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, […]

Transcriptions, reductions, and orchestrations

Transcriptions, reductions, and orchestrations can be quite enjoyable. Stokowski got a lot of mileage out of orchestrating Bach organ pieces. Ravel orchestrated many of his […]

Cello Discoveries in DSD

To me there is no musical instrument that captures the range of human emotion as well as the cello. Here are three works for the […]

Around the world in five DSD Albums

Music can take you to times and places. Music can show you the heart of a culture. Music can make you feel you’ve been there, and you know the people.