A weekly tally of noteworthy things that got stuck in my ears…
Jean Sibelius - The Complete Symphonies, Orchestral Works - Hallé Orchestra/John Barbirolli (Warner Classics; 2021)
Suzanne Ciani - Seven Waves (Finnadar/Finders Keepers; 1982/2016)
Andrew Tasselmyer - Yesteryear (Seil; 2021)
Vanessa Rossetto - "What is your middle-class American problem" (No Rent; 2021)
Dave Dove and Jawwaad Taylor - A Eyes Always on You (self-released; 2021)
Alessio Bax - Lullabies for Mila (Signum Classics; 2016)
Michael Pisaro - the earth and the sky - Reinier van Houdt (Erstwhile; 2016)
Bohannon/Greenberg/Walker - For Michael Ripps (Husky Pants; 2020)
Lise Davidsen - Beethoven • Wagner • Verdi - London Philharmonic Orchestra/Mark Elder (Decca; 2021)
Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders, and the London Symphony Orchestra - Promises (Luaka Bop; 2021)
Pachora - Ást (Knitting Factory Works/self-released; 1999/2021)
Ocelot (Yuma Uesaka, Cat Toren, Colin Hinton) - Ocelot (577 Records; 2021)
Manchester Collective - The Centre Is Everywhere (Bedroom Community; 2021)
The Scotch of St. James - Live at ErstQuake 2 (Confront Recordings; 2021)
Jerman/Barnes - The Finger’d Remove (Feeding Tube; 2018)
Patrick Shiroishi - i shouldn't have to worry when my parents go outside (self-released; 2021)
Jeffrey Alexander - Reyes (Garden Portal; 2021)
Amirtha Kidambi & Matteo Liberatore - Neutral Love (Astral Editions; due May 7, 2021)
Arnold Schoenberg - Pierrot Lunaire - Patricia Kopatchinskaja (Alpha Classics; due April 9, 2021)
Arnold Schoenberg - Pierrot Lunaire; Johann Strauss Jr. (arr. Schoenberg) - Emperor Waltz; Arnold Schoenberg - Phantasy for Violin and Piano (Op. 47); Anton Webern - Four Pieces for Violin and Piano (Op. 7); Fritz Kreisler - Little Viennese March; Arnold Schoenberg - Six Little Piano Pieces (Op. 19)
Hardcell (Tim Berne, Craig Taborn, Tom Rainey) - Sensitive (9donkeys; due April 2, 2021)
Various artists - Excavated Shellac: An Alternate History of the World's Music (Dust to Digital; 2020)
Hamza El Din - Escalay (The Water Wheel): Oud Music from Nubia (Nonesuch; 1971/2002)
The Residents - Freak Show (Torso/Cherry Red; 1990/2021)