This young Nashville-based hellraiser's first single is an instant sensation about social entrapment and the determination to shake it.īéla Fleck and Abigail Washburn, "Shotgun Blues"įleck and Washburn turn the murder ballad genre on its head by turning the gun on the man this time, along with a healthy dose of guilt. The group yMusic, with producer Son Lux, smudge the lines between classical and pop with Jeremy Turner's yearning lament for winds and strings. YMusic, "Turner: The Bear & The Squirrel" This lament benefits from Stutzmann's gorgeous contralto and touching accompaniment from a cello piccolo.įrom a calendar's worth of piano music by Tchaikovsky, June is wistful, its melody irresistible in the fingers of a young, emerging Russian pianist. Nathalie Stutzmann, "Handel: Son qual stanco pellegrino" Using just five fingers, the 85-year-old pianist still plays like a master, conjuring an orchestra of colors in this left-hand-only arrangement. Leon Fleisher, "Gershwin: The Man I Love" Latvian Radio Choir, "Falik: Your Temple, Lord"Ī silvery-voiced soprano soars above a gently rocking beat from a luminous choir. Joyce DiDonato, "Bellini: Dopo l'oscuro nembo"Ī rarely heard student piece by Bellini makes an opulent platform for today's most exciting opera singer. Jonas Kaufmann, "Schubert: Der Leiermann"Īt the end of a harrowing winter's journey, beyond the village, you meet an organ grinder, barefoot in the snow. Hovering above the fringes of classical and ambient music, "Kingdom" creates a potent space somewhere between dreaming and consciousness.Īn eerie, atmospheric and deeply compelling duet between cellist Jeffrey Zeigler and composer/electric guitarist Felipe Perez Santiago. Jacaszek, "Kingdom (Les Chênes, Les Bouleaux)" What if Chopin had vacationed in Addis Ababa? In this alluring piano music, poetic filigree meets spirited Ethiopian sounds.Įngland's marvelous vocal quartet bids farewell with this tender and sweet 15th-century Christmas carol. A Far Cry, "Hearne: Palindrome for Andrew Norman"Ī fascinating ode to a fellow composer, with shards of Bach, Mahler, Ligeti and Kanye (played by an ambitious new ensemble).īang on a Can All-Stars & Trio Mediaeval, "Wolfe: Some Say (from 'Steel Hammer')"Ĭomposer Julia Wolfe reframes Appalachian sounds and the legend of John Henry with the ethereal-voiced Trio Mediaeval.Ĭameron Carpenter, "Bernstein: Candide Overture"Ĭarpenter pulls out all the stops on his tricked out organ, animating Berrnstein's Overture with a kaleidoscope of chirps, blurps and bells.Ĭonspirare, "Kyr: Transcending: And Love Remains"īorn in the silence of a New Mexico desert, Kyr's music resounds with a gleaming, transcendent ecstasy.
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