Thursday, March 27, 2014


THURSDAY AFTERNOON
Brian Eno

Editions E'G

AFTER BATHING AT BAXTER'S
Jefferson Airplane

RCA Victor

THE SERVICE OF VENUS AND MARS
Music for the Knights of the Garter, 1340-1440
Gothic Voices
Andrew Lawrence-King, medieval harp
Christopher Page, director

Hyperion

ALL AROUND MY HAT
Steeleye Span

Chrysalis

VIGILIA
All-Night Vigil in Memory of St. John the Baptist for mixed choir and soloists
Einojuhani Rautavaara
Finnish Radio Chamber Choir
Timo Nuoranne, conductor
Baritone Vocals – Petteri Salomaa
Bass Vocals – Jyrki Korhonen
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Lilli Paasikivi
Soprano Vocals – Pia Freund
Tenor Vocals – Topi Lehtipuu

Ondine

MNEMOSYNE
Ancient Liturgical Text Fragments
The Hilliard Ensemble
Jan Garbarek


ECM New Series

Wednesday, March 26, 2014


CEREMONIAL MUSIC
From the Court of Louis XIV
Jean-Joseph Mouret, Jean-Baptiste Lully
Jean-François Paillard Chamber Orchestra
Jean-François Paillard, conductor

MHS via Erato

THE ART OF FUGUE
Johann Sebastian Bach
Marie-Claire Alain, organist
Marcussen Organ, Laurenskerk, Rotterdam, Holland

MHS via Erato

AN EVENING OF ELIZABETHAN MUSIC
John Dowland, mostly
The Julian Bream Consort

RCA Victor Soria Series

THE NINE MAIDENS
John Renbourn

Flying Fish

LUTEN-RECITAL
Lute Recital
Vincenzo Capirola, Anthony Holborne, Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Nicolas Vallet, Lutebook of Robert Gordon of Straloch, Aberdeen
Anthony Bailes, lute

EMI Reflexe

Tuesday, March 25, 2014


OBOEN-KONZERTE
Oboe Concertos, Vol.1
Antonio Vivaldi
New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig
Burkhard Glaetzner, oboe 
Max Pommer, conductor

Capriccio

MUSIC FOR QUEEN MARY
A Celebration of the Life and Death of Queen Mary
Henry Purcell and others
Westminster Abbey Choir
New London Consort

Sony Classical

ANTIFOGMATIC
Punch Brothers

Nonesuch

DIE KUNST DER NIEDERLÄNDER I
Heinrich Isaac
The Hilliard Ensemble
Kees Boeke CONSORT

EMI Reflexe

Monday, March 24, 2014


THE GROUND
Tord Gustavsen Trio

ECM

LUTE SUITES NOS. 1 AND 2
J.S. Bach
Julian Bream, guitar

RCA Red Seal

FRENCH RECORD
Kate & Anna McGarrigle

Hannibal

FANFARE
Various Composers: 15th - 20th Centuries
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

Argo

BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY
Big Brother & The Holding Company w/Janis Joplin

Mainstream

THE GREAT ROAD
Metamora

Sugar Hill

Sunday, March 23, 2014


CARE-CHARMING SLEEP
The Dowland Project
John Potter

ECM New Series

Saturday, March 22, 2014


SKOGEN, FLICKAN OCH FLASKAN
Woods, Women and Wine
From Piæ Cantiones (1582)
Joculatores Upsalienses

BIS

JULIE IS HER NAME
Julie London
Barney Kessel


Rev-Ola via Liberty

ALFABETO
Domenico Pellegrini, Giovanni Paolo Foscarini, Giovanni Battista Granata, Giovanni Paolo Corbetta, Francesco Foscarini, Francesco Corbetta
Ensemble Kapsberger
Rolf Lislevand; lute, director

Astreé

DIE KUNST DER FUGE
Johann Sebastian Bach
Berliner Saxophon Quartett

CPO

SPEAK OF THE DEVIL
John Abercrombie Trio

ECM

Thursday, March 20, 2014


NUOVE MUSICHE
G. G. Kapsberger, D. Pelligrini, A. Piccinini, L. de Narvarez, G. Frescobaldi, B. Gianoncelli
Ensemble Kapsberger
Rolf Lislevand: lute, arrangements, director

ECM New Series

THE FOUR SEASONS
Antonio Vivaldi
Orpheus Chamber orchestra
Gil Shaham, violin

Deutsche Grammophon

Wednesday, March 19, 2014


DIMINUITO
16th century madrigals, chansons, and instrumentals re-imagined
Rolf Lislevand
with ensemble

ECM New Series

Tuesday, March 18, 2014


OHIO
Over The Rhine

Back Porch

SYMPHONY NO.3 'EROICA'
E flat major Op. 55
Ludwig van Beethoven
Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, director/fortepiano

L'Oiseau-Lyre

AMBER WAVES
American Clarinet Music
Gershwin, Bernstein, McKinley, Fisher, Hyman, Rowles
Richard Stoltzman, clarinet
Irma Vallecillo, piano

RCA Red Seal

WATER PASSION
After Saint Matthew
Tan Dun
Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart
RIAS-Kammerchor Berlin
Elizabeth Keusch, soprano; Stephen Bryant, bass-baritone; Mark O'Connor, violin; Maya Beiser, cello; David Cossin, percussion; Yuanlin Chen, sampler; David Sheppard, sound designer
Tan Dun, conductor

Sony Classics

Monday, March 17, 2014


THE SECRET OF ROAN INISH
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Mason Daring

Daring Records

NO.2
Patrick Street
Kevin Burke
Andy Irvine
Arty McGlynn
Jackie Daly

Green Linnet

LIVE FROM DUBLIN
In Tribute to Derek Bell
The Chieftains

RCA Victor/Sony

THE WELL BELOW THE VALLEY
Planxty

Polydor

IRISH HEARTBEAT
Van Morrison and The Chieftains

Mercury

CELTIC WANDERERS
The Pilgrim's Road
Altramar Medieval Music Ensemble

Dorian

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Saturday, March 15, 2014


HAVE A LITTLE FAITH
Bill Frisell

Nonesuch

PHANTASY QUINTET, STRING QUARTETS
Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Medici String Quartet
Simon Rowland-Jones

Nimbus Records

Thursday, March 13, 2014


HIRUNDO MARIS
Chants du Sud et du Nord: Norway and Catalan
Arianna Savall
Petter Udland Johansen


ECM New Series

CONCERTI DI FLAUTI
Baroque Recorder Concertos
Heinichen, Schickhardt, Telemann, Marcello, Vivaldi
Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet
The Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, director

L'Oiseau-Lyre

DU TEMPS & DE L'INSTANT
Moments in Time
Jordi Savall, viele and violes de gambe
Montserrat Figueras, vocals
Arianna Savall, vocals, harps
Ferran Savall, vocals and lute
Pedro Estevan, percussion

Alia Vox

Wednesday, March 12, 2014