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Steven Watson

Sean Shibe: Profesión (Pentatone)

An exciting album of South American solo guitar music [SW]

A Winged Woman Marian Consort Linn CKD724

A Winged Woman – choral music (Linn)

A superb and ambitious collection of choral music, with seven world premiere recordings [SW]

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Transcend (Genuin)

An exciting collection of new music for accordion, guitar, and chamber orchestra [SW]

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Smith Brindle: Works for Solo Guitar Vol. 1 (Naxos)

A compelling case for the guitar works of a neglected British composer [SW]

Haydn: The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross (Brilliant Classics)

With added flute part, this arrangement is a welcome curiosity for those already familiar with the work [SW]

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Szymanowski: Stabat Mater (Orfeo)

Penderecki’s Dies Irae is frighteningly powerful, but Szymanowski’s Stabat Mater is given an underwhelming performance [SW]