Tuesday, December 20, 2016


THE NEW POSSIBILITY
Guitar Soli Christmas Album
John Fahey

Takoma

Monday, December 19, 2016


A MEDIEVAL CHRISTMAS
The Boston Camerata
Joel Cohen - director

Elektra Nonesuch Erato

Friday, December 16, 2016


CHRISTMAS CAROLS FOR SOLO GUITAR
Traditional
Charlie Byrd - guitar

Koch

LE SIÈCLE DU TITIEN
La Musique à Venise, 1490-1576
Doulce Memoire
Denis Raisin Dadre - direction

Astrée

Wednesday, December 14, 2016




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

Monday, December 12, 2016


DREAM SEASON
The Christmas Harp
Yolanda Kondonassis - harp
Jurji Konje - percussion

Telarc

Sunday, December 11, 2016


A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS
Cyrus Chestnut
& Friends

Atlantic

RAMEAU
Jean Philippe Rameau
Bob James - digital synthesizer

Columbia Masterworks

DEEP LISTENING
Pauline Oliveros
Pauline Oliveros - accordion
Stuart Dempster - trombone
Panaiotis - voice, electronics, sounds

New Albion

PANAGIA
Six Byzantine Greek prayers to the Panagia, one of the names of the Virgin Mary, Mother of Christ, set to music.
Stephan Micus - Bavarian zither, dilruba, chitrali sitar, sattar, 14-string guitar, nay, voice

ECM

FROM BYZANTIUM TO ANDALUSIA
Medieval Christian, Jewish and Islamic Music and Poetry
Oni Wytars Ensemble
Peter Rabanser - voice, direction
Belinda Sykes - voice, direction

Naxos

Saturday, December 10, 2016


A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS
Vince Guaraldi Trio

Fantasy

Friday, December 9, 2016


FANTAZIAS
Henry Purcell
Rose Consort of Viols

Naxos

Thursday, December 8, 2016


DA PACEM
Arvo Pärt
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Paul Hillier - director
Christopher Bowers-Broadbent - organ

Harmonia Mundi

EARLY ITALIAN MADRIGALS
Capella Antiqua München
Elisabeth Ruhland, Gustav Leonhardt - harpsichord
Franz Brüggen - flute
Michael Schäffer - lute
Wieland Kuijken - viol da gamba
Konrad Ruhland - director

Pro-Arte

Wednesday, December 7, 2016


LOS PÁJAROS PERDIDOS
The South American Project
L'Arpeggiata
Christina Pluhar - director

Erato

THE HARP CONSORTS
William Lawes
Maxine Eilander - harp
Les Voix Humaines

ATMA

Tuesday, December 6, 2016


LUKAS-PASSION
Heinrich Schütz
Ars Nova Copenhagen
Paul Hillier - director

Dacapo

HOME STRETCH
Home Stretch - Mozart Coronation Concerto Recomposition - Paraphrase on Themes of Brian Eno
Timo Andres
Metropolis Ensemble
Timo Andres - piano
Andrew Cyr - conductor

Nonesuch

Saturday, December 3, 2016




COMPLETE MUSIC FOR SOLO LUTE
John Dowland
Jakob Lindberg - lute

Brilliant Classics

via BIS

4 CD set