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Hubert Culot
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]
20th Century Works for Flute and Orchestra (Centaur)
(Déjà Review) A delightful anthology … tunefulness and brevity [HC]
Auric: Beauty and the Beast (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A most desirable release recommended to film buffs and anyone with interest in 20th Century French music [HC]
Meulemans: Orchestral Works (Phaedra)
Well-crafted and superbly scored works in which Meulemans’ orchestral flair and mastery are clearly displayed [HC]
Luxembourg Contemporary Music 3 (Naxos)
Little-known music, well worth hearing; Kontz’s and Dartevelle’s works stand out [HC]
Kabeláč: Complete Chamber Music (Capriccio)
An important set from a composer who had much to say, and said it without any compromise [HC]
Tarkiainen: Midnight Sun Variations (Ondine)
A fine survey of Tarkiainen’s recent work, and a great introduction to her attractive sound world [HC]
Bainton & Clifford: Orchestral Music Vol. 2 (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Committed readings of unjustly neglected works from the forgotten byways of the British Musical Renaissance [HC]
Clarke: Works for Viola and Piano (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A splendid release in every respect [HC]
Salsa Nueva (SOMM Recordings)
The best thing to do with a disc such as this is to sit down, relax and enjoy [HC]
Rózsa: String Quartets Nos 1 & 2 (ASV)
(Déjà Review) A real winner and warmly recommended with the secret hope that ASV will next turn to the String Trio and Piano Quintet [HC]
Lindberg: Cello Concerto (Sony Classical)
(Déjà Review) These dedicated performances by artists enjoying a long association with Lindberg’s music cannot be bettered, and are superbly recorded [HC]
Canat de Chizy: Chamber music (Aeon)
(Déjà Review) Robust, joyfully dancing music-making of great energy and very often great beauty [HC]
Wennäkoski: Zeng (Alba)
A fine survey of Wennäkoski’s chamber music in good performances and recording [HC]
Magnard & Fauré: String Quartets (Aeon)
(Déjà Review) Substantial works in immaculate performances [HC]
Pickard: Mass in Troubled Times (BIS)
A lesser-known facet of Pickard’s output, with a viscerally thrilling performance of the Mass [HC]
Jarrell: Orchestral Works (BIS)
Gripping, inventive, often beautiful music in superb performance and recording [HC]
Escher: Chamber Music (Et’cetera)
A fine survey in committed performances; a good introduction to a superbly crafted and often beautiful oeuvre [HC]
Tabakova: Orpheus’ Comet, Earth Suite & Concertos (Hallé)
The portrait of a fine composer – two concerti and recent orchestral music, all quite beautiful [HC]
Thomas Demenga (cello) Bach, Hosokawa & Yun (ECM)
The contemporary pieces featured here would have been unthinkable without Bach’s innovative thinking [HC]
Cabus: Piano music (Etcetera)
A most welcome survey of Peter Cabus’s piano music, finely performed and recorded [HC]
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