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

Friday, December 9, 2016

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