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Hubert Culot
Nordgren: A Letter to the Other Side (Alba)
Another fine addition to Nordgren’s discography [HC]
Canat de Chizy: Moving (Aeon)
(Déjà Review) Robust, joyfully dancing music making of great energy and very often of great beauty [HC]
Glass: Symphonies 2 and 3 (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) Now we know what a minimalist symphony can be [HC]
Bartók: Piano Concertos (Deutsche Grammophon)
(Déjà Review) A splendid release that is self-commending [HC]
Jongen: Piano Music Vol 2 (Pavane)
All who respond to Debussy’s, Ravel’s or Ireland’s piano music will find plenty to enjoy here [HC]
Bell: Vocal Music (Albany)
(Déjà Review) Bell’s music is tuneful, colourful, expressive and inventive [HC]
Martinaitytė: ALETHEIA – Choral Works (Ondine)
Beautifully imaginative, strongly expressive music in immaculately prepared performances [HC]
MacMillan: Chamber Music (Black Box)
(Déjà Review) A comprehensive survey of the chamber music, superbly played [HC]
Hétu: Symphony No 5 (Analekta)
A splendid performance of Jacques Hétu’s final masterpiece [HC]
van Hoof: Orchestral Works (Phaedra)
(Déjà Review) Warmly recommended to all who relish beautifully crafted, colourful and tuneful late-Romantic music [HC]
Taylor: Orchestral Music Vol. 2 (Toccata Classics)
A fine survey of Matthew Taylor’s recent orchestral output [HC]
British Recorder Concertos (Dutton)
(Déjà Review) Well-planned, varied and superbly played … pure joy from first to last [HC]
Doráti & Seiber: Orchestral works (Hänssler Classic)
Rarely heard and recorded works, played with commitment and empathy [HC]
Saxton: Orchestral Works (Nimbus Records)
Robert Saxton’s two recent substantial works, well played and recorded [HC]
Butler: American Rounds (NMC)
One of the loveliest discs I have heard recently [HC]
Wallin: Stride, Whirld, Spirit, Five Seasons (Ondine)
A well-played and recorded survey of idiosyncratic yet often beautiful music [HC]
Our Gilded Veins (Linn)
Nicely varied, with much to enjoy [HC]
Schwantner: Orchestral works (Hyperion)
(Déjà Review) Superb, immaculate and committed playing by all concerned, making the best of this strongly communicative music [HC]
Nørgård: Symphony No 6 and Terrains Vagues (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Committed and recommendable performances of these far from easy works, with wholehearted support from an orchestra in top form [HC]
Danielpour: An American Requiem (Reference Recordings)
A deeply-felt, well-crafted, moving and powerfully expressive work in a superbly committed reading; deserves wider recognition [HC]
Lopes-Graça: Canções portuguesas (Naxos)
A pleasant mix of arrangements and original compositions – a lovely disc [HC]
Ohana: Orchestral Works (Timpani)
(Déjà Review) Refined and viscerally communicative music – the best possible introduction to Ohana’s idiosyncratic sound world [HC]
Mills: Snugglepot and Cuddlepie (ABC Classics)
(Déjà Review) A lovely ballet score that should appeal to anyone responding to Prokofiev’s ballet scores [HC]
Pickard: Symphonies Nos 2 & 6, Verlaine Songs (BIS)
A first-rate addition to Pickard’s discography, not to be missed [HC]
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