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Richard Hanlon

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Rakhi Singh (violin): Purnima (Cantaloupe)

Rakhi Singh’s exceptional playing and arranging skills in an exhilarating transatlantic contemporary violin recital [RHa]

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Kuusisto: Symphony (BIS)

Two remarkably cogent pieces, each composed by more than one hand [RHa]

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Hellstenius: Past & Presence (Lawo Classics)

A compelling concerto is the standout from this splendidly performed and recorded monograph [RHa]

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Blackburn: Ordo (Neuma Records)

Not everything works here, but so much of this music is colourful, affirmative, original and incontrovertibly beautiful [RHa]

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Decker: Ørnen 1897 (Antarctica Records)

An unusual and attractive work inspired by an obscure and ill-fated Swedish attempt on the North Pole [RHa]

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Dusman: Flashpoint (Neuma Records)

A varied selection of instrumental, chamber and ensemble works from a quietly accomplished if little-known figure [RHa]

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Cieślak: Niepodległa (Acte Préalable)

Despite adventurous music for the chorus, Cieślak’s earnest oratorio is confrontational and somewhat gloomy [RHa]

Egilsson & Pálsson: Skjálfti (Quake) (Sono Luminus)

An imaginative expansion on a soundtrack created for a little-known Icelandic movie, but try before you buy [RHa]

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Santillán: Symphonies (Da Vinci Classics)

Oscillates between dissonant folk-inflected modernism and schmaltz; neither approach works [RHa]

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Dlugoszewski: Abyss and Caress (Col Legno)

The effervescent and truly original work of a forgotten maverick in ideal performances  [RHa]

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Scheller: Dead Grain (Acte Préalable)

Cold, creepy, crepuscular and clever – Scheller’s eerie sounds slither delightfully under the skin [RHa]