Being Dufay: Field/Potter (ECM New Series 476 6948)

Music based on songs by Franco-Flemish composer Guillaume Dufay is revamped by electronic/digital composer Ambroise Field and sung by tenor John Potter. The result is a most unusual juxtaposition of Renaissance composition and modern technology. In seven interconnected pieces, vocal fragments from the songs and works of Dufay soar above Field’s vast ethereal soundscapes. This cutting edge recording remains faithful to the spirit of the 15th Century and comes highly recommended.

Rhapsodie: Fantasie: Poem (Melba Recordings MR301117)

This recital of 20th Century French and Australian works for French horn and orchestra features one of Australia’s most acclaimed soloists Ben Jacks, with Orchestra Victoria and The Queensland Orchestra conducted by Barry Tuckwell.

Amjad, Gavin Bryars/David Lang after Tchaikovsky (GB Records BCGBCD10)

This is Tchaikovsky as never heard before. Amjad takes iconic moments of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake ands Sleeping Beauty and gives them a new twist. Written for the Canadian contemporary dance group La La Human Steps