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The Tel Aviv Session by The Toure-Raichel Collective
Every now and againmusicians who have neverplayed before get together tohave a musical conversationand create sound magic.
This is one of those very rarespontaneous collaborations that comes alongand exceeds all expectations (Ry Cooder andVishwa Mohan Bhatt’s Meeting by…
Traveler by Jerry Douglas
Jerry Douglas’s Dobroskills have made him thetop player in Nashville.His distinctive tone hasgraced some 1800 sessionsand been featured on thewonderful BBC series Transatlantic Sessions,fusing Celtic and country. Douglas is also agigging musician with his own band andhas been a…
Slay Me in My Sleep by Grand Salvo
[[grandsalvo]]Melbourne musicianPaddy Mann has beenquietly going about hisbusiness for some yearsnow under the guise ofGrand Salvo.
His sixthalbum, Slay Me in My Sleep, has seen himshift to Berlin, and producer Nils Frahmhas fleshed out Mann’s stark sound withsome lovely…
Tchaikovsky: Orchestral Suites
I am a devoted and, to behonest, almost obsessive fanof Tchaikovsky’s ballets, soI was horrified when Irealised that I didn’t knowhis Orchestral Suites. Thisreissue from the Brilliant Classics label, fullof the soaring tunes we know and love, iswelcome indeed. Sir…
Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Grigorian Brothers
It seemed like the GrigoryanBrothers hadn’trecorded classical music forquite a while, so when thisrecording came across mydesk I was pleased andcurious to see how these pieces, written forpiano, would work in a guitar duo setting. Ineedn’t have worried. From the…
Pearl Fishers, Opera Duets
Opera is a way to escape some of the humdrum of the middle of winter. Something to listen to while we cook hearty meals and drink warming mulled wine and whiskey. This compilation has many of our favorite tunes with…
Beethoven: Symphony No 3, Dudamel
Gustavo Dudamel can do no wrong in the eyes of the classical music public. Coupled with the Simon Boliver Symphony Orchestra of Venezula we have a Beethoven Symphony No 3 unlike anything other I have heard. There’s quite a bit…
Mahler: Symphony No 9, LSO Live
This symphony is one of the truly stunning works for orchestra, at times serene and loving and others anguished and devastated. There are moments within this recording that will make you hum and others in which your heart will stop…
Chanson dans la nuit
There is something reallyspecial about the sound of aviola. There’s a depth thatcan never quite be reachedby a violin. Pair anexceptional violist with anexceptional harpist and you have somethingquite unique. These two very glamorousmusicians have created and arranged muchof the…
Hirundo Maris, Arianna Savall
Savall’s recording this one isinfused with the samesweetness underscored witha strong musicality. In herfirst foray away from thefamilial record label, she joins with lutanistand singer Petter Udland Joansen for a seriesof traditional songs arching across theNordic countryside. Her ethereal voice…
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