gaudier recordings | Florestan Trio recordings
Solo and Duo Records:
Loose Elbows – Susan Tomes plays the piano music of Billy Mayerl
Virgin Classics CUV5613232, 1989
Reviews | Buy on ArkivMusic | Listen (track 4, track 14)
(MP3 album & single track downloads are also available from Amazon and iTunes)
Mozart Piano Concertos K. 413-5, Susan Tomes (soloist) with Gaudier Ensemble
Hyperion CDA67358, 2004
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Recital with Thomas Riebl, viola
Pan 120722 (Vienna), 1983
Fauré violin and piano sonatas with Krysia Osostowicz, violin
Hyperion CDA66277, 1987
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Brahms complete violin sonatas with Krysia Osostowicz, violin
Hyperion CDA66465, 1990
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Bartok: Sonata, Contrasts, Rhapsodies/Krysia Osostowicz (violin), Susan Tomes (piano), Michael Collins (clarinet)
Hyperion CDH55149
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Martinu, Milhaud, Prokofiev: music for two violins and piano with Krysia Osostowicz and Ernst Kovacic
Hyperion CDA66473, 1991
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Mendelssohn complete music for cello and piano with Richard Lester, cello
Hyperion CDA66478, 1989
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Saint-Saens Carnival of the Animals with Ian Brown and the Nash Ensemble
Virgin Classics 59514-2
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Franz Schubert part-songs with piano with the BBC Singers/Jane Glover
Collins Classics 14492, 1997
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Dvorak Sonata, Sonatina, Romantic Pieces etc with Anthony Marwood, violin
Hyperion CDA66934, 1997
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Brahms Clarinet and Piano sonatas, and Intermezzi op 119 with Ulrich Zimmerman, clarinet
Fine Classics 4429-2 – Trenton, New Jersey, USA, released 2000
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Fauré ‘Dolly Suite’ with Ian Brown/Nash Ensemble
CRD3505, 1995
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Schumann Violin and Piano Sonatas 1 and 2 with Anthony Marwood, violin
Hyperion CDA67180, 2000
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Schumann and Schubert works for viola and piano with Thomas Riebl, viola
Pan Classics 510149, 2001
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Mozart Sonatas for piano and violin, K306, 481 and 526, with Erich Höbarth, recorded live in Perth, Scotland in 2012 available only as digital download from CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon and other distributors. Watch a YouTube clip!
Records made as the pianist of DOMUS:
Fauré Piano Quartets nos 1 and 2
Hyperion CDA66166, 1985
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Dvorak Piano Quartets in E flat and D major
Hyperion CDA66287, 1987
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Brahms Piano Quartets nos. 1 and 3
Virgin Classics 90709-4, 1987
Brahms Piano quartet no. 2 and Mahler piano quartet
Virgin Classics 59144-2 (together with preceding item, now available as VC5616152)
Schubert ‘Trout’ Quintet and Rondo Concertante
Virgin Classics VC790801-2, 1989
Mendelssohn Piano Quartets nos 1-3
Virgin Classics VC791183-2, 1991
Mozart Piano Quartets
Virgin Classics VC791485-2, 1991
Suk and Martinu Piano Quartets
Virgin Classics VC7 59245-7, 1992
Lekeu Piano Quartet
Ricercar RIS104091, 1992
Judith Weir Chamber Music
Collins Classics 14532, 1995
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Fauré Piano Quintets
Hyperion CDA66766, 1994
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Records made as the pianist of the Gaudier Ensemble:
Dvorak Piano Quintet (and String Quintet)
Hyperion CDA66796, 1995
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Franz Berwald: Chamber Music/Gaudier Ensemble
Hyperion CDD22053 (2 discs), 1995
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Jean Francaix L’Heure du Berger, etc
Hyperion CDA67036, 1997
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Mozart Chamber Music (inc. Piano and wind quintet)
Hyperion CDA67277, 2001
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Weber Piano Quartet, Flute Trio, with Gaudier Ensemble
Hyperion CDA67464
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Beethoven Clarinet Trio and 5tet for piano and wind/Gaudier
Hyperion CDA67526
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Records made as the pianist of the Florestan Trio:
Dvorak Piano Trios in F minor and E minor
Hyperion CDA66895, 1996
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Brahms: complete piano trios
Hyperion CDA67251/2, 1997
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Schumann Piano Trios nos. 1 and 2
Hyperion CDA67063, 1998
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Ravel, Fauré and Debussy Trios
Hyperion CDA67114, 1999
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Schumann Piano Trio in G minor, Piano Quartet, Fantasiestuecke for piano trio
Hyperion CDA67175, 1999
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Schubert Piano Trio in B flat, Nocturne, Triosatz
Hyperion CDA67273, 2000
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Schubert Piano Trio in E flat
Hyperion CDA67347, 2001
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Beethoven Piano Trios opus 70 nos 1 and 2
Hyperion CDA67327, 2001
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Beethoven Archduke Trio, Kakadu Variations
Hyperion CDA67369, 2002
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Beethoven Trios opus 1 nos 1 and 2, WoO 38
Hyperion CDA67393
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Mendelssohn Piano Trios/Florestan Trio
Hyperion CDA67485
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Beethoven Trios opus 1 no. 3, opus 11/Florestan (vol 4)
Hyperion CDA67466
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Saint-Saens Trios nos. 1 and 2 (rec Dec 04)/Florestan
Hyperion CDA67538
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Mozart Trios K502, 542, 564/Florestan
Hyperion CDA67556
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Mozart Trios K254, 496, 548/Florestan
Hyperion CDA67609
Reviews | Buy on Amazon
Dvorak Trios in G minor and B flat, Suk Elegy/Florestan
Hyperion CDA67572
Reviews | Buy on Amazon
Brahms: Complete Chamber Music (box set) including the complete piano trios played by the Florestan Trio
Hyperion CDS44331/42
Reviews | Buy on Amazon
Haydn: Piano Trios Volume 1 (Hoboken XV: 24-27)
Hyperion CDA67719
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Haydn: Piano Trios (Hoboken XV: 28-31)
Hyperion CDA67757, October 2009
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Smetana, Martinu and Eben trios
Hyperion CDA67730, 2010
Shostakovich: Piano Trios nos 1 and 2; Seven Songs on poems by Alexander Blok (Susan Gritton, soprano)
Hyperion CDA 67834, May 2011
The difficulty of ending in tempo and without a pause
When you play a lot of Romantic piano music, you get used to the final notes being extended by a written pause. Composers like Chopin and Schumann often wanted the last chord to ring on gently (or triumphantly) while the mood of the piece hung in the air. We pianists...
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