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.