Harty and Monteux Conduct Berlioz
Gary Burton LP set Take Another Look
Nordic Affect "H e (a) r"
Jay Thomas with Oliver Gorenewald I always Knew
Rachmaninov Trios
John Fedchock Reminiscence
Wet Ink Large Ensemble - Wet Ink: 20
Rachel Barton Pine: Blues Dialogues
Jason Palmer Fair Weather, Newvelle's Final Release for 2018
- Paul Dietrich Jazz Ensemble featuring Clarence Penn – ForwardA major new talent to follow in orchestral jazz...
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- Larry GRENADIER - The Gleaners - ECMPerhaps the finest solo bass recording produced on Manfred Eicher’s ECM label…
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- Nordic Affect: H e (a) r - Icelandic Ensemble, Contemporary Chamber Music - Sono LuminusFrom Iceland -- Contemporary soundscapes, best experienced on a multichannel system or…
- Best Of 2018 — Classical Releases2018 -- Best of Classical Releases!
- Neave Trio: Celebrating Piazzolla with Carla Jablonski—AzicaCelebrating Piazzolla -- This was a remarkably well-done album... Bravo!
- Steven Isserlis: Cello Sonatas by Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Kabalevsky - HyperionIsserlis and Cello step forward with by works three Russian composers...
- Brett Dean: Hamlet - London Philharmonic Orchestra/ Neil Armfield /Vladimir Jurowski - Opus ArteFinally, a credible setting of "Hamlet" as an opera by Brett Dean...!
- Philip Glass. Three Pieces in the Shape of a Square - Craig Morris, trumpet - BridgeA great presentation by Craig Morris' trumpet solo of works by Glass...
- The Music Treasury for 10 February, 2019 - Vyascheslav Gryaznov, pianistVyascheslav Gryaznov shines in his arrangments for piano!
- Ehud Asherie Trio - Wild Man Blues - Capri RecordsGifted pianist soars on an approachable jazz album!
- Rocky Mountain Audio Festival 2018, Part 2More reports from this year's Rocky Mountain Audio Fest... Nola!
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- Gary Burton – Take Another Look: A Career Retrospective – Mack Avenue RecordsSix decades of great vibes from Gary Burton…2019-02-04
- Jamie Saft, Steve Swallow, Bobby Previte – You Don't Know the Life – Vinyl LP - Rare NoiseStretching the boundaries of the organ trio...2019-01-25
- Jan Garbarek/Keith Jarrett - Belonging - ECM RecordsAudiophile vinyl reissue of early Keith Jarrett European Quartet is noteworthy.2019-01-19
- Henning Sommerro: Ujamaa & The Iceberg - Trondheim Symphony Orchestra - 2LAnother sonic blockbuster from 2L2019-01-16
- Jason Palmer – Fair Weather – Newvelle RecordsA mellow finish to the third year of Newvelle Records audiophile vinyl releases...2019-01-08
- Charlie Rouse/Paul Quinichette - The Chase Is On - Pure Pleasure RecordsThis album reveals an uncluttered attitude to modern jazz creativity2018-12-20
- The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet 50th Anniversary Edition - ABKCO RecordsRe-mastered SACD of a seminal Rolling Stones album sounds great!2018-12-14
- Carl Orff/Carmina Burana - Paul Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis - Telarc Records/Concord Music GroupA new vinyl release of a 1981 recording of Carmina Burana is up to the task.2018-12-05
- “So is my love” – Ensemble 96 – 2LA gorgeous album in typically gorgeous 2L sound.2018-11-30
- Pat Metheny - Pat Metheny Group - ECMGuitarist Metheny's impressive debut album gets an excellent 180-gram vinyl upgrade.2018-11-30
- TCHAIKOVSKY: String Quartet No. 1, Sextet - Meccore String Quartet - SACD MDGElegant and passionate Tchaikovsky chamber music from the Meccore String Quartet and gifted guests.2018-11-30
- London Symphony Orchestra - Tchaikovsky Nutcracker - Telarc Records, Vinyl ReleaseA new vinyl reissue of the 1986 Nutcracker Soundtrack is worthy of this historic ballet.2018-11-29
- Eric Dolphy – Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions – Resonance RecordsFans of Eric Dolphy, rejoice...2018-11-13
- Phil Ranelin - Vibes From The Tribes - Pure Pleasure RecordsExperimental jazz iconoclast gets a fresh vinyl look!2018-11-13
