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Robert Hugill

Seither: Lauschgut. Works for (Inside) Piano (Kairos)

Seither’s piano oeuvre is conceptually consistent and superbly executed here, but it’s patently not for everyone [RH]

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Michael Haydn: Requiem, Missa in honorem Sanctae Ursulae (Hyperion)

Particularly memorable for their fine recording of Michael Haydn’s astonishing Requiem [RH]

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F Couperin: Leçons de Ténèbres (BIS)

(Déjà Review) Music-making of a high order [RH]

Felix & Fanny Mendelssohn: Choral Works (Chandos)

A full-blooded account of Mendelssohn’s weird pagan ballad, although his sister’s works will reward the curious listener in equal measure [RH]

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An Eternal Harmony (Coro)

A well-balanced recital, beautifully sung, mixing old and new [RH]

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Breton: La Verbena de la Paloma (Naïve)

(Déjà Review) Recommendable both to lovers of zarzuela and to those new to it [RH]

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Byrd: Consort Songs (Harmonia Mundi)

A varied well-chosen programme, beautifully sung and played [RH]

Donizetti: L’elisir d’amore (Apex)

(Déjà Review) An ideal introduction to this delightful opera and also to the young Alagna [RH]