What is new in my music library? (recent purchases I enjoy)

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J. S. Bach: Concertos for Three and Four Harpsichords

J. S. Bach: Concertos for Three and Four Harpsichords. Ramée: RAM2403. Buy CD or download online. Violaine Cochard, Pierre Gallon, Jean-Luc Ho, Davor Krkljus, Olivier Fortin Le Caravansérail, Bertrand Cuiller

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Excellent release!

 

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Begin the Song! A Purcell Academy

Begin the Song! A Purcell Academy. Harmonia Mundi: HMM902741. Buy CD or download online. Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian, Le Consort

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Very, very good! Recording fidelity is amazing!

 

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For Dieter: Hommage à Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

For Dieter: Hommage à Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. Alpha: ALPHA1131. Buy Book + CD or download online. Benjamin Appl (baritone), James Baillieu (piano)

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Superb for both performance and recording quality! This is what one hears at a great live Lieder performance.

 

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A New version of Atys by Monsier Lully is always a festive occasion, for me at least!

Lully: Atys

Lully: Atys. Château de Versailles Spectacles: CVS113. Buy CD2+DVD+BLU-RAY or download online. Matthew Newlin, Adrien Fournaison, Ana Quintans, Sophie Junker (soprano), Giuseppina Bridelli, Andreas Wolf, Lore Binon, Valerio Contaldo, Cyril Auvity (tenor), Geoffroy Buffière Cappella Mediterranea...

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On any 'decent" system one should (will) get a closest approximation of being present in the middle row in the mid size opera house, such good is the recording quality!

 

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Tapestry of Voices, Vol. 2: Contemporary Vocal Works

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TAPESTRY OF VOICES VOL. 2 unites the music of several contemporary composers in a stirring journey through history, poetry, and human emotion. From the playful yet enigmatic settings of Jabberwocky to the poignant reflection on life and loss in Requiem for the Ancestors—Día de los Muertos and Songs of the Night Wind, each piece resonates with deep meaning. Matilde alle Fontane transports us into Dante Alighieri’s mystic waters of memory and renewal, while Salve Regina offers a luminous prayer of devotion. The stirring aria Sin vos, from the opera Juana, echoes with longing and sacrifice, while Two Dream Poems navigates reality, perception, and inner transformation. Following closely in the footsteps of its previous installment, TAPESTRY OF VOICES VOL. 2 remains an intricate and artistic convergence of ideas that’s sure to entrance those who experience it.©

 

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Amazing choral & vocal works! Recording quality is of demo level as well.

In ACROSS THE OPEN SPACES, vocal ensemble KHORIKOS traces a path from isolation to belonging, from intimacy to loneliness, and from dark to light — all of which can be both crushing and ecstatic. With their ethereal blend and agile, dynamic singing, KHORIKOS performs pieces written largely for and by the group, from reimagined medieval chant to heartfelt settings of contemporary poetry. By standing in a circle and recording in 360°, KHORIKOS has captured the intimate and powerful experience of being surrounded by sound, allowing listeners to follow voices as they bend and move, and to inhabit an otherworldly sonic space. © Navona Records

Across the Open Spaces

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new Stereolab!

 

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Morcheeba Escape the Chaos (2025)​

 

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Estonian National Symphony Orchestra Erkki-Sven Tüür: Aeris

 

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Paavo Järvi, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich - Carl Orff: Carmina Burana (2025)​

 

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Koenjihyakkei - Live at Club Goodman (Live at Club Goodman) (2025)​

Live At Club Goodman, by Koenjihyakkei é«å寺ç¾æ¯

14 track album

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Japanese prog rock veterans Kōenjihyakkei performed a blistering set to an empty Club Goodman in Tokyo at the height of the pandemic, streamed around the world and consisting largely of material from their 2018 album Dhorimviskha. Those recordings are now remastered by the band’s leader Tatsuya Yoshida for this spectacular live album, in which molten prog, jazz, rock and neo-classical music mingle and contort themselves into new shapes.©