Friday, November 29, 2019


THE MAGIC OF SATIE
Erik Satie
Jean-Yves Thibaudet - piano

Decca

'THE DREAM OF HEROD'
A Choral Poem based upon Vocal Works Ancient and Modern
Various and Sundry Composers, Ancient and Modern
Tenebrae
Nigel Short - director

Signum

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

Collins

Thursday, November 28, 2019


HOME TO THANKSGIVING  
Songs of Thanks and Praise
Various Composers - Medieval to Early American
His Majestie's Clerkes
Theatre of Voices
 
Paul Hillier - director

Harmonia Mundi

ESTAMPIE
A New Interpretation of the Oldest Preserved Instrumental Music of the Occident
Estampies Royales
Manuscrit du Roi, Frankreich, ca. 1290-1310
Ensemble Nu:n

Edition Raumklang

Tuesday, November 26, 2019


SPIRIT OF THE ZITHER
Sister Claire Bénédicte
Carmelite Nun of Luçon

Jade

CARMINA BURANA
Medieval Songs from the  
Benediktbeuren Manuscript
Boston Camerata
Joel Cohen - director

Apex

VENI, VENI, EMMANUEL*
"...AS OTHERS SEE US..."**
James MacMillan
Evelyn Glennie - percussion soloist
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste - conductor*
James MacMillan - conductor**

Catalyst

SCATTERED ASHES
Josquin's Miserere and the Savonarolan Legacy
Disc Two: Jean Lhéritier - Nicolas Gombert - Jacobus Clemens Non Papa - William Byrd
Magnificat - vocal ensemble

Philip Cave - director

Linn

Monday, November 25, 2019


SCATTERED ASHES
Josquin's Miserere and the Savonarolan Legacy
Disc One: Josquin Des Prez - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - Orlande de Lassus - Claude Le Jeune
Magnificat - vocal ensemble

Philip Cave - director

Linn

IN C
Carnegie Hall presents: The 40th Anniversary Remaster from Original Tapes (2009)
Terry Riley
Center of Creative and Performing Arts (SUNY-Buffalo)

Columbia Masterworks - Sony

Saturday, November 23, 2019


SIX SONATAS
Dietrich Buxtehude
John Holloway - violin
Ursula Weiss - violin
Jaap ter Linden - viola da gamba
Mogens Rasmussen - viola da gamba
Lars Ulrik Mortensen - harpsichord, organ

Naxos

Friday, November 22, 2019


CAROLAN'S HARP
Dance-tunes, Airs & Laments
Turlough O'Carolan
The Harp Consort
Andrew Lawrence-King - director

Deutsche Harmonia Mundi

CARMINA BURANA
(Medieval Poems and Songs)
Benediktbeuren Manuscript 13 C.
Ensemble Unicorn
– Michael Posch - director
Ensemble Oni Wytars
– Marco Ambosini - director

Naxos

THE ART OF FUGUE  
J.S. Bach  
Les Voix Humaines – consort of viols

ATMA Classique

Thursday, November 21, 2019


IN NOMINIE
16th C. English Music for Viols including the complete consort music of Thomas Tallis
Thomas Tallis - Christopher Tye - John Bull - William Byrd - John Taverner - Alfonso Ferrabosco - Others
Fretwork

Amon Ra

THE LAMENTATIONS OF JEREMIAH
Thomas Tallis
The Hilliard Ensemble

ECM

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Tuesday, November 19, 2019


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

Nimbus Records

Friday, November 15, 2019


THE CONSORT SETTS FOR 5 & 6 VIOLS AND ORGAN
William Lawes
Fretwork
Paul Nicholson - organ

Virgin Veritas 2-CD set

Thursday, November 14, 2019


WHATEVER
Danny Thompson - double bass
Tony Roberts - saxophones, northumbrian pipes, whistle
Bernie Holland - guitars

Hannibal

MUSIC OF THE SPANISH RENAISSANCE
For Voice, Viheulas, Lute, Renaissance Guitar
Shirley Rumsey - vocals, instruments


Naxos

DECAMERON
Ballate monodiques de l'Ars Nova Florentine
Laurentius Masii de Florentius - Gherardellus de  Florentius - Francesco Landini - Anonyme
Esther Lamandier - chant, orgue portatif, harpe, vièle et hirth

Astrée - Auvidis

Wednesday, November 13, 2019


THE NAKED SHAKESPEARE
Peter Blegvad

Virgin

THE FOUR SEASONS
Christopher Simpson
Sirius Viols
Hille Perle - treble viol, bass viol
Marthe Perle - treble viol, bass viol
Frauke Hess - treble viol, bass viol
with
Lee Santana - cittern, English theorboe
Johannes Gontarski - bandora, guitar, archlute, cittern
Andreas Kuppers - positive organ

Deutsche Harmonia Mundi

Monday, November 11, 2019


EARLY VENETIAN LUTE MUSIC
Joan Ambrosio Dalza - Francesco Spinacino - Franciscus Bossinensis - Vincenzo Capirola
Christopher Wilson - solo lute
Shirley Rumsey - lute duettist

