Amandine Beyer and Marco Ceccato are brilliant soloists in these Haydn concertos, performed in period style by Gli Incogniti.
On his sophomore date for ECM, the rhythm explorer engages Bill Frisell and Wadada Leo Smith in a classy, elegant exercise in musical magic-making.
The British metalcore stalwarts' eighth full-length effort is their first without founding member and lead songwriter Tom Searle, who passed away in 2016.
A heartfelt, lushly produced album showcasing Streisand's rich vocals and deep concerns for the state of the world.
The Brooklyn duo's third album for Ghostly International is their most expressive, rhythmically diverse set of wounded love songs yet.
Joyous, heartfelt solo effort from Koen Holtkamp (Mountains), recorded as he was anticipating the birth of his first child.
This 87-track deluxe box offers a complete, truly revelatory portrait of one of the songwriter’s most enigmatic albums.
A contemporary of Josquin, Antoine de Févin receives a long-delayed appraisal by the Brabant Ensemble on this Hyperion release.
The Roxy Music singer expands upon his Babylon Berlin performances with more vintage jazz reworkings of his classic songs.
The Calidore String Quartet explores the endurance of art in times of adversity in its 2018 Signum Classics release, Resilience.
Intimate, deeply lyrical duo performance from the pianist and bassist recorded in Germany in 2007.
Excellent box set of lesser-heard solo recordings by Chris Carter of Throbbing Gristle and Chris & Cosey.
Decades-spanning highlight reel that chronicles Cornell's career as a solo artist and iconic grunge frontman.
The singer/songwriter crafts a subtly more epic, ominous sound on his eighth studio album.
Countertenor Philippe Jaroussky, ensemble director Christina Pluhar, and L'Arpeggiata explore gorgeous, unknown works between Schütz and Bach.
The work of a fictional WWI poet is given elaborately detailed treatment by these collaborators in an extended meditation on horror.
Stunning, inventively designed work from filmmaker and musician Anthony Tombling, Jr. which addresses environmental and political decay.
The shapeshifting Canadian takes an exhilarating trip into pastoral U.K. folk and acoustic psych.
The esteemed Aussie art pop duo delivers a bacchanalian oratorio inspired by the Greek god of wine and ecstasy.
Handel's festive Ode for St. Cecilia's Day receives a spirited performance by John Butt and the Dunedin Consort on this 2018 Linn Records release.
Fabien Gabel and the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec present a brilliant showcase of works by Offenbach, Ravel, and Poulenc.
Sympathetic performances of daring and recently unearthed Vivaldi violin concertos from the last part of his career.
The best-ever compilation of Fleetwood Mac touches upon every phase of the band's career in chronological order.
Gustavo Gimeno and the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg present key works from Stravinsky's Russian, neoclassical, and serial periods.
Chaotic yet remarkably focused debut full-length from electro-shocked noise rock duo Guttersnipe.
Hahn returns to Bach's solo sonatas and partitas, 21 years after beginning her recording career with them, and triumphs.
On her 11th solo album, the storied garage rocker sticks to her winning formula of big-beat rock & roll and her distinctive brand of cool.
Mostly acoustic solo effort from the Dinosaur Jr. leader is a strong and well-focused set with some welcome electric accents.
Trading in his relaxed paisley pop for warmly cinematic synths, Gardner's third album is a welcome departure.
Playful and mysterious, Jean Rondeau delivers a program of Domenico Scarlatti's harpsichord sonatas that keeps one guessing.
The first original solo effort from the Wilco frontman is an evocative message of hope and caring against long odds.
The folk singer/songwriter returns with a collection of crystalline, psych-bathed songs spread across a double album.
Laura Jane Grace steps outside of Against Me! to indulge in her fondness for Tom Petty and power pop.
Culled from previously unreleased tracks, the posthumous sequel to this emo rapper's 2017 debut has an eerie significance in the wake of his untimely death.
Previously unreleased demo session captures the strength and spirit of these '80s cowpunks better than their official albums.
