- "Peter Gregson" - Gregson's debut album is atmospheric and ataraxic, painting a powerful self-portrait of music the artist hears in his own mind. With just a single cello and synthesizer, Gregson makes a compelling case for his songs without words and for the soothing nature of simple things.
- "Bach Keyboard Concertos" - J.S. Bach's keyboard concertos are pure in their dignity, demanding devotion with each interpretation. They can be a weighty task to undertake but pianist Beatrice Rana rises to the occasion with grace in this new recording with the Amsterdam Sinfonietta. Rana's sophisticated take on this timeless music is both modern and effortless as ever.
- "L'extase: Debussy & Messiaen Songs" - Mezzo Magdalena Kožená and pianist Mitsuko Uchida–two revered legends in their own right–come together on this album to celebrate four song cycles from Debussy and Messiaen. The effect is ambrosian: opulent clouds of colorful sound and breathless moments that hang on by a thread might leave you searching for the texts of these songs to enhance your listening.
- "Standard Stoppages" - The Grammy Award-winning quartet Third Coast Percussion never stops reinventing itself. The latest record from this talented group explores "how time can be stretched, manipulated, played with, and reimagined," with exciting commissions from Zakir Hussain, Jessie Montgomery, and Tigran Hamasyan.
- "Shostakovich: The Piano Concertos; Solo Works" - Andris Nelsons leads the Boston Symphony Orchestra and pianist Yuja Wang in this sharp, stylish recording of Shostakovich's piano concertos. Wang plays with an impish flair and fun-loving nature to tease out the characteristic humor in this music, and the six solo piano works drawn from the composer's 24 Preludes & Fugues round out the album nicely.