Naxos

CONSORT SONGS
William Byrd
Emma Kirkby - soprano
Fretwork - viol consort

Harmonia Mundi USA



COLLECTION
Gary Burton - Vibraphone, Marimba, Xylophone
Drums, Percussion – Peter Erskine
Guitar – Pat Metheny
Piano, Keyboards – Mitchel Forman
Guitar – Wolfgang Muthspell
Keyboards – Bob James
Tenor Saxophone – Bob Berg
Keyboards – Bob James
Tenor Saxophone – Bob Berg
Vibraphone – Gary Burton
Clarinet – Eddie Daniels
Piano – Mulgrew Miller
Bass – Steve Swallow
Drums – Jack DeJohnette
Guitar – Jim Hall
Guitar – Ralph Towner
Bass, Percussion – Will Lee
Guitar – Chuck Loeb
Piano, Keyboards – Alan Pasqua
Violin, Vocals – Tommy Kamp
Vocals – Rebecca Parris
Keyboards – Alan Pasqua
Piano – Makoto Ozone

GRP

Sunday, November 10, 2019


EL NUEVO MUNDO
Folias Criollas
Tembembe Ensamble Continuo
La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Hespèrion XXI
Montserrat Figueras - soprano
Jordi Savall - director

Alia Vox

OBOE SONATAS
Antonio Vivaldi
Paul Goodwin - baroque oboe
Frances Eustace - bassoon
Gail Hennessey - baroque oboe
John Holloway - baroque violin
Colin Lawson - chalumeau
Nigel North - archlute, guitar
Susan Sheppard - baroque violin
John Toll - harpsichord, organ

Harmonia Mundi USA

DIRT FARMER
Levon Helm

Vanguard

Saturday, November 9, 2019


LITANY
Prayers of St John Chrysostom for each hour of the day and night
PSALOM, TRISAGION
Arvo Pärt
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra
Saulius Sondeckis - conductor
The Hilliard Ensemble
Tallinn Chamber Orchestra
Tõnu Kaljuste - conductor

ECM New Series

RECOMPOSED BY MAX RICHTER
Vivaldi - The Four Seasons
Max Richter via Antonio Vivaldi
Daniel Hope - violin
Max Richter - Moog synthesizer
Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin
Andre de Ridder - conductor

Deutsche Grammophon

NUTMEG AND GINGER
Spicy Ballads from Shakespeare's London
Anonymous, William Brade, William Byrd, Thomas Campion, John Dowland, Giles Farnaby, Valentin Haussmann, Traditional, William Wigthorpe
Musicians of the Globe
Philip Pickett - director

Philips
 

IN HIS HANDS
Gene Harris - piano
Pastor Ralph E. Beechum, Cherie Buckner, Curtis Stigers, Niki Harris - vocals
Jack McDuff - organ
Ron Eschete - guitar
Luther Hughes - bass
Paul Humphrey - drums

Concord

Friday, November 8, 2019


CHANGING PLACES
Tord Gustavsen Trio
    Tord Gustavsen - piano
    Harald Johnsen - bass
    Jarle Vespestad - drums

ECM

PASSENGERS
The Gary Burton Quartet
with Eberhard Weber

ECM

THE SECRET HANDSHAKE
PASSWORD
Geoff Muldaur

Floating World

A TANGO EXCURSION
Astor Piazzolla
Astor Piazzolla Reunion
Gary Burton - vibraphone, direction


Concord

Thursday, November 7, 2019


THE ART OF FUGUE  
J.S. Bach  
Les Voix Humaines – Consort of Viols

ATMA Classique

NEXT GENERATION
Gary Burton

Concord Jazz

THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC
Gavin Bryars
String Ensemble
Choral Ensemble
Electronics
Gavin Bryars - director/performer

Point Music

WALKING ON LOCUSTS
John Cale

Hannibal

EIS THANATON
THEOPHANY*
John Tavener
Patricia Rozario - soprano
Stephen Richardson - bass
Margaret Feaviour - soprano*
Jeremy Birchall - bass*
City of London Sinfonia
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra*
Richard Hickox - conductor

Chandos

MASSES FOR FIVE VOICES
INFELIX EGO
MISSA SUSANNE UN JOUR
Orlande de Lassus
Oxford Camerata
Jeremy Summerly - conductor

Naxos

Wednesday, November 6, 2019


SIX CONCIERTOS FOR TWO OBBLIGATO ORGANS  
Antonio Soler
John Paul and Shawn Lepard - lautenwerck

Centaur

PIÈCES EN TRIO
Pour les flûtes, violon et dessus de viole
Marin Marais
Aux Pieds du Roy
Michael Form, Dirk Boerner - direction

Ambronay

Tuesday, November 5, 2019


BLUE LIGHT 'TIL DAWN
Cassandra Wilson

Blue Note

1605: TREASON & DISCHORD
William Byrd and the Gunpowder Plot  
William Byrd - John Dowland - and their contemporaries
The King's Singers
Concordia - instrumental consort
Sarah Baldock - organ  

Signum Classics

SHELTER
Olivia Chaney

Nonesuch