Wednesday, June 25, 2014


FOR JEAN ON HER BIRTHDAY
Violin Sonata in A minor, String Quartet No.2 in A minor (For Jean on her Birthday), Six Studies in English Folk-Song, Phantasy Quintet
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Music Group of London
Hugh Bean; violin, director

EMI

FOR JEAN ON HER BIRTHDAY
Violin Sonata in A minor, String Quartet No.2 in A minor (For Jean on her Birthday), Six Studies in English Folk-Song, Phantasy Quintet
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Music Group of London
Hugh Bean; violin, director

EMI

Tuesday, June 24, 2014


OSTINATO
Includes works by Antonio Falconiero, Francesco Maria Marini, Johann Pachelbel, Henry Purcell, various composers
Hespèrion XXI
Jordi Savall

Alia Vox

Monday, June 23, 2014


MUSIC OF VLADIMIR MARTYNOV
The Beatitudes, Schubert-Quintet (Unfinished), Der Abschied
Vladimir Martynov
Kronos Quartet

Nonesuch

DAS GLOGAUER LIEDERBUCH
The Glogau Songbook
Sabine Lutzenberger; soprano
Martin Hummel; baritone
Marc Lewon; lute
Ensemble Dulce Melos

Naxos

Sunday, June 22, 2014


THE HARROW & THE HARVEST
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings

Acony

SGT. PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
The Beatles

Capitol/Polygram/EMI

EVERYBODY DIGS
Bill Evans

Riverside

THE NINE MAIDENS
John Renbourn

Flying Fish via Transatlantic

SUMER IS ICUMEN IN
Medieval English Songs
The Hilliard Ensemble

Harmonia Mundi

Thursday, June 19, 2014


RAPPRESENTATIONE DI ANIMA, ET DI CORPO
Emilio de' Cavalieri
L'Arpeggiata
Christina Pluhar; director

Alpha

Wednesday, June 18, 2014


CROSSING JORDAN
Music from the NBC TV Series
Sam Phillips, Marc Anthony Thompson, Alison Krauss, Cassandra Wilson, Richard Thompson, Lucinda Williams, The Holmes Brothers, Vic Chesnutt, Jill Hennessy, Joe Henry, Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman, Rosemary Clooney
T Bone Burnett - executive producer

DMZ - Sony

Tuesday, June 17, 2014


THREE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
Béla Fleck
and The Flecktones

Warner Bros.

WHICH WAY IS EAST
Charles Lloyd
Billy Higgins


ECM

TONOS HUMANOS
José Marín, 1618-1699
Montserrat Figueras
Rolf Lislevand
Arianna Savall, Pedro Estevan, Adela Gonzalez-Campa

Alia Vox

Monday, June 16, 2014


DAY IS DONE
Brad Mehldau Trio

Nonesuch

DIE GEDANKEN SIND FREI
Musikalische Flugblätter zwischen Brauernkrieg und 48er Revolution
Freiburger Spielleyt

Ars Musi Ci - Südwestfunk

INSPIRATION
Lynne Arriale Trio

Montreux

ESBJÖRN SVENSSON TRIO PLAYS MONK
Thelonious Monk
Esbjörn Svensson Trio

ACT

Thursday, June 12, 2014


ALRIGHT JACK
Home Service

Fledg'ling Records

MY NAME IS BUDDY
Ry Cooder

Nonesuch - Perro Verde

JESUS' BLOOD NEVER FAILED ME YET
Gavin Bryars
Anonymous London Tramp; vocal
Tom Waits; additional vocal
Orchestra
Gavin Bryars; conductor

Point Music

Wednesday, June 11, 2014


MAPA
Uakti

Point

MAN WITH THE WOODEN FLUTE
Traditional Flute Music of The British Isles, America, Quebec and Cape Breton
Chris Norman; flute
Robin Bullock, Cittern; Fiddle, Guitar
Ann Marie Morgan; Viola da Gamba
Pete Sutherland; Fiddle

Dorian

THE HARROW & THE HARVEST
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

Acony

Tuesday, June 10, 2014


PRIVATE BRUBECK REMEMBERS
Solo piano interpretations of songs from World War II
Dave Brubeck; solo piano

