Friday Listening: May 6, 2022
- "Pärt, Poulenc & Stravinsky: Works for Choir & Orchestra" - solid interpretations of three orchestra/choir pieces from the 20c (featuring Austrian soprano Genia Kühmeier in Poulenc's Stabat Mater)
- "Regrowth" - a creative sophomore album from Brooklyn-based trombonist, composer, and bandleader Kalia Vandever
- "Strauss Alliance" - a massive new exploration of Richard Strauss's orchestral works from Andris Nelsons, the Boston Symphony, and the Gewandhausorchester
- "Jakub Józef Orliński: Farewells" - a tribute to Polish post-romantic music from talented countertenor Orliński and pianist Michał Biel
- "George Crumb: Black Angels & Music for a Summer Evening" - an earnest recount of Crumb's out-of-this-world music from French musicians Philippe Hattat, Théo Fouchenneret, Emmanuel Jacquet, and Rodolphe Théry