Favorites 2022: Louis Armstrong – “A Cool Yule”
Louis Armstrong Louis Wishes You a Cool Yule Verve It is hard to believe that the late Armstrong never put out a Christmas album. He did, however, record a number…
Favorites of 2022: Heiner Goebbels and Ensemble Modern – A House of Call
A House of Call. My Imaginary Notebook. Heiner Goebbels Ensemble Modern, Vimbayi Kaziboni, conductor ECM Records Heiner Goebbels’ A House of Call is an evening length collaboration with Ensemble Modern,…
File Under Favorites 2022: Alsop Conducts Henze
Hans Werner Henze Nachtstücke und Arien (1957) Los Caprichos (1963) Englische Liebeslieder (1984-5) Juliane Banse, soprano; Narek Kakhnazaryan, cello; ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop, conductor NAXOS 8.574181 Hans…
Favorites 2022: Canti di guerra, di lavoro e d’amore
File Under Favorites 2022 Canti di guerra, di lavoro e d’amore Silvia Tarozzi and Deborah Walker Unseen Worlds Violinist/vocalist Silvia Tarozzi and cellist/vocalist Deborah Walker have collaborated on projects as…
Favorites 2022: The Blue Hour
The Blue Hour Shara Nova, voice A Far Cry Nonesuch Records Where once only one composer would create a work, creative collaborations are gaining a presence in contemporary classical music.…
File Under Favorites 2022: Richard Causton on NMC
Richard Causton La Terra Impareggiabile Michael Farnsworth, baritone; Huw Watkins, piano BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo, conductor NMC Recordings Richard Causton teaches at the University of Cambridge. His latest recording…
File Under Favorites 2022: Hugi Guðmundsson’s Windbells (Recording review)
Hugi Guðmundsson Windbells Reykjavik Chamber Orchestra Asbørn Ibsen Bruun, conductor Ashildur Haraldsdóttir, flute; Hildigunnur Einarsdóttir, mezzo-soprano Sono Luminus CD Icelandic composer Hugi Guðmundsson has crafted an idiom combining neo-tonality and…
File Under Favorites 2022 – Cupertinos Perform Pedro de Cristo
Pedro de Cristo Magnificat Cupertinos, Luís Toscano, director https://www.cupertinos.pt/en/presentation/ Hyperion Records During the “Golden Age” of Portuguese Polyphony, the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century, composers on the Iberian Peninsula…
File Under Favorites 2022: Christopher Fox and Exaudi
Christopher Fox Trostlieder Exaudi, conducted by James Weeks Kairos Music British composer Christopher Fox’s latest portrait CD on Kairos focuses on music for vocal ensemble. Exaudi, conducted by James Weeks,…
Favorites 2022: Andrew McIntosh – Little Jimmy (Recording Review)
Andrew Mcintosh Little Jimmy Yarn/Wire Kairos Composer and sound recordist Andrew Mcintosh has worked with Yarn/Wire, a quartet of two pianos and two percussionists, for over a decade, and this…