- Francisco Mela – Ancestros – Newvelle RecordsSymbiotic communication from the Francisco Mela Quartet...2018-11-08
- Avishai Cohen – Into the Silence – ECMMusic as therapy…2018-11-08
- Charles Lloyd Quartet – Love-In – Atlantic/Warner/PurePleasureBlowing the kids' minds...2018-10-08
- Skúli Sverrisson & Bill Frisell – Strata – Newvelle RecordsA match made in string heaven...2018-09-11
- Keith Jarrett - The Köln Concert - ECMThis is a stunning vinyl upgrade of a remarkable jazz piano album.2018-08-30
- The Modern Jazz Quartet - The Sheriff - Atlantic/Pure PleasureIconic cool jazz quartet shines on re-mastered vinyl!2018-08-30
- Solomon Burke - King Solomon - Atlantic Records/Pure PleasureUnderrated soul singer gets a well-deserved new look in a vinyl upgrade.2018-08-28
- Utopias: Radical Interpretations of Iconic Musical Works for Percussion - Kjell Tore Innervik - 2LContemporary percussion music wrapped in an exquisite recording!2018-08-23
- TCHAIKOVSKY: “Pathetique” Symphony; Francesca da Rimini - Boston Symphony Orchestra/ Serge Koussevitzky - Pristine AudioTCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 “Pathetique”; Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32 - Boston Symphony Orchestra/ Serge Koussevitzky -…2019-02-15
- Nordic Affect: H e (a) r - Icelandic Ensemble, Contemporary Chamber Music - Sono LuminusFrom Iceland -- Contemporary soundscapes, best experienced on a multichannel system or headphones2019-02-13
- Best Of 2018 — Classical Releases2018 -- Best of Classical Releases!2019-02-13
- Neave Trio: Celebrating Piazzolla with Carla Jablonski—AzicaCelebrating Piazzolla -- This was a remarkably well-done album... Bravo!2019-02-13
- Steven Isserlis: Cello Sonatas by Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Kabalevsky - HyperionIsserlis and Cello step forward with by works three Russian composers...2019-02-12
- Brett Dean: Hamlet - London Philharmonic Orchestra/ Neil Armfield /Vladimir Jurowski - Opus ArteFinally, a credible setting of "Hamlet" as an opera by Brett Dean...!2019-02-11
- Philip Glass. Three Pieces in the Shape of a Square - Craig Morris, trumpet - BridgeA great presentation by Craig Morris' trumpet solo of works by Glass...2019-02-11
- Toscanini conducts Contemporary Russian Music = Works by PROKOFIEV; SHOSTAKOVICH; KABALEVSKY – NBC Symphony Orchestra - Pristine AudioToscanini reviews Russian Composers in the re-release of historic recordings!2019-02-08
- Harty and Monteux conduct BERLIOZ: Symphonie Fantastique, Overtures and Marches – Pristine AudioBerlioz shines in these outstanding historic recordings from the 1930s!2019-02-06
- SCHUMANN: Cello Concerto and Chamber Works - Gautier Capucon - EratoGautier Capucon, with Martha Argerich, Bernard Haitink, Rene Capucon, present Robert Schumann's major works for cello2019-02-05
- Verdi: Messa da Requiem (In Memory of Dmitri Hvorostovsky) – St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra/ Yuri Temirkinov – DelosA hugely mounted performance, this by Termirkanov and company, of the great Requiem by Verdi.2019-02-04
- The Longest Johns - Between Wind and Water, Written in Salt, Bones in the Ocean, Christmas at SeaA Bristol based folk a capella group takes this potent and universal genre to new heights.2019-02-03
- In a Strange Land: Elizabethan Composers in Exile (Dowland, Byrd…) - Stile Antico - Harmonia MundiStile Antico is radiant in their rendering of this Sacred and Secular Choral Music!2019-01-31
- Preghiera — RACHMANINOV Piano Trios – Gidon Kremer, Geidre Dirvanauskaite, Daniil Trifonov – DGGA rich tribute to the composer Rachmaninoff, his piano trios as rendered by Kremer, Trifonov, and Dirvanauskaite.2019-01-26
- WET INK Large Ensemble - Wet Ink: 20 - Carrier RecordsThe latest project of the long-running large ensemble featuring works by Anthony Braxton and Wet Ink composer Sam Pluta and Eric Wubbels.2019-01-24
- MENDELSSOHN: Symphonies Nos. 1-5 - London Sym. Orch./ John Eliot Gardiner – LSOLSO Live has released Gardiner’s Mendelssohn in an inexpensive box set.2019-01-23