This exquisite album of music by Ravel and Duparc features Magdalena Kozena with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester, conducted by Robin Ticciati.
Mahan Esfahani has always had an abiding interest in the music of the English virginalists, which he demonstrates on Hyperion's The Passinge Mesures.
On his sophomore Blue Note offering, the saxophonist and composer traces the African diaspora from history into the future.
A measured and understated collection of slow and midtempo R&B ballads with support from Blood Orange, Slick Rick, and Timbaland.
Two long-acquainted folk experimentalists get the chance to collaborate and make magic from the opportunity.
After a decade of making gloomy synth pop, Nilsson lightens up a touch sonically while still dishing out sad, stately gems.
Bathed in neon-washed '80s synths, the stadium rock titans deliver their most immediate set in over a decade.
A loose, warm, and fun collection of highlights from Neil Young's acoustic tour in 1976.
Robert Quinney and the Choir of New College, Oxford, present Parry's introspective Songs of Farewell with Mendelssohn's influential Sechs Sprüche.
Semi-period-instrument performance of Beethoven's most famous piano concertos, breaking new ground.
Nikolai Lugansky presents a selection of Debussy's best-loved piano pieces on this 2018 centenary release from Harmonia Mundi.
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Stravinsky's L'Histoire du soldat receives a straightforward reading in French in this 2018 release from Harmonia Mundi.
A second album of breezy, sunny, and delightful lo-fi, high-quality indie pop from a French duo now living in Florida.
Phantasm explores Matthew Locke's suites for viol consort, the first of a series of albums exploring his music.
The producer's fourth album is an utterly captivating musical memoir that celebrates music's power to transform, connect, and heal.
The project's second album brings more focus and clarity to its moody electronic collages without sacrificing any mystery.
The band's second album cleans up their scrappy punk sound to lend some vintage, pre-C-86 indie pop melody and finesse to the mix.
The Swedish guitarist and composer weds past to present with a host of familiar collaborators on this ambitious offering.
A rich and rewarding collection of songs that speaks to the singer and songwriter's talent, passion, and maturity.
Detailed, often delightful brass arrangements of British choral and string orchestra works.
Ovlov's Steve Harlett's second record as Stove is his first with a band, and it's emotionally charged, sonically thrilling indie rock at its finest.
Truly sublime collaboration between Danish ambient dub trio System (aka Future 3) and German pianist/composer Nils Frahm.
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A sprawling two-record epic showcasing the fraying quartet's still mesmerizing sonic extremes.
Brilliantly autumnal neo-psychedelia with elements of British folk, soundtrack music and the Jefferson Airplane added to the mix.
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The Georgia band's second album is a lost classic that benefits from sleek production, finely honed hooks, and the continued songwriting genius of Ross Shapiro.
The Georgia band's debut is a shaggy, big-hearted collection of indie rock and pop driven by the low-key genius of bandleader Ross Shapiro.
Collection of unreleased songs recorded between 1996 and 2003 by the underrated and much-loved Athens, Georgia indie rock band.
Bracing collection of the garage punk band's singles released between 2003 and 2010.
After more than a decade, the German extreme music collective circles back to deliver a punishing but beautiful sequel to 2007's Precambrian.
The Sixteen present an album of Christmas music from the Renaissance, including works by Lassus, Tallis, Byrd, Victoria, and other masters.
The reunited Smashing Pumpkins deliver a shiny, bright, melodic album that's disarmingly positive.
Throwing Snow's club-focused side is every bit as ambitious and suspenseful as his first two proper albums.
Wild and swinging collection of garage rock, psychobilly, and just plain trash gathered from the underbelly of the early-'80s U.K. music scene.
Fantastic collection of some of the brightest, strangest, and surprisingly influential moments of pre-recorded film music libraries.
British composer Cutler offers eclectic styles, with a satisfying sense of wrestling with the musical materials in each one.
Vasily Petrenko and the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra complete their Scriabin cycle with the First Symphony and Prometheus: The Poem of Fire.
A superb fresh take on Pärt from Russian violinist Mullova, approved by the composer.