The Vienna Konzerthaus Quartet’s mono LP is wonderful both in terms of performance and sound quality.

The Swedish record label Opus 3 is widely known for its audiophile grade recordings. In early days it was more jazz and classical music, nowadays increasingly blues.

The eminent British singer-songwriter, composer and record producer Scott Walker passed away on March 22. Walker’s final studio album Bish Bosch (2012) sends a clear message to the ‘unlistening’: Tilt, Drift, Bish Bosh!

On his first album Pure Cello Vincent Belanger premiers on Grutzmacher’s Elite Etudes.

The British pianist and composer Gwilym Simcock performing with the City of London Sinfonia.

The audiophile spontaneity of kindred spirits turns fleeting moments into sweeping cinematic tracks.

Noah and his Swedish buddy’s musical journey from Maine to Gothenburg.

New music for a contemporary baroque orchestra. FIBO & Jukka Tiensuu.

Improvising over complex rhythms and forms.

Waller writes music for calm moments and seemingly reflective moods.

When brilliance is a property of the music, it’s marvelous. As a property of the sound, annoying.

One of the most significant composers of his generation, Erkki-Sven Tüür makes music that proceeds from particular to universal.

Jaan Rääts angled piano sonatas.

Screams rend the air, blood stains the ground, and the show goes on.

The most pointless album on earth?

Different sonics, different mood.

Light at the end of the tunnel.

Stetson’s sonically rich music is more for the body than for brains.

Encountering cultures is not an automatic short-cut to a happy ending, but drawing on various Mediterranean influences Jon Blake’s Siwan is a true master-piece.

Janet Feder’s fifth album is a strong demonstration of her musical and sonic sensibilities.

The great concerts get a chamber music interpretation.

With this release, the Swedish guitarist Ulf Wakenius pays tribute to all the famous artists he’s been working with.

On its debut album, the NYC based band Dálava interprets a hundred years old folk songs.

Respighi borrowed from the Italian baroque music and combined the influences with the late 19th century romantic style to create enchanting original orchestral music.

When tourism has virtually dried up and the musicians can no longer make a living like they once could.

A milestone for 20th century Western art music.

The Trio Mediaeval makes the northern wind sing.

The tracks may repeat each other, but the artistic quality of the music is high, and the material realized with an infallible consistency.

Looking for Baroque music that shines both in terms of melody and treatment of harmony, but isn’t too “serious”?

Michael Vincent Waller plays with modal scales to paint impressionistic landscape images.