- CLARKE: Viola Sonata; BRIDGE: Cello Sonata - Natalie Clein, cello/ Christian Ihle Hadland, piano - HyperionEarly 20th century English cello sonatas rooted in the Romantic past2019-01-22
- Sol Gabetta plays SCHUMANN: Five Pieces in Folk-style; Fantasy Pieces for Cello and Piano; Cello Concerto – SonySol Gabetta presents a wonderful walk through Robert Schumann's works for 'cello...2019-01-22
- GROSLOT. Concerto for Orchestra, Violin Concerto - Brussels Philharmonic - NaxosYou are forgiven if you’ve never heard the music of Robert Groslot, but well worth knowing!2019-01-18
- Marius-Francois Gaillard: Complete Debussy Recordings 1928-1930 - APRHistoric Recordings of Impressionist Composers by Marius-Francois Gaillard and Carmen Guilbert, from the skillful hands of engineer Mark Obert-Thorn.2019-01-17
- “Songs from Chicago” – Thomas Hampson, baritone/ Kuang-Hao Huang, piano – CedilleNew label, new program—Thomas Hampson at his best.2019-01-15
- “Blues Dialogues” – Rachel Barton Pine, violin, with Matthew Hagle, piano – Cedille RecordsRachel Barton Pine and Matthew Hagle team up for a breathtaking presentation of music by Black composers.2019-01-14
- Paul Dietrich Jazz Ensemble featuring Clarence Penn – ForwardA major new talent to follow in orchestral jazz...2019-02-15
- Larry GRENADIER - The Gleaners - ECMPerhaps the finest solo bass recording produced on Manfred Eicher’s ECM label which invented the genre a generation ago.2019-02-14
- Josh SINTON Predicate Trio: Making Bones - Iluso RecordsBristling avant-garde music with an original tonal palette by New York the reed player and his sparkling rhythm mates.2019-02-14
- Ran Blake/Claire Ritter - Eclipse Orange - Zoning RecordingsExciting live duel piano jazz concert celebrates Monk and all things North Carolina~2019-02-14
- Ehud Asherie Trio - Wild Man Blues - Capri RecordsGifted pianist soars on an approachable jazz album!2019-02-08
- Jordan Pettay - First Fruit - Outside In MusicAn interesting debut release of a promising talent!2019-02-07
- Joey DeFrancesco - In The Key Of The Universe - Mack AvenueVeteran organist/trumpeter revisits free jazz with stellar results!2019-02-07
- Michael Kocour - East Of The Sun - OA2 RecordsJazz pianists offers an original vision of The Great American Songbook!2019-02-07
- Greg Murphy Trio - Bright Idea - Whaling City SoundGreg Murphy Trio - Bright Idea should please traditional and contemporary jazz fans!2019-02-06
- Ernie Watts Quartet - Home Light - Flying Dolphin RecordsA release filled with undaunted spirit and a warm abundant sound2019-02-06
- Larry Goldings/Peter Bernstein/Bill Stewart - Toy Tunes - Pirouet RecordsVeteran jazz trio has not lost their deft touch!2019-02-05
- Jay Thomas With The Oliver Groenewald Newnet - I Always Knew - Origin RecordsA big band tribute to jazz ballads hits the mark!2019-02-05
- Gary Burton – Take Another Look: A Career Retrospective – Mack Avenue RecordsSix decades of great vibes from Gary Burton…2019-02-04
- In Common – In Common – WhirlwindPerceptive and attentive jazz from a talented quintet.2019-01-28
- John Fedchock Quartet Live - Reminiscence - Summit RecordsA release filled with gratifying engaging music2019-01-27
- Jamie Saft, Steve Swallow, Bobby Previte – You Don't Know the Life – Vinyl LP - Rare NoiseStretching the boundaries of the organ trio...2019-01-25
- Dustin Carlson – Air Ceremony – Out of Your HeadModernist jazz with a wide-open tone.2019-01-24
- Jeb Patton - Tenthish, Live In New York - CellarLiveA pianist with a consistent new confidence and melodic prowess.2019-01-19
- Jan Garbarek/Keith Jarrett - Belonging - ECM RecordsAudiophile vinyl reissue of early Keith Jarrett European Quartet is noteworthy.2019-01-19
- Cannonball Adderley – Swingin' in Seattle: Live at The Penthouse 1966-1967 – Reel to RealCannonball Adderley, live in Seattle...2019-01-18
- Eraldo Bernocchi – Like a Fire That Consumes All Before It - RareNoiseRecordsAmbient soundscapes for an iconoclastic artist.2019-01-12
- The David Ullmann Group – Sometime – Little Sky RecordsOrgan jazz trio plus a whole lot more in the mix.2019-01-11
