Théodore Dubois (1837-1924) is remembered as a musical villain, forced out of the directorship of the Paris Conservatoire for his involvement in repeatedly denying the Prix de Rome to Ravel. That conflict is an accurate reflection of the conservatism of Dubois's own output, now almost forgotten bar a few pieces for organ. His works for piano and orchestra, written between 1876 and 1917, are all in solid 19th-century spirit. But there's nothing dull in these performances by Cédric Tiberghien and Andrew Manze, who both approach the music as if their lives depended on finding every last way of keeping academicism at bay, bringing a glint to every hint of brilliance, and contouring quiet passages with allure. url.ie/4qdb