Adult Music

In this episode, we discuss recordings of “Concertos pour violon: The Beginnings of the Violin Concerto in France” by Johannes Pramsohler & The Ensemble Diderot, “Baritenor” by Michael Spyres & The Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg / Marko Letonja, “On DSCH” by Igor Levit, “Inventions” by Phil Parisot, “Crisis” by Louis Hayes, “Klemens Marktl Trio Live in Austria” by Klemens Marktl, Dave Kiko...

In this episode, we discuss recordings of “Bach: The Art of Life” by Daniil Trifonov, “Barber & Ives: String Quartets” by the Escher String Quartet, “Winter” (Xiaogang Ye) by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Gilbert Varga / José Serebrier, “Feel the Love” by Farnell Newton, “Northern Journey” by Manuel Dunkel, and “Moniuszko Jazz” by Piotr Baron.   The Adult Music Podcast is featured in: Fe...

In this episode, we look back and pick our favorite classical and jazz recordings from this year.    The Adult Music Podcast is featured in: Feedspot's Top 40 Jazz Podcasts   Classical   Episode 2: “Duo by Duo” “The Mad Lover” (Harmonia Mundi) Theotime Langlois de Swarte (violin), Thomas Dunford (lute) https://open.spotify.com/album/4TrV6jQQ37SFwWXlRvkwaB https://music.apple.com/jp/album/the-mad-l...

In this episode, we discuss recordings of “Josquin's Legacy” by The Gesualdo Six / Owain Park, “It's A Girl” by Thomas Albertus Irnberger, David Geringas &Barbara Moser, “Schumann: Arabeske, Kreisleriana & Fantasie” by Stephen Hough, “Play John Coltrane” by Vinnie Sperrazza, “Mabern Plays Coltrane” by Harold Mabern, and “Selflessness—The Music of John Coltrane” by Dave Liebman Expansions.   The Ad...

In this episode, we discuss recordings of “Legrenzi: Christmas Mass” by Cappella Marciana / Marco Gemmani, “Christmas Harp” by Xavier de Maistre, “Christmas Piano” by Martin Stadtfeld & Stephan Stadtfeld, “Carol of the Bells” by The Sixteen / Harry Christophers, “Merry and Bright” by The Jeff Hamilton Trio, “Christmas Came Early” by The Oddgeir Berg Trio, “The Twelve Grooves of Christmas” by The P...

In this episode, we discuss recordings of “Zacara da Teramo: Enigma Fortuna (Complete Works)” by La Fonte Musica & Michele Pasotti, “Chopin: Études, Op. 25 & 4 Scherzi” by Beatrice Rana , “British Solo Cello Music” by Steven Isserlis, “Bach (Re)inventions” by Moisés P. Sánchez, “Lorraine’s Lullabye” by Anthony Wonsey, and “Street of Dreams” (Blue Note) by the Bill Charlap Trio.   The Adult Music P...

In this episode, we discuss recordings of “Melancolia” by Olalla Alemán, Adrián Rodríguez Van der Spoel, Luciana Cueto & Música Temprana, “The British Project: Elgar - Britten - Walton - Vaughan Williams” by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, “'round Midnight” by Quatuor Ebène, “More Music” by Joey DeFrancesco,“Connection” by Rosario Giuliani & Fabrizio Bosso, “Somet...

In this episode, we discuss recordings of "Behind Closed Doors, Brescianello Vol. 1” by La Serenissima & Adrian Chandler, “Sol & Pat” by Patricia Kopatchinskaja & Sol Gabetta , “Sofia Gubaidulina: Dialog: Ich und Du, The Wrath of God & The Light of the End” by Gewandhausorchester Leipzig / Andris Nelsons, “Poetry” by the Adam Bałdych Quintet & Paolo Fresu, “Puerta” by Jorge Rossy, and “Out of Focu...

In this episode, we discuss recordings of “Adriatic Voyage: Seventeenth-Century Music from Venice to Dalmatia” by the Illyria Consort, Rory McCleery, Bojan Čičić, Marian Consort & Gawain Glenton, “Jurgis Karnavičius: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2” by the Vilnius String Quartet, “Jurgis Karnavicius: String Quartets Nos. 3 & 4” by the Vilnius String Quartet, “Tanguy: Clarinet Concerto” by Pierre Géniss...

In this episode, we discuss recordings of “Paul Wranitzky: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3” by the Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra / Štilec, “Divertissement!” by the C/O Chamber Orchestra, “Mahler: & Xiaogang Ye: The Song of the Earth” by Michelle DeYoung (mezzo-soprano), Brian Jagde (tenor), Liping Zhang (soprano), Shenyang (bass-baritone), & the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra / Long Yu, “When Can I S...

In this episode, we discuss recordings of “Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach” by Nevermind (Anna Besson, Louis Creac'h, Robin Pharo & Jean Rondeau), “Camino” by Sean Shibe, “Back To Stockhome: Byström, Nordin & Tubin” by Rick Stotijn & the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra/ James Gaffigan, “Nuff Headlines” by the Shay Hazan Quintet, “Hard Times” by Michael Feinberg, and “Skyline” by Ron Carter, Jack DeJohn...

In this episode, we discuss recordings of “Stylus Phantasticus” by Tekla Cunningham (baroque violin) & Pacific Masterworks / Stephen Stubbs, “Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos” by Krystian Zimerman (piano) & the London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle, “Sebastian Fagerlund: Nomade & WaterAtlas” by Nicolas Altstaedt (cello) & the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra /Hannu Lintu, “Imaginary Visi...

