The distinctive Trout Quintet is the reason to acquire this fine album.
Three of Xenakis' innovative orchestral works are performed by Arturo Tamayo, the Orchestra Sinfonica RAI, and the Resident Orchestra of the Hague.
The metalcore quintet's polished fifth effort marks the welcome return of prodigal frontman Danny Worsnop.
Another modest, winning collection of straight-ahead, old-fashioned country.
English polyphony of the 15th century is not for everybody, but here it takes a big step forward in intelligibility.
Rameau's 1748 acte de ballet Pygmalion receives a period-style performance by Les Talens Lyriques, conducted by Christophe Rousset.
Darrell Ang and the Orchestre National de Lille present overtures from Offenbach's operettas and the youthful Ouverture à grand orchestre.
Double-disc retrospective includes one CD of remastered vintage favorites and a new song, and a second CD of radically reworked versions.
After six long years, this Gulf Coast singer/ songwriter delivers a raw, rough-and-tumble roots rock album worthy of the wait.
Scott McCaughey and company bring us a doozy of a Christmas gift with this set of rockin' original tunes for the holidays.
Hervé Niquet and Le Concert Spirituel celebrate 30 years together with this performance of the 1754 version of Handel's Messiah.
Performing settings of poems by Baudelaire and Goethe, soprano Mary Bevan delivers an atmospheric program that reveals her profound artistry.
Jaap van Zweden and the Hong Kong Philharmonic present the third music drama in Wagner's Ring, Siegfried.
The Trial is the first Philip Glass opera to receive its premiere in the U.K., and this recording is taken from the 2014 premiere.
This is an excellent accomplishment for Tilson Thomas as he nears the end of his San Francisco tenure.
Stutzmann strips away the layers that have accumulated on the surface of this music, well known to vocal students.
Predictably lush and pretty set of R&B-hued ballads that add some surprise touches of cosmic country and '70s soft rock to the mix.
The English Baroque pop cult hero delivers a stripped-down late-career highlight produced by members of the Ladybug Transistor.
Norwegian space disco producer Prins Thomas does what he does best on his fun, freewheeling fifth solo album.
Hearing a group of Debussy works in traditional forms together is of considerable interest; these performances are attractive.
René Jacobs and the Freiburger Barockorchester present Pierre-Henri Dutron's 2016 revision of Süssmayr's completion of Mozart's Requiem.
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Rush's fifth studio album gets grand reissue treatment with a 1978 concert, covers of set classics, and an unreleased studio experiment.
This 2017 Erato release by soprano Sabine Devieilhe has multiple strengths that propelled it onto the charts.
Septura's fifth volume is one of the strongest, filled with songs and orchestral pieces not immediately associated with a brass ensemble.
Swirling, hooky psych-pop from the duo of Ian Skelly and Paul Molloy, both on loan from the Coral.
A standout holiday release, sung from the Vatican's manuscripts, with sumptuous sound adjusting easily from the majestic to the intimate.
Marking the 50th anniversary of The King's Singers, this is an entirely new recording containing 60 tracks that represent the group's repertory.
The first official release of the Rolling Stones' BBC sessions from 1963-1965.
A double-disc set chronicling the Searchers' exceptional power pop comeback of 1979-1981.
The result of a collaboration between the English indie folk trio and the New York chamber sextet is both intricate and graceful.
Minimalist psychedelic folk from a trio influenced by the Incredible String Band, but totally off on their own fascinating trip.