Channel Classics Discoveries

This is my 21st post, and I’m really happy that I’ve been able to help people get know about some great music! This time I’ve […]

Displaced DSD Discoveries

This month I was listening to a couple of composers whose work seems to exist outside of their time and place.   Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) seems […]

Mahler, Magic and More

Have you heard about it yet? Have you read about it? Ivan Fischer’s new release of Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 is garnering raves from everywhere. […]

Requiem for Bosch

Detlev Glanert (1960) is a contemporary composer, known for his operas and other works. He was commissioned to write Requiem for Hieronymus Bosch by ‘Hieronymus Bosch 500’ and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Just released, the recording is remarkable!

Stepping off the Merry-go-round

Last year I praised the album of works by “Herbert Howells” performed by Gloriae Dei Cantores which I find myself returning to quite often. This […]

Discovering Wonderful Performances

It’s always a pleasure to discover wonderful performances. But it’s really wonderful to discover unfamiliar composers. Tabea Zimmermann (violin) and Kirill Gerstein (piano) come together […]

The Art of the Flute

Bach’s Art of the Fugue! I love this music no matter what instruments are involved. Check out Lynx, a quartet of Japanese flute players, traveling […]

Living The Music

I love Debussy. I think he was a giant among composers. And I suspect that some or all of the Preludes, Books 1 and 2, […]