… was made on a tiny fraction of what, say, HBO spends on their consistently solid standup comedy specials – and better than any of theirs in recent memory.

Kancheli: Symphony No. 5, Night Prayers – Julian Milks, Mark Gorenstein, Academic State Symphony of Russia (Julian Miklis)
“God Save the King” – Robert Fripp & The League of Gentlemen (Editions EG)
Handel: Brockes-Passion – Maria Stader, edda Moser, Ernst Haefliger, Theo Adam, August Wenzinger, Regensburger Domchor, Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (Archiv)
“Blues for Tomorrow” – Gigi Gryce, Coleman Hawkins, John Coltrane, Ray Copeland, Wilbur Ware, Art Blakey*
Berio: Corale & Francesconi: Inquieta limina – Reinbert de Leeuw, Schoenberg Ensemble (Et’Cetera)
“she/her/hers” – Lara St. John (Ancalagon)
Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande, Op. 5 – Robert Craft, CBC Symphony (Columbia Masterworks)
… and a Stockhausen release pending on Urlicht AudioVisual (details to follow)

* inspired by Ethan Iverson’s Substack post

“It is wonderful to hear János Starker in this repertoire. These are recordings made in 1986 (the live Duo) and 1950 (New York City for the Sonata, which was first released on Period Records SPL-510). Gene Gaudette is both producer and remastering engineer for the present incarnation, and what a fine job he does. … How powerful it is when they meet on a unison line; how freely Darvarova’s violin flies over Starker’s grounding pizzicato bass. [Elmira] Darvarova’s violin sings, sometimes sweetly, sometimes with palpable anger; both players bring out the modernity of Kodály’s score to perfection.”
Enormous praise from Fanfare’s Colin Clarke for Urlicht AudioVisual’s all-Kodály release with Elmira Darvarova and János Starker! Links to purchase the CD, download the HD edition, and stream are here.
(Crossposted from Urlicht AudioVisual’s blog.)

Rossini: Semiramide – Cheryl Studer, Samuel Ramey, Ion Marin, LSO (DG)

Linda Catlin Smith: Flowers of Emptiness – Apartment House (another timbre via Bandcamp)

Martinű: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 – Bělohlávek, BBC SO (Onyx)

“The Procrastinator” – Lee Morgan (Blue Note) [hat tip: Ethan Iverson]

Tudor: Variations II – David Tudor (New World)

“Galactic Octopi” – Helios Creed (Cleopatra)

Pijper: Symphony No. 3 – Eduard van Beinum, Concertgebouw Orchestra (Decca)

Langgaard: Symphony No. 2 – Thomas Dausgaard, DNSO (DaCapo HD)
Sigurbjörsson: La Jolla Good Friday (cp²)
Mahler: Symphony No. 4 – Max Emanuel Cencic, Anton Nanut, Ljubljana RSO (Stradivari)
‘Greener Postures’ – Snakefinger (Ralph)
Mozart in rehearsal – Krips, Concertgebouworkest (Decca Eloquence)
‘The Avant-Garde’ – John Coltrane & Don Cherry (Atlantic 1451)
Telemann: The Grand Concertos for Mixed Instruments, Volume 3 – Schneider, La Stagione Frankfurt (cpo)

Globular, Berio, Stockhausen, Roque Alsina: Music for Trombone[s] – Vinko Globokar (DG avant garde)
Qobuz • Apple Music • Amazon
JC Bach: Harpsichord Sonatas – Virginia Black (CRD)
Qobuz • Apple Music • Amazon
Martinů: Piano Concerto No. 2 – Emil Lechner, Jiří Bělohlávek, Czech Philharmonic (Supraphon)
Qobuz • Apple Music
Pettersson: Symphony No. 9 – Commission, Göteborg SO (Philips, ripped and restored from vinyl!)
‘In the Tradition, Volume 2’ – Anthony Braxton et al (Steeplechase)
Qobuz • Apple Music • Amazon
‘Live at Cēsis Concert Hall’ – Martha Argerich, Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica (AKKA)
Limited Edition CD
Schütz: Vocal and Choral Music – Ricercar Consort, Vox Luminis (Ricercar, from the massive, out of print “Masters of the German Baroque” CD box)