In this episode, we discuss recordings of “Mozart & Flute in Paris” by Emmanuel Pahud & the Orchestre de chambre de Paris / François Leleux, “Nielsen, Verhey and Françaix: Flute Concertos” by Joséphine Olech and the Odense Symphony Orchestra / Anna Skryleva, “Debussy, Nielsen, Lutosławski and Copland: Clarinet Concertos” by Blaž Šparovec & the Odense Symphony Orchestra / Vincenzo Milletarì, “

In this episode, we discuss recordings of “The Visionaries of Piano Music: Works by William Byrd & John Bull” by Kit Armstrong, “Arvo Pärt: Tabula Rasa” by Renaud Capuçon & the Orchestre de chambre de Lausanne, “Vasks: Oboe Concerto” Albrecht Mayer & the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra / Andris Poga, “The Upside of Down (Live at Birdland)” by Joe Alterman, “Open Secret” by the Olga Konkova Tri...

In this special episode, we discuss the nominees and winners of the 2021 Gramophone Awards.   Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2021: Recording Category Winners   Gramophone Awards Shortlist 2021   Interview 2: Gil Rose (Conductor of the BMOP), “On the American Orchestral Music Frontier”   Episode 31 Deezer Playlist      

In this episode, we discuss recordings of “Générations. Senaillé & Leclair: Sonates pour violon et clavecin” by Théotime Langlois de Swarte & William Christie, “Phidyle” by Kateřina Knězikova & Janaček Philharmonic Ostrava/Robert Jindra, “Nino Rota: Chamber Music” by Daishin Kashimoto, Emmanuel Pahud, Eric Le Sage, Paul Meyer, François Meyer, Gilbert Audin, Benoît de Barsony, Joaquín Riquelme Garc...

In this episode, we discuss recordings of “Mozart & Contemporaries” by Víkingur Ólafsson, “Galuppi: Piano Sonatas” by Fernanda Damiano, “Mozart: String Quartets Dedicated To Joseph Haydn” by Cuarteto Casals, “Fractal Beauty” by Klaus Paier, Gerald Preinfalk & Asja Valcic, “Mirage” by Alessandro Lanzoni, and “Countdown” by Simon Moullier.   The Adult Music Podcast is featured in: Feedspot's Top 25...

In this episode, we discuss recordings of “Female” by Lucie Bartholomäi & Verena Louis, “Farrenc: Symphony Nos. 1 & 3” by Insula Orchestra & Laurence Equilbey, “Joan Tower: Strike Zones” by Evelyn Glennie, Blair McMillen, Albany Symphony & David Alan Miller, “Mirror Mirror” by Eliane Elias, “What I Meant to Say” by Steve Million, and “Then and Again, Here and Now” by Todd Cochran.   The Adult Musi...

In this episode, we discuss recordings of “Roots” by Randall Goosby, “American Quintets” by Matthew Rose and the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective, “Summertime” by Isata Kanneh-Mason, “Obstacles” by Pete Rodriguez, “Five Down Blues” by The Kyle Asche Organ Trio, and “Connections” by Matthew Whitaker.   The Adult Music Podcast is featured in: Feedspot's Top 25 Jazz Podcasts   Episode 27 Deezer Playli...

In this episode, we discuss recordings of “La Clarinette Parisienne” by Michael Collins and Noriko Ogawa, “Ravel & Saint-Saëns: Piano Trios” by the Sitkovetsky Trio, “Dutilleux: Le Loup & Other Works” by Sinfonia of London / John Wilson, “Scènes d’intérieur” by Guiliaume de Chassy, “Full Solo” by Paul Lay, and “Vesuviana” by Bruno D’Ambra.   We're taking a break after this episode and will return...

In this episode, we discuss recordings of "Wranitzky: Orchestral Works Vol. 2 – Symphonies" by the Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice / Marek Štilec, “Baroque” by Nicola Benedetti, "Magical Memories For Trumpet and Organ" by Tine Thing Helseth & Kåre Nordstoga, “Nordic Rhapsody” by Johan Dalene & Christian Ihle Hadland, “Magic of Now” by Orrin Evans, and “Sinhá” by Albert Sanz & Javier...

In this episode, we discuss recordings of “Haydn 2032, Vol. 10: Les heures du jour” by Il Giardino Armonico / Giovanni Antonini, “Schumann: Kreisleriana Op. 16 & Brahms: Seven Fantasies Op. 116, Two Rhapsodies Op. 79” by Elena Fischer-Dieskau, “Caroline Shaw: Narrow Sea” by Sō Percussion, Gilbert Kalish, Dawn Upshaw, and Caroline Shaw “Shaw: Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part” by Caroline Shaw & Sō...

Daniel Bernhardsson (founder of the Wranitzky Project) and Marek Štilec (conductor of the Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra) tell us about the fascinating history and music of the Moravian-Austrian classical composer Paul Wranitzky (1756-1808). Daniel shares his story of discovering Wranitzky's music and searching for copies of Wranitzky works from archives and libraries all over Europe. Marek...

In this episode, we discuss recordings of “Brandenburg Project: Twelve Concertos” by the Swedish Chamber Orchestra / Thomas Dausgaard, “Mozart, Hosokawa” by Momo Kodama, Seiji Ozawa & Mito Chamber Orchestra, “Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas & Ernste Gesänge” by  Julian Bliss & James Baillieu, “Open Sky” by Art Hirahara, “Staying in Touch” by Sinne Eeg & Thomas Fonnesbaek, and the self-titled deb...

In this episode, we discuss recordings of “Beyond the Limits: CPE Bach: Complete String Symphonies” by Amandine Beyer/Gli Incogniti, “Debussy: Fantaisie, Violin Sonata, Cello Sonata, La Mer” by Daniel Barenboim (piano), Michael Barenboim (violin), Kian Soltani (cello), Martha Argerich (piano), and Staatskapelle Berlin, “Lindberg: Aura, Marea & Related Rocks” by the Finnish RSO/Hannu Lintu, “Straig...