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A selection of our most recent editor's choice picks from the past three months.

Editors' Choice for December, 2018

Liszt: The Complete Songs, Vol. 5
Liszt: The Complete Songs, Vol. 5
Allan Clayton / Julius Drake
Liszt: The Complete Songs, Vol. 5
Classical
A fine entry in Hyperion's complete cycle of Liszt songs, with poetry squarely in the mainstream of the composer's song production.
- James Manheim
Magic Touch: The Complete Mustang Singles Collection
Magic Touch: The Complete Mustang Singles Collection
Bobby Fuller / The Bobby Fuller Four
Magic Touch: The Complete Mustang Singles Collection
Pop/Rock
Like the title says, this collects the brilliant run of mid-'60s singles Fuller cut for Mustang, all in mono, along with a few other treats.
- Tim Sendra
Abbandonata: Handel Italian Cantatas
Abbandonata: Handel Italian Cantatas
Carolyn Sampson
Abbandonata: Handel Italian Cantatas
Classical
Wonderful, appropriately chamber-sized performances of Handel's early Italian cantatas.
- James Manheim
This Will All Blow Over in Time
This Will All Blow Over in Time
Cold War Kids
This Will All Blow Over in Time
Pop/Rock
This collection of the band's Downtown Records output traces their evolution from quirky blues-punkers to chart-friendly rockers.
- Heather Phares
Live in Buenos Aires/Live in São Paulo/A Head Full of Dreams
Live in Buenos Aires/Live in São Paulo/A Head Full of Dreams
Coldplay
Live in Buenos Aires/Live in São Paulo/A Head Full of Dreams
Pop/Rock
Coldplay cap their Head Full of Dreams era with this live CD/DVD set filmed in Argentina and Brazil.
- Neil Z. Yeung
John Dowland: First Booke of Songes or Ayres
John Dowland: First Booke of Songes or Ayres
Grace Davidson / David Miller
John Dowland: First Booke of Songes or Ayres
Classical
Grace Davidson sings John Dowland's First Book of Songes or Ayres with a pure, unaffected delivery, accompanied on lute by David Miller.
- Blair Sanderson
Moment
Moment
Gudrun Gut
Moment
Electronic
Filled with stark atmospheres, compelling vocals, and dry feminist wit, the producer's third solo album is one of her most complete statements.
- Heather Phares
Requiem: The Pity of War
Requiem: The Pity of War
Ian Bostridge / Antonio Pappano
Requiem: The Pity of War
Classical
Star tenor Ian Bostridge achieves a very strong entry in the string of releases marking the centenary of the end of World War I.
- James Manheim
Elgar: Wand of Youth Suites; Salut d'Amour; Nursery Suite; Chanson de Nuit
Elgar: Wand of Youth Suites; Salut d'Amour; Nursery Suite; Chanson de Nuit
Mark Elder / Hallé Orchestra
Elgar: Wand of Youth Suites; Salut d'Amour; Nursery Suite; Chanson de Nuit
Classical
Not children's music but youthful melodies realized in adulthood; fun for all ages!
- James Manheim
The Mystery of Christmas
The Mystery of Christmas
ORA / Suzi Digby
The Mystery of Christmas
Classical, Holiday
A superbly constructed Christmas program, beautifully executed by this small choir.
- James Manheim
Meet You in the Shadows
Meet You in the Shadows
Outrageous Cherry
Meet You in the Shadows
Pop/Rock
Released a year after guitarist Larry Ray's death, the band's final album is a warm, joyous last hurrah.
- Heather Phares
Josquin Masses: Gaudeamus, L'ami Baudichon
Josquin Masses: Gaudeamus, L'ami Baudichon
Peter Phillips / The Tallis Scholars
Josquin Masses: Gaudeamus, L'ami Baudichon
Classical
The Tallis Singers present two of Josquin's masses -- Missa Gaudeamus and Missa L'ami Baudichon -- in Gimell's clear and focused recordings.
- Blair Sanderson
Hot Issue
Hot Issue
Redd Kross
Hot Issue
Pop/Rock
Super fun and frolicsome collection of rarities, single mixes, and unreleased tracks, mostly from the mid-'90s.
- Tim Sendra
Teen Babes from Monsanto [Versión Especial]
Teen Babes from Monsanto [Versión Especial]
Redd Kross
Teen Babes from Monsanto [Versión Especial]
Pop/Rock
The McDonald brothers gleefully romp through a selection of covers, burying their recent punk past in heavy metal and bubblegum, now reissued with bonus tracks.
- Tim Sendra
Christmas on Sugarloaf Mountain
Christmas on Sugarloaf Mountain
Ross Hauck / Amanda Powell / Jeannette Sorrell / Apollo's Fire / Apollo's Musettes / Apollo's Singers
Christmas on Sugarloaf Mountain
Classical
A delightful holiday collection applying early music settings to American folk music.
- James Manheim
The Art Ensemble of Chicago and Associated Ensembles
The Art Ensemble of Chicago and Associated Ensembles
The Art Ensemble of Chicago
The Art Ensemble of Chicago and Associated Ensembles
Jazz
This essential 21-disc box examines not only the Chicago innovators' recordings for ECM, but their solo and associated works, and tangential projects.
- Thom Jurek
The Prophet Speaks
The Prophet Speaks
Van Morrison
The Prophet Speaks
Jazz, Vocal, R&B, Blues, Pop/Rock
On his fourth album in 18 months, the Celtic soulman re-teams with Joey DeFrancesco's quartet in a joyous set of originals and vintage blues tunes.
- Thom Jurek
Alexander Scriabin: Symphony No. 1, Op. 26; Prometheus - The Poem of Fire
Alexander Scriabin: Symphony No. 1, Op. 26; Prometheus - The Poem of Fire
Vasily Petrenko / Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Alexander Scriabin: Symphony No. 1, Op. 26; Prometheus - The Poem of Fire
Classical
Vasily Petrenko and the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra complete their Scriabin cycle with the First Symphony and Prometheus: The Poem of Fire.
- Blair Sanderson