Saturday, January 31, 2015


MUSIC FOR QUEEN MARY
Ode for the Birthday of Queen Mary (1694)
Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary (1695)

Henry Purcell
Felicity Lott, Thomas Allen, Charles Brett, John Williams
Monteverdi Choir
Monteverdi Orchestra
Equale Brass Ensemble
John Eliot Gardiner, director

Erato

ABOVE THE STARRS
Verses, Anthems & Consort Music
Thomas Tomkins
Fretwork
Catherine King, Emma Kirkby, Richard Wistreich, Donald Greig, Jonathan Arnold, Charles Daniels: vocals

Harmonia Mundi

NIGHT PRAYERS
Contemporary Eastern European and Central Asian compositions by:
Steven Mackey, Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky, Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, Sofia Gubaidulina, Tigran Tahmizyan, Osvaldo Golijov, Giya Kancheli
Kronos Quartet

Nonesuch

IKON OF LIGHT
John Tavener
The Sixteen
Members of The Duke Quartet
Harry Christophers, director

Collins

Friday, January 30, 2015


VIOLONCELLO SOLO SUITES I, II, III
Johann Sebastian Bach
Paolo Beschi, baroque cello

Basic Edition / Winter & Winter

Thursday, January 29, 2015


LUDI MUSICI
Samuel Scheidt
Les Sacqueboutiers

Naïve

INFINITY IN SOUND
Garcia Esquivel and His Orchestra

RCA Victor

MAMBO SINUENDO
Ry Cooder
Manuel Galbán


Nonesuch - Perro Verde

IL PRIMO LIBRO DE MADRIGALI
Venezia 1611
Heinrich Schütz
The Consort of Musicke
Anthony Rooley, director

Deutsche Harmonia Mundi

MALAUCÈNE
Orgues Historiques / France
Georg Muffat
René Saorgin

Harmonia Mundi France

Wednesday, January 28, 2015


GLORIA TIBI TRINITAS
Taverner & Tudor Music II
John Taverner, Thomas Tallis, William Byrd, Robert Fayrfax, Robert White
Ars Nova Copenhagen
Paul Hillier, director

Dacapo

NEXT GENERATION  
Gary Burton

Concord Jazz

Tuesday, January 27, 2015


CONCERTS A DEAUX VIOLES ESGALES
Tome II
Du Sier de Sainte Colombe
Jordi Savall; basse viole
Wieland Kuijken; basse viole

Astrée

Monday, January 26, 2015


FROM THE SEAS TO THE STARS
The Straw Bear Band

Hobby Horse

SYMPHONY NO.3
Symphony of Sorrowful Songs
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki
Ingrid Perruche, soprano
Sinfonia Varsovia
Alain Altinoglu, conductor

Naïve

OFFICIUM NOVUM
Komitas, Perotin, Pärt, Garbarek, Anonymous
The Hilliard Ensemble
Jan Garbarek; saxophones

ECM New Series

Saturday, January 24, 2015




THE NEW QUARTET
Gary Burton

ECM

DIE KUNST DER FUGE
J.S. Bach
Hespèrion XX
Bruce Dickey; cornetto, Paolo Grazzi; oboe da caccia, Charles Toet; trombone, Claude Wassmer; basson, Jordi Savall; viole de gambe; soprano, Christophe Coin; viole de gambe altus, Roberto Gini; viole de gambe ténor, Paolo Pandolfo; viole de gambe basse
Jordi Savall; director

Alia Vox

Friday, January 16, 2015


LA LIRA D'ESPÉRIA
The Medieval Fiddle
Jordi Savall; lira, rebab, vièles
Pedro Estevan; percussion

Astrée

Thursday, January 15, 2015


LA LIRA D'ESPÉRIA II
Galacia
Dancas, Cantigas & Cantos da terra
Alfonso X El Sábio, Anônimos
Jordi Savall; rebec, vièle & rebab
Pedro Estevan, percussion
David mayoral, percussion

Alia Vox

Wednesday, January 14, 2015


VOX COSMICA
Hildegard von Bingen
Ariana Savall
Petter Udland Johansen

Carpe Diem Records

Tuesday, January 13, 2015


THE ENGLISH ORPHEUS
A Series of English Discoveries, 1600-1800
Various Composers, Various Performers

Hyperion

Monday, January 12, 2015


REQUIEM  
Jean Gilles
Patrick Mason, Anne Azema, Jean Nirouet, Frances Conover Fitch
Ensemble de Tambours Provencaux
Boston Camerata
Aix-en-Provence Festival Choir
Joel Cohen, director

Apex - Erato



 Requiescat in pace my friend Boxx. Till we meet face to face Kevin, Vaya con Dios.

AN ENGLISH FANCY
William Byrd, Tobias Hume, William Lawes, John Jenkins, Christopher Simpson, Thomas Baltzar, Matthew Locke, Henry Purcell
Trio Settecento

Cedille Records

THE ETON CHOIRBOOK
Composers of the 15th-16th Century
Huelgas Ensemble
Paul Van Nevel, director

Deutsche Harmonia Mundi - Sony

WINTER 2015 MIXTAPE
I Care If You Listen
Various New Artists

I Care If You Listen

http://www.icareifyoulisten.com/

Sunday, January 11, 2015


CHANGE OF HEART
Martin Speake
Bobo Stenson
Mick Hutton
Paul Motian

ECM

BEFORE AND AFTER SCIENCE
Brian Eno

Editions EG

Saturday, January 10, 2015


STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
A Musical Journey into Peace and Tranquility
J.S. Bach, Fauré, Messiaen, Poulenc, Stanford, Allegri, Mozart, Burgon, Schubert, di Lasso, Victoria, Purcell, Barber
The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Richard Marlow, director

Conifer

JOHN'S BOOK OF ALLEGED DANCES
GNARLY BUTTONS
John Adams
Kronos Quartet
London Sinfonietta
John Adams, conductor

Nonesuch

Friday, January 9, 2015


MUSIC FOR THE SPANISH KINGS
Renaissance Music from the Neapolitan Courts of Alphonso I & Ferdinand I (1442-1556)
Instrumental Works: Antonio de Cabezón (1510-1566)

Hespèrion XX
Montserrat Figuerar; soprano
Jordi Savall; viole da gamba, director

Virgin Veritas

DARKNESS INTO LIGHT
The Bridegroom & Other Works
John Tavener
Anonymous 4
Chilingirian Quartet

Harmonia Mundi

Monday, January 5, 2015


THE FEAST OF FOOLS
La Fête des Fous – Das Narrenfest
New London Consort
Philip Pickett, director

L'Oiseau-Lyre

Friday, January 2, 2015


WEIHNACHTSORATORIUM
Christmas Oratorio BWV 248
Johann Sebastian Bach
Theo Adam, Peter Schreier, Annelies Burmeister, Arleen Auger
Dresdner Kreuzchor, Dresdner Philharmonie
Martin Flämig, conductor

Berlin Classics