Telarc

Monday, June 9, 2014

Saturday, June 7, 2014


ALL' IMPROVVISO
Ciaccone, Bergamasche... & un po'di Follie
L'Arpeggiata
Christina Pluhar; harp, director

Alpha

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Fantasia on Greensleeves; Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis; The Lark Ascending; Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1; In the Fen Country; Five Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus'
Ralph Vaughan Williams
The New Queen's Hall Orchestra
Hagai Shaham, violin
Barry Wordsworth, conductor

Argo via Decca UK

A MUSICAL BANQUET, 2
Ludi Musici
Samuel Scheidt
Canzoni da Sonare
Giovanni Gabrieli, Guiseppe Guami, Andrea Gabrieli 
Hespèrion XX
Jordi Savall, director

Virgin Veritas via EMI Electrola

DAS GLOGAUER LIEDERBUCH
The Glogau Songbook
Sabine Lutzenberger; soprano
Martin Hummel; baritone
Marc Lewon; lute
Ensemble Dulce Melos

Naxos

SATAN'S CIRCUS
Death In Vegas

Drone

ANNUNCIATION
Heinrich Ignaz Frans Biber
CEREMONY (AND OTHER WORKS)
Barry Guy
Maya Homburger; baroque violin
Barry Guy; double-bass

ECM New Series

Friday, June 6, 2014


VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Fantasia on Greensleeves; Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis; The Lark Ascending; Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1; In the Fen Country; Five Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus'
Ralph Vaughan Williams
The New Queen's Hall Orchestra
Hagai Shaham, violin
Barry Wordsworth, conductor

Argo

Thursday, June 5, 2014


THE DEVIL YOU KNOW
Rickie Lee Jones

Concord

LIVE AT MOERS
Recorded live at Moers Festival, Moers Germany, May 23, 2010
Arve Henriksen; trumpet, electronics, vocal
Bill Frisell; guitar
Eyvind Kang; violin
Rudy Royston; percussion

JZM Transcription Services

SUFI POETRY
Ellipse In Illingen, Germany, January 21, 2009
Tord Gustavsen Trio
Trio Mediaeval


JZM Radio Transcription

Wednesday, June 4, 2014


PROENSA
Songs of the Troubadours
Paul Hillier; voice
Stephen Stubbs; lute & psaltery
Andrew Lawrence-King; harp & psaltery
Erin Headley; vielle

ECM New Series

TEXAS RAIN
The Texas Hill Country Recordings
Townes Van Zandt; (vocals, guitar)
Emmylou Harris, Freddy Fender, Calvin Russell, Jerry Jeff Walker, Willie Nelson, Kimmie Rhodes, James McMurty, Kathy Mattea (vocals); John Inmon (acoustic & electric guitars); Doug Sahm (12-string guitar); Gene Elder (fiddle); The Texas Revolution (horns); Augie Meyer (accordion); Rubin Ramos, The Chromatics (background vocals)

Tomato

Tuesday, June 3, 2014


THE LADY KILLERS
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Various Artists
T Bone Burnett, curator

DMZ - Sony

Monday, June 2, 2014


LOVE SUBLIME
Brad Mehldau
Lyrics by Rainer Maria Rilke, Louise Bogan, Fleurine
Renée Fleming, soprano
Brad Mehldau, piano

Nonesuch

DANCES
A Renaissance Revel
Calliope

Nonesuch

Sunday, June 1, 2014


THE SENTIMENTAL MUSE
IDUMEA SYMPHONY
Larry Bell
Kathryn Sleeper, bassoon
Jordan Winds
Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
Joel Eric Suben, conductor

North/South Recordings

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


ECM New Series

CONCIERTO BARROCO, FOLÍAS
Roberto Sierra
CONCIERTOS EN RE MAYOR Y DO MAYOR
Antonio Vivaldi
FRATRES
Arvo Pärt
Manuel Barrueco, guitar
Orquestra Sinfónica de Galacia
Víctor Pablo Pérez, conductor

EMI