CDs in current rotation:
— Liszt, Années de Pèlerinage; Louis Lortie (Chandos)
— Liszt, Piano Sonata, etc.; Marc-André Hamelin (Hyperion)
— Restless, Endless, Tactless: Johanna Beyer and the Birth of American Percussion Music; Meehan / Perkins Duo and the Baylor Percussion Group (New World)
— Grażyna Bacewicz, Piano Quintets and Piano Sonata No. 2; Krystian Zimerman, etc. (DG)
— Ben Johnston, String Quartets Nos. 1, 5, 10; Kepler Quartet (New World)
— Donnacha Dennehy, Grá agus Bás, That the Night Come; Dawn Upshaw, Alan Pierson, Crash Ensemble (Nonesuch, out May 3)
— Meredith Monk, Songs of Ascension (ECM, out May 16)
— Mompou, Música Callada, Secreto; Jenny Lin (Steinway)
— Striggio, Mass in 40 and 60 Parts; I Fagiolini (Decca)
*Steve Smith, founder of the genre, explains it here. These aren't necessarily full-on recommendations, although they may become so; see my CD Picks.
