An occasional tally of memorable things Steve Smith has stuck in his ears lately.
Richard Wagner - Die Walküre - Matthias Goerne, Michelle DeYoung, Stuart Skelton, Heidi Melton, Petra Lang, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra/Jaap van Zweden (Naxos)
Skylark Quartet - Lark City (Tonkatsu)
David First - Same Animal, Different Cages Vol. 2: Solomonos for Analog Synthesizer (Fabrica)
Gil Sansón - Untitled (for Pierre Boulez) (Rhizome.s)
Günter Schlienz - Restrangements (Grumpy's Third Eye)
Christophe Bailleau - Porcelaine (Cosmic Winnetou)
Ichtyor Tides - Antapices Qadrant (Cosmic Winnetou)
Marehelm - Marehelm (Cosmic Winnetou)
Claude Debussy - Préludes, Vols. 1 & 2 - Paul Jacobs (Nonesuch)
Eve Risser White Desert Orchestra - Les deux versants se regardent (Clean Feed) Karel Husa - Music for Prague 1968 - North Texas Wind Symphony/Eugene Migliaro Corporon (GIA Publications)
Karel Husa - Apotheosis of This Earth: Music of Karel Husa - Ithaca College Wind Ensemble/Rodney Winther (Mark Custom Recording Service) > Smetana Fanfare; Al fresco; Divertimento for Brass and Percussion; Percussion Concerto; Piano Concertino - Matthew Baram; Alto Saxophone Concerto - David Bristol; Apotheosis of This Earth
Sanam Marvi - Folk Gitan Ji Rani, Vol. 1 (Barkha Enterprises)
Franz Schubert - Symphony No. 2 - Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra/Günter Wand (RCA Red Seal)
Olivier Messiaen - Des canyons aux etoiles - Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival/Alan Gilbert (eOne)
David Van Tieghem - FRKWYS Vol. 10: David Van Tieghem x Ten - Fits & Starts (RVNG Intl.)
Robert Curgenven - Climata (Dragon's Eye; remastered/expanded edition)
Alex Cline - Sparks Fly Upward (Cryptogramophone)
Alex Cline - For People in Sorrow (Cryptogramophone)
David Bowie - No Plan (ISO/Columbia)
Rudy Royston Trio - Rise of Orion (Greenleaf Music)
Tim Berne's Bloodcount - Lowlife: The Paris Concert I (JMT)
Tim Berne's Bloodcount - Poisoned Minds: The Paris Concert II (JMT)
Tim Berne's Bloodcount - Memory Select: The Paris Concert III (JMT)