Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Opp. 101 & 106 Maurizio Pollini Deutsche Grammophon   Maurizio Pollini turned eighty during the recording sessions for this CD in 2021 and 2022. The great pianist…

J.S. Bach András Schiff Clavichord   He was the best organist in Europe and a mean harpsichordist too, but Johann Sebastian Bach loved playing the clavichord. The intimacy of its…

Mother, Sister, Daughter Musica Secreta, directed by Laurie Stras Lucky Music   Over a career that spans thirty years, Musica Secreta has established themselves as one of the premiere all-female…

Milieu Interieur Jason Alder, clarinets Clarinet music by Thanos Chrysakis   Thanos Chrysakis is a prominent composer from Greece who works in electroacoustic music, as a performer and creating sound…

  Milton Babbitt (1916-2011) was known for being one of the principal composers to develop  twelve-tone composition. Despite the complexity of his music, he wrote a great deal for voice:…

Benjamin Lackner Last Decade Benjamin Lackner, piano; Mathias Eick, trumpet; Jérôme Regard, bass; Manu Katche, drums ECM Records   Pianist Benjamin Lackner makes his ECM debut with Last Decade. Joined…

Whit Dickey Quartet Root Perspectives Tony Malaby, tenor saxophone; Matthew Shipp, piano; Brandon Lopez, bass; Whit Dickey, drums TAO Forms CD   Drummer Whit Dickey has put together a formidable…

Duo Gazzana Kõrvits/Schumann/Grieg ECM Records   Sisters Natascia Gazzana, violinist, and Raffaella Gazzana, pianist, have recorded a number of releases for ECM that program a combination of great romantic chamber…

Jennifer Grim Through Broken Time Jennifer Grim, flute; Michael Sheppard, piano New Focus Recordings   In Anthony Barrone’s astute liner notes, he describes Through Broken Time, flutist Jennifer Grim’s New…

Hilary Hahn Eclipse Hilary Hahn, violin; Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Andrés Orozco-Estrada DG CD/DL   Hilary Hahn is making a reputation programming famous classics paired with twentieth century works. A previous…